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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1936
Page
1
Mayor Glen Miller announced a citywide ban on gambling, bingo, punch boards, and slot machines in Corry citing a recent court ruling. He urged operators to suspend activities voluntarily and warned of arrests and prosecutions if violations continue. The action targets games of chance amid a rising trend of gambling.
City council split 8 to 2 over a note increasing bank credit from 16 000 to 40 000 to cover obligations. Mayor Miller and Councilman Duke protested, urging tax collection and spending cuts, while Councilmen Mulderick Weaver and Nichols pushed for immediate funding. Final action included a transfer of unappropriated funds and a forthcoming special meeting to resolve tax levy and appropriations.
Havana report states President Miguel Mariano Gomez faces senate trial for maladministration after impeachment by the house. The cabinet likely to resign, including defense secretary Rafael Montalvo, with Batista aides predicting a return of old lines as the political landscape shifts.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Pennsylvania and New York flood control authorities conferred with Army Engineers to coordinate work and frame a flood control program for the 1937 legislature. Topics included the Allegheny river dam proposal above Warren and potential effects on Cornplanter and Seneca reservations.
From Madrid on December 22 reports claim German soldiers wearing uniforms with swastikas have appeared on the Madrid front as defenders brace for a decisive battle with three insurgent armies converging to attack the capital.
Buenos Aires dispatch reports the United States abstained from a resolution to combine the Kellogg Briand and Saayedreda Saage pacts with the Teague covenant, avoiding entanglement with the League of Nations.
London confirms to Washington and Tokyo the decision to retain five aging cruisers, citing Article 21 of the London naval treaty. Japan agrees to the move, seen as a strategic strengthening of Britain’s sea power while the United States had already signaled consent.
A ground party pushed through deep snows toward a wreck site 12 miles south of Kellogg Idaho where a Northwest Airlines plane crashed. Crew members Joe Livermore and Arthur Haid were believed alive in the wreckage as Lt Byron Cooper reported the first solid lead in west coast search efforts. The Western Air Express missing transport with seven aboard remained the focus of Utah searches, while Haid’s wife in Spokane awaits news after giving birth.
In Detroit and Washington, John L. Lewis and the CIO prepare a broad front push to win UAW recognition at General Motors. The plan centers on strikes if needed and seeks a national convention of the steel union to press for a sweeping bargaining demand with the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Mu tent boys and girls attended a Kiwanis Christmas party at the Hotel Corry. A turkey dinner, gifts from Santa, and candy delighted 34 children aged 9 to 25. Beatrice Shaffer led a junior high chorus while John Place Rose Perry and Roberta Armitage sang. Helen Grace Crane played Christmas Chimes as Harvey Croscutt distributed gifts from a decorated tree.
Wednesday at 4 oclock manager John Blatt offers a special show at Rex Theatre for children and adults. Admission is any sanitized goods or vegetables to be donated to Salvation Army Christmas baskets. A large turnout is expected as officers aim to bring cheer to homes during Christmas.
Washington reports that 22,129,617 people have applied for old age benefits under the Social Security Act. Officials say about 26,000,000 are expected to participate once the program goes into effect. The text notes the number of annuities and a figure from Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg Dec 22 The Keystone Public Service Co Oil City has agreed to cut its rates for residential and commercial users The schedule follows informal talks between commissioners and company officials and will save about 100000 annually with 43000 in savings for commercial customers and 57000 for 1500 residential consumers
Bids were opened for a large rural rail project extending over 250 miles in two counties. Proposals now go to Washington for final review before awards are announced. The North Western Cooperative Electric plan involves lines supplying SUN farms with electric service. A Chicago company completed 100 miles of line in Crawford and surrounding townships as the first phase of the statewide buildout.
Gov George Hy Rane extends personal inspection of bootleg coal from Shenandown and Mahonsy to July while studying suggested solutions. Community leaders urge reform including abandonment of unsafe mines, openhood of abandoned workings, and removal of unprofitable mines. State police and National Guard intervention rejected unanimously amid debate over how to curb illicit coal production.
Christmas plays Gifts for Fo and The Gong Ti will be presented by students at the junior high auditorium after school hours. Elementary classes will perform under Mrs. Rogers Graft guidance with teachers assisting. The program begins at 1 30 PM and the public is invited to attend.
A large van arrives at 18 Cumberland Terrace delivering furniture a portrait of Edward and royal silverware amid confusion over the abdication and royal titles. The scene involves Mrs Walla Simpson and speculation about the origin of the goods amid Windsor era tensions.
Reports from Pec on a weekend series of quakes causing about 10 deaths and 500 injuries. The 15100 million damage figure is cited as officials assess wrecked buildings and rising casualty toll while a reconstruction plan is prepared and emergency funding sought. The earthquakes were widely felt across the region with aftershocks near the Pacific ocean.
United Pro reports a delay in ruling on the constitutionality of a labor act. The decision, expected today, hinges on arguments by Justice Hurtan and others. The briefing notes uncertainty and anticipates a passage if the act withstands scrutiny.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced that 1.1 million more workers were employed at the end of December than in November 1937. She noted increases in weekly pay scales across manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors, with total gains of about 50 million dollars during the year.
Major William H. Supples reports progress on upgrading the Roosevelt Highway north to Beaverdam. State funds for paving are available and work will start once damage claims with property owners are settled. The project, including the Wattsburg end, is slated for the 1987 road program with grading and drainage completed last summer and bids hoped for early in spring.
Attorney General Margiothi urged a court order to stop the county commissioners from obstructing justice and hindering investigation into conditions at the county jail in Pomsville Tennessee. The move aims to ensure a full inquiry into jail conditions and safeguard due process.
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