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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions week events, recruitment, and travel between locations including Newport. It references a Thursday timing, mentions people like Mrs. WB and Matteson, notes a weekend, and lists ticket charges with varied cents amounts. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent narrative.
Chas Wallace, 69, of Union City, was seriously wounded by a rifle discharge while hunting near Clarendon at Kalbfus Game Preserve. The bullet pierced his right shoulder, splintering bone. he was ferried by ambulance to Warren General Hospital in serious but improving condition. Wallace, a well known local hunter, was with his son when the accident occurred. The hospital staff reported no transfusion was needed as his condition stabilized through the day.
Moscow reports that RRussia will not permit the British blockade against German exports and reserves the right to seek compensation for losses. Premier Molotov and Foreign Commissar assert the blockade violates international law and disrupts sea lanes in the note to Great Britain.
A fragmentary note traces the origin of a manger scene hymn to the parish church of St Francis of Assisi in the 19th century. It mentions Mar Harbuther, a 16th century German minister, as author of a Christmas song now widely sung but the text is garbled.
A Special League of Nations committee will meet in Geneva to push peace between Finland and the Soviet Union. The talks aim to set a one hour time limit and invite Russia to join discussions on Finnish Russian problems. The league plans to press Russia to withdraw troops from the area.
State Legion reports a roughly ten thousand increase in paid up membership during the past year and outlines a new legislative group patterned after the Dies committee. Delegates at the Epburg meeting heard proposals to restrict immigration, deport violators, and curb foreign propaganda, with measures to be drafted for Congress. Governor James and Sr. Commander Stirling spoke to about a thousand Legionnaires, with expectations of continued growth toward the August Reading convention.
Ransier, Grange master, Floyd Stafford of Union City, and Spar tansburg Grange leaders plan to attend the three day Pennsylvania State Grange convention starting tomorrow in Chambersburg. The program includes entertainments and business sessions with the fifth degree conferred Wednesday evening. Speakers include Fred Brenchman, J. T. Rihly, and Taber, reflecting national Grange leadership.
United States extends a $10 million credit through Export-Import Bank and RFC to the Finnish American Trading Corporation to buy surplus American foods and civilian supplies for Finland's war with Soviet Russia. Credit approved with Roosevelt’s backing, potential extension to Norway also discussed.
Washington December 11 The Supreme Court ruled that the government may not use in criminal cases evidence developed from clues obtained by wire tapping.
The 1940 election calendar lists key dates from the State Bureau of Elections in Harrisburg. Official start for nominating papers is February 3. Other deadlines include February 22 for district moves, March 4 for filing papers, March 9 for withdrawals and objections, March 33 for registration before the primary, March 25 for party enrollment changes in Pittston and Scranton, and April 3 for nominating independent papers.
Merchants plan an Open Evening schedule beginning Wednesday night and continuing through December 23 in Corry. The plan aims to boost holiday sales as winter weather arrives, with stoves and Christmas bonuses from local manufacturers expected to spur shopping.
Harrisburg December 11 Democratic chairman David L. Lawrence was acquitted on graft charges. The verdict clears the way for immediate activity within the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee ahead of the 1940 presidential bid. Lawrence faces a second trial for related indictments January 22, but the outcome is not expected to change continuation plans for his leadership of the party.
Thousands of miners resume activity in the Northern field after a general shutdown ended last Monday to reduce a large hard coal surplus and stabilize prices. In Uniontown, a worker Henry Fisgnist, 60, of Morrell died yesterday in Connellsville Hospital after being struck by a car.
Baldwin Company plans extensive overhaul of the Glows Manufacturing property with transfer of equipment and repair facilities to the main plant. The operation aims to add capacity and create about a dozen new jobs once completed, benefiting local employment and community spending. Deputy Lawrence Davson investigates a fatal Pittsfield youth crash, with inquest undecided and funeral services held.
A court in Mauch Chunk pauses a request to move the trooper shooting case from Nesquehoning. The judge notes insufficient grounds for changing venue and schedules further hearings. Prosecutors argued potential jury bias but defense urged relocation to ensure fair proceedings. The tainted incident involved a fatal shooting and investigation continues with legal maneuvers ahead.
Injuries from an automobile accident near Rochester New York about eight weeks ago are cited in the Buffalo memorial notice. Wheeler East Howes 82 of Corry father of Mrs George Mulderick of Corry is named among survivors with his wife Edna V Howes and three daughters. Funeral services will be at Johnson and Wilking Towers Buffalo with burial at Bike NY.
Four young people escaped serious injury after a Durant coach overturned on Fifth Street about 9 PM Saturday. Clarence Marion, 192 Brook Street, drove the car. Miss Joanne Litton, 320 Euclid Street, suffered a minor cut to the forehead but was not seriously hurt. Frances Daniels, Worth Street, and Walter McCrelland, South Center Street, plus a passenger, were shaken but uninjured. Morton's car was later in a collision near Concoysb site with PM Nichols' vehicle. H J Howe of East Wayne Street left for St. Petersburg, Fla.
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII in a consistory urged cardinals to combat Communism and neo paganism amid world tensions from the Greek Finnish war and Cold War era. Cardinal Lauri and Camere Jenga named as key figures in the Vatican governance during the address. In Portland, Oregon, Nick Dosenberg faces federal charges over alleged passport falsifications tied to a broader communist case.
Mrs Al Miller and Marian Dingfelder head results in the Journal list of successful deer hunters. A 1 point buck near Kinztis and a 4 point deer by Marian Dingfelder plus other multiple buck records from Kinzu, Cherry Grove, and Spring Creek districts.
A local contest gains new attention as candidates and subscribers are listed with names and addresses, including Mrs Ethel Near and Miss Erma Gordon among others. The piece notes money and effort intensifying, with payoffs and final arrangements detailed as subplots unfold.
In New Castle Pennsylvania on a Friday night a two year old boy named Tommy Martin was lost in the woods. A home search party including police, farmers, and volunteers scoured the area but only found the child the following morning with a damaged foot frame. Surgeons held hope of saving the tot's feet as the search ended.
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