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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
7
Carter Hill scene reports a farm family and many visitors from Erie Jefferson and Pittsburgh. Several residents travel for visits and cherry picking while others recover from injuries. Oregon liquor taxes redistributed to unemployment relief via state commission.
Governor George H. Earle vetoed a bill by Charles R. Mallory to form a highway accident prevention commission in state government. He also vetoed another measure on state property and supplies and rejected a third on vacating abandoned state highways. Fifteen bills were approved, including insurance law reforms and corporate naming provisions.
Tex July 18 court room drama ends when Emmett Cook confronts attorney Tom Cheatham in court. Cook allegedly attacked in fight, Cheatham collapsed from a knee to the ribs after a demonstration. Cook convicted of slashing Luther Williams and sentenced to one year in prison. Cheatham vowed no further demonstrations.
A historical list outlines potential changes including tax sale redemption rights for counties, allowing religious and charitable corporations to invest trust funds as decided by their directors, amending fish laws to align with New Jersey and New York seasons creel and sizes, and permitting second class townships to regulate inflammable product manufacture and sale previously under boroughs and first class townships.
Members of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school enjoyed a church outing at Beaver Camp Wattsburg. Activities included music, races, quoits, swimming and other sports under M M Hengst with a picnic supper served at 6 30 p m.
Lord Morley of the Labour Party testified before the arms traffic commission in London arguing American munitions supplied to the Allies during World War I were poorly quality. He cited his navy service and trench mortar command to claim early US shells often burst in gun muzzles rather than the enemy. He urged publicity for arms manufacture and favored national ownership to curb war profiteering.
Harrisburg July 18 Gov George H Earle ordered a second 200000 repayment to the state fire insurance tax fund fulfilling a pledge to Pennsylvania volunteer firemen The 600000 borrowed by the 1985 legislature to cover deficits in hospital subsidies leaves 200000 yet to be repaid to the fund Beneficiaries are volunteer firemen associations.
The Townsend Club's Friday meeting in the Grand theatre will feature its new six member orchestra ahead of a business session. Plans for the town picnic at Stitueday are to be finalized, with Mary Moore asking members to report on ticket holdings. Corry plans a large Erie picnic delegation led by Dr B E Townsend, author of the age pension plan.
Harrisburg reports a sharp rise in high school enrollment across the state. Between 1929 and 1933 Pennsylvan ia added thousands of students, with 425,200 in grades nine to twelve at the close of 1934 versus 281,486 five years earlier, reflecting broader gains across grades seven to twelve.
The congressman testified that he followed instructions to destroy or purge files after meetings with H W O’Brien and B A Beard. He said the orders aimed to end the telegram campaign and keep papers from access, insisting none were incriminating. Herron also described meetings with Associated Gas and Electric officials and arrangements to meet legal counsel William Hill in Philadelphia.
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