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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
6
The Corry Journal reports a busy period with campus suspensions and exams, a robin sighting on Ridge Street, and a sharp rise in city ledgers as shelter helps rise over the weekend. It covers regional politics, farm loans, steel production trends, and a bankruptcy hearing notice for Associated Gas and Electric stockholders.
Police officer Frank Figaski shot and killed a bandit who pulled a toy gun during a downtown Erie holdup. The suspect, later identified by fingerprints, collapsed in snow after a brief chase following the attempted theft outside Daley's restaurant. The incident drew firefighters and officers to the scene as witnesses described the confrontation.
Manila dateline reports President Manuel L. Quezon telling the National Assembly that Filipinos must risk independence or face long term U S trusteeship. He doubts the United States will delay independence beyond 1948 and argues small nations must assume full responsibility including public defense amid fears from international aggression.
Mary McElroy, once a Kansas City social figure and daughter of city manager Henry F. McElroy, died by suicide amid a storm of public scrutiny over her father’s alleged official acts. The article links her downfall to Boss Tom Prendergast era tensions and notes her prior social prominence and stage work. It briefly mentions Egypt’s planned highway to Palestine in a separate note.
Pennsylvania motor police emphasize the Corry district’s winter driving record with only two minor automobile accidents since the start of the year. Corporal John J. Burke cites motorist cooperation and warns that any driver exceeding the safe-speed enforcement will be arrested.
In Lakeland Florida a group of young prospectors won a local sand lot competition with a mix of coins and playful bets. The event included boys and girls, with small prizes totaling 45 dollars in pennies nickels dimes and quarters.
A Neapolitan worker was sent to face a long prison term after attacking Mrs. Ray Thurston wife of the United States vice consu l at Naples in her home on Saturday. He beat her with a hammer and robbed valuables before being arrested hours later with the loot. Her injuries were reported as serious.
The defense rested in the Karl Browder passport fraud trial without presenting a witness for the nation's No. 2 Communist. Indications suggested the case could go to the jury late today after opening last Wednesday.
Wholesale produce and live stock reports from Pittsburgh show slow demand and steady to varied pricing across apples cabbage lettuce onions and potatoes with specific regional prices. Financials note mixed market activity in stocks with Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit and multiple major issues posting fractional gains or losses.
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