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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
1
Fragmentary text references February observations across multiple states and regions, noting calendar dates and a milk sales case with monthly changes. Details are garbled. no clear event, page, or entity can be reliably identified beyond scattered place names and dates.
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish warplanes and anti aircraft guns shot down 21 Soviet planes as ground forces repelled new Russian attacks. Kronstadt, a major naval base near Leningrad, was cited as bombed. Finnish officials noted heavy civilian casualties from Russian raids and a tense frontline near Lake Ladoga as fighting intensified northeast of the lake.
Delegates at the United Mine Workers convention charge Vice President Garner as reactionary and claim his wage hour policy weakens labor laws. They press for larger admin funding to enforce wage standards, oppose foreign loans and National Guard use, and defend Canadian war bond purchases as protecting Canadian members.
Pennsylvania fish commissioners outline major improvements at the Corry hatchery including a modern cold storage plant with ice making capacity and extensive pond construction to support warm water species. Additional WPA projects will add ponds for bass and bream, boosting trout production and distribution statewide.
John B. Kelly said he would not state his course at the Democratic State Committee meeting in Harrisburg regarding the party’s U S Senate candidate. Senator Joseph P. Guffey plans renomination at the April 28 primaries, with Kelly reportedly holding balance of power.
Frank VanTassel district manager of the Egislam OW Company was unanimously elected president of the Cary Golden Rule Club at the regular monthly meeting in St Edward's gymnasium. Frank G. Whiteley as former president was thanked for past service. W B Phillis became 1st vice president and Miss Helen Jones 2nd vice president. Mrs Florence Stewart was renamed secretary and treasurer. Over forty members attended the dinner meeting preceding the business session. Commissioner Dell Darling delivered the principal address. Continued on Page Five.
Reports say an sabotage attempt targeted the Moore McCormack cargo vessel Mormac Mail at Sun Shipyards Clester before launching January 11. Inspectors found sea valves opened. if the ship had entered water with valves open it would have sunk quickly. A two way probe by Navy and FBI is underway.
Governor Arthur J. James announces the reappointment of Polk State School trustees. The list includes LV Praipton city attorney Blaine Harrington Franklin Mrs Mary Wheeler West Hickory A Ro Wenton Jr Eilenton John J. Morrison Greenville R Brice McKinney Titusville Henry Ami Jor Clarion O Arthur talozs Eric Joh O'Donnell OM City.
Tokyo demands Britain free the 21 German seamen seized from the Japanese liner Agama Maru by a British warship on January. A foreign office statement insists the return of the seamen is essential and urges action from the British ambassador.
Contractors and suppliers expect a spring uptick in home construction and building activity here, predicting one of the busier periods in years. Inca builders have submitted a few estimates while other prospects are less definite. firms report growing interest and several homeowners plan to build for personal use, with some local contractors considering speculative houses for sale or rent.
Referee Sam Roberts of Erie denied the appeal of State Senator William J. Eroe for unemployment benefits. Eroe argued dismissal by the American Guanamid and Chemical Co left him unemployed, while officials contend he is effectively employed by the Senate pending a possible special session through year end.
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Richards notes Pennsylvania is flooded with race results broadcasts from outside the state. Beamish criticizes the external system for duplicating national news services and calls for action to regulate the broadcasts.
Washington January 30 President Roosevelt marked his 58th birthday as the nation prepared for Birthday Balls to raise funds against infantile paralysis. Hundreds of thousands will dance in major cities, with stars from stage and screen arriving for the capital event. The president will deliver a brief address at 1:05 pm after a day of celebrations supporting the effort to raise about 1.5 million dollars.
In Harrisburg on January 30, Public Assistance Secretary Howard L. Russell defended Pennsylvania relief standards. He stated that about 84,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians rely on various programs and that most have not applied for aid, countering Vice President Murray's claim of widespread lack of relief.
Philadelphia report says John B. Kelly, a powerful Pennsylvanian Democratic figure, denounces CFO John J. Lewis as a self appointed ing maker. Kelly accuses Lewis of ingratitude to the Roosevelt administration and of widening labor divisions within the ranks.
A revenue department ruling requires motorists to obtain new permits and display inspection stickers. Police will enforce licenses on drivers and vehicles on highways and sites. Drivers found without valid permits will face penalties.
Washington Jan 30 The appropriations committee approved farm aid funds facing Wallace economy drive claims. The 1941 bill carries no parity payments, no certificate financing plan, and no surplus disposal funds. A House Senate push for additional farm funds was noted. Pittsburgh Jan 20 George M Gregan Jr received a life term at Western Penitentiary for the murder of Genevieve Stewart, 21, last May 15.
North Tonawanda New York January Constable Amos Vortech plunged into the Niagara River at dusk and rescued four year old Richard Nobby from a drifting ice cake about 10 miles above Niagara Falls. Local boatmen and a river 4H member assisted, a rope was set from shore, Vortech swam to the cake, stabilized the canoe, and the boy was hauled aboard and saved.
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania announces credits totaling about 900 000 dollars to 400 000 intra state subscribers for out of town calls made since April 1 1938. The adjustments follow the U S Supreme Court ruling dismissing the company's challenge to the validity of a state toll order by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission.
The body of a Spear company director with 20 years service was to be identified in Pittsburgh today at a rural ceremony. Names mentioned include Agthuy S, Cugginhelm, and Ger WeilmiMweger.
Parents of Gibson high school pupils in South Connellsville gathered in Connelsville on January 30 to discuss restoring Principal Johnny Shader, suspended temporarily after a classroom incident involving a student punished for jaw chewing. The meeting aimed to decide on Shader’s reinstatement.
Harrisburg reports a plan endorsed by Governor Arthur I. Lane to reduce anthracite coal production to 960,000 tons this week as part of a voluntary control scheme. Secretary of Labor John Thomd announced the target while the executive committee outlined the plan to curtail output and stabilize the market demand.
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