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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1941
Page
3
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Joseph Spinelli, 47, son of Mrs. Juanita Spinelli, pleads for mercy as his mother’s life hangs on a California lethal chamber sentence. Gov. Culbert Olson is pictured in San Francisco as Spinelli, convicted of murder, was set for execution on July 29 but received a 30 day stay.
A wartime diary reports late wakeups at 5 0 0 and lights out at 1 0 0 0 as Company A drills and does grading at Indiantown Gap. Selectees arrive irregularly amid rain. Private Charles B Reed from Corry is assigned to Ward Medical Regiment. Training includes a night truck march, blackout drills, and a simulated private war with With Infantry. Key moves include Bruce Moore heading to California with a trainload of selectees to cook, and transfers to Kentucky for more selectees. New officer 2nd Lt Sam Eliott Bansock from Lynchburg joins, with several soldiers earning passes next week. Major Houghton now commands the Third Battalion, replacing Major Peterson who moved to form an anti-tank battalion.
Harrisburg reports say Pennsylvania lawmakers pushed toward adjourning the 1941 session within 24 hours as nine topics remain to be resolved. The measure to start midnight avoids Sunday work and sets House at 1 am and Senate at 1 pm, with leaders claiming the end is near after a six month stretch.
Corry's aluminumware drive gains momentum with today’s appointment of ward leaders to organize collection across the city. Mayor Hepler and J. J. Desmond seek volunteers to form committees and enlist Boy and Girl Scouts to canvass homes, gathering aluminum for defense needs as first shipments already arrive at the First Ward fire station.
July 2 county officials Dell Darling Thomas W Flatley and Harvey M Willis Pridey opposed the Little WPA bill citing a state share of 7 percent of WPA costs to taxpayers of Eve county. Assemblyman Homer Cook warned of added county burdens and asked for a county recommendation. Governor Arthur H James demanded the Little WPA be enacted as part of a bipartisan budget agreement.
A storm drenched the Greensburg area in Armstrong county and nearby townships, dumping about two inches of rain and triggering floods in areas around the Hiskiminetas river. The Apollo Steel Lane plant reportedly flooded during the hour long storm, while lightning felled trees in Allegheny and Washington Townships and minor landslides closed Route 6.
Associated Press reports a jealous quarrel over a kiss led unemployed steelworker Albert Black, 25, to kill his 23 year old wife Betty Cardwell and then shoot himself as police surrounded their Blair Street rooming house. Witnesses recalled heated words and a demand for a kiss before the fatal shots were fired. Black died after firing a final bullet while descending stairs. Betty Black died of head and chest wounds. The case ends with a tragedy born of domestic strife and a desperate escape attempt.
Charter No 4479 Reserve District No 4 reports condition of Citizens National Bank of Corry Pennsylvania as of June 3 1941. Assets include loans and discounts 1 750 225 78. U S government obligations 90 226 25. other bonds notes and debentures 404 980 94. cash balances with banks and reserves. real estate and bank premises. and investments. Liabilities show total deposits 4 090 000 08. bills payable and other borrowed funds nil. capital accounts with common stock 126 000 00. surplus 75 000 00. undivided profits 1 29 027 68. Directors certify the report before notary July 9 1941.
Westfield unveils a commemorative monument at Route 20 Gale Street intersection honoring the town’s first tavern and early history of Chautauqua County. S. F. Nixon funded the slate stone and millstones from a Lake Erie mill. the event recalls 1603 tavern activity, 1808 town meeting, and a War of 1812 militia mobilization as part of local heritage.
Kane's Civil Service Board organized with 15 members elected by the borough at July meeting. Al Hetanecker Gordon B Hadfield and Charles R Cartwright were sworn in by Marjorie Armstrong Moore. Hetanecker chosen chairman and Hadfield secretary. Terms set by lot: Hetanecker five years Hadfield four Cartwright two. Organization meeting aimed to select officers and obtain equipment for duties.
Funeral services were held for Miss Mary Zeeb of Cleveland Ohio with committal at Spring Greek cemetery. Rex Sheldon and Schwelk directed the service with bearers Harry Eichner Doh Zeb Genus Keller George Lomint and James McCray listed. Improper text regarding apple flavor appears.
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