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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
1
The Corry Evening Journal reports Gifford will head a national committee to mobilize relief agencies as Britain faces a fresh crisis. Snowden threatens resignation if free trade ends, amid warnings the Labour government may abandon tariff-free policy to meet financial pressures.
Two Erie men Frank Girardot an Louis L Kaufman seek habeas corpus release in arson case heard before Judge A P Rossiter The men claim insufficient evidence supports charges of arson against them They were held for September grand jury on two counts and a decision was promised later The defendants are an insurance adjustor and a real estate dealer from Erie County Akron: Five children hurt when cable on aerial swing snaps injuring four and a passerby The seriously hurt four year old Herbert Miller among victims
Harrisburg dispatches report the latest township road improvements authorized by the state highway department. Among them is the Bear Lake Road segment from Baccus Corners east of Columbus toward Bear Lake, extending about 4.16 miles toward Bear Lake borough.
Pay Lines reports progress on Labor Day celebration under Veterans of Foreign Wars auspices. A planning meeting at the IV Home outlined a 10 am parade with floats from city clubs, plus a publicity push using bugle and drum corps. Weather delays struck Pittsburgh area air travel, causing two forced landings and injuries to six aboard a Chicago New York flight, with pilots and passengers treated at McKeesport Hospital.
State highway patrolmen have stepped up activity in the city and nearby, citing several violations including excessive and reckless driving. A Tidioute driver must appear for a hearing over alleged speedy driving of an oil tank trunk near Cory. Union City sees a $25 fine for a truck and roader vehicle using the same plates. Authorities continue reviewing similar infractions and ticketing more cases as they widen checks beyond the city.
Walter S. Gifford of American Telephone and Telegraph is named by President Hoover to chair a new national relief organization. He will coordinate relief efforts across federal, state, and local agencies and advise on methods while opposing federal funding. The announcement follows calls for a special Congressional session and notes two local fatal Lincoln Highway accidents in Pennsylvania.
In Port of Spain Trinidad on August 20 the DO-X refueled and prepared to depart northward toward New York. The massive German flying boat is set to resume its voyage across the Atlantic.
Shanghai Aug 40 major disaster unfolds as Yangtze floods devastate Hankow and Wuchang. Starvation bites in the port city with bodies seen, relief camps rising, Chian Kai-shek orders steamers for evacuation, League of Nations aid sought, US wheat and American Red Cross may supply relief.
Harrisburg Aug 20 The Pennsylvania planning committee recommended to Governor Gide ford Pinchot the appointment of a statewide relief committee to take immediate steps for relief amid urgent unemployment needs The findings show unemployment heavy in several regions and the appeal to President Hoover for a special Congress session to secure federal relief to prevent winter starvation The report says the committee would assess local relief capacity public and state funds outside aid and private contributions, noting severe conditions in bituminous and anthracite areas and thirty counties facing ongoing unemployment and welfare strain Plus a note that Miss Dorothy Engstrom of Titusville is visiting Miss Laicile Barnes.
Jack Howard of United Press portrays the comic and frustrating shopping scene in Moscow. The piece notes oddities from scarce goods to untrustworthy clerks, the price slips, and long lines, with foreign and Russian shoppers both facing confusion. The author hints at broader difficulties, concluding with a continuation on page six.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a raid on Moose Temple No. 46 in Pittsburgh. Senator James J. Davis’s secretary says no political motive and no involvement by the senator. Federal agents seized 1,092 pints of beer and a 60-foot bar amid liquor charges against Frank Patof sick.
United Press reports Chairman Stone of the Federal Wheat Board said discussions with China were opened over a 15,000,000 bushel wheat sale by credit. China asked about purchases and a two to three year credit was seen as acceptable. The board also considered channeling wheat through charitable organizations this winter, pending congressional authorization.
United Press report from Tokyo Aug 20 describes Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh forced to land near Ketoi Island in the Kurile group after their trans Pacific plane suffered an anchor break and motor trouble in heavy seas. They remained aboard the Shinshiri Maru awaiting weather as repairs were planned.
NBC Network program list shows Spiritualas Drama on Wiz with birthday party segment on WHA NEC Network at 3 00. WABC GBS Network presents SR Symphony Combert. Roundup includes WABC cBepeta 0D Rafie.
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