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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
1
President Roosevelt prepared for a Friday Quebec conference with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Lord Tweedsmuir. A special train would take him from St Andrews to Quebec to discuss St Lawrence waterway cooperation and joint hydro expansion plans while noting Congress funding delays.
Harrisburg, July 30. A tentative $45 million budget for unemployment relief until February 1 was balanced today. The plan raises $4.5 million and includes a 2% increase in corporate income tax and other measures to fund social security, flood control, and emergency expenditures as looming adjournment nears.
Company A and 9000 civilian soldiers of the 284 Division Pennsylvania National Guard drill at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Troops split into enemy and defensive groups for war maneuvers using airplanes and heavy artillery as officers test strategy and spot weaknesses before home departures late tomorrow and over the weekend.
The mother Dorothy Wagner said Kenneth Wagner threatened to get rid of the child after learning it was not a boy. Jessie Hankey, a 21 year old housemaid, is alleged to be involved as investigators question the couple.
The first 108 media corporations to publish their second quarter state events earned $72,843,000 in the June period, up from $45,466,000 a year earlier. The six month period shows a roughly 50 percent gain, per Standard American Company.
A tropical storm with hurricane winds centered moves westward toward Apalachicola and Pensacola area as warnings extend along the Florida coast from Cedar Key to Pensacola. Filename notes indicate uncertain storm path and ongoing advisory updates from federal hurricane system.
Republican campaign workers from across the nation converge on Chicago to inform Frank Knox that he will be the vice presidential candidate. The drive launches a nationwide field operation aiming to mobilize voters through direct contact while broadcasting on core campaign issues.
Bernard Cochran, WPA director, announces a wage scale survey of skilled trades in the Erie district and six counties. Results go to Harrisburg for state review. no current labor trouble is expected, and adjustments may follow if discrepancies are found.
The state highway patrol plans a new substation at 17 West Smith Street. Acting Corporal B. Garlaon and officers J. W. Blythe and J. C. Swarts are assigned and may arrive tomorrow afternoon to set up headquarters in the city.
United Press report from Solomons Island says Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio was struck by lightning aboard the yacht Catfish, suffered severe burns and unconsciousness for about thirty minutes, then revived as the vessel neared shore.
A Young Erie bandit is slain by a patrolman after an attempted traffic stop. Gunfire erupts as the officer confronts the suspect near a garage, with the victim identified by name and details of the confrontation partially described.
United Press reports Attorney General Davin Crowley will assist in the prosecution of six Black Legion members charged with kidnapping and flogging Robert Penlan of Ecorse. The case, before Circuit Judge Lester Moll, marks a second intervention by Crowley and Atty Gen Chester P. O’Mara. Defendants include Brigadier General Lester Robinson and five others amid a broader plot exposure involving 12 defendants and alleged membership cards.
State and federal officials probed probable causes for the sinking of the Michigan sand barge Material Service with 15 lives lost. Divers hunted for bodies believed trapped in cabins and engine room as the vessel rolled over and sank near a South Chicago breakwater. Seven men survived and were to testify before marine inspectors and Indiana officials.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace prepared a report for President Roosevelt urging heavy corn imports. If drought lasts ten more days, Wallace said the next period will be crucial for the corn crop.
Henry Ford marks his 73rd birthday during a quiet seaside retreat at Camp Ford on Lake Superior's Michigan peninsula. Mr and Mrs Ford left Detroit earlier in the week to observe the anniversary, with no special events planned.
One hundred Japanese beetle traps will be placed in scattered city sections tomorrow as a federal safety measure to prevent damage. The program, run with cooperation from residents, aims to curb beetle activity as they emerge from the soil feeding on plants.
District 1 official E. J. Kinney may move to Williamsport to fill an assistant engineer role while Stanton Clink of Franklin is discussed for district engineer duties in the state highway department. Harry Claybaugh and Edward J. Kinney are linked to notable shifts in Franklin and Uniontown districts.
Corry Grange No. 55 will hold a regular session Saturday evening at o o clock in the Horn block on North Center street. A class of candidates will be initiated in the first and second degrees. A highway safety program will also be presented.
Gov Alfred Landon answers Socialist Norman Thomas defending free speech and assembly. He recalls sending National Guard troops last year to quell labor unrest in southeastern Kansas and reaffirms support for workers rights and lawful union organization.
Rebel forces under Gen Francisco Mola poised to attack Madrid as northern advance grows. U S government debates evacuation options for foreigners in Madrid with limited rail help and calls for safety guarantees. A war zone declaration surrounds Madrid as preparations for defense intensify.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars posts invite bugle and drum corps districts to join a major Labor Day celebration parade and competition. VFW committees meet to review progress and expect the best procession yet in the city. Commander Paul Lines says final plans will be announced within a week or two.
In Oklahoma City July 30 Percy Lee Gassaway loses the Democratic runoff to Gyle Boren by more than 3,000 votes of 5,000 cast in the 4th district. Gassaway, 14 children father, gained national attention with attacks on Huey Long and the Townsend plan and the birth control bill.
Screen star Mary Astor and former husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe faced off in superior court in Los Angeles over custody of their four year old child. Each accused the other of misconduct as nurses testified to women visiting Thorpe, while Astor’s attorney argued she had been romantically involved with a married man.
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