30 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
1
Reading incomplete text shows a person outside swinging something and a brief added remark about making notes or actions, but key names, places, and events are missing leaving little verifiable context.
Fragmentary text records a table item referencing Madame Blanchard and a visit involving a young man, with garbled surrounding words suggesting social or personal notes. No clear date, place, or structured event is discernible from the readable fragments.
James Gerard former U S envoy in Berlin testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Nazi moves through Mexico threaten the Western Hemisphere and that no negotiated peace seems possible. He warned that if Germany wins in Europe Mesien would be seized by the Nazis and urged swift aid to Britain to confront the war crisis.
Detroit January 10 Henry Ford said in a telephone call from his Georgia home that he advised officials he would turn large plants over to the government in 1934 if labor unions pressed for a closed shop. Bennett quoted Ford saying he had talked to no one about giving the plants to the government and that there was absolutely nothing to it.
Erie company will award the aer o plant addition contract to H Platy Company of Erie for four percent. Construction of the superstructure and foundations at the Aero Supply Manufacturing plant on West Main Street is well under way and the new building should progress rapidly.
Close to 300 dollars is raised toward the Palio Fund. Cong is folding a President's Ball but will stage a supper for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis this evening. The event, at Best home on West Washington, is sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary with broad public support. Postmaster James Sullivan notes generous donor response from individuals, the Camera Club, The Readers, the C.D. of A, St. Edward's P. T. A. and others, seeking to reach 800 dollars in total.
Washington January 30 80 The nation marks President Roosevelt s 59th birthday with greetings at the White House and a slate of dinners and parties for intimate friends to aid the Infantile Paralysis campaign. Celebrities will attend receptions and programs, while the president addresses the nation at 11 24 p m on four networks.
Allied reports say Britain's desert forces captured Derna in Libya, advancing toward Mussolini's Italian forces as part of a lower Nile‑to‑Derna campaign. The drive comes after success at Bardia and Tobruk, with wider Allied air and ground actions across the region.
Milk producers in Corry and nearby areas along with dairymen across the New York milkshed will vote again on proposed amendments to the federal milk marketing programs. The Agriculture Department announced these amendments will be resubmitted next month. passage requires two thirds of producers to approve, else the suspended imarket regulation of New York will remain in effect.
Paul S. Miller 19 of Union City is charged with stealing a private car owned by Morris Chapin of Corry. The case stems from a theft in Union City and a trip to Sanford Kentucky with a brother and two others, one a fugitive. Miller was held for removal to the Kentucky district after appearing before Commissioner David Gifford in Erie. He allegedly drove the car from Union City to Sanford and across state lines, violating the federal motor vehicle act. He remains jailed in Erie pending transfer for further proceedings.
In a Berlin radio address Adolf Hitler said any ship aiding Britain will be torpedoed as he defended Germany’s war aims. He declared the United States joined the war late, blamed Britain for blockade hardships, and called Britain a paradise for a few, while vowing German resolve. He asserted Britain’s empire must endure a harsh response and urged no relief from Allied actions.
Patrolman William Swan expects to join a local force within a week or two to staff a police station with Aero Supply Manufacturing Company Inc. forming a department to meet federal defense industry rules. Officers will work three 8 hour shifts at the Fourth Ward plant. Company officials hope the department starts within two weeks and photo IDs for all workers are being prepared.
London cabling reports Wendell Willkie, visiting incognito, mingled with Londoners, drank and spoke publicly. He plans to cut his stay and return home next week. He said he would be delighted to testify before the U S Senate committee on the Aid to Britain bill if invited by Senator Nye.
The House committee approved the British aid bill amid debate on a 2 billion dollar initiative. Opponents blocked an amendment to restrict naval activity while preparations for a February vote continue. The article notes registry figures and local officials commenting on quotas and scheduling.
Raleigh H. VanTassel, longtime Corry entrepreneur and organizer of Emblem Oil, retires after selling his North Cory service station and milling business. He divested his Emblem holdings to United Refining Company of Warren. The move ends a 20 year era of growth and distribution in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. Continued on Page Two.
Eric Alderman named First Ward alderman in Harrisburg as Governor James McCarty nominates Thomas McCarty for the post. The nomination heads to the Senate for confirmation amid political maneuvering from Dover to Philadelphia.
Gaspar Morganti, 40, held for court on two old murder indictments after witnesses described the August 6 1928 shooting of Clarence Pye 28 and Thomas McEwan 24 in a Harttown store over a broken baseball bat. Morganti said he later went to California married and ran a liquor store in Los Angeles. detectives brought him back recently. Trial set for the second week in March.
A early today fire gutted the General store and post office at SPHLNGTOWN Bucks County. Damage was estimated at 20000. Smoke exposure left several men overcome in near zero temperatures.
Washington reports the agriculture department will extend its surplus food distribution plan to Crawford Erie Mercer Venango and Warren counties in about a month. A Navy bill authorizing 30 million dollars for air attack protection was signed by President Roosevelt.
Twenty coal producers filed a complaint with the State Public Utility Commission seeking lower freight charges on anthracite shipments within Pennsylvania. They argued that current rates to destinations in the Wyoming, Lehigh and Scranton districts are unreasonably high and burden interstate movement. The action targets Pittsburgh and allies of the industry, with additional destinations noted, and also seeks action against rates into New York state.
A U.S. Navy officer from San Diego en route to Brooklyn to board the U S. North Carolina was delayed after a crash west of Union City this afternoon. His wife’s car slid on ice and struck another vehicle driven by Mrs Hy K. Bostwick of Chardon Ohio. Both cars suffered heavy damage but all occupants escaped with bruises and shock.
The U S Housing Authority earmarked 5.3 million dollars for housing projects in seven Pennsylvania districts. Allocations included Allentown 500000 Bethlehem 1100000 Fayette County 1690000 Greene County 400000 Johnstown 500000 Washington County 800000 and Westmoreland County 1400000.
New York January 80 Adolf Hitler has promised complete victory this year marking his ninth year in power. The article notes his eight-year rule transforming a humiliated nation into a strong fighting force dominating much of Europe and references Mein Kampf as outlining goals including elimination of Jewish elements and communism, abolition of parliament, and suppression of divergent thought groups.
A historical critique outlines Nazi aims: racial superiority, increasing births, eastward expansion, and the destruction of France and Poland. It notes Austria assimilation, British friendship, and Mussolini’s Italy as allies, with most goals reportedly realized as German forces occupy much of Europe. The text mentions shifts in Mein Kampf passages after the Molotov pact and early Nazi rearmament including airplanes.
The article notes conscription under the Nazi regime violating the Versailles treaty and a wave of emigres fleeing Germany due to Jewish and mixed birth status. It highlights the Hitler Youth as a tool to mold German children with unwavering loyalty to the Fuhrer and Nazi concepts of history, marking a broader push toward total control and mobilization.
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