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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1940
Page
3
Purity reports show cloudy skies and mild temps as the tense campaign nears its close. Police search for three missing Jamestown girls Ruth Gowan Ann Cook Marion Ulander, all ten. Authorities note Mix of local incidents, weather impacts and small economic updates.
Pedro Winne, 62, of Sassafras Street, was rescued from drowning in Presque Isle Bay near the Public Dock. A passerby and the Dix patrol boat crew pulled him from the water, revived him in minutes, then transported him to Hamot Hospital. He is reported recovering.
Mary McCulloughs brown and white dog Shep accompanies her at school serving as Lincoln Highs mascot. He sits at a desk and listens to lessons while aiding cleanliness by picking up scraps and depositing them in a waste basket.
The Junior Class will present One Wild Night a farce by Guernsey LePelley under director Kenneth Bogerdus with rehearsals starting next week. Bud Kinley Belle Robbins and Walter Peake lead, performances set for Friday November 22 in the high school auditorium.
Howard Gueley about 40 died from smoke in a second floor rooming-house fire at 508 East Street in Warren. Investigators ruled the fire likely started from a cigarette or pipe. seven tenants escaped as officials, led by Fire Chief Kropt and Coroner Lowrey, examined the scene. The body was found on a bed, suggesting death by suffocation despite severe burns.
State police and Constable Perlie Chapel pursued a gang of vandals who damaged five rural schoolhouses in Franklin township and near McKean. Desks were upset, seats torn, books scattered, and Branchville buildings were struck. Officials reported smoke and fire, with residents unable to reach a locked room as danger loomed.
Mrs B. Carbury, 31, of 108 Franklin street, struck by a DeSoto sedan driven by Leroy Doughburghy near Warrens Jamestown road while waiting along the highway. She suffers a fractured pelvis and facial injuries. condition described as fairly good.
A well dressed youth, George Agnew Agnew 20, of Pittsburgh, attempted to extort $3,000 from the East Liberty Uton Trust Company by threatening nitroglycerin. He was captured after a bank policeman fired a warning shot. authorities say about $4,900 was in the bank. Shirley Temple reference noted.
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