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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a person named Sehyul and references education and profession. lacks clear events, dates, or location to form a definite news item or record.
Nanking reports the foreign office signaling a possible settlement by negotiation if Japan wishes. Meanwhile Japanese officials warned of a hard stance as refugees flood Nagasaki and Kyushu ports. The Yangtze valley remains a focal point, with Hankow and Shasi evacuees driven toward safety.
In Castleview Cemetery New Castle Pennsylvania on Aug 7 a Revolutionary War hero who died a century ago was reinterred with a military funeral. John Manning who served throughout the Revolution was honored by the Society of the 28th Division at its annual convention with speeches from George T Weingartner Major General William G Price Jr and Major Guy Wadlinger outlining war history and ex-service perspectives.
Philadelphia August 7 Secretary of Labor Edward McGrady predicted an early settlement of the Grant Atlantic and Pacific tract company's truckers strike. The mediation panel including contract haulers, Local 107 union drivers, and state and federal labor mediators held a lengthy conference before the forecast.
Washington reports indicate Congress nears adjournment with Roosevelt’s three major proposals largely ignored or rejected. Agricultural crop control postponed, judiciary and government reform weakened by a resistant Congress. House and Senate move toward final administration bills as adjournment looms by early August.
Young Republicans meeting here approved ten county charters to affiliate with the state body and boost GOP strength. State Chairman Brank Hilton said municipal candidates acknowledge Young Republican backing as charters were adopted and by laws considered for executive approval and May general meeting. Pittsburgh gasoline price war drives inductions up to four cents a gallon.
The United Automobile Workers and Chrysler officials met again to settle the labor dispute that has 24,000 workers idled. The session closed with no progress and resumed at 2:30 p.m. Conferees reportedly debated restoring about 11,000 Plymouth workers to the plant while the union accused Chrysler of backing a rival group, the Independent Association of Chrysler Employees.
Special registration days set for Corry voters August 12 and 13 from 7 to 10 pm at the Municipal Building. Voters who move even next door must file a change of address card before voting. Registration officials from Erie will oversee the process. previously registered voters need not re register unless residence or party affiliation changed. Also reports a fatal auto accident in Chicora, Pa, involving Hagel Knoll, 1 year old New Kensington girl.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press staff correspondent in Washington on August 7 the Senate approved a substitute reorganization plan for the court and set groundwork for broader judiciary legislation. Senate leaders moved to block further controversy and speed passage while a special judiciary subcommittee studies the issue during the recess. The Hatch Burke Burke committee was formed to craft a definite plan, with Senator Hatch stating the key point is assigning seven members to a dedicated committee to develop a concrete proposal.
Night storm on a slick highway caused two separate crashes as a car owned by Milshall Calley of Jamestown and another vehicle driven with occupants Shirley Chapin and Nell Cauley overturned after sliding off the road. No serious injuries reported though vehicles were damaged.
In Philadelphia physicians report the newborn baby Fanny, born to Mary and Dominic Hoccanaini, showing signs of recovery after the mother died in childbirth. The infant, initially fragile with high temperatures, improved despite a difficult start and received oxygen and nourishment as doctors monitor her breathing and development.
Aerial attacks on four ships in the Mediterranean escalate the Spanish conflict. Insurgents bombed a British ship and two French ships along with an Italian vessel near Algiers, wounding the Montgivia’s master, Capt. France Solay, and prompting Britain to protest.
An infantile paralysis outbreak expanding from the southwest moves into Pennsylvania. All cases occurred in late July, with six reported in the last week of July and others earlier in the month. Cases dated in Hamoney City district Schuylkill county, Delaware county, and one in Allegheny. Health department expects more cases in September but believes the outbreak will not reach epidemic proportions.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti told a S county ex-service men reunion that the state parole system is insufficient. He criticized having six parole districts instead of eight and noted 21 agents supervising more than 4,000 parolees, about 130 per agent, calling the workload excessive.
Torrential rains after a heat wave undermined about a hundred feet of the P. R. R. track east of Corry. The deluge flooded cellars and basements of businesses and homes, with widespread street damage and losses to mercantile stocks. Damage totals run to several thousand dollars.
Storm wrecks flood menace across Corry with a waterfilled hotel basement, sewer backups, and washouts on the Corry Spangler road. Fire department pumps cleared the hotel cellar while street and sewer crews rushed to curb damage. Lightning struck a barn near Beaverdam and a Cambridge Springs aviator made a forced landing on Carter Hill as rain hammered the area.
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