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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1942
Page
3
Reports from yesterday indicate a city-wide crackdown led by State Constabulary with Mayor Alexander and federal investigators now on the scene. Arrests may occur within days as a broader federal effort unfolds, while local plans for public forums, a 1922 paving program, and an Old Folks Concert progress amid civic activity.
Corry threatens a Wednesday evening concert at the Senior High School auditorium with a full program by the Corry Band. Robert Brown moderates a lively night featuring dance numbers by Betty McCune Busmy Lee and Dorothes Mulvey from the Mulwy School of Dancing Brin during intermission. Highlights include novelty acts by William Thomas and a full list of band members on winds strings and brass, with tickets sold by band members to support the annual event.
Survivors of the tanker China Arrow recount a surfaced U boat commander who fired not a single shell after warning them to abandon ship. Captain Paul H. Brown described how the submarine halted, allowed lifeboats to depart, then shelled no one as the crew escaped, while others tried to send SOS signals on improvised gear. Two ships, China Arrow and Ban Gil, were sunk in quick succession offshore, with crew members including Leon Bell, Kenneth W. Mays, and Mosnasd as part of the rescue and distress efforts.
County commissioners were asked to approve a 50 000 loan for St. Vincent and other hospitals as part of a county budget plan. The request, signed by hospital board and Community Chest leaders, aims to raise the hospitals’ funding from the usual 10 000 to about 20 000 each if approved this year. The panel plans further budget discussions before a final decision.
The piece warns that postwar employment boosts loosen morals as influx of workers and easy money raise temptation. It notes rising intoxication, commercialized vice, drunken driving, and crime, urging municipal authorities to stay vigilant to protect the community’s moral and physical well being.
The arrival of a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue promotes tax filing before March 16 as exemption cuts boost single and married thresholds, with local residents urged to save weekly for war expenses. A partisan dispute over Pennsylvania’s reapportionment reduces the number of congressmen, delaying legislative action on realignment including Mercer, Erie, and Crawford counties.
Charley Hankson, a 40 year old seaman with a storied past across freighters, tankers and ships, heads back to sea once his elbow heals. He recalls battles with submarines, war service with U S Navy and British Navy, and a life of near poverty, dedication, and wartime danger. He treasures a certificate from Sir Roger Keys and remains at the Seamen's Church Institute awaiting another voyage.
The article discusses political moves around adding Mercer county to the 29th district under a Congressmen-at-large plan. It notes expected partisan arguments from Republicans and Democrats, forecasts Mercer’s population boost of about 100,000, and stresses that reapportionment will require concessions and coordination amid broader wartime concerns.
Daily dozen guidelines stress orderly lifestyle for pregnant women. Advice covers rest eight to nine hours, plain food, active community involvement, and early thorough medical exams to correct faults. Mental attitude, economic stress, and social struggles are noted as factors in nausea. Giovanni Martinelli noted as an opera tenor who started as a clarinetist.
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Police Chief E Neto announced plans to field a two man auxiliary police unit in case of riots. Applications for test entries were to be obtained at the police offices or the office of Emile Slerizer with a deadline set for next Wednesday. Arrangements for age and other qualifications would proceed without delaying other actions, and the unit would be sworn in by Burgess Hol. McGhee as special police officers with police commission approval.
Former Edinboro State Teachers College president Dr Crawford died Saturday at Edinboro after long illness ending retirement in 1938. Native of Westmoreland County he led the college from 1926 to 1938 then taught classes. He held Rotary and Masonic affiliations and belonged to the Presbyterian church. Residents note the 1942 Columbus township budget display at the secretary’s home for public viewing.
ERIE February 9 stiff penalties face thieves who steal automobiles during current or future ownership transfers. Earl Anderson 24 of 906 Bagr mile Street pleaded before Judge Miles B. IHS to car theft. He received one to two years in the Western penitentiary. Anderson said he expected a stiffer sentence after admitting stealing a Packard coupe owned by Donald Johnson 1518 West 29th Street while it was parked on North Park Row.
Mrs. Herman Carlson aged 44 of Lalla Corners died late Saturday en route to Bradford hospital after a Beadford Kane Highway crash south of Bradford. Her son Richard 18, driver of the car, suffered injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The incident marked the region’s first automobile fatality of the week with multiple traffic deaths across Pennsylvania.
Erie February report details Waterford man Pasecemx twenty and Theodore Malinowski twenty three injured when their car veered off a highway near Kegrsarge and struck a culvert. Both were taken to Vincent's Hospital. conditions described as fairly good with skull fracture and facial lacerations noted for Pasecemx and Malinowski respectively.
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