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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
2
Tonight at eight o clock the Count Police Headquarter will host a public address for the Finnish relief fund. Jamestown plans to hear Sweden’s distinguished citizen.
Local items report theft investigations of car parts and gasoline, arrests and juvenile detentions, injuries from a coasting accident near Meadville, community meetings in Forest County, river level changes near Franklin, council actions in Jamestown and Warren, and planned public events including sales and charity happenings.
United Press reports that on February 6 Director John Edgar Hoover announced federal agents arrested 12 individuals in Detroit and Milwaukee for actively soliciting recruits for the Spanish Republican army.
Mrs. M H Brooks of Erie former Curry resident dies at 4:30 am at 71 after months of illness. Survived by three sons Samuel Brooks Corry Mark Jamestown and Howard Eve. three daughters Mrs M Wen da Mrs Clara Fiedler and Mrs T J Bell Brie. brother Charles Williams of California. sister Adele Williams of Brie. sixteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Erie with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Despite denials by officials, reports say G men and authorities near a breakthrough in the slaying of Margaret Martin, 19, of Kingston, strangled a year ago. Justice Miner Aylesworth of Sweet Valley said a letter from J Elgar Hoover asked cooperation in the probe, and Police Chief David Francis reported being approached by a G man. John Martin, father of the victim, was reportedly questioned by a Federal agent.
Erie Feb 6 A Lawrence Ru man died and four other occupants were injured when cars collided on Route 20 in front of Panters Garage 2860 Rage Road shortly after 8 PM Tuesday John IM Didus of 3811 Main Street Lawrence Park died at St Vincent's hospital after emergency room removal Skull fractures and internal injuries reported by attendants
The front page note explains a bond issue to establish a depot or fund from a nine to ten year old tax levy not yet segregated. It would cover the first of the year bill overhang. In a separate item is a quirky feature about Chuck Martin of Oceanside California who keeps a cemetery of 80 fake graves on his ranch with headstones marking fates of characters from his western stories.
The report shows a roughly $5,000 reduction in the overhang total for the year. Council expects new bonds issued at a low rate with debt service savings. The issue will not raise total debt but will increase bonded debt by about $19,000 while eliminating the Improve ment Fund obligation and yearly accrued bills.
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