24 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1941
Page
1
The text appears as a fragmented note mentioning economy markets and agriculture. It references a referendum, cooperatives, carryover and a date February 22. Names and full context are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Fifteen people stranded after a flight went down in the Sechura desert are rescued near Lima, Peru. Three travelers alone faced sixty miles of desert on a trek for help, including John Lear, Hugh Wells, and Herman Baumann. They endured thirst, heat, and sand, with only a banana and soda for sustenance.
Montreal February 24 wartime search ongoing for four military airmen and Sir Frederick Banting after a Friday takeoff. The crew included Capt Joseph Greebton Mackey navigator William Bird and William Swaltham with Banting aboard. Authorities offered no location, noting possible oversea travel along eastern Canada or remote Maritimes regions.
Hitler warned enemies of a joint German Italian submarine campaign to begin next month and announced an expanded U boat effort that allegedly sent 90 000 tons of enemy ships to the bottom in the last two days He claimed 215 000 tons destroyed in total while promising new submarine types and intensified warfare to follow from the Hofbrau House in Munich as he hailed NSDAP achievements and mocked Wilson era promises.
A bomb exploded early today near Vine Avenue pool room in Sharon injuring no one inside. John Budeska, owner, lived above the business and reported shattered windows and a doorway damaged by the blast. Patrolmen detected the odor of burned gunpowder on arrival.
CIO steel workers authorized a strike at Bethlehem Steel's Lackawanna plant in New York to protest lockouts and cuts. About 14,000 workers are employed. the plant is a defense producer with roughly 5.5 billion dollars in defense contracts. Union officials set a conference to decide when the strike order will be issued.
President Roosevelt prolongs holiday at Hyde Park and plans to return to Washington the next day after delaying departure from his weekend retreat.
Westbrook Pegler, a newspaper columnist, testified before the House Judiciary Committee that government policy has forced workers into unions to hold legal jobs and that unions are not always honestly run. He described wheat he labeled racketeering by union officials and said the government bears no obligation to shield members from bad administration in organizations it compels people to join.
Corry and surrounding Chautauqua county towns enjoyed relief from last week’s heavy snow, with eight to ten foot drifts in places and many roads reopened. Rural schools at Clymer and Spartansburg resumed after several days of suspension as conditions improved and fatalities from the storm rose to more than a dozen across Pennsylvania.
About fifty Corry area veterans joined a national defense registration led by Lieutenant Elmer G. Garrier Post No. 365 American Legion Saturday. The event, aimed at assessing veterans for patriotic defense work, was held at the Corry post office with Postmaster James P. Sullivan handling registrations. Public invited to visit the State Armory to watch Company A drills as they prepare to depart Wednesday for Indian town Gap. The armory was open for visitors. United States aim to repatriate Americans urged to leave Bangkok Thailand. about 200 Americans in country urged to return home by U.S. Minister Hugh G. Grant.
Canadian Press report from Longueuil Quebec details a truck carrying ice-cutters that broke through ice on the St. Lawrence River near Longueuil. Nine men drowned, with two rescued. authorities note 13 to 14 men were aboard, all in heavy clothing, making swimming unlikely.
Former Pennsylvania governor George H. Karlefold recounts a Sofia cafe incident during a press gathering. He says a German at a nearby table angrily protested the orchestra playing the tune Tipperary and hurled a wine bottle, striking his forearm and leaving a bruise as he defended Bulgaria's neutral stance.
Washington Feb 24 Senator Clark of Idaho warned that passing the British aid bill with an overwhelming majority would amount to a declaration of war though he mocked the label. He spoke in an address prepared for the Senate and stressed the lease‑lend framing.
British Mediterranean Fleet fends off German low level raiders as warships and escort vessels protect a convoy in the central Mediterranean. Anti aircraft barrages and fighter planes claim five Nazi attackers while a 4000 ton freighter is reported sunk. British headquarters say operations near Juba river region in Italian Somaliland are developing, with Margherita and the Geill bridgehead seized north of the occupied area.
Boltz a 31 year old financial counsellor who pleaded guilty to defrauding clients of more than 500,000 was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in the Eastern Penitentiary Judge Alessandroni rejected mercy appeals calling the case one of the most shocking in court history His wife attended the crowded courtroom Investigators estimate the total loss to clients around 2 500 000 as Boltz stood accused of stock market fraud in Philadelphia.
The 13th quartermaster unit leads a parade to Pennsyvania military reservation, first complete National Guard unit here for federal service. Harrisburg and nearby towns supply clothing and food. a five mile camp hosts free movie shows and a regular movie circuit for troops arriving next week.
Tokyo reports a second one day extension of the armistice between Siam and French Indochina, extending to March 7. Mediators and delegates held talks amid offers and counteroffers on Laos and Cambodia, with France reportedly resisting Thai territorial demands.
Japanese ambassador Hamaya Shigemitsu met Prime Minister Churchill in London seeking clarification of Britain's Far East stance. The meeting occurred without Foreign Secretary Eden, who is in the Middle East, after Shigemitsu also conferred with the Turkish ambassador to London.
About 200 tickets sold for a farewell dinner at St Edward’s tonight at 6 15 for members of Company A and selectees. Mayor Hep ler will present gifts with gifts from Corry citizens to trainees already at camp. James Lonergan directs a varied program with entertainers Henry DeEuginio Fred Kruth and others. Public invited to attend and kits sold via the ticket sale.
Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Savcoglu warns Ankara will resist any aggression against its territorial integrity or independence. In a related note, Frank Chatter of Wattsburg is elected president of the Erie County Rural Letter Carriers Association as it marks its 24th anniversary, with Chester Harrington named vice president, George Jackson secretary, and Lea Whitman treasurer.
A white frame farmhouse near a Kentucky county seat became the scene of a surprise quadruplet birth. Dr. John Tucker and Dr. Burt Zinnamon arranged an ambulance to transfer Mildred and Marine and their siblings to Louisville’s City hospital, with the mother reported to be doing nicely. Neighbors learned of the event as Lasley family members scrambled to care for the other eight children.
Senator La Follette warned that the Britain aid bill would grant the president power to declare war with only Congress allowed to approve. He argued Britain was not fighting America’s war and urged focusing on home defenses. He said the bill means war and would bring death on the seas.
The debate centers on a lease-lead measure the administration says grants authority for undeclared action abroad, with supporters urging quick Senate passage and House concurrence before the weekend. Critics label the bill an authorizing of war, arguing it abandons neutrality and harms democracy. the administration contends it ensures commercial supremacy and ties to the President’s wartime powers. The AP poll suggests a Senate majority leaning in favor, though some uncommitted members seek amendments before voting.
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