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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1941
Page
6
Tonight’s Hehty Phiovetnna Field event honors a weekly award unclaimed at the Heypheufee Tash event. Next Sunday's prize stands at 150 dollars while the Corry Camera Club meets at Wil Sinn Alday farm near Wrune t Greek on August 17. The August 9 sales report shows department stores up 46 percent from last year.
Washington August 15 Associated Press secretary of the interior Ickes warned rationing could begin within three weeks as oil conspiracies in the east grew. He noted voluntary cooperation from motorists had not sufficed and said more rigid measures were imminent. Supplies rose after a night curfew and hoarding. proposals reportedly favored rationing gasoline at filling stations rather than issuing motorist cards.
An 18 year old coal truck driver Gerald Pinder and his helper Edward Warthenn were captured two hours after they disappeared from the Pottsville Pike near Reading. They allegedly struck and killed Moris D. Moyer 46 of Leesport while he walked to the Ontelunes orchards near 6 am. The truck was abandoned on the roadside. State Patrolman Stanley B. Kramer transported them to the West Reading barracks for charges including involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident.
A early morning fire swept through the Paterson lumber yard, destroying an office building and damaging several vehicles. Firefighters from seven companies battled the blaze for over three hours before bringing it under control. The estimated loss is about 160,000 dollars. cause remains undetermined.
FIPESBURGH Aug 15 The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency Booth Pelt Oil Company announced an advance in Pennsylvania grade crude oil prices today from 23 to 25 rents per barrel This fourt h increase in a year and seventh in ten months The new quotations Bradford Allegany 9.088 per barrel Southwest Pennsylvania 62.60 and to Teka 2.50 Each rise credited to stronger demand and market shifts Overall gains in Southwest Pennsylvania and Burke have totaled 115 in the last ten months with continued price pressure noted across the sector.
ERIE Aug 15 Steve Pankoff 53 was held for the September grand jury for the alleged murder of John Phillips 62 in their boarding house at 122 Parade Street Alderman Thomas McCarthy ruled the Commonwealth had established that a killing took place The next grand jury should determine if the facts warrant a trial If indicted Pankoff faces trial Sept 17 District Attorney Burton Laub said The preliminary hearing was brief Pankoff sat through it without comment He claims Phillips threatened his life and he defended himself A pathologist testified at autopsy Chief George Christoph read Pankoff’s first statement admitting striking Phillips in self defense but denying a wood article was used in the house
A reader supplies a list of quiz answers: True, Twenty-two, Mortician, Pennsylvania, Harrison, False, Jonathon, Arrows, 1938, and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. The compact item notes a strong tinge on page d1 and labels the entries as answers for a quiz.
A proposed reclassification plan could avert a threatened strike by about 2000 clerks at state liquor stores in Erie Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The plan would raise salaries based on service length and store business volume, with state officials awaiting governor approval to ease protests over prior vetoes.
Dunkirk August 15 Thomas J. Lynch chief engineer for the New York Central Railroad in eliminating grade crossings has been drafted for government service. He will become head engineer in building a 6 million dollar Army depot near Albany and about 2,500 men will be employed. W L Morse of New York will succeed Lynch.
A jumble of program names, times, and stations outlines a weekend radio slate. Mentions NEC Red Bennony defense, Uncle Waits Dowhouse, Latin American Conference in Mexico, Death Valley Days, Quiz Bowl, New Port Tennis Finals, Bing Crosby Quiz, National Grange, Music of Americas, Saratoga and Washington Park Races, and Soap Box Derby previews across CBS NBC MBS and other outlets.
Berlin reports eight British bombers shot down during an attempted Berlin raid. Moscow notes no Ukraine references in recent dispatches, stating continued fighting in Kakisalmi, Staraya Russia, Smolensk, and the Estonian sectors as part of a three way German led front near Leningrad with Finn cooperation.
A fragment from a 1941 Erie County Pennsylvania newspaper lists livestock and miscellaneous sales and notices. Items include wanted white Leghorn brokers and pigs for sale, second hand furniture, building lots, and farm equipment. Also public notices cover executors and administrators in Corry and Wayne Township, with legal name changes for Jean Marie Wisniewski and estate administrations for Fred M Wheelock and Harrison Newton Slye.
George Suttor of 220 East 19th Street died after a fall near his home on Wednesday. He sustained a skull fracture and died at Huot Hospital Thursday night. Local obituary notes and incomplete lines about wind racing boats and prizes appear in the damaged text.
Market notes from Pittsburgh show moderate demand for produce with weak apples and varied prices for multiple apple varieties and potatoes. Buffalo reports mixed hog and cattle trading with weights and price ranges, while stock quotes list numerous major firms and prices from New York markets.
Fragmented report hints Cort xaime and Warren clash in a high stakes game. Mentions Donsmuitt Mtoyiping and a Forge defense as key factors while noting a standout player’s recent scoring streak and team momentum.
Fragmentary text mentions a garden of names and places with scattered references to exhibitions and competitions. The readable items include possible sports or event mentions but lack coherent structure or complete facts for a fuller summary.
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