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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1939
Page
1
Germany and Russia agreed on the final partition of Poland with Germany taking the shaded area and Russia the remainder. The new boundary replaces the earlier military line and places the Vistula area as the chief dividing line, reshaping territorial control in Eastern Europe.
United Press reports two DuBois High School students Oprah Boucher 18 and Russell Hevener 17 died at DuBois Hospital after a rain slick crash on the slippery highway returning from the Clearfield-DuBois football game. Pearl Poulson 17 of Wellsville High School perished in a second crash near Penfield when a car skidded into a tree. Four others were injured, three seriously, including driver Lloyd Simsley 17 who suffered leg fractures.
The article notes 58 senators to vote on repeal amid neutrality acts. It cites President Roosevelt's proposal to repeal the embargo and mentions potential closer votes on amendments with no major changes expected.
Golden Ave Club reports postponement of the $50 drawing and street dance tied to the Harvest Sale. The drawing now scheduled for next Saturday at 9 p.m. will be held then in place of tonight’s event due to frigid conditions.
In Gandolfo Italy on September 30 Pope Pius XII spoke to sobbing Polish pilgrims, describing the tragedy that has befallen their country. He urged faith and charity, lamenting his efforts to end the war as futile while calling for peace through justice.
A Friday afternoon crash near Cleveland fatally injured 18 year old Verome Ramey of 2528 Pennsylvania Avenue and another youth, both residents of Erie and Conneaut. A trailer failure caused the accident on the highway near Duluth.
The article notes hopes for expanded US trade with belligerents if embargoes lift, with mixed local pickup. It reports recall of forty-five Pennsylvania Railroad men to form new crews for runs to Shire Oaks, Buffalo, and Olean, plus additional crews between Ol City and Shire Oaks. It mentions prior service of 90 firemen and brakemen on Erie to Renovo for ore and grain shipments and that Raymond Manufacturing plans to add a limited workforce next week to handle rush orders amid generally good business conditions.
A fragmentary report notes Aero Supply Manufacturing Co. executives speaking on business conditions and potential profits from extended airplane manufacture if army embargoes ease. The text hints at brighter sentiment despite spotty demand and ongoing pressure, with references to orders and production outlook.
The Corry to Jamestown Manufacturing Corp offices report a steady yearly pickup in business. Preparations are in process for potential production expansion at the steel turning plant. Other plants also note improved conditions and prospects remain bright as manufacturers and industrial leaders say the economy is on the upgrade.
Paris dispatches report German forces massed along the Siegfried line as Berlin hopes the Russo German bid for peace over Poland will succeed. German patrols show activity in Saarbruecken Blies and Wissembourg sectors while fighting on the western front slows. Aerial reconnaissance continues as two German and one French plane are shot down. Berlin asserts Germany will fight to a finish with all means if Britain and France reject the Moscow peace overture.
Francis Fred of 711 East Second street Jamestown N C was injured when his Ford coupe collided with a Ford truck owned by Frank Kasper at the West Main East Streets intersection. Both vehicles were badly damaged with the truck smashing into steps at a southwest corner home. The report notes Fred pulled from the scene.
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Norman Z. Newton son of Mrs Jessie King Newton of Corry has been appointed assistant professor of landscape architecture in Harvard University graduate school of design. A Corry product and Cornell graduate, Newton won the Rome prize in 1923 for landscape architecture and has worked with the national park service. He will keep a private practice in New York City while teaching at Harvard.
Mackay radio reported at 8 4m EST that the British steamer Hartbridge sent a distress call from near Yarmouth Nova Scotia. The message said the Hartbridge was off Sea Island near Yarmouth in need of help and did not state the cause of grounding.
Washington reports Sen. H W Johnson reiterates readiness to use any means to block changes to the Johnson Act which bars loans to war debtor nations. Chairman Pittman notes administration plan for 99 day credits could modify the act, prompting Johnson to call it the camel’s nose under the tent. Weather outlook calls for generally fair, warmer Sunday.
John L. Stambro, 39, of Bear Lake R D 1, formerly Spartansburg area, was fatally injured when the flywheel on a corn shredder struck him while working on an adjoining farm Thursday evening. Coroner ruled accidental death. He died at Warren General Hospital at 4 PM. Survived by wife and five children Charlotta, Richard, Sherman, Jom, and Donald. parents Mr and Mrs Lee Stambro. two brothers Leroy of Erie and Harold of Spartansburg. two sisters Mrs Neal Peck of Spartansburg and Mrs Harriet Littlefield of Wattsburg. Services planned at Spartansburg Methodist Church with burial Rose Hill cemetery.
Fire swept Eddie Peyton’s Steubenville Pike two story white stucco building near Crafton, causing about 85000 in losses. It burned rapidly with investigators unsure of the cause. Charles Peyton asked county detectives to probe, suggesting a fired former employee might be involved.
A morning fire destroyed a barn and threatened nearby homes in Centerville. Fire engines from Spartansburg and Titusville helped prevent greater damage to the Bellows residence and other buildings. Several vehicles and a tool shed burned. exact loss not yet determined, likely partly insured. Origin remains a mystery.
United Frese Butler Pa September 20 District attorney Lee C McCandless continued probing financial conditions at Slippery Rock State Teachers College where president and bursar are on trial for misusing school funds and property Dr Charles Miller and Bursar David B Ketterer face conspiracy misfeasance and nonfeasance charges Ketterer also charged with fraudulent conversion State witnesses testified disbursement irregularities and payroll padding with checks used to hide disbursements from the school.
Police authorities continue investigation into a murder alleged to have occurred weeks ago between Clymer and Hear Lake. Leo Russell, 44, is held on a parole violation charge as part of the probe into the fatal assault and robbery tied to the case.
Soviet refrains from pledging war action as Turkey aligns with Allies and sends a mission to London for a mutual aid pact. British naval buildup, U boats in the North Sea, and Moscow’s push for peace frame a tense wartime scene with Germany, Russia, and neutral powers watching closely.
United Press from Berle reports Hitler will start a series of conferences today following an official announcement that the Reichstag has reconvened for the first week to hear an important government declaration. Significance was attached to Hitler's meetings as the plan unfolds.
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