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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
2
District Employment Service reports over 1300 people placed in jobs since January, signaling dwindling unemployment. Mrs Mary Anne Armstrong died at Carry hospital after long illness. The local office declares itself a hub for flags and damery supplies and related goods.
In Oil City two cars collided last night, both heavily damaged and occupants uninjured. Shelby and Anderson vehicles suffered about 250 and 9000 dollars in damage respectively. In Warren, William Mann of Youngsville pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence and was fined 900 dollars after a Sunday arrest by Pennsylvania motor police.
A two car collision on Roosevelt Ughy Way near Level Farms Tuesday night damaged the Edward McDermott convertible and James H. Helm station wagon. Passenger Paul Dans, in McDermott’s car, sustained minor bruises but later left for Chatham New Brunswick to join the Roys Canadian Air. Neither McDermott nor Helm was hurt. Local reports note police investigation into the week’s eighth robbery at the Waverly hotel as well as weather oil ads and several notices across Meadville and nearby towns.
Word reached this morning of the death in Erie of Mrs Edward Sweeney former well known Comny resident She died at the family home 794 Stenolt street after a period of illness Survived by husband who ran the Grandin hotel here for years daughter Mrs Henry Rath and son Paul Sweeney Erie Funeral services set for St Peter's Cathedral Erie with burial at St Elizabeth's cemetery
In HARRISHURG on October 16, Francis B. Haas backed Ambridge school board findings that Kathryn P. Snyter was guilty of willful and persistent violations by using part of her sabbatical leave for maternity without board regulations. Also reported, William Grow, 17, was killed by a train in Dilliner, with the engineer noting he saw Grow on the tracks too late to avoid impact.
A Natural History magazine article notes butterflies symbolize immortality in Chinese myth and history. It cites carvings and funeral customs where butterflies appear in burial rites, suggesting a belief in transformation after death.
About 2,400 workers affected as eight major Pittsburgh hotels shut for 16 days. Strikers vote to accept a contract adding roughly 215,000 dollars yearly in wages, with 15 to 17 percent raises for many employees. The eight hotels, William Penn, Fort Pitt, Pittsburgher, Keystone, Roosevelt, Webster Hall, Henr y, and Schneley, had 4,500 total rooms.
Washington Oct. 16 The petroleum coordinator Harold Tokes favors amendments to the ban on gasoline shipments from the east to the west to allow Appalachian refiners in western New York western Pennsylvania and West Virginia to continue shipments mainly for farm machinery use in Ohio and Kentucky Some refiners in the area have already received 15 day exemptions since the order took effect October 1.
Newark N J Oct 16 One person was killed and three others injured in an explosion at the National Mag Héslim Corporation plant at 429 Adams Street The plant lies in the Ironbound section just north of Newark airport Two injured were taken to St James Hospital
Grace, Shorge, Ourns, Paul Whiteman are listed in a radio or stage program heading with names or acts. The fragment indicates a broadcast or performance lineup featuring these individuals, suggesting a cultural event or musical presentation.
Sylvania State College will be guest conductor for the Ease convention program featuring an address The Defense of Democracy by Dr Ralph Hutchinson president of Washington and Jefferson College. Afternoon sectional meetings list administrators, agriculture, art, language, geography, English and more with numerous local officials and educators.
Albion leaders and committee chairs including Laura Durbin Arthur Shields Merrit Landells and Nyla Free held multiple sectional meetings to discuss future plans and chair responsibilities across science social studies and law and order sectors.
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