Feared Girl Victim Planned To Shoot Him
State Police Corporal Benjamin Franklin testified at his trial in Mauch Chunk Pa that he shot and fatally wounded Joan Stevens 14 after she threatened to blow his brains out He said he feared for his life and that the toy pistol involved turned out to be harmless The testimony details how he fired a fusillade into her body and described his state of mind during the incident in the Nesquehoning area Patrolman Edward Swatki and others were present at the scene The defendant glanced at his wife during the proceedings and stated I thought I was about ready to be killed.
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Allen B. Martin
United Press Ball
Mauch Chunk
Husky State Police
Benjamin Franklin
Joan Stevens
Franklin
Superior
Wis
Franklin Wnd
Edward Swatjs
Joan
Gin Motis
Fime
CORPYITE'S KIN LEAVES FINLAND
Mrs. G. Ruinesalo of 57 West Smith Street received a letter from relatives in Finland about their safety amid the war. Miss Karin Joutsimo, residing at Turku, sent the information revealing a December bill. Astrid Joutseno, another sister, toured the United States last spring and plans to stay near Turku with her daughter Anita and son Brick.
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G. 1. Ruinesalo
Westsmith Strep
Finland
Wartorn
Perorn
Turku
Finstird
Rusineealo
Anita
Brick
Pinland
Permits for 1940 Drivers License Applications Clarified
Motorists warned that all 1940 operators license applications must be filed by themselves as the Corry police stations report delays. The department enforces a 48 hour notice rule for address changes and urges drivers to secure new forms at the Westmith street station to prevent license expiration on January 1.
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Cory Yyw
Lcensew
Corry
Jesus
Department of Raviniie
Westmith Street
Trade barrier lift talks advance between Pa and N Y
Thirty seven officials from Pennsylvania and New York state, including cabinet officers, legislators, and representatives, met in a seven hour session to set basic principles for ending discriminatory trade barriers. They agreed to a resolution aimed at removing obstacles to commerce and to review existing regulations for possible reform.
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United
New York
Aylvania
New Cold Spell Ends Threat of January Thaw
City police and residents faced a night thaw that brought heavy ice and snow accumulations with rain turning to snow. Plumbers and roofers were in demand as drains were cleared and emergency repairs tackled. Forecasters warned of colder temperatures and possible more snow but no major flood threat expected.
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Oustness
Oli Streets
Center Street
Busiiness
River Tiwis
Oler
Corry Fegr
James Bars Relatives in State Hospitals and Prisons
James issues strict orders forbidding employment of relatives of officials in state hospitals and penitentiaries. Welfare Secretary Arthur Sweeney sent directives to superintendents wardens and officials in Commonwealth institutions to hire only with explicit gubernatorial authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Harrissurg
Shooting Victim Transported After Discharge Accident
Charles Wallace and 60 year old Lolo Gugin were injured by a hunting rifle discharge in Warren County. Wallace was shot in the shoulder and removed to Erie for treatment. Gugin shown improvement as doctors monitor recovery with care.
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Erie
Charles “E “Wallace
Lolo Gugin
Waren County
Warren Genthil Tropical
Banks Hear Tax Push After Supreme Court Ruling
The unemployment compensation division awaits about 1.2 million dollars in social security payroll payments from 82 Pennsylvania banks including Citizens and National banks. A state Supreme Court decision upholding the Commonwealth’s view that Federal Reserve members are taxable under the unemployment law triggers the funds. The Quaker City Trust Company cited as a tax case has already paid over 124 thousand dollars. state banks listed as Federal Reserve members employ between 7,500 and 10,000 people.
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Pennsylvania
Naional
Supreme Court
Common Wealth
Commonwealth Banks
Federal Reserve System
Fidelity Philadelphia
Tay
Quaker City ‘Trust Company
Hing
Mid Finland Selected for Major Push Across Front
Russian troops on Finland fronts reinforced by GPU units pushed toward the Gulf of Bothnia. Finns claim to have disrupted Russian preparations with ongoing fighting in Salla and along key roads toward Rovaniemi. Reports note Soviet paratroopers behind lines and sharp combat in Karelia while Finnish success in cutting supply lines stalls the winter offensive. British and German actions at sea continue as storms freeze ports and hamper supply routes.
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United Press
GPU
Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Salla
Rovan— Yemi
Petsamo
Copenhagen
Salki
Germany
Great Britain
British Isles
Keynes
Granta
England
Europe
Russia
Black Sea
Kéeslug
Danube
Denmark
Chan Fel
Dr Boddy of Oil City Dies
Dr E C Boddy 65 resident physician at Grand View Sanitorium died after a heart attack. He was to travel to Rochester when the attack struck. The report notes his prior illness and the planned trip. The brief mentions a separate local incident involving animal cruelty and a legal suit related to public assistance rulings.
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Niney
OO City
Rochester
E. C. Boddy
Grandview
Boddy
United
New York
Jai
Anthony
Henry Gillen
Gillen
Falls 60 Feet Unhurt in Office Window Drop
Henry Grabowski aged 23 fell sixty feet from a fifth story window at a downtown office building in England. He landed in a car roof and was uninjured aside from a raised back and contusions. Brest appeal case in San Francisco centers on parole for Harold Brest, awaiting federal penitentiary review.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Henry Grabowski
Ingland
Henry War
Brest
San Francisco
Anurt
Harold Brest
Bhavon
Mane Robber
Kid Wpar
Tiepelenee
al Waz Federal Penitentiary
Mine Blast in West Virginia Traps 63. 23 Bodies Recovered
Officials say 68 others dead after a coal mine explosion in Bartley West Virginia. Rescue crews recovered 23 bodies and 12 were removed from the third night chamber. Relatives stood in the cold as identification by wrist and neck tags is expected later.
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United Press
Bartley
West Va
E. L. Charmield
Tts
Chatfield
Anhalt 2S
McDowell County
Corry manufacturing plant to add new building in spring
The Corry damestown Manufacturing Cary Immy reports plans to erect another new addition to the plant early next spring just east of the Fall structure along Maple Avenue. The recent addition is partially occupied with finished parts and the firm expects to relocate and expand operations into the former Alexander laundry building as weather improves. Plans for a fourth building may begin concurrently to provide space for additional production machinery and equipment.
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Corry Damestown
Cary Immy
Ug Alexander Laundry
Dionnes to Exhibit at World's Fair This Year
Mayor LaGuardia announced the planned display of the Dionne quintuplets at the upcoming fair. A replica of their Ontario home will be shown near the former Soviet pavilion. The trip and exhibit have been coordinated with Fair Corporation chair Harvey Gibson, with only a few procedural issues remaining.
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United Press
Normw
San
LaGuardia
Onilentier
Onl
Union City Couple Awarded Four Thousand Forty Nine
A Crawford county court awarded Union City couple Mr and Mrs G Van Epps four thousand forty nine dollars in a damage suit against Harold Adams of Westbrook Township The case arose from an automobile crash on the Meattville Sargertown road Mrs Van Epps was injured The couple sought fifteen thousand dollars in damages Adams was a codefendant but the verdict named Abrams alone The trial lasted over two hours with the decision delivered at four yesterday afternoon
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Union City
G. van Epps
Crawfrd
Yelerdsy
Harold Adams
Westrook Township
Crawford County
Meattville- Sargertown
van Ops
Adams
Donnelly
Ahlon Clay
Abrams
Wah Eiggs
Corry checks shaving loans may be probed
A national move to aid wage earners with small personal loans draws attention to local practices accused of exploitative terms. Reports allege borrowers with $20 loans faced repayment of $25 to $40 within a week, sometimes using checks as threats. States vary in protections, with about sixteen having little or no law against high rates.
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NWRS
Pennsylvania
Uris
Motorist Nearly Collides With Corryite’s Truck
A Titusville motorist escaping serious injuries drove head-on into D W Gilmore’s.Watley truck at the Franklin and Walnut streets intersection in Titusville. The auto suffered major damage to the rear and right side while the corry man’s truck sustained only slight damage. Jack Daugherty of RD Oil City escaped with spinor bruises.
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Au Mobile
Watley of & Cowl
D. W. Gilmore
Jes
Titusville
Jack Daugherty
Oil City
Corry
Franklin and
Walnut Streets
Daugherty
War Threats Loom As Democracies Brace For Global Clash
War becoming a nightmare of threats with neutrals at risk. Western front deadlocked as Germany and the Allies maneuver for advantage. Naval blockade, potential sea offensives, and air power loom. Fronts shift toward Finland, Scandinavia, and the Balkans as fears grow of neighbor invasions and supply lines. Soviet influence resurges in Europe amid the widening conflict.
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Germany
Maginot Line
Etter
Ain
Europe
First measles case reported here today health officer
Health officer John D Flanigan reports the first measles case in the community. The patient is a 4 lite ce M. Wilcox of 295 Spring Street. A potential chickenpox case was reported last evening and another case of chickenpox is noted for last night. The officer quarantined the area and warned of a wider outbreak. Thomas Walson of QU Ess Golumbus Avenue is reported suffering with the disease.
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John D. Flanigan
Iiday
Saat Way
M. Wilcox
Spring Street
Thomas Walson
Amd
Golumbus Avenue
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New York Legislative Committee On Inter-State Cooperation
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Sram Supmort
Hull
Cordell Hull
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Rep
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C-J) Corp
Dionnes
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