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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
1
Jewelry valued at about 100000 was stolen in a bold raid on a residence in Gotham City. Police pursue leads as investigators outline the suspects’ escape route and call for tips from the public. The heist follows a spate of recent burglaries, prompting renewed security warnings. The report notes the city’s rising crime concerns and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
A severe quake struck Tokio and surrounding areas at 9:20 p m causing extensive property damage and widespread darkness as power lines failed and telephone and telegraph lines went out. Damage also reported in Yokohama, 18 miles away.
The stock market closed lower with volume lightest in five years as rails fell 1 to 4 points after carriers petitioned the U S Commerce Commission for an 18 percent freight-rate increase. Analysts saw the shift as hurting stockholders by signaling more maintenance charges funded from higher revenues.
NBC Network presents Bobby Tones and wiz in The First Nighter on NBC with Arabesque on WABC and Negro Quartet Orchestra on WABC plus Vicente Lopez Orchestra at WHARF.
Two weeks left to settle city assessments before the July 1 start of a one percent penalty. Collector Frank Westley reports tax collections are satisfactory under current conditions. Many taxpayers are expected to pay in the next two weeks to avoid the monthly one percent delinquency charge increasing each month.
President Hoover denounces any man above the law in a Springfield address dedicating the remodeled Lincoln tomb. He links the crackdown on Chicago crime and Capone to a broader federal effort to restore law and order, invoking Gettysburg and Lincoln to stress national responsibilities abroad and at home.
William Randolph Hearst entered the auction against David Lawrence for the Washington Post property of the John R. MeLean estate, long published by his son Gwar B. Mes Lenn. He aimed to secure the post amid a high-stakes sale reflecting decades of family ownership and press influence.
Jesse S. Strawderman, 31, father of three, surrendered to begin a one year sentence for larceny after escaping from a Virginia Penitentiary road gang in 1919. He had concealed his marriage and children, lived in Connellsville area, worked as a railroad brakeman and painter, and was rearrested in Youngstown after authorities tracked him down.
Harrisburg June 17 Changes in the state highway department’s engineering district structure were announced by Secretary Lewis. Five field engineers moved to Harrisburg headquarters and one headqurters post was reassigned. Names include Poorman Foster Bucky Windash Fessler Bedard with transfers to offices of division engineers in various districts.
Three gunmen disguised as delivery workers forced entry at the home of S. Stanwoort Menken, abducted Mrs Menken from bed, and ransacked the wall safe for jewels valued over 100000 with insurance reported at 160000. The incident occurred around 10 am as Menken was away at his office on 5 William Street.
Three graduates Mary Ressler Marie Ruffner and Emma Lou Wilson will get diplomas at St Edward's High School annual commencement Friday at St Thomas church. Service features Holy Communion and a baccalaureate sermon by Rev Stanley Driscoll.
June 17 at Penns 175th commencement Cyrus Eick made an unrestricted gift of over 1 million dollars to the University of Pennsylvania Curtis, a magazine and newspaper publisher. Thomas Gates announced the gift in his first commencement address and said it will likely start a 20 million endowment drive. Announced also was the appointment of Dr Alfred Stenger as vice president for medical affairs.
A violent blast in Oil City Pennsylvania occurs when robbers plant nitroglycerine to blow open a store safe. The explosion shatters the interior and throws many from their beds while about $200 in cash is reported missing. Police suspect the explosive came from a torpedo company magazine two days earlier.
In Ridgway Pa June 17 Dr IH MacKinley a Altoona physician charged with assault and battery with intent to murder stood as a witness for his own defense as the trial neared completion. Prosecution rested after Mrs Hi H Mackinley elder state witness testified to the alleged attack and threats.
Kiwanis Club to host Ladies Night on Thursday at Hotel Corry with dinner at seven. A committee led by Charles Shuss and Walter L J Scott oversees games stunts singing and a dancing party. Miss Magna Tillotson of Big Rapids Mich visits relatives in the city.
Dr. Charles T. Meacham a 25 year old interne at Chestnut Hill Hospital attempted to perform a self tonsillectomy using mirrors and a three blade instrument. He removed his left tonsil but could not finish the right due to difficulty with instrument handling and lack of blood loss. A fellow surgeon completed the procedure.
The Willness liner Bermuda, a 19,086 ton motorship built in 1927, caught fire in Hamilton Harbor and burned with decks A to C gone. All crew awoke in night attire and evacuated. the ship settled at the harbor bottom with a heavy list but no injuries reported. It was to sail for New York today following a New York Bermuda service run.
June 17 report from Lima notes county authorities leading the digging in a flooded quarry to recover the body of Har y Truesdale 21 and Thelma Woods 17 believed murdered. National Guard volunteers walked off posts over food and safety concerns citing bungling and lack of proper provisions.
United States railroad companies petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 percent rise in freight and charges. The filing cites falling earnings, devalued bonds, and competition from trucks and buses as urgent reasons to restore capital and maintain service, while acknowledging wage and coal price adjustments.
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