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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1934
Page
1
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London dispatch reports Japan will keep the open door in China and observe the Nine Power Treaty. Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon said Japan’s foreign minister Koki Tikota assured this to British Ambassador Sir Francis Lindley in Tokyo. The announcement drew wide interest as Parliament awaited the policy statement amid global tensions.
United Press reports from Columbus that war en Provance Thomas blamed a crooked guard for a Sunday afternoon escape at the Ohio Penitentiary. Three inmates, Arthur Koontz Rufus Deeds and Martin Schmidt, escaped after a guard was overpowered. authorities sought the trio with an auto theft, robbery, and bank robbery backgrounds.
Washington reports the early operation of the governments equalization fund to guide foreign exchange quotations in tandem with domestic price boosts. Transfers totaling $2,000,000,000 from the treasury to a special account reflect the profit from February 15 revaluation of the dollar to 15.5-21 grains of gold, carried by the treasury as a receipt since then.
Federal government took charge of the search for the kidnapped heiress as fear grew she might have been killed. Local authorities turned the case over to FBI chief Joseph Dunn of Los Angeles. Authorities agreed to halt all further action.
Mrs Arene Crosby Carrig widow of James Currie 54 longtime Columbus resident was found dead in her basement. Despondency from long illness and mental strain were believed to have led to her death. Survived by husband son James and daughter Helene Wende of Buffalo. Funeral at St Thomas Church Wednesday at 10. Interment in St Thomas Cemetery.
Judge Joseph Orin Waite of Erie county orphan's court filed a voluntary petition in federal court at Pittsburgh claiming liabilities of 114 263 45 and assets of 47 522 77. Liabilities include renewal notes of 78 788 and 14 000 plus mortgages. Assets list 14 000 in real estate and 42 000 in securities. Judge Marsh set hearing before Referee Ritchie T. Marsh in Brie on May 7.
A Crosby Pennsylvania acetate plant owned by Hinman Chemical Company was destroyed by fire. One man, Leonard Olson of Smethport, was injured and hospitalized at Kane after helping move a fire truck. Property damage is estimated at $20000. Ongoing investigation to determine cause.
Four members of the John Dillinger gang disarmed a Bellwood police squad in a gas station ambush. The four, named as Hamilton Van Meter Nelson and Fox, fled in a car after threatening officers with sub machine guns and firing two shots. Wayland police officer was knocked aside as the bandits forced others to surrender their weapons and raise their hands. The pursuit followed through Bellwood with the getaway car racing through a red light before stopping for fuel.
William A. Wirt, 60, Gary schoolmaster once behind the Red plot charge, told 400 veterans at an American Legion luncheon in Chicago that he was har bovered into silence and intimidated when he went to Washington to prove his claims. A congressional committee found his charges of a Communistic plot against the government baseless. He said as a free American citizen he had a right to know the nation’s direction, but faced official resistance, slander and intimidation.
Evelyn McEiphatrick, 25, the first woman in Venango County in more than 25 years to join the bar, was officially received by Judge Lee A. McCracken in Franklin Pa. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin and studied with John L. McBride and Maurice P. Breene before passing the bar exams in Philadelphia last January.
In Mentone France on April 30 surgeon Serge Voronoff aged 68 who had been reported to marry in Bucharest three days earlier said today he had not married and that he intended to.
Chicago April 30 John J Boss McLaughlin longtime Chicago crime figure admitted handing 530000 of the ransom for Howard Bremer the St Paul banker seized in the Dillinger era. Justice officials said the confession named the source of the money and tied McLaughlin to the Bremer abduction while warrants for his son and Delaney for conspiracy were expected later.
April 30 reports from Washington detail accusations of a propaganda campaign to control stock market legislation. Rep. Sam Rayburn, Democrat Texas, chaired the Interstate Commerce Committee, urging nonpartisan debate while keeping the measure open to amendments. In Philadelphia, Charles J. Margiotti called for state takeover of closed banks with 100 percent deposit payments, arguing new taxes unnecessary.
United Press report from Washington notes a Senate silver bloc poll on whether to pursue free coinage after President Roosevelt signals willingness to fix a silver to gold ratio. Sen. Wheeler and others say the president goes far but not far enough. some favor accepting the compromise to avoid stalemate while others push for a full mandate.
Government seeks preliminary injunction in U S District Court to enforce council provisions of the NRA. Weirton Steel plant election of employee representatives alleged violation of section 7A of the Recovery Act. Judge Nields set briefing schedule with ten days for replies and ten minutes for outlines.
United Press reports a rubber restriction pact signed at The Hague by nations controlling over 94 percent of world output. The agreement aims to curb rubber supply, promising price increases and affecting motor car users. Negotiations were long and secret, with signatories representing key producing countries.
Vienna reports the republic transformed into a Christian German state as parliament approves a new constitution amid raids on left wing leaders. The decree shows a two chamber guild system with restricted powers, red white red banners, and the old imperial eagle restored.
Unitec Press reports in Washington on April 30 that charges were brought before Congress by Senator Pittman alleging that railroads are attempting to close the Panama Canal and its harbors, prompting action and debate in the national legislature.
A young Negro, Williams from Meanville, was arrested in Union City for stealing a pocketbook containing over 20 dollars from Miss Betsy Fulton of West Main Street. Chief Magee captured him after a tip from Corry police. He faces larceny charges before Alderman G Hi Gordon this afternoon. a warrant was issued earlier. Williams allegedly asked for food then fled as family prepared a meal.
Harrisburg April 30. The intercollegiate constitutional convention, with 260 students from six Pennsylvania colleges, recommended sweeping reforms in state government and will become an annual event in Harrisburg. A committee from each college drafted a plan to create a permanent student government body under the student conference on government, to be officially supported by the colleges. The first convention was organized and chaired by students with limited faculty help.
Washington reports strong indications of a special session for Pennsylvania to secure federal funds. Governor Pinchot and Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins discussed boosting state aid from 2 to 8 percent and increasing May allotments to about 9.0 million, with further assurances needed before the next legislative session.
Time bomb explosions attributed to labor disputes wrecked the fronts of four neighborhood moving picture houses in Pittsburgh causing about 25900 dollars in damages. No injuries reported though nearby windows were shattered. Arcadia theatre suffered the greatest damage.
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