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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
8
Idle Franklin plants will be inspected by a National Defense Advisory Commission representative soon to revitalize them. L D Harris and I D Woodward will visit Franklin and Farrell to study training methods and their use as models for broader defense plant reopens.
Greensburg Pa Oct 31 state motor police held Frank Tresiia Jr 36 on a murder charge in the hammer slaying of his 59 year old father The elder Trasila died of a skull fracture and other injuries after an incident yesterday Alderman J A Walton heard the information and ordered the charge filed
Harrisburg reports contractors push to complete mileage before cold weather halts paving. Through early October 63.55 miles of new pavement were finished this period, totaling 935.04 miles for the season. Bridges and grading continue despite winter, with many contracts in force for next phase. Separately in Erie, average factory pay rose to a 17 year high in September 1940 at 627.79 weekly, with employment up 28 percent and 2,608,000 workers across Pennsylvania factories.
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 20 o clock from Davison funeral home for Mrs. Lucelia M. McCook aged resident who died Monday at her daughter Mrs Flora Fralick s Corry R D 1 Rev Gordon E Abrams of the Christian and Missionary Alliance church officiated Buriel was in Pine Grove cemetery with bearers W Slicker C Slicker Axel Swanson and W Swanson Out of town relatives included W and C Slicker and Mrs Helen Noyes of Erie
Beaverdam plans a special church service hosted by the United Brethren church in the basement with a game supper announced for Saturday evening. The Women’s Missionary Society will lead the service on Sunday November 10 with guest speaker Maneval of Chandlers Valley.
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