17 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary text describes construction crews and workers, naming Brockway and Ridgway, with unclear roles. Mentions timing around one o'clock and a base location. Context unclear due to corrupted OCR.
Readable text shows a scattered price and measurement fragment with odds and ends like dollars and ic components. No identifiable event or named entities present to anchor a full news item or summary.
Northwestern Pennsylvania endures another blizzard with 4 to 5 inches of snow and 45 mph winds. W Clarence Steadman, 65, Sparta township farmer, dies of a heart attack after braving the storm to tend horses, with burial planned at East Branch. Roads are perilous, motorists stranded, and police report the worst driving of the winter.
German authorities stated Nazi planes torpedoed two British warships off Crete. Witnesses reported heavy anti air fire and long smoke plumes as the ships burned. The Crete coast near Sofia Bay has seen British naval activity in the Mediterranean.
The Associated Press reports Roosevelt's Saturday night address cheered by Haitians as signaling U S entry into the war, while German and Italian broadcasts condemn it as expansionist dictabship. CBS hears Berlin and Rome radio interpretations claiming direct American military involvement and a looming blood bath.
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia stiffens resistance as US anti Axis aid and British forces move into Greece. Berlin signals could strike. Yugoslavia and Soviet Russia watch nervously as a Balkan front forms with additional British divisions and a rising 800000 troop buildup.
A reliable source said Britain warned Italy and Germany that RAF bombers would strike Rome if Axis forces bombed Athens.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials said saboteurs caused a derailment near Baden Pennsylvania. The 112 passengers and 11 crew were in a blizzard when four cars plunged into the Ohio River, killing Engineer A R Weigle and three others while injuring over 100. Rescue crews moved victims to Pittsburgh hospitals as authorities investigated and a relief train arrived.
Harrisburg reports a wave of criticism focusing on the Butler tuberculosis sanatorium built by the General State Authority in 1937 28 and not yet opened. Lawmakers demand investigations into multiple state hospitals including Shamokin Nanticoke and Scranton over alleged mismanagement and staff dismissals.
Firemen battled near zero weather and a strong west wind as a blaze damaged a warehouse and Monark Motor Freight System platform. Walter Harris, manager, estimated total losses around $500,000.
A Pennsylvania Railroad statement cites deliberate track tampering after an investigation showed the rail end moved 2 inches and ties removed, with wire alignment indicating intentional action to derail the locomotive near the river.
Aero Lodge No. 1508 of the International Association of Machinists held a special meeting to condemn sharp rent hikes. Members criticized landlords for taking advantage of the defense program and discussed appealing to the Defense Housing Commission for federal intervention if needed.
Two sisters Mrs Potis Cumberledge and Mrs Elizabeth Pettit pleaded guilty and were sentenced to the state industrial home at Muncy Pa for part in the plot to murder Ada Hubb Headley 44 wife of a gas field worker. Robert Headley 49 conspired to have Headley free to marry head her. Cumberledge received not less than nine and a half years not more than five. Pettit at least two and not more than four. Headley was convicted of conspiracy to murder and assault and battery with intent to kill. He was released on bond pending appeal. Orphanage fire in Harrison Valley sent the 26-year-old frame building to flames and forced evacuation of Northern Tier Children's Home orphans.
Fire of undetermined origin aboard the 49,864 ton liner Bremen caused extensive damage or sinking after her voyage from New York to Murmansk. Officials (DNB) reported ongoing extinguishment efforts as the vessel's status remained uncertain amid wartime rumors of troop and supply roles and a possible attack by a British submarine.
A hotel and First National Bank building in Millerstown Pennsylvania were destroyed by a fire that started on the hotel’s second floor. Two firemen were injured and thirteen residents were displaced. The blaze spread to the theater and a residence, causing extensive damage with an estimated $75,000 in losses. The origin of the fire was undetermined.
Three children Frank age 12 Jack age 8 and Loretta seven months died in a blaze that destroyed the Ply Me Hurdle home in the Victoria Settlement at Cotes Mines near Butler. Their father was in the mine and their mother with neighbors when the fire started.
Bewitt Mackenzie analyzes Britain's rush of a strong expeditionary force to Greece and the boost from Allied aid. He argues a Balkan upheaval could shift the war by forcing Hitler to defend two fronts, easing pressure on England if Yugoslavia resists Axis demands and Turkey's stance follows. Continued on Page Six.
Hollywood reports James Stewart, the film actor, was located in a hospital after a private plane crash near Van Nuys. He had received a pilot's license last week and registered under a false name. The engine trouble and cause of the forced landing were not disclosed.
The US cruisers Brooklyn and Savannah plus destroyers Case Cummings Shaw and Tucker arrived for a three day visit greeting thousands of New Zealanders on the waterfront. A scarlet fever case was reported for Marjorie Shannon of 303 Columbus Avenue, with a quarantine placed at 119 East Irving Street.
Washington March 17 The discovery of wreckage from the U S freighter believed lost was reported today The ship had a crew of about 26 men mostly Brazilians and was en route from Norfolk Virginia to Fin de Janeiro with a coal cargo The wreckage included parts of a deckhouse and other debris but no signs of the vessel itself were found
Corry milk producers receive lower price for February deliveries to the Daleyman's League Cooperative Association plant. The February price of six cents less than January, and about thirty cents below last February, reflects reduced butter value and skim milk powder costs.
Police hunt Paul Spohn after a warrant is issued for fraudulent conversion of Donald Morehouse's car. The incident mirrors a past episode where Spohn borrowed James Nevils's vehicle and fled on a southern tour, evading capture until his return.
Local boosters push for definite recommendation on building new homes to relieve housing shortage. Congress funded defense and housing efforts, with committee members reporting support for扩大 programs and a proposed $136,000,000 appropriation though some details remain unsettled.
Marquette Michigan March 1. Eight fishermen including seven men and a woman were rescued after 23 hours exposed to subfreezing temperatures in a northwest gale. They reached the Lake Superior shore near Byron Mountains with eight ambulances aiding hospitals. Coast patrols continue seeking others still unaccounted for overnight.
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