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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
3
A partial OCR fragment mentions a city and a room but lacks clear names dates or actions. The unreadable text references areas, a pan, and received acknowledgments in a vague context. No determinate event or entities can be reliably identified from the fragment.
Titusville and Hydetown schools postponed openings as polio struck three in the Titusville district. Mrs. William J. Jacobson, 33 Murdan Boulevard, died Sunday at Meadville City Hospital after becoming ill early in the week. Paul McGregor, 19, and Sally Springer, 5, both of Hydetown, lost use of arms and legs but remain breathing and not yet critical as the region faces rising cases and warnings.
James Starkweather of 130 Chautauqua avenue Lakewood, 60 years old, died while driving south on Route 177 near Big Tree after his car stalled and began to drift toward the ditch. Edna Starkweather, wife, had just been picked up from work. M Marsh helped start the car moments earlier.
Ten year old Dickie Allen was struck and killed crossing railroad tracks between Olean and Bradford during a doubleheader. The incident occurred as an Erie Railroad passenger train approached and the boy attempted to beat it across steel crossings.
Richard A. Hunts, 28, of Rouseville, died shortly after a two car crash about eight miles north of Silver Creek while en route home for the holiday weekend. Camp, a passenger in the other car, suffered a possible fracture of the skull and other injuries. Seven aboard the second vehicle were injured, two seriously, including Edwin Calzamowiski, 22, and Lewis Cigmenti, 26, both of Buffalo New York.
Wattsburg September event closes with Corryites earning multiple awards across categories. Winners include Rover Alles Waterford Arnold Applebee Clymur and G W Betey from Erie among many listed, reflecting broad local participation.
Eastern gasoline dealers threaten a general service stoppage at many of the 100,000 gasoline stations along the eastern seaboard unless the government grants a living margin. Benjamin Jacoby of the Associated Gasoline Retailers warned the move could be discussed as a possibility during the East States Conference of gasoline retailers. Separately, Coast Guard reports from Presque Isle and Erie say at least ten boats were stalled with gasoline shortages and crew tows as guards aided three craft in distress along Lake Erie.
Leroy C. Vanwormer, 1, of Fenox, died in an automobile crash three miles south of Clarion. The car went over an embankment and struck a pole. Four others were injured but not seriously. They received treatment at Brookville Hospital.
In a brief note, the article credits George Washington Carver with pioneering peanut products at the Peanut Products company and mentions his early work on peanutbased materials. The piece highlights education on infantile paralysis and relates Carver’s influence to modern industrial uses of peanuts.
A dog rescues a lease worker pursued by a mother bear in a forest clearing. The bear attacked near the worker’s path, but the dog intervened, drawing the mother away and enabling the human to escape. The worker sustained minor injuries, while the dog remained unharmed as the bear retreated.
Dr Arthur Beator, president, announced the 1941 Chautauqua Assembly ended with the largest attendance since 1929. He said next year will feature a six week symphony orchestra program starting July 16, 1842, with Yale Divinity School dean Luther A. Weigle as principal speaker at the final ceremonies.
Officials from Niagara and neighboring areas responded to a tight situation at a local mill. The incident involved Nedgars Fulls and the minute by minute actions of responders, with details limited by the readable OCR text. No injuries or exact times could be confirmed from the fragment.
Police recovered two youths missing from Rouseville Pennsylvania after a mistaken alert. The search involved local authorities and a temporary emergency airstrip plan near a golf course, but was called off when assurances were made they were safe.
A 12 year old boy was found dead in his home cellar in Erie as police and coroner investigated. The strap of a belt or cord was involved in the death with authorities labeling the incident as a possible suicide. A woman, assumed to be the boy’s mother, was reported injured but stable after medical attention.
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