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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
1
State police carried out numerous raids across eastern Pennsylvania targeting bootleggers. Reports mention liquor seizures, arrests, and confiscations, with emphasis on highway enforcement and raids near Harrisburg Wilkes Barre and Philadelphia areas. The dispatch notes governor's support for enforcement and ongoing investigations.
In a terse city notice a modern hotel project is announced for construction at a designated site. The report mentions marital troubles in the ex Kaiser’s home and references undisclosed details about the family and local developments, with uncertain language and names obscured. The piece conveys a sense of change and upcoming urban activity without clear specifics.
Shortage totaling up to 2300 dollars looms at Spring Creek Mi jig Company as managers depart and auditors prepare a public report. The absent plant manager’s spending and a youth worker’s conduct are under scrutiny while stockholders await tape transcripts and forthcoming information.
Moscow dispatch reports Sinclair Interests secured a large lease with the Soviet government involving Sakhalin land. The deal spans five years with substantial payments, rent and tax arrangements, plus complex conditions on US relations and production quotas. Frank Kinley and Sinclair executives are noted in the communications, with references to travel and diplomatic sensitivity.
A Chamber of Commerce led push for a new city hotel gained momentum as a committee endorsed a recent Harrisburg hotel survey. Hockenburg Gyalion Inc representatives reported strong support and funding steps, awaiting a commerce board meeting to launch the campaign and finalize construction plans.
Gas-filled well at Tidyou te produced a heavy flow with an estimated output of 200 barrels a day and a million feet of gas recorded. Drillers and tool pushers faced equipment overrun as crews rushed to manage the surge.
A deputy from the Internal Revenue Service will assist Corry taxpayers with income tax preparation. The official will be based in the city from February 6 to March, offering help at the local office as announced by Postennsvae.
Southampton Jan. 23 United Press British expert Stayley Baldwin former Chancellor of the exchequer says the main gap between Britain and America is that American debt settlement is in the hands of Congress while Britain favors a private arrangement. He cites U S fiscal policy and suggests Mellon could have arranged a sale but Congress complicates terms. He warns Americans are politically insular and notes US public ignorance of international trade. He believes funding on favorable terms depends on Congress and president.
Prof Hrnist VY Shocktoy of Grav ity College recounts travel with his wife from Teocho Slovakia to Prague where they stay at a hotel. An American dollar exchange affects their trip as they encounter unfamiliar costs and a mixed reception from locals and a wealthy passenger. The episode includes a long highway drive and lingering expenses, with mentions of a jacket and other items.
Dewey Webb testified about being whipped by nine men and bound to a post after attackers attacked a mob scene near railroad strikers in Arkansas. He described his wounds and his head wrapped in a barbed wire piece. Webb named three mob members and said he would not identify others. The investigation continues as city officials consider deportation supervision of strikers, with hearings in Little Rock.
A rear freight and a passenger train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey collided near Rockport station, derailing two cars and injuring four men, including two youths from Mauch Chunk and Snyder. Engineer McManus escaped injury. Wreck crews cleared the line quickly. investigation begun. Mr and Mrs Jasper Farnham of Beaverdam visited relatives in Spring Creek and left to spend the week.
Four Corry Pennsylvania residents including Frank N Ames and his wife were injured in a crash on the famous Beach Speedway near Ormond Florida. Others aboard the Cadillac were Mrs N Troy Gillette and Mrs Bess B Kincaid, with facial cuts and a chin injury reported. The group had traveled from Corry to Daytona Beach for a visit when the collision occurred on the broad beach highway. Further word on their condition and medical care was awaited by friends in Corry.
Five persons including women die when a New York registered car careens through a bridge guard and falls 35 feet into Walls Creek near Cumberland. Victims include Mrs Clara McCullough and Miss Eva Dundee aged 19, with others identified by clothing and pockets. Police and investigators search for the car owners.
Jane-Arthur Foster is held for murder in Chicago related to the death of Kate Mitchelros tell whose body was found in a drainage canal. The coroner’s inquest examined the case as Foster, a persistent suitor, faced charges amid lingering questions about Merl a Trestall’s disappearance.
German cities under martial law after a fortnights occupation by French troops. Ruhr customs barriers fully operational, tensions rise as factory closures and sabotage affect coal movement. Bavaria faces a threatened Nazi Fascist revolt led by Hitler. Berlin fears aconstitutional crisis. Customs duties imposed on Ruhr shipments to non French destinations. State of siege proclaimed in several cities with ongoing troop movements and economic strain.
Congress proceedings focus on farm credits and army spending bills as Senate resumes discussion on Lentoob ndgrson farm credits and Appropriation committee carries on with the army appropriation. House handles routine business while Interstate Commerce and Banking committees hold hearings on rural credit measures and the Sweet ward bill.
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