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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
1
Miki Mary Masterson, 23, daughter of J. W. Masterson, was badly burned in an accident at a paint shop in Oil City where she worked. She apparently invited and fell against a moving device, suffering burns on her back left arm and left side. She was found after about fifteen minutes and transported to Gil City hospital in serious condition.
Floods and freezing temperatures leave a trail of death in France and claim about 200 lives in a Chinese ship blast. La Follette rallies progressives to remedial plans. Hoover administration blamed for privation as Scripps-Howard calls for reforms on work hours and wealth distribution.
A new Westmoreland Municipal Association formed to oppose proposed water rate hikes for eight boroughs including Greensburg Youngwood and Jeannette. Officials cited a planned filtration plant and rising costs with a proposed 23 percent increase while denying company profits. D R Disher, George Crafton, Hal Gus and Cecil T W Enlaw elected officers.
A man setting fires on a farm near Morristown New Jersey was slashed by state troopers while trying to resist extinguishing efforts. Two other brief items note a wounded Arkansas legislator and a New York mayor calling for administration investigations.
A large table fell from a truck on East Columbus Avenue causing a derailed moment and stalled the vehicle though the driver managed to clear the road. No injuries or major damage were reported and the truck resumed its journey.
London reports a proposed five power naval agreement involving the United States United Kingdom Japan France and Italy. The plan calls for a committee to meet in London possibly in April with Jayme Dawes as the U S representative to discuss disarmament along with the Royal accord.
United Press reports that over a decade of naval reductions shows sign of global restraint. The Franco Italian pact accelerates limits on battleships while Washington and London treaties push planned keel layings and retirements, sparking debate on battleships' true value and strategic role.
Corry blasts the weather forecaster after three days of wrong calls as widespread winter storms grip the region. Snow depth tops a foot in towns with several feet in rural areas and major highways suffer heavy drifts. Union City to Titusville road report shows severe drift issues hindering traffic.
Four trunk line eastern consolidation plans for New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, and Chesapeake and Ohio are stalled. Pennsylvania demands trackage rights over the Nickel Plate between Ashtabula Ohio and Brocton New York, with arbitration to settle rights if approved. The Virginian Railway division between Pennsylvania and C and O also faces objections and no arbitrator has been named.
Chicago report says Francis X. Bushman, early matinee idol, offered to marry a wealthy woman who will support him. Applicants must commit to living apart eight months of the year. He noted no specific titles or ribbons in his list of conditions and claimed honorable intentions.
Bert Nixon Nivaiinger 60, once a Broadway figure, was killed in a quarrel at Promenade des Anglais. Charlotte Nash of Bt. Lois, known as Mrs Nixon Nirdlinger, says she fired two shots in self defense as he threatened harm while she studied Italian. Police struggle to understand her account.
Alexander Pantages, the theater magnate, accused of involvement with underage girls, alleges a frame up as he fights a state supreme court case over an assault conviction involving 17 year old dancer Bernice Pringle. He denied any knowledge of a party at a San Diego hotel with 46 year old Alice Blue.
Harrisburg reporting on a Senate utility committee session about the sale of the Quaker City Cabs to Philadelphia Rapid Transit. Albert Greenfield testified he acted as agent in the sale that moved about 1.86 million dollars with profits of over four million spread to unknown recipients. He said he did not know why cash parts were paid and suggested the cab company could have fetched a higher price.
Crane City Texas March 12 owners of two one story frame buildings destroyed last night in a fire that for a time threatened to raze the oil town estimate their loss at 0 000 and plan rebuilding. Wiremen from Odessa McCame and neighboring oil camps extinguished the blaze at midnight.
The river floods driven by southward storms forced evacuations in France and nearby regions. About 10,600 families lost their homes as the Seine rose after rapid snow melt. Landslides near Borders-Loyron and Tarentaise caused deaths and injuries while France faced power outages and blocked roads.
Mise Snou White 29 was shot ten times in the hallway of her McKeesport home by her fourth cousin Clyde Lindsey 40 after she refused to see him again. Lindsey then killed himself. White died in McKeesport hospital after being in critical condition. Family claims no romance, police say Lindsey visited Sundays for two years.
Boston March 12 Chairman George W. Wickersham of the Law Enforcement Commission praised prohibitionists and criticized anti prohibitionists for deception of the commission's report in a speech before the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He said wets would have gained more encouragement from the report and the statements of commissioners than the anti prohibitionists.
United Press reports a Chinese river steamer named Hon sustained a fatal blast near Shanghai. Officials say seven victims died on the steamer and twenty were aboard the other vessel Paclyy. soldiers reportedly boarded during the incident. The Pachli is owned by the Pati sbu company.
The Kiwanis Club set today's meeting aside to pay tribute to Major R. W. Brown a charter member and longtime facilitator of club affairs. Speakers honored his war service community work and loyalty noting his role in Veterans of Foreign Wars Kiwanis and civic endeavors.
The program lineup includes Black and Gold Room Orchestra on WEAR at 6 05 p m and Randy Valle on WEAR NBC at 4 00 p m. WJZ NBC airs Orchestra and soloist at 9 09 p m followed by Lee Morse and orchestra on WABC CBS at 8 00 p m and Les Mores and orchestra on WABC CBS at 11 00 p m Ben Bernie's orchestra closes the night on WABC CBS at 10 90 p m.
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