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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1932
Page
1
Dale Jackson a famed stunt flyer and endurance record holder was killed near Miami during a warm up flight for the All American races. His Curtiss Amphibian exploded in an inverted spin from about 3000 feet, wings torn free, parachute ring snagged, leaving Jackson aged 29 among the sport’s noted performers.
Kane Pennsylvania January 7 eight men were arrested for entering the United States with forged passports as immigration officials press a six weeks drive on an alleged smuggling ring. The arrests raise the total aliens in custody to 42 led by Thomas W Supple Buffalo head of border patrol. Inspector Stuart Allen Erie and State Policeman Anthony Richards joined the raid. The men allegedly stored Bulgarian passports for entry via Macedonia and paid up to 800 dollars for U S entry with camps in wooded Kane sectors used as hiding spots.
Emilio Pacitti, 15, a Pittsburgh Duquesne Preparatory student, was found wandering in Bewickley, Pa. He told Lehigh police he left with no money, reached Rochester, Pa., then began returning home before officers located him and took him into custody.
Marie Whitman 17 year old wife of Otis Whitman of near Clymer died after a self inflicted gunshot wound last Sunday morning. The revolver belonging to her father Constable Charles Peterson was left at the Whitman home. She died at Jamestown General Hospital shortly before 2 a.m. after a rapid decline in condition.
James P. Sullivan of Corry was elected sealer of weights and measures for Erie County by the board of county commissioners after an adjourned meeting. Sullivan won on the first ballot with unanimous support from the board, and his appointment is praised by Corry citizens led by Mayor Starr. He will begin duties immediately, marking Corry’s first county post in many years.
Cape Girardeau Missouri January 7 Oliver Davenport a farmer facing loss of his mortgaged farm beat five children to view with a hammer seriously injured his wife and another child then killed himself with a shotgun authorities said the crime occurred today in Davenport’s farmhouse with the victims identified as his wife and four of the children recovering in local hospitals this shocking event follows his mounting debts and mortgage troubles and ends with a family massacre and a suicide.
State Senator Miles B. Kitts of Erie announced he will not seek re election this year. He said the Senate work has taken time from his law practice and he will devote future effort to law. Joseph Ziesenheim of Girard may run for the seat in the State Senate, with Assemblyman active in county political surveys.
A compact local radio guide lists WABCO on CBS at 4:00 with Amy Band, WZ NBC at 5:00 Dixie Spiritual Singers, WEAF NBC at 3:00 Dramatic Musicale, WABC GBS petrork presenting Tha Man in the Frops Row on Wiz NBC at 10:45 aris Night Lite.
A Kellogg letter warning toward careful German loan lending was read to the Senate Finance Committee during a foreign loans inquiry. It stressed Germany’s reparations debt and urged bankers to verify claim priorities before lending, noting risks of future interest and amortization obligations.
Secretary of the Navy said there was a possibility the navy annual fleet maneuvers set for February off Hawaii could be called off due to unsettled island conditions. Officials were watching developments and considering withdrawing plans for a joint army and navy defense and attack of Hawaii. The test, announced December 27, aimed to gauge air, surface, submarine and land force effectiveness against a joint force, with the fleet near Hawaii until March 8.
The Mackisy nadie Corporation reports a coastwise tugboat in distress off Cape Hatteras. A Cape Hatteras Coast Guard cutter responded with no further word on the vessel's plight. The tug, owned by Brooku-Scanlon Timber Co of New York City, was en route north from Foley, near Jacksonville. The crew size is not confirmed but such tugs typically carry about 20 men.
A breakthrough on the Mathews Bayou system levee, about twenty miles north of Swan Lake, Miss, caused rapid flooding. Authorities warned 4,000 people could be marooned as water inundated about 80,000 acres, with 2,000 refugees seeking shelter and boats dispatched to help.
Frank W. Westley, already city treasurer and collector of city and school taxes, was reappointed by the Erie county commissioners to also collect county taxes for 1932. He will continue to receive 900 per year.
Dexter M. Alford of Corry Pa. is free on bail pending a Jamestown police court hearing Friday morning on intoxication charges after his truck allegedly collided with a trolley car and parked auto amid breaking off two fire hydrants and causing a minor flood. Police report a trolley operator and witnesses did not definitively identify him as the driver.
The body of Lieut. Bobbitt, 24, an Army pilot from Selfridge Field Michigan, was found near Valley Head West Virginia. He had been en route to Hot Springs Virginia to visit his parents for Christmas when the crash occurred. Two campers discovered the wreckage in a heavily wooded area. he was still strapped in the pilot seat with his plane severely damaged.
Washington January 7. Father James R. Cox Pittsburgh militant priest led more than 740000 jobless to demand federal aid and met President Hoover in a friendly White House talk. Cox said the reception was cordial as petitions were presented on Capitol Hill to Senators Davis and Rep. Kelly.
Mrs. Emme C Whitmer, 65, of Clarion Pennsylvania, dies in Hamet hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Tuesday. Mrs. Ethel Gurll, 50, also of Clarion, is hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and other injuries. The collision involved a car driven by Mrs Whitmer’s daughter, Mrs J.S. Chewell, and another driven by B. J. May, near Erie. Mrs. Whitmer is survived by her husband George F. Whitmer and two daughters.
Ruth Stewart and Debbie Stanford, noted society aviators, died when their white monoplane crashed on a wooded mountain in Pennsylvania. The crash site was located after observers signed the crumpled plane from the air, then traveled by automobile to the scene near Newville.
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