27 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text references Gatun Dam water and an auction context involving a colonel. Details are unclear, with garbled terms about locks, operation, and a young student. The readable bits suggest a historical note on water works and a planned auction action.
Golden Rule Club president Frank VanTassel announced committees for the coming year at the February meeting in the VFW Home. Richard Rossbacher, Willard Cox, and Melvin Cobbett lead Membership. James Carrig, Morris Chopin, and R. Laurence Davison chaired Censor. W. Cox, Rossbacher, Glin Bracken, and Frank Whiteley ran Greet ing. Olin Bracken heads Vigilance. W. P. Lombard, Worth Hambnd, Olin Bracken oversee Industrial. A committee including Waite, Hambnd, Chapby, Nest, Powell, and Rossbacher will discuss regional WPA project plans with Corry group, while the club will continue sponsoring the WPA housekeeping project. Audit report shows 1929 profit of $146.46. March dinner committee listed for Wing Willi, Community Loan, McCracken Pharmacy, Murphy Co., Hammond Elevator, Root’s Furniture, Crawford MM, Woods, Sunoco, Nast, Holly Wallpaper.
A spectacular general alarm blaze swept the four story Hotel Mur ner in Reading today. Loss was estimated at 945,000 as guests fled their rooms. Five men were overcome during the effort and one collapsed at the hospital. Fire reportedly started in a front area of the building. Local news notes rapid spread and danger to the business district.
City Council, after a three hour session, moves to appoint a deputy tax collector by late March or early April to aggressively pursue back taxes totaling over 390 000. The plan aims to reduce delinquent tax debt and unlock city assets for development. Council continues studying the problem and potential legislative action to empower property turnover to private hands for tax collection purposes.
United Press reports Pittsburgh political scene as Walter A. Tobin stalls decisions on running as a Democratic senatorial candidate amid uncertainty over support from the party. Philadelphia Democratic Chairman Kelly tells associates of potential candidates and party dynamics. Berlin reports say a British warplane based in Helsoland area was shot down by German forces.
STOGEHOLM Feb 27 The 3,652 ton Swedish steamer Buenos Aires was taken to Bremerhaven after its capture just beyond Sweden’s territorial waters near Gothenburg. The ship, bound for South America with pulp, was seized by a German naval vessel.
Pennsylvania fiscal officers face potential refund of over 50 million dollars in unemployment relief disbursements as a suit challenging the 1935 cigaret levy proceeds to Dauphin County court next month. Stephano Brothers of Philadelphia, a camera brand, is cited in the suit claiming the emergency levy per ten cigarettes is unconstitutional under uniformity tax rules.
Albany February 2 A large Republican majority in the New York senate passed a memorial urging Congress to pass a law barring a president from serving a third term. The measure, tied to national issues, seeks to protect the people from potential consolidation of power, with both houses reportedly aligned.
United States under secretary of state Sumner Welles, after meeting Mussolini in Rome, continues to Berlin for talks with Adolf Hitler. Berlin expects a possible second meeting with Hitler while London and Paris stress Allied resistance to any peace moves. Myron C. Taylor presents Vatican credentials to Pope Pius XII to aid papal peace efforts.
Harrisburg February 27 The restoration of the tax qualification for voting a prereq taxed by a 1934 constitutional amendment appears unlikely to be completed before November 1941 The discussion arose as the State Elections Bureau noted revived interest spurred by U S Senator Joseph P Guffey who accused the 1939 Republican legislature of approving a preliminary move to restore the poll tax The controversy centered on the actions of lawmakers and the timing of restoring voting privileges amid political fights in Philadelphia and statewide districts
British air ministry reports two German planes shot down off the Forth and near the northwest coast as RAF planes conducted reconnaissance over Berlin, Heligoland, and western Germany. German flights over French territory were extensive. French anti aircraft fire drove them back. Britain also captured the steamship Wahehe. In Finland the Red Army pressed along the Mannerheim line with 200,000 troops reportedly advancing toward Vyborg as Copenhagen warned of Soviet moves.
Merchant members of the Gold Rule Club voted at their monthly dinner meeting to distribute trade stimulants via coupons. Three SHC ratios will be awarded with each 26 cent purchase at merchant stores, funded by the club. W W Waterhouse proposed a ticket plan, now being arranged for distribution. the move is aimed at stimulating trade and may lead to a future larger award.
Senate figures from Idaho Iowa and Indiana press President Roosevelt to declare his 1940 plans for the Democratic Party while others advocate silence to avoid intra party strife. GOP senators in New York push memorial against a third term as Roosevelt returns from a Canal Zone tour.
A new storm moved in from the west and blanketed western Pennsylvania with one to three inches of snow in a few hours. The Weather Bureau warned of continued snow today and tonight with rising temperatures. Motorists faced slick dangerous highways as light snowfall persisted.
A Republican backed election reform package failed in the New Jersey Assembly after a split among Republicans and a few Democrats. The bills would have required election commissioners in Hudson and Middlesex counties to allow inspection of records by candidates or courts, and mandated stricter handling of name slips with voting machines.
Madison Wis Feb 27 Nomination papers for Vice President John N Garner were filed with the secretary of state in Wisconsin for the presidential primary in April. A slate of convention delegates pledged to support Garner accompanied the filing making Wisconsin the first testing ground of his strength against President Roosevelt.
The Pennsylvania revenue department discarded 45 000 license numbers to prevent any single plate from being distinguished by political influence. The elimination removed initial two letter and mixed series from AA to ZZ 99 and numeric oddities such as 10 000 and 20 000 00001. High officials previously held the lowest numbers, and plates like HELIO and HE were retired as part of a broad reform.
Dr Horace D Perlman a formerly wealthy obstetrician in Philadelphia today pleaded guilty to one of the arsenic murders attributed to the syndicate. Judge Edwin O Lewis noted he could be convicted of first degree murder and electrocuted after review by the panel.
Local contests for Spring elections show party committees to file petitions soon as April primaries approach. Democratic leaders expect most city committee members to seek re election with some shifts possible. State and federal races loom large with candidates for county and state offices launching campaigns and Republican nominations forming. The Spring primaries are set for April 23 with registration closing May 23. A Philadelphia churchmen conference gathers two hundred Protestant leaders for a national study on justice and goodwill.
American film critics rate Goodbye Mr Chips as the outstanding picture of 1939. Robert Donat named best actor and Bette Davis cited as best actress for her role in Dark Victory and other works in the top ten list. The poll lists classics such as Stagecoach The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind among the year’s best.
A report from Harrisburg discusses a delayed parole petition and its relation to an escape case involving youth inmates. The article notes transfer considerations to a state industrial school, with Welfare officials and the secretary of welfare weighing in on parole prospects and safety implications.
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