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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
1
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Harrisburg June 1 United Press reports the state Labor and Industry Department has proof that J P Morgan controls the anthracite industry in violation of antitrust laws. A voluminous report by Austin L. Staley will be turned over to Gov. George H. Earle within two weeks. The investigation links industry control to a nationwide move to stabilize production and prices through a nonpartisan agency. The federal inquiry continues independently.
A warrant charged Lindbergh Heist Trent, 16, with stabbing 6 year old Shirley Ann Woodlown to death. Capt. Phi Hayes said the youth confessed, though Trent told reporters he did not remember. The child's mutilated body was found near her home.
Washington reports adjournment by June 11 after leaders did not revive government reorganization. Only two major bills enacted, housing and crop control, with wages and hours slated before session’s end. Internal New Deal rifts and Wheeler attacks on Corcoran aides add to party realignment impact.
Kolstee, a 65 year old man charged with arson over a fire at 427 Buel Washington street, was postponed from an imminent hearing as he undergoes major surgery at Corry hospital. He previously confessed to starting the blaze to harm his wife and son, and was held on $8,000 bail. The hearing was adjourned by Alderman C. B. Porter due to his medical condition.
Niagara County grand jury convened to review the May 20 kidnapping of 4 year old Betty Jane Hobbs. The child was found nine days later in North Tonawanda, as officials eye charges against Anna Legare and Terme Erbos involved in the incident. A hearing is set for June 10 as police pursue warrants.
A Pittsburgh strike by bakery truck drivers disrupts Eyton bakery deliveries across western Pennsylvania. Negotiations stalled with midnight deadline looming. crews prepared to ferry goods to regional outlets if no settlement is reached, impacting multiple routes and supply chains.
State Highways officials announced Route 6 closures due to concrete wear near Corry. The route is diverted 14 miles via Spartansburg, with through traffic detouring to the Cutting-Wattooing route for similar travel time. Motorists urged to plan around the temporary road work as buses and through traffic shift accordingly.
Former Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti said he is certain District Attorney Carl B. Shelley will continue the inquiry into the Earle administration at Harrisburg. Margiotti expressed optimism about the inquiry after meeting Shelley while recuperating from injuries.
A midnight strike by about 1000 long distance freight truck drivers halted all motor freight entering or leaving Pittsburgh. Local deliveries were unaffected. The walkout followed failed wage demand talks between union leaders and 57 Western Pennsylvania carrier companies. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs Stevedores and Helpers led the action. J J Madigan of Cleveland chaired the conference and announced no trucks would operate.
In a Sunday wreck near Heyp an automobile collision killed Lloyd M. Spidell of Bugera town and Fran Ambrose of James Town, with Mrs. Prank Ambrose of James Town and Benny Ambrose of Hagerstown also dying. Fran Ambrose was released from Community Hospital while his two children remain hospitalized with leg fractures.
United Press reports a proposal to make the Republican state committee a nominating group for state-wide primaries. The plan, announced by G Edward Green in Harrisburg, would align GOP practice with Democrats in selecting gubernatorial and other statewide candidates. A second proposal would require the chairman to pick 15 executive committee members from the state committee membership.
United States and Canada outline a tentative treaty for development of cheap power along the Great Lakes St. Lawrence corridor to be resilient in war. The plan aims to provide emergency electricity across the east and strengthens cross border cooperation amid global tension.
Boix Roussel claimed victory in the third Derby run as Petey Beattys Bais Rousselo diy placed second and Jim V Run's Scottish Union finished a close third. Harvey Moriss' Paseh and Lord Astor's Pound Foolish followed, among twenty two starters racing for a large prize purse.
State Commander William Smith of Punxsutawney will attend the Corry rally joining other distinguished American Legion leaders at the annual meeting in Corry this Saturday evening June 11. The departmental commander is expected to attend the event and the Ladies Auxiliary president may join despite a down state engagement. Meadville and Erle post plan large delegations with drum corps to participate in dinner, parade, and park events featuring local military and musical organizations from the district.
Princeton Florida June 1 The uncle of kidnapped five year old Jimmy Cash urged immediate searches across southern Florida to locate the boy or his body despite FBI guidance delaying the hunt. G men and Cash’s relatives mobilized, with rumors of suspects under investigation near Cape Sable as communities kept vigil around his home.
Buffalo June 1 Former Mayor George J Zimmerman was sentenced to two to five years in prison on each of six felony counts, to run concurrently. Supreme Court Justice George A Larkin imposed the terms after denying defense motion to set aside the verdicts. The maximum is 10 years per count or 1000 fine or both. Zimmerman may be eligible for parole after 78 months.
In Indiana county a group of 20 to 35 highway department workers were allegedly discharged for backing gubernatorial candidate Thomas Kennedy. The strife centers on reinstating those dismissed and the willingness of highway department officials to bargain on five other demands with state county and municipal workers.
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