29 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR hints a regional notice or column item about a boat or bot venture. Names and exact place are unclear. Readable bits suggest a local event or feature on a public transit or marine project with possible dates and involved organizations.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Hawt td AG wae BiraWe and Leyiny Oevgwed with unclear actions and dates. The text is unreadable in places, making it impossible to identify a clear event, participant, or outcome.
A compact item notes a quirky entry about a player named Shoome and heaps that do not meet a standard. The brief hints at a game or practice context with a focus on performance metrics and approach. No dates or locations are provided.
Compact listing notes a trade or sale of an IER ER 95 item featuring a Swirla adjustable stop and price points of 49.95 and 54.95, indicating a possible variation or discount. Units, model details, and seller context are unclear from the fragment.
Union leaders and Bethlehem Steel negotiators aim for a peace by Monday to end a union holiday at Cambria mills Bethlehem. SWOC and company officials held talks with contingency plans, while some workers struck or slowed production amid ERP ballot actions and guard lines.
A federal grand jury that yesterday indicted former U S Third Circuit Judge J Warren Davis William Fox and Morgan Kaufman on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and defraud the United States will reconvene next week to examine other phases of the case U S attorney said today Fox and Davis posted 5000 bonds each for their release The 75 year old judge asserted he is absolutely innocent of the charges.
The United States tracks fast moving Balkan events and the fate of Yugoslavia as Nazi pressure tests Serbs Croats and Slovenes. President Roosevelt lauds King Peter II and says the US may provide material aid and unfreeze Yugoslav assets if independence endures. Welles hints at possible asset restoration to support nations against aggression.
Dr. Robert D. Donaldson a Spring Creek native and Kans Community Hospital staff member has been called for active duty with the United States Naval Hospital Philadelphia to serve as a lieutenant. The call activates April 15 with others in Kane’s Naval Reserve including Drs Bodine Mosser Morrison and Vagan under district HQ in Bradford led by Dr J K Waterman.
In New York on March 20, thirty thousand coal miners in the Appalachian field threaten a work stoppage if negotiations fail before midnight Monday. CIO United Mine Workers and bituminous operators clash over a wage clause after 11 days of talks, with union leader John L. Lewis warning that a walkout would apply to three-fourths of U S coal miners nationwide.
Mrs Florence Post of Spartansburg was treated at Corry hospital for a severe wrist laceration after a Dodge driven by her husband collided with a Pard truck operated by Arthur H Burleigh at the West Chiich and Northwest street intersection about 1 pre noon. Both windshields were broken and Mrs Post was thrown against the windshield.
No new developments emerged in the Corry Jamestown Mfg Corp strike. Management denied any weekend meeting with union representatives and declined to issue plans for the future. A skeleton office remained. formerly employed staff were dropped, fueling community anxiety.
Judge Samuel Shull heard defense motions seeking a directed verdict of acquittal for former State Senator John J. McClure and six others charged in a scheme to profit 625000 from selling the Chester Water Company to the Chester Municipal Authority. He planned to announce his decision at 10 a.m. Monday after the defense closed its case without calling witnesses.
The Admiralty said British and Greek ships attacked Italian warships in the eastern Mediterranean. One Littorio class battleship was damaged and several Italian cruisers were severely damaged. Greek forces and RAF units supported the operation under Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, with further details to follow as available.
In Philadelphia on March 29 29 year old tailer Paul Petrillo will die in Pennsylvania's electric chair early Monday. He is the first of three men to be executed for the murder for insurance ring centered in the city. Petrillo denied last minute reprieve will be taken from Holmesburg prison to Rockview penitentiary for the poison death of Luigi Lavecchio in 1932, part of a murder syndicate said to use hexing and magic potions. Governor James denied a reprieve. Others under sentence include Petrillo's cousin Herman Petrillo and Mrs Josephine Romualdo.
Eleven Erie county youths were named to leave for military service on April 8, with replacements possible from the same list if any are rejected after final examination in Pittsburgh. The Union City board stated the April call may not end soon, as officials expect additional 2,880 men to be drafted for a year of military training under the selective service act. Meanwhile a home fire near Spring Creek destroyed the Miles family residence, with Mrs. Miles absent and personal belongings lost.
Marina Marie Cooper nine year old daughter of Wir and Mrs Merle Cooper of Camry was severely burned when her clothing ignited while she stood near a glove. Her mother quickly extinguished the flames. She was taken to Gerry hospital in condi tion considered serious but expected to recover.
Erie area merchants will hear details Monday afternoon about the federal food stamp plan set to begin April 14 in Erie and four other northwestern Pennsylvania counties. The meeting at the Municipal Building will cover program rules, pledge to cooperate, and stamp redemption guidance administered by the Surplus Marketing Administration with USDA.
Hundreds of federal inspectors and physicians tracked down 410000 medicinal tablets contaminated in manufacture. The American Medical Association warned that Phenobarbital, a powerful sedative drug, was inadvertently used in making sulfathiazole tablets from a New York firm. Physicians urged vigilance for adverse reactions and urged rapid checking of lot MP 029. Horsemeat added to the French ration as other meats had been restricted.
A clipped Florida item reports Tom leaving Florida with Jonath and expected to return next January. The writer finds a free clipping about continuing tasks and mentions receptivity to editorial opinions from leading Florida papers noting anticipated comfort or reassurance amid growers’ concerns.
The report cites the Federal crop board predicting a record citrus crop 41 million boxes and grapefruit at 40 million, with Florida production forecast at 21 million. A quoted Robert Tn Gersoll note argues government imbalances favor middlemen over growers, urging earnings pooling to help all.
For the first time in ten years everyone willing to work in our town is fully employed. This compares with a large surplus of labor. The clipping notes that workers are drawn from across markets, mentioning potatoes, prunes, peaches, and regional goods.
Belgrade dispatch reports Yugoslavia's new government threatens internal strife with Croat minority leaders. Germany presses for a definite policy statement while the British anticipate Yugoslavia becoming a theater of war. Belgrade notes heightened tensions as voices demand clarity on alliance posture.
Assorliten Press reports Berlin weighing Germany's stance as Yugoslavia's four day old membership tests survival. Czech Croat politics stir Zagreb as Dr Vladimir Macek and Dragisa Cvetkovic vie for influence and Croatia home rule. A 1.2 million strong Yugoslav army guards frontiers while Serbia, Croatia, and Slovene tensions threaten unity amid German and Italian pressure. Ton Astoritscu resigns in protests against German demands.
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