16 Oct 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
1
The article notes a loss related to a power funnel in Amin, detailing its impact on local infrastructure and potential outages. Officials respond with safety measures and plans to restore service. Community members express concern as residents brace for continued disruption.
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The report notes a GOP pivot toward supporting arming American merchant ships as wartime policy debates intensify. It also covers upheaval in Tokyo with the Japanese cabinet resigning amid disputes over war policy and U S prospects, while Soviet influence and Axis dynamics loom large in the background.
Teachers from Erie area prepare for the Pennsylvania State Education Association northwest convention at Strong Videvict High in Erie. The opening session includes remarks by Dr. A Bechstein and college leaders. Music by the Northwest Pennsylvania School Music Association choir accompanies the evening program as delegates discuss legislative topics and education policy.
Three people died in a Bellefonte automobile train collision when a freight train struck a car at a crossing. Victims named are 65 year old Belief Baney and 30 year old McGeaty, both Bellefonte residents, plus an unnamed traveler. Witnesses say the caboose struck the auto and dragged it about 100 yards.
Senator Josep F Gulley and Paul Lewis executive assistant to the treasurer of Philadelphia with Luther Hart and John Hardy visited Corry last evening. They stayed until noon today and planned to travel to Erie for meetings with Democratic county chairs at the Lawrence Hotel.
A prize of 1000 dollars awaits an American artist who has never before exhibited at Carnegie. The winner will be revealed tonight in Pittsburgh during the exhibition Directions In American Painting, featuring 202 paintings chosen from 4912 entries.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a promotion for Brigadier General Olmstead to chief signal officer of the Army with major general rank. The move follows a similar elevation for Brigadier General Dawson Olmstead, while Major General Joseph Q. Mou Borgne previously rose to general, remaining in command at Signal Corps headquarters in Park Montgomery, Nod.
Police report an organized gang may be operating in the district after Tuesday night break-ins at Corry Public Library and the Warren high school, with further raids on a new Loblaw market basement and recent robberies in Youngsville. Authorities joined by Butler officers searched sites, finding limited loot and damage but few clues.
A Romanian army communique reported by DN said Romanian forces broke the Odessa defense and the city was ablaze. The dispatch cites Berlin dated Oct 16 and attributes the report to Associated Press.
Reports from unoccupied France say Marshal PETAIN ordered indefinite internment of three former French leaders. Jean Daladier and Leon Blum, along with Maurice Garel-L, were named among those held responsible for the defeat. The internment was announced before a radio address explaining the actions in the Riom affair.
Washington Oct 18 The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved a navigation and power program estimated by Army engineers at near 1 billion dollars. It covers projects like the 200 million Florida ship canal, 86 million Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway, 48.5 million Beaver Mahoning canal, and 81.9 million St. Lawrence seaway. President Roosevelt backs the seaway as defense relevant. A bill authorizing work, but not funding, will be introduced within ten days after hearings chaired by Mansfield.
Washington sources report Republicans easing opposition to Roosevelt foreign policies. A floor vote on repeal of neutrality prohibitions is expected soon, with more Republicans likely to vote aye than in recent foreign policy bills. Some GOP leaders and lawmakers who had opposed the administration’s foreign stance are signaling openness to repeal and stricter unity on international matters.
Dairy men’s League Cooperative Association reports September milk price at 8 89% for Corry plant deliveries, a 57 cent gain over August and up from last September’s 1 75 1. Milk for August fetched 2 24 50 per producer, with a 7 cent rise from the prior year. Administrator N J Gladakis says the forecast was fulfilled, noting the September pool aligns with earlier predictions. Continued on Page Six.
In On Town Del 18 Superior Court Judge Charles B Kenworthy Republican candidate urged that nonvoters should not keep their citizenship. He told a rally that citizens who abstain from voting in general elections jeopardize constitutional liberties and urged loyalty to American institutions.
The article claims Soviet and Nazi forces slug toward Moscow's defenses along the old Napoleonic line as the German encirclement presses west of the city. An London source says the battle may have reached a crisis, with Nazi and Bolshevik forces clashing near the capital's main bulwarks. If the fortified positions fall, the remaining obstacle would be a wall of battling Red troops.
Army engineers began assembling a portable metal airfield to land combat planes safely on sandy terrain. With 1000-ton sections carried by right cats, the 150 by 3000 foot runway of corrugated steel will be built in two weeks. The First Army October maneuvers in the Carolinas will test this field, first deployed in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Langley Field engineers moved in to lay out the runway near Hoffman North Carolina, clearing ground and aligning wind direction.
William Fox, a key figure in early motion picture history, faces sentencing tomorrow in Philadelphia on charges of conspiracy obstructing justice and defrauding the United States.
after six weeks of dryness Harrisburg reports rainfall that lifts drought but forecasts warn of limited benefit. hydraulic engineer George Weber notes moving runoff may help streams, while forest chief Wardell says fire danger could ease briefly. no reports of major damage. Evans Manor tragedy: 12 year old Andrew Novacheck dies on Route 1 after a school-closer accident near Uniontown.
The board notes demand for hospital services has increased year over year with 38 patients in September and 430 admissions that month. The superintendent’s comprehensive monthly report compares figures with June and July, detailing earnings, operations, and staff activities. Contributions from the hospital body and auxiliary groups are acknowledged, including equipment and funding efforts, while routine matters and facility improvements are discussed.
A 19 year old boy and two girls confessed to a Maryland contractor murder. They stated the trio rode away in a Welim’s car after the shooting early Monday. The body was hidden beside Route L near the Maryland Pennsylvania line.
Baltimore reporter Ward Freeman of the News-Post says he found the body of 28 year old contractor G G Brownine about five to six miles south of Conowingo in a thicket. Freeman described blood around the right eye and noted the blue shirt and pants and turned pockets. The report mentions the body was dragged from a car and hidden, with a note about an Alexandria high school boy implicated.
London dateline reports a crisis near Moscow as Soviet forces clash with Germans west of the capital. Despite heavy fighting, Germans reportedly made no major advances while Moscow's defense lines held and Red Army units retreated or regrouped along the front. German and Soviet positions near Kaluga and on the Volkhov front are noted as pivotal, with rail centers at Odes and other hubs affected by the battle.
Tokyo reports the Japanese embassy staff in Moscow and other Japanese nationals, about 60 people, have left Moscow for undisclosed destinations. The foreign ministry says the embassy is to be prepared for possible action as the German offensive advances and relations with other countries adjust.
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