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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
1
Drought menace grows as wells dry and farmers haul water in Corry and nearby areas. Italian troops on the Austrian border and France England aid offers appear in a distant, chaotic context as stock markets crash amid war rumors. Corry Water Company says no curtailment yet despite local water fears and dying wells.
A large-scale effort by about 300 forest workers and 500 forest personnel battled fires across Allegheny National Forest as crews closed all entrances. Forester Ryans and state authorities warned drought conditions have worsened with crops wilting and heatprostration reports rising citywide. The region faces continued dry spell with no immediate relief expected.
President Roosevelt named labor and industry representatives to the Railroad Retirement Board on July 26 in New Orleans. John T. Williamson of Chicago was named by railroad executives, Lee M. Meddy of St Louis by railroad labor, joining chair Murray Gallmer and other appointees as the board forms.
Minneapolis is placed under martial law by Gov. Floyd B. Olson after employer rejection of peace proposals in the 4,000 truck drivers dispute. Federal mediators had urged a settlement as the city’s largest workforce faces military control.
Washington July 26 The NRA cracked down on several firms over labor abuses tied to a move to reclaim the blue eagle insignia in the Harriman mills case Bear Brand Hosiery Company and Ly Greif & Bro were affected with withheld insignia and code-violation actions. Henry Pope president of Bear Brand is linked to the Roosevelt circle as a Warm Springs Foundation figure. Labor officials including Frances Perkins discussed declaring the hive eagle ilegally returned to the hosiery mill and urged compensation for damages.
Two Polish sailors Lieut Bohmudec and George Swirokawski aboard the long sloop The men plan an elaborate reception in Cleveland after a voyage across the Atlantic. They traveled from Poland to New York then up the Hudson to Albany Erie Canal to Buffalo and Erie with stops before continuing to Detroit and Chicago for the World’s Ball. They left Poland more than a year ago.
A Franklin private, Donald J Whatford, with the Howitzer Company of the 112th Infantry, was killed when an automobile crashed into a tree near Colebrook Mt Gretna. Two sergeants, William Metz and Gospoint Franke J Mooney, were injured and treated at Lebanon hospital after the accident while returning to CAMP MUIR from a visit at the cavalry camp. The fatality marked the first death in the division since the encampment opened.
At Mt Gretna and Indiantown Gap the electric system failed after a violent storm. Tents were toppled, trees uprooted, and high winds caused damage while 28th Division Pennsylvania National Guard units continued training before the encampment ended. No serious injuries reported.
July 26. James Johnstone Probasco, linked to Dillinger’s face altering plot and acid-processed fingerprints, died by suicide during a Justice Department questioning at the Bankers Building in Chicago. Probasco, arrested at his North Crawford Street home, was named for arranging features alteration and aiding Homer Van Meter’s disguise.
Governor Olson announced Minnesota will assume operation of all trucks in Minneapolis to provide necessary protection for citizens. The move covers permits and oversight of the fleet to ensure public safety and smooth functioning of essential services.
State Secretary of Highways Samuel S. Lewis announced funds are unavailable to start the Beaverdam Wattsburg road project. The seven mile stretch would cost about 800400, with $182,000 needed for Route fill. County commissioners received the notice Wednesday, delaying bids and contract awards.
In Chicago on July 26 police acted to control a strike at the stock yards as strikers threatened violence toward strikebreakers. Two men were hospitalized after a melee. a strikebreaker was stabbed and another beaten seriously. The yard company sought protection as thousands of animals faced disruption and deaths amid a mass exodus of cattle sheep and hogs. Federal crews fed and watered government condemned drought displaced animals under sheds to ease conditions.
Washington July 26 Admin istration leaders consider banning stock market margin accounts below 1000 when the Securities Exchange Act becomes effective October 1. Officials aim to curb so called shoestring speculators as the Federal Reserve Board and SEC finalize the rule. A minimum may be set at 1000 but exact figures depend on conditions before October 2.
David L. Lawrence the Democratic state chairman submitted his resignation as the U S collector of internal revenue for western Pennsylvania to President Roosevelt. He said he would devote time to the campaign and that his resignation, sent to Washington earlier, was not acted on due to White House hesitation. The move follows a policy push to end dual political and redeal posts.
A legacy of tension across Europe unfolds as Mussolini vows to defend Austria if needed while Nazi unrest spreads from Vienna to Upper Styria. Britain and France weigh joint action to preserve Austrian independence as Berlin and Vienna monitor the frontier and Allied diplomats seek a unified response.
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