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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
2
A petition to the county court seeks vacating part of the roadway serving the National Forge and Ordnance complex and its offices. Local notices mention a special Feirjlew BTA meeting at 9:20 to discuss school area concerns.
Donald Hopkins Warren of Youngsville pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Judge D. A. Ahird. He was sentenced to pay $25 to Warren County and placed on two years probation. A rash of small local notes followed including a car accident in Jamestown injuring Arnold Brande, a Franklin social event featuring A EK Rowswell, and shop ads from Litz Shoe Repair and others. Rumors circulated of a new 600‑worker plant potentially arriving at Hyde City, with unconfirmed talks of minor airplane parts production. Other brief items noted hospital patients returning home, a Christmas sale, and local police activities.
Culminating an illness of nearly a year Mrs Bertha Borstorff wife of Charles TL Borstorff of Corry R D 4 died at 11 this morning at her home. Born February 19 1890 she was the daughter of the late John Long and Hetti Long and lived all her life in Corry. Survived by husband two sons Leroy and Edwin of Corry a daughter Nina Ells of New York City two brothers John and Robert Long of Corry three sisters Mrs Nina Brown Corry Mrs Florence Bennett Westfield NY and Mrs Emma Raymond James Town NY six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at Bracken Keating chapel with burial Pine Grove cemetery.
The report notes a possible Canadian corridor for U S highway access to Alaska to move supplies and troops in an emergency. No official confirmation of extra warships being considered. Local items include a $29 Rex theatre prize, a $100 prize unclaimed, a Navy chaplain delivering a Memorial address in Meadville, and a 70 year old man named William Scharf injuring his hip in Jamestown last night.
An old advertorial touts Thompson's Borsema Tablets as rapid relief for mysterious aches headaches and backache from clogged kidneys. It claims the pills help kidneys remove poisonous wastes and uric acid from blood, urging readers to buy 50 cents at drug stores and touts Golden Lax tablets as a constipation aid.
A Thanksgiving Day service was held at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Corry, Pa., at 10:30 AM on Thanksgiving Day. The service followed the standard Mother Church pattern with Scripture readings, a lesson-sermon on Thanksgiving, hymns, and testimonials of healing and blessing from congregants. The benediction closed the observance.
Television and radio listings preview a Saturday slate with the Army Navy game, network lineups including WEAF NBC WABG and CBS stations, plus programs like Milestones in Music and Listener's Playhouse. The feature highlights a Women’s Division alert and wartime Allied aid framing.
Titunville officials warned owners to remove weeds and debris from in front of homes or the city will do the work and bill the respective owners. The notice targets general street-facing lots and property lines within the city limits.
William Parker of East Liverpool Ohio has been named chief fender for the Tionesta dam. His assistants will be W M Yandel of Tionesta and Homer Whetzell of Ford City.
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