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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Page
3
Determineable details are scarce fragmentary OCR text mentions a dislocated injury and a musician in an event near Shire with March timing. No clear names, organizations, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
Delaware police, led by Attorney General James H. Morford, enforced a 200 year old Sunday blue law for the first time in a century, arresting nearly 800 people from shoveling snow to selling newspapers. Images show violators being booked at a Wilmington station as Morford acted after the legislature failed to repeal the statute or grant local enforcement options.
Harrisburg story reports the abatement tax bill has been returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee for further study and possible amendment. Senator Dent warned that voting to send it back would doom the measure, while Senator Wilson led the push for delay citing numerous faults and calling for expert testimony at committee hearings.
Mrs Bertha Urbansky was badly burned while rescuing her crippled 15 year old and seven other children from a Munson house fire in Philipsburg. She reached the kitchen as flames spread and, after saving the children, tried to retrieve money and bonds. Firemen from Winburne and Philipsburg prevented the blaze from spreading. the loss was 34500 dollars.
Dunkirk seeks a war industry plant to boost production of equipment for national preparedness. Dalton 2 Burgett, Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce president, says an offer will be entertained for rental or sale of the Continental Radiator Company plant. The facility is large, modern, well conditioned, with direct railroad switchings, and has been closed during company adjustments.
Director of Property Fred Barnes and City Solicitor Walter Scott propose listing and selling East Main street city parcels at low prices to ease housing shortage. Council approves study to publish parcel locations and pursue sale steps for residential construction.
The Cony Ministerial Association met at Maine's Tea Room to plan Good Friday services at St. Paul's Lutheran church from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday April and include sermons on the Words from the Cross. The group discussed distributing Testaments in the high school and junior high, and attendees included numerous local pastors and their spouses led by Rev W J Hewitt of Union City.
Rumors of a decisive ruling by Dr. Ernest N. Cole on Wells M. Gould’s suspension were denied by board president Dr. J B La Paglia. Gould said he had heard nothing and Cole’s decision had not reached anyone.
Services will be held Wednesday at 4 p m for Joseph H Lord of Union City died suddenly at his home from a heart attack He was employed by H M Blaine in Union City He leaves a daughter Mrs Katherine Hallquist of Jamestown six brothers and three sisters among them Will of Clymer Eugene of Allegany Harvey and Fred of Denver Dick of Chicago MH Lorenzo of Union City and Mrs Layada Peterson of Union City Mrs Caroline Dallas of Corry and Mrs May Prowdfit of Denver Also notes Sweden forests total 58 000 000 acres.
Erie county court refused to bar George Do and Baldwin from building several homes in Madison district. Judge Kits found zoning and building codes did not settle the issue, leaving costs and feasibility unclear. Petitioners claimed homes would cost ten thousand dollars or more and alter neighborhood character. Seventeen percent of the world's tin comes from Bolivia.
Erie report says ice in Lake Erie a mile north of the coastguard station and in the channel was breaking up with open water sighted for the final time this season. Pinermen and weather forecasters warned of shifting ice as a heavy storm and high winds moved through Monday afternoon.
A Sunday afternoon crash on 2nd and Poplar streets near Ripley injured two girls. Anita Shocury 1632 Maple Street and Alvida Teemley 18 Goodrich Ripley suffered possible head and leg injuries. another unnamed driver and passengers escaped with minor shock. Police named driver Mich Kanesh and Cherry MibEL among those involved. Major Harald V. Filugerstd, 640 Brown Avenue, is ordered to report to the United States Army March 12 and Majfic will be assigned to Carlisle Army Barracks after duty in Washington.
Mrs Vettenburg widow of John Vettenburg died at her son Oscar Vettenburg's home in Corry in her 02nd year following a brief illness. Surviving are four children Eugene Clarke Springfield Ohio Once Vellenbure Cory FD Elmer Vellenburg Erie and Alfred Veltenburg. Eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 o'clock at Braken-Eating chapel with services by a minister.
Scranton dated report states teachers receive four months back salaries. Payments funded by a 925,000 grant from the State Department of Public Instruction and a loan.
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