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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1940
Page
2
Walter Hunt of 224 West Wayne Street failed to make a curve on Washington Street and First Avenue driving west at excessive speed. His car struck a telephone pole causing a severe head gash. Police arrested him for drunkenness this morning.
Police Magistrate C. B. Porter reported Hunt’s car ran onto the sidewalk and curb, smashing the forward end against a telephone pole. Hunt suffered a nasty head gash and was treated by a local physician.
A Mercer man died and three others were injured when their car skidded on a slippery highway and hit a culvert near Mercer. Albert Mahannah, 24, was killed instantly. The injured were Peter Wilson, 34, George Swartz, 30, and LeRoy Jordan, 23. Wilson was in critical condition at the hospital.
City and vicinity updates list store ads and holiday notices, including Wilcox Grocery deliveries and Pineapple juice prices. Reports cover a racing of injuries at G A Yockuma farm, a child’s pelvis fracture from a truck incident, and a Warren hospital patient with a shoulder fracture. Also noted are civic meetings, post office receipts, and several obituaries and local advisories.
AUDAREST Hungary December 28 authoritative sources report Germany plans to move against Greece via Bulgaria only if Britain lands in Greece. Germany will not aid Italian forces now fighting the Greeks in Albania if Britain refrains from landing troops in Greece.
Washington dispatch reports a preliminary audit of Britain’s resources in the United States indicating Britain will exhaust cash to pay for arms and munitions by early autumn next year. US Treasury experts are reviewing the timeline and Britain's ability to finance future orders with gold, London shipments, and British dollar securities.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 15 year old Robert McDowell cried that he raised a small rifle as a covey burst from a thicket and fired by accident. The shot struck Walter Christopher, 16, of Turtle Creek, killing him instantly. County detectives ruled the death an accident.
Washington December 28 war department awarded Ford Motor Company a contract to build one thousand five hundred scout cars for 1 987 500 dollars. Sidney Hillman member of the Defense Production Board protested that labor safeguards were missing from the agreement.
Christmas tree burn plans move to Friday January 10 with Yi M C A sponsorship. Streets director Stanley H Nichole announced the postponement from Monday to broaden school contact and participation. Music, weather permitting, with presents for children. awaits final plan from YMCA next week.
An advertisement extols the 1941 Ford as drastically redesigned with a longer wheelbase, new frame and suspension, wide body styling, larger windshield, improved ride, and added luxury features at a low price. It urges buyers to learn the facts and visit Powell Motor Co to see the car.
Pittsburgh judge Michael Angelo Musmanna renews his anti drunk driving crusade on New Year’s Eve. He will sit all night as committing magistrate in criminal court to deal summarily with intoxicated motorists while police patrol bars and night spots citywide. The 42-year-old jurist, once removed from presiding duties in Allegheny county for similar actions, resumes the crackdown to curb drunken driving.
Five members of a North Side family were in a hospital today after suspected food poisoning. David Allen 48 and his wife Estel 40 and their children June 14 Rud David 13 and Allen's father Charles Allen 76 were stricken yesterday after Christmas leftovers. Chemical analysis of the food was ordered.
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An unreadable OCR fragment mentions political campaigns and figures but offers no clear names, dates, or outcomes. The garbled text references a Governor, a July event, a Franklin D. landmark, and wartime terms, yet lacks coherent facts to summarize a specific incident or story.
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