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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1935
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference organizations and eligibility rules with mentions of Lieut sitet and Dr. Mier miliiuent. The garbled lines hint at a meeting or policy decision involving city, veterans, and war groups, but specifics are unreadable. No coherent actions or outcomes are discernible.
Fragmentary report indicates a youth or youths sought in connection with a stabbing and a murder at HN Center, Pennsylvania. Details are unclear due to OCR damage, but police are pursuing leads and investigating a possible robbery motive.
The Macon airship crashed off the California coast with two crew lost and others rescued. A U S Navy inquiry and a House naval affairs inquiry were launched, led by Rear Admiral King and Chairman Vinson, to determine the cause, while a mystery surrounding the disaster prompted immediate investigations and reports of the airship sinking offshore.
Washington reports the Macon designed by Dr. Karl Arnstein and built by Goonyear-Zeppelin in Akron in 1983 as the world’s largest lighter‑than‑air craft. Sister ship to USS Akron, it measured 785 feet long and 133 feet wide, with a 51 foot height, and sank off Point Sur after two gas cells failed. Survivors recount the chaotic crash as ships converged at dusk. Official investigation follows the crash and end of the airship era.
In Bridgeville Pennsylvania on February 13 a private plane carrying two Baltimore men from their homes to Chicago made a safe landing in a pasture after the fog caused the plate to fail. The travelers were W. L. Byrall and FMWward J. Braga. The pilot’s name was Lot, with the incident learned immediately.
Fire at a Seneca street rooming house in Oil City Pa forced nine occupants to flee. The blaze caused about 5000 dollars in damage, left one man George Boyle 82 with severe back injuries from a fall, and forced guests to jump to nearby roofs to escape. Three fire companies fought the fire. the cause was undetermined.
Two Columbus children, Howard McElroy and Helen Harn, about 12, were hurt while coasting near a schoolhouse. McElroy, son of Fiovay McMiroy, was unconscious with several broken ribs but later improved at home. Helen Harn received bruises and a shaking, escaping serious harm. the coaster sled collided with an automobile driven by Charles Sayko, near Columbus.
Miss Susan Rhodes state president of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Pennsylvania visited the Corry club with a luncheon at Hotel Corry. A round table discussion covered club activities and plans for the state convention in Philadelphia in May. Mrs Helen Schiuraff joined as a guest and spoke briefly. Roosevelt signed a joint resolution restoring part of federal employee salary cuts starting April 1, at a cost of $16,000,1690.
In New York Supreme Court Justice Salvatore Cotillo rejected Mrs Pay Webb Vallee's request to increase alimony from Rudy Vallee to more than 100 dollars a week. Cotillo also granted Vallee’s counterclaim seeking to bar her from suing to overturn their separation contract in any other state. The heated exchange with Mrs Vallee's counsel included a sworn affidavit dispute and a bid to disqualify the judge.
Doris Duke the heiress to the Duke tobacco and utilities fortune married James H. R. Cromwell in a secret ceremony at the Duke family home in New York. The couple, described as socially prominent, planned a world tour through India immediately after the ceremony.
Harrisburg February 13 A bill to exempt home made wines for private consumption from state tax was favorably reported by the house committee today The proposal sponsored by Roy and Zappali of Allegheny will be on the house calendar for the Monday reading
Hy United Press reports in Harrisburg that a special election on May 1 to choose gaming delegates and revise Pennsylvania’s 61 year old constitution faces strong opposition. Officials say a no compromise plan could sway the Senate’s 31 Republican majority, delaying or blocking Governor Earle’s push for a hastily rewritten basic law. Continued on page seven.
Harrisburg Feb 12 The administration stated state aided and state owned institutions including hospitals schools and colleges will receive appropriations based on individual case by case investigations of requirements. There will be no automatic increments and a lump sum will be allocated later. Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania keep current funding while Pennsylvania State College and the University of Pittsburgh face reductions.
Two sixteen year old Clymer High girls Hazel List and Evelyn Hitcone vanished after leaving home to attend a basketball game. Reported seen at a passenger station with two young men around nine, later near Jarvistown. State police conducting searches with families in town helping.
Pennsylvania’s governor proposes a 208 million revenue plan over two years. The House reconvened to advance seven tax bills while administration forces anticipate quick passage. Senate Republicans threaten to curb measures. Critics warn the program burdens industry and shifts costs to those best able to pay.
Abyssinia declared it would not bow to Italian demands for complete satisfaction over an alleged attack on an Italian patrol. The government said it would refuse to admit aggression and urged the League of Nations to compel Italy to negotiate a peaceful settlement of frontier incidents.
Daytoy Snapp, 52, of Concord Township, suffered a fractured left shoulder and severe cuts when logging logs toppled and crushed him on the Hang Jewell farm south of Corry on Tuesday afternoon. He was unconscious at first, later regaining some consciousness. rushed to Corry Hospital, condition improved.
President Roosevelt said he was satisfied with the way the bituminous coal industry code was working and saw no need to change methods of regulation at this time. Observers believed the code fulfilled requirements and did not warrant alteration.
Roosevelt’s plan to run a 4.88 billion relief program through a coordinator and works board aimed to ease labor tensions over New Deal actions. Major George L. Berry of ALF in Chicago signaled willingness to serve, with labor opinions mixed on NRA leadership candidates Wood or Berry for the job.
In Flemington New Jersey on February 13 a jury of four women and eight men began deliberations to decide Hauptmanns guilt in the Lindbergh baby murder. Judge Trenchard described three possible verdicts including guilty as charged, guilty with a life recommendation, or acquittal. The judge warned about credibility of witnesses and noted several defense objections to the charge.
A fragmentary report describes collision involving the Jacob Ruppert ship and a whale near the vessel side. The event includes derailed moments and sea danger as sailors react to the striking contact and brief peril at sea.
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