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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
1
Residents faced with hurried tax plan as Pittsburgh authorities press for immediate action. Officials including Kennedy signaled decisive steps to raise revenue, aiming to fund city services and cover burgeoning deficits. Local reactions mixed as details remain under review and broader regional considerations emerge.
Reports from ISTANBUL show devastation across eastern Turkey after a powerful earthquake. Towns are wrecked, communications fail, and refugees crowd streets in freezing conditions as authorities fear a high death toll and widespread displacement.
A powerful earthquake struck the Salinas Los Angeles and Long Beach region causing shaken buildings and broken windows. No damage figures were reported but casualty fears rose as communications strained and relief efforts began. Authorities caution the quake may be unprecedented in scale while seismological stations failed during the event.
Reports say Senator Joseph F. Guffey may be sidetracked into a federal post as bait while he remains a candidate. Democratic leaders met to discuss his prospects with Chief Justice John W. Kephart named as a possible alternative. Republicans back the bench, West aims for the nomination.
H A Alexander local representative of Commonwealth Laundry Warren and Corry resident lies in critical condition after his truck skidded and crashed into a truck from Erie on the Roosevelt highway west of Wrightsville. The Erie truck drivers James Ware Theodore Thomas suffered only bruises. Police investigate the accident near Qabin in the Pirates west of Wrightsville.
Rev A O Caldwell of Titusville delivered a World War era themed address at the St Johns Day dinner of the royal Masonic fraternity. Seventy eight members attended with guests from Union City Spartansburg and Columbus. The talk covered St John life and postwar Europe and global events influencing current conflicts. Harry B Smith presided. Corry Civic Orchestra provided music. Jewels presented to W Stuart Hough and Harold Brown. James H Wright made the presentation. Turkey dinner served by Eastern Star ladies with specific chairpersons coordinating dining room and kitchen.
In Butler PA on December 28 the hearing into Dr Charles S Miller president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College faced charges of misfeasance and nonfeasance in office was adjourned to next Tuesday as defense attorney John H Wie requested time.
Los Angeles police reported a horrific murder as a 19 year old woman was stabbed in the breast and slashed in the head and face. The body was found by Refugio Ramirez after his dog barked and alerted him. The attacker fled.
Postmaster James P. Sullivan announced that operator license applications have reached the Corry post office for distribution. Ten drivers in the city and surrounding district will receive the forms as carriers begin distribution tomorrow. A change of address system is being set up for corrections. Licenses cost $1 and must be obtained by February 1. The 1939 legislature moved the licensing date from January 1 to April 1 and the motor vehicle registration date remains to be announced by the Revenue Secretary.
In Rome Pope Pius expressed hope that peace would make Italy strong and great inspiring Europe to seek new accords for a tranquil lasting order founded on justice and Christian charity. Premier Mussolini to pay homage to the pontiff January 4. The visit signals restored church state ties as Europe faces calls to curb communism.
Dispatches from Stockholm and Helsinki allege Finnish troops crossed into Soviet land and damaged the key Leningrad Murmansk railway hub. Reports say rail damage hindered Russian supply deliveries to northern fronts and sparked broad Russian anger while observers question the scale of the action and its impact.
Prominent Republican and Democratic senators urged holding the 1940 national conventions in Chicago or a Western city to be near farm belt interests. Senate leaders McNary Wheeler Vandenberg Capper backed Chicago for its central position in Republican strength and as a key farmers’ trading center.
Nineteen nuns escaped to safety when a blaze swept the three story brick St Peter’s convent on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The fire was detected by Sister Angelica after curfew, with two nuns lightly affected by smoke. Fire crews fought the flames as residents evacuated calmly.
Corve and municipal officials announce a Twelfth Night tree burning event with a parade and skating rink site at Wright Street. Children bring trees for a prize, while Streets and Safety directors coordinate to manage fire risk and clear streets. Residents urged to contribute trees to the fire site for participation and festivities.
Washington dispatch reports that Roosevelt’s Christmas appeal to Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders is viewed by writers as a political gesture unlikely to end hostilities. Some say a real peace opportunity could come in 1940, but the move remains controversial among columnists and public figures.
Fauve M unga, longtime vice president in Pensylvania and Erie, is named president to succeed A A Culbertson, retired resident. M J Southwork, previously plant superintendent in Erie, is elevated to vice president as officers governing the utility are updated.
1500 delegates gathered in Harrisburg as Gov James and Public Influencer Speneiendene Prange HL praised equalization of educational opportunity. Thomas Fyageis of Lackawanna and Laura Braun of Pittsburgh were mentioned in leadership changes. Governor James urged education to move forward with equalized funding and shared forward ideas for a unified system.
A joint Japanese military statement announced the largest air raids on Lanchow, aiming at the Yellow River region. Reports describe widespread bombardment by both the army and navy on the Chinese city, with the attack connected to ongoing hostilities in Shanghai and across China.
The Dies committee charged that Colly Hoss a German propagandist toured the United States in a special auto equipped with motion picture cameras to photograph specialized industrial plants. His facilities appeared espionage related. The committee recommended barring a German of Scottish descent from U S soil. He arrived in March and sailed for Japan aboard the Asai Mari.
Western Pennsylvania light snowfall spares Corry and northwest panhandle while Pittsburgh district endures five to ten inches. Storm blankets roads, hindering travel as highway crews work to improve safety. Weather forecaster notes possible light additional snow but no new major hazard amid six reported fatalities.
United Press dispatch from London notes disfavor between Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering. Goering retires to Schorfheide and plans a backers’ campaign while Hitler remains distant. The Daily Herald cites silence between the two for more than eight years and mentions a Berlin incident involving a woman.
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