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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
3
General Electric plans a 500000 dollar addition at the Erie Works refrigerator storage plant. The new warehouse will nearly double capacity from 65000 to 125000 cabinets and is expected to be finished by late fall or early winter. The project aims to stabilize refrigerator department employment.
Thirty members of Allegheny College's second government sponsored flight training class began actual instruction at Port Meadville and Penn Mead airports after completing a ground course. The groups, equal in size, will finish the course by mid September and qualify for private pilot licenses after required flying hours and government tests. Refrigerator catches fire in Bridgeport store basement as overheated motor ignites electric icebox.
An explosion in a Reno pump house cracked two oil tanks and spread burning fuel for hundreds of yards near Franklin. Damage is estimated at 8000 dollars. no injuries reported as firemen battled flames for an hour.
Dr M E Hawkins will preach at Curling New York revival services with a Saturday rally at 8 PM and morning worship at West Spring Creek at 10 AM. Baptismal service in the stream and a closing program at Harbor Hall Sunday evening preview African mission work and wartime scenes.
Preliminary 1940 census figures from Erie County show population declines in main communities yet total 178,128 for the county and 116,287 for Erie city. Local official counts directed by F J McDonald list changes from 1920 to 1930 with towns like Albion Cranesville and Corry contributing to figures. final counts await Washington review beginning August 1.
Seven Erie milk dealers and one from Warren and Sharon must appear before the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission after being cited for violating pricing rules. Hearings start Friday in the county commissioners’ board room and continue through Thursday, overseen by William Britner.
Lightning struck a barn and barn and silo at the Cook farm near Sparta causing a fire that destroyed a 40 by 60 foot barn and a 12 by 80 foot silo along with a 20 by 30 foot horse farm. Losses are estimated around 8000 dollars with insurance limited.
Spatta firefighters responded quickly to a blaze near the urn and aided in confining the Hames MMe bits and silo. A heavy shower helped check the fire as crews worked to save the dwelling from the spreading flames.
Attorney General Claude T. Reno was asked to rule if Pennsylvania authorities can regulate traffic on the new 12 mile Turnpike from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. Mrs I Robi of Minneapolis Minnesota was named as a witness in 1939 proceedings.
Widespread PWA efforts hire about 1000 men to advance storm sewers a sanitary sewer resurfacing four streets and rebuilding Perry’s flagship Niagmas. The program totals around 2 million dollars in labor and materials as completion nears.
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