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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
1
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A fragmentary note lists a village gathering with dates around August including Ingram and Dean, Mrs Ls goutti, and a visit by Humo ng. The text references a Sunday event, a treat, and various attendees at a regional festivity with hints of related activities and a ceremony.
Public Hall Cleveland July 15 1936 Townsend pension plan faction and William Lemke third party campaign collide as AFL leaders discuss delaying formal charges against John Lewis insurgents. A tentative pact aims to avert schism while pursuing a possible trial within weeks. The move centers on control of Congress and a referendum to memorialize the Townsend pension amendment.
The city will double the WPA sidewalk construction and repair crew next week or two. Ellis B. Harvey previously headed the First Ward project with general foremanship. Stanley H. Nichols confirms Fourth Ward projects approved, enabling full program completion. Property owners sign or pay their share before work begins.
United Press reports Pennsylvania Railroad freight carloadings for the week ending July 11 reached 104,858, up 27.1 percent from the previous year. Year-to-date totals stood at 2,706,478, a 3.2 percent gain over 1985.
Cash totaling 74250 has been returned to veterans of the city and vicinity over the past three weeks in payment of bonus bonds. Postmaster James P Sullivan said many ex soldiers cashed for full or partial amounts, while others left bonds to earn interest or exchanged them for other local loans. The pace supports a substantial portion of total dues, aiding local business during the period.
In Pittsburgh and Dover and Marion the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers pushes for representation. Vice president Joseph Gaither met Grier Steel sheet plant officials over a labor dispute, while 78 year old president Michael Tighe negotiated a new wage contract with Pollack Steel Company.
Early notes of St Swithin's Day prophesy that if rain falls on the saint's anniversary the weather will stay wet for forty days. Ponny enjoyed cool air this morning while Corry faced past week heat, and forenoon skies hinted at predicted showers. The old verse from the 12th century remains a familiar weather rhyme.
Universal Studio backs a short subject filmed with teleo-volar color by Robert Hoyt and Leon Al Bar at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. The process claims no need for extra lighting or complex development and may extend to newsreels and features depending on audience reception.
John 3.1 Farnsworth, a former high naval officer, faced espionage charges after attempting to gain a newspaper assignment to cover U S naval maneuvers in the western Pacific. Rejected for lack of a formal patron letter, he had been under naval scrutiny for over a year, with a single charge showing he obtained and sold a confidential defense document to a Japanese agent on May 15.
The Works Progress Administration granted final approval for remodeling the old Hatch building into a modern vocational school. Construction is slated to begin in a week or ten days, with architect Karl Morrison coordinating with WPA officials for rapid start. Plans include classrooms for Industrial and Home Economics, basement dressing and shower rooms, and space for athletic team storage.
Eleven residents and others from the area depart today for the second annual National Townsend club convention in Cleveland. Dr. F Townsend founder of the old age pension plan will open the gathering. Delegates include J A Lanston George A Wiliger Mrs Katherine Church and others from Columbus and Corry. No meeting is planned here this week.
At Sharon Pennsylvania on July 15 labor pickets from Onion organizers clashed with a driver from Farrell retailer when he tried to deliver cargo. The driver Alber Virastecks fired four shots as group of strikers blocked the vehicle. others retreated and he left town. The confrontation followed a strike after the company refused full recognition while granting a wage raise, worsening local heat hardships as twelve drivers walked out.
Two men face drunken driving charges after police nabbed them in front of a local business. B Pay Stouder and C H Brandler pleaded not guilty and posted $500 bail each after hearings before Magistrate C B Porter. Authorities vow no clemency amid a citywide crackdown on traffic violations.
Bellefontaine July 16 F Holtamuller Logan county coroner returned a murder verdict in the death of Edgar McNelly 27 Brooksville Pa employee of Walter L Maius circus whose body was found after the circus had exhibited here Police questioned a negro circus employee and Kenton resident as the investigation shifted with the move of the circus to the city
Washington July 16 The business advisory council to the Department of Commerce urged the United States to construct two large dirigibles for trans oceanic use as a counter to foreign air ships. The proposal was part of a study of policy and program for U S airships.
Chairman James J. Coyne of Allegheny County reports the Senate committee on insurance sent the administration unemployment insurance bill to the floor with amendments.
Officials in Corry announce relief orders will resume distribution without delay. State relief administrator Karl Schweintts said Brit offices advised funds are available to repay grocers who extended credit during the relief crisis. Local morale remains good with no demonstrations. most recipients are rural and rely on food from their own gardens.
Baltimore July 15 More than 250 persons were rescued from the excursion steamer State of Virginia after it was rammed by the freighter Golden Harvest off Seven Mont Knoll in Chesapeake Bay. Gov Harry Nice and state officials were among those saved. Twelve passengers were slightly injured. Both ships were beached in Cut-off Channel. Coast guard cutter Apache stood by to assist.
Roosevelt Collins, a 32 year old black man, confessed to assaulting Mrs. Lula Mae Hill at her Calhoun county home. He was hidden in Kilby Prison to avoid an attempted lynching by a mob. In Sharon Pennsylvania, Michael Rotunno, 28, killed himself amid unemployment distress.
Cooling breezes brought relief to Corry and vicinity after a week of blistering heat. The temperature at 1 PM reached 79 degrees, 13 below Tuesday, with a 57 degree night. Readings eased discomfort and allowed better sleep for many, as relief from the hottest weeks in western Pennsylvania history spread across the region. In Chicago, heat relief came from Hudson Bay airmass and widespread showers, though forecasters warned the heat wave and drought were not fully broken and a hot south wind remained over the plains states.
President Roosevelt sails from Bucks Bay with his three sons aboard the destroyer Sewanna and the schooner Liberty for a vacation cruise. Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic expedition leader will join for a few hours, weather permitting. Nine Washington newspapermen accompany the voyage as light winds slow progress from Pulpit Flat.
Washington reports three government agencies urge a $20,001,000 annual federal expenditure to control flood waters and dust storms. The study of nearly 2 billion acres warns 50,000,000 acres of land already destroyed, 125,000,000 lost topsoil, and 100,000,000 threatened.
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