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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
1
A reported hold up occurred at a theater company location near the Milewstkl area. Detentive authorities investigated, with details unresolved and no injuries reported at this time. Residents are urged to stay calm as investigators gather evidence and question witnesses.
Readable fragments reference a 1937 submarine tour and a marine archipelago, with mentions of Er in Nut Remo and 128 Wis ox ten 38. The text is garbled, but suggests a historical maritime activity or voyage and a related school or group event with dates and locations.
Paris and London report a full agreement between Finland and Russia to end the war, reached in Moscow but not signed. British and French officials indicate plans for a final signing, with Allied leaders watching Moscow for confirmation while France prepares to aid Finland if needed. Diplomatic cabled sources in Stockholm note Helsinki authorized negotiators to conclude talks, suggesting progress toward a formal peace settlement.
Senate opponents of the Hatch act extension threatened a two week debate after blocking quick action on the agriculture appropriations bill. Senator Sherman Minton and allies planned to back an amendment by Senator Eawitt Johnson to tie prohibitions on political activity by federal and state employees to states with matching rules.
Mrs. Sarah King died in a city hospital after a period as a patient at War ren hospital. Born May 26, 1849 in Chautauqua county near Clymer, she lived here for years. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Mark Osyle and Miss Florence Egelf, a son Guy King, and a grandson. Body brought to Bracken Keating parlors for private services and committal Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Democratic chairman John B. Kelly reiterated his neutral stance in the primary contest between Sen Joseph F. Guffey and Walter A. Jones of the Sime Turnpike Commission for the Democratic nomination. He warned Guffey could draw strength in Philadelphia while predicting Jones would secure support from ward leaders with considerable influence.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Vice President Garner’s bid to urge other Democrats to oppose a third term collapsed as New Hampshire’s preferential primary opened. The Gurney faction pressed potential nominees to publicly oppose a third term, leaving candidates in three camps.
Harrisburg March 12 John Marsh a persistent foe of compulsory vaccination sought relief from a Cumberland county bench ruling declaring his 10 year old son Eugene a neglected child. The decision ended a two year fight with county authorities over Marshs refusal to vaccinate the boy against smallpox as required by South Middleton township school. Marsh spent much of the period jailed at Carlisle where he vowed to rot rather than vaccinate.
Extensive interior renovations proceed at McCandrew Drug Store on North Center Street. Former Keister’s Cut Rate Pharmacy, the site is being redecorated with full use of the store room, new booths for the fountain and restaurant, updated lighting, and modernization plans to elevate the store’s appearance. The company plans significant investment to make the local outlet one of the finest in the area.
Jerome Wesoky, 12, was killed near Highland Park Pittsburgh by a speeding trolley car. Neighbors denounced Pittsburgh Railways Company amid reports of unsafe operations. M. Mallory and S. Wolfson run Corry Drug Company stores. incident spurs city condemnation.
The Corry Civic Orchestra led by Parlton Chaffee presented a varied program in its third concert of the series. Harpist Mrs Grace Whittier debuted with solo pieces including Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms and At Dawning, receiving enthusiastic applause from a fair sized audience.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Democratic State Secretary Ralph M. Bashore endorses U S Senator Joseph F Guffey for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Bashore, allied with State Chairman David J Lawrence, helped seal defeat of a prior primary factional split and argues Guffey holds an edge over Walter A James amid intra party tensions. Separately, a March 12 item notes relief recipients facing charges for accepting $4000 in state relief funds, with Holdstein of Braddock ordered held for trial.
The Board of Education moves toward cooperation with city and county to address delinquent taxes. Solicitor Walter H. Scott proposes steps to gain revenue through tax sales or joint action. The board urges a close working agreement to recover back taxes and restore properties, benefiting all three subdivisions and community welfare.
The Board of Education postponed awarding boiler insurance at the Junior High pending study by the property committee. Two proposals were received: Fidelity and Casualty Co. $590 and Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. $500 with a net district cost of $442.50 after dividends. Directors questioned continuing coverage given cost and risk. representatives were heard and the matter was left to the property committee for further investigation and report.
Sehler known as Eve Haas a Canadian boxer faced a potential 20 year term after being found guilty of murder in the death of Dr Walter Engelberg 42 an attache of the German consulate in New York. No sentence date was set. The trial described Engelberg as found dead near his home last December amid other claims of impropriety during the proceedings.
An explosion at Booth Memorial Hospital in Cleveland injured eight staff members. Police said the blast struck either the mortuary or Lady wing on the first floor of the four story building, with about 80 people present in the area including patients and nurses. Extra ambulances and fire apparatus were sent. several injured were carried out by police stretchers. The crash was heard across the Cincinnati Heights section.
The Senate commerce committee approved a Tobey resolution opposing personal income questions in the sixteenth census. The measure would urge deletion of questions 32 and 33 from the proposed population schedule. Senator Maloney urged a softer approach but Tobey plans to renew the idea. the panel’s action is nonbinding but could pressure the Census Bureau.
Beaver March 12 The commonwealth alleges Mrs Lucie Yancich Miller 21 conspired in a planned murder sparked by jealousy. Aliquottee steel worker Tee Lukinich is accused of fatally stabbing Mr Miller, her common law husband in their four room apartment January 5. Mother saves baby after fire reaches third floor.
Snow likely tonight or Wednesday as arctic cold returns after a morning subzero spell. Temperatures fell to 16 below in frost pockets and 13 below on the plateau, with the Weather Bureau warning of sleet or rain and possible snow then warmer by midweek.
Acting Chief of Police William Swan pursued an inquiry into the ransacking of Shever Auto Sales yard early Sunday. Two cars were stripped of tires radios and parts around 2 am while the proprietor was absent. Thieves fled when approached and police sought more clues today. Emmett Queen dies in St Petersburg after trolley-car injuries.
Superintendent Ralph S Dewey told the Board of Education last evening that enrollments are likely to rise at the Senior High, reversing a downward trend in many districts. He noted elementary grades increased and detailed February 28 total enrollment at 1424, with Senior High at 291 and a net rise of one in overall district enrollment. He cited ongoing concerns in instruction, finance and property and said classroom issues across elementary, junior and senior levels will require careful study.
Ambrose township near Harmony reports a murder as Petuniehak, known as a racketeer, was found fatally stabbed in a culvert after being lured on a ride. Police say the suspect, a man with police ties and less than two weeks with the force, is believed to have planned the killing for vengeance.
About 2000 farmers and bankers gathered as the Pennsylvania State Farm Bureau Federation and cooperative allies closed sessions. Indiana Farm Cooperative Association speakers called modernization a challenge to progress and urged cooperative action from both farmers and managers.
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