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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1941
Page
1
A disjointed, poetic fragment follows a girl named Evelyn as she endures longing and emotional pressure. The text hints at affection, restraint, and a quiet resolve, closing with a male figure near a desk and a fixed gaze. The narrative mood is somber and intimate.
Partial OCR text shows scattered words and letters including names and places lost in noise. The readable bits offer no clear event, person, or organization to anchor a coherent news item or agenda.
A Warren County resident, Gerald Burt, 60, a Pine Grove Township farmer, died from exposure after being found in a woodshed as a brutal cold wave battered the region. The storm stretched across the Midwest to the Northeast, with at least 78 deaths nationwide and subzero temperatures driving drifted roads and outages.
City Council to open bids for purchasing 105 parking meters for installation by Cer ter Suihet on Pleasant Street Park Place. Specifications by City Engineer B D Willams outline four penny and pickle meter types with rates 12 minutes per penny and two hours per two fuickels. Immediate award possible after bid opening, with work starting mid‑April.
Binghamton New York March 12 A family of five burned to death while asleep in a four room home as a wind whipped blaze swept through the area Victims include Clyde Matthews 27 a shoe factory worker his wife Emina 31 and their children La Vanne 6 Isabelle 3 and Kenneth 3 Sheriff Bark Daniels said an overheated wood burning stove apparently caused the fire
Secretary Hull testifies before Congress urging the United States to go full out in aiding countries resisting aggression to prevent conquerors from gaining power and threatening U S safety. He notes Stillmore territory has fallen and more seizures loom as naval threats grow, stressing courage and wise action. General Marshall warns of budget impact and Stimson cites South America defense as a difficult but necessary task.
City Council received Patrolman William Swan’s resignation and ordered Civil Service examinations for police and fire vacancies. Extra Patrolman Harley Drake will be promoted to Swan’s regular post, while more applicants will be tested to fill additional positions. Safety Director Richard Rosbacher plans to make a fire truck driver a regular role. Civil Service Board to certify applicants for both departments by April 1.
A March report from BYRLIN via Associated Press cites sources describing an alleged German U boat enroute, with claimed American involvement and wartime tensions. The piece notes undetermined details and cautions readers about the veracity of the circulating claims.
Federal state and private police search for suspects blamed by the Pennsylvania Railroad after the Buckeye Express wreck near Baden on Sunday night killed five and injured 114. The railroad posted a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrests. Mails were reportedly removed from the tracks, sending the Cleveland to Pittsburgh flyer into an Ohio River embankment. Victims named include Conrad Lebel 50 Cleveland and Engineer A L Wiegal 57 Alliance, with others from Pittsburgh Altoona and nearby towns. Officials suspect sabotage aimed at the Manhattan Limited, though most passengers survived and were treated at Rochester General, Valley, Sewickley, and Pittsburgh hospitals.
Berlin reports a German submarine has sunk five armed merchant ships totaling 25,800 tons from a British convoy. The action reflects a significant disruption in wartime supply lines and showcases U boat effectiveness in the theater.
City Council approved a permit for a fence around the Aero Supply Manufacturing plant on West Main Street to comply with a Federal Bureau of Investigation order. The action includes guarding the Fourth Ward plant area and plans a fence along the western edge of the property. No response was received from vice president Jovine regarding street title queries.
Windham March 18 An Erie Railroad freight train collided broadside with a commuter train carrying about 600 construction workers to the Ravenna shell loading plant. An official said 40 workers were seriously injured, about 125 more were less seriously hurt, and several may have been killed as the wreck occurred on a government reservation housing thousands of workers.
March 18 reports from Windham indicate at least 125 workers injured at Ravenna arsenal with about 40 serious. Unconfirmed claims say a man is dead, identity undisclosed. Several serious injuries are in critical condition as shell production ramps to a million rounds monthly. A westbound commuter train backing into the arsenal station was struck by an eastbound freight locomotive derailing five coaches.
Newportville Bucks County March 11 A widowed mother Mrs Laura Tompkins 44 saved two children when their frame bungalow burned but perished trying to rescue a third Joy ten died with her. John 12 and Gladys 14 reached a porch roof with her help before she was trapped Firemen arrived too late to save them The origin of the fire was not determined.
The morning report from Erie claimed two persons were slain and another committed suicide near Cleveland. Names tied to former Corry residents circulated, but Cleveland police and authorities had no matching tragedy on record.
Washington reports from March indicate Prime Minister Churchill accusing Germany of sending submarines and battle cruisers to hunt shipping on the Atlantic side of the United States. Britain claims U boats sank several merchant ships near the North Atlantic while Berlin denies the alert as propaganda.
The Navy announced a collision of two planes during Pacific Ocean maneuvers killed six crew members. The bodies of four officers were recovered and the wreckage was located near Yorktown. further details were withheld.
Washington moves fast on defense siting expected actions include four definite steps by the War Department at Wright Field Ohio and a broad move to appoint an 11 member federal mediation board to handle labor disputes. The focus centers on the 99,900,000 army air corps expansion program and broader defense production efforts.
An involuntary bankruptcy suit was filed in federal court against Victor G. Deissler, a Greenville Pennsylvania businessman who vanished last February. The petition lists about 4500 in debts to local firms including Progress Publishing, Beaver Printing, Davenport Manufacturing, and Forest City Foundries. The filing notes alleged forged signatures on discounted trade acceptances.
A large three story business and apartment building in Mt Union center caught fire today after an explosion. Telephone service was disrupted as flames swept the structure. One worker reported missing as the Crim building reportedly collapsed and fire spread to two adjacent structures in Huntingdon County town.
Timely discovery of a rear warehouse fire at WingN Store on Pine and West Pleasant streets around 11 pm prevented widespread damage. Verne Kolstee spotted smoke, firefighters confined the blaze in the rear storage from a stove, sparing adjacent apartments and a wooden store. Estimated damage around $900 including building loss and smoke damage.
At Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania on March 16 a gale and frigid air boosted casualties at the military post hospital to 4660, up 11 with two new pneumonia cases, one in a layman.
City council seeks estimates from consulting engineers on the cost of plans to revamp the sewer system. District Engineer Young reports progress and advises engaging engineers to prepare an alleviation plan for a progressive multi year program. Council directs city engineer to pursue engineering firms, aiming for possible work this year within municipal funds.
Federal approval pending for Hatch Vocational School to buy shop machinery including an age clothes adapter and milling machine. Corry School District expects up to sixty percent of funds soon with remaining allotments later. District plans about 8000 for equipment used in defense classes for nearly a year. Trainees under the selective service act departed Union City for Pittsburgh via Cony and Titusville. Clifford Andrew Button was the sole Corry native listed.
Belgrade dispatch reports Greek soldiers returning from prisoner exchange describe a devastating Allied air raid on Valona that wrecked the Albanian port. They say British planes concentrated on the harbor, reducing the city to rubble while wounded Greeks sought hospital care in Verona.
Authorities plan to renew searches along the Chadakoin River to locate the body of Mrs Fred McCall missing since March 9. The Henry Mosher Post Falconer emergency squad and volunteers will conduct an intensive river bed search after river levels drop to allow access for divers and seekers.
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