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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment suggests a wartime or local incident near a Pennsylvania shop, with phrases about arms and an ominous pace. The readable bits imply a chaotic event or policy note, but details are unclear and names or dates are not recoverable.
Kane Pa June 10 One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment members may form a ski patrol due to ski proficiency. Training planned at Indiantown Gap with expert instructors to teach downhill racing slalom and jumping. Federal funds allocated to Pennsylvania Guardsmen for winter maneuvers. War Department says training tests snow navigation and trains small patrol units.
Clarion Pa January 1 Former District Attorney M H Davis and Burgess R R Whitmer were appointed by Judge Harry M Rimer to defend Frank Leroy Derolph 43 auto mechanic Youngstown Ohio charged with the double killing of R L Wentling and his son Ronald Lee 12 at their rural home near Wentlings Corners on December 27 1940. Derolph to be arraigned next week before Justice James J Arner on the murder charge with the case to go before the Clarion county grand jury February 17.
Harrisburg January 10 Commonwealth officials estimate that 25000 state employees two thirds of the payroll would be under civil service if five more departments are brought under the merit system. Governor James seeks to extend competitive exams administered by two civil service boards to the State Motor Police Health and Welfare Departments and Fish and Game Commissions. This would add nearly 10000 workers to civil service and lift the total salaried workforce under civil service to about 25182, with a September 30 1939 grand total of 36191 including Social Security Board staff.
Leotard A. Curtis of Rochester identified his son Lloyd L. Curtis, 47, of Rochester as the man killed in a dynamite explosion in the Ford Hotel lobby. Detectors said three ten inch sticks caused the blast ignited by a crude device with dry cell batteries and lamp-like wiring. Curtis, unemployed and father of five, died instantly. body to be sent to Rochester.
The text notes 9 600 workers under the merit system in labor and industry with others in public assistance and liquor control, and recalls past resistance to blanket civil service fees. It mentions attempts in 1949 and 1937 by Senator Jacob Tallman and Democrats, with lawmakers in control of both branches turning down a bill from Rep. Sam Wales.
Names of defendants from Venango and nearby counties received varied terms after pleading guilty. Sentences included three months to a year in Venango county jail or Allegheny county workhouse, with fines from $20 to $30 and costs. Franklin youths white and Bradon received one year at Allegheny workhouse and one year at Huntingdon reformatory.
Union City resident Jan W.J. Fox was critically injured yesterday in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a hit-and-run crash. Fox suffered a crushed ankle injuries and other trauma, with authorities seeking witnesses.
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