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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1941
Page
8
Morning brief covers car plant orders and price news, health quarantine updates, new patrolman on duty, Pennsylvania traffic fatalities, a bicycle recovered by a mother, grass fires, Easter visitors from the 112th Infantry, and educational defense training programs in Erie. Also mentions steel work plans, storehouse construction, and university officials' deaths.
Washington dispatch urges Jamestown to pursue a Lake Erie Chautauqua canal to create a lake port via Del Pret suburb expansion and Celoron docking. Proponents argue it would boost defenses, attract industries, and require federal funding for locks and dredging between Lake Erie and Chautauqua.
Harrisburg April as reform measures near final votes include replacing the Milk Control Commission with a single administrator, restoring 1937 Workmen's compensation rates, and backing farmer cooperatives. Senate leaders foresee four more bills, including higher minimum salaries for teachers and pension changes, while a home rule bill on city charters faces a Senate committee decision after extensive amendments.
Merle D Southworth of 620 Vermont Avenue Erie vice president of the Pennsylvania Telephone Corp died Sunday evening at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after an operation. He had been with the company over 20 years and was elected vice president last year. Jewelry and scrap at the Royal Canadian Mint in the first ten months of 1940 yielded 8062 ounces of gold.
A brittle, period tone notes farm tips from eyestack specialists. Spring lawn care stresses proper lime and fertilization, asparagus planting, lamb feeding, and mower preparation. The annual Farmers Field Day at Pennsylvania State College is set for Thursday, June 12, with the School of Agriculture committee announcing details.
Dealers in Corry showcase the 1941 gas ranges hailed as the latest in cooking efficiency beauty and ease. The ranges boast porcelain enamel surfaces rust resistance and easy cleanup with coordinated accessories and color accents. Visitors are invited to call and see the new models at the showroom.
Dunkirk April 14 workers halt at two strike bound plants as mediation fails. Union members plan to return Tuesday under signed agreement while unaffiliated crews seek higher wages. U S Radiator executives study striker demands for 19 to 40 percent raises amid production shutdown risk.
Philadelphia April 14 J Warren Davis retired C S circuit court judge and Morgan S Kaiti Scranton Pa attorney pleaded not guilty today to conspiracy to obstruct justice and settle the Quited States trial set for May 19 in district court William Fox a 62 year old bankrupt movie producer has pleaded guilty to the charge which carries up to two years in prison and 10090 in fines Davis is the second federal judge to face such an accusation and the case stems from alleged influence peddling in bankruptcy matters involving Fox Distrial Judge Robert N Pollard of Richmond Va assigned to the case by Chief Justice Hughes of the United States
Help Wanted notices for male and female workers appear with inconsistent formatting. Listings include a full time ovening position seeking a white man aged 25 to 50, and jobs for salesman and housekeepers. Minor injury report notes two people hurt in a weekend crash near Meadville with car damage estimated at 650 dollars.
Buffalo livestock sales show 2800 head active with steers and yearlings steady to slightly higher. Cows and bulls steady, calves strong, good demand. sheep lamb markets steady with light losses on shorn lambs. Produce demand mixed in Pittsburgh and New York markets with apples and potatoes steady to firm and stock market overall weaker midday.
Fragmented text references baseball or basketball players named Paddy Wilco, Willie, and Harryville, with mentions of 1941, President, and national loop. It notes upcoming games, broadcasts, and team scores, but the garbled source omits clear outcomes, dates, and full names. The piece reads like a stray sports column fragment.
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