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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
1
Abe Southern and Jeni Southern headline a crowded field as five challengers vie for early control in the district race. Local party officials report steady fundraising and increasing voter outreach ahead of the next primary.
Incomplete OCR fragment hints at a newspaper item about antisern separatist actions or group Graca. Readable bits point to activist or political context and later legal or criminal framing, but details are missing.
Four young bandits armed with machine guns looted the Old Forge Deposit Bank of 16000 cash. Two masked men held staff at gunpoint while two others gathered money. They escaped in a car, abandoning their own vehicle two miles away. Police and state troopers comb nearby routes but had not captured anyone by 1 PM.
Washington July 26 a fresh clash over a New Deal brain trust halted the house senate conference on the public utilities bill. The deadlock centered on whether regulatory expert Benjamin Cohen could attend. Wheeler insisted he stay. Huddleston protested. The session ended without a time for reconvening.
Mahatma Gandhi urged India to fund an Indian Red Cross contingent for Ethiopia amid Mussolini's threat. From Wardha he called for national support, citing India's League of Nations membership and duty to aid another nation in danger, though his exact role remains undecided.
A Corry rural resident, C. W. Moore of R D 6, Corry, was slugged and robbed of about $200, several checks, and his Chevrolet sedan. The incident occurred Wednesday after Moore had returned to North East near the Keystone Grape Association following a call to Union City on Tuesday evening. Patrolman Bert Hoesling reported the assault and theft.
Kansas City reports 1 year old Louisburg, Kansas resident Allen Kern died from rabies after being bitten on the upper lip by a dog on July 8. He received the Pasteur treatment but succumbed yesterday after being brought to the hospital.
A labor stoppage by about 800 workers at Boulder Dam in Nevada, lasting two weeks over lunch breaks and hazy labor issues, ended today as crews returned to the project and resumed normal operations.
Roosevelt today agreed to allow James L. ONeill to terminate his suit against NIRA head July 6ist.
San Pedro July 26 a motion picture cameraman was reported missing and 60000 of equipment lost when a replica armed transport Bownty and off San Miguel Island sank. The Butter Hermes was speeding toward the island to investigate. Cast listed includes Clark Gable Franchot Tone and Charles Laughton.
Six Harrison County jail inmates escaped at dawn by ripping a vent bar and digging through a wall. Bloodhounds from Caldwell aided a posse including Sheriff Archer Hedges, deputies, and farmers in pursuing the fugitives. Leaders Charles Edgar Smith and Eugene Denton had escaped previously from a London prison farm and were recaptured. Companions Harl Jones Homer Joseph Guy Pargon and Lloyd Hython faced federal charges in an auto theft ring tied to Canton. An engineer alerted authorities after the escapeers passed his yard.
Washington police and county detectives hunted two armed suspects who robbed Samuel Brooks, a 74-year-old colored bank messenger for Citizens National Bank, of about $1,084 in cash as he walked from the post office to the bank. Brooks, employed 80 years, could not follow the thieves who escaped toward the business district after forcing the wallet from his hand. Aiding officers, the bandits fled between two buildings and vanished from sight.
Chicago publisher Frank Knox told the Los Angeles County Republican assembly that President Roosevelt and advisers are undermining the Supreme Court by promoting laws likely to be ruled unconstitutional. He argued such acts threaten the court’s power and the constitutional system.
July 26 Evening Standard reports the Foreign Office and War Office are jointly weighing sending troops to Addis Ababa to protect the British legation in the Ethiopian capital amid rising tensions.
In daylight payroll robbery two men were wounded in Probia Illinois one critically. A bank guard was among the victims and a robber seized the $1000 payroll before being wounded and captured with the money. A third bandit fled with the loot.
Prospects are bright for an early federal allocation to repair streets damaged by Wednesday's cloudburst. Streets Director Stanley H. Nichols, after returning from Erie with City Finance Director C. A. Duke and City Engineer N. R. Dickson, confirmed with Works Progress Administration officials. An engineer will survey the damage and assess federal grant viability, with district supervisors favoring immediate allotment. If approved, about forty men would be employed for six weeks.
The central bank plan sponsored by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin was defeated decisively in the Senate today. Sponsored as an amendment by Sen. Gerald Nye to the omnibus banking bill, the measure failed 5 to 10, ending its chances this session.
In East Prussia Governor Eric Koch ordered disbandment of Steel Helmet and allied veterans groups for anti state actions. The move cited a Stahlhelm convention criticizing a Nazi rally film and mourning signals as evidence of disobedience and unpatriotism. Also notes complaints about Nazi Mother's Day and air fleet. In Mishawaka Indiana backless dresses are banned at the local rubber plant for public morale reasons affecting about 5,000 workers.
Washington July 20 United Press joins miners and operators as they await word on whether Congress will speed action on the Guffey little NRA coal stabilization bill. A coal walkout by about 400000 miners could be averted only if the bill moves, though committee chair Camuels B Hill cautioned no promise of fast action. The full House Ways and Means Committee is expected to finish tax legislation before tackling the measure, with action likely early next week.
Peoria Illinois July 26 The torn bloody garments worn by Mildred Hallmark the night she was raped and killed were admitted in evidence in the trial of Gerald Thompson charged with her death Ruby Hallmark Mildreds sister identified the clothes as the same set presented by the state Thompson defense counsel did not offer an opening statement and the state's case began with Ruby as the first witness.
Corry’s initial novelty parade drew large crowds as over a hundred children and their pets including dogs cats squirrels goats horses and more participated. Police junior V F W Americat Legion girl scouts and other youths marched past City Park where prizes were awarded for various distinctions in a cooperative effort led by Thomas Roelofs. City officials and local leaders served as judges.
The Federal Power Commission survey of Pennsylvania cities shows Beaver with the lowest 25 kWh bill at 1.55 dollars, while Corry is highest in 25 kWh at 2.25 and ranks mid in 100 kWh and 250 kWh brackets. Kane Ridgway and St. Marys appear across 25, 100, and 250 kWh divisions with varying rates.
Dan Brow, 48, of Church Street, jailed after a morning hearing on passing bad checks and facing a second hearing for receiving money under false pretenses. Four local victims report a total of about $29 in checks, with additional charges stemming from LeBoeuf Township residents. Bail set after tonight’s session. next court term pending.
Nippon Dempo reports Japanese army units including infantry cavalry and machine gun squads embarked on a bandit crushing expedition from Sireey ryan Manchukuo. The operation targets the ringleader said to head remnants of Chang Hauen Liang’s forces opposing Manchukuo in North China.
Miss Azrene Thompson, 48, of Oil City, is in Butler hospital after an auto accident on Wednesday with Henry B. Trax, 70, also of Oil City. Thompson underwent amputation of her left leg as gangrene set in. Trax has a fractured pelvis and is also hospitalized in serious condition.
Paolita questioned a man in New York about a string of assaults on women and escorts in parks. He was nabbed after a witness saw a black man flee Saint Nicholas Park where a white woman was stabbed to death on a ledge. The victim, identified as Anne, a park derelict about 38, had clothing torn and was attacked. The man, calling himself Catar Wilson, claimed Nashville Tennessee origin. Police seek connections to the Decora Rivera murder in Morningside Park on July 15.
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