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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
1
A garbled 1981 OCR fragment references a gunpoint incident near a river and a commander worded by Moe. The reader sees disjointed phrases about a white machine gun and a Fairfield or Palisa area confrontation.
The Board of Education approved a tentative 1941 42 budget of 169107 with about 5000 above current expenditures though taxes remain unchanged. One dissenter Mrs Barnes argued the ceiling is reached and questioned some planned outlays while officials noted state aid and tax collections may offset the hike. Final adoption is set for May 12 and full details will be on page two.
Rome reports Fascist columns from the north and Zara occupy Knin the Yugoslav rail hub and Sibenik port. Curizza Korita Albanian center is reoccupied as Axis forces push toward Greece. Salut post in North Africa reoccupied after British counterattack. Luftwaffe bombings target shipping at Piraeus Brindisi and Valona assess.
German forces push into northern Greece repulsing British units and taking Pralemais and Kocana near the Albanian border. Veria area and Aliakmon river vicinity reported as German advances grow, while Axis diplomacy moves to recognize an independent Croatian state and hint at Turkish ties.
Corry hospital bids will be received by the board at a special meeting in the Library Wednesday evening at 8 o clock. Directors plan three improvements including moving wards to the first floor remodeling the third floor and renovating the front of the building as finances permit.
London reports the 5450 ton cruiser Bonaventure torpedoed while escorting a convoy. The Admiralty acknowledged the loss in a brief statement issued tonight. Major warship casualty confirms ongoing convoy dangers in the Atlantic theater.
Local Board No. 3 of Union City will furnish four men for the May draft under selective service rules. Pennsylvania will provide 2,003 men in the first May call, with a quota of 1,950 Whites and 62 colored. Inductions to take place May 1 to 10 in Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre Harrisburg Altoona and Pittsburgh. Nearby counties quotas listed with Erie Crawford Warren and Union City noted for increased enlistment efforts. Army recruiting posters and booklets will be distributed to encourage registered men not yet called to enlist in the Regular Army or Flying Cadet Corps.
Secretary Stimson told a Senate defense committee that the United States faces a dangerous emergency that may last a long time. He said civilian needs may be subordinated to military programs and outlined a five year training plan with multiple units and installments to meet wartime demands.
April 15 report from London notes a crisis as Nazi forces push toward Egypt. British troops retreating from East Arrivent front race to reinforce defense near Tobruk and the Libyan border while Allied positions along the North African coast brace for intensified attacks. Between 200 and 600 Germans were reported captured at Tobruk as British defenses hold at Matruh, with 12 German planes shot down.
Orin Kinney sustained severe burns at the Ajax plant when he slipped near the exhaust pit at the works. Kinney is in Corry Hospital with his condition not improving as hoped.
A dormitory at Pennsylvania State College in State College was destroyed by fire shortly before Easter. The 21 room building spread from the basement and caused about 27000 dollars in damage. Five early occupants slept in and were among those evacuated. manager Mrs Jessie Hughes was in Scranton when the fire was spotted.
Shock gripped the city as evangelist Dan McNally 40 his wife Dorothy 27 and their four year old daughter Kathleen Maureen were killed when their plane crashed at Tri-Cities airport Binghamton N Y McNally who led evangelistic services at First Baptist Church had begun a mission in the city last night Witnesses said the craft spun to 100 feet before bursting into flames A fourth occupant Mrs Mary Wicks of Binghamton suffered a broken hip off the plane continuing the crash report on page six.
The food stamp plan faces delay awaiting headquarters setup and organization finalization. About 688 food dealers in Crawford Erie Mercer Venango and Warren counties have signed up, with projected annual merchant business nearing one million dollars. Participation is voluntary for merchants and eligible citizens, with families gaining increased weekly food budgets through blue stamps.
In Pittsburgh on April 15 Rev. Patrick Murray a young priest at Holy Trinity Church in the Hill district was assaulted by two burglars who surprised him in the sacristy. He fired twice but was struck with a gold candlestick and left unconscious. The intruders fled with sacred vessels worth hundreds of dollars and Murray was hospitalized with possible skull fracture and head lacerations.
The Batis submarine Tigris sank a heavily laden tanker of about 10,000 tons bound for a port in German occupied France, the admiralty announced tonight.
Milk prices for March in Corry and nearby areas show five cents less than February, matched with March 1940 levels. Nd. Cladakis, market administrator, cites amendments to the mill order aimed at boosting farmer value from surplus milk, aided by higher dairy product values. The farm value totals $9,084.50, with a net farmer pool gain exceeding $300,000 after adjustments and additional milk sold outside the marketing area.
Fred W. Boyce, 45, retired Lansdowne paymaster and World War veteran, was shot on Route 29 near Piney River two miles south of town in Virginia. A motorist found him at 10:45 p.m. with indicating papers and a photo of two daughters. The killer drove the car 23 miles south to Lynchburg before abandoning it. The victim had left Philadelphia on a business trip.
White Plains N J April 15 Two escapees from Sing Sing admitted early today their role in the dramatic prison break and were charged with first degree murder. District Attorney Elbert T Gallagher said after hours of questioning by state police William Wade 92 and Edward Kiernan 3 confessed smuggling three revolvers into the big gray prison nearly a month ago under the chassis of a milk delivery truck.
Four men died and eight others were hospitalized after a gunfight near Middlesboro Kentucky as miners gathered to protest contract demonstrations between CIO United Mine Workers and coal operators. Victims include C. W. Rhodes and C. W. Silvers of Middlesboro and Bob Robinson of Tazewell Tennessee. Sam Lyons, a local miner, also among the dead. Police report the clash followed a miner concentration from Bell and neighboring counties.
Washington April 15 Senate debates a plan to tax all personal income. Senators Johnson and Herring say Americans will accept higher taxes to fund defense. Johnson suggests removing exemptions for married couples and single filers entirely, while Herring proposes reduced exemptions of 1500 for married and 500 for single.
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