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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
5
Mrs Thomas Downey spent Thursday in Erie with friends on business. Mrs Stephen Waller and Roy Harris and Mr and Mrs Robert Hax tis of Buffalo are in the city due to the death of their mother Mrs len Harris.
A long list of residents and guests are posted across Corry and nearby towns. Mr Aue Keford stays in Brie with relatives while Mr and Mrs J A Faunbaker host guests including Mrs George Russell of Mt. Vernon New York. Several locals travel to Montreal Toronto Chicago and the World’s Fair. Families prepare for visits, surgeries, and homecomings as friends and kin pass through between Franklin Street and Findlay Lake in a flurry of social calls.
Harrisburg Aug 18 The state department of labor and industry received instructions from Governor Pinchot to cooperate with the federal labor department in formulating plans to establish a national employment system in Pennsylvania The governor authorized the state department to start a plan for establishing the system and any funds received under the act are to be in the custody of the state treasurer
The New York stock market opened dull with prices drifting lower as the grain break weighed on sentiment. Major issues show declines with American Locomotives, General Motors, and Westinghouse among losses while several others held near steady or edged down in an uneven session.
Washington August 14 representatives of railway labor urged President Roosevelt to require railroads to comply with a code for National Economic Recovery. The demand was presented to the president during a day of discussions on economic policy and labor standards.
President Roosevelt has approved the theatrical industry code, set to take effect August 28. It provides minimum pay from 10 to 60 dollars for workers and 24 dollars per week for chorus girls, and establishes a 40 hour workweek with exceptions for rehearsals. vaudeville burlesque and tent shows are not covered by the code.
Norristown Pa Aug 18 Win J Hegan 72 caretaker at a Philadelphia boy prefectory al ma Vined seven miles north of Mees was found dead in his bed at the institution with his head battered and throat slashed. Police believed robbery motive as his savings amounting to $1,000 were missing from under his pillow.
Two women died instantly when their car veered from the highway near Salem. Escorts Myla Kingohbaumer of Pittsburgh and Donald Robbing M4 of Swissvale Pa are in critical condition. Identified victims include Marleen Stanley, 24, of Sebrhigy O, and Miss Taylor whose address is unknown.
A wireless message from Chicago dated August 18 reports the Lake Superior steamer Alex Urig encountered propeller trouble near Newberry Michigan. Crisp Point Coast Guard station dispatched a crew to the vessel, with the incident observed close to shore.
Lawrence McCroy Heed of Hutchinson was jailed in Dorado, charged with attempting to extort fifty thousand dollars from RH Basle. Prosecutors say the plan used cattle breedings and warned victims, with potential federal action if mail were used. The case arises in Kansas with no death involved.
In Buffalo on August 18, U.S. customs officers seized 82 quarts of Canadian whiskey from the Baltimore International Lawwise baseball team after a doubleheader in Toronto. The Orioles were fined $180 and had their possession forfeited as part of the seizure, according to United Press.
In Navestock town the scene centers on the billiard room power clash. Hector Turvell and George IV figurehead lead a crowd as Adam Grinch Wolfe fights back against threats while Josiah Crabbe and local figures watch. The melee ends with Wolfe’s prowess and the crowd’s appetite for drama.
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