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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names like A Hainer and Mrs Westley with vague actions. No coherent event or context is discernible to form a factual summary or identify locations, dates, or outcomes.
A Dunkirk man, Joseph Sofia, seeks appellate review of a Mayville murder conviction for second degree murder in the shooting of Joseph Buresse. Attorneys Nugent and Heissman plan an appeal to the Rochester Appellate Division, likely delaying the hearing for months as a 4,300 page trial record is transcribed and printed for winter completion.
One man, Birdy Standish of Sinclairville, was killed and Clarence L. Nuss of Sinclairville injured slightly when their car was struck by Pennsylvania Railroad train 913 near Morris Road crossing, a mile south of Mayville. Coroner ruled accidental death.
Two accidents left a 14 year old boy with a head wound and minor skull fracture risk after a fall from a porch during play behind the Linz and Lite properties on North Center street. The boy, Marcius Jordan, regained consciousness after stitches. A Sharon truck driver for Southside Garage, J J Runzer, received a deep head wound when a jack slipped while lifting a truck on Main street. He was treated by Dr. John Kinler around 11:80 this morning.
In Pittsburgh on July 16, a federal court will decide a seniority dispute within the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The case concerns a board order placing Dennison district authority over three union districts. Ten men appealing the order faced replacement last night, and Judge W H Thomson issued writs restraining enforcement pending a hearing within ten days.
Erie and Corry election districts named registrars by county commissioners yesterday. In the Fourth Ward two precincts have been consolidated. listed registrars cover First Ward two precincts Harriet Dirksin and Frank J Little. Second Ward Myrti e J Fuller and William D Rows. Third Ward first precinct Mary A Ellis and A C Lyons. Second precinct Lota Dyckes and Nellie Swann. Fourth Ward Walla Brigham and Nellie Bloat.
Tom MacDonald plans to depart for California with lawyers Charles Ruzicka and Hilary Gans to testify against a 1920s bombing case and press for a pardon for Thomas J. Mooney and Warren Billings. Edward Ny Nockels may accompany him as he aims to appear before a pardon board after delays tied to California politics.
A gunman and a wounded special officer were involved in a bold holdup at the post office steps. Three bandits robbed a First National Bank messenger of an estimated $70,000. One bandit was killed identified as Chutes Willins alias Charla Tish. The wounded officer is N. CL Rib Tet. The other two bandits escaped.
A late night blaze gutted the East End Store in Youngsville as Meeks and his wife, occupants above, fled through smoke filled apartments. Firemen fought the flames but the building and groceries were ruined, with losses estimated between 8000 and 10000 dollars, partially insured. The origin remains undetermined and the couple narrowly escaped suffocation.
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports three laborers were trapped when a sewer section gave way. Two men were smothered to death as rescuers took time to reach them, while the third was seriously injured.
Monoplane K departed Roosevelt Field for a non-stop dream flight to Buenos Aires with two pilots and a radio operator, refueling en route and aiming to complete a 7700 mile journey. Bad weather, fog and dwindling fuel led to a parachute escape as the craft plunged near Spartansburg, while the crew sought favorable landings over multiple hours of circling.
New York stock markets climbed to fresh highs as petroleum, yariou industrials and utilities led gains. Early losses faded as traders absorbed profit taking with large buy orders, steel and motor shares rallying while overall activity remained subdued. Miss Julia Rytd planning a three week visit to Crown by afternoon.
A three member federal committee led by Sanford Bates visited Corry and Union City to inspect proposed sites for a new federal penitentiary. They reviewed northern sites, with about 25 of over 100 offers still under consideration. Announcement of the chosen site expected between August 10 and 15 ahead of Attorney General Mitchell’s Europe trip.
Irwin Pa July 16 traffic resumed on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line after removal of wreckage from three coal cars. Earlier a serious accident was averted when an eastbound passenger train was slowed by a freight wreck that buckled a car and left two more on the rails blocking the track.
London July 16 The air ministry announced that the British dirigible R-100 will depart for Canada on July 28. A definite date for the trans Atlantic flight was set after several postponements caused by minor accidents.
Philadelphia July 16 The State Supreme Court postponed from August 4 to August 19 its hearing of the Luzerne county perforated ballot case appeal. Acting Chief Justice Frer sent the order to Prothonotary Robbins. Justice Frazer cited the desire to have Justice Shaffer participate. Shaffer is in Europe on vacation.
Clyde Peters age 48 of Mil Village, in charge of electric flasher signals on the Erie Railroad between Corry and Meadville, was severely injured when he was thrown from his speeder near Cambridge Springs. He suffered a fractured skull, broken jaw, possible internal injuries, and severe head and body wounds. He was taken to Cambridge Springs hospital in critical condition. A companion on the car escaped unharmed.
Frank Goldsborough, 19, aviator, suffered a skull fracture when his plane crashed in fog obscured mountains near Bennington Vermont. He remained unconscious at Putnam Memorial Hospital as doctors noted brief improvement after surgery, then declined to critical again after being trapped under wreckage for almost 18 hours.
July 16 reports say two British battleships, Queen Elizabeth and Ramillies, with about 1,200 crew each, were sent from the Aegean to Alexandria after deadly rioting. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the move in the House of Commons. European and Italian officials filed protests as clashes left multiple dead and hundreds wounded. Soldiers and police kept order while Europeans felt the city’s fear.
Maj Charles Kingsford Smith and Capt J Patrick Saul escaped injury when their small biplane developed engine trouble near Santa Maria while returning from a transatlantic leg. A relief plane from San Francisco was dispatched. the pilots managed a forced landing in a farmer's field at about 9,500 feet.
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