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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1938
Page
1
A school meeting organized by Arthur Brun convenes this evening. The plan includes amusing activities and a demonstration for attendees. Snow and weather concerns affect turnout as volunteers prepare for the event.
Frederick William Burgess, 23, a first year Harvard Law student from Cincinnati, was found in the Charles River basin after a three month nationwide search by federal agents. A note on his overcoat suggested auticide. Dental identification linked the body to Burgess, last seen with his parents in Boston.
Taxpayer suits filed in Dauphin County Court seek injunctions against enforcement of Pennsylvania's 44 hour work week law by the Department of Labor and Industry and the Industrial Board. Arguments set for Thursday as the state must show cause why injunctions should not be granted. Plaintiffs include poster Brinster of Middletown and C W Wile of Perry County, with Willis P Daniels acting for the suits.
Five actors and five actresses were nominated for the academy award by Uniced Press readers for the past year. Paul Muni and Luise Rainer repeat from last year. Nominated actors include Muni in The Life of Emile Zola and Spencer Tracy in Captain Courageous. actresses include Gambo in Camille and Janet Gaynor in A Star Is Born. A separate item notes a U S Court of Appeals ruling upholding the conviction of Frances J. Townsend on contempt charges connected to a house committee probe.
Two young army privates from Emporium and Meadville are jailed by Buffalo police in a string of seven holdups over the past weeks. John Wilson Winslow, 22, Emporium, and Hale Hugh Harvey, 23, Meadville, admitted staging the robberies to relieve drill monotony at Fort Niagara. Victims across Buffalo Niagara Falls Batavia Dunkirk and other towns may identify them as suspects.
The mother Marthe 29 and grandfather David Fistris near Perryopolis were to be arraigned on cruelty charges for a five year old girl Alice Mary Harris who spent years confined in a dark storage room. A hearing before Squire Fred Munk was to occur with possible commitment to a state home.
Admiral Leahy told the House Naval Affairs Committee the United States will defend itself without foreign help and rejects any outside commitments. In Tokyo, officials hinted Japan may not reveal its naval funding plans by the February 20 deadline while consultations continue on the Allied notes.
G F Cronin of the State Employment Service Offices stated a strong demand for female help in domestic services. Women in the city and surrounding area are urged to register at the offices to be advised when calls arrive. Four men were held on disorderly conduct charges in Pittsburgh related to a gasoline price dispute.
The article discusses Pennsylvania political maneuvering with Guffey as governor candidate, Kennedy as a favored successor, and Lewis faction tensions. It notes the Democratic state committee meeting in Harrisburg in about two weeks and indicates Kennedy’s rising prominence in the party's power balance.
In New York a steel workers’ meeting of the Steels Organizing Committee forms demands for renewal of the current labor contract with big steel. The executive session, led by Philp Murmy, aims to decide if the contract will be renewed or changed, with reports that secret talks already reached terms and a Pittsburgh ratification meeting may be held. A sub committee is to be chosen to negotiate with steel officials.
Wendell Forrest Bowers, a 20 year old Ambleb youth, pleaded guilty at the start of his trial in Norristown to murder in the slaying of Mrs. Wilmami Carpenter, 38, of Camp Hill. He also pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and to an assault on Mary Griffin, 22, companion and luxury parlor manager for Mrs. Carpenter.
In weekend floods more than 500 families were driven from homes as ice jams burst rivers across southern Michigan. A warm 58 degree spike sparked thunderstorms, rain, and hail after cold waves. From Holland to the Thumb and Detroit, washed-out land, flooded lowlands, and evacuations followed, with deputies led by Clemens moving to shield remaining homes as 75 families had already evacuated.
Hose Williams, a colored man, was jailed briefly today on a charge of annoying a white girl near the Covent building remodeling job. He was arraigned before Police Magistrate C B Porter, fined $25 and given 30 days in jail, both suspended if he leaves the alley and stays away from Corry.
Northumberland county man was executed today at Rockview Penitentiary for the murder of Constable E Rowe of Mount Carmel last April 8. He walked to the chair with a priest at his shoulder and expressed penitence before the lethal electric chair.
Harvey Firestone Sr, founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, died at his winter home in Miami Beach at age 70. He was found in bed after reportedly being in good health. Born December 20, 1846 in Columbiana County, Ohio, he organized the Akron firm in 1900, growing it to over 20,000 workers. His body will be taken to Akron for burial.
Three arrests for motor law violations were reported over the weekend by state law enforcement. An University of Pennsylvania professor driving from Ohio with 1987 New York plates paid a $25 fine after a debriefing at a state officer’s stop. A gas station proprietor faces charges for operating a truck without valid inspection, with the inspection period expiring in January and a hearing set within ten days. An Erle motorist, who failed to stop at a traffic light, will answer charges at a court hearing under the prescribed rules.
A week end crime wave hits Pittsburgh with burglaries hold ups and purse snatchings described as among the worst in years. A county detectives and city police action to curb violence yields near-record crime reports as two holdup victims are identified and several establishments are targeted.
Harrisburg February reports show the Young Republicans executive committee endorsing Superior Court Judge Arthur H. James for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Fifteen of twenty four members backed James over Pinchot after interviews, citing James's stated plans to retain Pennsylvania jobs and industries, support labor, and keep capital and industry in the state.
City officials including Mayor Frank Hepler and the police plan a crackdown on dogs roaming at large. Complaints have been widespread as owners ignore leash laws, with a dog catcher to be arranged. Owners are urged to keep pets controlled to avoid seizure and penalties.
Warrenton Georgia February 7 A United States labor department conciliator L Richardson died after leaping from a Washington to Miami plane. An unopen parachute and a radio message were cited as factors. Pilot Maj W C Goldsborough landed safely at Warrenton.
Miami Feb. 7 The American Federation of Labor executive council expelled three CIO unions from the AFL and President William Green of the federation resigned his membership in the United Mine Workers. The move intensifies the CIO AFL feud as the UMW, the Flat Glass Workers, and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers lose AFL status. Green, wired that he could not remain a member after the council action, had held mine workers membership 48 years. The expulsion was unanimous with secrecy prior to today’s announcement.
A weekend of varied weather ended with a severe electric storm last evening. Corry was quickly blanketed by snow today as springlike warmth on Saturday gave way to rain and falling temperatures. Heavy showers and late afternoon wind built to intense storms with thunder and lightning, then snow entries early today.
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