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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1931
Page
4
A hearing on Pom Mix’s demand for a new trial in the suit involving Zack Milley owner of the 1 Ranch show is noted. A $90,000 verdict against the nitens cowboy was recorded, with references to Rossiter Theut and other local entities, amid scattered names and unclear details.
City and Vicinity ad items list groceries and prices. Obituaries include Will J Wilcox who died at Titusville City Hospital after July accident. Jamestown Lindberg, 82, found ill at North Main and Eighth Streets. Tedious mix of local incidents and notices from Corry and surrounding towns.
United Press reports in Cave, France that Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, will return to the United States next week likely from an Atlantic port. Mellon, resting after disagreements in London and Paris, said he has not been in touch with Washington since his embassy in Paris. He noted President Hoover knows where he is and declined further comment.
Chester County authorities pursued four clues in the death of a about 23 year old woman found buried beneath rock in a shallow grave by a stream feeding Brandywine Creek. The victim had been beaten and burned, skull crushed, five teeth removed, and fingerprints destroyed by decomposition. Clues include a blackjack, two capnyir handkerchief squares, one bloodstained with initial M, and a ring from which a stone had been removed. Discovery reported by George Miller of Pottstown. No inquest date set.
Several thousand clerks at Pennsylvania Railroad will shift to a five day week for an indefinite period. Salaries of executives were cut ten percent and the annual dividend reduced. Clerks will gain four Saturday mornings off per month without pay with a skeleton force handling routine work.
Diamond, white faced at his counsel table in Troy, agreed to surrender his bond and will spend trial time between court and jail. The morning session opened with no jurors in the box. Twelve venuemen were examined as four were challenged by the prosecution and six by the defense. One juror was excused for age, another was drawn from the box by order of Justice Cropsey.
An advertisement touts MELLO GLO Face Powder as a skin empowering product. It claims a French process for long wear, preventing shine and keeping the complexion even without irritation. Available at Kelster's Drug Store.
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