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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
6
Local readers learn Kenneth Knoll manager of the Warren state liquor store is on leave due to a serious illness. The report notes his absence affects city residents who know him, while also detailing upcoming civic notices and registration reminders for Corry voters.
Seven men from Crawford Mercer and more counties faced long sentences for theft ring crimes in Meadville Pennsylvania as Judge Olife Rent delivered terms totaling up to five years. Ralph Culver received the harshest penalty a 2 4-0-5 year term in the western penitentiary plus a $50 fine and costs. Tracey Culver 18 was committed to the industrial school with a $50 fine. Lawrence Steelsmith got 1 to 16 years in the Allegheny County workhouse with a $50 fine. Robert Mushrush 17 drew 4 to 5 years in the workhouse and a $40 fine. James Bras 16 received six months in county jail and a $25 fine. Edward Morian one count six months in county jail and a $25 fine. Seventeen more offenders were sentenced later. two others pled guilty but recanted and will stand trial in May.
The Consumers Bread Company of Erie, operating as 432 West 9th, suspended operations Saturday night leaving 61 workers unemployed. President and treasurer A W Andrews cited payroll, taxes, and high costs as the cause and indicated plans to pursue bankruptcy or place the firm in receivership. The company employed 12 trucks in wholesale baking and had supplied local stores, formerly known as the Erie Baking Company.
A Works Progress Administration sewing project at the Post Office building employs about twenty two Cory women, possibly rising to forty, producing a wide range of garments. Wages exceed a thousand dollars, funded by business sponsors and relief programs, with plans for two shifts to boost employment.
William Van Natten, 81, of Reno, was killed when the car he rode in went out of control on a slippery highway west of Franklin. He was thrown from the vehicle, suffering chest and head injuries, and died at the hospital shortly after 6. The accident occurred at 5:45 PM as the party headed to Akron. Van Natten was a retired railroad worker.
Four people injured in a Feb 445 crash near a bas roadway when two trucks collided. Among the injured were Midoeten Mack, 16, of East Wilinyerun, and Mrs Ethel Stony, 21, of Peach steel, with concussions and facial injuries. Another man, Doriniely Russe, 20, of Ma honing, reportedly suffered knee trauma, while John Loinhiyde, 22, of Mahoning, sustained unspecified injuries. A bystander, P. Hilly of Cleveland, assisted at the scene along West 7th Street.
EH Feb 27 A total of 90 cases were placed on the civil court trial list for the next session opening at 10 p m Monday March 4 in the county courthouse. The docket includes minor traumatic injuries and divorce actions with the largest sum sought in Lloyd Mr Ery v New York Central Railroad at 50 000. Also notes a Rocky Charles Pry minor and Irene Outwaite case. Plus Spring Primary notice for Erie County with nominations for national and state offices on April 2 1940 and party delegate counts for Democrat and Republican parties.
The American Red Cross thanks Mrs Charles Stewant and volunteers including Baptist Ladies Aid Society and Mrs Ella King for refugee refitting and sock knitting. Massachusetts strikes in 1919 18 cited from Columbia University Press study. German sentiment and war stamp refusals sparked shop floor walkouts. Russian inspectors at New England Westinghouse plants in Springfield and Chicopee walked out over democracy terms. In 2017, 200 woolspinners struck over a German观点 perceived employer nationality.
Market report shows steady to mixed movement across wholesale produce, with apples and cabbage near steady while onions and potatoes display varied pricing. East Buffalo livestock bids show hogs and cattle trading steady to strong, with steers and cows reflecting healthy demand and specific weight categories highlighted by buyers.
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