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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Page
1
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Tentative approval of a budget totaling $160,602 based on a 2014 mill tax assessment, unchanged from 1939, was voted by the Board of Education at a special meeting Monday evening. Mrs. C Barnes cast the lone dissenting vote, arguing the assessment should be reduced by at least half.
Pennsylvania voters faced a weak turnout in a broad primary. Sen Joseph B Guffey defended his Democratic Senate renomination against Walter A Jones amid factional blame over 1938 battles. Party leaders cited New Deal contrasts as pivotal in the mark of the general election.
President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King plan talks on American Canadian relations during wartime. King arrives at the Little White House in Warm Springs for an overnight stay, to discuss hemisphere issues stemming from the war and Canada’s entry with Britain.
Norway transported four soldiers to accompany the body of Ospt. Robert M. Lowy, the military attache killed by a bomb blast at Donbas. Capt. Loney's body was carried by small car along rough roads through the Trondheim area to the Swedish frontier village of Jeihas for a Swedish guard of honor.
Two manslaughter cases from this city are scheduled for trial at the May term of criminal court opening Monday May 13. District Attorney Burton R Laub and staff are preparing the May court list with about sixty cases expected. Arthur Morrison of Pittsfield faces manslaughter charges linked to the death of Marilyn Rhoades 16 in an auto crash at East Main Street and Ghady Avenue. Melvin Smith of East Street will face the grand jury on voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Leonard Healy 55 following an altercation on East Main Street. One murder case is also slated for the May grand jury involving Wade N Derrell 44 charged with murder in the death of George Nesbit 52.
President Roosevelt plans a 21 day transcontinental tour that could extend to Alaska, visiting North Carolina Tennessee Mississippi Texas California and Washington ahead of the Republican national convention. The White House says decision on a third term is undecided while he aims to back liberal Democratic candidates and a liberal platform.
Fred Orton, alias Predivans, famed for traffic fraud, was held for grand jury on six counts of writing fraudulent checks after a morning hearing before Alderman B. Porter. Bond default led to his remand to Brie county Jail. Orton is alleged to have passed worthless checks on Stanley Miller and John Nebson and has prior similar offenses in Brie and Meadyville.
Reporters noted voter apathy across precincts as early tallies showed 375 votes cast by 1:15 PM, a weak showing for a local election season. Officials and workers described waning interest and predicted turnout well below 40 percent, with precinct-by-precinct counts following the day’s early tally.
BULLETINS report RAF planes bombed German air bases in Norway and Denmark during the night and started a large fire at Fornebusk base near Oslo. Berlin says German forces sunk another British destroyer two transports and a supply ship and damaged another destroyer in Norway action. Belgrade notes mass expulsions of foreigners as spies feared. London reports Allies vow to repeat in battle the German people and Hitler’s circle. Alfred Cooper, former first lord of the Admiralty, spoke at Royal Society of St George banquet. London budget to Parliament stands at 10.66 billion dollars.
The Board of Education voted to hire HP Mollerns & Company of Pittsburgh to fully appraise all Corry School District properties for insurance purposes. The cost is 225 dollars with an annual update option at 80 dollars. The move follows a recommendation from the property committee chaired by Edwin J. Lewis to ensure documented valuations for claims.
Westin West Virginia April 23 A mob formed around Upshur County jail threatening Rea Hart Mab 40 a former convict who killed a rural jailer wounded a neighbor stole and wrecked a Burke police car Mab was confined in county jail for wife keeping after a day in custody amid tense scenes outside the jail with authorities watching closely.
An elderly Corry couple were hospitalized with severe injuries after a car left the Corry Spartansburg road and overturned in a ditch. The driver Elwin J. McFarland of Corry veered into a milk truck driveway, grazed the truck, and caused the crash in which J. B. McFarland aged 77 and his wife suffered serious head and facial injuries while their son Jerome sustained a bruised leg. The investigation blamed poor visibility and the truck’s position on the berm.
Cory district producers report the maple syrup season nearly ends with only a small amount left to boil. Most producers have halted production and sent syrup to Vermont for distillation or shipment to city markets. A few large producers will send additional carloads in the next two weeks as quality remains variable with grade No 1 and mixed grades.
The Board of Education awarded boiler insurance to Theo P. Williams at $905.47, about $30 less than rival Orlin Hillburg agency. The policy duration matches the present boiler policy. The 4 to 2 vote saw Barnes Shoop Lewis Henson in support, Dearing Johnson opposed.
In Erie Pennsylvania on April Bela Athy Burtoh Wein testify and a Wie Feder Burnau investigation seeks to determine if Augurt M. Dotinaen aged 88 shot himself in a chicken coop near his rural home. The report notes an autopsy and collected evidence as part of the inquiry.
Special meeting reveals two delinquent accounts including Spring Creek tuition and an Orrin M Hillburg agency insurance dividend unpaid for over a year. Board plans conference with Spring Creek creditors to seek settlement while Finance Committee and solicitor review actions.
News desk reports rising European tension as Nazi transports move offshore near Sweden's coast. Allied and German actions intensify along Norway's front, with battles reported around Bjornholm and near Trondheim as British and French forces hold positions while Sweden faces possible spillover.
In Chicago Aycil Annenberg admitted evading 1,217.94 dollars in taxes tied to income from 1946 and related returns. He pleaded guilty to one count, while U S District Attorney William de Campbell said other counts would be dismissed. The original indictment alleged 5,040,304 dollars in taxes interest and penalties for 1992 to 1936.
Reports from Philadelphia on April 2 indicate warmer, wetter conditions lessen flood fears. Forecasters and officials urged caution but predicted improved riverside conditions and reduced risk of renewed inundation after recent crest. Names and specific agencies not fully readable.
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