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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
3
Fragmentary text hints at a local filing or watch note involving taxes and an electrical utility. Mentions 6,000,000 annual taxes and a tax reduction, with scattered references to a person, a pet, police, and a possible incident. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
The scene shows Representatives Gavagan and Mitchell in discussion over the pending anti lynching bill. Arthur V. Michel is quoted charging the Republicans with trying to buy back the Negro vote as the bill moves through the House to counter a Senate filibuster.
Erie officials and two Washington housing experts arrived to review a proposed 1.8 million dollar national program for Erie. Milton Fischer and George Fischer met with the Erie housing board and local authorities to assess replacing congested or deteriorated structures while avoiding a slum problem. A final funding decision was not yet assured.
Corryites participate in an All District Orchestra at Strong Vincent High School with 102 musicians from 21 schools in northwestern Pennsylvania. Corry will send 6 members, led by Carleton Chaffee, to ENectlay for rehearsals. Guest conductors include Guy Fraser Harrison and Ralph Rush.
Charley Gorton the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed two women at 9th and Blaze Streets on the night of December 27 1939 pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter before Judge Miles B this week and received a deferred sentence plus court costs of 78 35. He admitted the single count involving Miss Anna Warfel while Mrs Lenora Arbuckle is noted as a second victim not included in the charge. Two others Joseph Calgler and Mike Danko pleaded guilty to breaking into a store at 1033 West 6th Street Christmas day and stealing 47 50 in cash and a reelver. Judge Elmer L Evans ordered indefinite terms. In the State Training School for Boys at Hudstington
The Illinois Milk Control Commission reported 2800 in underpayments and delinquencies to milk producers during November 1939. Audits and investigations pushed total refunds since August 1 1839 beyond 44000. The bureau also logged about 800 price investigations that month with 282 producers and 475 dipaters interviewed and 140 conferences held.
In Drie on January 11 Mayor Binder announced tag enforcement orders to the traffic bureau to fix no tags except with a legitimate excuse. The action follows a decline in tag usage over seven years and a related audit, with prosecutions under Milk Control enforcement. The bureau oversees auditing licensing testing and price enforcement.
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