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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1932
Page
1
A wide look into unrestrained highway department spending looms as a sweeping probe nears. Reports from Corry note four men trapped in a home perish amid collapse during the search. Heavy snow blanketed the region, while relief efforts and rising temperatures offered cautious respite for cold battered communities.
Rail labor leaders propose a simple, unconditional extension of the 10 percent wage restriction as 1,500 railway unit executives begin a second week of talks with nine railroad managers. The letter from Alexander F. P. Whittley to W. L. Thorne outlines the unions’ new suggestion, dropping prior limitations on railroad flexibility.
A letter from the Corry Taxpayers Union urges a eleven and one half mill city levy for 1938 paired with a fifteen percent wage cut for all city officers and employees. It claims salaries have not materially decreased despite reported reductions and questions the accuracy of published salary figures and commissions, signaling continued pressure on city payroll costs.
United Press report from London says the Shah of Persia ordered provincial governors to imprison the eldest sons of tribal chiefs to secure tribal discipline as the Angin Persian oil dispute is considered by the League of Nations council in Geneva.
President Hoover laid before Congress a plan for prompt action on war debt revision, international economic cooperation, and disarmament. The message urges a bipartisan delegation to the Disarmament Conference to also negotiate war debts with Roosevelt's approval, but debt cancellation is not proposed. It calls for compensating debt reductions by debtor nations.
Corry Grange No 59 held a Saturday meeting led by H D Whitney with strong attendance. Mrs Nin Jewell reported on Pomona Grange's Girard Pa session. Members gathered vegetable baskets to buy meat for needy families, a yuletide program featured Santa Claus gifts and stockings, followed by lunch.
Mrs Catherine Burns of Pittsfield Mass mother of Robert Hilcott Burns a Georgia chain gang fugitive will plead against extradition in a formal hearing. Also joining will be his brother Reverend Vincent G Burns and attorney Charles Handler. Hundreds have appealed to Governor Moore by letter and telegram not to extradite Burns as Georgia officials push to return him.
Provincial police resumed the lake shore search for Richard Foster 99 and his son John 24 after they failed to return home from Port Maitland Lighthouse last Thursday. Foster was keeper of the Port Maitland lighthouse.
WEW YORK December 19 Howard Scott, head of North America’s energy survey, argues the price system must be replaced to end unemployment within two years. He warns that machines destroy jobs and income and urges a techdocratic system to govern distribution of work and products. He criticizes bankers and economists as antiquated necromancers in the current crisis.
Prof Charles Platt of Grove City College and former Corry resident will deliver the St John’s Day banquet address at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening December 1. Invitations issued expect over one hundred fraternity members from Corry and nearby to attend the dinner meeting. The program is being finalized with Platt confirmed as the speaker.
Britain's famed Mollison family adds two aviation records. Amy Johnson Mollison lands at Croydon Airdrome from Tape Town setting a Cape to England flight record and a London to Cape round trip in 11 days 13 hours 58 minutes. Duchess of Bedford and Capt Bernard previously held the records.
The pupils of St Edward's will present a Christmas pageant titled The Celestial Christmas at St Edward's hill Tuesday evening. Admission is a gift of good stuff for needy families, organized by the Catholic Daughters of America with Sisters' help. Donations may be left at St Edward's hall or delivered to a CDA member. Kenneth Parkins will be home from State College for the holidays.
Frederick C. Peters, Montgomery county state representative, calls for a full investigation of the State Highway Department to curb expenditures and head off higher gasoline taxes. He accuses the Pinchot administration of blocking scrutiny and warns motorists and farmers to press for legislative oversight and economy.
United Press reports from Philadelphia describe Harold Estabrook and wife Anna facing a dire Christmas for their two children Grace, 7, and Georges, 5. Unemployed for two years, their savings gone, the family lives in a cramped apartment while Grace asks for a doll and dishes and Georges for a sled and a toy pistol. The father contemplates a best effort to provide despite hardship and a looming crisis.
Gloucester Ohio reports a deadly fire in a two story home killing four members of the Matthews family including Roland 23 and his wife and two sons. Coroner Jones and deputy fire marshal Bell said no cause could be found beyond embers. Nearby fires and injuries were also noted in Renovo and Lock Haven with related incidents and a man losing sight after a store accident.
Fire swept eleven stories of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning today, confined to the falsework in an archway near the center. Stone walls kept flames from reaching offices and classrooms while firefighters battled freezing weather using pumps to shield upper floors. Only temporary doors to a ventilating shaft were damaged, with damage estimates at 15000 to 30000 dollars.
Dr Daniel Mahoney of San Francisco was manhandled by a mob in Montparnasse Paris breaking his front teeth after being knocked to the ground. He served with the American Army in France and earned the Croix de Guerre for bravery. The incident was reported by the United States embassy.
Needy city children enjoyed Christmas parties hosted by the College Women's Club on Saturday and the Junior Woman's Club on Sunday at the Woman's Club house. About twenty six and twenty four children respectively received gifts, stories, and treats from Santa and organizers Miss Anne Balesss Miss Charlotte Walter Miss Ruth Dahlstrand Miss Dorothy Depewe Ing and others.
James Drought, 84, a Corry resident and longtime traveling saleman for the J.P. Drought Company, died Sunday at his home after injuries from a September auto accident. Survived by his wife Agnes Burns, a son Hy Bs Drought, his mother Gedvse Drought, and sisters Elsie Carter and Audie Woodward. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 9:40 AM at St Thomas Church followed by burial in St Thomas Cemetery.
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