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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1939
Page
3
A ragged mix of items from Corry news includes a primary election reminder, Rosh Hashanah closures, and a weathered business update. Reports mention burglarized store windows, police handling a skunk incident, Odd Fellows nominations, broadcasting power applications, beetle trap removals, and local license actions. Also noted are political event plans near Snyder county, weather winds, and steel industry capacity figures.
Deputy Coroner ruled no inquest for four year old James Nicolazzo who died after being hit on North Fraley Street as he ran toward a light delivery truck driven by I A Osborne. The boy suffered a grave brain injury and skull fracture, died at 10 20 p m after being rushed to the hospital. His father Prairie Nicolazzo stood nearby as the tragedy occurred with the truck slowing but veering to avoid the child.
Ground work for a national union for WPA workers was laid in Pittsburgh with the creation of the Project Workers Organizing committee. Delegates from 15 states formed the group, many from local unions or CIO affiliated councils, seeking improved relief worker conditions and possible later chartering by the CIO.
The Tri-Community Fair unites Bear Lake Columbus and Freehold for a two day event in Lottsville. More than 60 committee heads supervise 25 departments with baby show and clinic led by Dr. Doris Johnson. Potatoes on display readies exhibitors as prizes total over 60.
Ridgway September 11 A civilian conservation corps camp near Marienville suffered a fatal crash when a truck overturned injuring four others. Guy Sciulla 22 Yardergrltt died from crushed chest injuries at a local hospital. Injured include Henry Olszewski Edward Kozi jova Ernest Waller and John Yunek. In a separate incident Richard Turner Buffalo lost his left foot when a high speedboat rammed by John Milligan 14 on Lake Chautauqua near the Chautauqua Sports Club. Anna Turner of Jamestown suffered shock and Miss Hage Mapes Buffalo received deep lacerations to the left calf.
Fair management will sell 10 pecks to raise funds Friday night at 7 and 3 p.m. Bear Lake and Treehold communities will present music and dramatizations while Columbus hosts a 3-act comedy When a Woman Decides Saturday night. Two active committees drove the program with long hours of work. On Saturday afternoon an animal horse pulling contest will feature teamsters and drivers in friendly rivalry.
Sherman Union City Bee Wat tford Franklin Bradford Fredonia Buffalo Geleva Meadville and Pittsbured appear as place names in a fragmented text. The OCR lacks context to determine event, date, or organization.
Israel Morris Mintz, 93, a veteran Oil City businessman and trusted community member, died at his home on Division Street at 7 a.m. Saturday from injuries suffered a week earlier when he fell on his front porch steps. Born in Suvalki, Poland on September 20, 1861, he emigrated in 1864 and worked in Titusville before moving to Oil City. He ran the J. M. Mintz and Son scrap iron business since 1861.
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