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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1941
Page
8
The weekly report shows 84 040 general assistance cases in Pennsylvania, a record low, containing 163 498 people. Net changes reflect 3 767 closures and 2 113 openings, with employment gains reducing cases and WPA shifts moving recipients off or back onto relief rolls. Total expenditures included 394 893 in cash and 15 839 in milk orders.
Mary Cory acquaintances and friends of Axtell J. Byles a well known former Titusville man and once a candidate for congress in this district regret to learn of his death reported in a New York area dispatch Axtell Julius Byles 60 resident of the American Petroleum Institute and former president of the Tidewater Associated Oil Co of New York died at his home after months in Washington Titusville Pa He was former board chairman of the Associated Oil Company of San Francisco and had studied at Princeton University and for two years at the Pennsylvania State School of Mines
In Erie a fish tug owner sustained burns in a blaze. Details on the vessel Bonny Dasa and the two fish aboard remain unclear, with investigators examining the scene and securing statements from witnesses.
Centerville hosts an Open House October 2 marking the completion of the Supplee-Willstones Jones creamery and milk condensing plant. The modern stainless facility, capable of condensing 160000 pounds of milk daily, aims to meet national defense needs and increased local milk production, with about 150000 dollars of milk expected from dairy farmers this year.
In Delaware County Pa an 18 year old from Media is sought for questioning in the death of 83 year old Elizabeth Watson and the beating of 80 year old Belle Geary near their home Wednesday night. Miss Geary remains in critical condition at Chester Hospital. Police released a man held for 27 hours after Miss Geary identified him as not the assailant.
Local industry groups plan a coordinated demonstration to protest railroad crossing practices. The effort aims to alert Erie and Pennsylvania Railroad officials to potential freight diversion and press for changes. Additional plants are expected to join, signaling a broader, may be intensified stance by the business community.
A brief note describes Rathinb Stains Layton removing a brown hard wafer drip stall from a bath tub or washbasin using a suction method. The item details appear in a terse procedural fragment with unfamiliar names and unclear sourcing.
The Bell Telephone Company advances a long weatherproof cable project linking DuBois to Kane. The line runs from DuBois through Larkey Town, under Evergreen hotel area, along Tannery Row and Balls Creek, crosses Route 119 near the Clearfield Jefferson county line, then returns to overhead lines for miles.
Emporium police under Burgess E D White report forty local and visiting motorists cited for traffic violations in the past week. A five-officer squad patrolled borough limits focusing on stop signs speeding and parking irregularities as the main trouble causes.
Harrisburg based Turnpike marks first year of operation with $2.36 million in income from tolls and concessions. officials project a $3 million travel year despite 30 plus deaths on the toll road. Commission chair predicts a coast-to-coast network within years and notes strategic military value of express highways.
Police investigate a fatal shooting at a country club where a woman, a longtime golfer and champion, was found in the hallway. Clues include two buttons from a man’s coat, three 32 caliber bullets, and fingerprints, with investigators noting potential involvement by people familiar with the club setup.
Infantile paralysis reaches nine Pennsylvania counties as Reading affects 17,000 pupils and nearby Prospect Park closes for at least two weeks. Reading will shut for a week. West Reading Wyomus and Kenhurst suspend schooling to halt spread amid three-year-old Ralph Teeter’s illness and York County tally climbing to 100 cases with Charles Muymma, 50, among the victims.
A Titusville businessman went to the city treasurer to pay $27.50 in taxes by turning over 2,750 pennies. He could not reach the bank in time to deposit the coins and chose the penny payment as a direct tax settlement.
Frie merchants fire preparing fur tha Jevying of w fan ped cent rekall tax on fs jewelry ain some toilet preparations to go into elfest, om Wednesday, October ist. Although interpretations not yet completed, believed for benefit. Delivery rules, pre October 1 purchases, and title transfer details discussed. Shields, secretary of the Retail Merchants Association.
Clock at the Franklin county courthouse jumped 18 minutes ahead as Eastern Standard Time governed. Congregations and preachers paused during services while pastors spoke, causing confusion. Commissioners Pyam Horner Fred Gates and John Brecht noticed the one minute leap while en route to Wilkes Barre for a state commissioners convention.
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