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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1932
Page
1
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In Erie county, Judge William E. Hirt deferred sentence for Allison Webb, 15, of Meadville, after a guilty plea to forgery. Webb is to testify against a ring of check forgers as Crawford county authorities file additional charges against three youths from Meadville and Sligertown for a lengthy cycle of bad checks. Bail set at 1000 per count, totaling 2000 per defendant, with two counts of Henderson and all three facing multiple forgery charges.
Detroit dispatch reports Bantam Fords rivaling Austin size were secretly shipped to England. The Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record says twelve tiny cars, under ten feet long with 55 inch width and 58 inch height, were produced at Ford Laboratories and sent abroad last week. If true, Ford would compete with milbi raized bore engines in Europe. Company officials would not comment on the report.
Pittsburgh June 23 The circuit court of appeals decision not to review the Rossiter case ends federal action in this district. Only possible move left is a Supreme Court appeal via the U S Solicitor General. The case centers on a conspiracy to substitute Joseph Patrone for Stanley Walls. Patrone pleaded guilty while Rossiter and two others were convicted.
Carl Whitman age 11, once reported kidnapped in Corry, Pa, is back with his Pittsburgh foster-mother Mrs Harry Werle. He altered his story claiming he ran away due to being accused of stealing at school. She says he left her home last Tuesday. Parents live in Corry. He had received meals and clothing on his asserted six week street sojourn.
John Cheney, with prior appearances in police circles, was held for court after a hearing before Alderman G. B. Porter. He was remanded to county jail in Erie on a $500 bond. Cheney faces charges of passing worthless checks at Grand Union on North Center Street and was arrested yesterday near Albion at Lundy’s Lane by Constable Lloyd Rupersberger.
United Press reports Captain Frank Hawks, famed American flyer, refueled at Oakland Airport at 6:20 a.m. en route from Agua Caliente, Mexico toward Canada. He then departed for Portland, Oregon as the next leg toward Vancouver, British Columbia on a round trip speed record attempt.
Washington, January 23. The proposed increase in taxes on stock transfers would cut stock values by 100 million to 700 million dollars. Wm. S. Bennett of the Chicago Stock Exchange testified for New York and Chicago exchanges, opposing the proposal before the House Ways and Means committees.
Pittsburgh January 28. More than four hundred sportsmen from 19 western Pennsylvania counties oppose Governor Pinchot's alleged dictation of state game department appointments. A meeting of Allegheny County Sportsmen's Association passed resolutions praising the five game commission members who resigned weeks ago and urging code revision to remove the governors approval from appointments.
In Charleroi Mrs. Arthur Levan, 80, turned away three peddlers before a fourth man with a suitcase persisted. The visitor named Richard Augur, 25, and his sister Nancy Augur Levan, 23 years apart, met for the first time since 1909 when their parents settled in Madera Clearfield County. Richard was adopted by a Pittsburgh family and Nancy later married Arthur Levan of Charleroi.
Chicago January session of the joint wage and employment conference saw 1.9 million union rail workers plus 21 union chairmen and 9 rail executives listening as leaders urged help. David B Robertson said today's session was postponed to 2 pm while parties eyed a potential 10 percent wage cut in exchange for stabilized employment amid a $20 billion industry crisis.
Pittsburgh priest Father James R. Cox told about 2,000 at a Veterans reception that the onus of paying the soldier bonus should be settled now. He argued that if the wealthiest men paid their share, the treasury would cover the bonus, urging unity among the American Legion and veterans groups to demand full payment and fair treatment by the government.
Bulletin desk reports fatalities at a grade crossing in Washington Indiana. Volcanic eruptions in Guatemala caused late damage reports. Capt Frank Hawks arrived in Portland after flight via Trem Agua Caliente to Vancouver. Federal Reserve in Richmond lifts the discount rate to BI-4 percent effective January 26. In Lorain Ohio six Chicago gunmen trapped in a hotel with a large arsenal. Clinton Hennimon d arrested in Buffalo on express theft ties. commissioner's hearing set. Congress moves to a new term with no record vote on a stock reconstruction bill. Jail relief delayed as defendants with bail demands and unsettled charges linger in Chautauqua county jail. Spartanburg visitor Ayrett Hiech hosted by Caimi Lynch for a week-end stay.
United Press correspondent reports Japan reinforced Shanghai with 500 marines from a cruiser and four destroyers to pressure China over anti-Japanese boycotts. The move signals a show of force and a threat of naval action if demands are not met, while China resists the boycott.
The National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters announces higher auto insurance premiums for lower priced vehicles in 1932 driven by rising accident costs. Losses in 1930 tallied near 14 million dollars, with factors including power, speed, road conditions, congestion, and more. Some mid to heavy cars see reduced rates, while lighter cars face increases. A merit rating plan has been revoked, and a table contrasts 1931 and 1932 rates for models like Fords Chevrolets Pontiacs and Buicks with updated liability and property damage figures.
A report of threats to kidnap Charles G Dawes, former ambassador and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, reached Senator Patterson. He says a bill to empower federal officers against interstate kidnappings, backed by Chicago and St Louis groups, will soon face a Senate subcommittee hearing.
Arizona officials planned to reveal today the motive alleged to have driven Winnie Ruth Judd to kill her former friend Agnes Anne Leroi and Leroi's roommate Hedvig Samuelson. County Attorney Lloyd Andrews said lack of motive would aid the defense's insanity discussion as the trial progresses, with evidence expected to close this afternoon after baggage linked to Mrs. Judd in Los Angeles uncovered the two bodies.
Raymond Clapper reports Dawes will lead the 2 billion War Finance Corporation expected to begin next week. Dawes will decide on loans to banks and industries, with broader federal support for agriculture and transportation, under close political and economic scrutiny.
Police searched the deserted Stokes estate in Germantown for a fresh lead in the murder of Norman R. Bechtel, a six year old church worker. Police questioned reports of activity at the old house, suggesting the site may have been used as a rendezvous for law breakers amid a deep mystery surrounding the stabbing.
Harrisburg January 2 Governor Pinchot set the execution date for Joe Ramen, convicted of first degree murder in Cambria County. The week begins Monday February 29 and the details confirm the upcoming capital punishment action in the state court system.
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