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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1938
Page
1
The fragmentary report outlines appeals and hearings related to a county borough dispute and a teacher contract matter. It mentions Roy George and a disputed site or agreement, with references to a 1987 timeframe and investigations into the incident or service.
Ohio and Pennsylvania police hunt a triple slaying near North Lima Ohio as a Warren Pennsylvania youth Norman Smith 21 reportedly linked by rumor to the crime. Californias connection prompts search for a farm suspect using his name. a 1200 dollar withdrawal found on the victim suggests a motive tied to wages dispute.
President Roosevelt told Congress he has clamped spending to balance budgets amid a deep recession. He forecast a peacetime defense appropriation exceeding 1 billion and another 1 billion for work relief next year. He warned the national debt would reach 38.728 billion by June 30, 1989. Continued on Page 5.
Unemployed applicants seek benefits at the Gorey office of the State Employment Service. Staff continue busy day rolling in applications from Carry Union City and nearby Erie County towns. An assistant was sent from Erie to help Charles Ie Crimi. At the County Office, officers review the grist of applications for unemployment assistance as the day ends.
About 34 people recover from smoke inhalation after a blaze at Jollee Mall traps over 150 shoppers and workers. Firemen evacuate nearly 190, some via ladders, others escape through smoke filled corridors. several suffer broken bones. Damage estimated at $25,000.
Kenneth A Reid was named to the Pennsylvania Board of Fish Commissioners as executive secretary of a national conservation group. The appointment announces Reid will assume duties January 17 and places him among leading conservationists in the allied league.
Harrisburg January 5 Gov George H Earle kept Public Assistance Secretary Karl Schwalnitz amid calls for removal. He ordered welfare chief Arthur W Howe to oversee a relief reform focusing on economic necessity and efficiency, citing unchecked relief rolls and insufficient field supervision.
Washington January 5 Secretary of Commerce Daniel G Roper said he was ready to call a series of conferences between business and government urged by President Roosevelt to adjust production schedules and purchasing estimates He doubted the legality of such conferences under anti trust laws Even if competition were maintained the plan would be illegal and shrinkage of production according to purchasing power would lower prices Roosevelt had proposed government meetings at his press conference to discuss mutuality among labor industry and government
Washington reports that the new Congress opens amid conflict over an anti lynching bill and calls for rapid action on key reforms. Majority Leader Barkley signals push for speed while opposition signals a prolonged fight and strategic delays.
Two young female suspects, a 14 year old and a 5 year old lookalike, face murder charges for killing a driver during a holdup in Belleville near Newark after confessing. The pair reportedly netted 92 dollars and ten cents. The older girl, described with a mannish look, met the younger in reform school and hatched the crime.
A Pittsburgh report notes that 26 Hollywood residents including physicians won the first prize of $1000 in a contest to name monastery gardens at Father Cox's former St. Patrick's church. Rev James R. Cox faced arrest on lottery charges related to the contest. The judges chose the West Coast syndicate name Wayfarers Hale Garden as most fitting for the gardens.
In New Castle Pennsylvania early today veteran railroad conductor John C McKenna age 69 of Patneyville fell from a saboose tentist Mahon Ingtown while on duty and died almost instantly. The incident occurred near Here. McKenna served with Baltimore A Gfhig railroad and was noted as a veteran.
Associate Justice George Sutherland of the United States Supreme Court announced his retirement today. The decision ends his long service, with his vote in key cases shaping New Deal era rulings on pensions and federal programs.
Shanghai authorities signaled a preference for Japanese control over the Shanghai International Settlement ahead of rival claims from the United States and Britain. Officials anticipated a rush of foreign interests and moved to favor the Japanese designation through American and British consulates.
Wichita Kansas January 5 Ben Couch's wife and baby were faring well today, she said, in the two room cabin with no doctors wanted near. Couch burst into the hospital yesterday afternoon, knocked doctors aside, and carried the newborn away in his arms while the hospital staff worked.
Loyalists report breaking the nationalist drive at TerTel Tierre, claiming success against new royalist attacks on the right and left flanks. An intimation from national stommmiiques suggested the government force was probing insurgent lines to find a weak spot for a counter offensive.
Louisvill e police say the youth confessed to killing Mrs. Wailea Carpenter in her home after an attempted robbery. The suspect waived extradition and asked to return to his duties, with fingerprints on file and a later confession supported by federal agents.
YPSILANTI Mich Jan 5 A Ford Motor Company executive Harry Renand says Trudy is still his baby and welcomes her home after she eloped Monday night with Russell Hughes 21 of Auburn Ind A police announcement said the couple have been taken by a justice of the peace to be arraigned
Philadelphia report notes a contested case on the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania county institution act. The state supreme court is to hear arguments from Attorney General Charles J. Mar plat and Robert T. McCracken for all contesting parties. The matter centers on whether the act remains valid for state aid provisions and governance.
Mary Seminuk, released from Muncy Institution on December 1, returns to Sugay Grove to live with her parents after a tumultuous case tied to the slaying of her husband. She was sentenced to one to three years but paroled. authorities note she was a model prisoner. The state pursued death sentences for others linked to the crime, with final appeals under a state pardon board review.
Gerry's four banks and two loan associations announce annual gatherings. Citizens Bank and Etre Detlopa Bank of Corry hold sessions Tuesday with officers to be named. Nations Bank meets Wednesday morning, Citizens Bank Tuesday evening. Community Loan Company to meet Wednesday evening January 26 with yearly reports and directors elected. Corry Building and Loan Association meets Monday evening January 31 with three new directors elected.
President Roosevelt plans to send a message to Congress urging expanded naval forces. Edward T. Taylor, Democratic California, head of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the plan after a discussion with the president.
The Golden Rule Club hosted the Christman Home Lighting Contest with prizes awarded Friday evening. First prize of 25 dollars went to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barnes for their 157 East Frederick Street display. Second prize 16 dollars to Joe St. Clair, 22 East Congress Street. Third prize 10 dollars to Arthur Samourg, 18 West Congress Street. Fourth prize 5 dollars to Howard MacLea, 228 East South Street. Fifth prize 5 dollars to W A Redmond, 526 Wright Street. Judges visited homes and announced awards after reviewing entries.
Justice George Sutherland announces retirement from the Supreme Court effective January 18 after 16 years on the bench. The move follows Roosevelt era judiciary reorganization and echoes prior retirements of Van Devanter and Harlan F. Stone era figures.
In Wilkes-Barre on January 5, Thom ais Tancik, 25, of Pringleborough, refused to answer police questions about the fatal stabbing of Veronica Palera, 24, allegedly killed after she declined to renew their friendship. Louis Patera, 26, brother of the victim, was in serious condition from a knife wound suffered in a struggle with Tancik.
Palacios Texas January 5 Fire fighters battled a blazing Sun Oil Bay Shore well today as about 3000 barrels of crude daily were lost. Pressure estimated at 6000 pounds from sand at 9200 feet caused the valve to fail and send the well out of control.
Slayer passed through district making escape. He sought since December 12 in connection with the slaying of a woman near Philadelphia. He was captured at Louisville, Kentucky after passing through Brainerd North East, then went to Pittsburgh, Erie and New York before capture.
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