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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
1
Merchants report varied goods, with price declines and cautious buying as department stores nationwide see weaker volumes. The text notes retail activity remains uncertain, with sales per year possibly dropping and price levels fluctuating amid cautious consumer demand.
A fall outlook shows retail trade slowing less than factories in 1988. Inventories cleared late last summer as workers faced layoffs and stock prices fell. but retail sales stayed about 10 percent below year-ago levels with ongoing price markdowns.
Ervin Cady, 50, of near Clymer, N. C., dies in Corry hospital in critical condition after a collision with a Packard driven by Mrs. Melvin Zurn of Erie. He suffered chest injuries, a fractured leg, and a broken jaw. The Erie car, carrying two women, hit Cady's car and went into a ditch. Cady was found in water and rushed to hospital. Constable Edward TeCulyer is investigating.
The city announces the May June July inspection period ends Sunday with deadlines for parcel inspections. Officials report many property owners have not had their parcels inspected and risk fines or penalties if not completed.
Charles Kamover, a prominent Erie investment broker, was sentenced to five years in the Allegheny County Workhouse for fraudulent conversion of several thousand dollars. Today Gov George H Earle granted a commutation after Kamovers guilty plea on August 5 1937 and a board recommendation.
Dr A P Haake head of the National Association of Twnhtive Manufacturers will address the Golden Rule Club at the Cobb’s Comens church Monday evening. He is on a sixty day leave of absence from the furniture association and touring to promote small business recovery.
United Press reports four days of clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in Burma's Rangoon left about 100 killed and 360 wounded. Four Indians died and 150 injured yesterday as looting and fires spread while British troops and police tried to restrain crowds. Government lines say key areas in Rangoon were protected, though fighting continued in the suburbs.
Harrisburg July 30 Gov Earle signed four bills moving a Dauphin county grand jury graft inquiry into the House. A 12 member committee will conduct hearings as the Senate opposed by three Democrats. The move aims to delay bribery charges against Earle and 13 associates until public hearings conclude.
Harrisburg July 30 The Public Utility Commission issues its first order requiring a utility to cover expenses of the commission investigation. The order against Pennsylvania Edison Company Alona affiliate of the Associated Electric Company seeks 9905 to pay salaries and traveling costs of commission staff during a study of the company operations and fixed capital expenditures for electricity.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with occasional showers Sunday. Temperatures will run slightly cooler into the weekend.
Motorists paid two cents more per gallon today in a district price rise to eighteen cents per gallon. Dealers discussed conformity after a meeting held last evening. A northside dealer said most stations would likely match the increase, keeping prices below prior levels and district highs. Corry autoists had enjoyed reduced prices since spring, with fears stations would again face losses. A Friday night meeting followed disputes among dealers about the hike.
United Press reports Mussolini signaling action against the Catholic Church as Italy faces a new fascist racial program aimed at Aryan origin claims. Pius XII warned against nationalist excess while Mussolini asserts Nazi-like imitation is absurd and hints at intensified domestic policies affecting Jews and Catholic groups.
Public Works Administrator Harold Ickes announced a 58 million dollar all weather turnpike between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. The 162 mile route will use nine tunnels and be financed jointly by the PWA and RFC. Toll payments will repay the loan. The road runs from Middlesex near Harrisburg to Irwin near Pittsburgh as a four lane divided highway.
In Nashville on July 30 authorities reported they could not move more than 1,000 National Guard to Memphis to assist with Thursday's primary election. The clash pits Democrats led by B.A. Crump, Memphis political boss, against Governor Gordon Browning, with tensions rising over the anticipated Memphis contest.
Harrisburg July 30 Pennsylvanias WPA supervisory and administrative employees cannot receive salary increases without Works Progress Administration Administrator Harry Hopkins approval under current regulations. The ruling affects wage hike plans and relies on Hopkins authorization.
Corry workers at the town night shift witnessed an unusual sky display this morning the aurora borealis or northern lights appeared as a dramatic curtain of light in the northern sky. The phenomenon rose several degrees above the horizon forming a brilliant panorama across the heavens.
An evening session of the Core to Local of the Dairymen's League at McCray Community House drew eighty members with Carl Prowter presiding. County president H H Marsh reported the revived New York market order in Washington and August, urging dairymen to back it when voting opens.
Corrigan plans a coast to coast U S tour after landing in Treland and preparing to retrieve his $900 airplane in New York. He received a hero’s welcome in Dublin and Cork as officials and crowds cheered.
A 1500 foot oil slick containing gasoline and lubricating oil was found near the last reported position of the Pan American Hawaii Clipper, prompting renewed but cautious hopes of locating the aircraft and its 19 occupants. Army and other authorities would resume search at dawn as weather and navigation data were reported.
Pittsburg police announce the arrest of a man linked to a seven year old murder case. The suspect, sought for years, was returned from a foreign location to face charges of in this tragedy. Policy details remain forthcoming as investigators corroborate evidence.
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