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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1941
Page
1
An accident near Johnsonburg injures two people, one with possible forearm and ankle injuries. Rescuers transport to Rudgwity hospital for observation and further care. Police investigate as authorities report the incident occurred near Elm Street and involve local transit aides.
Disjointed quotes recount a tense interview scene with Clay and others. The prose hints at fatigue, emotions, and a fading willingness to engage. Names and clear events are obscured by garbled text, leaving a fragmentary sense of pursuit and reflection.
Two U S Navy bombing planes each with two men aboard disappeared during a training flight off California. Navy officials declined to identify crew. search teams on a destroyer and coast guard boat scoured the sea between Carlsbad and Ensenitas in drizzle as reports of explosions and lights surfaced from multiple areas.
Three hundred twenty three attendees packed St Edward's hall for a farewell dinner honoring 323 guests including 94 enlisted men and officers of Company A 112th Infantry and sailors. Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary served a roast pork meal as toastmaster Olin W. Bracken saluted unit history and local guardsmen, with entertainment by Henry and Mae De Eugene and others and Mayor Hepler presenting kits from community clubs.
A wartime medical mission ends in disaster as Sir Frederick Banting dies in a crash near Musgrave Harbour Newfoundland. Navigator William Bind and William Shailham also perished. Survivor Joseph C. Mackey of Kansas City remains and ski planes scour the remote area to reach him and recover bodies.
A mother Rose Loner aged 20 and her children Margaret 7 and John 4 were found dead in a 12 room woollen home in Middlesex County New Jersey after a morning blaze destroyed the house. Neighbors following cries tried to assist but flames blocked escape. Local authorities investigated the swift fire.
In Athens on February 25 Greece said it would tarry the fight against Mussolini's forces until Michalian troops are out of Albania. The government spokesman quoted the army's cry drive the Italians into the sea and rejected premature truce proposals. He cited Greek losses as heavy with about twenty thousand Italians captured and 26 officers and 497 men hospitalized or treated.
A special DC grand jury reviewing 1940 campaign expenditures reported no basis for indictments. Leaders from Democratic and Republican camps testified as the panel noted immense sums spent but said expenditures likely did not violate the law. The body sat since December 3, absorbing testimony from about 100 witnesses.
In New Kensington Pennsylvania a young unemployed husband shot his estranged wife Elizabeth Grabawski, 18, at her father's home after grabbing their three month old baby. He admitted the shooting to police and faces charges. In Mercer County, James P. Greenwalt, 45, was killed when an Erie passenger train hit his car at a Sharpsville street crossing, marking the third grade crossing fatality in Mercer County in days.
Washington reports fresh talk of a filibuster as two more senators Murray and Barbour push for immediate passage of the British aid bill. An unnamed opponent warns of objection, while Wheeler warns of records if night sessions occur. Menu urges two restitutions limiting naval transfers and denying troop authority beyond this hemisphere.
Harrisburg Feb 25 The House debated Rep Albert L O Connor proposal to probe blast furnace slag as highway material seeking a six man committee to study costs durability and department changes enabling wider slag use The plan would fund 10000 for inquiries amid industry concerns about slag versus crushed stone costs and performance Powder plant blast at LuPont Pompton Lakes N J caused ten pounds of lead styphnate to explode during mixing no injuries 3000 in damage noted
London February 25 Fighter protected RAF bombers renewed their assault on the German held French coast after an overnight Brest attack. Air ministry said an enemy cruiser of the Hipper class is known to be lying. About 60 planes formed over the Channel with observers noting many more likely present.
Vichy France announces a new pro Nazi council with Marshal Petain designating leaders to a five man cabinet and expanded powers for the regime. The move aligns with German interests as Belgium and other territories feel the influence of collaborationist governance.
Chief of Police John D Flanigan led Erie Crawford and Venango County officers at the Federal building in Erie for a Monday afternoon conference with FBI and district authorities. Pittsburgh P E T chief S K McKie spoke on sabotage espionage and subversive activities as Burton R Land district attorney of Erie County urged county cooperation in the war against subversive elements and warned against witch hunts while stressing vigilance by local authorities in their communities.
In Harrisburg on February 2, the Senate Judiciary general committee prepares for a public hearing on a bill to bar the Communist party from the ballot. The bill's fate hinges on today’s 2 p.m. session after a bitter debate over party lines. Senator Anthony Cavalcante and Senator John Walker, initially in support, shift positions as six senators weigh recommitting the measure.
Former Maryland Governor Harry W. Nice died at 5 a.m. in Richmond after a heart attack at age 63 while visiting friends. He was en route from Florida to Baltimore with Mrs Nice. Surviving are son Harry W. Nice Jr. of Baltimore and sister Miss Mary J. Nice, also of Baltimore.
February 25 Churchill told Japan mediation was spurned in a war not about territory or material gains. R A Butler announced in Commons that Nas beely informed the prime minister conveyed the refusal, prompting cheers in the chamber.
Milon L Brown, former superintendent of schools in this city and Corry High School graduate, was appointed a supervisory education adviser in the Department of Public Instruction Harrisburg. Brown will receive a salary of 3600 dollars annually and has held vital educational posts under the WPA in this region. He is listed as a resident of Erie in the Harrisburg announcement.
London reports Britain’s blockade of Germany remains as effective as before the invasion of the Low Countries. Economic experts say supplies to occupied nations are exhausted and Germany faces shortages in oil, cotton, copper, rubber, and nickel despite a Japanese route aiding some trade.
Erie county commissioners announce the 1941 budget totaling 82 600 for condemnation costs of the city airport project. They withdraw from funding airport expansion, citing county duties and maintaining courthouse needs within current millage. Budget adoption now set for Friday.
State motor police have stepped up patrols on Pennsylvania highways. A driver on the Roosevelt highway between Corry and Union City was stopped for speeding and fined ten dollars plus costs of two dollars twenty five cents after a brief debate over jail terms. Officers warned motorists about unsafe passing on curves and icy roads, citing increased enforcement this past week.
CTO officials at Johnstown Pottstown Steelton and other Bethlehem Steel sites prepared for strike meetings to back a strike at the Lackawanna plant in Buffalo. Indications suggest coordinated support from other Bethlehem plants if the strike order is issued. Miner Killed in Tyin Rocks Tyin Rocks Tyin Rocks Big Bend mine Altoona Pa
Berlin reports a major sea attack with 25,000 tons of shipping sunk by Nezaval forces in a push aimed at halting Allied spring invasion plans. RAF formations pressed the assault while German claims of 215,000 tons total were disputed by British officials and the admiralty updated losses near the Azores convoy.
City churches join in annual World Day of Prayer Friday afternoon with services at the Methodist church at 2590 o'clock. Rev H Ray Harris Nestor of United Brethren and John Hallett missionary from Bolivia will speak. Music and a program accompany the observance organized by local church committees and national church agencies.
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