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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1940
Page
1
Nation records a political shift as Joseph Kennedy steps down from his post in London. In other briefs, 5,000 Italian soldiers surrender to Greek forces amid Balkan tension. Red Cross reports a record drive over the top with strong wartime support.
Corry's 1940 Red Cross roll call surpassed 1000 in cash receipts with 728 memberships reported and 912.57 turned in. Chairman Reneau said final totals will likely exceed 1000 as remaining wards complete canvasses.
Corry was in the grip of another snow storm after a weekend thaw. Two inches fell this morning and more snowfall was forecast. The weather outlook warned of additional flurries and colder weather into tonight and Tuesday with treacherous highways and motorist caution advised.
Senate Banking and House Coinage committees unanimously approve a U S loan to Chiang Kai Shek's Chungking government totaling 100 million dollars. Half from the treasury stabilization fund and the rest from the Export-Import Bank. Hull outlines general aid policy and Morgenthau details the agreement.
Wendell L. Willkie departed from New York on a private plane to Hole Bound Florida to resume a postrejection vacation interrupted by a speaking engagement here.
The resignation of Joseph P. Kennedy as ambassador to Great Britain reduces US European posts to two. Kennedy, after a White House talk with President Roosevelt, will not return to London. pending successor likely delayed. Leahy, newly named ambassador to Vichy, arrives in New York and says no word on moving to London.
Harrisburg December 2. The Local Government Commission plans to meet to prepare hearings December 18 and 19 on proposed legislation to unify county borough township and city tax laws. A key measure would codify current tax collection laws to standardize dates and reform the assessment system.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed that Washington county voters deprecated voting machines that were never used and concluded the county should not purchase the machines. The ruling clarifies the county’s stance on replacing hand ballots with unused devices.
Judge Waite of Erie County delivered a memorial address at the annual Lodge of Sorrow service in Corry yesterday afternoon attended by about 200 people. He urged unity of the American people to preserve democracy and equal liberty, noting sacrifices of forefathers and the nation's future depends on united peoples and nations. The program featured Love Divine by Miss Gertrude Dillon and Harper Hilbert, with other solos, and memorial prayers by Lodge officers led by Exalted Ruler Callig Jr. The Corry Civic Orchestra performed, and five fraternity members who died in the past year were honored.
DOYLESTOWN Pa Dec 2 Two women in white one a sister the other a fiancee fought against hopeless odds today to save 22 year old Prant Shust stricken with deadly infection of the blood stream at Dovertown Emergency Hospital Nurses Miss Marietta Shutt sister and Miss Dorothy Bates fiancée worked 13 hour shifts at his bedside while Dr Allen H Moore appealed for blood from those who have recovered from streptococcus viridans transfusion offered the only remaining hope
Mackay Radio said distress calls from five vessels impeded 400 to 600 miles off Ireland's west coast. At least three ships were British. The first call at 10:15 p m EST reported the 67 ton British steamer Lady Glancly torpedoed.
New York reports that the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers members will be removed from non commercial programs on all three major networks for a fortnight, affecting contemporary popular composers.
Four men were feared dead or seriously injured when a blast destroyed the mixing plant at the Galumble Powder Company 15 miles south of Tacoma Washington. The coroner was sent to the scene as officials withheld names and details. It was the second powder plant explosion in the area in a week following a DuPont unit blast last Thursday.
Factory workers in Pennsylvania earned an average weekly wage of 28.29 dollars in October, the highest in 17 years. The Federal Reserve Bank reported district wide gains in industrial production for October, marking the highest in three years across southern New Jersey, Delaware, and most of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia report quotes State Commander Lea Moerschbachr of the Veterans of Foreign Wars urging outlawing the Communist party. He told at the Liberty Bell Post 1906 dedication that the 14% must be prohibited from reconstituting under any other name.
Juhm McNulty 40 of West 30th Street Here in Coury trobrital with several posellite fractured jisaults finds bruises from a crash on Proctod Hill west of Corry on Roosevelt highway early this morning. He was en route to the deer caus ey when his Hudson sedan left the road and struck a culvert. He was brought to Cony hospital with suspected fractures and was listed in fair condition. Edith Morton, daughter of Mrs. Mary Morton RD 3, was treated at Corry hospital for a laceration on the left arm. Several other minor accidents and narrow escapes were reported amid the storm and highway conditions over the weekend.
Blizzard winds hampered opening day as eight juniors from Corry area reported deer kills. Notable harvests included a Thur-point buck weighing 17.5 pounds near Ridaway, and a 185-pound B point buck by Howard V. Johnson of Spring Creek. Several hunters were wounded as stray bullets caused injuries in the opening hours.
Pittsburgh and Williamsport now connected by an extended air mail pickup service. The All-American Aviation Line launched the Pittsburgh to Williamsport route serving 13 cities with daily departures from Pittsburgh at 8:00 a.m. and arrivals in Williamsport at 9:35 a.m. Returning flights leave Williamsport at 3:07 p.m. and reach Pittsburgh later that day.
Corry stores prepare for Yuletide shopping as Christmas savings checks from Citizens National Bank and National Bank of Corry are mailed this week. Over 30 000 in Christmas pay adds to holiday buying while lights illuminate through Friday. All-Way Tile Company lines up lighting in stores across the district. Continued on Page Five.
Greek dispatches report the surrender of about 5 000 Italian troops creating a large gap in the Balkan front while in the Battle of Britain the Germans tout a violent new assault on Southampton. UK sources confirm fires and casualties as bombers hit the port, with authorities noting substantial damage and displaced residents.
The fragment describes Hulls cousin serving as a private in the army at a Savannah base Georgia. A brief, garbled anecdote mentions humor about wartime service and a request for a picture from someone in the scene.
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