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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1941
Page
2
The regular meeting of the V. F. auxiliary, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shierkels, will be held tomorrow in Spirtansburg R. D. 4. Attendance is requested, with a drawing for a special prize and a note about Hanigh hospital in Erie.
Local items cover grocery ad prices, travel notes, holiday closings, and civic updates from Oil City to Harrisburg. Includes obituary mention, railroad service changes, salary talks at Olean Glass, and planned elections and public-spirited notices across multiple towns with brief summaries of events and conditions.
A mixed string of items reports an arrest over an assault on a Polk County youth by a suspect bound over to November sessions, community events at Armory and Hubbard’s Hall, and updates from area churches. It notes draft classifications, hospital news, nursing school graduation, a British War Relief fundraiser, a marriage license filing, and several church group meetings with election of officers and Red Cross work planned.
Sophyne presents a $10,000 check to Franklin Hospital ward directors from the Anna Baya estate for a new children’s ward, equipment and maintenance under her will. Baya died September 7, 1937. Board planned a four wing addition for the hospital last year.
Associated Press reports Pittsburgh sept 30 Detective Inspector Walter Monaghan said Hoy Kerneth Houck 21 former Bellefonte orchestra leader charged with murdering East End drug store clerk Rose Haber was taken to Bellefonte again for continued investigation. Houck arrived in custody of state motor police and Centre county sheriff, continuing checks on his claim he was in Bellefonte the night of the slaying. He had been brought from Clinton county where he faced charges of slugging women.
Cleveland voters head to the polls for a non partisan municipal primary where five candidates vie for two nominations for mayor. Officials anticipate about half of 498000 eligible voters will cast ballots as the top two advance to the November 4 election for the $15000 mayor’s post.
Chicago August traffic deaths hit 3010, up 2 percent from last year, eight-month toll 34090, 18 percent above 1940. National Safety Council urged a nationwide safety campaign as Roosevelt backs defense needs. St Paul had no August traffic deaths. Wilkes-Barre and Manchester led towns without fatalities. Wilkes-Barre later saw a September fatality.
Beaver Pennsylvania officials probing the fatal shooting at a drinking party report wax tests of hands from two men being questioned. Investigators say one man claimed to have fired a gun while Mrs Violet Moffett 49 died during a party hours after an air craft worker arrived from Maplewood New Jersey to work at a Curtiss Wright plant. The late Mrs Moffett mother of two married daughters had been estranged from her husband, a former bus line operator. State police say the trio plus another woman gave conflicting stories.
Pittsburgh, Sept 30 Helen Sigel 22 year old defending champion from Philadelphia advanced to the second round of the Pennsylvania Women's Golf Association championships at Peak Mont Club with a 6 and 3 victory over Mary Elizabeth Gillette of Corry.
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