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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
1
A fragmentary newspaper line notes five kept ward items in cold storage. The unreadable text limits details, but the scope suggests a small inventory or supply note related to cold conditions and protective wards.
Miss Margaret Bower, longtime superintendent of Corry Hospital, resigned to take the Kane Community Hospital post in Kane. The board accepted her resignation May 15 and named a five member committee to interview applicants, with two more applications already on file.
A Pennsylvania Central Airlines plane crashed on a wooded hill near St Albans West Virginia after takeoff from Charleston, killing none of the nine passengers and crew of three, with two injuries. The right engine failed soon after liftoff at 4 28 p m.
Governor James announced a 30 day extension for WPA sewing projects in Pennsylvania. The program employs 12 000 women and extends the period of projects recently shortened by a two month gap when state funding covered 25 percent of the costs.
Montreal April 17 The Canada United States joint permanent defense board announced completion of plans for the military and naval defense of the western coasts of Canada and the United States. The board pledged to keep these plans up to date amid changing conditions.
Morgenthau announced that the administration would seek 3.5 billion dollars in new taxes for the coming year. He said Roosevelt approved the program and would discuss it with the American people. He indicated the government would use all possible means to raise revenue, including potential general sales and payroll taxes.
Rep Eagle of Michigan charged the army has inflated the Indiantown Gap project cost to 17.7 million dollars, about 10.3 million more than planned, while facilities expand for only one sixth more men. He blamed red tape and slow action, noting trenches for water and sewer lines required drilling through solid rock up to 18 feet deep.
Pittsburgh plans a five minute blackout during a Friday drill to simulate bombing over the city’s steel mills. About a dozen planes will roar overhead including three large commercial transports and nine fighter planes from the Army 13rd Observation Squadron based at Harrisburg.
The Corry district lists several selectees and alternates bound for Pittsburgh on April 28 for a year of service in the U S Army. Names include Shanley Kozlowski Donald Joseph Stewart John Michael McMahon Andy Walter Euler and Lester Raymond Nelgon with alternates George William Hop king Frank Martin Overly and others. Additional Corry registrants and replacements are scheduled to depart from Union City next Monday.
Movie magnate Joseph M. Schenck was found guilty on two counts of income tax evasion for 1935 36 37 and faces possible prison term and large fines. Co defendant Joseph Moskowitz was convicted on the 1936 tax charge and acquitted on the other counts.
Ankara April 17 German ambassador Franz Von Papen set to depart for Berlin to report on alleged talks of a potential nonaseression pact between Germany and Turkey. An embassy spokesman called the reports rumors that have been officially denied.
Bids totaling 13783.01 were opened at a special board meeting at the Library building. A committee of Fogle Smiley and Lombard will tabulate and advise on financing for the project which includes a new front entrance ward shifts to the first floor and remodeling of the third floor. General bids were received from Amundsen and Peterson, Shef. Continued on Page Six.
Reports from Rome and Athens say German forces drive forward in two sharp offensives in Greece. Italian high command declares Crete front collapsing as Greek resistance falters. Allied lines in northern Greece report heavy clashes near Mt Olympus and Aliakmon valley with German advances and Greek defense stiffening.
In Harrisburg on April 7 the state board of pardons reviewed 89 pleas for paroles or pardons, including George Henderson of Johnston seeking commutation of a life sentence. Henderson, condemned for the 1913 clubbing death of a gin, has been denied clemency after sixteen prior appeals.
Reports from Berlin outline a new order in the Balkans with Serb cooperation and hints that Romania and possibly other powers may join the spoils. The text suggests German and axis aims to reorganize Yugoslavia and push Allied forces south, while Egypt seeks to stay out of the fray.
The Pennsylvania employment office reports 258 new applications and 187 workers re registering during March 1 to April 1. A total of 422 workers were personally contacted to re register, with about 900 active workers in the area, including skilled trades and domestic service. Intensive training efforts continue through vocational schools and the National Defense Training Program to meet private industry needs.
British report heavy explosions on the German occupied side of the English Channel near Folkestone and Dover as RAP renewed attacks on Gera objectives. RAF strikes targeted chunnel borders and French coast areas with bombs heard early today. Admiralty notes a highly successful naval bombardment of Fort Capuzzo in Libya with numerous tank and vehicle casualties.
Pittsburgh news reports William Hawkes, former head of the Warren employment and unemployment compensation office, challenged his 1840 dismissal in superior court. He argued employees owed their appointments to politicians and that campaign actions occurred off office time, amid party fund solicitation and postcard drives during the 1938 campaign.
Washington reports indicate steel industry leaders may challenge President Roosevelt’s price control authority by seeking a test case after an administrative order set steel and iron prices near the first quarter level. Leon Henderson, named price administrator, announced the move to curb wage driven price hikes. Industry figures were surprised by the wage increase and uncertain about the form price adjustments would take. Some anticipated legal steps, others expected firms to resist Henderson’s order and face enforcement questions for the government.
Mexico City April 17 officials estimated the fatal quake would claim 51 lives and leave about 250 injured as rescue workers combed through stricken centers. In Norristown Pennsylvania, William J. Earnest was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Mrs. Ethel Angier Atkins.
The question of supplying war materials to Canada on a lease lend basis dominates discussions between Prime Minister Mackenzie King, President Roosevelt, and U.S. officials. King, after a Johns Hopkins medical check, will visit the White House and seek further talks with Roosevelt and Hull. In Washington, Labor Secretary Perkins certified a strike settlement at Birdsboro Steel Foundry and at Arcadia Knitting Mills in Allentown as part of defense board actions.
Reports describe an eight hour raid on London by Nazi bombers dropping incendiaries and high explosives. The attack wounded and killed, damaged hospitals and homes, with casualties feared as authorities claim the bombings marked a major damage event since December.
President Roosevelt told editors that there will be no government control of news except military information. He called free speech undisputed and praised the press despite concerns about pictures, radio, and news margins at the American Society of Newspaper Editors annual convention in Washington.
Curtiss Wright announces a contract award for construction of a plant at Beaver Pennsylvania valued at 521 100. The project involves steel fabricators Ambridge Company of Ambridge and boiler makers Lion Iron Works of New York with Curtiss Wright Corporation overseeing. The work supports propeller production and associated components for the Beaver site.
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