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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
1
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President Roosevelt won support from the House Ways and Means Committee for a graduated corporation income tax in the tax-the-rich bill. Doughton announced Democrats tentatively approved the main points, with a mild graduation and no increased capital stock tax or intercompany dividends. The plan would raise several sums from higher personal taxes, inheritance taxes, pit taxes, an excess profits tax, and a small corporate levy.
Washington July 25 United Press reports fourth yearly bid to avert a strike over new wage and hours terms. Operators and United Mine Workers reps recessed without prediction, as August first strike calls loom if no agreement or temporary truce is set. Congress action on the Guffey coal bill seems unlikely by then.
Italy telegraphed to the League of Nations in Geneva expressing willingness to seek a settlement with Ethiopia by arbitration. Rome blamed Addis Ababa for the collapse of prior arbitration efforts.
In Buenos Aires July 25 Finance Minister Federico Pinedo and Senator Lisandro de la Torre fought a pistol duel as a late aftermath to Tuesday night’s shooting in the Senate in which a senator was killed and two deputies wounded. About 100 witnessed the duel near the Palomar air base. De la Torre, 70, gray beard, once a champion swordsman, fired into the air, Pinedo, 41, fired a shot at Pinedo. neither was wounded and they left without surrender.
County Treasurer Lawrence A. Taylor reports Corry beer distributors must re apply for new licenses under Pennsylvania’s amended beverage act. Applications go to the State Liquor Control Board in Harrisburg for future issuance. The former $125 license now costs $400, prompting some to quit. Distributors planning to stop must obtain a special permit if they continue. Out of state beer handlers face a $200 fee in addition to higher costs.
Shirley Jean Fralick two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Fralick of Jamestown R D visiting in the city, drank a quantity of kerosene oil by accident and received treatment at Cortland hospital last evening before being dismissed after care.
The body of Mrs Mae Stlifefer, 45, was found at Presque Isle Bay after she left a note for her husband stating they had ended their lives. Her dog Sparkie accompanied her as she drowned last night, with the coroner listing the case as suicide.
Southampton July 25 Col Henry Huddleston Rogers 55 a guiding genius of the Standard Oil Company and among the nation’s richest men died at Southampton hospital after a long illness His third wife Pauline Van Der Voort was at the bedside Attending physicians said death followed a prolonged illness marked by pneumonia last year and complications that left slim chances of recovery
Sharon Pennsylvania reports await relatives from Lima Ohio to confirm identity of Betty Murdoch a refined young woman found dead from poison. She had arrived July 1 in Mayury Ohio and was found July 13 by Mrs Catanrine Bartolin who helped her home and sought medical care at Buhl hospital but died. Bartolin said the woman had no place to go.
Moscow July 25 The Soviet Communist Party urges aiding liberal democratic governments abroad as bulwark against fascism marking a shift from prior policy. Pravda cites revolutionary departure from anti bourgeois stance as the world congress of the Communist International begins. About 600 attend diplomats delegates and secretaries, with sessions expected to start soon.
July 25 Alturas Cal Reports of a new gold strike say ore runs 12 137 to a ton drawing prospectors to Highgrade Modoc county camp William D Nance owner of the Dixie mine says several assays show high gold values and belief of 100 000 tons of gold bearing ore on Dixie property Former investor William Wrigley once spent 500000 attempting Dixie development, old timers say
Attorney Miles B. Kitts, a well known Erie figure, sustained minor injuries in an auto accident last evening near Erie while returning from a firemen's picnic. He was rushed to an Erie hospital for treatment and later discharged. Michael Gallagher, an assistant to Kitts, was also admitted but sustained only slight injuries.
Mary Schadell, a resident on Broot Street, was carried through three feet of flood water to safety in a taxi. Raymond Manufacturing employees labored in a flooded basement to protect wires and machinery. North side shoppers faced fears for south side homes as hundreds of motorists trudged through high water and engines stalled. Mrs Ernest Morrow waded home through a foot of water surrounding her mother’s dwelling.
Charles H. Schloss of Erie will become acting postmaster, taking over after the death of Harbert A. Schlaudecker. Appointed by Congressman Charles N. Crosby, Schloss has held NRA and Home Owners' Loan Corp roles and most recently worked with the state workmen's compensation office.
Five passengers were injured when an Erie to Pittsburgh bus struck a truck driven by Joseph Fernecak of Youngstown at Clarksville near Sharon Pennsylvania. Injured include Mrs. E. B. Thompson of Greenville with a fractured jaw. Myersell and Trance Mitchell of Meadville. Anna Bean of Greenville. and driver Ray Hepter who reported steering gear failure.
Berlin July 25 Nazi actions against Jews Catholics and war veterans expand across Germany. Mecklenburg police disband three steel helmet groups and seize funds while banning uniforms. Koenigsberg police detain Kowalski Hirschbers and Zander after shop windows are smashed. Zander allegedly says This is German culture. Heilsberg secret police close Catholic youth premises over four black red and gold flags. Osnabrueck prefect condemns clergy for not hoisting the Swastika flag and warns coercion will secure church decorations on Nazi festivals.
Seattle reports the Boeing Aviation Company’s flying battleship, the most powerful bomber, is set for its initial flight. Sea Tower, chief test driver, says the plane is ready for final tests and will fly nonstop to Dayton, Ohio, to be turned over to the U S Army Air Corps.
In Harrisburg July 25 more than a dozen witnesses would be called at a hearing before Attorney General Charles J Margiotti on a petition seeking the removal of Judge Thomas Hudson of Fayette County Court.
City may seek federal aid for storm damage with an emergency Works Progress Administration grant. Streets Director Stanley H Nichols announced the application as survey teams logged widespread flooding from Wednesday's downpour. Hillside avenues, basements, and stores were drenched. Spring Street and Shady Avenue suffered severe damage.
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