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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1935
Page
1
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The central New York storm and flood toll climbs to 49 dead as rescue teams reach isolated areas. A crowd of 1,000 witnessed the drowning of an 18 year old child and a 40 year old man swept into the Shenango River near Waverly, identified as Jake Burkhart. The report notes communications restored with affected communities.
A Sherman car carrying five people skidded off the Sherman Steagan Road, overturning multiple times. Ruth Wake, 20, died at Jamestown hospital. Howard Sincox, 21, seriously injured. Helen Lovenguth, 23, and guest Christ Newton Muenhout sustained minor injuries. Nella Sheldon reported owner of the demolished Chrysler sedan.
The Board of Education held one of its shortest meetings in months attended by President Milon L. Brown and members Barnes Bennett Lavé Patterson. Minutes were approved and a junior high salary request was tabled. Purchases for a Concord school stove and gym floor refinishing were discussed and referred for further study.
The new fifty million dollar Treasury note sold rapidly with about 98 percent oversubscribed, described as three or four times by Secretary Morgenthau. The issue opens to subscription to support the balance of the Treasury’s work. Empress Nagako expected to give birth to a child within weeks after an official notice states her health is satisfactory.
A joint commission discussing frontier clashes in Abyssinia and Ethiopia adjourned in complete deadlock. Indeterminate talks left the Italian Abyssinian dispute seemingly hopeless though two hopes remained for action by the League of Nations and potential British pressure on Mussolini to avoid war.
In Tacoma Washington the Department of Justice presents 70 witnesses to link Margaret Thulin Waley to the kidnapping of George Hunt-Weyerhaeider and the $200,000 ransom. John W. Dore defends Mrs Waley arguing she was unaware and not party to the crime.
Reverend George Macnamara of Emmanuel Episcopal Church spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Corry on his view of American greatness. Walter Ranck, railroad agent, discussed transportation. Guests included Miss Lorraine Youngs and Dr. Richard Hols. Plans were made for a members and families picnic next Wednesday at C. E. Rafter's Findley Lake cottage.
Five modern pirates robbed a floating gambling casino of 35000 dollars in cash and jewelry. Federal agents pressed a rapid pursuit as a nationwide manhunt continued, facing possible execution if captured.
During a US House hearing on utilities lobbying, witnesses clashed as Thomas Corcoran accused Ralph Brewster of flipping his position on the Passamaquoddy project and a heated exchange ended with Corcoran and Gruening present while Brewster shouted You're a liar.
Merton Ward Goodrich, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher, pleaded not guilty at a Detroit preliminary examination before Recorder's Judge Thomas W. Cotter. He was ordered held for trial at a future date.
American missionaries in Abyssinia plan to stay at their posts despite Italy's war plans and the prospect of aerial bombing. They will refuse any U.S. government order to leave and continue hospital work, risking their lives.
Guy B King 82, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Lawrence W. Field 88, is in Erie meeting with District Attorney Mortimer BE Graham. A formal hearing is to be held later this week before Alderman C B Porter, with King likely held for grand jury action.
At the Cleveland regional GOP meeting delegates from six states discussed possible 1936 presidential contenders. Sen. William E Borah of Idaho emerged in speeches and a 10 point plan by Charles W Carroll aimed to form a solid party platform amid Old Guard vs Liberal tensions. Daniel B Morgan of Cleveland invoked Borah’s name to energize the crowd despite a convention ruling on candidate boom.
Two youths die in a lightning strike as a storm sweeps western Pennsylvania. A group of 17 campers sought shelter at a mountain cottage near Ligonier. Donald Carr, 14, Laughlintown, dies at his home from injuries, and Robert Campbell, 17, Ligonier, is killed in the cottage as they shelter.
M L Seidman of the New York Board of Trade testified before the House Ways and Means Committee urging a broad tax base rather than taxing only wealth. He supported increased taxation across all incomes and estates to reduce the national debt and balance the budget, arguing the president’s program has social aspects and should be expanded along four points to boost business confidence.
William Green president of the AFL says the Guffey coal bill is the only answer to soft coal industry problems. He warns defeat could trigger a crisis after the July 31 truce expiry and confirms AFL backed steel mill organizing drive in Pittsburgh.
A Pennsylvania story notes the push to let voters decide the September 17 primary as the 61 year old constitution may be rewritten. G George Barle signed the measure amid firm opposition, while the bill sponsored by Rep Ruth Berks advances in the House.
The governor criticized a Republican Senate plan as mutilating a constitutional amendment. He objected to a clause that would cap state borrowing at 50 million dollars and limit Commonwealth spending, arguing it would hamper a state that spends about 200 million annually.
The article reports a decision on signing a mutilated bill and opposition to a senate amendment for electing a constitutional convention. It notes delegates from districts not realigned to the 1930 census and contrasts a prior house version calling for three delegates per congressional district. Continued on Page Two.
Vienna reports government sponsored measure to end 16 years exile of Archduke Otto and restore eight estates and palatial properties. Nations Roumania Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia threaten war if Otto becomes king as Italy readies troops on the frontier. Otto to stay in Belgium until a favorable moment to enter Austria.
Train service on the Erie main line remained paralyzed by washouts on bridges and roadbeds between Elmira and Salamanca. Trains diverted via Pennsylvania routes to Williamsport while delays lengthened eastbound arrivals. Floodwaters and heavy rains driven by ongoing storms caused fatalities, extensive property damage, and mass evacuations across 40 flooded areas in New York and Pennsylvania.
Golden Rule Club circulates petitions calling immediate action by City Council to build an intercepting storm sewer to halt the high water menace after every heavy rain. Scores of names collected, especially among Center Street merchants cleaning debris after last week’s storm, and Sunday night’s downpour caused further damage. Petitions to be presented at Monday’s council meeting requesting prompt action.
David S. Gifford to replace Enoch Filer as U S commissioner for the northwestern Pennsylvania district. Filer, after 12 years, resigns his Erie post. Gifford is son of Erie attorney P Vincent Gifford. Appointments announced by Federal Judges R M Gioson FP Schoonmaker and Nelson McVicar.
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