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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
1
A 1935 event at the Ly Beavers home featured Rev Paul and Mrs. Caldwell Proctor among attendees. Ongoing services at East Thiel P Russell noted. Nelson Ine and other local figures were present. rector Small planned a public service schedule.
President Roosevelt seeks adjournment by July 4 to push reconstruction plans under a mid summer drive. House leaders expect must bills on banking, NRA extension, utilities regulation, and tax extension to pass by June 1 with Senate action to follow before Independence Day.
A 20 year old youth in Texas confessed to Deputy Sheriff Peders that he killed his parents Justice William Pierson and Mrs Lena Pierson for revenge after nine hours of questioning. He claimed bandits tied their ranch county home blocked vision and forced confession then slept calmly in jail.
United Press reports that Common Pleas Judge W F Lones ruled the Ohio recovery Act unconstitutional. The decision found the state had no cause of action against an automobile agency for alleged improper trade practices.
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr said the federal government will continue silver purchases until the price hits 1.2928 dollars per ounce or silver stocks reach one third the value of gold stocks. He spoke after raising the price for domestically mined silver to 77.57 cents. Morgenthau cited congressional mandates guiding ongoing purchases.
Fremont April 25 A frightened 11 year old girl testifies in the trial of Arthur R Brown 4 of Shreve charged with a statutory offense Brown a former Corry Pa policeman now a dried fish salesman is accused of luring the girl into his automobile near Clyde Ohio on the night of April 6 He allegedly tore her clothing after she refused to stay with him in a tourist cottage near Norwalk Prosecutor Glenn P Bracy led the cross examination with F T Buckingham a former Sanduay county prosecutor defending Brown
Captain P J Stevenson urged Shwan's club to back a flood control plan featuring fourteen dams including Allegheny and Ohio Valley works and a Kinaua dam. The program estimates 85 million dollars in cost with 40 percent federal funds. three local dams would be Cambridge Springs, Tionesta Valley and Kinaua, Kinaua the largest this side of the Mississippi. The Kinaua dam would be built 10 to 12 miles east of Warren, flooding 18 000 acres with a 100 mile shoreline at a 17 million dollar price tag.
Jefferson City Mo April 25 Walter McGee slated to hang in Kansas City May 10 for kidnapping Misa Mary McWlroy. state supreme court today denied a rehearing. Court had previously upheld his sentence.
Corry boys will gain a chance to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps as the program expands to recruit 600,000 men. The effort, part of a $4.83 billion relief plan, will create 1,276 camps with about 350,000 new and replacement recruits in June through August.
Four U S postal inspectors joined local authorities in pursuing three bandits who held up a mail truck in Warren Ohio, abducted the driver, and escaped with 72000 in cash and 520000 in negotiable securities. Authorities tied the outfit to a two year earlier Second National Bank robbery and a Youngstown department store robbery.
The Senate Finance Committee approved the Harrison compromise on the veteran bonus bill. It adds a provision authorizing President Roosevelt to pay veterans' adjusted service certificates using money from the 4.0 billion work relief fund. The vote was 11 to 7 with the plan described as permissive.
The Erie chamber of commerce faced opposition as it weighs daylight saving time adoption. Most businesses favor the change except General Electric. A poll by the chamber shows about 1.5 to 1 in favor, with a decision expected by week’s end.
In Buffalo on April 25 a man named Kapernynski killed his wife and seriously wounded son Alfred 23 and daughters Pauline 24 and Frances 18 before fleeing after an exchange at the rear door of the family home. The couple had been separated for a year.
Gly council will meet in special session tonight at 7 for a report by Mayor Glenn Miller and City Solicitor Walter H. Scott on the feasibility of Corry building its own electric power plant. The executives recently toured Harrisburg to gauge the move. Unofficial reports from Fabre representatives suggest passage of a bill allowing cities to compete with private power firms remains doubtful.
European holders of American gold clause bonds may sue within three months to demand payment in gold. Attorneys Bernheimer and Hollander say foreign owners could push for court action to void the clause if performance is deemed impossible, or force payment in gold or dollar in paper terms, potentially triggering receiverships.
Pope Pius XI writes to Lourdes pilgrims urging world prayer for serene peace and a new era of better times. The letter, read by Cardinal Pacelli’s legate, aims to ease the European arms crisis and foster political calm.
Detroit April 25 Father Charles E. Coughlin's national union for social justice expands with the formation of the Michigan unit. An enormous rally drew about 10 U.S. governors and 19,000 attendees, signaling rapid organization of chapters in 47 other states and broader political momentum.
Huey P. Long endorsed Father Coughlin's political aims and said he would welcome Coughlin's Detroit ally in a potential third party. Coughlin urged organizing Michigan autoworkers and attacked the Roosevelt administration while outlining his objective list including private property rights with human rights supremacy and social justice for all.
Mercer County information filed by State Patrolman G. O. DeBolt against P. A. Meyton of Jamestown Pa for improper passing. Meyton allegedly drove on the left side to overtake another vehicle, with a $10 fine and costs set, hearing to be attended within ten days.
Chicago April 25 Grain markets in Chicago Kansas City Omaha and St Louis reopened after a one day hiatus caused by Rosenbaum Grain Corporation financial difficulties. Board directors arranged secret liquidation of Rosenbaum accounts to protect the market and close out trades as of yesterday under a court injunction against suspension. Banking interests and the grain trade cooperated to minimize market disturbance.
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