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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1940
Page
8
A Utah man named Sohn Aterichom, 25, was sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of arson murder. The defendant, who had two children, allegedly started a fire at a lunch stand near a hospital complex. Aterichom faces execution by the state prison after the verdict.
Masper, Ala. February report on George Kilgore and family living in the first steel house built by the Farm Security Administration in the South. They praise cooler summers and warmer winters, note a healthy year with no illnesses, and describe crops and livestock yields from a rented 72 acre farm. Kilgore borrowed $264. bank balance $217.83. FSA supervisor Joseph Steins says they have done all right.
Mrs. Rose Steck Jeter, 65, wife of John J. Jeter, of West Third Street, dies at 611 City hospital from injuries endured in a February 1 crash on the Lakes to Sea highway east of Clarion. She and her daughter Rose Lange, Woodland Heights, were en route to State College to bring home Grace, a student there. Mrs. Jeter, a 39-year resident, leaves her husband and three children John Jetter Jr. and Charles J. Jeter of Oil City and Rose Lange.
Spartansburg notes multiple obituaries and community notices including the death of Florence Henry Kelly 83 at Mrs Aster home following illness. It records marriages births and local social events, funeral arrangements, and community gatherings around the Sparta Grange anniversary dinner and lecturer's hour. It mentions Mrs Bessie Frost and Mrs Jennie Blakeslee with memorial services and family tributes.
The American Magazine reports Helen Frisch, a Hutchinson stenographer, travels monthly from Hutchinson to Chicago and back a distance of about 1,000 miles for a one hour piano lesson.
Missing man Addison Shadd of St Marys is still not found. His brothers James Shadd of Windsor and Frank Shadd of Binghamton located two relatives after years of separation. The Shadd family, orphaned when their parents died, had last seen Addison in Hancock North Carolina while he bought a railroad ticket for Derry to return to St Marys. State police continue search efforts.
Funeral services conducted at St Marys Gree Catholic Church in Columbus for Michael Kudlik of Columbus R. D. 1 who died Wednesday. Rev Andrey Panko officiated. burial in St Marys cemetery. Relatives and mourners from Monessen, Cleveland, Williamsport, and nearby areas attended. Hungary develops oil fields near Yugoslav border expanding output.
Readable fragments describe Napaleanio Napotenti’s burial using four caskets arranged in sequence. Casket materials include zinc mahogany ebony and lead, with a final ebony enclosure noted, reflecting funeral custom described in the article.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions wash and supplies with garbled phrasing, no clear event dates names places or organizations to identify a specific item or outcome. The readable bits suggest a generic notice but lack concrete facts to summarize a coherent news item.
Fragmentary text appears to describe an automobile theft and police action with garbled names and dates. The readable portion mentions a stolen car, a center or station, and a police response, but essential details are unreadable.
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