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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1938
Page
1
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Corry city leaders reject moving clocks ahead by one week from May to September after a slim referendum. About 75 ballots were tallied with 12 votes in favor and 63 opposed as council decides to abandon the proposal without municipal authority to enforce the time shift. Local industry and merchants may voluntarily adopt daylight saving hours through the summer.
United Press reports a European drive to delay war through peace treaties, with Britain and Fascist Italy drawing closer, and Russia playing a cautious yet pivotal role. In Rome, Count Galeazzo Giano floated a friendship treaty with France, while in Spain fascist insurgents pressed the Loyalist line around Barcelona amid Madrid offensives.
Loyalist government in Spain asks that foreign intervention be placed on the League of Nations council agenda for May. In Pennsylvania, the Labor Federation endorses the regular Democratic slate for May 17 primaries, with Republican endorsements limited to specific figures, amid internal political debate and possible CIO influence.
Lawrence Risley six from Bear Lake was brought to Corry hospital after injuries on the WPA road project between Columbia and Warren counties. He sustained a fracture of the left leg and was reported in fair condition with improvement expected today.
The council completed action on Bill No 688 authorizing 12000 for city roads to cover the municipality's share of a storm sewer project. The measure passed on third and final reading and bids will be invited after publication to finance the bonds for the large construction.
Washington April 1. President John Garner announces the resignation of Sei Arti Capnel Re Kun Tron Une Jolnk. Davis, R., Pa. to succeed him. Davis joins the joint committee authorized to probe the Tennessee Valley Authority and the New Deal power yardstick relation with private utilities.
Mid April 19 report that Fisher Body Company closed its plant after union pickets protested non union workers not paid dues. Buick Division of General Motors halted final assembly as bodies from Fisher Plant No 1 stopped arriving, delaying thousands of workers. Police and guards did not intervene as pickets blocked gates and non union or delinquent members left.
Townsend Club members gather for the twenty ninth district mass meeting at Union City High School auditorium Friday April 22 at 8 o'clock. Townsend national representatives and congressional candidates speak, with expected attendance from Erie and Crawford counties. Additional Townsend unit meetings are planned: Waterford No 1 at Waterford High Tuesday 8 pm Cambridge Springs City Hall Thursday 8 pm Corry Masonic Temple Friday 8 pm Linesville Grange Mall Friday 8 pm.
Police watch all hangars on Long Island for the silver and red airplane in which Andrew Carnegie Whitfield disappeared last Friday with fuel for three hours. He is a 28 year old nephew and namesake of the late Andrew Carnegie Whitfield. The case follows a note about renewed fighting in Managua, Nicaragua, with regional leaders cited as main actors.
Horace Brynolfson, a local tenor with noted Metropolitan district success, will give two concerts at the Rex Theatre this evening at 7:30 and 9:00. He is accompanied by Keppel Tiffany and will perform operatic arias and popular songs including Believe Me, Those Endearing Wughs Charms, Una furtiva—Legrih, When Those Eyes Are Smilin’, O Sole Mio, Ladina e Mile, You Remember, and more as requested.
Thelma Giroux, a blond dancer, plunged from the fifth floor of the Hotel Lincoln in New York after an apparent suicide. Police found John Stoppelli, alias John the Bug, in the room. he claimed a two year romance with Giroux and has a criminal record.
Police hunt a bandit who robbed a confectionery store of 45 dollars, identified as Tom Bowling. The incident followed a confrontation with clerk Lillise Laub before the suspect fled.
Harrisburg April 19 A S Janeway executive director of the General State Authority said many building inspectors on the 80 projects of the 65 9 million institutional improvement program were sponsored by a Philadelphia organization led by John B Kelly and Matthew H McCloskey. Authority officials noted one Philadelphia endorsed inspector supervised McCloskey’s work on the capitol group project valued at 3 122 million with Resident Engineer John H Moffitt. Janeway pledged not to assign McCloskey sponsored inspectors to McCloskey jobs though Moffitt praised as exceptionally good.
Jones pledges to carry forward Roosevelt’s program in the April 19 broadcast from Waynesburg and says the governor must provide a job for the man who will work. He intends to cooperate in advancing the program as Pennsylvania’s chief executive.
Preschool children are invited to the monthly clinic at the American Legion home on North Center Street. The event, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary, runs from 10 to 12 with a doctor and Mrs. Ora Harper in charge providing thorough examinations. The summer roundup is canceled and the clinic replaces the annual child examination.
April 19 The senate opens debate on President Roosevelt's navy bill. Opponents concede their votes will not exceed 20 and plan a broad discussion of foreign policy. A dramatic exchange from Beevetiry at State Copel is noted amid the confusion.
In a deposition Jackie Coogan’s mother Mrs Lillian Coogan Bernstein testifies about her son, now 20, recalling speeding incidents and his earnings in the movie years. She says she refused to give him any of the million dollars he earned as a child, citing behavioral concerns and moral duty.
David L. Lawrence, chairman of the Democratic state committee, opened a series of nightly broadcasts in Pittsburgh to run until the May primaries. He claimed registrar Hong favored Democrats, noting registration figures of Democrats 24072 and Republicans 116808, urging party voters to act.
On April 18 Nationalist troops advanced through five Pyrenean passes trapping a Loyalist division under Col. Garcia Gomez. General Franco tightened control of the Pyrenees while refugees fled toward France. About 1,600 civilians reached Marignana camp with soldiers offered exile options in Barcelona or Hendaye.
Elmer Gilbertson, local accountant, named inheritance tax investigator in the state department of revenue. He conferred with officials yesterday and the appointment was announced today. He will oversee inheritance tax investigations in western Pennsylvania counties while residing in the city, with duty starting Monday.
Lyle Merry reports two large bears seen near a hatchery several miles north of Corry yesterday. Bears are uncommon in this area, and the sighting will interest local sportsmen and residents.
West Main to Marion street bridge proposal by M. J. Flaherty gains city council attention. The Fourth Ward resident reiterated the viaduct plan before the current council after prior administrations rejected action. Council members will review the prepared plan and discuss with Mr. Flaherty Friday afternoon.
Kenneth Perry, 26, was dug out from a ditch collapse near Edinboro State Teachers College after a slide buried him to his neck. He suffered a facial cut, a forehead gash, bruises, and shock, with fellow workers pulling him free in about 25 minutes.
Jeannette Pennsylvania three thousand students who boycotted classes last week returned today after state Superintendent Lester Ade ruled that Dr Foster B Snowden would remain head of Jeannette schools. The district had sought to oust Snowden following the dismissal of Superintendent J W Long.
A Spanish press report from Barcelona describes a deadly incident in a Barcelona suburb today. Initial details indicate multiple fatalities and injuries, with authorities investigating the crash and scene conditions.
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