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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1935
Page
3
The fragment notes Rob Aeder and a date in 1916, with March 2 as a referenced point. It suggests a brief biographical or obituary item tied to the individual and a specific day in 1916. Details are sparse but indicate a targeted historical note.
Fragmentary notes describe a man named Sikora in a rough context with a reference to an automobile and a boy. The readable text is unclear on date place or outcome. Further context is needed to identify the incident or message.
A fragmentary batch reports a school board meeting this evening, tax lien filings planned for 1932 and 1933, and urges timely payment before Christmas. It notes Elisabeth Rethberg as guest on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, plus choir selections from Pennsylvania State College.
At a 800-strong state convention the first Unite Workers convention urged Edward N. Jones removal as WPA chief and opposed his appointment as state relief director. Delegates pressed for federal relief resumption, a special legislative session, higher state funds for aid, and weekly pay with a six hour day for WPA workers at minimum $94 monthly for common labor. Governor Warle and Lt. Governor Kennedy were absent.
Rehearsals go well for the Junior Class three act farce Second Childhood to be staged in the Senior High School auditorium on Friday evening December 12. Cast includes Burton Hammond as Professor Relyea John Wilcox Philip Stanton Gerald Bissell as General Burdeck and Dorothy Jones as the Professor's daughter. Tickets on sale by class members with general public urged to attend the benefit.
A new plea against the constitutionality of the Agriculture Adjustment Act was filed by eight Louisiana rice millers as the Supreme Court prepared to hear the New Deal defend the law. The case, set for argument next Monday, augments a broader set of reforms and labor measures including relief, collective bargaining rights, and wage rules amid ongoing relief debates. The convention also opposed a sales tax for funding relief, favoring taxes based on ability to pay, and called for broader representation on relief boards.
Dec 1935 city budget session ends with a 1 mill tax increase for 1936 from 11 to 12 mills, no salary hikes approved, and total expenditures pared to 1,922,000. Finance Director Mehaffey trims about 3,000 from streets and parks, while safety wages face minimal changes after a 3 to 2 vote. Final department totals list public affairs 278.67, finance 131,008, safety 876,109, streets 277,688, parks 151,350, with debt service at 612,000, summing to 1,922,000.
Det. 9 A guide found the body of B D Witwer 50 of Denver Pa shot through the chest several miles from Germania in Potter County The body was removed to the morgue of Earl White District Attorney Walter P Wells and Sheriff Burr L Van de Boe began an investigation Witwer was part of a hunting party of six or more sportsmen the guide who found the body led the party but his name was not known
A Buffalo to Pittsburgh moonlight passenger train struck a car that skidded from a crossing onto the tracks early Sunday. The automobile owned and driven by Clayton Damcott of Clymer was wrecked, the car carried about a thousand feet, and the roadbed sustained some damage. Damcott attempted to flag the train but failed to stop it. nearby residents were dressing when the impact occurred.
David Jordan, 32, convicted of slaying Chester county farmer Harvey Emory during a seven dollar robbery, was executed in the electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary. Jordan, living near Phoenixville, shot Emory after an argument in Emory’s cattle barn, stole seven dollars, and fled with the victim’s car before being captured in Annapolis, Maryland. He offered no final statement.
Moscow adopts a Broadway vibe as Soviet cinemas begin using colored lights to advertise films and stars. The move signals a shift toward glam presentation in the capital's entertainment scene.
The Eastern Erie County Democratic Booster Club will hold its next regular meeting at the Harborcreek Athletic Club hall on Buffalo road Harborcreek on Saturday evening December 8 at 8 p.m. The purpose is to appoint a building committee to establish a headquarters. A surprise bingo party and refreshments will follow. The committee is led by Kenneth Webb with Owen Finnegan Arthur Palmquist Katherine Kalvelage Mrs Ellen Colby Sherrer Bi Rosenswieg and Charles Shioleno. All Democrats are invited.
Kane, Dec. 9 Two intoxicated youths Phil Tuminelli and Richard Whittaker, both from CCC Camp One Dubring, were arrested by state troopers after a crowd disrupted Rainbow Gumiens. The near riot erupted as officers tried to move them to a patrol car, with bystanders resisting and warnings against using riot clubs. Hearings set for today as detainees await action.
One hundred tons of eels, frozen alive in horses, were shipped to Germany from the St. Lawrence River near the Isle of Orleans off Quebec. The source notes the journey from the muddy estuary to overseas transport.
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