Protest Over Summer Employment of Corry Teachers
Corry Local 1608 of the International Association of Machinists protests hiring Corry Public Schools teachers during summer in Beauty of the cit. They claim a teacher is employed while other workers are laid off. The union argues such positions are temporary and deprive residents with families of work. Other sources voice similar complaints. Board of Education action is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
International Association of Machinists
Mugabir
FE. Lite
Board of Education
Corr
Machinists Union
WPA workers quit in large numbers, Hopkins reports
In Washington Hopkins said relief workers leaving the WPA exceeded new assignments for months. He noted the spring turnover showed 171 448 workers left projects from April to May while only 100 530 were added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bn United Rics
Washington
Work Progress
Harry J. Hopkins
WPA
Work Relief Agency
Carrier Pigeon Fails After 350 Mile Race Finish
In Schenectady a carrier pigeon arrived at a hospital after completing a 350 mile leg of a 400 mile race from Lansing Michigan to Boston. The bird was exhausted and considered unable to continue the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Hims ‘Hopital
Lansing
Mich
Boston
W. M. Hartman
Hostal
Itd
Man Fatally Hurt in Fall on Farm
Meadville July 22 Charles T Homan was fatally injured yesterday afternoon on his Venango township farm when he was thrown from a load of hay. He never regained consciousness and died shortly after. The accident occurred while the hay was hauled to the barn. cause of the fall and exact moment of the incident are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Charles T
Homan
Venango Township
Black defendant faces 99 years in Scottsboro case
Decatur Alabama July 22 Andy Wright 25 with bushy hair, a Black man, faced a 99 year prison term after conviction as one of 12 Black defendants for attacking two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro Alabama years ago. Minutes after Wright’s sentence the judge ordered Clarence Norris, convicted last week, to die in the electric chair on September 24. Norris claimed he was not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Decatur
Ala
Andy Wright
Scottsboro
Wright
Clarence Norris
James Holland Indicted for White Slave Act Case
James Holland of Jamestown charged under the Mann White Slave Act for allegedly transporting Ursula Banks to Meadville Pennsylvania for immoral purposes. Seven defendants indicted. Holland pleaded guilty and faces next steps in U S District Court. Also named are Jesse James Cooper William Wilson Marshall McCoy and others in related charges. Two soldiers from Fort Niagara sentenced to a year and a day for interstate transportation of a stolen automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
James Holland
Ursula Banks
Meadville
Harolld P. Burke
United States District Court
Holland
Mor Guily
Erie T
Nolls
Jesse James Cooper
William Wilson Maeshall McCoy
Mann Adl
Tennessee
Columbus
Rie
Samuel E. Maples,Jr
Ernest B. Butler
Fort Niagara
28Th
United States Infantry
Chillcothe
Jahnson City
Tenn
Niagara Pass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cold Pac
Boyer
E. Doane Hardware
T Sumer
Mra. Conlin
Dodge
John F. Conlin, Jr
New York City
America
Jollars
Loblaw
Orchard Park
Tage
Crow
The
Tak Toms
U.S
Sunkist
Dixie Dog Food
Finste
Pallsbury’s
del Monte
Edward
Pug
Barry Biscuits
Clover Lane
Phas
FEA
Sylva
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!