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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions a Corry location with notes on stores and drugs and a term related to payments. It references dates 1 to 10 and a rent or price context. The readable portion is disjoint and lacks clear events or entities to summarize further.
Corry's drive to relieve a local housing shortage advances after a dinner conference with FHA agent J J Gallagher and executives from Aero Supply Manufacturing Raymond Manufacturing and Corty Regional Committee. Data on working forces and expansion plans will be submitted to housing coordinator Charles Palmer, with aims to support construction of up to two hundred homes under a national defense program and possible financial help through banks or FHA.
At a Library building Board of Review last evening one Scout passed the first class test, eight attained second class, and merit badges in basketry and weaving were awarded to Bill Hammond and Dick Alfred. Leaders assisting included R B Dewey and Royal Messinger. Open White Hill School to open March 17 for a 3 million Industrial school for boys in Harrisburg. Transfer of boys from Huntingdon Reformatory to start then, with the institution continuing for mentally ill juvenile delinquents.
Victor Deissler a 43 year old Greenville manufacturer remains missing as authorities pursue possible murder leads. State police and Mercer County investigators continue the search amid unclear circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
In Mahoning county Ohio police chase a new lead in the disappearance of Victor G. Deissler. Inmates at the infirmary identified a photo after reading a description. Deissler, a Greenville Pa manufacturer, vanished after telephoning his wife he would go home. His office safe was opened and $600 missing amid bloodstains. Wide regional search followed with FBI involvement after an abandoned car was found in Youngstown.
George J. Jones of Williamsport and Chairman Leon L. Rains of Philadelphia plan to appear before the State Senate in Harrisburg on Monday to respond to accusations raised by two Philadelphia lawmakers against the three man commission.
London February 5 The Royal Air Force conducted a wide daylight raid over the French coast after its largest nocturnal offensive in two weeks Observers along Kent reported a strong force of bombers protected by heavy fighter escorts flying high over the Strait of Dover in the direction of France
McKean county investigators weigh a possible link between the death of John Laveon of Bradford and an alleged assault by Raymond Carrell of Corry. Carrell, with prior convictions, was arrested after a break in at a Bradford home and a fatal beating reported near Larson of Bankside Street. The inquest now shifts to a date in midweek to determine if the Bradford man's death stems from the October 3 incident.
Berlin reports fourteen British bombers shot down during a daylight attack on German objectives near Calais. Other raid portions reached the English coast and a similar daylight assault targeted Nazi held ports. German ministry called the results generally satisfactory with some losses on both sides.
A 24 year old Philadelphia waiter was arrested by FBI agents for an extortion attempt against actress Betty Grable. He allegedly mailed a January 24 letter demanding 8300 under threat of harm, marking a second such case in Pennsylvania in a month.
Reports from Oslo indicate street fighting and hundreds of arrests in western Norway over opposition to the Nazi regime of Norwegian Major Vidiyn Quiling, with details streaming in from Stockholm dated February 5.
Three German bombers were shot down in the sea after an air attack on a British convoy in the English Channel. Watchers along the Kentish coast reported a twenty minute air and sea engagement with hazy weather and visible debris and gunfire audible for miles.
The federal government formally charged the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers along with 19 corporations and 26 individuals for violations of the Sherman Anti Trust Act. Authorities detail alleged anticompetitive practices affecting the music rights industry.
New Haven Guill snd Pad Company fire killed at least eleven employees in a room filled with cotton bales. A torcelman reported one man missing and likely dead. three youths injured as they jumped from a window. Victims burned beyond recognition. cause suspected to be a spark from a machine for aiding cotton, with flames spreading through the bale room.
Committee will report to the Golden Rule Club Monday at 6 30 PM in Townsend City quarters at Horn Block or Murphy’s store. Ralph Dewey announces dinner service by Townseed Club with a film The Human Touch by Paul Minnaugh of Brie. D A Baker heads a committee to improve credit rating servicing. Richard Rossbacher leads the nominating committee with upcoming reports.
A Bundles for Britain campaign update reports Miss Mary Elizabeth Gillette leading committe members as Erie Dispatch announces new headquarters at 194 North Center Street. The office opens Tuesdays 12 to 5 pm Thursdays 10 am to 1 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 9 pm with clothing acceptance, badge sales, yarn and needles available.
Havana reports say a Cuban plot involved the assassination of Batista. Cold congressional leaders and military escorts were cited as moving events toward possible restoration efforts. Lt Col Garcia Ware was transported by military escort to Florida, while Ange Consoler stayed home awaiting crucial permits for Cuba.
Washington reports indicate House sponsors and opponents seek compromise on loan aid program while President Roosevelt and Senator Wheeler clash over aircraft deliveries. Wheeler defends patriotism and financial interests amid sharp exchanges, as garbled notes tie German Reich to U.S. policy debates.
A Pennsylvania couple Clendon A. Moore and Lorgita M. Moore were held on assault charges for removing Moore’s 16 year old daughter from the House of the Good Shepherd in Buffalo. They were also charged with aiding the girl Mary Frances to escape the Buffalo institution. They fled after knocking down a county employee and were captured four miles from the facility. The girl’s mother, now remarried, lives in Hornell.
A Nazi bomber crashed near Schull, County Cork, Ireland. All crew were killed as authorities report the aircraft spiraled into the sea and flames observed by nearby residents. The incident occurs amid Nazi raids from French bases targeting Atlantic shipping along Ireland’s western coast.
The Senate foreign relations committee voted to ask the State Department whether Britain had made definite commitments to the United States for use of the British fleet in return for American aid. Chairman Vandenberg said the panel would seek official clarification and cited a Dorothy Thompson column as prompting the inquiry.
Leo Hutz, new owner, Pur has purchased the Follett Market on First Avenue and will open a meat market and dairy store Friday this week. He has eight years as a meat cutter including four with Loblaw. His brother George will join, and the market will offer a full line of meats and dairy on a cash and carry basis.
A frigid cold snap blanketed the region with readings dipping to near five degrees below zero at eight in the morning. Temperatures fell across counties including Titusville, Ridgway, and Brockport as a wether forecast suggested a warmer west with possible snow later.
The wife and son of Rabbi Louis Wolsey were found dead in a gas filled garage at Bienn Park. Police say a note from the wife cited worry over an upcoming army induction and fear for others to be drafted.
James J Jeffries former heavyweight champion was reported near collapse after the death of his wife Frieda Jeffries 60 in a car collision. The driver was not held. Jeffries, who had been at a lodge dinner, and Frieda had been married 37 years. Lord Lloyd dead in London aged 61 colonial secretary and longtime government leader in the House of Lords died at midnight after illness. He served as governor of Bombay 1918 to 1923 and Egypt and the Sudan commissioner 1925 to 1993.
Wendell L. Willkie boarded a plane in Bristol Enland en route to Lisbon and then the United States to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on British aid. He praised British resolve and urged keeping up morale as he toured a Nazi-damaged port city and prepared for his clipper flight home tonight.
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