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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
1
An OCR fragment describes mass casualties among Reds at Finn defense lines amid neutral and Nazi involvement, mentioning names and events with unclear context. The text lacks coherent structure or dates, but signals a chaotic wartime briefing with repeated phrases about deaths and allied actions.
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders fear losing Pennsylvania next November while confident about keeping New York and Solid South. They note farm vote shifts and potential Southern backing for a third Roosevelt term, citing past 1938 and 1940 electorial dynamics and state-level shifts affecting Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan and other states.
Unitedpress reports Washington on February 6 1941 the House and Senate debate funding for the State Department and the U S embassy in Moscow Opponents of reversing aid to Russia seek to strike embassy funds from the 1941 appropriation bill House Republicans may attempt to attach amendments to eliminate all embassy maintenance funds The move hinges on a Senate vote and the timing centers around the independent offices appropriation bill and a noon session today with leaders predicting action by the Senate and House on the issue
Corry School District will receive a state allocation of 15642 for the current period and the Auditor General approved first half 1940 subsidies totaling 687414 for second and third class districts. Payments will be mailed in March and officials note the district remains financially steadier than in recent years with tax payments improving. school funds support teachers salaries extensions and special education under the 1933 legislature.
William Dudley Pelley told the Dies committee the Silver Shirt Legion was organized on military lines but never armed. He said the group had about 25,000 members and conducted a military style setup without drills or weapons, and no military instruction.
An official communique from Helsinki reports several thousand Russian fatalities as Finnish forces repulse attacks along the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus. It notes gains northeast of Lake Ladoga and in the Kuhmo sector, with two large Soviet stock attacks failed and tanks destroyed.
In Harrisburg on February 8, state health secretary Dr John J Shaw said it would be humanly impossible to ready the $2,750,000 Butler tuberculosis sanatorium for opening before June 1, 1981. He noted the project would stay closed this biennium as it is not needed to address the waiting list, despite prior speculation it might open this year.
In a grim New York lodging, poetess Mary Davies lies amid anemia and unread manuscripts. Police and reporters describe a life of fame decayed by poverty, with hundreds of letters from admirers and a stark contrast to her former power.
United Press reports from Bergen indicate Germany sent three ships loaded with munitions to the Russian northern front, despite German denials. Norwegian pilots delayed, with ships at Kopervik waiting a week before navigation, while Stockholm officials noted one vessel sailed and others possibly sank or diverted.
The Corry group active in Governor James administration plans to press the State Highway Department for a large spring and summer highway construction program in Erie and Warren counties. Chief Engineer Frame oversees the year’s plan and aims for prompt action to secure road projects, including blacktop route jobs and the Sciota reconsolidation effort. Secretary Hughes has urged district field offices to rush plans and specifications for all spring jobs.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Democratic leaders meet to decide on oppose Guffey’s bid for another term. David J Lawrence says he will confer with associates in two or three days about the problem caused by the committee’s failure to endorse candidates for senator treasurer and auditor general. Possible opponents narrowed to three Warren H Roberts Edward J Goleman and Walter A Jones. Guffey resists pressure to withdraw.
Motor police report icy highways across the district with several hours without serious accidents. Workers under orders to freeze and divert traffic while highway crews address hazardous conditions.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that further aid is en route to Finland. Officials have referenced dispatching war materials including airplanes and recruiting British volunteers, including retired officers, to fight with the Finns. The volunteers are expected to leave England next week.
District Supervisors set a goal to build at least one section of improved road annually, a resolution passing at the close of the 19th annual Pennsylvania State Township Supervisors' Association convention in Harrisburg. Delegates re elected officers, chose Williamsport for the 1941 convention, and approved critiques of WPA centralization impacting road work and local officials.
An official Nazi party organ denounces France and Britain as decadent foes and calls for their thorough defeat in Central Europe. A Paris dispatch notes a war ministry communique claiming long-standing German efforts and identifying agents of German special services as responsible for recent intelligence leaks.
Feb 8 scene in Trenton as lawmakers push a racing revenue bill. W. Charles Madden, Mt Molly, heads the New Jersey Horse Breeding and Racing Association. The meeting aims to speed enactment and bolster gambling-related revenues.
President Carl L. Henton and the Corry Board of Education voiced opposition to hiring married women as teachers. He said the sentiment mirrored the board’s stance but that action was hindered by current constraints described as hindering “ultra employment.” The remarks reflect the era’s policy tensions within the school system.
James favors keeping married women on private or government payrolls and opposes dismissals. He urged a preference for single women in new or vacant posts and said he would fight proposals to hire married women teachers if their husbands are employed. local board and directors oppose employment of married teachers and pressed for removal of the tenure clause. The oval district board says no immediate changes and will review the issue at a future meeting.
Connel lsville Pennsylvania February 8 Anthony Szeyetel and his son were reported among those executed by a Nazi mopping up squadron in Poland. Jim, a former resident of Everson near here, was feared killed today.
Ottawa report says Lord Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada remains in serious condition with a brain concussion after a fall this week. Doctors warned of increasing weakness and anxiety as his condition is monitored by medical staff.
London dispatch reports sea mine explosions believed faulted by mines at sea lit the sky with vivid green light over a town. Windows and doors rattled as lifeboat crews stood by for a call that never came.
United Press reports a possible testimony by James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, as Chancellor Haglington postponed hearings to February. The note suggested Roosevelt could be called to testify in the Southern Compensation case now under receivership.
Plans for a proposed Inter-American Bank to consolidate economic interests and stimulate trade in the western hemisphere move to governments for approval. Diplomats call the proposal a major step forward in regional finance and cooperation, signaling a long-awaited economic integration effort.
A fragmented local item notes that no complaints were filed against taprooms in recent weeks. The text mentions a regulatory inquiry and inspection activity involving taproom establishments and authority figures.
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