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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
1
The readable text references a coroner, an investigation into a death, and mentions occupants and a school context. Names, locations, dates, and concrete details are missing or garbled, leaving an incomplete account of the event and its official handling.
Report covers Oliver Stanley’s move to War Minister and Reith’s appointment to Information, with Hore-Belisha and McMilling resignations noted. Also details Senate approval of Rupert H. Jackson as attorney general despite no protests, plus social rumors and a Nevada wedding between Diuns Lees and William Powell.
A speculative feature selects the machinery industry as the most sensational outlook for 1940. The piece highlights machinery, shipyards, aviation, and chemicals with strong demand, noting that orders rise as war prep accelerates and production peaks approach.
COPENHAGEN Jan 6 Sweden urged an explanation of Russian submarine activity in the Gulf of Bothnia after the Fenris coastal steamer was shelled and set afire while en route from Stockholm to Holmslund. Crew saved by lighthouse workers said the submarine appeared Russian. The Swedish government protested to Moscow and tightened entry defenses at the Aaland Islands amid a strained neutral stance in the Russo Finnish war context. The incident follows a December 12 shelling of a German ship at a similar spot.
In a year of expanding business, mills and shipyards push machinery production up. Experts cite rising interest rates, higher labor costs, and supply constraints as headwinds. Strong demand from manufacturing sectors sustains activity and supports new investments in equipment.
Harrisburg January 6 Property and Supplies Secretary Roger W Rowland said senator William J Eros D Lawrene county never asked him about a state dynamite contract awarded to the firm The New Castle office filed the bids Broe said he had nothing to do with the bidding or awarding of the contract and the bids were filed by the companys New Work office
Utah Democrat William H. King moved to draft a 25 million dollar reconstruction loan for Finland. He said the measure would be introduced in the Senate next week, likely provoking strong opposition from isolationist lawmakers and fueling a potential congressional battle over neutrality.
The Corry mailing list reports 25 and 20 dollars contributed to the Finnish Relief Fund. Small gifts are being sent to New York headquarters, with further contributions encouraged at the city’s doorway. Dispatches describe evacuations of 500 refugees to western Finland, underscoring dollars spent feeding, clothing, and sheltering the needy. Dorsey Stephens, ex Belgian Relief official, praises refugee gratitude.
Washington reports Republican lawmakers push for an independent Senate investigation into President Roosevelt's budget and national defense expenditures. Senator Borah says defense needs are computed in a haphazard fashion and urges prompt study before the danger grows.
Butler Pennsylvania January Dr Chas S Miller president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College was convicted for the second time on charges of misfeasance and nonfeasance in office in relation to disposal of college mines and property. Judge Wilson postponed sentencing after a conference of prosecutors and defense lawyers as Miller faces retrial.
Hollywood report states Dorothy Mackaye 38 wife of actor Paul Kelly died after an automobile overturning in fog. Police noted she was injured Tuesday night, then taken to hospital. she succumbed by Thursday, leaving Kelly grief stricken as details emerge.
Wilner W. Doe Waterhouse of Corry announces as a Republican candidate for the State Assembly in Erie County’s Third District. John Yanallsburg, a Republican rival, is not seeking re election, while Waterhouse plans an active campaign with nominating petitions. Supporters cite his county treasurer bid as proof of strength in a condensed district.
In Harrisburg on January 1 Chief Justice John W Kep hart announced his Republican senatorial candidacy to a mixed reception. Democrats push for renomination amid hopes of a wide open contest as questions rise whether the announcement triggers a primary fight. Local political figures express skepticism about the field and the impact on the party’s direction.
A severe cold wave swept the mid coast area with temperatures plunging across regions from Des Moines to Philadelphia. Readings dropped to near single digits in some spots while nearby cities reported teens to low 20s as wind chills intensified the cold.
The article outlines Charles M. Schwab's waning influence amid Pittsburgh's industrial struggles, notes his 1948 Pulitzer connection via Ray Sprig, and details a court case in Union City where Jesse Allen was found guilty after a December collision on Laith and Geyer streets, with an appeal pending before Alderman G B Barli.
Weather could not dampen the Twelfth Night observance in Corry as about four hundred children and many adults attended. A large display of Christmas trees lined Wright Street, and despite subzero temperatures, the turnout was described as a remarkable success by A. M. Reitayl chairman, who led the event.
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