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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1938
Page
1
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Rant on Waste Savings and Job Shifts in America
Roger Babson argues America wastes 25 billion dollars yearly through wasteful habits and poor efficiency. He urges penalties for waste, funding for manufacturing and healthful goods, and a national effort to cut fuel loss by measuring gasoline waste with a simple device. The piece discusses various waste forms and potential employment shifts to productive sectors.
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Roger Babson Babson
Plordu
America
Sis
Akers
Utah
TAKES CHARGE OF ARMY WITH UNIQUE MOVE
United Press reports Nazi leaders indicate the amalgamation of army and party not complete. Hitler to assume a new title as head of national defenses signaling a direct link between forces and leadership. Seven army and six air force generals retire February 28, some promoted by rank.
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United Pri
Hitler
Blomberg
Erie youths death frames up assault charge against 21-year-old
United Press report states Palmer C. Machi, 10, died after being struck by a car driven by Raymont Nowak, 21, of Erie. Nowak was held on a charge of assault as police investigate details of the collision near an intersection. The boy died at St. Vincent’s five hours after the injury, in the city’s 1938 traffic fatalities tally.
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United Presa
ERI
Raymont Nowak
Erle
Palmer C. Machi
Fin Automobile
Aviven
Nowak
Machi
St. Vincent
NoWwek
Polis
Wilson Murray
Mochi
Erie
Child Dies Following Operation on Heart
Three year old Margaret Bachovichin died in Johns town after a rare heart infection. Surgeons washed her heart with warm salt water to halt the infection, which delayed progression for several days. They opened the chest by removing sections of several ribs to access the heart. Funeral services were planned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Untteg
Johnstown
Margaret Bachovichin
Sungeons
New Sealer of Weights and Measures Set for Monday
Victor Dempsey is named sealer of weights and measures for Brie county by the county commissioners. He will formally assume duties Monday after a busy period arranging equipment and setting up needed procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Dempsey
Brie
Board of County Covmmisal Oniers
Sey
Closet child in single room for six years
A one year old illegitimate girl, unable to walk or talk, is at the center of a humane society investigation. The mother allegedly kept the baby in a storage room at farmer Harris’s home, labeling the child as the second sin of Martha Harris. Malnutrition and neglect were cited, with the child described as bedded on a broken rocking chair and kept sunless for years.
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United Prem Connellsville
Sanneh
Uf. MC Smith
The
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Elderry
David Harris
He's
Martha Harris
Harrig
Humane Society
Smith
Havas
Corry Firms Cited by U S in Price Fixing
The Federal Trade Commission charged 14 manufacturers and five dealers in steel office furniture, plus their trade association, with colluding to fix prices. Names include Remington Rand, Grobe-Wernick, Shaw-Walker, Axt Metal Construction, Corry Jamestown Manufacturing, and others. The complaint states these firms produced about 85 percent of US steel office furniture, enabling them to dictate industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Washington
Federal ‘Trade Commission
Remington Rand, Inc
Buffalo
Grobe-Wernicke Company
Cincinnati
Shaw- Walker Company
Menitawne
Wis
Axt
Metal Construction Company, Inc
Jamestown
WN. C
Bentson Manufacturing Company
Aurora
Benger Manufacturing Company
Canton
Ohio
Brcied Morse Company
Muskegun
Mich
Corrys Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation
Corry, Pa
General Fue Proofing Company
Youngstown, Ohio
Invincible Metal Furniture Company
Imanitower
Wia
Metal Office Furniture Company
Grand Rapids
Victor Safe and Exurement Company, Inc
North Towanda
Yang
Corry Man Escapes Injury In Six Car Crash
A Corry man, Lyle Foster, escaped serious injury after a six car collision near Middletown on an icy eastern business trip. The crash occurred on an overpass three miles from Middletown as WL Whitton of Middletown drove Foster’s vehicle into the wreckage. Whitton’s car suffered heavy damage. Foster and the driver reportedly escaped harm amid the smoldering, messy scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Lyle Foster
Middletown
Poster
WL. Whitton
Whitten
Trio Gets $1800 in Daring Erie Bookie Hold Up
Police hunted today for a trio described as duds and a driver who robbed an Erie bookmaking business of 1800 dollars. The operator Charles Ghickie Gordon said three men entered just before closing, forced 20 customers and eight employees to line up at gunpoint, and escaped in a car after dropping the money. One man hid bills under his vest but surrendered them when ordered. Two patrons were admitted during the heist and no others were harmed. Continued on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Conklin
United Press
Brig
Ban- Ut
Charles ((Hickie) Gordon
Gordon
Three Slain In Ohio Gun Battle
In Ohio a gun battle at a rooming house ends with three dead including Detective Robert Cline. Bandits Janown Lohla Mack Vincent Crinbowitce are fatally wounded. two bank hold up suspects are missing. Two detectives and three bystanders wounded in the shootout following a notable bank robbery yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
United Preys
Columbub
Robert Cline
Polite
Janown Lohla
Vincent Crinbowitce
Cleveland
Bbrief
Obi iNa‘Honal Bank
Mayors Seek Emergency War Relief for Jobless Cities
A Midwest delegation of 17 mayors, led by Chicago’s J Kelly, travels to Washington with WPA officials to urge a $400 million emergency appropriation to fund jobs and avert mass layoffs. They seek to supplement WRA and pressing WPA cuts, warning of unrest if the unemployed remain hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Ghicagg
WPA
Washington
Cosia
Munllion Wia
Toy Bay
Imayor
J.kelly
Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress
Tilda
Bf, Dickmann
Aubry Williams
Daniel Hoan
Milwaukee
Gilson to Represent State at Fish Meet in Detroit
Harrisburg Feb 5 State Senator Samuel L Gilson of Erie and State Rep Whweed J Turner of Delaware county were named by Attorney General Charles J Margiott to represent Pennsylvania at the Great Lakes fisheries conference in Detroit February 25 and 26 Fish Commissioner C A Frarich was named as an advisory member Margiott chairs the commission on interstate cooperation The conference was arranged by the council of state governments to draft an interstate compact for conservation of fisheries and water resources
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HP Een
Harrisburg
Samuel L. Gilson
Erie
Whweed J. Turner
Dele
Ware County
Charles J. Margrott
Pennsylvania
Detroit
C. A. Frarich
Margiott
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Council of State Governments
WPA Expansion Reduces Direct Relief in Corry
WPA expansion absorbs direct relief cases in Corry district, dropping load from 18 to 10 percent. A district-wide 22 case drop is reported, with totals falling from 553 to 541 as WPA absorbs more relief needs. Supervisor Gatlin notes improvements in private employment alongside relief shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Thie Journal
Robert Qatlin
Corry Offee
Tace
Gatlin
State seeks ruling on Workmen's Beneath Law
Harrisburg Feb 5 officials pursue a final ruling on the constitutionality of the 1937 revision to the Workmen's Compensation law soon after the March term of the State Supreme Court in Pittsburgh. The liberalizing amendments to the act of 1915 are challenged in Dauphin county court with two Clearfield and about a dozen anthracite operators intervening. Next week’s weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with frequent precipitation in the Great Lakes region. Cold conditions and below normal temperatures expected for much of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Untee
Prince
Harrisburg
State Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Dauphin County
Great Lakes
Two Contracts Approved by War Dept for Pa Flood Control
The War Department tentatively approved two major contracts for a flood control project in northwestern Pennsylvania worth 2,260,810 dollars and 2,514,000 dollars respectively. George M Brewster and Son of Bogota New Jersey will construct a flood dam on Crooked Creek near the Allegheny River confluence, with earthwork and upstream reach planned to prevent spring floods and stabilize creek levels through summer. Completion depends on land arrangements and land easements following federal procedures.
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Penneylvahia
Was Department
J. Greins
Atinnepolis
Minn
George M. Brewster and Son
Bogota
N. J
Crooked Creek
Tionesta Creel
Brita in Britain and France seek Japans program
The United States, Britain, and France demand a clear Japan reply by February 20 on whether Tokyo is building super battleships over 85,000 tons. If unsatisfied, the trio may pursue their own build to counter larger ships, in line with London treaty limits. Tokyo officials note government leadership must precede comments on naval plans, and reaffirm non aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hobart G. Montee
United Press
Washington
United States
Japan
Great Britain
France
Joseph A. Grew
Tokyo
State Department
Department
Fan
Kiyoshi Noda
Etter
Navy Bureau of Information
U S Forces Shrink in China Amid Withdrawals
Washington Feb 5 United States orders second force reduction in Chinese territory within two weeks. The 25th U S infantry withdrawn from Tientsin in March, first since 1912, while half of Shanghai Marine force heads to Honolulu. Remaining Marines guard Shanghai and the Peiping embassy. Simone Simon improves in hospital after bronchial pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
United States
China
Cordel Hull
Tientsin
Navy Department
Shanghai
Honolulu
Marine Embnessy Guard
Peiping
Movie Patron Wounded By Bullet During Screen Firing
Charlestown West Virginia February 5 police questioned 25 year old Harry Sugarbowl Jones in their probe of a shooting at a theatre last night during a fight scene in a thriller. Mary Horne 18 the daughter of City Councilman Cleve Horne was shot in the back of the head and taken to hospital in critical condition. The single bullet was fired from the balcony and the sound of gunfire from the screen led few to notice. Police arrested Jones outside the theatre about 34 minutes later and held him for investigation. He was not armed and no charge was filed. Police searched the theatre but found no gun. There was no indication the girl or anyone else was targeted for death. investigators believed a shot fired during the film caused the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Charlestown
W. Va
Harry “Sugarbowl” Jones
Mary Horne
Cleve Horne
Fred
Jones
Pte
Nationalist planes attack ship but miss
London Feb 5 An Exchange Telegraph report from Barcelona says Spanish Nationalist planes attacked a British ship approaching Barcelona but failed to hit it. The British government was said to be preparing a strong note over Mediterranean piracy after the recent sinking of the steamship Alciris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Exchange Telegraph
Barcelons
Sirplates
Barcelona
Alcirs
Spring Weather Brings Warmth Amid Varied Temperatures
Readable segments describe a springlike day with balmy conditions contrasting earlier subzero temperatures. Forecasters project cooler air to follow with low overnight temps and unsettled wind patterns, as the calendar hints at seasonal shifts.
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