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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1941
Page
2
Arthur W. Badden was elected prime minister to succeed Robert G. Menzies who resigned after a dispute over his plan to go to London as Australia s representative in imperial war councils.
The Ridgway Drum Corps took $12500 in parade prizes and the Ridgway Firemen $50 in events around Sharon and DuBois over the weekend. The drum corps won first prize of $50 in a large parade at DuBois and received a fire place prize of $76 in a Sharon parade. The weekend also included the Northwestern Firemen's Association convention in Pennsylvania.
A closing out sale is announced for Knowlton Grocery with evening hours all week. Other notes include travelers leaving for Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to settle, and visitors seen off in Toronto. County officials invite residents to learn voting machine use at the court house with a trained instructor on site daily.
Bradford Pa September 3 oil producers voiced hope after Senator Francis D Maloney indicated they would have an opportunity to present protests officially against the arbitrary reduction in Pennsylvania grade crude oil prices Maloney chairman of the Senate sub committee probing east coast gasoline shortages wrote Hugh Grant president of the Bradford district oil producers that his committee planned to hear their testimony
Public Utility Commissioner Richard Beamish announced a September 11 conference with federal officials to consider his proposal for a 50 percent reduction in long distance telephone rates for soldiers. The plan targets calls from military posts during offpeak times, aiming to boost morale.
Senate committee hearing reveals 20000 surplus railway tank cars ready to transport oil from Texas fields to the Atlantic seaboard. J J Pelley of the American Railroads Association says the stock could move 6 to 8 million barrels of petroleum monthly. Calculations aim to boost supply as Watergate deliveries fall, with tankers diverted to Britain.
Fayette County grand jury urged a complete countywide investigation of all tax collectors after indicting a South Union township tax collector for embezzling 311,000 in tax funds. The panel sought to verify proper returns and lawful remittance of funds.
Prices for eggs are lowest in March and highest quality for the year. A new streamlined locomotive en route to the west for the Santa Fe line drew considerable action as it passed through the city over the Erie Railroad this forenoon.
Ray Stearns and George Orcutt announce the Center Sales Company will lease 151 North Center Street, former Long's Meat Market, and open about September 20. The store will carry Firestone items and home and auto appliances plus refrigerators and washing machines, with remodeling already underway. Both men are longtime Corry residents with local business backgrounds.
London report says a British torpedo plane struck the 10,000 ton pocket battleship Luetzow a few weeks earlier. Sir Archibald Sinclair disclosed at a national defense luncheon that details of the engagement were not released. He noted the Luetzow, once the Deutschland, is among Germanys pocket battleships. only she and the Admiral Scheer remain, while the Graf Von Spee was scuttled after a pursuit near Montevideo in 1938.
Funeral services for Leelon LeRoy Goldin, 58, will be held Thursday at 1 PM at Torrey's Funeral Home in Spartansburg. He died Monday night after a long illness. Burial in Riceville cemetery. Survived by wife Eva Cook Goldin, daughter Mrs Kenneth McDannell, granddaughter Delores McDannell, mother Mrs Della Goldin, and brother Linden Goldin, all of Spartansburg.
In Brooklyn federal court sixteen ring members faced trial as three more defendants pleaded guilty to one of two counts. The latest pleas raise the acknowledged guilt total to seventeen, with four admitting yesterday and others earlier. The espionage ring targeted the nation's physical safety.
Burbank Calif Sept 3 Associated Press says the Messer Schmidt 110 plane used by Rudolph Hess on his historic flight from Germany to Britain included American-made products among its equipment. Donald Dunning described his return after fifteen months in England.
Reported continuation notes a new Nazi maneuver affecting Turkey amid Russian and British occupation of Iran. Sources say Franz Von Papen, German ambassador to Turkey, returned mainly to consult a physician while handling cross border tensions and regional power shifts discussed with Turkish officials.
London reports two year war statistics claiming Axis air losses at 8,020 planes and British losses at 3,089 as part of the second anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war. The piece also notes driving safety mottos urging caution on the roads.
A fragmented notice reports changes at a West Ported Hall site in Erie with limited readable details. The fragment mentions a nightly port and a sanction action related to the structure, but specifics are unclear due to the damaged OCR text.
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