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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
3
In London and New York scramble, Joseph P. Kennedy meets President Rogaswell after a vive-hour audience at the White House. Photographs mark the visit with Kennedy’s daughter Michice present in NAW York.
An all ages invitation for a Hallowe'en parade in the city, organized by E. C. Renenu of the Y M C A with plans to form at the YMCA center on Parsil Avenue at 7 30 pm. The procession will travel along Main Street, end at the Rex Theatre on West South Street, where awards and prizes will be announced. Local merchants are funding prizes and theater cooperation. youth bands and drum corps will provide music.
Peter J. Nelson, 75, of Mt Jewett, died in Community Hospital after being struck by an automobile while crossing the street in front of his home. Coroner T L Clark ruled the death accidental, absolving the driver Alfred Mellander. Nelson suffered skull and left leg fractures. death occurred at 7 15 p m Sunday after critical condition on arrival.
On October 28 Robert Proesel a 12 year old of St Marys was attacked by a dog on Frank Yannes Windfall Road farm. He suffered a severe nose injury a bite under the left eye and a bite on the right thigh. He is in St Marys hospital resting and doctors report uncertainty about saving his nose as infection may develop.
Three persons were slightly injured Sunday morning when a Franklin couple backing from a private driveway across Route 27 south of Garland collided with a Chrysler driven by Harry Bittenbender. Injured: Roy Loney Samuel Westfall Roy Erickson. All treated by a local physician. Erickson later at Warren General Hospital.
Reports from London say Greek forces near the Albania frontier engage in artillery duels while Greeks retreat from some positions. Mussolini’s command confirms cross frontier invasion with 24 word dispatch. Britain pledges limited naval support as Soviet Russia maintains neutrality amid expanding conflict.
James Lonergan resigns from his alderman post in the First Ward amid county investigation into aldermen records. The inquiry led by District Attorney Burton R. Lane concluded Lonergan alone was not cleared. appointment to fill the vacancy will occur, with the successor serving until the next municipal election.
In Harrisburg on October 20 an unemployment compensation board review notes a Communist party nomination and a petition as grounds for challenge. The document mentions Sylvia Pawnell of Philadelphia, a stenographer-secretary in the Philadelphia unemployment office, amid the controversy.
A C Hudson dies at home in Cobim township near Hydaunachuil Mi after long illness. Survived by wife H S Hudson and children Deschamp Hudson Pratick Hudson, Joseph Hudson, George Hudson, Ada Hanes and others. Funeral planned at the local chapel with services at 2:30 pm and burial in Davie Curls cemetery. The obituary notes his long life on the family farm and mentions a historic railway tunnel built in the area.
The War Department informed Rep John Kunkel that eleven Pennsylvania airports will receive part of a 40 million dollar congressional aid program. The sites named include Philadelphia Allentown Bethlehem Wilkes Barre Reading Williamsport Harrisburg Altoona Somerset Johnstown and Pittsburgh. The plan supports defense needs and expands aviation infrastructure nationwide.
Erie City wins a damage action with a $24,800 verdict in a case tied to a 1937 accident at Lincoln venues and Bayview Street. The trial details show Miller negligent for sitting on a chain connected to vehicles, with County Solicitor Edward M. Murphy later appealing to the Supreme Court in Pittsburgh.
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