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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1941
Page
3
A WPA survey shows rental costs rose in Corry from September 1940 to September 1941. The average rent for all units reached 16.99 dollars in September 1941, up from 15.42 dollars, with 87 of 100 units experiencing increases and only 10 percent showing decreases.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission announced a plan to establish a whitefish hatchery on Lake Erie next summer with Whiteshy, acting secretary Clifford J. Wells, and Mayor Charles R. Barber involved. The project follows a trade with Canada and includes cost figures and staffing details for the state’s first steps into a bolstered fishing industry.
A garbled note discusses damp UV brick and moisture issues aiding paint retention and fuel savings. The fragment mentions Puel Bull and ayuze with unclear meaning but suggests moisture control reduces costs and fuel bills. Names and specifics are unreliable in the text.
The Public Utility Commission requires formal approval for crossing protections at grade crossings. The order ensures uniformity in installation plans and limits changes to signals gates and watchmen without commission consent. Railways must file exceptions within 15 days or face current protections remaining in place.
Reynoldsville Pa November 14 Announcement says unnamed outside interests negotiate to buy buildings once occupied by Bloomsburg Silk Company to establish a new industry employing several hundred people. Delays withheld until megatinslans be completed. officials say a defence industry may be involved but prospects are excellent. Worth is salt at one time the tax of salt in England was 40 times its cost.
Nov. 14 county employees were assured a salary increase after an announcement by Controller Harvey M. Wilds. The county salary board chair, Wills, indicated the raises would be general, not individual, with details to follow.
A 19 year old Indian worker died after being crushed when a wall collapsed during an incident with sheriff deputies in Cattaraugus. His brother Gus tav e, 22, is in serious condition with possible skull fracture. Another man Milford Juli, about 28, found unconscious on River Road West, suffers severe concussions and broken ribs.
A four room cottage near Franklin, located by the Mutual Foundry Company plant at Sugurerfek, burned with all contents destroyed. Damage estimated at 2000 dollars. Harold Siefer, an employee of the Mutual Potts Company, discovered the fire and alerted the Rocky Grove fire department. Franklin fire department was also summoned.
J. Buell Snyder, Pennsylvania representative, departed New York aboard the Dixie Clipper bound for Lisbon with a message from President Roosevelt. Secretary to the lawmaker could not reveal destinat ion or mission details. Snyder traveled with Colonel Arthur Wilson, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on War Department affairs.
A garbled OCR fragment announces a dedication at the Girard post office on November 21. It references events, guests, and officials but the text is severely corrupted, with multiple broken words and unclear details.
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