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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
1
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Jarre and Khan form a new service on the local fire board, signaling changes in leadership and responsibilities. The move aligns with ongoing efforts to refresh oversight and improve emergency response coordination in the city.
Wizened Samuel C. Weed, Sunday school worker, faces murder charges for beating his wife and two children to death. Church members raised funds for his defense as District Attorney Graham vows maximum penalty. Weed seeks insanity plea but church support argues for trial. Meantime, murder case details and family testimonies emerge as court action looms.
Secretary Cordell Hull indicated a possible re establishment of a U S naval presence with a European squadron to be stationed in European waters. He noted past practice of keeping two or more ships there before 1929 and said officials have not ruled out reconsideration amid current European conditions.
Du Pont de Nemours and Co reports second quarter results with common stock at 2.062 a share. Previous quarter earnings were 1.212 per share and June 1935 earnings stood at 89 cents per share.
Frederick Sanden of Union City, 24, was seriously injured when a gravel bank slide at Canadohta Lake trapped him. He sustained a fractured left leg and severe bruises with shock, later improving slightly. he was taken to Corry hospital. He worked for Sam Weed of Union City at the bank southeast of the lake.
President Roosevelt planned a fishing excursion in the Bay of Fundy aboard the schooner Liberty with the aim of catching tuna. He has hovered off the bleak Nova Scotian coast for two days seeking a weather window to sail swiftly toward Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in the schooner yacht Se Wanna.
In Harrisburg on July 22 hundreds of unemployed marchers arrived at the capitol as the Legislature debated a $49,000,000 relief and reform package. The protesters seek immediate funds and a daily grant of 108 dollars for relief rolls until February 1, with further support tied to tax anticipation notes. Senate Republicans eyed $9.5 million from liquor store revenues to help meet the program.
Fin July 22 in Lauderdale reports fresh evidence that the British motorship Nanoea with 13 passengers and 9 crew may have been destroyed offshore. The Coast Guard patrol boat Vigilant found a second charred oil drum near Molasses Reef after locating the first drift 25 miles northeast of Key West.
Massive Republican gathering in Topeka cheer Gov Alf Landon as he delivers a long address on the American way. Decati County seeks WPA drought relief while McCarl praises budget restraint and Townsend faces a Cleveland court hearing August 17.
United Press reports Washington on July 2 that 1,200 union workers revolted against the federation of labor executive council, declaring a break with the convention. Lawmakers threatened action as leaders vow to push for broader industrial expansion amid tensions within the labor movement.
Heavy rains in August hint at coming deluge as two previous years show above average rainfall in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh records from 1935 and 1944 suggest August could bring high totals, prompting farmers to prepare for potential flooding and crop impact.
Eight federal agencies coordinated under President Roosevelt to launch a flood control program in New England with aims to begin by August 15. Agencies include the Army Engineer Corps Works Progress Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Resettlement Administration Soil Erosion Service Reforestation Service and the Biological Survey, aided by state officials and the U S Flood Control Federation. The initiative seeks to reduce future flood damage and protect lives by preserving land and resources across the region.
Five Black Legion members face charges of kidnapping and participate in the murder of Silas Coleman, a 62 year old war veteran. The defendants Stanton Davis Ianemuty and others pleaded not guilty. Dayton Dean and others implicated Coleman’s shooting to learn what it felt like to kill a Black man. The crime occurred near Pinckney in mid May. An examination date was set for July 28.
Corry residents with star maps report Peiltier’s comet visible briefly in the night sky. The naked eye may catch a faint point of light near the W shaped Cassiopeia, just right of the north star. Closest approach expected in August amid a bright moon, after which the object will fade for likely centuries.
Five U S Army airmen safely bailed out with parachutes as a fire split the aircraft over Dunn, Texas today. Ground crew stayed with the ship and extinguished the blaze, bringing the weight to a controlled landing. The plane was a five man, motor Douglas transport, crew remaining aboard guided the craft to a halt.
Cooler weather brings hundreds to four city playgrounds daily under WPA and NYA sponsorship. Sand boxes added at Junior High, Washington, Parkview, and Concord schools through the City Council PTA. Five swings installed at Junior High by the PTA.
Harold L. Ickes today ordered a far reaching shakeup at the Works Administration as preparatory steps were taken for launching 9.58 billion in construction programs under the New York relief drive.
Kansas farmers asked the Works Progress Administration for drought relief work. Decatur County commissioners wrote to WPA leaders urging employment rather than dole, noting many farmers are willing to work for pay. If approved, Kansas would join areas on the drought map across 16 states.
The property of the former Woman's Club on Mott Street was sold today to HK H Keppel, who lives on the adjoining lot. Transactions closed this afternoon after Miss Florence Blair settled damages from a fire believed to be incendiary that damaged the porch and upper floor. Keppel plans to preserve the structure in near future.
United States dispatch notes from Lisbon report rumors that the Maurid Spanish government resigned and that a revolutionary junta may assume control. The piece describes naval caution from the eastern Atlantic to protect American lives and mentions debates on permanent warship presence. A long syndicated report covers rebel advances in Spain.
Four thousand strikers resumed work at the RCA Victor Manufacturing Plant Camden after four weeks of riotous disorders and legal battles. Local No. 1 of the United Electrical and Radio Workers voted unanimously to accept a compromise agreement negotiated by company officials and union leaders. The Camden hearing followed a July 22 assembly in Harrisburg where a House sub committee pressed briefs in an impeachment case against Judge Atlee of the Lansdale county court for pro lynching remarks in a Columbia case.
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