21 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment mentions pool cores and Michels in a brief sports context. Details are unclear, but the names suggest a game or team reference. Further readable context is needed to identify events, dates, or outcomes.
A New England senator urged a swift congressional probe into whether a gas shortage exists in the East as officials warn of dwindling stocks. Senator Maloney said he would press the Senate commerce committee for an inquiry while Ralph K. Davies, acting petroleum coordinator, reported a confirmed shortage with only 10 days of usable storage remains and eastern stocks down 893,000 barrels from the prior week. The Eastern Petroleum Marketing Board met to discuss potential gasoline rationing, citing Institute figures of 90,793,000 barrels on the East Coast last weekend, a drop from the week before.
Employees of the Raymond Manufacturing Company and families plan a large picnic at LeBoeuf Park Waterford on Saturday September 6. About a thousand people expected with over 100 door prizes and a larger Bel gram. The event starts at noon with a free ice cream and coffee dinner. Afternoon activities include a mushball game preliminaries and athletic events. A skating rink is ready if weather turns unfavorable and the picnic will occur rain or shine.
The German government announced the closing of Cuban consulates in Berlin effective September 15. The move follows diplomatic steps between Germany and Cuba amid ongoing international tensions.
President Roosevelt reported to Congress on the historic sea meeting with Prime Minister Churchill. He outlined eight general principles designed to resist Nazi domination and warned that accepting compromise would invite a second war. The message included the White House summary of the joint declaration and stressed that Nazism cannot be appeased without undermining freedom in Europe Asia and the American hemisphere.
Diplomatic sources in Ankara report German army divisions arriving in Bulgaria and Italian patrols scouting the Greek Turkish frontier. Fresh groups of German aviators have reached Sofia. The moves may aim to shift policing duties from Bulgarians or to threaten Turkey to open the Dardanelles for German ships supplying Ukraine.
New York reports that the battle scarred carrier Illustrious is in an American shipyard undergoing repairs. Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten will command operations, arriving by clipper, with details on location not disclosed. The vessel, about 23,000 tons and over 30 knots, has endured Axis air attacks near Sicily and Mattina.
City engineer Donald D. Williams reports added elevations at the proposed sewage disposal plant west of Hare Creek. Cleveland engineers prepare plans for revamping the sewer system and constructing the disposal facility, a project costing over 400000 with the city seeking 250000 federal aid. Federal Public Works officials have shown interest and asked questions on various phases.
SAN PEDRO California Aug 21 Mackay radio reports the dredge Chippewa with 14 crew members broke loose in the Pacific. It drifted about 900 to 1,000 miles offshore with position 42 14 N, 15 82 W. The dredge is owned by Standard Dredgitte Company New Jersey. Coast guard says the vessel remains adrift with food and water aboard and no control over its direction.
Pete Tarbell a 30 year old steel worker from Carnegie Illinois Mills Homestead died from stab wounds after a quarrel over a woman in a North Side tavern. Thoms R Sheridan, 48, was stabbed in the left side and abdomen while attempting to intervene. Detectives say witnesses saw Tarbell and others return to the tavern where Tarbell attacked Sheridan with a knife in a walking cane.
Unofficial English Polish and Norwegian strategists pressed for a British invasion of the continent citing RAF bombings and the need to strike Germany directly. They urged landings at multiple European points, including Norway near Narvik, to open a corridor via Finland to Petsamo and aid Soviet battles in the north.
The Gary School District will receive 629,819 in state aid from the state on the regular September payment approved today by Auditor General F. Clair Hoss. Two hundred eighty eight second and third class districts share a total of 6,065,741 in September allotments. Allocations to Evie City 115,814 six Millerstown township 16,254 one borough 12,795. Ten other districts in six counties are set to receive an additional 139,662 in similar payments. Payments are being withheld pending finer reports and investigations.
Aug 21 Tokyo reports NYK Line announced it reserved space aboard the liner Thiamta Marin for two US embassy and consular officials to sail August 28 for Shanghai. From Shanghai, most Americans expected to continue trans Pacific passage aboard a US transport, hindered by visa access issues amid limited diplomatic visas.
Norbers Sakothnick of Titusville, formerly of Tiyeville, is charged with involuntary manslaughter after the death of Mike Evelin R Anderson, 30, in a crash near the junction of Routes 77 and 190 at Hiceville. He pleaded not guilty and requested a hearing. bail set, awaiting Monday hearing.
York County reports 658 total infantile paralysis cases prompting an order restricting travel for anyone under 21 until Health authorities issue clearance. City Health Director Feagley urged residents to stay home, noting enforcement would be difficult across county lines. Surrounding counties report new cases with Adams County reaching seven and Philadelphia adding two more cases for the year.
District Attorney Herbert A. Mook denounces the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for a 20 day suspension of Minglen Cafe in Titusville and a compromise with opponents allowing the cafe to continue business for a money payment reportedly 10 dollars per day or 210 in total. The statement condemns the board’s decision as lenient and improper.
Reports say German and French police rounded thousands in Paris eleventh arrondissement during a five hour sweep. Arrested ranged from 17 to 50, taken to Drence for investigation, as trains and subways were halted and districts sealed. Women faced execution by firing squad for alleged communist activity, with authorities citing sabotage in the occupied capital.
Dense fog blanketed Pittsburgh and surrounding tri state area leading to numerous minor crashes and long waits. State police reported zero visibility and rivers halted as fog stretched west into West Virginia and Ohio, with towns from Parkers Landing to Connellsville affected.
Residents prepare for the 1941 conference of the tinlipe Twirl church at Camp Findley near Pinaley Anke. The program opens Wednesday with committee meetings and pastors reports, followed by sessions led by Rev GD Batdorf and Rev S I Weaver. Delegates and many congregation members are expected to attend through Sunday with stationing committee reports included.
Herbert Blckle, a lone Erie operator, protests the nightly checkout cutoff by keeping his station open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until government orders end. Unidentified men picketed the site for a second night in a row. A separate item reports a fully laden 10,000 ton British tanker sunk by Italian torpedo planes in the eastern Mediterranean.
Corry area dealers fear a tight new year as auto production shrinks to support defense, with reports from Detroit predicting a car shortage and price increases of 150 to 200 dollars. Some trade sources consider rationing by need, prioritizing essential occupations for new cars and servicing of used vehicles.
Moscow reports that Leningrad, Russia’s second city, lies under a German push as the Red Army fights to contain invaders within 70 miles. Soviet officials pledge to defend the city while German forces seize Novo-qarar, Kingisepp, and Narva, nearing the blockade of Leningrad.
A New York broadcast report suggests France under Vichy may be negotiating a new agreement with Germany. It claims the French colonial empire would be included and could set terms for military action and collaboration.
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