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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1941
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions names like Hebber, Warren, and Raider with scattered references to May and Friday. The coarse text references a hotel, a voyage, and enroute notes but lacks coherent facts or context to form a clear event or outcome. No definite dates, places, or affiliations can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Joseph B. McCoy Jr and 682 other Reserve midshipmen prepare to graduate at Annapolis as the first reservists to finish the program since the war. The ceremony marks a milestone for those who served during the wartime era and now transition to peacetime duties.
A Warren County send-off gathered Friday as nineteen men left for induction under the Selective Service Act. Families and mentors saw the group depart by bus to Pittsburgh, where they would join a larger ceremony. Leaders from local boards No. 1 and No. 2 announced the men, listed several relatives, and noted the community’s support as they embark on a year of service.
Reported May 19 toll includes three killed when their auto hit a parked truck near Elmore. Victims Vincent L. Haubert 29 Milersville John Shepley 26 Helena and Chester W. Lech 17 Helena. Andrew Gumbetter 32 Detroit driver of the car lost control, overturned, and plunged into a creek near Bonn. Also mentions unrelated ad copy and school district building bids in Corry Pennsylvania with May 28 deadline.
In Harrisburg on May 19 Associated Press reports the Republican slate aims for four day sessions as the drive continues for budget and tax relief. Senate leaders say action on emergency levies and appropriations will proceed while Democrats push their own budget measures and tax reduction plans.
A Bradford resident, infant son saved by a quick response as a house blast injured a man identified as Davison near Melle Memes. Authorities report a sequence of pac explosions at the home, with hospital surveillance noted. State politics dominate as lawmakers debate budgets and tax cuts amid a broader labor shortage and unemployment figures.
Erie officials reject reduced fire insurance rates amid a debate on underwriting practices and equipment upgrades. The report notes projected costs from replacing old ladders and purchasing new gear, with estimates around 450 000 for a citywide program and 100 000 extra for salaries.
Mrs. Batio Lindgren, 23, of 1900 Woodward Ave, was killed instantly in a two car crash at 12th and Rangberry. Her husband Rayner Lindgren was injured but later released from St Vincent’s Hospital. A second driver, Charles H Campbell, 18, of West 26th Street, collided with Mrs. Rogers seated in another vehicle, suffering injuries. Campbell claimed sleep caused the accident. A police report details the sequence and injuries.
In Sharon Pennsylvania on May 19 delegates of twelve western Pennsylvania counties delayed the district officers election. The spring convention postponed to October and officers will be nominated then and voted at the 1947 spring meeting. Prank B. Hosbaugh of Erie will continue as district president until his successor is chosen.
Before being renamed San Francisco the city was Yerba Buena a Spanish term meaning good herb. The name persists on an island in the bay connected to the mainland by the bay bridge and remains part of local memory.
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