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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1940
Page
6
Residents protest promiscuous automobile noise amid a cloudy spell and rising temperatures. Police investigations follow a brawl and a reported attempted assault near a local furniture mart. a manhunt continues for Paul Whalen, 30, linked to a shoe company robbery.
Erie Crawford lawmakers clash over District Attorney Burton Laub's alleged attack on Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cronin urges apology, defending the president's reelection bid while notes on Laub’s misquoted remarks surface. Nearby items report cycling court ideas, missing youths, and mixed regional economic and safety reports.
Five thousand visitors are expected next week at Dunkirk for the Bath and fuel convention of state firemen. Three thousand are firemen. Registration starts Tuesday morning with delegates and members. Sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday. officers elected late Wednesday. Afternoon trips to Chautauqua Lake and other sites are planned culminating in a Friday night fireworks display on the lakefront.
Waynesburg, Pa Aug 17 Ada Headley 44 was seriously wounded in a fake hold up. Doctors at Greene County Memorial reported she was not quite as well as the previous day as her temperature rose. The incident also involved a person identified as the grandfather of Premier Edouard Daladier of France.
An eastbound Greyhound bus collided with an automobile at Ash and Erie streets at 3 16 p m Friday. Alvin Denning 8 of 185 Maple Avenue Hamburg N Y was seriously injured and being treated at Hamot hospital for a possible fractured collarbone. Traffic Captain William McDonald opened an investigation. driver of the car identified as Clayton Orance of Lake Street Hamburg remained unlocated and may have been injured. The bus left the terminal at 3 04 a m en route to Buffalo New York.
Ridgway August 17 John Scull 15 of Force County was arrested on extortion charges after demanding $100 from Red Michilini of Moree. He claimed the threat would cause harm, with police saying another suspect, Francis Kennedy, aided. The case involves a note and a confrontation near the Michilini residence. In a separate report, Constable Dr L Probst reported a pheasant with two broods along Pine Road, 17 chicks observed.
Harrisburg dispatch notes two Lackawanna county boroughs, Old Forge and Dickson City, leading 43 municipalities with populations over 10,000 for lowest per capita fire protection cost in 1938. Old Forge spends 15 cents and Dickson City 18 cents per resident to maintain five departments.
Markets on the New York exchange were steady with slight advances in several stocks led by major names such as Bethlehem Steel and International Nickel. In Pittsburgh and Buffalo reports, produce demand was slow with steady to higher cattle and hog markets and livestock trading remaining active for the week.
Pittsburgh city officials conducted a per inspection of wicker shops as part of a campaign alleging substandard ham products. They claimed regular ham contains water or gelatine and sought to distinguish real ham from adulterated meat.
Postponed games this week affect four teams as the league negotiates new ball and travel plans. Officials expect additional scheduling tweaks, with developments to be announced by the league and participating clubs.
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