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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
3
A damaged clipping fragment mentions shelters and evidence with unclear names and dates. The readable bits hint at a state action or public safety issue but lack concrete entities or a clear event to anchor a full card.
A fragmentary line appears to mix syllables and names, sparking speculation about a hidden message. Readers note unfamiliar words like Bor and Jez, with no clear context or attribution to a source event or person.
Erie December 1 Police Chief George Christoph responded to a report by the Committee of Sixteen alleging lax enforcement of vice in the city. He cited records showing 27 houses raided since January 1, 1940 with 92 arrests including 27 women proprietors and 20 visitors. The chief said Erie police will continue to fight vice and that the department has not shirked its duties. The Committee of Sixteen is tied to the Erie Social Hygiene Association.
The Spartansburg Baptist church hosts Southern evangelist M T Sellers with two Sunday services planned. At 11 a m he will preach Christ's Second Coming and in the evening Just Outside the Door. Special musical programs are prepared for the services.
A district 10 Boy Scout logbook entry reflects Christmas anticipation among scouts and parents. The piece notes twenty days until Christmas, mentions gifts like a scout axe and a new uniform, and lauds the district’s mobilization and preparations for disaster preparedness. It ties scout activities to a national defense mindset and quotes a pledge emphasizing democracy and civic duty.
This week we review Infants Troop 8 in Corry. The group formed July 1 1940 and held its investiture August 11 1940 earning a fine star. Troop committee members include E V McClintock and Rev R H Harris with Scoutmaster Floyd Daugherty and Assistant Bob Fleming guiding 11 boys and two patrols, Bob White and Beaver. The troop aims for a bright future as they log five hikes including one overnight, and express a love for scouting adventures like roasting wethers.
Reverend Henry J. Cluver rector of Emmanuel Episcopal church in Emnorium will conduct a special service next Sunday evening December 8 at 7 30 p m Evening prayer Everyone is invited to attend
Harrisburg dispatch reports Pennsylvania facing one of its worst highway facility records in history. Through ten months in 1940, 1,609 deaths in street and highway crashes exceed 1939 by 116, with October alone at 227 fatalities. Urban fatalities rise as rural declines. Officials urge intensified enforcement and prevention to avert setting a new peak.
The 28th Division National Guard of Pennsylvania including the Second Battalion from Brie faces a delay pushing back its Indiantown Gap training. Housing delays at the large center mean the Erie militia planned to report by January 19 is now awaiting a definite departure time from Washington.
The article notes a steady rise in fatalities and warns Pennsylvania's 1940 total may reach or exceed 2100. It recalls only two prior years with such counts, 1936 with about 2411 deaths and 1987 with around 3.1 thousand, highlighting severe past losses.
Mary Clark, 46, a former Corry resident, died at the Bradford home of her daughter Mrs Albert Geddis. She lived in Corry years ago and is survived by two sons, William Clark of Cleveland and Thomas Clark of Port Allegany, a brother Patsy Mack of Bradford, a niece Mrs William Swan and a nephew William McCarthy. Funeral services are set for Monday.
A charge of aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill against Murl Ball 33 of 83rd and Poplin streets was withdrawn after Alderman Joseph Isterbst announced. The shooting occurred at a Little Hope dance when a wager refusal led to Bennie Ebert being shot. Ebert, crippled previously, was wounded but released from St Vincent’s.
Harrisburg reporters describe a Pennsylvania industry safety conference sponsored by the Department of Labor and Industry and community safety councils. The aim is to reduce accidents caused by industrial speed up and allocate responsibility for medical bills to the employer.
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