Nighttime Kidnapping Scare In Kane Area
Reports say a boy strawberry picker was allegedly carried off by a man near Kane’s eastern borough line yesterday. The scare ended when the boy, returning home, met a search party led by local police.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1939
Page
2
Reports say a boy strawberry picker was allegedly carried off by a man near Kane’s eastern borough line yesterday. The scare ended when the boy, returning home, met a search party led by local police.
Community announcements include VFW event reminders and Women’s Auxiliary meeting times, funeral service plans for Mrs Eugene Milter, and a new armory site approval by Briels city. Police seek two men and a girl for theft, while a young girl, Patrice Bublers, had tonsil surgery at Corry Hospital.
United Press reports Philadelphia investigators doubt a nationwide plot by the Italian Mafia behind the murder ring tied to an insurance scheme. Detectives discount witchcraft claims and note remnants of the Black Hand theory as Cesare Valenti and other alleged killers blamed for over a hundred deaths are linked to former Blackhanders.
Ernest Wier president of the American Iron and Steel Institute criticizes steelmakers for price cuts and concessions to buyers. He argues profits must be maintained and not written in red, blaming no single factor for poor finances. Also notes multiple local hospital discharges and a rumor of price changes in the Erie pipeline sector.
The blockade bars vegetables from over 100000 people as Japanese guards seal entrances. Eric Mayell, San Francisco photographer, is arrested while trying to film the search for entry and exit at the concessions. The incident follows the Panay sinking on December 12, 1937, as the British consulate seeks Mayell’s release amid a multinational humanitarian effort involving 400 American civilians, 223 Marines, and thousands of foreigners and Chinese under Col Hawthorne.
Washington reports a tax bill provision could save the financially pressed railroad industry about 120000 dollars annually. The provision, tied to a broader railroad bill by Rep Clarence F Lea, would authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to lend money to railroads to buy their bonds on the open market below face value.
Toledo's day nurseries report rising enrollment as mothers return to work, with the local nursery serving 94 children and maintaining a waiting list of 20. The trend reflects broader business recovery and shifting family dynamics in the city.
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