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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
6
A sprawling 1940s style news digest notes Christmas and New Year effects on traffic, industry, and public services. It mentions city council meetings, telephone switchboard surges on holidays, auto plant output dip, and local weather spots. It also covers Kiwanis officers, a Harvard astronomer on the Cunningham comet, and a mail fraud trial nearing closure.
A condensed AP survey ranks Pennsylvanias top stories of 1940. Key items include Willkie's nomination at the Republican convention, Roosevelt's Pennsylvania victory, national defense efforts, the worst mine disaster in a decade, the Rachel Taylor and Fay Gates slayings, the Supex Highway completion, and major floods in the river valley. The piece notes defense orders boosting industry and a decline in relief rolls alongside rising job opportunities.
County engineer Major William H. Supplee reported the federal government plans a 290 million mining and highway buildout nationwide. Erie county awaits details on an anticipated 1941 road program shaped by military access routes. Officials expect widened Ridge and Lake roads and possible Route 18 consideration as plans near release.
John Grover reports on Viscount Halifax, the new British ambassador to Washington, highlighting his aristocratic background, religious devotion, and record of public service from Parliament to the Foreign Office. The piece weighs his moral stance, past support for appeasement, and views on Gandhi versus civil disobedience.
A man was sentenced in police court for severely beating his infant child. The defendant, described as highly intoxicated, claimed hardship while his mother and others testified to the brutal conduct observed.
A Pennsylvania family tragedy ends in murder suicide. Frank Schuster hacked his two children, Virginia and Robert, and injured his wife before killing himself at the Lake Milton residence. Sheriff Ratlph Wiser confirmed the slayings and the self-inflicted death.
James Murtha 75 charter member of the Johnstown Flood Correspondents Association and longtime assistant chief clerk in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives died Christmas Day. He helped report the 1883 flood era that killed 2,209 people and later moved to Pittsburgh to enter real estate. burial is planned for Saturday.
Ten guardsmen rescued off Fort Bragg after a 34 hour voyage in battered motor boats. They set out from Point Arena to aid a disabled freighter in gale conditions. The crew, led by Chief Petty Officer Cecil M Thomas, were taken to safety by the cutter Stawnee and Adriane. two sailors were injured.
Judge Dee L. Ollaway dismissed a criminal negligence charge against Robert McCracken of Jamestown in Chautauqua County Court Mayville. The case related to a July 4, 1940 collision where a car struck a horse drawn wagon near Steadman, injuring driver Harold Weed who later died at Jamestown Memorial Hospital.
Karl Megerle, a semi official commentator for the German foreign office, told Ireland and the United States that Ireland will remain in the Nazi blockade even if US neutrality laws are amended to exclude Ireland from the specified danger zone.
Waves born on extreme tides continued to pound southern California coast causing extensive damage. Beach houses and shops collapsed and families fled as Redondo Beach, San Pedro, and Point Fermin suffered widespread erosion and street damage from wind and rain soaked conditions.
William Dudley Pelley says his Silver Shirts of America has been disbanded and he came to Indiana to publish books but Dies committee inquiries continue. Carl Losey, former state police officer and head of Fellowship Press, says agents will investigate the corporation issuing Pelleys books and a business magazine.
Nine year old Libby Ann Paull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Bullers, died in Uniontown Pennsylvania after window fell trapping her neck while trying to reach hungry puppies in a vacant house. Father found the body hanging from the window.
Market notes from Pittsburgh and Buffalo show mixed activity. Produce prices hold for apples, potatoes, and pears with steady or marginal gains. livestock quotes reflect firm cattle and calves, with higher vealers and sheep, while grain and egg tonnage move modestly. Overall tone remains steady with selective gains in select categories.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Ward’s long career and top stats across leagues with high game counts and fast loops. Mentions include 1938 benchmarks, 3,999 games, 734 bowls, and Cleveland connections, with scattered references to opponents and popularity.
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