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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
3
Erie probe finds prostitution thriving in Exe area with bars grills taverns and hotels. Committee says police failures include lack of evidence for abatement actions and insufficient public pressure. Mayor and chief unavailable for comment.
Over two hundred boys and girls from city schools perform Aunt Jemima and Her Pickaninnies in a health fund production at the Junior High auditorium. Main roles include Mrs Buenia Graft as Aunt Jemima and Mary Ellen Colegrove as Nancy Cass. The event is organized by city PTA units with Myra Lou Heerlein and My Clayton among organizers.
Two youths from Corry and Union City pleaded guilty to violating the motor code for driving an auto without permission. Judge Miles B. Kitts suspended six months in county prison and placed them on parole, with three months to pay costs. Two Warren youths received 1.5 to 3 year workhouse sentences for stealing farm tools valued at $15. Proceeds from a health fund play will aid eye glasses for needy children and other health work.
A mob confronts a hunting party after gunfire on Ludlow main street injures a deer. Game Wardens, Deputy Wardens, and local residents respond as one hunter is fined $25 for shooting within a safety zone. Arrests for other party members expected soon. Fruit and crops noted for California.
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