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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1940
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions women, agents, and dates related to commerce and public aid. It references Mrs. Mart, Springford, James, and Denmarit, with partial phrases about estate, business, and events. The readable text suggests a notice or report on social or civic matters, but details are unclear.
War and domestic updates fill the page with scattered notices. Notable items include a Grummis Prison Farm report on a band of 36 escaped convicts who killed a guard and held others as shields, plus broader coverage of wartime events across London Berlin Bucharest and Washington.
A large prison mutiny at Cummins Farm Ark and fast pursuit across Arkansas and Louisiana followed a Labor Day escape by 36 inmates. A guard was killed at Columbia La abducted youths remain with the fugitives as two escapees were captured after a gun battle at Garland City Ark.
A 73 year old dam on Union Lake faces mounting pressure as flood waters crest and recede. More than 400 families evacuate while 500 volunteers reinforce the structure with sandbags through the night. Eight state troopers stand watch atop the 80 foot dam as observers report the crest and slight subsidence.
British fighter planes and anti aircraft batteries repelled two German air raids over London and the Thames estuary. The second raid kept London under air alarm for 110 minutes from 2 50 pm to 4 pm BST. Berlin claimed British losses of 54 planes that day while Britain reported 15 British planes shot down and 2 attacked aircraft destroyed.
A pedestrian, George Palmetter of Erie, was struck by a car driven by Dan Magee in Centerville on South Center street near Main at 10 30 last night. Palmetter was taken to Corry hospital with multiple lacerations and abrasions. He was discharged this morning after treatment and overnight care. Fire damaged the Lehigh Foundries plant in Easton, with losses estimated at 25 000 to 60 000. Mrs John Alexander of Kansas City visiting in town stayed with Mrs Florence Morganage on West Park Place.
President Roosevelt informs Congress of a U S Britain agreement to transfer 80 obsolete destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for base rights in Atlantic and Caribbean regions. The plan aims to reinforce hemispheric defense and safeguard the Panama Canal while expanding Allied naval and air access.
State police join local officers in a burglary inquiry at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on West Washington street. Entry came through a broken front window around 2:30 to 5:30 a.m. with about $85 in coins taken from vending machines. Neighbors heard a dog and a car flee. fingerprints were collected and Butler police help sought. Earl T. Denton and others from the bureau of identification may assist.
In Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania public schools begin the 1940 41 term with a stronger push on vocational training for national defense. Federally subsidized shops are at capacity training unemployed adults while day programs run for teens and after hours for adults. Officials forecast total attendance near 1 800 000, noting defense needs may draw students aged 17 to 19 from classrooms to jobs in private industry. enrollments will be about 77 000 less than the 1938 39 term.
Charles F. Bemis, veteran passenger train conductor on the Renovo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, retired Saturday after forty years and eight months of service. Known across the division, he resides at 653 Shunpike Road, Erie, and is remembered fondly by many friends and acquaintances in the city.
The nation tallies 514 violent deaths over the three day Labor Day holiday, up 147 from last year. Motor vehicle fatalities total 825, up 97. Other causes reach 189, including 25 from an airliner crash in Virginia, New York, and Illinois. California reports 24 automobile deaths, Michigan 21, Ohio 21, and Pennsylvania 18.
Harrisburg reports the national defense drive quickens as Pennsylvania anti-aircraft units tidy their affairs and prepare for extended active service. Colonel Charles C. Curtis and aides of the 313th coast artillery plan mobilization of hundreds of men in response to President Roosevelt's call for active duty at Virginia Beach on September 11.
A garbled report notes large U S war procurement from Britain with claims of two billion dollars in orders placed since the United States entered the war. Officials estimate a further two billion in purchases may follow in the second year of the conflict.
Washington September The House began debate on peacetime conscription with wide agreement on a likely party line outcome A two to one forecasted win for proponents and opposition leaders warned the final decision could shape national manpower policy as debates stretch toward a Friday or Saturday vote
Ciallo Gatti-Casazzi, famed impresario who led early 20th century opera efforts and managed stars such as Capito and Chaliapin, died Sunday at his ancestral home in Ferrara Italy. His deathbed wishes delayed funeral announcements until after ceremonies.
Students enrolled at St Reward's in the morning and Corry Public Schools in the afternoon. Ralph Dewey outlined plans for the year's program to Instruction staff while clergy and sisters prepared class organization. Attendance projected at Rt Edward's and parish activities, with ongoing registration and schedule adjustments throughout the week.
Corry Band 10 announces a summer concert in the park. The city event is scheduled for Wednesday evening with fine programs and an invitation to residents and the public to attend. The organizers promise splendid concerts and a popular program for the audience.
Large crowds attended the Wattsburg Fair as unfavorable weather marred the closing afternoon. An estimated 10 000 people watched the final events, driving the fair’s overall attendance to about 40 000 over the five days.
Special service for Corry officer Phil Lieutenant Robert Brown of Company A leaves for Sandusky Ohio for detail training under the U S war department at Camp Perry. He is accompanied by his son Bill who will join courses for one week.
Hearing for EB Gray of Ast ville charged with reckless driving in connection with a Sherman accident was postponed until Saturday. The case involves George Maker of East Bent Street who was fatally injured near Sherman weeks ago. County authorities indicate more charges may be pressed after the spring hearing.
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