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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
1
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Corry school district reports completion projects for the new Vocational building and exterior painting. WPA workers begin painting a primary coat. upcoming improvements include lighting, interior work, fire safety updates, and porch sidewall repairs. Construction to resume in the fall after summer recess.
Araxler faces charges tied to a jailbreak and kidnapping spree that included 12 stolen cars and five hostages. Denton, Texas officers say the group abducted Baird Markham the son of a wealthy man. Denton’s wife was arrested yesterday in Durant.
Harrisburg July 22 The emergency tax on theater admissions expired last midnight after yielding nearly 20 000 above estimates for two years The levy charged an extra 23 cent admission and was expected to raise 7 080 000 yearly for unemployment relief It brought in 7 218 310 to July 20 plus over 500 000 in delinquencies the department aims to collect
In Los Angeles on July 22 Kay Tutwiler a motion picture extra was released after a coroner jury found the death of Mrs Dorothy May Garland due to acute alcoholism. Tutwiler stated she did not beat Mrs Garland contrary to a charging statement by Dr Wendt Starr.
Report from New York on July 22 cites an unidentified seaplane, probably German, flying toward Munroe with a British merchant ship in vicinity. The craft was last seen about 500 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, with engines and lights visible, heading east toward Europe.
Local Golden Rule Club distributes 200 in awards next Thursday. Tickets issued with each 1 purchase. Prizes include 100 first, 50 second, 26 third, 25 fourth. Winning numbers posted in stores, drawing at City Park at noon. Unclaimed prizes roll into next draw.
Madrid May 22 five days of savage fighting litter the Madrid front with bodies west of the capital. Attack and counterattack over key positions and bombardment continue as Loyalists see no meaningful gains for four days, signaling limited Nationalist progress in recaptured territory.
The body of Giguelmi Marcon lies in Santa Mari basilica awaiting burial in Bologna after his death Monday. Premier Mussolini and officials led prayers as scientists and thousands paid homage to the inventor whose work advanced global communication.
James F. Malone assistant district attorney of Allegheny county says he is ready to seek the Republican nomination for mayor of Pittsburgh if party leaders endorse him as the organization candidate.
Senate Civil Liberties Committee faulted Chicago authorities for using excessive police force during the Memorial Day steel strike clash. The report, signed by La Follette and Ebert, said 10 deaths were avoidable and police actions risked repeat incidents. It criticized city officials for endorsing police conduct and questioned self defense claims.
The Bal son Power and Light Co. was ordered to slash charges for 28,601 customers in York and neighboring areas by 80 percent, the largest utility rate reduction in Pennsylvania. The Utilities Commission acted under the new utility financing law to suspend temporary rates and determine rate litigation, saving an estimated $435,000 annually.
United Press reports in Detroit that the National Labor Relations Board has revived its case alleging unfair labor practices by Word Motor Company. Trial examiner John T. Lindsay overruled attorney Louis J. Colombo’s bid to disguise the complaint after Colombo opened the company’s defense with Arthur Ogie, a Detroit newspaperman, as first witness.
French sources report Nazi submarine bases rumored along the Spanish Moroccan coast near Larache and north of the Straits of Gibraltar, with alleged depots, wireless stations, and air defenses. Paris cites London as corroboration as Neville Chamberlain weighs cabinet guidance.
Acting Republican State chairman Gist Ward Greenpledard said he would accept the chairmanship only if he could sever ties to all obligations. He stressed priority on registration and said he would discuss the post with county chairmen and state committeemen but limit talks to avoid entanglements. The state committee plans a September 26 meeting in Altoona to elect a chairman.
United Press Philadelphia July 22 federal authorities won the right to prosecute in New York a historic antitrust suit against the Aluminum Company of America and four percent officers and stockholders including Andrew W Mellon former secretary of the treasury. Three judges at the United States Circuit Court of Appeals acting as a special expediting court overruled a Pittsburgh injunction paving the way for New York prosecution.
The Lithuanian Autunia reports a British vessel attacked near Barcelona. The ship left Maxshi for Burrejona last night, a voyage of just over three hours. Esturias Steamship Ltd. is named as owner, with the vessel British-built and formerly used by Esturia.
A city council meeting discussed a proposed band shell for the park. A property owner offered to fund a subscription for the project with municipal help possible later, as community interest grows for a new performance venue.
The Public Utility Commission awards damages from a grade crossing improvement on state route 205 at Plates Erie county. Payments totaling 3 and 500 are set for several claimants including Mrs Charles Cook and Emma Grates while the costs are charged to the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Borough of Plates and Erie County.
Five transport planes will fly to avid to load $3 million in gold bars found in a sunken tunnel on July 15. The discovery near Panama’s capital in Chiriqui province was made by an American, a Frenchman, and a German and confirmed by the Panamanian government. News spurred a local gold rush among regional natives.
Report cites briefings from July 22 stating North China is calm and order may be restored without fighting between Japanese forces and Chinese troops. It notes Prime Minister Konoye’s cooperation with Seiyukai and Minseito parties, and hints at a move toward centralized state control in Japan. A Nanking dispatch alleges Chang Kai-shek may privately push a local settlement enabling Sung and Nanking to accept autonomy under cooperation with the army in Hopei and Chahar.
Baldwin awarded a road contract for 1.52 miles of Megan line with a bid of 48 10. Work progressed on the project with officials noting completion within a planned period. The contract is tied to Ballwin project milestones and local paving schemes.
Buffalo July 22 Approximately 600000 residents face food shortages as a Walkout by 1000 produce truck workers escalates. The Committee for Industrial Organization calls out employees of Jacob Cold Packing Company and We Hygrade Products Corporation halting deliveries.
Public Works Administrator Harold I. Tickes said there was no final determination on Pennsylvania's $65,000,000 institutional building program request. He noted no first determination on how much money will be available or how it will be distributed, delaying action on the grant.
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a trimmed version of Roosevelt’s court reorganization bill to the president and agreed to report a measure within 10 days to reorganize lower court procedures. The group debated plans for lower court structure, judge reassignment, and new appointments, with lawmakers signaling tentative support for a broader overhaul.
In AuPooma Pennsylvania on July 22 a 21 year old man from Burwick died from injuries after being found on railroad tracks following a rainstorm. Officials believe he may have fallen from, or been struck while attempting to board, a freight train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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