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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1941
Page
6
Regular city council gathering slated for next Monday as authorities patrol for owner of an abandoned structure near Emblem Oil station. Police seek Dr Jones amid a polio case, detours updated on state routes, and fence issues at Loveland Athletic Field prompt student access fixes. Community leaders announced appointments and withdrawals in state police, plus a church school officers meeting and regional educational events.
The Bear Lake Woman's Club met at Mrs Minnie Coby’s South Center street home on October 14 with good attendance. President Elms Walker led the business session and Judith Wheeler presented a musical program. refreshments were served. Several locals and visitors are listed, and a midweek prayer meeting was held at Mrs May Fullam’s home.
Two complete vis rooms have been set up on the second floor of the Montgomery Ward store on North Center Street. Manager Selter invites the public to inspect the Hallmark furnished living rooms featuring traditional pieces and modern accessories. A model kitchen and dining room display are planned to follow in a continuing Hallmark furniture promotion.
Deputy Attorney General David B. Perry was summoned to explain state policing of fraud claims in unemployment compensation. Perry said checks on fraudsters were crippled by IndoF personnel after a reduction directed by the Federal Solar Security Board. The subcommittee led by Senator John A. Dent examines unemployment compensation issues.
A missionary rally is planned for tomorrow afternoon at the Nazarene Church on Essex Street. Delegates from neighboring Nazarene churches, including Mhe Rcy and Mes J. L Hill from West India, will speak and lecture on missionary work. Rally Day last Sunday drew record attendance and the missionary society invites the public to extend all services at the church.
Two army air force fliers died when their training plane crashed near Armbrust in Westmoreland County during a flight from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The wreckage in a woods area was discovered after residents heard the engine sputter and a circling approach. Bodies were found in the plane with a baby’s bottle and a child’s bubble set scattered nearby.
Amid a two day session, the Pennsylvania Pardon Board schedules 108 applications for pardon or release. Convicted singers Herman Petrillo and Wille Jones face possible clemency as Governor Jones may act on prior board recommendations.
In Titusville on Oct 15 a Hyers club meeting discussed building a federally funded airport. CAA inspector C. A. Gof of Pittsburgh urged steps toward local government support, noting a subsidy is not guaranteed. The event attracted 85 aviation enthusiasts as a potential path to an airfield. Col Albert O King of Altoona has succeeded Brig Gen hn Aiken as commander of the 57th Infantry Brigade, with the Army public relations announcing the officer changes amid Carolinas maneuvers.
A man named Purdy in Louis Purdy with assistance from a fire crew saved an ant from a hotel fire. The sleeping resident awoke as flames erupted, bed clothing was thrown from the window, and Purdy narrowly avoided injury. Firefighters worked to control the blaze as the occupant slept, while a separate report notes a man named Callahan suffering an accident involving false teeth after nodding off in a chair.
Buffalo livestock prices show hogs mostly steady with varied weights and values. cattle offerings steady and cow prices unchanged. calves and sheep listings show mixed demand. Pittsburgh market notes slow produce demand with assorted apple and potato listings and price ranges. New York stocks veer downward amid war news and market chatter, with a broad list of industrials and rail stocks quoted.
Fragmentary text mentions city stadiums Gad Milles Bash Fair paville Gr Warren ne and references to teams, schools, and schedules. It reads like disjointed notes on upcoming games, venues, dates, conferences, and potential matchups with scattered proper nouns and partial dates.
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