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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
3
Police investigate vandalism at the former fire building in the west end after a summer night turned bright with a full moon. Neighbors report youths as suspects as authorities intensify the inquiry into broken windows and displaced glass.
The Department of Public Instruction estimates roughly 10 000 rural teachers will receive annual raises of 30 to 200 dollars starting this fall. A 1000 minimum salary will be set for the smallest districts while a centralized civil service system consolidates state personnel. Total cost for 1941 43 is about 2.6 million with the state covering the difference between present and new minimums for elementary and high school teachers.
Kane Manufacturing Company announced the largest order of light proof shades for use at the Aviation Mechanics Training School Sheppard Field Wichita Falls Texas The government placed 390 huge shades for blackout purposes and the Kane firm has 40 days to finish the construction The project will be handled by about 2 000 officers in Washington for army organization and bookkeeping.
In Washington Aug 7 Senator Connally D Texas urged adding about one billion dollars to the defense tax measure. He pressed the Senate Finance Committee to revise the House bill to produce roughly 29 million in extra revenue and referenced a past Rooseveltm era proposal to cut income tax exemptions from 2000 to 1500 for married couples and from 800 to 500 for singles. He warned expenditures could outpace revenues if not increased.
The Corry School District adopts a settlement plan with James H. Wright to resolve a dispute over land taken for a fair grounds project. The agreement centers on fair compensation, release of further claims, and final settlement upon payment of the bond and mortgage, with the district receiving authority to execute the agreement.
L Rowe won the Concord school boiler contract at a special board meeting in the library building. Rowe’s bid was 31,085 and defeated A Duke bids 1880 and 1148.05 while Kinney and Splesman offered 1286 with 100 salvage credit. Mrs Barnes dissented citing prior unsatisfactory work by Rowe on Ostoker library project.
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