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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1940
Page
1
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The 14 year old model boy, Robert Heineman, confessed to the shooting of Edith Bayder after stating he was acting from puppy love. He is to face the same murder trial as an adult, with authorities saying the 22 caliber pistol was used. A second boy, Sidney Walker, was also involved and held as a material witness before his release to his parents.
Babson argues scientists will drive chemical sector growth over the next decade. He notes optimism amid fluctuating profits and wages, with Nevada touted as a tax haven and Texas booming. Despite uncertainty from war and elections, he predicts higher markets, citing his balanced index and broader industry view.
A French outpost west of the Vosges faced a heavy assault by German forces. German artillery opened fire with unusually large calibre for the action, followed by mine throwers as infantry advanced. The outpost called for reinforcements, which arrived and the attack was checked.
Cory High School presented the light two act operetta A Virginian Romance at the senior high. Directors and Mrs Carlton A Chaffee guided the music and cast to a large appreciative crowd. The romance between a southern girl and a northern boy filled with quartet numbers and fine solos featured Martha Hubbers Wendell Gage Butley Finley Robert Stowe Douglas Mosher and Arthur Infram with Doris Bergman Gene Parsons Betty Lindquist Martha Hultserg and Miss Gertrude Crowell in supporting roles.
Washington reports Senate approval of a $1,025,057,170 labor security appropriation, adding 1279.00 to fund agencies enforcing Wagner act and wage hour laws. The move signals Senate support for administration-backed labor measures amid House disputes. In other news, Tomy Rycover of Braburn, Pa, age unknown, drowned after being swept into a creek during a late April event at Allegheny.
Berlin charged that Britain and France plotted to invade Norway and that British troops were en route. Germany claimed documents would be published to prove a series of covert moves aimed at dragging Norway into the war, accusing Allied governments of a deliberate campaign.
United Press dispatch reports Dino Grandi affirming that Italy’s people stand behind Mussolini in the current European crisis. Grandi, a key fascist official, said Italians will fight as needed while the government barred foreign and Italian flights from eight strategic zones. He urged citizen resolve and duty to the duce as Britain’s fate in the war is discussed.
Chinese gunmen bombed the American owned Shanghai Evening Post injuring three pressmen and killing a Chinese pedestrian as they fled in a stolen taxicab. A French Indo-Chinese policeman died. M. Ford of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the paper’s news editor, said the attackers were operatives of the Japanese puppet regime in Nanking ordered to wreck the anti puppet policy.
Petrillo, once tied to an insurance syndicate mass murder scheme, must confront a Philadelphia judge and jury for his second trial after Pennsylvania's supreme court denied his petition for a venue change on Monday.
Erie fire crews report a fatal fall when 75 year old Yasue Wroson dropped from a 15 foot ladder near a barn. The incident occurred yesterday and authorities are investigating the workplace safety factors at the site.
Advices from the courthouse at Kyre Friday afternoon show Mereld Burnham of near Wattaburg won the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the Third District through written-in votes. Observers predict Burnham will face Republican incumbent J. F. Van Allsburg in November, with Burnham well known across the district and strong among Hunt residents.
J J Gallagher Erie district housing valuator for the Federal Housing Administration will address the Chalden Rule club at the regular Alma evening meeting. He will explain how FHA helps prospective buyers build or purchase a home and how a family with modest means can own one through federal financing. The talk, part of Corry s business men exchange dinner, will be at the American Legion home with the Ladies Auxiliary serving.
Bob Quigley, 0, veteran vaudeville performer who with his brother sang and danced on leading stages in the United States and Europe, died after both legs were severed by a railroad accident near tracks of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. He was found unconscious last night near his home after the incident close to his house.
Fred Orton and Fred Evans pleaded guilty in county court to paying with worthless checks. Orton, brought on a detainer after prior release, received sixty days in jail. Evans was sentenced to ten days. Both men aided by accomplices who passed counterfeit checks at the Citizens National Bank and at a Corry merchant.
An inquest into the deaths of Philip Charles Jones, 15, and Richard Lindbeck, 16, following an automobile crash near Bay View on Chautauqua Lake concluded yesterday. Three other youths were injured, including driver Chighon Lovejoy, 16, and passengers Mr. and Mrs. Cawrenver Havejey and Stanley Gas, 16, all residents of TAMIONL WL.
Union of Columbus Community Church and Spring Creek Church expected at Sunday meeting in Spring Creek to formalize merger with Rev John Waite to become pastor. Delegations from Columbus and Berkey area attend. Pennsylvania Congregational leader Dr Wilson P Minton chairs. Waite and wife active in youth work at Berkey.
Tulsa April 27 An imminent nationwide oil well shutdown may be required to stabilize Southwestern crude markets. A large oil company president told The United Press the industry is moving toward the same stance as last year when market collapse loomed.
Stockholm April 27 report from the official Norge Agency states the Norwegian government has declared a one month moratorium on war debts incurred before the German invasion. The measure aims to ease financial strain during the advancing conflict.
Aero Supply Manufacturi Company today announced plans for a new two story plant unit to expand operations at its west end of the south building. Ground is expected within a week to ten days with brick and steel construction and about forty eight feet in length. The firm employs upwards of eight hundred workers and expects formal award of the contract within days with speedy construction planned.
United Press from Indianapolis reports James at a Pennsylvania event accused President Franklin Roosevelt and top U S officials of leading America into war via a meddling policy. He named several diplomats including William C Bullitt James H Cromwell Anthony J D Biddle and George H Earle as part of a so called million ployers for meddling in Poland France and Bulgaria.
KITTANNING Pennsylvania April 27 Judge J Frank Graff was to set bond for J L Curby Welch an undertaker of Ford City held on a charge of solicitation to commit murder Welch was arrested by state police investigators and accused of offering two Ford City men Peter Ines and James Drinter 650 to kill a man named Robert McKelvey
A report from Wilkes-Barre shows the Pennsylvania Men's Dry Team urging at a Republican national convention in Philadelphia that both Sabbath and liquor laws be more efficiently enforced. The call aims to influence the platform draft and broaden statewide and national support for prohibition measures.
Norwegian defenses stiffen as Allied aircraft carriers penetrate fjords with large air forces. Two to three carriers arrive with escorts, basing in secret fjords and preparing emergency fields for planes. Norwegians and British plan to push further as Germans hold initiative, with Nyphiss and Nyplaun area reports and Norwegians destroying bridges to hinder German advances.
Washington April 27 reports show sentiment in Congress leaning toward easing neutrality restrictions to aid Allies. Senators and committee leaders discuss relief measures while warning of possible midterm pressure if war expands.
Philadelphia April report details an internal party clash as Democratic City Chairman Kelly defends opponents of Guffey amid accusations of retaliation. The piece notes threats of purge against supporters of rival candidate Walter Jones and mentions ongoing party maneuvering in Harrisburg with local officials cited.
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