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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1941
Page
3
The War Department in Washington disclosed the death of Fifth Lieutenant Laird W. Hendricks of Jacksonville, Florida. He was killed in an American plane crash in England while serving as a military observer with British forces.
Francis Semele heewen 4 and Floyd Bek were pulling well tubing from a Fisher Jam at Forest Oil on Sawyer City road when a cable wrapped around a bull wheel. Semeleberger was crushed by the rapidly turning wheel as Eck shut off power, ending in his death after one and a half revolutions.
Two young Farrell residents were injured in an auto crash Saturday north of here. Private W C Nagy, state motor police, said a car driven by Osele Maschyan, 20, skidded out of control and struck the guard-rail of Broadford bridge on Route 19. Maschian was admitted to Meadville City hospital for treatment of extensive lacerations and head injuries. His companion, Miss Heanor Christie, 20, sustained minor injuries.
Eyewitness describes Smolensk under German advance with 20,000 of 180,000 civilians remaining amid ruins. German soldiers push forward, tearing up roads to aid war machine as front moves east toward Moscow. Desolate Minsk and Vitebsk contrasted with ruined Smolensk. villages burn, fields harvest, and civilians, many women, toil to support troops while the scorched earth tactic unfolds.
List of donors to the Loveland field lighting drive includes employees from multiple local firms and many private individuals. Named contributors span Akron and surrounding areas with amounts noted for some donors, reflecting broad community support for the lighting project.
Police investigated two traffic incidents occurring Saturday afternoon and evening. Charles Ross was hospitalized after injuries from a fall at a local doctor’s clinic then moved to Cory Hospital for treatment. Frank Sawyen, 70, was struck on Seale Road and sustained head injuries with later improvement expected after overnight care.
Bradford McKean Guntry Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a disaster relief institute on Wednesday. Miss Helen Moses will direct the program in the Eastern area with Red Cross members and volunteers. The course will be open to the general public.
Private Tackle Coogan reported for duty after a brief honeymoon of a little over 28 hours with owner Power Parry of Hollywood. The 26 year old film star, famed as a child, joined the Seventh Anti Tank Battalion at Fort Ord. A surprise ceremony at Gardnerville Nevada yesterday marked the occasion.
About 590 men from the First Quartermasters Regiment moved 25 Army trucks through Erie on Saturday. The convoy traveled from Point Loma to Camp Edwards under Major O Brien who commanded the Willy unit.
A late 1824 inquiry records a Salamanca death linked to an Italian prison term. The report notes a key figure in early iron industrial days, TW Appin, and references Charles Winslersjeiy found near Manchester Street. Details are murky due to damaged text but indicate legal actions and party mitigation.
Kane considers reducing school taxes as voters and officials debate millage levels and construction needs. Attorney Buikhouse cites historical tax relief, while council members weigh equity and long term commitments. Names like Lyeyly, Goncilmay, and Eugene Cole appear in uncertain roles amid a reshuffled school board.
A Friday crash near St. Marys injured five people, including Miss Jo Ann Zone, 19, of Washington, and Miss Bone State, 10, of St. Marys. The driver Gil Trunki, 10, and other injured were Harold Yeoler, 19, of St Marys. Geral Tromphh, the driver Ralph Wella, 42, of Washington. Ruth Ledge, and Bowrer. Police reported the vehicle veered off the Harmony Levee road and struck a wire line, causing the vehicle to overturn and eject passengers. Rescue units categorized injuries as serious for Zone and others as minor. The accident remains under investigation.
A report from Belo City mentions Meh Jontme Shoritt, 43, of 215 Midéle cond, charged as a fyatenil witness in a case involving an illegal operation. The article notes forged credentials, a suspect named Grote W Quulo, and references to Belo's Am heyst avenue and Shurk Ray T. Emails Uy the Dyinbhus tank.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and items with unclear context. Readable elements include references to persons and possibly places, but the record cannot confirm coherent events, actions, or outcomes from the source text.
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