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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
3
The Model Dairy Company announces season hoods for its milk bottles to extend protection through Saturday deliveries. A sanitary hood plus plug cap seals the bottle top, sterilized at 500 degrees, aiming to keep hands off the pouring surface and enhance customer confidence.
Warren man Glenn George Greene Jr of Warren was sentenced by Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker to a year and a day in a federal penitentiary and three years probation for concealing 250 dollars worth of metal stampings from a bankruptcy receiver. He was ordered to restitution to the receiver of his father Glenn George Greene Sr’s estate.
Corry members urged to join or renew in a push campaign for the Roosevelt Highway Association of Pennsylvania. Edwin Borstorff leads local efforts, with dues tiers for garages, restaurants, and hotels. The annual meeting will be held October 9 at the Penn Wells Hotel in Wellsboro, drawing delegates from towns along Route 6 and nearby states. The campaign highlights the highway’s role in attracting traffic and generating local business, noting recent state investment on U.S. 6 corridors and ongoing efforts to promote travel.
Dealers, service managers and salesmen of the Chevrolet Motor Company attended a daylong service school at Hotel Corry to learn the 1941 Chevrolet cars and trucks. Harvey Wash led the morning mechanic and service manager session for the district, while John Godfrey and H. McClellan presided over the afternoon sales class. Harry Boutwell and others earned prizes for test results. Thirty attended the sessions.
Philadelphia September 20 President Roosevelt returns to the city where he was renominated and U S Senator Joseph F Guffey predicts the president will win Pennsylvania by a larger majority than in 1936 He says Democrats will also elect a United States senator attorney general treasurer and gain expanded congressional representation and control of the state lowerhouse.
Director Bursotti urges Corry to participate in the annual canvass as communities along the continental route promote its use. The effort aims to boost awareness and encourage local support for continued adoption and development of the corridor.
Three men sustained severe burns when gasoline fumes ignited in a small boat used on Lake Erie. Glenn Bennett, 27, Bernard Duweh, 35, were hospitalized. Leonard Brown, 26, treated at home. The blast shattered barn windows near West Kane. investigators linked fumes to spilled gasoline in the boat. John Toronto, described as of Taian origin, said to mean a place of meeting.
A project with WPA support aims to map and record all properties and lots in the city. Incomplete bids and aid constraints delay listing, but officials expect final compilation after necessary assistance and funding.
Kiwanis Club plans another screening of the “See Yourself In Coin Pieces” film set, to be shown at the Ukedudd theater on Monday evening October Tek. The prior summer showing drew smaller crowds due to heat and other events, but impressions were strong. Proceeds benefit the club’s treasury supporting various activities.
Two wills probated by Register of Wills Ralph McCure reveal the Len and Zilch estates. The Zilch estate values include about 8,000 in personal property and 2,100 in real property with assets distributed to son Robert Lee Owarth. Chief beneficiaries include siblings and nieces and nephews with specific legacies to Chris Bitch and Kay Ziloh and remaining proceeds to heirs.
A terse note from a reader in Yori Pa describes concerns over keeping a praying mantis safe in a yard. The message mentions potential insect prey, intent to protect the creature, and a wish for neighborhood peace and safety.
Sept 20 Dr. John J. Shaw state secretary of Hai announced a new program promising the newest weapon against illness will be distributed free to patients unable to pay forSerene. The statement signals a push to widen access to treatment for low income residents amid ongoing health care debates.
The body of 44 year old Madeline Clarke, a choir singer, was found in Pittsfield today by a passerby near Farshwa’s temple. Medical examiner reports indicate she was murdered. Security officials are investigating the incident as a homicide.
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