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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1941
Page
1
An unclear fragment mentions Henry and George amid references to wet tins and vases. No clear event or location is discernible, but the item suggests a cluttered or damaged household scene needing cleanup.
Incomplete OCR text shows a damaged local notice with scattered phrases about a visit, times, and names. The legible elements include a time like 3:30 and references to individuals and places, but crucial details are missing.
United States forces in the Philippines brace for emergencies as British reinforcements reach Singapore and Thailand readies for possible Japanese strikes aimed at cutting the Burma Road to China. American officials in Manila cancel leaves, enforce nocturnal curfews, and urge citizens to return home while Thai and Hong Kong defenses tighten under heightened alert.
Mrs. Mary Foster, wife of Ralph A. Foster fire department driver, died after ingesting disinfectant in her bedroom Sunday afternoon at Corry hospital. She had been in ill health recently, survived by her husband two daughters two sons a sister a brother and extended Keleher family. Funeral at St Thomas church Tuesday at 9:30 with burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
Washington February 1 The railway labor board recessed with no settlement as President Roosevelt’s special mediating effort stalled. Morse said progress was hoped but no report to the president was possible. The bargaining parties and railroad brotherhoods had earlier agreed to terms, but the representatives declined to sign.
Petain accompanied by Admiral Darlan left Vichy civilian dress heading toward a conference with a high Reich personality in occupied France. Private advices in New York suggested a meeting with Adolf Hitler himself. The destination remained secret as the party spent the night on a train near La Ferté-Hauterive awaiting sealed instructions amid rising caution in Paris.
In the Route 49 North East Waltsburg crash two others died earlier. Charles D. Jones aged 51 of Oil City died in St Vincent's Hospital from lockjaw’s complications linked to injuries from the November 2 accident. William Rose 95 and his wife Marie Rose 42 of the Carmahan farm near Delhi were killed instantly.
Bulletin reports Mrs. Cora Smith, a commercial teacher at the Senior High School, was found dead in her classroom this afternoon. The door was forced open shortly before 2 PM, and authorities say she likely died of a heart attack while dining at her desk in a routine setting.
Robert John Goodfleisch aged 23 of 2014 East 20th Street died at Andrew Kaul hospital St Marys at 7 a m Sunday after his car left the road five miles north of Emporium and overturned multiple times striking a rock pile.
Jane Surmier Havtylik 31, a foundry worker at Zinn Manufacturing Co, was killed Sunday when his car was struck by a fast westbound Nickel Plate Road train at a crossing near the Suevied Heath Mission in Civarel. Police and investigators examine the Hack area for clues.
Governor Eugene Talmadge refused to pardon or parole six men identified as Ku Klux Klan members. The decision followed a tense hearing last week where many Atlanta ministers and others opposed clemency.
An explosion at the Phillips Petroleum refinery in Okmulgee Oklahoma killed one worker and injured 19 others. The blast damaged accumulators and tanks in the gasoline department as a fire broke out. The refinery normally employs around 860 workers.
Census Bureau reports U S population rose by about 1 15 million in the year ending April 1 with births exceeding deaths by roughly 169000 and a 20 percent rise in marriages. Immigrants outweighed emigrants aiding the gain and the 20 to 44 age group contributed most of the births.
British headquarters say forces pushed west of Libya and attacked German and Italian positions around Rezegh while reaching the Mediterranean coast between Sirte and Agedakia. The press notes claim Axis tanks were repulsed near Rezegh and that a German infantry assault, aided by tanks, was checked.
London reports a major RAF raid on Hamburg and port areas including Emden Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven Kiel and Lubeck with large fires. Six ships were claimed sunk by US Hudson bombers and a British warship reportedly sunk an armed German merchant raider in the south Atlantic on November 22.
In Corry the Red Cross membership drive is about half complete with 644 of the 1200 needed. Reports show funds totaling $986 raised, with more expected to be forwarded to headquarters. Committee chair Reneau urges continued effort as tasks wrap up and collection efforts intensify.
The junior class at a Washington high school presents a play titled “A Perfect Lady” directed by Tenner Bogardus with Meredith Posie as student director. Rehearsals unveiled a large cast including Jerome Davis, Alice Tanner, Marjorie Harlom, Warren Spicer, and others with tickets sold by class members to support the effort.
Axis destroyers attacked the aircraft carrying Major General George Brett of the United States Army Air Forces as it crossed the Mediterranean on Saturday. The plane was struck while the general and crew were aboard, but no details on injuries or outcome are provided.
Soviet dispatches say Red Army counterattacks drove Germans from Rostov region and pressed toward Moscow. Nazis retreated village by village as Soviet forces advanced near Rostov and northwest of Tula. Reports from Pravda and correspondents describe German setbacks and Russian advances toward the capital.
A road crash severely injures a father and his son as their automobiles collide head on. The impact obscured by dust and poor visibility prevented avoiding the collision. The mother remains uninjured in the other vehicle while the father’s injuries are described as serious and the daughter sustains minor hurt.
Corry area youths join four from Boeal Huard Nh Bof Vilon City in leaving Hasmaya Ing for New Cumberland Py. Tr Indictions Foto. Ve Ey Sy Aue. The group includes William Alena Newell and Faniilis WTUANY Thon, with Myron Alora Drike and Welmat Alexander Rodgers among the others called by Local Board No. 4. They traveled by bus this morning toward the eastbound line for New Cumberland.
White House release shows five months before Germany’s invasion of Poland, President Roosevelt warned that Adolf Hitler aimed for world domination and that Britain and France had decided to halt the Nazi program. He spoke at Warm Springs in 1939 and 1940, with stenographic excerpts published ahead of a book release.
Japanese emissaries met with Prime Minister Hull as U S officials back peace talks. Reports describe tensions over the Pacific crisis with hints of ongoing negotiations and public warning of potential upheavals in Far Eastern policy. Ambassadors Kurs and Kobayashi were cited amid a broader exchange on ending hostilities and preventing wider war.
Timely discovery by neighbor Mes Avehie Bishop and a rural school group sparked a bucket brigade that confined a morning fire to a barn on the Jones Proctor Farm on Donilion Hill. Firefighters declined further action as damage appeared light to the barn and possibly the dwelling nearby.
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