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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1939
Page
1
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President Roosevelt receives assurance from Pope Pius XII that Myron Taylor will be welcomed at the Vatican to aid world peace. The pope’s letter to Archbishop Spellman confirms the mission, with Dr. Funtrick and Rabbi Adler pledging cooperation for peace efforts.
Russian bombardment of Viipuri on Christmas night disrupts city life. Big Bertha shells crater streets and damage homes as fires, blackouts, and repurposed services strand residents. Helsinki and Savvik report alarms and frozen fronts with heavy snow assailing northern lines. Berlin notes Hitler’s Western campaign push as war broadens across Finland front.
Corry's Christmas season proved one of the happiest and most enjoyable in years. A Saturday trading rush eclipsed any single day’s business since the late 1920s boom. Merchants report a peak Christmas sale with streets thronged and stores congested until closing. Indoor celebrations and family gatherings dominated amid bad weather and icy streets.
Three young children of Mrs. Marie Worthlry, aged 22, perished in a fire that started in a nearby apartment while she was on the telephone. William Edward, aged 7, died of suffocation and dehydration. two toddlers, ages 20 months and a younger sibling, died from burns. The blaze was reported by a resident who saw smoke and fire escape.
Wallace Turner of Corry was struck by a car on Columbus Avenue in front of the Decker home while crossing after being picked up by a Steadman employee. The icy road prevented the driver Orville Mattson from stopping in time. Turner escaped serious injury with only a head and back shake, later leaving the hospital. Several minor crashes were reported as ice and holiday traffic affected the area, including a Dodge coach side swiping a Datsun, and two-car skid collisions on icy streets. Police noted many vehicles skidded or left ditches but no serious injuries over Christmas.
Emperor Hiroki urged Japan's Diet to widen imperial power to stabilize Asia as he opened Japan's 76th session. Dressed in an army uniform, he issued a rescript declaring improved relations with nations and the need to act decisively to influence events in Asia.
A Calineiiiger airliner carrying a crew of four and three newspaper men crashed during a forced landing near Mogador in French Morocco. The official announcement was released locally.
Roy Gravink, head of Meyer Ink Milling Co, says decisions on rebuilding the Columbus mill remain unclear after a Friday blaze. He hopes to find a path for continued area expansion but demands better fire protection before further outlays. Fire origin remains a mystery with questions about inadequate hose access and missing township cooperation. The blaze started under the office area and spread rapidly despite a lone messenger reporting no flames hours earlier. Incendiary possibilities are being considered as investigations continue.
Superintendent Haron S. Dewey and N J L Bogden from Corry Junior High attend the Pennsylvania State Education Association three day convention in Harrisburg. The highlight is plans for a concerted drive to raise minimum salaries for fourth class district teachers to a decent level, announced by A B Cayman, SHA executive secretary.
Deputy Coroner R. Laurence Day today continued an investigation into the death of 35 year old Cory Huber of Route 1 Sarina Grech who was fatally struck when a car skidded and crashed into a stump near Spring Creek East of Lae Alley. The driver Wilcox reported injuries and a skull fracture to his wife and two children. Funeral services for Hober were set at West Spring Greek church with burial at Spring Creek Cemetery.
Enumerators assigned to the Erie-Crawford district will begin a census training course on Tuesday. Charles F Cronin of the North Center street Slave Employment Service office is among nine called to Erie for instruction. Upon completion, workers will tally business and manufacturing data, with pay on a piecework basis and district supervisors earning fixed sums for a multi month effort.
A fragmented nationwide report lists over 550 fatalities across causes and states on Christmas Day weekend. The tally includes 37 traffic victims, 20 from road crashes, and injuries from diverse incidents. California follows with 45 deaths, Pennsylvania 41, with Michigan 36 and other states contributing the rest.
United Press reports nearly 500 Healey type anti aircraft shalperia and Mitehine guns have been issued to the Marines for use by raiding battalions. The weapons are described as "Stand new" and valued at about 10 million dollars. They will be sent to mobile defense units being organized at Paris Island South Carolina and San Bernardino California.
President Roosevelt outlined his annual message to Congress during Christmas week. He named Myron, Taylor as his representative to Vatican City and pursued a peace program with broad support from Protestant and Jewish communities. The 1941 defense budget was unofficially pegged near 2.1 billion dollars, with calls for a possible 900 million tax to fund national defense and continued cuts to domestic governmental services.
City council special meeting set for this evening to clear year end bills. The tax measure proposes a 1940 lit mills assessment based on needs of five departments. Final action expected after first and second readings. notices to city employees and budget details discussed.
Washington December 26 Secretary of Commerce Harry L Hopkins released a year end analysis of business conditions. He said that consumer spending and investment must be increased to accelerate the existing high rate of industrial production. He predicted a better year in 1940 but cautioned that foreign demand may provide stimulus only if domestic conditions hold. The recent high activity has boosted consumer purchasing power and capital expenditures. Continues on page three.
Churches across the city hosted large Christmas services and programs. Midnight masses drew crowded aisles and overflowing balconies as congregations filled Emmappol Episcopal and St Thomas churches. Sermons and carols featured choirs and visiting priests, with Christmas masses continuing Monday morning in multiple parishes.
London reports fourteen men were killed or missing after the British steamer Stanholm, 2473 tons, was torpedoed off the west coast of England by a German submarine. Ten survivors were injured. Other dispatches note Soviet planes shot down and a German freighter Dusseldorf seized by British crews in the Caribbean.
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