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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1941
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate a local public notice about a defense worker registration drive. Details are unclear but the event appears tied to wartime mobilization, with emphasis on local participation and eligibility.
A partial readable line mentions sled down and a heading stating effort or motion. The fragment lacks clear subjects or context to identify people, places, or events beyond the action of sledding.
Facing a labor shortage, the federal government asks for voluntary registration at state employment offices to speed unemployed workers into defense production. Stewart A. Long, manager at 196% North Center Street, says registration opens today and closes April 18. Targeted trades include air craft sheet metal workers, ship carpenters, machinists, die makers, and tool designers, with strict note that current workers in these fields are not urged to register.
Bridgeville Pa March 15 Removal of essential defense products from strikebound super plant Slider the protection of a state police fetal ordered by Governor James today awaited the completion of preparation by officials of the concern. The plant which makes ferra vanadium used in producing vital alloy steel has been closed five weeks by a strike of the CTO. It's an outlaw strike James said. These men are out on strike in spice of the recommendations of their national officers. The strikers refused the plea of IO Regions Director Anthony J Su Pederoll that they return to work Pederoll reported the company was Willing to rehire all but skx strike Tenders.
The annual financial report by A. O. Sandburg, city director of finance, is carried in detail on page 3. Taxpayers and City Council members are urged to study the report to learn where tax money is spent and the current financial status of the municipality.
Belgrade dispatches report nearly 100000 British troops and mechanized equipment arriving in a southern Greek port with neutral diplomats confirming movements despite official denials. Sources claim five British ships daily from Africa and troops advancing inland toward Volos, amid secrecy by British and Greek authorities.
Colilated of second degree robary in connection with a $19 hold up at a filling station on Clin ton street Buffalo. Justice William A. Gold in supreme court at Buffalo yesterday sentenced 22 year old from Youngsville to 15 to 30 years in Attlia prison. Companion Henry Simon, 23, of Lead, was given five to ten years. They had been involved in a prior gas station holdup at Warren and were captured at Jamestown, then transported to Buffalo for conviction.
Washington March 15 Several of the governments dollar a year men will be called before the Senate defense investigation committee to explain whether they have connections with firms holding defense contracts. Attention would be given to reports that some businessmen on government advisory groups stood to profit from contracts let by the Army and Navy on those groups recommendations.
Roger Brown, recently admitted to the Erie County Bar and affiliated with Brooks, Curiae and Silin, plans to open a law office in the former City Solicitor Rising ioald quarters at the National Bank of Derry building on North Center Street. He and wife may move to Corry after securing a home. Brown aims to start practice by April 1 and is described as a capable progressing young attorney.
On March 15 at Mt Washington near Pittsburgh a 42 year old railroad worker Guy Marasco shot at his wife Anna 32 and killed her father Ralph Gaellardio 62 before fatally shooting himself in their home as their five children watched. The wife was wounded and died later at a hospital while authorities investigated the incident and possible arson.
Belgrade dispatch datelined March reports Berlin declaring the Balkan crisis has reached a critical stage. German air and transport forces were massed at Sofia and other Bulgarian airports, with 100 to 200 planes noted, including bombers, as Germany pressed Greece and Mussolini terms. British troop movements toward Greece were unconfirmed, though warnings suggested possible German intervention if confirmed.
Corry to North East bus service proposal seeks public convenience certificate. Paul George Deiterich, a technician at Central George on East South Vedet, files for permit to operate a new line with routes via Highway Rollows and A9, including a spur between Wattsburg and Union City. A hearing is set for Wednesday, April to consider the petition.
Allied dispatch reports intensified Luftwaffe raids across Glasglow shipping lanes and northeastern England while RAF responded with night raids on Ruhr valley targets and ships from Norway to Brest. Several towns suffered casualties and structural damage as German bombers targeted London and industrial centers.
City council plans to adopt a measure Monday evening to authorize bidding for the installation of street lighting along Pleasant Street and nearby avenues. The move aims to fund the project through a general obligation bond approved by voters.
Berlin dispatch reports Richard C. Flatt erish, a young American journalist, was arrested on espionage suspicions. German sources say the United States is not a maritime power, and notes indicate the charges may not involve his journalistic work. Awaiting trial, officials promise more details. Hottelet of United Press, formerly from Brooklyn, noted in the coverage.
Pennsylvania faces a record tax filing rush as midnight nears across three internal revenue districts. Clerks brace for heavy strain while mail from distant points swells the load, with Pittsburgh reporting 85,700 returns totaling $6,587,803 for the first 12 days of March compared with last year’s figures.
Five local youths fled a stalled auto just before a Erie Railroad locomotive struck it at the Poplar street crossing. The driver Maleomn A Hogue and passengers Roberts Hogue Victor Hogue William Hall and Joseph Francilio escaped unharmed. City Patrolman Walter Pierce investigated and said the youths reported the car stalled on the crossing and they got out as the engine bore down.
Personal recollections stress avoiding debt and living cash only. The speaker, raised in a frugal home, recalls paying taxes and purchases with cash, warning that debt at individual, corporate, and national levels leads to serious problems and inflation.
The piece argues that prosperity is built on expanding debts, urging caution against borrowing despite rising pay rolls wages and retail trade. It cites national and private debt totals, per capita shares, and mortgages while warning of future risks and referencing a Bible verse about debt. It notes the national debt nearing 45.9 trillion with a per person burden around 248 dollars and hints at further continuation on page five.
A Turkish foreign office official arrived in Sofia en route to Germany with a handwritten message from President to Adolf Hitler. The note, delivered to Turkish President Ismet Inonu on March 4, stated Nazis wish to look after Turkey's interests and well being, but officials say it will not shift Turkey from its pro British stance.
Waynesburg Pa March 15 Robert Heatley a Pine Bank field worker was found guilty of conspiracy to murder his wife and an intent to kill another woman by an eight man four woman jury after about two hours of deliberation. He faces up to a total of 14 years in prison with sentences to be set by Judge Challen Waycham to allow defense motions for a new trial.
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