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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1938
Page
1
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Rosnmond Pinchot, niece of former Pennsylvania governor, was found dead in a private car in Old Brookville New York. Police believe she and Amos Pinchot’s daughter died by suicide from carbon monoxide fumes in the garage where the car was parked. Miss Pinchot rose to fame on the stage under Max Reinhardt and helped define early American theatre history.
Local police report Hugh Foreman 127 Third Avenue confessed to taking pelts from the J. P. Dewright Company hide house with Lawrence Brown. Brown awaits transfer to Allegheny workhouse for two years on theft charges. the pair also sold pelts in Lowville and Mayville after fleeing Erie.
In Danpin County court, Grand Union Co and six retailers contest the constitutionality of a state labor law. A key petition challenges the 44 hour work week provision as applied to employers in Pennsylvania.
Burglaries cracked the Erie Hardware Store safe during the weekend and escaped with $2,000 in cash and several checks. The robbery was discovered by employee Edward Hipsley when he opened the store this morning. The safe door had been renocked off and the money came from a special sale.
Col Lewis Walker 82, pivotal in developing the hookless fastener, died at his Meadville home after a career that built a nationwide enterprise. The inventor-backed fastener grew from 20 workers in 1918 to about 4,000 with multiple factories in Meadville and Erie and branches nationwide. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. survivors include his wife, a son Wallace D. Walker, and two daughters.
John Menney and Alien Wheaston, ages 29 and 21, were hanged simultaneously at the Iowa state prison. The executions occurred at 7:24 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. respectively. The men were linked to the slaying of Robert Sproat in Tipton and to the murder of Henry Plumer in County Bluffs.
Erie, Pa. George Gordon, 61, dies after inhaling carbon monoxide from an open gas stove in a rooming house while playing solitaire. Former Oil City and Titusville resident, wife died in a similar blaze four years earlier. John M. Walker of Oakmont announces Republican bid for state senate in Pittsburgh district.
Harrisburg reports indicate Democratic State Chairman David J. Lawrence coordinated a series of private meetings with county chairmen to map political geography ahead of the gubernatorial and Republican nominations. Observers note Lawrence's maneuvering could influence party sentiment and faction balance during the coming primary season.
Central county leaders backed Warren Van Dyke while Eastern officials favored Luther Hart and Curtis Bok. Western meetings split among Colegrove Buchanan and Guffey. Gov. Earle emerged as leading candidate for U S Senate seat with Pinchot supporters rallying behind his comeback bid. Stanbecker reports 26 county chairmen endorsing Pinchot.
Opposing forces of organized labor meet 1500 miles apart to decide if peace can replace civil war that split the labor movement for years. In Miami the AF of L council seeks evidence that CIO influence aims at unity, while in Washington John L. Lewis leads a biennial UMW convention and a miners branch gathering.
The Rev erga di Noe, former dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of St Mary, collapsed during a 22 day fast and was hospitalized at Baptist Memorial. Doctors administered a five per cent saline solution intravenously after he weakened from dehydration and loss of consciousness. He had defended his prolonged fast as a potential medical discovery amid protest against medical intervention.
A Buffalo woman, Grace Dollinger, and Baltimore resident Louis Bullinger among 12 aboard a West Ridge Bus hurt when steering failed on Route 27 near Youngsville, crashing into a culvert and bursting into flames. A child, Martin Jones, and several others were treated. driver Levis Mintz aided passengers as they escaped before the bus burned.
The Public Utility Commission considers rate cases against nine AG&E Pennsylvania operating affiliates including Penelec and Met Edison. Commissioner Beamish says hearings will be intensified to probe alleged $658,251 in lobbying funds and to press investigations into utility practices valued over $500 million.
Francs Schoby, 17, of WT Spring Street Jamestown, pleaded not guilty to statutory and third degree burglary in Columbus. He waived examination and was held for the grand jury on both charges with bond set at 2,500. Police say he confessed to an attempted break in at the Quarry Cart store, 322 Newland Avenue, Jamestown, on October 30, 1987.
In Chautauqua County near Kiattone a raid seized forty one men at a candle fight venue run by Oscer Petersamy. Arrests were made and hearings held before Justice Glen Jabes. Several detainees faced charges and fines while the proprietor was fined $25 after giving a false name.
Jay Mussolini aged 24 and Bruno Mussolini 20, sons of Premier Benito Mussolini, launched three Savoia 79 bombers from Guidonia airport at 7 25 a m bound for South America. The mission aims to study Atlantic routes for a potential Italian air link to South America, with Col Attila Bisco and Sapin Micavatelli aboard as companions. Weather changes to a stormy night forecast for Tuesday.
Erie Pa June 24 Complications from a fractured hip after a fall in her home in January caused the death of Mia Jentr a Woostar Hayner of Worth Sant Pa at St Vincent's Hospital.
Shanghai report states General Han Fu-chu, famed former Shantung governor, was executed after a court martial ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to purge opposition. U S forces in Shanghai planned to cut by half within a month with Chaumont due mid February removing about 1,200 Marines.
Otto McFarland R D 1 Oil City died in Oil City hospital after injuries from an automobile accident on January 16. Officials said the injuries were not believed serious at the time. The death was reported only recently.
Chicago report on government action to seek John Henry Sendhund’s transfer to the electric chair for kidnapping and murder. U S District Attorney Michael L. Ledms aims to complete the case against the 21 year old lumberjack tied to a series of robberies and kidnappings leading to the deaths of Charles Hoss and accomplices.
Three Buffalo men were rescued from Lake Erie after a 45 mile per hour gale trapped them offshore. George Setneckt 23 Walter Slembla 28 and Willem Onger 26 were marooned for several hours before coast guard crews reached them. They suffered exposure but are recovering.
Madison January 24. Fourteen major Midwest oil companies and thirty executives convicted of conspiracy to violate antitrust laws are to file formal motions tomorrow. Federal Judge Patrick Stone will rule on granting a new trial to the defendants.
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