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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1930
Page
1
Corry Evening Journal reports three arrests in four liquor raids in Corry with two suspects fined $50 each. The item notes a severe cold snap with ten below zero readings, and mentions a later weather forecast promising relief and rising temperatures.
In Washington efforts to curb enforcement of the Volstead Act prompt House and Senate moves. Treasury Secretary Mellon faced cross examination while a Senate law enforcement panel moved to private talks. In El Paso a 22-year-old mother Irene Schroeder heads east toward Pennsylvania after a fatal shooting of Highway Patrolman Brady Paul amid murder charges and a gunfight in Arizona. Donnie Schroeder, her four-year-old son, figures in conversation as she travels with companion Glenn Dague and Joe Huston, while her fiancé Dayne is hospitalized.
Pittsburgh police hold 20 year old Charles Espallino in connection with a double killing during a Ragteshall North Side wedding celebration. Victims are Joseph Cirlingson, 84, and Leo Bedetta, 35. Bedetta allegedly shot Cirlingson, then was struck and later a second shooter killed Bedetta as witnesses restrained the assailant. Police released limited details after questioning more than 20 witnesses.
In Chicago on January 28 the 23 year old Genevieve O'Brien faces a jury charged with helping murder her husband William to enable an affair with Samuel Howard Dory and to obtain the insurance money. The jury was sworn to judge the case on facts regardless of her sex or condition.
Program schedule listing five radio entertainment slots across networks. Fleishman Hour on WEAF NBC at 8:00 HST, Seiberling Singers on NBC at 9:00 WST, RCA Victor Hour on NBC at 10:00 BST, Atwater Kent Hour on SBC Network at 10:00 BST, and Philco Hour on SBC Network at 10 BST.
Washington Jan 23 a dozen senior corporate heads met with President Hoover to discuss the stock market crash's impact on business. The group left the chamber of commerce and conferred with the president for over an hour, offering no comments until Hoover speaks.
Corry's new chief Tokn Rupperstburg led four liquor raids late yesterday afternoon with three arrests. Sam Martowicz, James Titus, and Pete Giros were taken into custody. three sites yielded small beer quantities, one yielded none. Titus and Giros paid $50 fines and costs. Martowicz case continued.
Pittsburgh January 23 Twenty five acts of heroism were recognized with two silver and 28 bronze medals at the Carnegie hero fund commission annual meetings No awards were made in Pennsylvania Pensions totaling 3840 a year were awarded to dependents of four of six heroes who died saving or attempting to save others Specific awards totaled 19500 to disabled heroes or dependents Dora R Laktoegud of Plymouth Illinois received a bronze medal for saving Inez Goyoni from drowning at West Plymouth The only older woman recognized was Mrs Myrtie Grima Worris of Trenton New Jersey She swam 650 yards in Sanhican creek to rescue Marilyn Miller George Hayes OBrien a 14 year old schoolboy died attempting to save Anthony Volpentin 13 when Valentine fell through ice of a shutting pond at Manchester Connecticut William O Busslere 83 a carpenter of Springfield Massachusetts was the oldest hero He saved Rita Brennan from the path of an automobile at Revere Massachusetts
Gifford Pinchot assailed the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission as a tool of corporations in a fiery Harrisburg address to the Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Protective Association. He condemned utility monopolies and fare hikes while declining to discuss politics. Samuel L Lewis spoke on highway finances and Sam McSparrin urged just taxation for farmers.
National thrift week observance prompts a school essay contest with forty dollars in cash prizes from Citizens National Bank and National Bank of Corry. A committee comprising H W Parker OH Andrews and Supt B S Dewey will select judges and set contest details. Essays due in the first weeks of the semester with more details to follow. Mrs. R H Harroun leaves for Jamestown on business.
Washington reports urgent requests from Byrd backers for emergency aid to Rear Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic party. The State Department, via Oslo, asks Norwegian whalers to assist and ensure safe passage within 15 days as several crew members are in distress and could not survive another winter. Ambassadors in London and Oslo are alerted to mobilize aid and examine options.
London January session reports U S Secretary of State Henry L Stimson suggesting a possible reduction in American naval strength if world baselines allow. Delegates debated geographic needs and responsibilities with no specific tonnage figures disclosed.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports little relief from a cold spell with only a slight rise forecast for tomorrow. Lows across the region ranged from zero to 1 degree above, streams remained stationary, and the U S weather bureau station offered the brief outlook despite recent snows.
Mayor Alexander addressed the Kinsas Club at Hotel Corry, outlining Corry’s municipal structure since 1904, comparing council systems, and detailing improvements under his administration. He reviewed city mayors, discussed municipal finances and bonding capacity, delivering rich data in clear terms that drew close attention.
In Berea Village a bus collision with a New York Central train killed ten people, nine of them children. Coroner A J Pearse blamed the driver, John Taylor, 36, calling it negligence and urged a two person crew on school buses statewide. He said officials lack direct control over school bus operations.
William McQuiston a former Centerville resident and father of thirteen died by suicide in his home, destitute and despondent over family hardship. Neighbors found his body after a day long wait from frightened children, coroner notes cite extreme poverty as likely cause. Burial planned in Union City with funeral services and interment to follow.
Flooded residents in Indiana and Illinois pin hopes on air relief as National Guard planes drop blankets and medicines. Medical cases rise with physicians unable to reach marooned towns. Decker township in Knox county reports 85 residents cut off by floodwaters for a week amid cold, hunger, and disease fears.
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