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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
6
Fragmented Warren area page reports three new chickenpox cases, a police arrest, and a fatality. notes on sleet mills, earnings of Bone Star Gas, reorganizations, a garden club plan, and a police transfer to Erie. Mentions Postmaster Sullivan fundraising, factory wage notices, and Meadvillle industrial arts appointment.
The Pennsylvania legislature proposed a defense sabotage bill with a minimum one year prison term and fines for intentional damage, defective work, or interference with defense-related property. It allows unlawful entry on defense property and aims to deter acts hindering preparation for war. A separate measure would fund state DOJ cooperation against subversive activities.
Sparta Contributes to heavy hospitalist and Rebekahs party as Spartansburg reports many patients and recoveries at Corry hospital. Dr. W. H. Burnet returns home but cannot resume full duties. Numerous residents visit, celebrate, or suffer health issues, with a Valentine party at Lady Morton Rebekah Lodge and various household moves and visits across nearby towns.
Colonel William A. Ganoe, a former West Point instructor and author of military texts, will speak at the Oil City Pranklit Traffic Club annual banquet Thursday night replacing R R Rieti. Many members from Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Cleveland districts are expected.
CIO union officials and representatives of the Vanadium Corporation of America on Federal and State conciliators held a conference in Pittsburgh on February 18 to discuss ending a week-long outlaw strike at Bridgeville plant. Dismissal notices were served on 400 employees last Friday. The union said the company’s agreement allows discharge for workers five days away without good cause, and CIO Director Anthony J. Fedoroff said the union is powerless to block the dismissals.
Residents of Maxwell Drive and West Street oppose a proposed housing site in Titusville, arguing it would depress property values and raise city service costs especially for water. A protest is planned to Washington on behalf of a local property owners group, while some addressed the council about the general defense housing issue. The report notes surrounding community events, a birthday gathering for Willis Burlingame, and local notices.
Public sale on Monday February 24 at 12 30 p m on the Gates farm four miles south of Corry and one mile north of Lindsey Hollow offers four choice cows two to freshen soon one 18 month old heifer calves from high producing cows one black gelding weighing about 1400 pounds one set heavy harness four walking plows and farming implements including spring tooth harrow smoothing harrow sulky cultivator horse cultivator shovel plow grain binder mowing machine hay rake hay rack and potash.
Washington Republicans discuss drafting former senator John Townsend of Delaware as national chairman to replace Joseph W. Martin who plans to resign. Townsend previously chaired the Republican Senate Campaign Committee in 1953 and 1958. Harrisburg notes state aid for hospitals with subsidies totaling 5044 to eligible county hospitals for period ending last November Join.
Pittsburgh produce demand was very slow with apples at 7 cars and steady, potatoes at 27 cars steady. Buffalo livestock notes hogs 400 with little activity, cattle steady with common steers around 8.60 and cows 5.80 to 8.75, calves 90, and sheep scarce with good and choice around 11.00 for 5 pounds. Crawford Road Project: The Department of Highways awarded four road and bridge contracts, including Route 200 in Bloomfield township and a Mosey Run bridge between Lincoinville and Lakeville, amounting to 15,795 dollars.
In Norrig town two sisters died minutes apart after a house fire at a Fatty Otter street. Mrs. Buza Eipatrick, 60, died at 11:20 a.m. yesterday, with another sister Thar Hater found dead nearby. New York stocks opened slightly lower but recovered to mid-day. listed are several industrials and utilities with modest gains.
A small, garbled passage mentions a signment or assignment and a person named Jo with a lascivious tone. The readable bits suggest a casual, possibly personal record rather than a formal notice, leaving many specifics unclear.
Fragmentary text from a local public notice lacks clear names dates or actions. Readable portions suggest a government or district context with incomplete details. No definite outcome or deadline can be determined from the available words.
A garbled OCR fragment references a towerhouse context with names like Mercer, Oakville, and Crawit. The readable bits hint at a local history note or community item, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear events or actions to summarize into a full report.
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