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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
3
Apathy and war drive slim candidate field as county officials forecast a light turnout. Only 21 candidates seek major offices by noon with little prospect of added entries. War and national defense cited as key factors reducing campaigning activity and public interest.
Elite today pursued a trail of dollars and Indian-head pennies in a series of robberies that strained a Dubois police force reduced to four officers. One break in occurred at the Shenkle residence where burglars fled with 56 silver jars 3500 Indian-head pennies and other old coins totaling about 6.50. Police have fingerprints but no match yet.
Democratic leaders in Harrisburg set aside time for a noon conference with Governor James to resolve the budget dispute and seek a final adjournment by early July 1941. Sessions focused on revenue estimates, bank share taxes, and state supervision of county mental institutions, with leaders optimistic about progress.
MEADVILLE June 25 A Spartanburg man is in Meadville City Hospital in critical condition after a car and fuel collision at the intersection of Routes 71 and 408 near New Richmond. Robert Holford, a passenger, suffered head injuries and has been streneivas since 6:45 p.m. Kenneth McDonnell, the car driver from Spartanburg, received lacerations and forehead injuries and was dismissed after treatment. The truck driver George E Cook of Grove City was also injured.
Kinssner resident "Busty" Tauer paid rent to Albert Wendin ger with 18 pounds of pennies totaling 425 dollars. Wendinger counted the coins and gave back 1 cent, urging Tauer to count better next time.
Two milk trucks collided near Troy Center at 6 15 Tuesday morning. One driver, 49 year old B Cramer of Cooperstown, was hospitalized with bruises and facial injuries. The other driver Gaylord Ochin of Tryonville was uninjured. Trucks sustained about 1100 dollars in damage.
Cory Boy sewn announces the second of three meetings on Seoul Cubbins to be held at the Library basement Thursday evening at 8. Dr John Parsons district commissioner on cubbing will address all parents and boys ages nine to eleven. Cory Scout officials will attend. This session precedes forming a Cub pack in the city. Parents and boys urged to attend tomorrow evening. Class Civil railroads in the United States employed 1,080,000 in mid April.
Kane June 25 crews advance work on a $10,000 Bell Telephone Company building and underground cable linking to a storm proof line south of East Kane. A $120,000 repeater station will be housed in the new structure, with completion not yet set. Weather favors progress and a July 20 completion target is reported, with further heavy equipment and new installations nearby.
Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army is noted as a Christmas baby born in London on December 25, 1865. A separate excerpt describes the cowbird as unique for not building a nest or tending its young, with eggs laid in a swallow nest.
Mt Pleasant banker G Wyle Overly, longtime cashier and president of the Wes moreland County Bankers Association, spends part of each year as a clown. He travels with circuses, using a trunkful of props and a fixed make up, seeking friendship with audiences while keeping his day job.
Washington defense officials predicted that the Rugse-Ger Iman war would push Communist inspired strikes toward an end. In U S defense industries Communist leaders must now see their success with opponents of Germany, reversing last week’s pattern when the Nazis pushed Russia. An authority forecast the changes would curb Communist strike activity.
June 5. Lock Haven police and Clinton County officials investigate an assault on a 15 year old girl walking alone on a dark street. Dorothy Peters, daughter of Mr and Mrs B L Beers, is hospitalized after being struck by a stranger. No similar attack reported on another Lock Haven woman last week.
Harrisburg June 25 The Democratic majority moved to pass a compromise workmen’s compensation program for the 1941 session, aiming to finish the party’s labor agenda by session end. Differences over the plan had been settled between Philadelphia Democratic Chairman John B Reily and Senator Harry Shahiro, with one remaining measure in conference. A note places Alaska 600 miles northwest of Seattle as a distant geographic aside.
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