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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1940
Page
1
A Wednesday wreck on a rural road killed five people and injured five others as a Philadelphia-bound physician team responds to the scene. Investigators say the collision occurred about 50 miles from the city, with emergency crews rushing to aid victims.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a crash and injuries during a sport event. Names and specifics are garbled but imply a collision on the right side with a boulder and a medic or aide mentioned. Events prove a rough incident with care workers responding and subsequent harm to participants.
Fragmented wartime column cautions on global powers and British defense. It references Mussolini’s aims, Stalin’s Europe strategy, and American support for Britain, emphasizing risks of a German Italian Japanese axis and the need for U S aid to England while maintaining balance of power.
In London the Royal Air Force pounds invasion bases anew as bombers patrol night London for a second consecutive week. In Washington Roosevelt forms civilian committee to aid draft administration for training camps as political debates arise. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia reports touch on motor city and university events, with various civic and wartime updates across the nation.
Fire and police in East Washington and Park sheets enlisted State Investigators in an arson inquiry after two incendiary fires were found in the Patterson apartment building. Clyde Peebles discovered both blazes at 2 30 this morning damaging clothing and a magazine rack. FireChief Andrew Paulson estimated damage between 50 and 75 dollars and said insurance status was unknown. Peebles and family were away when fires started. investigators expected from the state fire marshal's office this week.
Philadelphia, Sept 21. Red caps filed federal court suits against the Pennsylvania Railroad and Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines Inc seeking 186,406 dollars claiming unpaid minimum wages under the wage and hour act. Plaintiffs seek 107,774.80 from the railroad and 28,631.20 from the bus line. Trial delayed pending outcome of a similar Chicago action.
Fire raged unchecked in a California border resort town starting in a drug store and spreading to ten nearby stores. Firefighters from sentinel men battled the blaze as it threatened the federal building housing court and marriage records. Assistance was requested from Oaxaca Vista across the border.
The Golden Rule Club to decide whether Corry will permit NYE parking meters in the business district. City Council favors a trial install but awaits merchants approval after last year’s club vote against it. Officials cite success in other communities and have delayed final action pending the meeting.
Pennsylvania moves toward mass draft registration for men 21 to 35 with Oct 18 as the start date. Governor James appoints Lieut. Colonel Benjamin F. Evans as assistant director, seeks civic leader as executive director, and forms local draft and regional appeal boards. Master registration forms ready for 4 069 polling places. county boards to meet to coordinate efforts.
Philadelphia report notes the University of Pennsylvania receiving 5,095,000 in gifts from thousands of animal and business firms as a birthday present for its 200th anniversary. Honorary degrees were conferred on 20 individuals, including former President Herbert Hoover.
Six men were killed in a head on collision on the Freeport road between Springdale and the New Kensington bridge in the early hours. Identified victims include Louis Rush, Arthur Thomas, Van F. Nolker, Norman Baughman, Dominic Patera, and Gus Christos. Rush and Baughman died at the hospital about an hour after arrival. the others died instantly.
The Hospital Service states that the 21 days of hospital treatment per year applies to each family member covered. Entry requires the member’s physician recommendation and the physician decides when the patient may leave hospital.
Jamestown report says Guy D. Gatlin, 65, of 43 Fairmount Avenue, died at Jamestown General Hospital after falling from a roof on English Street. Archie A. Johnson, 64, of 402 Lafayette Street, listed in poor condition after also falling from the same roof. John Callin suffered a broken right elbow.
Hillsborough Cal Sept 2 The De Tristan family declares readiness to meet a $100000 ransom for kidnapped Marc Be Tristan Jr. The abductors contacted via a San Francisco paper ad after taking the three year old from his go cart. Nurse Mary Foley was injured while resisting.
Wendell L Willkie returns to California for a large slate of speeches on foreign affairs as he campaigns for electoral votes. He addressed Bay Area crowds and planned more than a dozen impromptu talks before a final Sacramento stop, criticizing the administration’s policies and centralization of power in Washington.
The Aurel pickup plane of Me All-American Aviation made a forced landing today due to a cracked cylinder. Pilot Norman Rintel escaped danger and landed safely. officials called for a replacement plane to continue the route, expected to arrive this afternoon.
Two Warren youths injured in a rollover eight miles from Garland while returning from Pittsburgh. Driver John Fanaritis 22 suffered shoulder injury and head bruise. passenger Royce Weaver 12 sustained scalp laceration and possible fracture. A third Warren resident, Mrs Mary McGiarry, escaped injury. Heavy rain caused the curve loss. Separate item: body identified as Florence Meiskey 47 formerly of Lancaster found in Drumcreel.
Corry residents learn the Military Order of Cooties of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its first local meeting Sunday to form a Corry-Warren Tent uniting neighboring towns interests. Delegations from Meadville, Warren, Union City and others plan to attend with activities centered at the VFW post on West Washington Street. The group cautions the public not to be surprised by any unusual events during Sundays Scratch. In Tyrone a railroad engineer reports a pedestrian walked into a locomotive and died. the victim is identified as George T. Ruledge of Tyrone.
Corry residents gather at annual Community Fair and West Liberty event amid fine weather. Crowds inspect exhibits as crops suffer from recent poor growing conditions. reports say attendances may be record breaking. Continued on Page Five.
British air raids over Dunkerque marked the third week of mass attacks on London. Reports from London and Berlin describe damage to war facilities, docks, and central districts as German forces pursued an invasion plan while British defenses and weather conditions limited the assault’s intensity. Officials noted casualties were limited and bombing fragments fell across several districts. The Blitz continued with Royal Air Force responses near the Channel coast and in southern England.
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