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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1933
Page
3
Corry G Journal reports on federal revenue growth in July with total receipts of 191.1 million dollars up 1 percent from the previous July. Income tax collections reached 11.98 million, beer taxes topped 16 million, stock transfer taxes rose, and new crop relief levies began, signaling broader gains in excise and manufacturing taxes.
Samuel Welles, U S ambassador to Cuba who helped pave the removal of Machado and establish peace, will soon return to Washington to resume his post as Assistant Secretary of State. Jefferson Caffery is expected to succeed him, handling Washington end of Cuban negotiations and reciprocal trade talks once the new Cuban government under de Despelles is fully established. The move aligns with ongoing efforts to rebuild Cuba’s economy through a major trade pact.
Senator Couzens condemns Detroit bank practices amid a grand jury probe. He cites alleged pyramid schemes and fictitious values, criticizes Mallon and Mills, and accuses the administration of improper Treasury policy during the depression.
Senator Conzen laid blame for extensive director loans and conflicts of interest at banks and trusts, accusing control officials of lax oversight. He claimed Union Guardian Trust Company diverted 200000 from a state children’s fund, set up with a 10 million endowment to aid crippled children, and questioned why Washington allowed the issue amid alleged public optimism.
Hollywood reports on the film industry’s shift away from vamp sirens. Producer Lasky concludes casting The Worst Woman in Paris with Benita Hume’s compromise. The piece recalls starlets Theda Bara Naldi Blythe and others, noting publicizing their alleged moral traits amid industry changes.
A collage of 1913 local notes and incidents. C B Brown heads to Clymer to oversee a sixty foot bridge over the Brokenstraw at the Wassinie mill. A kitchen boiler scalds a Concord township resident. The Cuban Giants may visit next week to face City League All Stars. Paving petitions circulate for East Columbus avenue to Pine Grove cemetery. Mrs H G Crapser hosts a farewell party for Rob ert and Walter Manley before they move to Texas. The new fire wagon responds to a grass fire at Second avenue and West Main. Injuries include Leslie Carlisch’s mill accident. Local youths travel to Chautauqua Lake by rail. Several townsfolk feature in store and mill news. The city’s schools set to open mid September. gas and water shortages noted. fishing and farming lore appears amid miscellaneous items.
Paris reports cornflower and buttercup themed dresses dominating the scene. Molyneux unveils a carflower blue crepe gown with oval neckline and long gloves, paired to a three quarter coat with cape sleeves. Buttercup-Patou styling adds a signalled jacket and pink blue floral crepe de chine dress.
The prompt lists four queries about local offices: W A Steen serving in common council, Pierce as second ward constable, Frank J Whiteley as local letter carrier, and Wilkin Powren listed as mayor. Details on dates or accuracy are unclear.
Washington August 21. Raplaly s grows more difficult to see Lyons, postmaster general aide, due to his adornments. He owns diamond and emerald studded watches and a wall of free passes and honorary certificates. A Colorado colonel commission and a Texas Ranger title hang beside a Democratic service award. Lyons jokes his middle initial C stands for Cyclone while defending his rings, especially a 500 year old emerald from San Francisco. President Roosevelt reads a note found in a bottle from the Comanche crew, asking the finder to contact Stephen T. Harry.
In a murky report a guard of John D. Winthrop Rockefeller is described as guarded by U S agents amid alleged kidnapping attempts. The storyline hints at removal and escape during a return flight from Houston to an unidentified settlement, with agents pursuing and confronting the situation.
Wil liam S. Culbertson, U S ambassador to Chile, will join Georgetown University foreign service school as a faculty member. After a decade abroad he helped resolve the Tacna Arica dispute with Peru and aided Chilean air line development and American-Chilean money transfers. Culbertson received praise from Chilean congress upon departure.
An extension school of Pennsylvania State College may be established in Kane after correspondence between Kane public school superintendent Gemmis H. Richsert and Penn State Dean W. G. Chambers. In Youngstown, if enough students enroll with Tommy Joyce, Penn State will place and teach patrolmen held on conspiracy or robbery charges with a brother student group instructed in college courses. The Taxpayers League, led by R. A. McClain, calls for a thorough investigation of the police department and says Police Chief Leroy Goodwin should not lead it, urging city council to take charge.
Police chief Soodwin faces inquiry as McClain notes, with Carl Bixler already held and set for an August 29 hearing. Theodore Seminara, 20, and Peter Milich, 28, who charged officers planned holdups, were also sent to the grand jury after waiving further proceedings.
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