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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1938
Page
1
A fragmented OCR record shows terse entries with figures and abbreviations, listing times, prices, and codes. The readable portion mentions a local peace and a person named Thorns Wash, with scattered numbers and initials suggesting a small police or public notice item.
Navy reports wreckage found 14 miles northwest of Pago Pago as Avocet and plane search the Pacific for the giant Samoan Clipper missing with seven crew. Clipper originated on a test run between the United States and New Zealand. one motor leaked and the craft returned toward Pago Pago before disappearance. Weather was calm, visibility good during the search.
President Roosevelt's snap business conference with five industrial leaders touched on rate policy and federal relief. The talks explored possible mediation of New Deal methods while aiming to speed economic recovery, with no firm program outlined and emphasis on cooperation between business and government.
In Greensburg on January 12 the newly enacted Teachers Towers Act triggered a heated school board session. The board refused to accept a resigning high school instructor, citing a higher salary offer from the nearby Cumberland area and rejecting a proposed substitute arrangement. Board members criticized the tenure act as harmful, while superintendent McMaatlan offered to provide a substitute but was turned down.
The public service commission authorized 23 Pennsylvania Railroads to raise freight rates on a broad set of commodities starting June 30. Increases cover virtually all traffic, including anthracite coal, packing house products, building materials, and related items, with specifics drawn from a long list.
Authorities hunt a 24 year old suspect linked to the triple murder of a farmer his wife and father in North Lincoln suburb of Youngstown. The case involves Norman Smith and names of states aiding the search as police pursue leads.
Tokyo reports Japanese leaders, after an imperial conference, are finalizing a diplomatic plan that could involve a first peace move with China. Secrecy surrounds recent sessions under Emperor Hirohito, with officials signaling a broad effort to explore all developments despite no binding agreement yet.
Charles Rainesalo, recent Finland resident and Ajex Manufacturing employee, spoke to 34 members and 3 guests at the Hotel Corry last evening. He described Finland’s climate, exports, education, and society, noting 98 percent Lutheran affiliation and Dag swore jokes as part of local life.
Harrisburg dispatch reports a Pennsylvania Democratic power struggle over 1940. Arthur Colegrove, Corry publisher and Secretary of Property and Supplies, looms as a strong gubernatorial contender if Gov. George H. Earle seeks re election. Colegrove’s backers favor using his name to counter Governor Earle’s hold.
Harrisburg reports sumnelent funds cover Pennsylvania unemployment relief through May 31, 1989. Fiscal officers publish figures showing total obligations around 18.26 million for the year, including 7.4 million for state employees and 60 million for tax conformity retirement issues. A separate item notes a House labor committee vote on an hour bill in Washington.
Citizens Bank stockholders re-elected the same board of directors at the annual meeting held Tuesday evening. The board later renamed the same officers for the coming year, with J. J. Desmond as president and S. G. Sweet as vice president. Walter Sweet and W. Parker named assistant cashiers, Glen Donadioan noted among officers. Annual reports were submitted and no other business transacted.
Dr Fi W Hochstetter of Pittsburgh announces a ten year secret method to turn stray farm wastes into strong tough paper pulp. He claims three pounds of straw can yield usable pulp and that nearly any plant material including corn stalks shrubs weeds marsh grasses and goldenrod could be processed. The method promises to revolutionize paper making by removing outer straw coatings and impurities to produce a finer Herald-grade pulp.
Reports say ten men died in a northwest Montana crime spree near Bridger Canyon on a cold night. Bodies were found wrapped in blankets and moved from a rugged mountaintop to a local ranch for safekeeping as an inquest is prepared in Bozeman.
London dispatch reports that within a year Britain aims for a Royal Air Force fleet of 10 000 military aircraft. Authority states fuel supplies and a large industrial backing will sustain unprecedented bombing and fighter production, surpassing World War I rates.
Pelta valued at about 100 dollars were stolen from the J P Drought Company hide house near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks west of Pennsylvania avenue during the night. Opossum and muskrat skins of second grade were taken while other furs remained. Chief John D Flanigan opened an investigation with few clues. Also reported mission notes say Rev John G Mages is safe in Nan king.
The Journal reports an increase in Works Progress Administration employment to absorb rising unemployment. About two thousand more men will join WPA rolls in the Pele Histriel area within weeks, with projects on storm sewers and Route 25063 in Wayne township boosting the labor force. Lack of funds delays new local projects though road improvements continue nearby.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced electric passenger service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg will begin next Saturday. By month’s end all seaboard lines will be electrified, completing a 1928 project linking New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington. ARREST OFFICIALS WRIB reports seven slot machines seized and two club operators arrested during raids on two Ere clubs, Gold Chevrolet and Exile AC.
Corry police records released today show a total of 328 arrests in 1937. Parking violations accounted for 78 arrests, with drunkenness 71 and other offenses including disorderly conduct, larceny and automobile theft among the rest.
Justice George W. Maxey of the State Supreme Court announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for governor. He will not abandon his seat on the bench to run for the state's highest elective office amid May 17 Manlius reporting.
Federal agents pressed a probe into a lottery connection tied to a priest and night club activities. Rev J R Cox’s ties to alleged gambling and related activities are under scrutiny as part of the investigation.
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