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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1941
Page
1
A fractured report from a local meeting notes Charles A. Bate and a group of city employees discussing labor issues. The dialogue references employer actions, job conditions, and a demand for wage or benefit changes, with unclear details due to damaged text.
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WASHINGTON January 8 Roosevelt prepares for a grim inaugural amid massive security and defense displays. A record crowd of 230000 expected, with 40 000 years of capitol plaza wear and long parade routes. The event centers on defense powers as 2900 soldiers and cadets march, backed by tanks and aircraft. President plans a brief address after oath Monday on a platform atop the capitol steps. The defense and war aid debate continues as Knudsen and Stimson push for quick approval of military funding and production plans.
City police chief John D Flanigan reports 489 stores and business places left open at night in 1940, a 30 percent rise from 1939, despite appeals for proprietor vigilance. Notable arrests totaled 403 for parking, drunkenness, vandalism and related offenses, with 1 arson case and 15 burglary-related incidents among others.
Mrs. Dorothy Edler of 216 South Geniersiest, an employee of Haymond Manufacturing Company, was treated at Corry Hospital for a severe injury to the left finger sustained while working at the plant during the evening shift. She was admitted today for care and observation.
Captain Houghton of Company A sails Sunday evening for Fort Benning to spend three months at the U. S. Infantry School there. He seeks promotion to major in connection with the National Defense program and will join the southern school, with duties related to his guard company. Superintendent Fyldertuks of Erfy also plans Fort Benning staff duties.
London reports five bombs fell in a residential district this afternoon as German bombers renewed daytime raids on the capital after 12 days. Ground batteries opened fire and casualties are feared amid the attack.
Weekend radio guide outlines lend-lease bill discussions across WHAF NBC CBS and other networks. Programs feature Joseph P. Kennedy, W. Gibson Jr, American Forum, and several roundtables, with schedule notes and multiple stations airing entertainment and public affairs through Sunday night.
An unconfirmed report states wreckage from a World War II Army transport vessel was found near Yreka California after a twin-module mission. An air and sea search continues for a missing soldier reported two days overdue aboard the transport.
Prime Minister Churchill told Glasgow Councillors that Britain can hold the front line with its own fighters and American aid in credits and supplies. He said the nation needs weapons, ships, and airplanes but will pay for them, not require large overseas armies. Hopkins accompanied him to strengthen ties with the United States.
Secretary Wickard suspended the federal milk order governing the New York metropolitan marketing area following a department cooperative dispute led by the New York Dairymen's League. The action, effective at 12:59 pm, could trigger shifts in the milk market affecting local producers and retailers.
In Meadville Pa on January 18 coroner Duther J. King reported an Ajed farm hand killed housekeeper Wits Hensl Reiehardt aged 43 and fatally wounded himself with the same Anglo barreled shotgun in the Crayford county village of Teenleville. Sylvester Igonbure 72 is named in the report.
Buenos Aires dispatch June 1 says the French freighter Mer Hosa was halted near the Brazilian coast. Associated Press reports the vessel may have been diverted from the blockade, with British ships nearby and concerns over capture or recapture.
Hatch Vocational School seeks four new lathes and a milling machine for shop use. Bids will be opened at a special Board of Education meeting in the library basement Monday evening. Equipment purchase is funded through a national defense vocational program, with federal funds replacing current shop gear.
A British and Allied civilians report from Nazi occupied France details extensive German actions against civilians, including mass evacuations and protection efforts. It notes Luftwaffe activity, bombings at English docks, and German plans tied to a broader strategy in occupied Europe. Reports from Greece, Albania, and Italy describe enemy captures and torpedoings, while Mussolini may seek talks with Hitler on Albania Libyan fronts and a possible peace with Greece. Hunter Darling travels for business, with stopovers in Meadville and Lexington.
A long missing brother reunion unfolds in Alfred New York as Millon Lloyd of Mayville and William Silliman of Nile New York discover each other after forty years. Their adoption by two families after Randolphy Home placement ends in separate upbringings until a joint search confirms their kinship. Happy reunion occurs at the Bilinear house in Alfred on Sunday January 12th.
Short hand classes are planned here with details unclear due to OCR errors. The notice mentions dates and times such as 8:30. It references associations and individuals likely linked to a local union or group. Further readable names include UAW and Hlimber Ot cealtes.
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