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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1937
Page
5
Sponsor of the bill tentatively approves an excise tax of 13 percent of the coal price at the mine and a further 1.5 percent tax. Proceeds fund lawful administration. The bill, stripped of wage and hour provisions after last year’s Supreme Court decision, would set minimum and maximum coal prices to stabilize the industry.
Long list of local social notices and travel for Jamestown residents and visitors. Mentions Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lamioja, Robert Clough leaving for Los Angeles to work, Fred Darms, W. H. Hoffman on business in Bria thia, Sam Tevine returning from Baltimore, K. McLean assisting Pennsylvania Railroad agent in Union City, Miss Janet Zwicke visiting Erie, Mrs. Ida B. Moore visiting grandson in Molt Street, Mrs. C. B. Wilcox and Mrs. D. Boyle visiting Erie, H. K. Penwell visiting Cleveland on business, Mrs. C. B. Rafter and Mrs. Florence Morganidge with the Corryites in Erie, Miss Idella Rynd visiting sister, Mrs. KR. R. Powers, Mrs. F. S. Austin visiting Erie, Bruce Enaworth in Chicago on Congremestown Manufacturing business, Miss Marion Cogswell moving to Erie for work, Miss J e s t a Lai m f a ch in Erie, Miss Nancy Miller visiting grandparents, and other assorted notes.
A dead man hints at a kidnapping lead as investigators in Quincy and Westwood pursue a theory. Coroner John Moody notes prints taken from the body and ring prints forwarded to San Francisco and Sacramento. Witnesses describe the abductor as heavily bearded with a red-tinged beard, possibly altering appearance by shaving or plucking.
A fire swept through a Pitcairn Pennsylvania confectionery and first floor shops causing estimated damage of 224 dollars. A passerby aided two sisters, Rae and Elizabeth Evans, who co owned the building, as they slept in a front apartment above the store. The incident occurred on February 17. Franklin Roosevelt planned a trip to speak at Cornell University during Farm and Home Week, accompanied by Mrs. Morgenthau, wife of the secretary of the treasury.
Fort LeBoeuf Chapter members meet at the Erie Boston store on Saturday February 20 for luncheon at 12:30 followed by a business meeting and program. National delegates will be present. Mrs Wave Per leads the program with prominent Pennsylvanian men listed as attendees.
United Press reports a drowning incident at a work site with four men involved. One was found dead while three more were unaccounted for until rescue efforts located three others missing and later confirmed as rescued. A separate hotel sign anecdote from Minneapolis features a blunt message about lack of staff.
The United Mine Workers of America called for a 40 hour week and a wage increase of 50 cents a day for members in the Appalachian fields. The demand was signed by John Lewis president Philip Murray vice president Thomas Kennedy lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and treasurer and 12 district representatives. It was presented at the opening of a joint conference between coal operators and union officers to draft a new contract to replace the expiring one.
Fragmentary text cites a 1918 peak year, California debates for a leading state, and a long list of unclear metrics. It mentions a 2420800 figure, percentages, and local protest language about production and history, without cohesive context or complete names. The fragmentary nature limits precise factual extraction.
The article notes Lindberghs departing for Asia aboard a flight described as 17 percent Gal and references Mea Carter Ay Timbergl and Matt. It mentions a Baghdad destination and a journey with a 120k figure, detailing the crew and their eastward route amid tangled OCR text.
Traders in New York display caution as steel shares lag and speculators eye a possible broad advance. Analysts warn of steel sector weakness amid coal and labor tensions while market misdeeds like churning and chiselers face new scrutiny under NRA rules.
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