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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1941
Page
1
A fragment notes a ceremony with students and staff including a graduate queen and president figures. Names such as Miss Set, Keith Smith, Frances Imley appear amid listings of awards and roles. The piece hints at a court fellow and runners up and a May event.
The three member mediation panel announced no further steps after a 26 hour session on the wage dispute causing coal mine shutdowns. Defense officials warn steel production could fall to 63 percent this week and 60 percent next week if mining does not resume. Davis read a statement endorsing the presidential proposal but signaled no new actions were planned.
Thomas A. Brazel of Transfer is accused of wielding a beer bottle in an assault on Gerald Eastman at East Main Street. Police report the victim sustained a forehead bruise from a bottle blow. Brazel spent the night in jail awaiting release on disorderly conduct charges.
Mrs FB McCall missing since March 2 is found dead in Chadakoin River two miles below Peliconer. Coroner rules death by self drowning. Funeral held in Falconer with Rev Chester A McCaskey officiating. burial in Pine Hill Cemetery. Survived by son Sedric and Broderick.
Sparks from a chimney ignited shingles and burned about a quarter of the roof of the Paul Goring residence on Summer Street Sunday. Firefighters controlled the blaze with a booster tank. damage estimated at 200 dollars, insured.
Col. Charles A Lindbergh resigns as a reserve officer of the United States Army Air Corps in a letter to President Roosevelt. He cites distress over implied loss of usefulness and states he will continue to serve as a private citizen during the nation’s war crisis.
Ba wird F. McGrady a special labor consultant to the war department warns a Senate committee that continued coal mining stoppages could paralyze the defense effort. He cites reduced steel and ammonia output and says the cost dispute must be settled quickly to limit damage to the industrial preparedness drive.
Five selectees departed Union City for Pittsburgh for a year’s Army service. Names listed include Donald Joseph Stewart Erie Ronald McMahon John Kulesa Waterford Lester Nelson Union City Welter Dewitt Corry and others facing May 1 registrant dates and alternates.
Max Boo Boo Hoff, once dubbed king of the bootleggers with a fortune once valued at over two million, was found dead in a Philadelphia bedroom. A partially empty bottle of sleeping tablets was noted but investigators said no death by suicide. The case references Hoff’s notorious past and a 1923 grand jury probe that diminished his fortune.
Argentina and Chile completed a preliminary exchange of views in Buenos Aires on future talks about legal grounds for Antarctic claims. They consider the region an extension of their borders, note potential coal and iron deposits, and point to a weather station south of the 60th parallel as justification.
Governor James said he would listen to a proposal to shift part of relief costs to counties from lawmakers seeking a joint plan to end the four month session. He added that if relief costs are reduced taxes would fall and noted the idea ties to home rule. He also referenced county owned hospitals and local operation as part of the discussion.
Scoring secrets tease a 5S part series on data and scorekeeping. The note references MireberIOLs, a dengue scoreboard, and a guide to building a personal scorecard, pointing readers toward Page 7 for the main features.
Several people were injured in multiple weekend crashes around Sciota Street, Columbus Avenue, and North Center Street. Debris and damaged vehicles blocked roads as drivers faced minor injuries and a tire blowout left a mother and nine month old with shocks and gashes. State patrols reported heavy traffic and no serious injuries.
Gerry residents rose early as Holl town observes daylight saving time with the extra hour of daylight. Some missed church services while others adjusted schedules and timetables across rail, postal, school, and factory operations.
Churchill praised the United States Navy extended offshore patrol amid Roosevelt's disclosure of far reaching naval operations. The move aims to defend Britain and may affect convoy plans, with lawmakers debating how to balance aid and naval strategy. Snellenberg dies at 88 in Philadelphia state executive circles.
A large fire at a Navy powder plant in Assam caused heavy losses estimated around 150 000. No sabotage is suspected as flames confined to a five story building. La Plata volunteers assisted, with repairs expected quickly for the other houses.
Allied dispatches report German forces capturing Athens as two German columns push across Greece, with British imperial withdrawal by sea cited. Berlin confirms progress while Greek resistance and Allied concern rise over the rapid Axis advance in the Peloponnese and the broader Balkans.
Allied reports state German forces pushed toward or into Egypt with limited gains near Salum as British air operations faced strikes against Junkers and fuel stores in Libya. Middle East HQ noted Axis penetration about five to six miles inside the Egyptian frontier with little progress and sustained British resistance elsewhere.
Five year old violinist composer Kriesler, who suffered a skull fracture when knocked down by a pug, was reported improving at Roosevelt hospital. He remained semi conscious as of the latest update.
Three inmates died in a fire that damaged the Belle Vernon borough jail as investigations proceed by the state police Fayette County authorities and the welfare department. Victims include Francis Novosel Payette City Moran Clarkesburg West Virginia and Nick Pushnak Charleroi. Novosel died from burns and suffocation while Moran died of asphyxia. Pushnak revived briefly but died in Charleroi hospital.
New York April 2 Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company eastern division will institute a five day week starting May 1 announced by president John A. Sartford. Clerks, hoders, and other workers will be affected as the plan covers mill and other divisions in New York and New Jersey. Salaries will remain the same as at present.
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