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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1939
Page
1
Barnes and Lewis are reported winning as Polish troops break a trap and push back Nazi forces near the school. A race vote light at the scene hints at local civic activity. The details remain partially unclear due to fragmented text.
Evans, Darling and Schlurafe led as less than 1750 ballots were cast in the Tuesday primary. Incumbents Maude Barnes and Edwin J. Lewis won no nominations for school director on the Republican ticket, with Barnes also crossing to the Democratic ticket in November. County and city races drew mixed results across precincts as votes rolled in.
L Evans wins the Republican nomination for judge of common pleas court. Incumbent Thommé Wilatey faced the field for the Democratic nomination in HOLIAHONOy county.
Polish forces reported halting German advances as Britain and France pledged to crush Nazi aggression. British and French leaders warned Germany that violations of war rules would trigger Allied retaliation, while German countermeasures pressed west of Warsaw and around Lwów.
President Roosevelt calls Congress into a special session for September 21, signing a proclamation and inviting Senate and House leaders to a White House meeting on September 20. The session aims to consider issues including possible repeal of the arms embargo on European belligerents.
American ambassador Anthony Drexel Biddle formally accuses German military forces of bombing open cities and towns in Poland in official telegrams to the State Department. The message reports serial bombardments affecting villages as part of the aggression.
Pine Grove Cemetery Association directors met at Bracken-Keating offices to discuss a proposed new entrance at the end of North Center street. Present were Elton L. Simons president D Everett Leach Foster F Davis Guy M Simmons Walter H Scott Bet Wilcox Sidney B Elston Samuel Svolt Olin W Bracken D Warren DeRosay Hill and Hill surveyors, who outlined plans and costs for cemetery lot improvements and access drives.
Dr Samuel L Grafflin of White Plains N Y spoke before Corry Rotary at the Hotel Corry dinner meeting. He urged younger generations to apply knowledge and shared facts about new ideas and living fundamentals. Charles Hoffmaster and Frank Whiteley served as hosts. next week the club welcomes Corry Teachers Association.
Power in the city was shut down for 34 minutes from 12 08 p m to 12 37 p m today to allow repairs to a large transformer at the Pennsylvania Electric Company sub station. Superintendent Clifton M Howard said bypassing was not possible due to work on the transformer damaged in a recent storm. The shutdown was brief to avoid a longer outage.
The sunken submarine Squalus was lifted to the surface by Navy salvagers near Portsmouth New Hampshire on September 13. It carried 26 fatalities and was later returned to the water after ballast issues. a second surface attempt was planned after further dewatering and preparation.
Pennsylvania voters nominated party backed candidates for a Supreme Court seat and three Superior Court judgeships. The first woman sought a seat and returns from Allegheny County boosted a slate of women jurists, with near 400000 votes in the combined tally.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in England after three years in exile. They land at Colman's Hatch Sussex and are driven to Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe's country home, accompanied by the American-born commoner who wed the former king.
Philadelphia Sept. 13 A $17 3 million rebuilding and improvement program for the Pennsylvania Railroad was announced by President Mattity W Glement after a directors meeting The plan covers purchase of new equipment and repairs to 17 500 freight cars at the Royal shops.
Early returns show William J. Carney narrowly defeating Burns for the Democratic nomination for Erie County common pleas judge with 1742 votes to 1128. Other victors include Ralph B. McCarnty for Register of Wills and Walter G. Strole for county treasurer. Weather: generally fair and warmer tonight and Thursday.
Paris reports French advance guard success on the western front with mechanized units and heavy artillery gaining ground near Bierck and the Saar valley. German civilian evacuations ordered as French artillery targets key towns and communications in the region.
London dispatch says the German liner Bremen may have become an Italian vessel after a Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant report. The ministry of information could not confirm the claim. A separate item notes the Greek steamer Katingo Hadiepateres damaged by a floating mine near Falsterbo.
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