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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
1
A jumble of names, places, dates, and events from a local paper fragment. Items reference a memorial church, a fatal burn, a manslaughter auto crash, council meetings, and various individuals including Mrs. Mitchell and John. Details are incomplete and scattered throughout the muddled text.
Sixteen thousand Russian soldiers were cut off by Finnish forces on the Salla front near the Arctic circle, with reports of a larger Finnish victory at Suomusaimi and possible isolation of 10,000 troops at Petsamo and Murmansk. Dispatches cite Wikkel mining region actions and tightened Finnish advances threatening retreat routes.
Police probe an attempted theft at Studebaker Garage owned by Walter H. Merrick on West South Street. A car jammed halfway through the rear exit after being rammed in, abandoned by four suspects who fled. The ignition on, battery drained, neighbors questioned as investigators seek clues.
Mildred Delores Davis, a seven pound three ounce girl born at 1715 hours at Corry hospital, is named winner of the 1940 baby contest sponsored by the Daily Evening Journal and local merchants. She will receive gifts from fourteen Corry businesses including a solid gold baby ring, baby portraits, clothing, furniture, and daily milk from Model Dairy. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Davis of 127 Third Avenue.
Harry H. Chapman, 28, of Broadhead Wisconsin, was arrested in Union City for an alleged attack on a 12 year old girl near Hammett Erie county. He faced further charges including assault and battery and defrauding a boarding house keeper. Corp Charles Sorok aided the investigation as Chapman remained in Erie county jail awaiting hearings.
Berlin protests Uruguayan internment of the German merchant ship Tacoma and crew. Uruguayan authorities ready to reject German protest and proceed with detention for the duration of the war, per reports from Montevideo.
United Press reports a 25 cent per barrel increase in Pennsylvania crude oil. Effective yesterday the Buckeye is priced at 2.75, Southwest Penn Pipe at 2.40, and Eureka Pipe Lines unchanged. The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency of We Boul Penn Oil Co announced the adjustment in Pittsburgh on January 3.
Joseph Williams, former Erie mayor, is named chief clerk of the registration commission replacing Way. Fred Taylor, who opposed McCord, becomes personal property tax collector replacing Austin O'Brien. Ralph C. Benedict and Estelle Hunt stay. Tuco Held reappointed county solicitor. William Supplee remains county engineer. Grover Weigel keeps voting machine custodian. Robert Dageril named sealer of weights and measures. Mrs G A Shea and Carlton Smith assigned to Corry offices. further turnover in registration and property departments.
Britain announced six additional classes aged 18 to 27 were called up in a royal proclamation. They will register and be ready for three days notice, part of a broader mobilization plan expected to involve about three million young soldiers as war looms. Approximately 70,000 youths answered the calls, two-thirds mobilized, joining regulars, reserves, and auxiliaries already mobilized.
London reports that Unity Freethman-Mitford, a 25-year-old British noblewoman described as a friend of Adolf Hitler, traveled home from Germany by ambulance train via Switzerland. Rumors of a November suicide attempt were unconfirmed, with scattered foreign press amplifying the claim.
United Press reports that Republicans and anti New Deal Democrats discuss blocking a third term as the 1940 platform endorses the New Deal. Alfred E. Smith signals he would bolt the ticket again if FDR is renominated, while Roosevelt's popularity grows amid debates on spending and regulatory reforms.
Information from Biré and North Ireland indicates the Irish Republican Army plans serious outbreaks for the new year and would seek aid from Germany if possible. HQ at 15 Lovmnnex Ulster sent questionnaires to units asking what role they would play in event of an invasion, not linked to a British invasion of Biré.
Paris dispatch reports patrol activity resumed on the western front after bad weather halted operations. Forces pushed back, with military authorities noting resumed patrols and continued frontline activity despite snow and rough conditions.
Corry hosts a Twelfth Night tree burning and procession on Friday, weather closes roads with a foot of snow across western Pennsylvania. Two deaths linked to the cold are reported as authorities warn motorists on drifted back roads. The event features a citywide parade route, a Christmas tree collection, and possible participation by the Corry High School band.
Washington January 3 Secretary Cordell Hull and William J. Vance vigorously protested to Great Britain over interference with American mails on the high seas. The protest, sent by the U S embassy in London on instructions from the State Department, warned that such actions must stop and that the department expects early assurances the interference has ended. The missive referenced British authorities halting mail from aboard American and neutral ships, with most documents addressed to Germany and some directed to neutral ports.
London reports three ships sunk during the New Year weekend. The Luna, a 1,400 ton Norwegian seamer, was torpedoed without warning. The La Delfino, a 4,072 ton tanker, was mined and beated on the east coast with no crew casualties. The Boxhill, a 5,677 ton freighter, exploded in the North Lea Sunday, one crew member lost.
Two new clerical assistants begin city office duties as Hazel Marker becomes city engineer office clerk and J Frederick Kinley to the collector and treasurer clerk role. Merker takes over from Ethel Beckwith in the city engineer office while Kinley replaces Clifton Weber in the collector and treasurer offices. The changes were part of a municipal reorganization approved by City Council, with other executives reappointed and departmental heads designated.
A United Press survey reports more than 300 people died by violence during the Christmas holiday period across the United States. Auto crashes, fires, train wrecks, suicides, drownings, and other violent deaths accounted for the tally, with California and Pennsylvania each noting two fatalities. An incident in Illinois involved a collision damaging a Central trains, while a Perth Amboy, New York tragedy claimed other lives. A snow storm off the North Carolina coast prompted safety fears though no deaths were confirmed.
Pittsburgh Jan 2 United Press reports 85 year old councilman P J McArdle a political veteran and former head of the Amalgamated Association of Tron sts and Tin Workers died yesterday at home after a heart ailment. He suffered a Christmas Day attack and had been unconscious five days. Burial is planned for Thursday.
Philadelphia police search eight states for a raven-haired South American singer linked to the murder of a 23 year old woman. Miss Anna Oserlowski, roommate, described cafe outings until midnight Saturday and a phone call by the victim before she vanished. The roommate found the body smothered and mutilated after returning to the room.
The Finnish forces trapped and destroyed a Russian division of about 18 000 men near Lake Kinnia, with temperatures below 40 below zero aiding the plan. Despite initial resistance, several thousand Russians died or scattered into forests, while Finnish patrols closed in and seized the terrain.
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