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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
6
Firefighters rescued a man from floodwaters in Philadelphia after a series of rising tides and heavy rainfall. The incident involved multiple neighborhoods and required quick action to prevent drowning as streets turned to waterways and residents watched from doorways.
Erie officials report the county's share of relief funds falls $300,000 short for the season. State aid may cover through April with further need Jan through Mar unless the reconstruction loan is granted. Adoption of a property tax could unlock additional relief money and fund regional needs.
A benefit party at the Clinton Street Chih club on Mott Street raised fifty abuins amid a banquet and program. Mrs. William Howard and Mrs. HC Barnes supervised kitchen duties while guests enjoyed flowers, hay baskets, and refreshments. Notables included Miss Nellie Wight and Mrs. R Stilson. county officials sought George Kuntz in a shooting case, with two injured youths named Peter Krfovnalk and Stanley Romp.
The state Senate backed a sales tax plan and a $12 million relief program with funding to counties by unemployment ratios. It approved related bills on tax penalties, delinquent tax collection in Allegheny County, and reduced welfare expenditures while seeking revenue through a sales tax. The session also trimmed appropriations and prepared groundwork for further reforms and a broad reading of Pinchot’s harmony program.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Capt. Seth and Capt. Conover with Norwth and August B. McCord, Leuschner, and a South Side party council committee. Details are incomplete, but the context suggests early days and police involvement.
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