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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1939
Page
3
A fragmentary price panel shows items labeled with cents per pound and assorted weights. The text hints at various unit prices such as 15¢ and 23¢, with stray markings and abbreviations like lb and Ib, suggesting a catalog or market sheet snippet.
The Tidewater Pipe Line Company plans to abandon multiple pipeline stations in western Pennsylvania including Pleasantville and Titusville areas. United Natural Gas of Oil City prepares to take over Tidewater Mines from Titusville to Makely Junction near Hadley in Mercer County. The 1968 Tidewater plant at PleasantvilleThusville road is being dismantled, once manned by up to ten workers now reduced to four. Burgwald of Titusville led operations and stations slated to close include Raley Endon and Warren County locations.
A Warren man, 39, died from injuries after being struck by a car on a Pennsylvania avenue street Saturday night. The collision occurred near a taxi that was proceeding westbound as the victim, identified as Latul Early Sairway, stepped into the roadway. An investigation by authorities at Gore Hospital and Pennsylvanian officials is underway to determine the exact sequence of events and fault.
A fragmented report lists campaign spending by Evans Waterhouse and other candidates in the Republican judges race. Amounts include Evans 3874 Waterhouse 407 plus several candidate tax and expense items. The Democratic nominee spent 1770707 while other figures show campaign costs for attorneys and treasurers.
Pay Oct 16 Youngsville AVC company rushed to two fires within 24 hours. First at Wiggers Chevrolet Garage Thursday afternoon a truck being worked on sparked gasoline ignition. flames threatened 18 gallons in the tank and the engine area. Fire quickly controlled with minor engine damage. Second fire Friday damaged a home on West Main Street where nine children playing with matches started papers. response was swift and damage limited.
Corry High School singers held Sunday practice with Dom Corry and Mrs Bea Chaiffe assisting. Chorus members Doris Bergman Martha Hultberg Lois Stenman Irene Kovach Douglas Mesher Wendell Gage Arthur Ingram Jack Kinney Carlton Chaffee and others participated. All-State selection tests will be heard December 13 to 15 in Knox with Noble Gain directing.
Mr and Mrs Theo P Williams left today for Philadelphia to attend a meeting of the Eastern agents of the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company at Penn Arfstette Chi. More than 250 company representatives from the East are expected. Discussions will focus on problems and features offering broader motorist protection at lower cost.
New York reports an optimistic auto industry outlook for 1940 with analysts predicting 4.4 million car sales and unemployment falling. The 4th Annual Automobile Show in October is expected to spark demand as Willys introduces a low priced model to expand ownership to 24 million families earning under $2,000 annually.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions deception and a scandal-like scenario. It references a false claim by a photographer or journalist, a supposed late razor scandal, and various numeric figures about populations and operations. The text remains unclear and partially unreadable, giving only scattered hints of fraud and large counts.
In Meadville Pennsylvania this morning a Piper cub plane crashed near Kerrtown while circling lower over Rock Farm house. Pilot Paul Neal 27 suffered skull fracture and brain concussion. he was in serious condition at Spencer Hospital. Passenger Virginia Procti 46 injured with head lacerations. admitted for observation. Plane owned by Meadville Pilots Club from Talon, Lit.
United Eyes reports Senator James J. Davis will speak at the Young Republicans of Pennsylvania convention in Philadelphia on October 28. State Chairman Frank Hilton of Wyomissing will also appear with Gov. James' cabinet members and other officials including Samuel S. Levis and William Stevengood.
United Press reports the State Agricultural Committee warns Pennsylvania farmers to stay within their 1940 acreage allotments and not raise production due to the European war. It cites world wheat stocks of about 5.3 billion bushels versus 3.5 billion in 1914 and notes current consumption barely higher, predicting a record wheat carryover if acreage remains inflated. The committee says national acreage for next year stands at 2,000,000 acres above any harvest since 1914, warning yields could cripple domestic and export markets if not restrained.
Two Delaware court judges and Judge Ajell W. Watson signaled no immediate ruling on the legality of the alien representation act. They indicated the decision would follow after examining briefs and arguments heard Saturday, with submission and further consideration anticipated.
Erie Oct. 16 Paul Ferry, condemned for wife murder, has cost the county $4 389 since sentencing to the electric chair in 1927. Costs include daily death row and 18 months at Fairview, plus hearings for clemency as the pardon board reviews his case for October.
Lake Belt yields for 1940 are reported above 1939 levels. Fred E. Gladwin in charge notes chinabogua and Melodee grape crops show strong growth with production expectations rising to about five hundred million gallons of wine and substantial mill dollars in value. Gladwin hopes higher tonnage will aid local growers and impact national grape shipments as Concords lead this season’s quality.
Kane, Oct 18. Word of a Kane resident’s death in the European war reached Mrs. Arthur J. Market when sister notified her of cousin Keith Brown, an aviator with the Royal Air Force of England. The letter said his plane went down and the crew failed to return, leaving widow and child. Further details unclear due to damaged text.
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