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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1939
Page
1
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A garbled OCR item references a church mission, evangelicals, and Canada with scattered phrases about pastors, public voices, and a 7:30 time. The text is partial and unclear, mentioning peace and workers, with multiple misread terms and broken names.
Senate Leader Alben Barkley blocked a three day Senate recess proposal amid the neutrality act debate. Sen Edwin Johnson sought to pause for three days while urging Roosevelt to seek an armistice in Europe. Johnson argued neutral nations seek a strong neutral to push for peace and suggested periodic recesses during critical talks.
German patrols of 44 to 50 men armed with sub machines guns automatic rifles bombs trench knives and pistols raid western front trenches for hours seeking prisoners to feed intelligence. French artillery and machine guns repelled three German shock troop attacks as shelling shifted to dug in artillery positions and rear areas.
Detroit dispatch reports Father Charles Coughlin warning that an arms embargo refusal would prolong Europe’s wars. He says passage of the neutrality act with a with-moash-and-carry clause means war for Europe and war for America, risking taxation and dictatorship.
The Supreme Court today accepted for review the Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Co dispute over whether the state utility commission can revoke long distance rates. The action follows a Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling upholding the commission’s revocation authority.
Tallinn dispatches report Soviet troops began marching into Estonia under the mutual aid pact. German minority members were speeding departures before the Russian advance as Helsingfors wired details from the Baltic crisis.
The White House said navy patrols saw a small non American submarine about 20 miles west of Key West Florida and two non American oil tankers nearby. President Roosevelt had earlier said a submarine of some torpedo power was seen about 16 miles off Miami Florida. The sightings occur within the 60 mile safety zone declared by the Pan American conference. Navy and coast guard also watched for a foreign submarine near Portland lightship threatening refugee laden steamers.
In Ambridge Pennsylvania a five year feud over a beating of a boy culminated when John Koczera 42 shot John Wolaszys 49 and his wife in their Beaver Falls area home. Wolaszys suffered a shattered jaw and cheek wound while his wife was shot through the forehead. Both were in critical condition at Beaver Valley General Hospital New Brighton with guarded odds of recovery.
Galveston dispatch notes 400 officers and sailors of the battleship Arizona readying to depart amid persistent sabotage rumors. Navy keeps secrecy as FBI and naval intelligence probe a possible plot. Pennsylvania inspectors join fire prevention efforts with mayors to curb waste piles and smokem reclame at plants.
Kenneth Goff of Delavan Wisconsin resigned from the Communist party and the Young Communist League while testifying before the Dies committee. Chairman Dies said burglars who entered the committee offices yesterday seized four or five mail sacks of documents and it may be impossible to know if anything was stolen.
Washington Ont officials report the administration weighing controls to slow production. Fifty-two district executives led by an army industrial purchasing chief met with Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson to review current procurement and study new plans.
A Commerce Department survey of two Pennsylvania cities shows private employment rose by nearly 50,000 jobs in September, led by Pittsburgh where big steel and soft coal regions boosted gains. Brown notes shorter weeks shifted to full time, increasing hours and wages into October with Eve 400 Meadville 267 Warren 114 and Titusville 100 among district gains.
Huge turnout at Corry Harvest Sales drawing with 1300 to 2000 people present. Paul Phelps of West Pleasant Street wins a prize. grand prize goes to Paul Stroup of Congress and Wright Streets. Fifteen prizes valued at about 75 dollars awarded. Police kept order without incident at the new BSA station opposite Hotel Carty.
Frederick Haynes Jr., age 4, was found unharmed in woods south of ERIG, Pa, eight hours after wandering off during a family outing. Hundreds of volunteers, scouts, police and sportsmen searched the area amid a severe storm. He initially was believed lost near Swan Pond in Laurel Hill cemetery and was treated for exposure before being sent home.
London reports Britain and France are in complete accord on war objectives against Hitlerism with proposals to be addressed to Allies via the United States embassy in Berlin. Neville Chamberlain indicated no formal peace offer. Moscow's Izvestia warns against recovering Poland and cautions that peace bids may serve as a basis for negotiations, while Tushev cautions on the cruelty of fighting Hitlerism.
Local notice reports school tax collections totaling 58 945 with 5 percent penalties on late assessments. Office of Miss Trane Mullen notes penalties become effective in November, stressing taxpayers must pay by due dates to avoid additional charges.
Reports from Helsinki indicate Russia aims to dominate the inner Baltic Sea area. German ships in Baltic harbors repatriate 120,000 Germans while Russia seeks naval base rights and new alignments with Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden. Finland resists with diplomatic measures. Foreign Minister J. Veikko may not travel to Moscow, with envoy Juha Paasikivi handling matters.
Two people were injured when a team of horses from Steadman farm on East Columbus Avenue bolted and struck a truck on Roosevelt Highway shortly before 2 pm. Roy Hamilton and Mary Christina, both of Corry, sustained rib fractures and contusions to the thigh. They received medical attention and were sent home. The truck suffered heavy damage and one horse was injured.
Oct 9 Publia fabbuetiana reports Superintendent H Haas to propose successors for two Slippery Rock State Teachers College officials convicted of misfeasance aid contessance in Glee case. In court, Dr Charles Miller president and David Vo Ritterer suspended Wakeer named as accused of misusing college funds.
Albert Benjamin Chandler, once the bluegrass political wunderkind, resigns as Kentucky governor to accept appointment as United States senator to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator M. Logan. Lieutenant Governor Keen Jolson succeeds as governor and issues Chandler a senatorial commission.
Three people escaped with bruises after a Chevrolet struck the rear of a West Ridge bus stopped to pick up a passenger at East Columbus Avenue and East Wayne Street. Ronald D. Boyd III, of James Town, drove the car with Mrs. Perry Akam and Dorothy Akam of Corry aboard. They were examined at the scene. hospital reports were uncertain. Burlingame investigated the crash.
President Roosevelt, back at the White House after Hyde Park, declined to commit to mediating peace in Europe and did not respond to hints that Adolf Hitler might accept terms. Dunkirk endured a severe storm flooding streets and basements, with transformers struck by lightning leaving the city temporarily without power.
Harrisburg reports state mine production for the first eight months of the year reached about 744 million tons, far above the corresponding period in 1936. September output was 49.98 million tons, with April shutdowns due to wage talks noted but not preventing a strong year and higher May production.
Vatican News Bulletin cites reports of numerous executions of clerics and others in Polish territories occupied by Tunisia, relayed from private remarks via Berlin. The note reflects wartime violence and concerns over allied and Axis actions impacting occupation zones and religious communities during the European conflict.
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