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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1934
Page
6
A chaotic incident during a stunt at Heneral circus killed several and injured many. Reports indicate a speed pilot and others died as onlookers watched a dangerous display. The crowd faced a tragic toll near rural roads awaiting Black Top completion and Camp July plans.
The piece notes a late June fret clinic on tuberculosis at the Municipal Building Tuesday morning. It mentions Charles Gelger of East Smith Street with a garden display attracting attention. St Thomas' summer service schedule now has masses at 6, 8, and 11 a.m, with the noon service removed for June to August. A&P meat department manager changes: R. B. Fairbank moves to Jamestown to run West Third Street store. Casmir Lynch now oversees the North Center Street unit. Boyt Auer shifts to North Center Street. Aviation incidents are recounted, including the death of Jimmy Wedell in Patterson and a public hearing delay on a state mills code.
A photo of violinist Miss Helen Vogel shows her recalling Captain Tyan Poderjay, now detained by Viennese police over the suspected disappearance of his wealthy New York lawyer wife Agnies Tufverson. Vogel says she met Poderjay through her inventor father during a Midwest tour.
The Liquor Control Board at Harrisburg announced 106 names of appointees before the civil service exam compiled last December, slated for release June 15. Many will be reserve for future openings. Tame Flint N Parker of Brie is among those listed, linked to a proposed stor e sanitization. City Council convenes a week from tonight. The State Revenue Department safety division began registering inspection stations and outlining stickers and blanks for the July 1 motor vehicle inspection drive, with mailed supplies sent to garages and stations that opted into the second inspection. The Q F battalion basket picnic is set for Meadville at the Odd Fellows Home grove on June 27. all Odd Fellows and families invited. The board notes 9,908 retail licenses issued in Pennsylvania with 1,626 refusals since January 1. Delbert King of Clymer, who fractured his skull in a tire explosion incident, left Corry hospital for home today. Carl Wilman and Bart Phillips of Corry escaped Elmwood Home after a theft spree. lookout active. Felice today reports no trace of Games Alaherty, 24, wanted for a Lee Commercial hotel disturbance last week. An empty lot is pledged for a young swan charged with aggravated assault and battery and malicious mischief. Stocks uneven and dull on the New York Stock Exchange. Andy Wesley of Spartansburg admitted guilt under the Omnifarm Firearms Act after brandishing a revolver and threatening Helen Makowski on East 9th Street. remanded to county jail.
In Pittsburgh's Hill district, 22 year old Charles Tobin died after a youth attacked him during a stop theft attempt at a storefront. Police sought to arrest a Black bandit after the late Sunday clash near the front of the store, as Abraham Tobin and others prepared to close.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Miss Gertrude Schermerborm of Umphia was appointed executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Security League. She will begin July 1 and will serve as investigator for a Special Senate Committee probing the munitions industry. Ralph B. Turner elected league chairman. Charles-Dands named finance committee chair.
Pittsburgh June 21 A patrolman Hermes Stubenrauch suspended after a string of attacks on citizens led a magistrate to call him a dangerous man to carry a badge of gun. The incident involved a crippled alderman and an Allegheny County officer as the patrolman allegedly fired toward a citizen. The case moves to the police trial board for action.
The 12 000 Pennsylvania National Guard units will camp at Indiantown Gap Mt Gretna Colebrook and Middletown for a two week encampment in July 1934. The complete 28th division will assemble for a mass review before Governor Pinchot on July 24. Major General Shannon leads a major war game plan featuring a make believe enemy across Indiantown Gap with air support and medical and supply detachments.
The V F W Archie W. Thompson Post bugle and drum corps won first prize in the bugle and drum corps competition at the Lakewood firemen parade. The Corry outstand represented Sherman firemen in the procession and captured three prizes at the all-day meet. Funds from the Lakewood prize will boost the corps fundraising for additional equipment.
In Columbus Pa on June 2 historique items report a Community church meeting for reorganizing the Boy Scouts with Tom Bowling county executive and other Scout workers from Warren attending. A good attendance is hoped for and lunch will be served. Also a lawn social by Community Aid on Friday at Mrs Bertha Stockton residence with a program planned.
The notice describes a forthcoming war game with trains, engineer and signal units and about 60 umpires overseeing maneuvers. The theoretical enemy advance is expected in the valley between Blue Mountain and North Mountains near Indiantown Gap, with artillery ranges and gaps at Satara and Manaut. Combat units will receive full muta tion rations while ammunition is blank.
Erie eyes a larger, detailed survey of electric utilities to press a rate cut with the Public Service Commission. Mayor Rossiter and city leaders consider a formal complaint if negotiations stall, citing Bevo County Electric’s 12.86 percent average return over five years against a seven percent legal rate.
The text asserts Chinese civilization is thousands of years older but claims Japanese culture surpasses Chinese in initiative and creativity. It discusses adaptation and influence, suggesting Chinese power is inferior to Japanese in these traits, reflecting a biased perspective without verifiable evidence.
Work on Five Corners road nears completion with other nearby routes slated for blacktop surfacing in coming weeks. Sections from Warner’s Corners to Darrow’s Gormers and from Range’s Corners through the Roosevelt highway await final topcoat as crews finish leveling and planing. Early gains on the Adam road to Piya Corners. Pinchot road in Warren county also nearing completion with possible early execution in the summer secondary program.
In Wolcott Connecticut on June 23 John Crow a middle aged farmer killed two neighbors Clarence Vuskis and Julius Karvauskas and wounded Mrs George Vuskas before fleeing into nearby woods. State troopers led bloodhounds and a posse through the area as neighbors armed with rifles and tools searched for him, believing he had taken refuge in dense woods near the Yuskis farm.
Roy Graham of Wattsburg pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses after arraignment before Judge William Hirt Pri. The defendant, charged by local residents including Mrs. W. R. Anderson and Mrs. H. Trost, defrauded buyers by taking down payments for washing machines and hoses and failing to deliver. Additional charges referenced.
United Press reports the discovery of Louis Michaelson 77, an aged inmate of a Jewish home, sitting upright in his coffin after an open grave was found at Shara Torah cemetery. Police suspect robbery as motive and search for a man who had inquired about the grave location. Michaelson lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Fragmentary text from a historic page mentions a grain handling topic and a local notice. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms about a facility and actions.
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