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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
1
In a chaotic scene described by witnesses and officials, a man died after a rail incident. Investigators, led by Dr G. and others, reported injuries to several bystanders and noted that the victim’s age and identity remained unclear. Authorities promise a full inquiry.
Local notes report the Sciota road improvement work has begun. Other items include a hospital board review of ward responses, the death of Miss Anna M. Zilch at Maple Avenue, and Spring Creek sending seven boys to defense service, with brief regional updates.
Work begins on relocating the Sciota road near the Sciota church and Lawn Hall to eliminate a sharp curve and two narrow bridges. The project precedes full resurfacing with hopes to start next spring and end early next year.
Rev. B Brownmiller once state highways secretary denied a Supreme Court hearing and to meet with lawyers to pursue a challenge. Convicted in 1938 of padding payrolls in Luzerne County he faced a year in prison and a $3000 fine. He remained free on bond awaiting the court’s order to disperse and proceed.
Borden Hartman, 34, a member of a prominent Philadelphia family and nephew of the minister to Norway, died after an eight story plunge from a room in the Central YMCA. Police found a note in the room.
President Roosevelt in his third term campaign speech pledges compulsory service for industry if needed and promises to expand labor and social programs to strengthen national defense. He attacks appeasement and lauds workers as AFL leaders look on at Constitution Hall with about 1,400 delegates and 1,000 guests present.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on September 12 an 85 year old coal miner William Kuhns shot teacher Carolyn Dellames 29 in a classroom after she told him their friendship was off. Pupils fled as Kuhns then shot himself. Dellames died and Kuhns remained in critical condition.
In New Castle Pa on September 12 the Rev James H. Sirmuxnun newly appointed bishop of the Pittsburgh area delivered his first formal address to the Erie Methodist conference. He urged that the church must bridge men to God and said the first 40 years of Methodism in America were an unprofitable revival.
Plans for the first Bi Community Fair at Columbus and Freehold call for events on September 20 and 21. The program includes inspections Friday, a Friday magican act, a baby show, a Corry High School band concert, a musicball game, horse pulling, livestock parade, and an amateur contest with prizes. Dinner is served by local groups each day and a judging of crafts and home economics exhibits will occur.
British Royal Air Force planes bombed Berlin in a 92 minute raid targeting the Wilhelmstrasse and central government areas near Tiergarten, with heavy fires and casualties reported. Hamburg shipping and other targets were hit during the operations as Allied air campaigns continued.
Willkie, campaigning toward a Indianapolis rally, called Roosevelt's foreign affairs handling clumsy and said the United States cannot win the present world struggle under such leadership. He urged realism and opposed the president's class consciousness and economic sabotage as alleged in last night's speech.
Rome reports its submarine fleet reached the Atlantic and sank multiple targets. A single voyage beyond Gibraltar supposedly sank 27 000 tons of British shipping, with Italy asserting success in the Atlantic and striking a blow to enemy supply lines.
Dozens killed and hundreds injured after two explosions at Hercules Powder Company in Kenil, Dover region. Fire rages, communications cut, hospitals overwhelmed as state troopers rush to scene. plant employs about 220 workers.
Seven Spring Creek youths from Warren County answered the call to the colors in fourteen months. Six joined the U S Navy and one enlisted in the Army. The Navy recruits include James and Donald Sickler sent to Newport Rhode Island. Harold Gohn Jack Kasterlin Carl Howes and Harry Church assigned to ships after training. Edgar Taylor enlisted in the Army and trained at Fort Totten New York. Spring Creek residents praise the patriotic response to the wartime call.
The State Association of County Commissioners approved in principle a plan to replace elected assessors with a permanent assessment bureau run by an appointed board. The proposal would divide counties into assessment districts with a chief assessor appointed by the county commission.
A joint Senate and House committee reports a compromise on conscription ages 21 to 38 with a plan for rapid action before week’s end. The agreement sets age limits between 21 and 35, predicts 10.6 million men to register, and notes exemptions for dependents and critical industry workers.
Governor Loren J. Dickinson of Michigan removed Wayne County Detroit prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea from office accusing him of tolerating vice and gambling and alleging a profitable alliance with organized crime. The move follows a Wayne County grand jury investigation and implicates several former city and police officials.
Board minutes detail a proposed relocation of two wards to the ground floor to improve patient safety and streamline operations. Superintendent Hawkins presents a plan for ward and room reconfiguration and seeks expert advice on the relocations and hospital statics.
Richard Millinder and Faye Gates figures appear in a Bellefonte murder case. The defense argues late questioning produced a signed confession but the youth denies the crime as Harvey Reed prepares further witnesses and the trial heads to a jury.
State police probed a Concord Township death, focusing on possible foul play. Officials later concluded the man, 61, died by his own hand in the yard of his home, with investigators unable to uncover external foul play.
Bomb damage to St Pauls Cathedral in London has led engineers and workers to reinforce the historic dome. Police cordons guard the area as workmen clear debris and assess dangers from potential future blasts while crowds watch from a safe distance.
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