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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1932
Page
1
In a dramatic public address, Davis urged Prime Minister Pitt to quit office as charges loom. The move follows mounting allegations facing the government, with opposition leaders demanding accountability. The news comes as political tension rises and the country debates next steps.
Federal prohibition agents raided the Sun Flower Club near Mill Village, seizing interior furnishings and large quantities of gin beer and whiskey. Samuel Dreier and Charles Hansen were arrested and await hearings on September 1 in Erie. The raid involved state police and followed prior raids on the South Hire Beneficial Association roadhouse facility built on seventy five plus acres noted for beauty.
Zeph Zeed 18 of Spring Creek died at Covey hospital after a July 2 auto crash near the A.D. & A rail line. He suffered leg and knee injuries when his car collided with a machine driven by John Bennink on a highway incline. Bennink tried to avert the crash as the machine’s sloping gear allegedly failed. Zeed, a long-time Spring Creek resident, was survived by a brother and two sisters. Funeral services scheduled at Spring Creek Home Incaring Creek.
State authorities ask city police to assist a pending inspection drive covering vehicles not yet inspected in the July to October period. A circular to Mayor Frank T. England urges enforcement officers to stop motorists without current stickers and urge immediate inspection to improve safety.
Governor Gifford Pinchot demands Senator James J. Davis resign as Republican nominee amid lottery indictment. State chairman General Edward Martin urged action. Pinchot warns of a party split and Davis possibly defeating re election. He cites federal indictment and alleged favors from industrial interests on tariff issues. Davis refuses comment.
Pottsville August 26 court proceedings to oust WW R Adamson as Schuylkill county commissioner for alleged misconduct. Judge Hicks signed a split of quo warranto at the request of District Attorney Enterline seeking Adamson removal. Enterline charged Adamson and Commissioner Brownmiller arranged contracts with Pottsville Tobacco Co to furnish tobacco to the county jail while Adamson served.
A stray dog believed rabid bit two children in Pittsburgh today. One victim, Alvin Glass, was hospitalized for treatment while police captured the animal after a lengthy chase and searched for a second dog believed involved.
Three people were hurt in a head on collision on the old Meadville road west of Union City. Roy Hillyer, wife, and young daughter were hospitalized with serious injuries. Hillyer suffered a fractured skull and severe head and body injuries. His wife sustained two broken shoulder blades and cuts. The couple’s two and a half year old daughter had serious head gashes. Hillyer’s Ford roadster and a second car driven by William Rowland crashed. Rowland was uninjured as his car was less damaged.
Potato growers in southern New Jersey announce a plan not a strike to halt price decline. They will leave potatoes in the ground until prices reach 75 cents per 100 pounds, aiming to curb shipments until September 19 with Long Island growers invited to join. In Iowa the tension eased as pickets returned home and talks continued among county state authorities for a peaceful operation.
Harrisburg set August 31 meeting for 67 county poor boards to draft distribution plans for relief funds. State Emergency Relief Board announced 12 million dollars in unemployment aid to Pennsylvanians for winter months, with funds available September 1 and decentralization urged. Governor Pinchot urged timely filing of applications.
Arthur Carnahan of Bloomington Illinois won the East St Louis to Indianapolis air derby leg finishing first in the segment held in Indianapolis August 36. The event featured the Cord air derby series with Carnahan taking the lead in this leg ahead of rivals.
Eyewitness reports from Taylorville Illinois describe the bombing of a strike leader Raymod Tombozzi's home as part of escalating actions in the coal field. Officials warn of a larger invasion with reinforcements from Oklahoma Indiana and Kentucky amid ongoing labor strife.
Philadelphia Augent Waters commander of the bonus expeditionary forces was allegedly forced from Washington. Eddie McCloskey Johnstown mayor sought to aid veterans and claimed the administration aimed to corner Waters with B. H. F. members. McCloskey planned to go to New York to press Waters and warned of another march on Washington in December if Congress acts.
Frederick A. Storm reports at Albany August 28 Mayor James J. Walkey of New York defends against removal from his $40,000 post before Governor Roosevelt. He asserts no link to spot banking accounts of missing clerk Sherwood, who earned $5,000 yearly and held deposits over $900,000. The hearing's twelfth day advanced slowly as Curtin and Seabury debated admissibility of Blauvelt account checks, with Roosevelt conditioning acceptance on delivery as he sees fit.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania a wheelchair bound man, Albert Navarro, 36, woke his four year old daughter and strapped his two children, Margaret and Albert, into a chair and fled a burning home under construction. Damages estimated at 6000 dollars. No fatalities reported.
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