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Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1940

Page

3

Lost pocketbook found with missing cash in Erie area

A pocketbook of Gerald Damon of Columbus was recovered on a local street but about $23 was missing. It contained driving cards and owner records. Police seek knowledge of Donald Kelly last seen in Harrisburg, driving toward Erie or Corry. Also: relief payments in Erie County fell $240 to $9,222 for the week, with ongoing burglary case against Anthony Senger. Further items cover erroneous report about a break in, H G Irwin Lumber buying Garland plant, school closure for PSEA meeting, and local weather risks with frost and accidents.

Gerald Damon Columbus Donald Kelly Harrisburg Erie Corry N. F. Ames & Co East Pleasant Street George Orcutt East Frederick Street

Seven Youths Held For Pranks In Oil City

In Oil City on October 17 seven youths aged 15 to 17 were ordered to appear in police court for alleged Halloween season pranks. Accused acts include overturning a car on Euclid avenue, damaging a second car, and hurling a 50 pound stone at a porch. Authorities warn prosecutions will follow property damage. Also noted, the Rockefeller Foundation has spent $6,000,000 since 1915 to aid yellow fever control, with $200,000 allocated last year.

Oil City Euclid Avenue Rockefeller Foundation

Registration Day Declared On Youth Military Training

Veterans of Foreign Wars leader Len Moerschbacher visited Erie county to urge national defense and Americanization. He criticized the local district draft board for lacking veteran representation and praised youth registration as a pledge to deter European tyranny and ensure freedom. A separate Venango Franklin study logged nine fatal motor vehicle crashes in six months, pinpointing careless driving and a lone pedestrian death as major factors.

United States Len Moerschbacher Veterans of Foreign Wars Averily W. Thompson Moerschbacher Venango Franklin Venango County Dely Pennsylvania Motor Police Kmed

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