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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
1
Workers end today’s disruption after a public levy triggered a work return. Officials reported reduced tensions as multiple facilities resumed operations and public services stabilized following the policy action.
Parliament votes 341 to 4 against the peace plan while Britain considers appealing to the United States for financial assistance. Reports indicate Morgenthau and British experts discuss demands in Washington as defense spending looms and World War II pressures intensify.
A Titusville resident, a year old man identified as Hiteniiron, was found dead outdoors in cold weather. The death followed a spree of hunting accidents and deaths from exposure as authorities reported multiple fatalities and ongoing investigations.
Associated Press reports Sen. Johnson vows to fight any repeal of laws barring loans to Britain. Sir Frederick Phillips arrives to brief on Britain's finances ahead of a Morgenthau conference. Sen. George calls for 24 hour war time industry schedule if aid is to be timely. England's financial position described as strong by Sir Frederick.
Four people including two Brazilian Army pilots died when a plane in a six craft formation crashed into a thatched hut in Sentingo de le Pema Mexico. The accident occurred during ferrying from California and flames engulfed the hut.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports three youngsters perished in a Garfield home fire. Father John Cornelius Sr., a 31 year old Navy petty officer, suffered burns to head and face and was treated in hospital. he was not told of the children's deaths. Wayne and Boyd Cornelius, ages three and six, are named as the other victims.
Hershey Pa December 5 1940 Republican leaders forecast the election of Charles H Ealy of Somerset as president pro tempore of the State Senate for the 1941 legislature as they met for preliminary organization of the chamber.
Fire early Tuesday claimed Mrs Tripp at Corry hospital after a spring Creek house fire. Family in distress receives aid from Corry friends. donations include clothing up to 26 dollars from a local organization. Reverend John Waite coordinates assistance in the Spring Creek district.
Erie county theatres display full willingness to abandon bank night cash distributions after a Superior court ruling. District Attorney Buron R. Laub says owners invite to confer and will stop distributions once awards are paid. He notes the drive targets lotteries on Main Street and there is no broader crusade planned.
A government estimate projects defense spending of about 35 billion dollars in the next five calendar years to fund the national preparedness program. The figure, from agriculture economists, would be roughly double prior military appropriations and may grow if world tensions rise.
United Air Lines plane crashed near the Municipal Airport in Chicago killing eight and injuring eight. Survivors described a loss of speed on approach and a fire in the crew area as the craft plunged into a bungalow area near 84th Street. Investigators and officials stated the blaze was confined to the pilots’ compartment and listed the dead which included pilots and passengers from Cleveland Akron and Chicago among others.
Civil service examinations for city engineering department posts will be held Friday morning at the municipal building. The board includes Dr. V W Grahim Howard J Sheen and J L Splesman. Exams cover city engineer assistant engineer and clerk. Donald D Williams recently named acting pay engineer fills vacancy after Nevin R Dickson death. permanent appointment expected pending civil service results. Gerald Skinner and Hazel Merker noted as other applicants for permanent positions. Findings due at next municipal commission meeting with appointments by January 1.
New York December 5. American aviation plants will employ about 300000 workers when expansions are finished next June. Estimates say the industry could produce more than 350 warplanes weekly, over 19000 yearly. John Hi Jouett notes payrolls rose from 60000 in January to 64920 today as the mammoth factory program proceeds.
Secretary Morgenthau told reporters that England is a good risk for loans, likening the Brush government to a sound borrower. He noted similar confidence as Jesse H. Jones, head of the federal loan program, prepares to meet British officials including Sir Frederick Phillips in the U S.
President Roosevelt announced plans to ask Congress to replenish and possibly enlarge the $200 million special defense fund set last spring. White House sources say two thirds of the fund has been spent and many agencies want another $10 million, with speedier programs likely to exhaust the rest.
The widow of Breedam who has been blind for 25 years testified in Los Angeles in December that she was promised a U S Senator Thomas D Schall of Minnesota would help her by contributing hundreds of dollars to the I Am movement.
George Dry alias George Abbey, 23, was arrested in Corry Pennsylvania by Detective Sergeant Elmer G. Zimmerman after a warrant for first degree robbery was issued in Buffalo. Day allegedly slugged Manplakis, 40, in a Buffalo room last March 20. Day had been living in Corry for several months and was brought to Buffalo for arraignment.
Attorney General Jackson urged that recent industrial fires and explosions may not be sabotage. He noted many incidents involve rapid work speedups and idle workers returning to duties, with officials finding no evidence of organized plots. He cited powder plants shipyards and factories as examples attracting attention.
Henry E. Fish prominent Erie attorney and member of Masonic groups died after a stroke last Sunday. Born in Otego New York he was active in the Knights Templar and Mt. Olivet Commandery.
President Roosevelt said he will ask Congress to approve a new St. Lawrence Seaway and power project to boost defense production and secure a waterway for ships. A. A. Berle Jr. spoke at the Great Lakes Seaway and Power conference outlining the plan amid political resistance. Fire destroys a multi-story hardware building in Hooverville, Pennsylvania, with crews fighting the blaze in subzero conditions.
President Roosevelt spent part of an afternoon aboard the Guantanamo Naval Base discussing with muttering officers plans for extensive development at sea posting.
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