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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1938
Page
1
The readable lines reference a game with names such as Warren, Sears, Collins, Lord, Arnold and Dahler. Mentions include a $50,000 note or event and a possible reference to a mut or mutiny in a wartime or recovery context, but the text is fragmentary and unclear.
Five leading manufacturers attended a White House meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss the business downturn. Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors, Ernest Weir of National Steel, M. W. Clement of Pennsylvania Railroad, Lewis Brown of Johns-Manville, and Colby Chester of General Foods joined the talk aimed at stabilizing demand and spreading orders through the year.
Washington January 11 Justice Benjamin N Cardozo remains ailing but is a trifle weaker than last night according to a physician. Dr John Paul Hamess Jr said Cardozo, aged 68, is convalescing after a series of heart attacks last week while also recovering from shingles and other illnesses.
Bishop John Weed spoke at Emmanuel Episcopal parish in Erie as Rev George B Macnamara concludes a three and a half year rectorate. He will take charge at a church in Emmerton Mid. A parish dinner followed by vestry decisions. George Orcutt and H J Davin Aliyn Panks were newly elected to terms on the vestry.
State peak experts predicted Pennsylvania unemployment relief funds will be exhausted by March unless drastic economic action is taken. A special session of the legislature may be called to approve new measures.
The Board of Education granted J. Blanden an extension of his sabbatical leave until September 1 to aid recovery from last summer illness. Kenneth Bogardus will continue as substitute, Stanley Anderson remains vice principal, and Richard Land remains as substitute in the commercial department following Donal Glossner’s resignation. Continued on Page Seven.
Pittsburgh January 11 Aluminum Company of America announced a plan to keep salaries and production steady to stabilize employment of about 25 000 workers despite a 60 percent drop in orders over three months. President F A Hunt said the recession could be stemmed faster if industry and investment respond in kind.
Washington January 11 foes and supporters of the antilynching bill faced a protracted Senate showdown. Majority Leader Barkley moved to press for a vote as the filibuster stretched into its fifth day. Senator Connally, a key strategist, said rushed action mattered little amid growing party turmoil and threats.
Westley files claim noting anticipated lengthy delay as 700 industrial firms join Holgate brothers in Kane suit challenging the new 44 hour work week law. Attorneys clash over facts in Dauphin county case with Justice Department and corporate counsel aiming for agreement. Continued on Page Three.
A Northwest Airlines luxury liner crashed in Bridger mountains killing ten aboard. Pilot Nick B. Mamer died, with co pilot Fred West and other crew named as among the dead. The fire prevented close approach as woodchoppers and rangers reached the flaming wreckage after snow. The plane traveled from Seattle to Chicago, leaving Butte at 2 05 p.m. MST and ending in Billings at 3 47.
Washington, Jan 13. Congressmen and peace groups backing the Ludlow war referendum promise the struggle has only begun. Four peace organizations attack administration policy as dictatorial and pledge reprisals against opposition. Rep. Hamilton Fish, minority leader, says the fight will go into every congressional primary and election this fall to reflect the people's will.
Dan A Depew cashier was elected to the board of directors of the National Bank of Carty at the annual shareholders meeting. Other directors were re-elected for 1938 with Depew added. Officers, Blaine Kincaid president HH Keppel vice president Dan A Depew cashier and Harry W Powers teller, were re-elected.
Governor George H. Earle ordered a state motor police investigation into the death of 11 year old Robert Latalier, a Philadelphia Black boy, at the Huntingdon Industrial School for Boys on December 27, amid physicians attributing the fatality to a heart attack and a disputed testimony.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti said he prefers not to state if he will run for governor but noted frequent urging from Democratic and Republican, partisan and nonpartisan groups to enter the spring gubernatorial primary. The requests have come to him daily.
Relatives fear foul play in the disappearance of 23 year old Theodore Davids from Corry who left a car on Parade Street in Erie December 30 with friends. She was last seen visiting a friend named Alice and asked to be picked up later. Police opened an investigation but deem foul play not strongly supported. Described as 5 feet 4 inches, 160 pounds, brown eyes and hair, green coat with fur collar, green dress and green felt hat. Anyone with information asked to contact local police.
Awatter L. Peake, for F. E. Weatley, filed a claim for 472.7 in back salary with the Corry School District where Westley once served as tax collector. The claim includes 200 for the 1921-22 period and 86 for duties in 1937, with the district noting fiscal year timing and prior board action. The communication was referred to the finance committee and Solicitor for investigation, while Mrs. Barnes urged full board participation in the inquiry.
Japanese aerial and naval forces launched widespread attacks in South China aimed at severing the Canton Hankow railway and cutting China’s last main line to the interior. Bombs hit the Canton Hankow railroad near Canton damaging tracks and wires. Planes bombed Hankow airport and shelled towns on Hainan island while warships patrolled the coast and small sailor landings occurred at some points.
The Board of Education seeks to collect 600 to 800 from the installer of a water level control blamed for a Hatch Vocational School boiler failure last week. Classes were disrupted while a replacement boiler arrived Saturday and was installed. Repairs aim to finish midweek to reopen late this week. The district also plans to have the Erie supplier send an engineer to determine the exact cause.
The first group of speed citations were scheduled for hearings to decide whether drivers must forfeit licenses for 30 days or face other penalties. Of the 13 speed courts, 46 drivers were out of state, and hearings will determine license status under reciprocal agreements. names include Howard S. Fasssth and various county jurisdictions.
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