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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1929
Page
4
Two residences on the Reuben Higby farm in Troy township near Fawnville Crawford county were burned Monday. One home housed widow Mrs Wy Teed and her seven children. Local officials note a fire loss with firefighters and investigators at the scene.
The column lists grocery deals including peas or corn two cans for 25 cents and peaches 23 cents, flour and eggs prices, plus household goods for sale and a string of meetings. It notes club gatherings at Mrs Dan Brown and Mrs Guy Whaley residences, meetings postponed for Vicky Ladies, W R members at Veterans of Foreign Wars Home, and other community notices from funerals and carloads of dairy feed to repairs and a measly stream of local events.
A frame dwelling at 14 Eichnox avenue Maudville burned Tuesday afternoon. Margaret Copeland year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Irdine Copeland died in the fire. Firefighters battled the blaze but could not reach the child before collapse. A nearby fire tower near Pleasantville, directed by Robert McKie of Tilnsville, was cited for forest fire prevention and location.
New York April 11 David A Schulte head of a chain of cigar stores issued a ultimatum to the tobacco industry to stop price cutting within 60 days or face consequences. He warned Schulte Stores and the United Cigar Stores will introduce the most drastic price cuts in cigarettes in years. The campaign will target chain grocery stores selling cigarettes at reduced prices.
United Press reports from Nogales Sonora say General Fausto Topete’s rebel army has evacuated San Blas Sinaloa and is retreating north toward Navoa Sonora The rebels burned the 4500 foot approach to the Southern Pacific bridge over the Fusite river north of San Blas as Topete readied his forces for a northward withdrawal The report cites General Frandsen Manzo as a recent deserter in the retreat.
In Harrisburg on April 17 the House passed on second reading the Brandt annexation bill applying to ten third class cities after extensive debate. A recommit vote failed * ag 4 against. The bill envisions annexation of township land by ordinance, while a competing Weingartner measure awaits the governor’s action.
A seedy negro borrows ten dollars for one week but discovers only a dime. The loan man explains one dollar was deducted as interest collected in advance. The borrower exclaims he is glad he did not need the money for ten weeks.
Geneva April 17 The Soviet project to reduce armaments was rejected by the League of Nations preparatory disarmament commission after Japan China Britain and others opposed it. The proposal would have forced each nation to accept reductions based on fixed figures, a stance supported by Count Bernadotte and Count von Vörndingen and opposed by Chilean delegate Mendelville who argued it ignored the covenant’s regard for each country’s unique situation.
United Press reports investigators press Campbell case as they seek clues about his criminal past. Authorities question embezzlement records under alias Henry C Close and explore druggist work and sanitizer operator roles. Four watchers say Campbell appeared sane in jail. Delia Budd fails to identify him as a kidnapper.
Harrisburg April 17 The Senate approved a coal tax repeal bill by a vote of eight to one with ten abstentions. The measure provides immediate repeal of the Pennsylvania anthracite tonnage tax and now moves to the House for consideration where a companion bill already seeks immediate repeal. The debate was brief as the measure was called up for an expedited vote.
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