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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
2
The district endured a record setting snow event with six inches in Waterford and the east at Batavia reporting higher totals. Forecasters warned of lingering risks through the night as a white Christmas remained possible though melt is likely. Local notices mention area events, hospital updates, business ads, and ongoing drilling discussions in nearby Fredonia regions.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Mary Jane Reinsman Forbes, 73, widow of Franklin mayor William Henry Harrison Porte, after two years of declining health and a two-week critical illness. Also mentions local shop ads and community notices.
Citations note a tax law affecting residency for mental patients in Pennsylvania and savings on transfers. The 1939 turkey crop stands at about 32 million birds, enough for one per four people. Local notices mention Christmas toys, a Finnish relief fund drive, and Erie area enlistments in the U.S. Army. Also referenced: astronomical events and farm price indices, plus a Kane Scout safety proposal and a greenhouse listing.
Russell Ruland aged 24 of Union City was injured at a Cottract farm sawmill west of town while loading timber with his brother Carl. He suffered a broken upper arm a broken shoulder and serious bruises and lacerations as his clothing caught on a moving shaft. The shaft allegedly loosened and saved him from further harm.
State GOP leaders said the 1949 United States Senate candidate will come from eastern Pennsylvania making David A. Reed a possible past contender unlikely to win the seat held by Joseph Y. Culbertson. The report also references a planetary detail about Jupiter and a heavy atmospheric layer.
Miss Minnie M. Holly, longtime Corry resident born July 4 1870, died yesterday afternoon at the home of cousins in Bath New York after a brief illness. She lived in Corry most of her life and was a seamstress, later running her own dressmaking shop. Survived by several cousins in New York state and by four nieces and two nephews. Funeral services planned for Saturday at Bracken Keating chapel with burial in Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call after tomorrow morning.
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