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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1939
Page
1
A British liner Athenian was torpedoed with about 400 passengers aboard. Rescue operations report most on board saved, with some casualties feared from the blast. The scene is tied to ongoing European warfare and naval promises seen in the conflict now unfolding.
A dated dispatch notes serious disturbances in Cologne and surrounding regions with reports of disorder spreading to Bohemia and Moravia. It mentions neutral Italy, and a bomb damaged Red Cross train near Szydiowicz with Polish dispatches confirming the events.
Washington reported the Navy Department will study sending warship escorts for American vessels as part of a broader move to keep U.S. neutrality while aiding Britain. President Roosevelt pressed for arms embargo relief and a pan American approach with allies, amid Berlin and Tokyo actions and new tolls on warfare.
Corry Parochial School opens today with about 178 pupils enrolled, including 40 in the high school. Superintendent Francis L. Graves expects 10 to 15 more students by week’s end, keeping total near last year. Nine Sisters of Mercy teach in a program offering business, classical and scientific studies plus music. Corry public schools start 1930-40 term Wednesday, with teacher meetings and cafeterias at Senior High and Junior High under new supervisors Mrs. Lynn Campbell and Mrs. Harold Patterson.
The Evie annual conference closed Sunday at Youngsville as Bishop Baldorf read pastoral assignments affecting ten pastors and churches. Rev J A Higley requests retirement. several relocations include Rev John Carlson to Great Valley and Rev Charles Rice to Wayne Valley near Beaverdam. Sessions of the next conference may be held at Findley Lake United Brethren campgrounds.
Joseph D. Desmond was appointed by Governor Arthur H. James to the Edinboro State Teachers College board of trustees. Other appointees include Frank L. Labounty of Edinboro NW Carlson Hugh C. Cord William P. Rose Cambridge Springs Prof Clyde Knapp Wren Joh Earp Grove City and Prof BD McEwen.
Mr and Mrs Carl L Henton of North Center street narrowly escaped serious injuries when their Plymouth sedan was forced off Sciota road Monday morning. The crash, which damaged both cars, occurred as a vehicle driven by George Dickey Jr of 1721 Ridge Avenue Cornopolis sidewiped the Henton car, sending it into a curge and dip.
A bolt during a late afternoon storm damaged the Trill Indicator Company plant on East South Street. Lightning entered via electric wires, burned a meter and caused property damage without ignition of a fire. No injuries were reported.
Erie coroner Dr W G Btroble announced the inquest into William G Swainsbury a 26 year old of 1017 Brown Ave Erie will be held at the county house in Erie Wednesday morning at 9 oclock. He died last week after a hunting mishap near Sparta when a woman companion mistook him for a ground hog. On the Western Front Berlin reports the war ministry says until eight oclock in the morning no single shot was fired.
United Press reports Labor Day weekend fatalities across states totaled at least 248 from traffic accidents drownings shootings and other incidents. Full reports may add about 1000 more deaths versus nearly 500 the prior year three day holiday. Illinois led with 32 fatalities 25 on highways. California 24 New York 14 twelve states reported zero fatalities.
The Corry Journal provided unusually complete coverage of the European war situation through Sunday and Monday. An extra edition circulated in Corry and nearby towns including Clymer Spartansburg Union City and others. Bulletins were displayed in storefronts as events unfolded. Philadelphia District Attorney Charles P. Kelley predicted more arrests in the Philadelphia murder syndicate case.
Dispatches from the capital report Poland plans to move government headquarters to another city. British blockade sinks German freighter Olinda and carel Pritzen while Bosnia is reported sunk off Ireland. Unrest in Germany circulates among Allied countries as Nazi labor opposes the war.
German authorities report sweeping victories in Poland and claims of shooting down British planes. Berlin rejoices as Warsaw fortress Granden reportedly falls and key Polish city Katowice is captured, with German naval bases at Wilhelmstut and Cyganvieni mentioned.
A three year old, Charles Varner of DuBois Pennsylvania, strayed into the northwestern Pennsylvania deer country. More than 100 mountaineers, Boy Scouts, and DuBois firemen joined a seven hour search before the child was found two miles from his home in Hickeyville by Dewey Duttry of Samia. The boy suffered shock and scratches but was recovering at home.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe battles and troop positions along the Vistula during the Warsaw area fighting. Mentions German and Polish forces, key locations such as Mlawa and Warsaw, and shifting front lines withPersonal supervision and strategic references amid chaotic wording.
Fragmentary dispatches describe troop movements and trench activity along a stern front between France and Germany. No consistent confirmation of positions or broader strategy is available, with details scattered and sources advising caution about accuracy.
Mrs. George Kamp 1 of 815 City Street remains under treatment after a bullet wound to the head. She was found by her grandson and removed to the institution for care. recovery is expected.
September reports suggest the Polish government may relocate to new guards as an air raid alert begins at 9 19 pm. The United States and British embassies depart Warsaw today for an unknown destination amid the escalating crisis.
British ships targeted German supply lines and freighters. The German Navy faced raids as Britain reported sinking the Olinda and damaging warships, with losses and rescues noted on several vessels. The sea war extended to the Baltic and Atlantic, influencing movements near Poland and across occupied Europe.
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