18 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text references a chess committee, a Boston area church, and a committee line about keeping Ned, with scattered mentions of gifts, blankets, and a fire. Names and places are unclear due to corruption.
Fragmentary text suggests a vehicle or van used for ads but lacks clear context, names, dates, or locations. The readable phrases do not specify the event, organization, or outcome. Further readable details are needed to craft a precise summary.
Report says three bodyguard members were killed and a fourth wounded in a nighttime attack on Wang Ching-wei’s Nanjing residence. Japanese-backed claims point to dissension and warnings for him not to act against Tokyo. British and U S consuls reportedly pressed to leave Shanghai amid tensions.
The U S Exeter sighted a submarine about 100 feet from its bow near Lisbon on August 8. A drifting lifeboat with eight persons was later found empty, with no identifying marks on the craft.
A large forest fire near Schofield Barracks in Honolulu burned about 500 acres of timber after a despondent elderly Japanese man, angry over U S Japan relations, started it with kerosene and a knife. A pineapple worker, Ushi Makamine, reportedly carried kerosene and fire tools to the scene. The man, identified as Winwell Meanboweled, was reported in critical condition.
The Corry Fair Grounds site, now in federal hands for a defense housing project, faces a complex transfer back to James H. Wright after a sequence of sales and tax arrangements. The deed records show $950 paid for twelve parcels and later adjustments as the deal with the Board of Education evolved, with questions about taxes, rent, and public records shaping this noteworthy urban real estate episode.
President Roosevelt signed into law a proposal to restrict active service terms to two years for men not yet inducted. The measure directs exemptions for those who request it and aims to align with national defense needs. The act emphasizes orderly mobilization and readiness amid ongoing security concerns.
George E MacDonald and sisters sue City of Corry for 6760 in county court claiming storm water from a South Center street drainage project washed away lands and damaged properties. Plaintiffs allege city changes diverted water causing erosion and losses after long settlement talks with no final payment.
The Board of Education will consider preliminary plats for a proposed junior high school addition funded in part by federal aid. Architect Freeburg of Tamestoven says final plans will be ready for tentative approval at this evening’s meeting in the school library building. The district aims to facilitate expedited construction to support state and federal funding requests.
President Roosevelt resumes command in Washington as United States gears up for faster wartime aid to Britain and other Allies. He meets with leaders to survey legislation, hints at large funding and mobilizes aid while discussing international crises and the status of American nationals abroad.
Donal Clark and Hara Averily, who took over Mulhairn beer distribution, have completed tentative plans to sell the two story brick building on Plesh Avenue, previously Moore Seed Store, and long used by Ream erocery. They will also purchase the Avenue property later, as the firm operates a wholesale beer distributing business in the territory.
New York Aug. 18 German wireless reports that Nazi flyers destroyed 25 American made Martin bombers yesterday. No raid on the Soviet knezh of Ranornstne near Dniep jremetrovek, the Ukrainian industrial center.
Mrs E Celeswell of Macle ayende was approached by two young men near Park Plate and Maple avenue. While she and Mrs Charles Gales spoke, one youth grabbed her handbag and fled with another, pursued by witnesses. Police identified two suspects. Mrs Caldwell was unable to identify them. Handbag contained about 87 in cash and various papers. Police expect arrests soon. The incident occurred as the women were approached on Far Street and Maple. The two suspects were described as tall and shorter, with one being around 5 feet 10 inches.
United States Ambassador Joseph C. Grew met Japanese Foreign Minister Teijiro Toyoda in Tokyo and discussed high level issues. The talks followed a sea meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill and were described as of the utmost importance. Moments after the meeting Grew reentered the embassy as other officials joined private discussions.
A blast at Pier 47 on the Brooklyn waterfront triggered explosions on a Cobo Math Line freighter and nearby British war material ships. Fire damaged the vessel, spread to piers, injuring longshoremen and bystanders. victims were rushed to Long Island College Hospital. some reported dying as fireboats and rescuers hauled people from the harbor.
At Punxsutawney Pennsylvania a farmhouse blaze killed six children aged from ea years to 11 amid an explosion of soot in a coal stove. The parents, a WPA worker and two younger children escaped through a door as the building burned, with one adult jumping to safety and Leora hurling four year old Clay from a window before perishing. The two story home and kitchen were gutted within minutes.
A German spokesman warned against the United States acting as policeman of the world. He urged Washington to show understanding of European subordination and cautioned that foreign ideologies may intrude when Europeans govern themselves. The remarks follow Churchill Roosevelt talks and were reported from Berlin.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill sailed home from the Atlantic rendezvous with President Roosevelt aboard the battleship Prince of Wales. He was met by British officials and greeted by cheering crowds in London as he began plans for a possible radio broadcast with not yet announced date.
A U.S. Housing Administration official and city council convene to discuss financing hydrants lighting and facilities for a new development on the old fair grounds site. Topics include street improvements east of North Center Street and the MacDonalds suit over alleged damages in South Center Street.
J Norman Sherwood of Union City drove a Chrysler sedan into a left turn near Mill Village carnival. Loomis, in a Port coach, tried to pass and struck the Chrysler, injuring Miss Lillian Miles and Loomis. Damages about 100 each. Corry sub-station investigated.
Reported fierce Soviet counterattacks halted a German advance toward a Ukraine city identified as Kiev or near it. Red Army forces repeatedly hit northern bank of the Dnieper and repelled large offensives as German forces pushed from the Pattie toward the Black Sea.
Phillip and Milton Zalznecks operating Ay Zateneck and Sons have taken over part of the former U S Radiator property on West Washington Street. They plan to move contracting and manufacturing to the site, with an option to purchase. The site includes a building about 300 feet long and 128 feet wide near the Radiator plant, with rail access and yard facilities. The Zalznecks intend to keep the mill and plant for trucks, power shovels, and related equipment, aiming to expand industrial use in the area.
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