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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1937
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note records a planned meeting involving a mayor and Pal official. It mentions unity and a service context with unclear punctuation. Entities are not fully recoverable from the readable text.
Insurgent artillery pounded central Madrid in a deadly shrapnel rain, mowing down civilians in Puerta del Sol during two hours of shelling from midnight to 1 30 a m. Rebels reportedly gained traction around Bilbao district as Eibar burned in the latest Madrid assault.
The Board tentatively approves a 1937 budget of 153648.07 for school operations reflecting an 8.? percent increase over the current year. It calls for a 194 mill property assessment and a $5 per capita levy while detailing anticipated state aid and local revenues and noting the continuation of a tax rate near last year. The article continues on page seven.
Western Pennsylvania endures a severe flood as Ohio River crest tops 35.1 feet in Pittsburgh. Rain ends but renewed showers threaten downstream towns. Train and auto travel disrupted as B&O and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie routes rerouted. danger limited by lack of upper river rainfall. Several hundred families displaced. fatalities reported indirectly from the flood.
April 27 reports say rebel air raids on Guernica, Basque shrine near Bilbao, killed more than 800 civilians. Incendiaries set fires, with bodies in the streets as shells struck the city. Basque radio claimed towns behind front lines were destroyed and Elbu area under heavy pressure.
Pittsburgh April 27 James A Reilly district attorney of Fayette county Pa will be called to grid May 10 before Judge William H McNaugner it was deemed today on good authority
President Roosevelt orders full authority for relief agencies to combat rising flood conditions. He calls a federal flood emergency committee meeting to coordinate the Red Cross WPA public health services and other agencies as he departs after a Gulf of Mexico fishing revise and heads toward Texas.
Erie WPA official Sanfort McGovern and city leaders met in the Municipal Building to consider widening and straightening Hare Creek from the city line to Brokenstraw Crest. The plan would help carry sewer and storm waters, aiding Corry’s sewer system, but Columbus Township cited lack of funds and manpower to begin soon. The project would be kept under consideration for later action.
Approximately 150 dollars in damage resulted when five automobiles collided on East Main Street near Concord at 3 44 last evening. Vehicles operated by Walter Mc Elroy of North Center Street and Grant Ross of Columbus were involved. No injuries were reported.
About 15 000 Packard Motor Company workers in Detroit will vote tomorrow in the first election under the Wagner act in the automobile industry since a Supreme Court ruling upheld the act. The result will determine union representation at Packard.
Federal narcotics agents checked a $2,000,000 supply of drugs at Parke Davis & Co today to see if strikers who barricaded themselves in the narcotics department tampered with stock. District chief Ralph H. Oyler said 17 of 250 strikers evicted yesterday will be held for a thorough check. Police broke barricades and moved the men to the city jail.
Harrisburg April 27 The Senate labor and industry committee opened a study of a proposed 40 hour work week bill by Sen Edward R Frey Allegheny The measure would bar more than eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week No more than five days in seven for any worker and defines employer broadly to include firms corporations partnerships and managers Exemptions cover agriculture domestic service in private homes and those earning at least 385 a year as bona fide executives or professionals.
Washington April 27 The administration plans to press ahead on a judiciary reorganization bill before mid May. Senator Logan said an executive session would seek unanimous consent to debate and vote on all amendments, aiming for committee approval and a floor vote within two weeks.
In Auburn Maine riot charges against seven T C Waders were delayed as about 19 shoe manufacturers and an estimated 8000 strikers gathered at 1030 a m. The crowd urged continued action and dispersed near midnight after tense proceedings amid labor unrest.
Van Sweringen system sale faces a Senate inquiry to examine the plan and financing. Senators Wheeler and others will open a probe within 10 days into the deal involving Allegheny Corp and eastern investors amid concerns over control, backing, and railroad empire implications. Witnesses from New York and Wilkes Barre are expected to testify.
Washington April 25 President Roosevelt acted to make permanent the appointment of Harry H Woodring as secretary of war The president won approval from the senate for the nomination to prevent the temporary appointment from expiring at session end
In Harrisburg on April 27 the legislature rejected the Falkenstein Bill to abolish capital punishment and keep the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary. The bill failed as 90 members supported it and 100 opposed.
Across the region, up to three inches of rain fell by Saturday afternoon, with 2.08 inches in the last 24 hours and higher totals in nearby areas. Streams rose and roads near Columbus, Lettaville, and Bayville were flooded, while snow and intermittent sun followed the downpour. Officials warned of continued high water and planned weather patrols to monitor the situation.
Board of Education stalls replacing five dropped teachers citing the surge of a new teacher tenure bill. Contracts for others approved for renewal stand, with legality to be tested in court or by a formal ruling. No update from the Department of Public Instruction yet.
The Amalgamation Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers, a 62 year old steel union, began its annual two week convention in Pittsburgh on April 27. The meeting aims to set industry policy and address labor issues impacting steel and related sectors.
Washington April 27 The House Military committee approved a revised bill to create a system absorbing all surplus profits during wartime. The measure would empower the Treasury to fix prices, set wages, and mobilize industrial material while exempting public services, with the aim of controlling profiteering. The committee voted 21 to 2 to report the bill to the House. The proposal targets profits above a three year prewar average and seeks to ensure government control during war periods.
Rome April 27 correspondent reports tentative signs of a renewed Italy Germany military alliance. diplomats see potential Western European leverage with Berlin and Rome engaging in talks. Goering, Mussolini’s government and Neurath were mentioned as figures guiding the dialogue with Spain named as a potential ally in a broader nationalist bloc.
The Labor mediation bill was favorably reported in the Pennsylvania House with an amendment for arbitration of disputes on petition by both sides. Under the amendment each side would select an arbitrator and the two pick a third. if they disagree, selection would be made by the State Labor and Industry Department.
In Harrisburg on April 27 debates on a home rule measure and a road and bridge program dominated the session. The plan seeks 4.5 million dollars for highways maintenance and bridge work while critics warn of neglecting survivors and governance issues.
A Somerset county grand jury indicted R E Buckman a Somerset private detective and Thomas Court ney of Uniontown and Connellsville on charges of bribery extortion and conspiracy after arrests for allegedly fixing the jury that convicted state troopers Stacey Gunderman of second degree murder The indictment cites embloery and core[r]apt solicitation and bribery in a widening probe of jury tampering by local figures
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