23 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1935
Page
1
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In Washington on February 23, leaders of the Roosevelt administration faced a vital test as the $4.88 billion work relief bill stalled in the Senate amid insurgent opposition. Byrnes called the plan dead, while others warned it could still be rescued. The push followed earlier defeats on world court protocol and a draft to place unemployed into work or private jobs, with notable clashes over prevailing wages and Senate committee delays shaping the bill's fate.
Paris Feb 23 Franco and Austrian ministers in Paris announced agreement on supporting a general treaty proposed at Rome for mutual friendship in the Balkans. The accord aims to strengthen central European peace through coordination and diplomacy between the two nations.
United Press reports a bomb partially destroyed the home of a rubber worker who refused to join the walkout at Ohio Rubber Company in Willoughby C. The attack occurred before daybreak, shocking a village already under siege as 240 loyal workers remain inside the plant. Robert Hans and his wife were affected as blast shattered windows and tore floors. Union leaders deny strikers’ involvement.
President Roosevelt speeds north aboard the Roosevelt special toward Boston to join Harvard undergraduates in initiating his son Franklin Jr into the Fly Club. He retains Harvard membership. his eldest son James is also a member. Secretaries carry administration papers as he plans to finish and send a partial shipping message to Congress early next week. He will also finalize a transportation facilities message while at Hyde Park.
Franklin Pa February 23 Professor Charles B Carter 63 former superintendent of the Franklin Public Schools was found dead in his home by his daughter Mary Carter a Pittsburgh high school teacher. Coroner says death from heart attack occurred since Wednesday. Also on February 23 Onattes A Miller 55 longtime superintendent at Galega Signal Oil Company plant died after months of illness due to heart disease. Miller served 12 years on the Franklin school board. A Son and daughter surviving. Oklahoma City February 23 Ten people accused of seditious conspiracy against the government in connection with a food riot at the Fiera commissary found guilty in U S district court. Sentences to be imposed Monday. Lou Elliott of Mayville Indiana visited in the city with friends.
Bellefonte Pa February 29 Pennsylvanias aging electric chair at Rock View prison marks its 240th use today with the scheduled execution of Wil Yun Dent, the Philadelphia policeman killer, as it prepares to add another death to its long record. The chair began in 1933, has claimed three lives that decade, and stands as a stark reminder of the states capital punishment history.
Wiley Post, refreshed after a sleep, heads from Los Angeles to Muroc Dry Lake to resume the Winnie Mae stratosphere flight. A clogged oil line forced an emergency return after a 250 mile test. weather in New York will decide if a second attempt is feasible next week.
The Standard Oil tanker Paul Dana grounded in shoal waters off Point O Woods near Great South Bay. It was tested at 11 a.m. and towed to Patchogue with 126 300 gallons of gasoline aboard. The vessel, bound from Bayonne New Jersey, was pulled free by a government ice breaker commanded by Capt Hoyt W Rollins. The pilot stated there was no danger.
Ark February 25 Robert L Rose 27 a former Louisiane convict was executed by hanging for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Everatt W Wheeler in Independence County on January 2. Rose walked to his death as the sentence was carried out at the Tucker Prison Farm.
Washington February 24 Postmaster General Farley acts to curb participation in foreign lottery sweepstakes urging United States visitors not to invest in schemes like the Irish Sweepstakes and the Cuban lottery Farley orders 151 individuals and groups in six countries barred from sending money orders and certifying payments by mail The action aims to reduce ticket trafficking though officials admit it cannot stop all participation and may cut volumes
President Roosevelt signed the Connally oil control bill restoring government oversight before heading to Boston. The measure passed both houses, goes to the White House for signature, and reestablishes the federal oil board weakened by the Supreme Court ruling.
Berieere Youngstown reports steel operations Monday will drop to 56 percent of capacity, two points below this week’s average and four points under the state. One furnace will run in the valley next week. finished steel output held steady. Past years’ capacity figures lower or higher show long-term decline. Contracts for a new $4.5 million mill on the youth side awarded to Jones & Laughlin. Mackintosh-Hemphitt Company Pittsburgh gets equipment work.
Immediate appeal planned against a Tennessee Valley Authority ruling by Federal Judge William T Grubb. Coast guards search Lake Michigan for two missing festive figures after an ice incident near Douglas Michigan. An 18 year old girl Li Han kou reportedly led a band of six hundred border bandits capturing Likow in Korea. Frank Suhoyecky Jr. 15 found dead in icy waters near Cohasset. suspected slaying noted. Sen Huey P Long backs substitution of a public roads program for the work relief bill in Washington.
Former President Hoover intends to keep assaulting New Deal policies while calling for the return to the gold standard. His aides say he remains convinced he will be a Republican contender in 1936, shaping the platform even as he travels from New York to California and meets with New York Life Insurance directors.
Four Philadelphia residents, Louis Kareting 24 Nathan Weinber 21 Mary Capone 27 and Marie Jozwich 27, were arrested on inciting to riot charges after strikers stone workers at the Natural Biscuit Company plant. Police escorted workers from the factory as strikers were joined by members of several unions including Radio and Television Workers and the American Federation of Hosiery Workers. The strike involved various labor groups and occurred in late February.
Edward W. Lewis reports Senate Democrats revolt spreads to the House as insurgent Young Democrats organize a 100 member bloc to demand votes on controversial bills. Leaders refuse to grant floor time without White House approval, except for the soldiers bonus measure. The movement centers on the secret Committee of 300 with members pledging not to reveal identities.
In Williamsport on February 2, Dr Hore V Pike of Danville State Hospital recommended placing five year old Joan Fritz Jr at the Pennhurst school for the mentally deficient after examining him for slashing his baby brother with a butcher knife. Father John Fritz disputes the diagnosis claiming the older boy was under a spell during the incident and questions state officials.
Philadelphia reports Pennsylvan ia Railroad spent over 56.9 million dollars in 1934 on its electrification and related improvements funded by the Public Works Administration. About 10.19 million went to labor and 48.71 million to equipment and supply purchases. Police in Memphis say five men were arrested in a bond theft case involving 24 000 to 38 000 dollars seized from a Milwaukee, Wisconsin car on February 6.
A severe winter storm crippled traffic on main highways and rendered country roads impassable. Six to eight inches of new snow with sleet followed a night of heavy snowfall, leaving Corry and surrounding areas with a foot or more. Snow plows struggled but opened main routes. numerous drifts blocked secondary roads, causing many vehicles to leave the road. Transportation in Pennsylvania was disrupted with up to 21 inches in mountains, marooning travelers and delaying trains and air travel. bus lines reported delays and diversions, and crews labored to reopen arteries. Continued coverage promised on page seven.
Haverford Pa Feb 23 Governor George HI Sark says the emergency tax program will be reconsidered only if the legislature or another group can propose alternative revenue sources for old age assistance employment services and birth versions.
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