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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1937
Page
1
Partial OCR reads a partition case notice mentioning Esther versus C L Defend Pleas of No 4. It references property lines at Y Street 100 feet, a Corry area tract, and Pennsylviana jurisdiction. Dates and exact parties are unclear but indicate a partition action filed in Erie County.
Foreign Secretary Livy Anthony warns in Commons of grave danger in Orient and Europe. He urges non intervention nations to back British plan on Spain and cautions against turning the Spanish Civil War into a wider European conflict. Churchill challenges government on heavy howitzers near Gibraltar.
Raymond Driscoll, 41, once from Erie Pa, arrested at relatives’ home in Gan y Snn and brought to Indianapolis by federal agents. FBI says his record dates to 1917 and he faces multiple bank robbery indictments in Blairsville Pa Milford Pa and alleged bank robberies in Connecticut and New York.
Three former Tioga county commissioners, Willeboro Pennsylvania, were fined after a grand jury indictment for official misconduct. Judge Thomas A. Crichton imposed costs. Wank L. Sullivan received 1,000 and Charlay H. Warren and Edward D. Stull were fined 800 each. Total fines and related costs estimated between 2500 and 3650 per person.
Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti asked the Gauphin County Court to dismiss a suit aimed at blocking the state from requiring nominating petition filing fees. He argues the 1937 election code, with fees from to 50, is a valid exercise of legislative authority, detailing charges from zonal offices to the presidency.
In a nightmarish year of struggle, Nationalist and Loyalist forces clash ten miles west of the capital. The Nationalists, fighting for the third day to retake lost positions, unleash intense air and trench warfare as Loyalist forces mount a fierce offensive. Continued on Page Three.
The 12,000 acre state reservation at In Wemiswn Gap opened today for two weeks of intensive training for 9,009 Pennsylvania National Guardsmen. Companies work on weapons handling, communications, medical, and intelligence units. Gov George H. Earle is to review the troops next Sunday. The infantry brigades are led by Brig. Generals Martin Smathers and Williams. McLean directs the Guards artillery activities. no infantry or artillery brigades are listed in the camp roster.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Shaw and Elmer Shugg arrive for Bloomsburg to host the 1987 convention of the Pennsylvania Rural Letter Carriers Association opening today. The event runs through Wednesday with an invitation extended to hold the 1988 meeting in Corry and prospects for acceptance are bright.
York began a new sidewalk improvement program this morning under the WPA. Nineteen men will gain employment on the project, expected to run for several months, with Gill s Havey named general foreman. The initial job is improving 80 feet of sidewalk at Pine Grove cemetery along East Columbia Avenue.
Six people died in the district over the weekend in accidents including drowning at Lake LeBoeuf near Waterford when Clarence A. Wolf 28 drowned after hitting a float. A child Boyd 14 months old drowned in a home cesspool. Harry Santor 38 was killed by a shot from a 13 year old. An auto collision with a train killed George B. Howe 75 near Mayville. Egar Hekstrom 35 died on a highway near Ashville. Mike Denochik 26 died at Graham station after being struck by a freight train. Coroners investigated each incident.
Toby Garriaclt Fowler was fined 40 dollars for carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct after a Saturday arrest. Police Magistrate Glen Miller ordered 500 dollars bail to keep the peace and remanded him until he could post the 25 dollar concealed weapon fine and 15 dollar disorderly conduct fine.
The July note from China to Japan failed to meet Tokyo’s redress demands and led to fighting as Japanese troops reportedly pressed toward Gen Su Cheh-Yuan’s 20th Army, aiming to seize the strategic railway area near the old capitol.
United Press reports Pierre Piccard and crew attempted a high altitude flight using two thousand balloons. A prior test carried by Piccard reached 11,000 feet as hydrogen gas balloons were released from a gondola, with debris and a failed craft igniting.
Reon Corry reports a minor two car crash at the North Center street and Columbus avenue intersection Sunday afternoon. Mrs A D Coleprove of Euclid Street and Paul Sonoga of South Center Street drove into each other while Colegrave had a green light. Both drivers escaped with only a shake up. vehicle damage deemed not great.
Washington July 19 James S Walker twenty minutes early for his appointment about a Hudson River bridge project with President Roosevelt today then told newspaper men he would not accept the Democrat nomination for mayor of New York City for anything Copeland announces Sen Royal Copeland D N Y today reaffirmed his determination to enter the September primary election as a candidate for the nomination for mayor of New York
A slight earthquake startled Queens and nearby Long Island areas on July 19. Police reports and witnesses described a wine-glass tremor with telephone lines swaying. Father Joseph Lynet, a university linguist in New York, noted a subsequent minor aftershock, while recording hints suggested a larger event may have occurred.
Miss Kay Tutwiler 26 a movie actress from Hollywood is held on suspicion after a death alleged to involve alcohol. Mrs Dor Why Garland, a 41 year old lawyer, was questioned as a possible witness or involved party. Police say the death may be linked to a purse dispute and internal injuries. Garland denies charges and an argument over a missing $100 was reported. The case remains unclear. Charles Anderson, 72, missing three days, was found dead in the Shenango River at Sharpsville.
Fragmentary OCR shows debate over a Roosevelt administration Supreme Court reform bill. Lehman and Wagner backed opponents while Copeland led others against the plan. Senate maneuvers and party splits frame a partisan clash as opinion shifts in New York and beyond.
Frank E Hepler a prominent local garage man and Terraplane Hudson distributor is the Democratic mayoral choice. The party slate includes school board and ward posts as the Democratic city committee shapes the fall primary. Other nominees discussed include T Taylor and C Pain with pledges of party support and community backing. The article notes Republican contest expectations and mentions residents Bill Williams and Jerry Ehawyer visiting Corry.
Harry Ladewoon, 67, a Wattsbury farmer, was found dead in bed at his Beaveridums Wattsbury home on a Stanlay afternoon. Authorities believed he died in a bear attack after a death notice had been read for about two days. Funeral services were held at Crewe Funeral Home in Union this afternoon.
Navy ends the largest search in history for Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan after covering a Texas-sized area with seven ships and 63 planes. Admiral Murfin announced the hunt’s termination as no trace was found, with public interest and family responses noted.
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