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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1933
Page
1
United Press reports three state results showing strong repeal gains in Iowa Connecticut and New Hampshire with repeal leads totaling more than 200000 and expected action by state conventions. Railroads plan to delay wage cuts under Roosevelt plan as labor and management discuss six month extension to wage reductions.
Dawn search by air planes soldiers and ships aimed to locate Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieutenant Joaquin Collar after a 1000 mile Havana to Mexico City flight. A crowd had gathered 12 hours earlier at Valbuena Piet to watch the march of the daring aviators amid rain as planes and boats probed the Gulf of Mexico and Tabasco coast.
Washington June 21 United States Public Health Service urges caution as summer begins. Avoid heavy foods and overheating eat light digestible items drink plenty of water and fruit avoid untested water. Wear light clothing stay out of sun without head covering and do not attempt rapid tanning.
William J. Fitzgerald of Scranton urged self control as essential today at the 39th annual Pennsylvania Bar Association meeting in Bedford Springs. He argued laws succeed when good and guided by reasonable behavior, not by overregulation. A separate Pittsburgh report notes a suspect from Cicero was wounded in a robbery attempt and faces possible gangrene after medical delays.
George Downey and Richard Powers had been in Philadelphia Baltimore and Pittsburgh in recent days and returned home last evening.
National Industrial Recovery Administration asks industry to declare an armistice on expanding productive capacity to avoid market glut. Hugh Johnson leads the campaign aiming to place several million men back to work this summer while pushing cautious, uniform 86 hour weeks and steady wage practices. Institutions push railroads and municipal loans to support construction and wheat program conferences in multiple cities to align policy with farm and industry needs.
Hollywood film maker George Fill saved actress Fay Wray from a strong riptide off Play Del Ray beach. Wray, swimming offshore with cries heard by a nearby cottage resident, was pulled to safety minutes before lifeguards arrived. She suffered exhaustion but was unharmed.
Philadelphia June 21 Women in Philadelphia predict a large number of Republican defectors in Pennsylvania politics for 1934. Marie A. OConnell Democrat watchdog says many will back Democrats due to the New Deal while independent Republican women demand reliable upright candidates.
In New York on June 21 United Fresh reports Charles B. Mitchell faced charges of income tax evasion. The case went to an eight member jury at 12 27 PM after Judge Henry W Goddard instructed that the key issue was whether Mitchell made improper deductions with intent to defraud the United States. The judge noted that deductible losses require bona fide transactions such as the $2 878 million loss from selling National City Bank stock to his wife. He also ruled that the sale to Mrs Mitchell could be cash or credit but must be bona fide and free of contract or agreement between buyer and seller.
The Prince of the Asturias renounces succession rights and marries Senorita Hdelmira gaucia Adriana Sampedro-Oceojo in a civil ceremony at Hotel de Ville Lausanne. The pairing intertwines royal circles with a nonroyal Cuban-Spanish connection. No royal family members attended. no telegrams from former King Al Tonso were received. The official Auguste Margot noted the marriage fees apply in Spain and Cuba.
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi authorities under Hermann Goering ordered the dissolution of all fighting squads and affiliated youth groups in Prussia. The move signals a broader purge of nationalist and leftist groups with observers calling it a step toward eradicating Nazi affiliated organizations. Local Steel Helmets posts have also been dissolved amid suppression of communists and socialists.
Chicago officials reported an abrupt cooldown as a northeast wind cut temperatures. By 11 a.m. the downtown reading fell from 89 to 79 degrees while Lake Michigan breezes cooled the sweltering region ending the second heat wave of the season.
Firefighters answered a noon call to Seneca Street to battle a smoke filled home. They traced the blaze to a pile of shingles near the house and suspect children playing with matches started it, though the origin remained undetermined.
The 1988 Pennsylvania political season was opened with nominating petitions for judges in 16 counties. Campaigns will shape November elections and influence the 1934 gubernatorial race. Intra party differences will be settled, with many factions fielding candidates before a July 3 petition deadline.
U S delegation faces Roosevelt directives that may seek early stabilization of the dollar and pound. A de facto rate around 4.40 to 4.50 could allow room for the proposed stabilization or enable a ten percent devaluation to restore 1926 price levels. Professor Raymond Moley eyes “definite results” from the next stage as he sails to London with Roosevelt instructions.
Watertown New York June 21 Joseph Doldo twenty left school in fourth grade confessed to sending two fully formed bombs to President Roosevelt for fun. He was captured while attempting to obtain a timetable like the one in a recent letter to the president. Police say he solved the mystery of the Watertown crank who mailed bombs to the White House and a seventy five million dollar check to cover Britain’s war debt.
Albirt Brandner, former Pittsburgh city treasurer's office clerk, paroled by Judge Harry A Rowland in Allegheny County Criminal Court on embezzlement conviction. Parole granted despite Commonwealth objections over his age and prior indictments. Brandner testified about accounts tied to the late David A Rogers, former chief clerk in the same office.
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