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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1935
Page
1
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Republican senators plan to earmark 57 million dollars for relief in the coming year as part of a closer budget compromise with Governor George Earle. They differ on overall revenue, tax plans, and a potential one-cent gas tax increase to bridge a 24 million dollar gap over two years.
Harrisburg April 22 The scope and procedure of a legislative inquiry into relief distribution to nearly two million Pennsylvanians will be outlined tomorrow at the arcund meeting of the Senate House pump led by Rep. Miley Horst Lebanon Republican. The inquiry aims to reveal the inherent direct of the relief system and review welfare administration since its inception three years ago with Robert L. Johnson former executive director of the state emergency relief board named as the first witness.
J. H. Castor escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when his car left the highway on the Lakes-to-Geabiphway near Waterford. The front was badly damaged and the machine was towed to the city for repair.
William Gardner a bank teller with a calm domestic image shot and killed his sleeping son and daughter in their Grange Park home. He wounded a second son and attacked three police officers before being subdued. His wife was placed under care in hysteria as investigators explore possible tuberculosis links.
Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia criticizes President Roosevelt and says he will back the administration only if it shifts on key issues like the processing tax and certain alphabet agencies. New Dealers rebuke Washington from the capital calling Roosevelt’s renomination a calamity for the party and the country.
A warm spring day boosted Easter parades from New York to Philadelphia with large crowds watching in Fifth Avenue blocks near St Patrick’s Cathedral and St Thomas, while 65,000 attended Messiah Lutheran Church services at Temple University stadium in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh officials announced that the Pittsburgh Steel Drum Co will establish a new plant in Butler Pennsylvania after abandoning a prior site following a strike by 79 workers demanding higher wages. Company president C W Oppentisimer confirmed the move but declined to disclose the exact Butler location.
McKean County Sheriff Fred T. Ludwick was fined 200 and sentenced to six months in jail after pleading no defense to misconduct in office charges. He announced his resignation as sheriff and Judge Charles G. Hubbard ordered coroner W. D. Allen to act as sheriff, with Ludwick paroled on the jail terms.
Six Corry youths left this morning for Erie where six are expected to be selected for Civilian Conservation Corps service. Careys quota in the latest county assignment is six with two alternates chosen. The youths will take examinations in Erie. they are Wendell Hulings Andrew Jagis Paul Senega Virgil Ross ranciy Ross David Bemis Basil Sinton J Bradford.
Huey P. Long denounces the Roosevelt administration in a fiery address in the Senate. He attacks Harold Ickes Henry Wallace and the federal government over Louisiana public works funding and criticizes the New Deal as corrupt. The speech includes sharp personal name calling and a dramatic wardrobe moment.
A local constable seized furnishings from the Arcade Restaurant in Union City. An auction this morning sold parts of the restaurant equipment while ownership awaits county court decision in the replevin action led by James Den nia of Union City against Frank W Parsons Dr G Bennett and Rubin Wright of Dunkirk over gas ownership and the property seized.
Washington reports a vast relief fund push as the administration prepares a broad war recovery program. President Roosevelt outlined a large scale spending plan with detailed allocations to recovery groups and units, aiming to lift the nation from wartime strain.
At the American Newspaper Publishers Association meeting in New York publishers voiced renewed confidence for the business, urging less calamity talk and faster return to normal. Portland Oregon Journal editor Philip L. Jackson urged New Yorkers to curb complaints as Nebraska reports and Detroit auto industry gains suggested brighter prospects.
In Colander Ontario on April 22, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe expressed concern over Marie the smallest of the Dionne quintuplets. He noted a fever around 100 degrees and slower response to treatment though not serious. Emilie Amicite and Gécile were also affected but improving.
Public Works Administrator Harold J. Tokes condemned Huey P. Long’s "share the wealth" plan as despicable and beyond description during the Associated Press luncheon in New York. Tokes, a former newspaperman, renewed his criticism while Long faced possible appearance in Washington.
Speech denounces demagogue who uses bold rhetoric to push false doctrines. Critics claim promised wealth schemes mislead the underprivileged, urging caution against a nationwide payout funded from unknown sources, as discussion continues on page four.
A large survey reports widespread destruction in Formosa after Sunday earthquakes in Taichu and Shinchiku provinces. Thousands dead or injured, villages flattened, fires sparked, and relief efforts hindered by disrupted water, roads, and a wiped out coastal railroad.
From an altitude of 200 meters a plane over Formosa shows villages flattened and hundreds of coffins piled as native mud houses collapse. An estimated 3050 people killed with destroyed bridges and schoolhouses. Taichu and Shinchuba Provinces suffer the worst damage.
Reports describe widespread losses across Formosa with Taiko and Rinsui among affected towns. An explosion ripped a gas tank and collapse blocked highways, leaving injured villagers and children on mats while women tended to the wounded.
Dispatches describe fires across central Beatingsland as thousands flee in terror. Survivors shelter in bamboo groves while oil-center ruins and buckled rails hinder rescue efforts. Officials fear foreigners may be spared while interior tribes face disaster.
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