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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1940
Page
2
City and Vicinity features Wilcox Grocery deals 47¢ for Spry and 3 for 25c, plus community notices on Willkie visit plans in Erie, local awards, court actions, and civic meeting reminders. Reports include Edinger family news from Warren and Fort Monmouth, a Willkie reception plan, union elections at Mesdville, and multiple local incidents and postings.
Rep. Martin Dies, chairman of the House committee on un American activities, claims he has information 5000 potential saboteurs in Detroit defense industries and predicts acts of sabotage. In Camden a strike threat eased as 9900 shipyard workers continued work on 600 million dollars of U. S. naval vessels under a compromise contract. At Valetta Malta the British base endured an air raid alert for over an hour with planes dodging clouds but no bombs reported.
A University of California researcher says desert scorpions centipedes tarantulas and solpugids are not as dangerous as thought. Stings from scorpions are only as harmful as a bee sting and pose limited risk to the average person.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM from the tale home in Columbus for William Schramling who died Thursday morning Rev John Waite of Columbus church officiated Burial took place in West Lawn Cemetery with bearers George Schrammlng Frank Schrammlng William King Charles Knowlton Frank Knowlton and Guy Trantum Relatives and friends from away included Mr and Mrs Frank Knowlton of Springville NY Charles Knowlton of Forestville NY Guy Trantum of Jamestown NY Mr and Mrs Roy Briggs of Sugar Grove Clayton Briggs of Panama NY Shirley Cady and son Ted Mrs C Gurney of Kingsville OH Edward Johnson of Warren and others from Clymer Corry and nearby areas
New York soprano Margaret Speaks, star of The Voice of Fire stone, spends a busy weekend at her country home. She divides bulbs of shasta daisy day lily and peony and transplant dogwoods azaleas rhododendrons and laurels. She hopes April showers will help provide a garden to be proud of next May.
In a playful feud among the showbiz set, Dennis Day and Jack Benny rivals expand into photography. Dill showcases vacation pictures while Dennis buys a candid camera motion picture gear after shopping, part of the McNulty California tour. Madge Tucker writes NBC children's show scripts but the children drive the on air contests.
A brief kitchen note describes baked custards and vanilla junket prepared with a light sprinkle of grated nutmeg.
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