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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1939
Page
3
A partial OCR fragment reports a gash incident involving a person named Woods prior to a severed limb detail. The readable text is incomplete and does not confirm full identities, locations, or authorities. Further context is needed to determine the event type and outcome.
Six people, including Mrs. Harry N. Anderson mother of Mrs. J Donald Watson, sustained minor injuries in a Route 6 collision west of Kane. The crash involved three autos. Anderson suffered head lacerations and bruises, others were bruised or cut. The incident occurred after midnight as Anderson and a helper pushed a car when another vehicle struck the rear.
A six thousand dollar clothing heist in Springfield resembles a prior Erie robbery by the same gang. Overnight entry, trucks loaded with suits, and similar methods link the incidents. Meyers and Sons in Erie had been pursued for months, with investigators sharing data for Ohio police.
Dave Ellis alias Dave Smith of Erie, convicted September 11 of robbery, will receive a new trial by order of Judge J. Oxin Waite. Smith was accused by Charles E. B. Quackenbush of robbing him of $40 on June 28. The defense claimed lack of fair notice and impartial trial due to late notification by the district attorney's office.
Alba B Ross 56, a former Corry resident who later lived in Akron Ohio, died suddenly on October 1. He attended Corry schools and served in Company A. Survived by widow six sons Rev Donald Ross Cincinnati Richard Arthur Kenneth Theodore and Robert all at home one daughter Virginia two sisters Gera Nelson Ashtabula and Mrs Robert Stevens Beaverdam and two brothers W C Ross Cory and W C Ross Erie. Service held Saturday at Billows Chapel and burial at Mt Peace cemetery Akron.
Immigrant Ajorilies report a French-Canadian, Robert Desrosier Nail, arrested near Conneant Lake by Harmon sburg authorities. He allegedly entered the country legally in 1933 from Canada and is held in Erie County prison awaiting a hearing.
The Kiwanis Kapers of 1939 will feature a full evening program of song, dance, and novelty acts to aid the educational fund. Notable performers include Arthur Fairchilds, James Sullivan, John Conners, Donald Watson, and Eddie Davis with Merrill Lillie among soloists. A strong lineup promises no dull moment across two evenings at the Senior Mish school, with tickets available at Rexall Drug Store and advance sales strong.
A meeting explains the principles of wide farming in Wye con Atul Gt soil erosion Will be hosted by Lefim of Car Prove ah Besverdum with Cory blacktop road. Frank G. Brymer, extension agent from the Pennsylvania State College, will lecture. A strip farming demonstration has been carried on in Erie County and Annewion during the THE (Wor Snes at the Proctor farm. The session will allow attendees to observe and discuss actual farming methods and determine as such Blan would work on their join farms. There will be time for general discussion and questions.
Allegheny County grand jury closes phase of fraud inquiry as it weighs evidence against County Treasurer William M Turner accused of embezzling county funds seized from a delinquent tax collector. District Attorney Andrew Park’s office indicated next steps likely tomorrow or Friday.
Mrs Herbert Hoover, wife of the former president, spoke in Philadelphia at the 25th annual convention of the National Council of Girl Scouts of America. She urged homemakers to be the key to world peace, addressing gray-green officers and organization leaders.
The fragment notes progress on a valuation task for 1639 with references to an assessment prank and Westley aiding the writing of valuation books. It mentions anticipated publication of assessed valuations and a potential delay amid confusion about equaliaation of assessments this year.
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