20 Jun 1935
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
1
A fragmented report describes a meeting at a laboratory in St. Louis related to crude oil testing. It mentions researchers, professors, and a committee discussing challenges in the field and potential solutions.
A personal property tax bill, stalled in the Senate finance committee for 12 months, was reported for floor action as a possible substitute for three unpopular levies to balance the state budget. The crossfire involved a potential one mill boost replacing mercantile license and cosmetics levies, with the measure revived amid bribery charge discussions and a $20 million budget gap.
Labor jubilant as the Wagner dispute bill wins congressional approval and heads to the Senate House committee for ironed out differences. The bill allies with the New Deal agenda, sets a three member board, risks enforcing closed shop claims, and faces possible court review only under limited conditions. The railroad and industry groups split on open versus closed shop implications. There is broad belief it will become law within a week with President Roosevelt’s signature expected.
Loblaw Groverteries Inc has leased the Stennett storeroom at 12 North Center Street and will open a local specialty shop there. Stennett plans remodeling and moving its existing Teasing of the storeroom with Loblaw representatives occurred yesterday. The Loblaw chain operates groceries stoves and markets across western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.
The House and Senate sent a permanent voter registration bill to Governor Earle after committee review. A separate tax on rum imports funds old age assistance, while a horse racing bill faced amendments and potential final passage. In Davosburg, nine year old William Davis drowned in the Monongahela River. volunteers recovered his body.
Speaker Joseph W. Burns said the Guffey coal regulation bill may not reach the House until the first week of July. The United Mine Workers postponed a June 17 strike to July and indicated timing on the bill could affect their stance. Burns noted the House would act Friday through Monday with the TVA bill under consideration.
June 20 Trenton N J The court of errors and appeals reserved decision on Bruno Hauptmann's appeal. Defense and state attorneys argued over whether the Lindbergh baby killer was tried fairly and whether the kidnapping was an inside job. Justices questioned why objections were not raised during trial amid state push for the electric chair.
A tornado struck Fre Ball Texas at 5 20 am injuring nearly a dozen and killing Bobaster 60 and his wife in a rural community 14 miles south of here. Homes and businesses were wrecked as the funnel moved south into Owens.
Federal grand jury indictments accuse Margaret Waley of renting the Spokane house where George Weyerhaeuser was held and of sending ransom notes to John Philip Weyerhaeuser. The 19 year old wife of Hammon Waley allegedly participated actively, contrary to earlier beliefs she was uninvolved. The Henry sisters were noted visitors in Warren.
Toronto June 20 Government to build a large new home for the Dionne quintuplets and their family. Health Minister David Croll told Callander officials the plan aims to reunite the quintuplets with their parents and siblings. He requested permission to proceed using funds from the government trust and to repurpose the existing hospital as a school for the quints’ siblings.
Washington June 20 Ewing Y Mitchell ex assistant secretary of commerce testified that his allegations led to the removal of Admiral Hutch J Cane and the resignation of J W Barnett. He said Roosevelt did not want Cane’s job or salary and that his charges prompted the action. Senate committee members pressed the witnesses as assertions were debated.
Cyrus Lund an Erie insurance agent spoke to 28 Cor ay Kiwanis Club members at Hotel Cory, outlining insurance history and four security destroyers: death disability aged unemployment. The lunch meeting praised his talk and noted a membership contest ongoing led by Ray Greene and John A. Blatt with a toast planned after the contest.
Harrisburg reports say a five member Senate committee will investigate Democratic administration charges that Sen. William H. Clark sought liquor store insurance business in return for influence on appropriation bills. Gov. Earle had asked immediate action and the investigation was approved by President pro tempore John G. Homsher. Attorney General Margiotti and Dauphin County District Attorney Richards prepared for court charges and pledged thorough study of the evidence.
Oly. G. Seley was elected president of Nu Bone Sp, along with F.G. William Bush as vice president Charles B. Seley as treasurer and Everett F. Spring as secretary. Seley formerly of this city and connected with NuPhone, organized here in 1908, moved to Erie in 1921 and has 25 years of service.
Omaha June 20 arbitration hinges on reemployment of strikers with seniority rights. Governor Cachtan pressed for a quick agreement to restore streetcar and bus service to normal by midnight, as talks continued between labor and the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company.
Mrs. Andrew Paulson of Maple Avenue was rushed home this afternoon after a fall down stairs at the home of Mrs. George Davis in Sparlandburg during a D A R party. She sustained injuries to the neck and could be seen resting comfortably.
Allegheny county detectives resumed the hunt for the ex-dentist husband of Mary Louise Stewart, found slain with her 1-year-old son. A Harrisburg clue led nowhere as authorities still pursue Norman Stewart, a University of Pittsburgh graduate, amid reports of a mental breakdown from financial troubles.
In Washington on June 20 President Roosevelt's lax recommendation to eliminate unnecessary holding companies intensifies a heated House debate over the Wagster Rayburn bill. Opponents fear the measure as a wedge toward dissolving holdings in other industries. The Interstate Commerce Committee delays a reported compromise. A combative floor fight was anticipated next week as leaders push for the Senate style provision.
Deputy sheriffs from Erie arrived to aid Constable LR in custody proceedings amid a case of alleged payment for waste and a prior not guilty verdict in Catherine Mehynski’s liquor sale trial. The county jail holds the accused official after a dereliction in arranging a stay.
President Roosevelt proposes a New Deal measure to raise an annual tax on big business and the wealthiest individuals totaling about one billion dollars. The plan, announced in Washington, meets a mixed reaction with general approval from many lawmakers and confusion among others as the congressional tax skirmish begins.
President Roosevelt sent a dramatic message to Congress calling for immediate action on taxes to fund the wealth program. The plan features higher top income taxes and new taxes on large fortunes, plus a heavier corporate tax burden aimed at bigger firms. Senator La Follette pledged to oppose the rider on the tax bill as it moves through the Senate.
Harrisburg June 20 The Graf child labor bill, GOP substitute for the administration measure, awaits Governor Earle signature. Changes make it effective immediately upon approval, require minors’ work certificates, and ban employing youths in bowling alleys pool halls and billiard rooms. Senate reaffirmed wage board provisions and named three referees to negotiate differences. Senators Beall Soues Peed will confer with a House committee on the measure.
Mayor Glenn Milley announced an ordinance banning fireworks and enforcing its sale and use prohibition. City records show past years saw injuries from powder burns, and the measure aims to minimize risks by strict enforcement starting now.
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