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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1932
Page
6
A crowded news wrap reports a city council special meeting in Washington to discuss a mail truck deal with White Company costing over 1 million dollars, plus local events at Findley Lake and Findley Lake venues. It notes crop weather, pheasant chicks, a prohibition stance by the State Grange, a torch song reference, a crossing accident near Hamburg, labor unemployment plans, golf scores, and a pardons board action in Pennsylvania.
Corry Hospital would receive state aid under a special appropriation bill now before Harrisburg. Total increases raise state aided funds to 2,000,000 with allocations including Hamot 28,200 and St Vincent 72,800. Meadville 3,990 and others in the region. The hospital board has urged rapid action in the special session.
Erie ERI county court handed down a stiff sentence to Alfred DeGeorge 22 of 4th and Cascade streets for four armed robberies linked to the Zimmer-Umnite gang. He drew 15 years on one count and 10 years on three counts to run concurrently with good behavior totaling release in 1987. Police nabbed him with two accomplices after the June 4 Stone's Barbecue hold up and related robberies at Reinhart's Diner and Vercherau Diner.
Funeral services for Mrs Ethel G Vettenburg wife of Elmer Vettenburg were held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Baptist Church. Rev E A Hook led the rites at the late home 602 Hast Wayne Street with songs by Mrs Frank Lillie and Mrs Oscar Johnson. Interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. local and out of town friends attended from Ashville Bradford and several towns.
Detectives say Mrs Young named Mrs Mary Chafa Shalia and Mrs Emma Allas of Munhall as participants in alleged killings. Poison from spiders paregetic and ointment allegedly used to kill three people including a one year old Richard Duyava and two Allas children Andrew 16 and Stephen 12. Young also claimed an attack on Stella Chalfa was part of a plot to kill her. Andrew Allas body exhumed for insurance totaling 18300 across eight companies with settlements pending as organs are tested.
A truck carrying automobile tires left the highway near Newport Pennsylvania and crashed into a cement culvert then burned. Driver G Glendening Pittsburgh was injured lightly while passenger C H Doubt Pittsburgh died in the fire after allegedly being struck in the sleeper by a nightmare episode. The vehicle and load were destroyed.
Special to the Journal at Camp O’Neal Mount Gretna July 15 Corry Company A 8th Infantry settles into the 1932 Pennsylvania National Guard encampment all in good health and high morale. Recruits and seasoned guardsmen train on rifle and marksmanship while attending schools from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The unit participates in squad combat drills and field movement as instructors from guardsmen parks and regular army staff lead the courses.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Boston and Meanene’s in a case involving processing, with unclear details. The readable bits point to a tip case and rid of the wire, but the full context is missing. Entities include Boston and meanene.
Corry post office workers, along with national postal staff, face a mandatory five day furlough each month starting July, with no pay. Supervisors and rural carriers are exempt. Vacations with pay are eliminated. December furloughs are not permitted. Postmasters must minimize substitute costs and consider a uniform wage deduction plan to fund the furloughs.
The article discusses a plan to repeal acts creating the Greater Pennsylvania Council to save an estimated 150000, reduce Pennsylvania State College by 67000 to 221445, cut other state-aided educational funding by 10 percent, and trim the property and supplies department by 8,900,000. It notes revised figures for welfare and broader state department cuts, with hopes to borrow 23,000,000 from the federal government and provide 24,000, 000 for direct relief and 410,000,000 for work relief, aiming to balance the budget.
Libby Holmen Reynolds, widow of Smith Reynolds, returns to her childhood home in Cincinnati and contemplates resuming stage work after the death inquiry into her husband. She previously captivated crowds as a Broadway favorite singing "Ioreh sbag" while facing public grief and town scrutiny.
Erle July 13 John King 22 of Greefield township died from monoxide gas poisoning found slumped in the rear seat of his auto last Saturday night. Initial reports blamed self harm but evidence suggested a possible murder. Police said a device attached to the exhaust ran the car until the tank emptied and a bullet hole in the window indicated inside firing. One man was questioned. King had been missing since June 25 and an inquest will be held later.
Mrs Ellen M Noe of Memphis sought divorce from Dean Israel Hy Noe Episcopal rector after accusing abandonment amid their separation case. The Tennessee circuit court of appeals denied the divorce citing lack of grounds, following an earlier chancery dismissal in Memphis.
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