03 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1936
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a wob and sul arly terms, with unclear names and dates, offering minimal readable facts. The fragment lacks coherent details about the event, location, organizer, or outcomes, making precise identification impossible from the readable text.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe walls being erected and a cov ch effort halting or delaying. No clear dates, locations, or names are legible. the item reads as a brief urban construction update with uncertain context and minimal details.
Preliminary plans discussed by the Brethren in Christ church for replacing their burned building. The board met with Rev. Paul Whrayer of Jamestown and expects decisive action soon. Services featured a sermon by Rev. Weaver praising the Corry United Brethren congregation, with violin and duet performances. The next meeting and church prayer service were announced, with an immediate construction estimate around 14 000 dollars.
United Press reports the Supreme Court postponed ruling on the validity of the New Deal TVA program, deferring a decision for at least another week as justices consider the case in Washington.
United Press reports that oil producing nations within the League opened a five point investigation at Geneva to assess the feasibility of an oil embargo against Italy. The probe will trace Italy's petroleum consumption and sources, including potential indirect supply through Germany Austria and Hungary, and seeks leaks to plug.
Col Harold G Hoffman claims to identify the pivotal mystery figure in the Lindbergh kidnapping. He may order an arrest within 48 hours, per governor allies. The suspect is said to be the "stoop shouldered man" Lindbergh saw near Sir Raymond's cemetery as Dr Condon waited with $50,000 for the abducted child.
Nickel Plate Railroad officials in Cleveland said reports of plans to acquire the Pittsburgh and Shawmut Line are unfounded. The authority stated the acquisition talk has no basis and that the railroad has no such negotiations or intentions at this time.
Markets at a glance show stocks higher led by electrical equipment shares while bonds are irregular and quiet. Cotton rises 7 to 10 points and grains slip slightly, corn unchanged, rubber climbs 8 to 11 points after hitting key highs. Call money stands at 4 per cent.
Washington Feb 3 inflationists in the House and Senate rallied for controlled currency expansion to avoid new taxes. Proposals include about 5.249 billion in new currency to fund veterans bonuses totaling 2.249 billion and the 8 billion farm mortgage refinancing bill. A tax program near 1 billion is under preparation by Justice and Treasury. The strategy centers on direct currency expansion rather than attaching a tax-inflation rider to bonus funds.
Washington February 3 Chairman Key Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee suggested a one year extension of the existing neutrality act. The plan aims to keep the United States out of foreign wars while allowing time to study evolving international tensions and policy options.
Washington reports another Red Cross mission to Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. The dirigible Enterprise delivered 1500 pounds of provisions after cement landings failed. About 1400 island residents faced starvation with two to three days of supplies remaining. Commander Kati Lange piloted the airship to a water 100 yards offshore and handed out flour, beans, coffee, and canned goods to about 400 people.
City council members say no action on filling vacancies in police fire and health departments will occur at tonight’s meeting while a new ordinance or amendments are prepared to address staffing. Sixteen civil service applicants have taken exams. a new licensing ordinance to replace the 1917 measure will also be presented for consideration.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to repeal the Bankhead cotton act Kerr-Smith tobacco act and the potato act following the Supreme Court ruling invalidating AAA. He cited termination of the agricultural adjustment program and said the three acts were auxiliary to that program and should be removed.
The Board of Education will meet in a closed committee session this evening to review a communication from PWA authorities in Harrisburg seeking more information on board recommendations for alternates to the proposed Vocational School building. No definite action is expected. the project is delayed by state authorities and unlikely to start this month, with work now expected to begin in March.
James T. Sullivan, a World War II veteran and longtime Democratic organizer, is recommended for acting Postmaster of Corry to succeed Mabry Auer. Sources say a Washington announcement may occur within days. Sullivan, a former county sealer, lives at 235 West Wayne Street with his wife and two children.
Health authorities in Warren County have declared a four day ban on public gatherings to curb a scarlet fever outbreak. Health Officer Frank Dunile reports seven days of restrictions with ten quarantined cases and eighty under observation, plus closures of schools churches and Blatt Brothers theater. Medical staff will assist as needed and nursing help will be called in. No deaths reported so far.
President Roosevelt signed an executive order naming Marriner S. Eccles chairman of the Federal Reserve Board for four years. The order also appointed five other new board members, delivered at the White House with commissions.
Corry National Guard unit and the 412th Infantry will travel by truck to Tadiantown Gap for the annual encampment this simmer, July 18 to August 1, with the 612th Infantry also transported by road for field maneuvers. Preparations begin soon as preliminary arrangements favor truck caravans to speed travel, replacing rail for many units.
A dispatch from Jha parovsky Siberia reports Russian frontier guards killed one scout from a party of scouts sent into Russian territory by two companies of the Japanese Manchukuoan army. The remaining scouts reportedly retreated amid the clash.
Harrisburg report notes the State Emergency Relief board will discuss calling a special legislative session amid mounting pressure to fund 700 000 unemployed Pennsylvanians with dwindling relief funds. Governor Warle remains aligned with plans for early 1986 action to meet federal Social Security Act requirements.
Mrs Marion Stratton Postlethwait wife of Arch G Postlethwait of Erie died at Hamot hospital Erie at 4 o clock this morning after an operation last Thursday. A Wheaton College graduate and former teacher at Corry Senior High School she was a member of local clubs. Survived by husband Arch G Postlethwait a son James two parents and a brother. Body to Bracken Keating funeral home with services Thursday at 2 30 and temporary burial in mausoleum before later interment in the Postlethwait plot Fine Grove cemetery.
Washington reports the navy checked all patrols in the Caribbean after rumors of a submarine in distress near Panama. A separate Paris dispatch claims Ethiopians plan to abandon Addis Ababa, with patches from Djibouti and French Somaliland cited.
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