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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
1
A man shot and killed two speakers George Harkoff and Bites Mina during a Sacco Vanzetti protest gathering in Avella Pennsylvania. The assailant Petrelli fled along the Wayback railroad tracks and police search continues.
Census figures show the nation has 2 598 151 idle individuals. The data underscores idle workers across regions, highlighting the broader employment landscape.
The census bureau announced 2 508 YOUNGSTOWN. Police report 11 when the census was taken in April. The unemployment figure 2 per cent of the county's total population and 52 per cent of the estimated number of workers. Five out of every 100 persons who wanted work were jobless. The figure includes only those without jobs and seeking employment at the time.
Citizens’ committee works to secure funds to retain Standard Automatics Products in Corry and bring its allied plants from College Point and Dayton. A sufficient fund could trigger transfer of plants to Corry, require a new building east of the current plant, and accelerate local hiring with many employees and their families relocating to the city.
Mrs. Thomas G. Meaney Jr of Philadelphia was elected president of the Pennsylvania American Legion Auxiliary at the 12th annual convention. Other officers named include Mrs. Charles W. Dressler, Mrs. Arthur Krésge, Mrs. M. C. Watasa, Mrs. H. R. Beadle, Mrs. W. J. Liegd, and Mrs. Barton Oplinger.
Belfast Kayston sustained a broken limb when his Alfa Romeo entered the International Tourist Trophy road race and crashed then caught fire. Kingston N Y two men John Scully 35 engineer and Lester Dereed 35 German were killed when the locomotive on a train on the sister and Delaware Railroad exploded.
Franklin Pennsylvania August 23 independent oil producers in northwestern Pennsylvania and southern New York reacted to a 25 cent rise in Pennsylvania crude oil the first in a year working to extend the current 30 percent curtailment program through September 1. Producers expect that extending to October 1 could spur another price increase within a month.
State troopers believe the Sparta and Spartansburg robberies may be linked to a single burglary gang active in Union City and Corry. Meadville officers and State Police investigated five Spartansburg stores on Friday and followed a promising trail to the New York border before continuing the inquiry.
A Kansas dust explosion at Hogan Milline Co plant killed two workers and seriously burned a third. Foreman John Tolls fled the scene after triggering the blast. Lee Griffith and Wil Burton, both Black workers, were among the injured and killed in the incident.
Charles L Wogard of Germantown won the state commander position on the American Legion ballot after a third ballot in Harrisburg. The victory solidifies leadership for the veterans group as it shifts to new duties and ceremonies statewide.
The Norwegian discovery of August Andree and two companions perished during their 1897 North Pole balloon expedition is confirmed as their bodies are found on White Island. A Norwegian expedition led by Dr. Gunnar Horn recovered a diary leaf and gear at the camp, while a Brattvaag rescue ship is expected to fetch the bodies and records.
Corry and surrounding areas report light showers offering first relief after weeks of drought. Forecasters expect continued clouds and intermittent rain with a more sustained two to three day storm to provide real relief in western Pennsylvania. In New York, stock markets show tension as U S Steel climbs to 168 5.
Gun battle erupts at Garner Construction Co camp as 20 attackers armed with rifles and grenades strike the site amid open shop labor unrest. Guards in rifle pits return fire. no guards hurt, some attackers believed wounded. Detachment remained at the camp.
Washington reports President Hoover aims to persist with last year’s tax reductions if the budget balances without borrowing. Treasury shifts left room for debate as Mills and Mellon indicate hope to recommend maintaining the 4 percent corporate and individual rate, while avoiding next year’s possible tax hike.
Chicago observers report the first of six Chicago bound air derbies ending today with Brownsville Texas pilots W. G. Moore and Jack Livingston competitive in elapsed time near Conokia Indiana. Mrs Phoebe Omlie of Memphis led the Washington Derby as rain and fog slowed several racers at Richmond Virginia.
A Corry committee aims to raise about 75000 to finance moving Aero Supply three units plus Standard Automatic to Corry. Talks with Apna Supply President Stitch and a New York meeting set for Monday seek to keep all three plants in Corry rather than relocate to Dayton.
President Hoover appoints Henry P. Pletcher to lead the tariff commission revising the Hawley Smoot Act. Pletcher, a veteran diplomat, served as ambassador to Italy Chile Mexico and Belgium and as under secretary of state. He was a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
Tonight on the NBC CBS and WEAF networks listeners gain a Mendelssohn choral concert at 7 30 p m on WEAF Goldman leads a band concert on WIZ while Hank Simmona hosts a showboat on WABC at 8 p m The Cub Reporter airs at 9 20 p m on WIZ and Paramount Publix Hour closes the slate at 9 p m on WABC
James Massing, 24, of 2981 Bantam Avenue Wesleyville, was shot through the heart and killed at the Aero gas station at Water Street and Buffalo Road in Erie. State police and county authorities consider robbery or revenge, with $41.27 found on the body and the killer believed to be a discharged employee questioned early.
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