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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1933
Page
1
Reports detail potential revenue from beer licenses and taxes as Pennsylvania debates state control and regulation of beer sales ahead of prohibition era. Officials discuss production taxes, licensing fees, and the shift toward brewery, wholesaler, and retailer licensing while considering a stopgap enforcement plan.
Harrisburg report shows Pennsylvania merchants speeding up tax payments. Secretary Leon D. Matzger says 17 days of returns total 3970g versus expected 12,000,000. Revenue aids unemployment relief. funds previously handled by the state treasury.
Pittsburgh dispatches report a second large Pennsylvania gas company, Manufacturers Light and Heat, preparing a new reduced schedule for customers. President George W. Ratcliffe says a plan will be announced within days as Peoples Natural Gas already lowered rates for 15,000 cubic feet earlier this month. A campaign by consumers across 85 communities supports further relief from high tariffs.
A Washington and Jefferson College junior Charles Hollar 29 of Newark Ohio died instantly when a car veered at a sharp curve near Bethel Church and plunged into an embankment. Four students were in the car William Craig 28 of Washington Pa Dorothy Sticker 20 and Myra Lou Rikgle 20 of Washington were injured.
United Press report from Hsinengkow describes Japanese positions under heavy fire during a vigorous clash with Chinese troops between Huerling and Panchinkaw. Major General Hatlari's infantry conduct a counterattack as dusk falls and Chinese losses are listed at 3,000 killed with hand to hand fighting reported at Chivhlingkow. Meanwhile Tokyo reports the Privy Council unanimously approves withdrawal from the League of Nations with plenary council to decide dates.
Congress leaders promised early next week to push emergency measures for beer relief and state banks. Farm relief was near, as House and Senate drafted standbys while Congress paused four days. A conference on the 1.05 alcohol tax was expected Monday, with banks to gain loan access from the Federal Reserve under similar terms. Wallace outlined a farm plan taxing producers to cut output, aiming to lift prices and restore purchasing power amid opposition. Roosevelt outlined four major relief bills to be sent to Congress, including unemployment, railroad reform, banking safeguards, and market regulation, with a target to pass by May and adjourn. Teachers in Pa. received a $400,000 payroll loan to ease Payless wages.
Directors of the Corry Hospital Association failed to win county support for a $6000 grant. County commissioners cited tight finances and could not extend aid at this time. Hospital leaders planned to take the appeal to Governor Pinchot after City Council also rejected the request.
Five persons including three men and two boys were killed instantly when a Grand Trunk passenger train bound for Detroit struck their automobile at a crossing near Andersonville Michigan. The wreckage was carried about 1000 feet from the scene. Sheriff Roy Reynolds and deputies of Pontiac took the bodies to the mortuary in Pontiac.
John W. Kebort a 64 year old Erie Railroad telegraph operator was killed by a west bound freight train at Buchanan Junction near Meadville at 6 30 this morning His skull was fractured and death was instantaneous The crew believed he was to report to duty He had been with the Erie for many years and is survived by his widow two daughters and two sisters all residents of Meadville
Five persons stand trial in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on charges of burning a corpse to collect ten thousand dollars in life insurance. Opened at night court with Martin Diveley turning state's evidence. Defendants include B C Fetter Mrs Fetter Irvine and R A Barclay. Corporal Conwell of the state police prosecutes.
In Harrisburg the General Assembly, convened in January, has enacted eight laws of significance. Key actions include the Sordoni banking measure easing panic withdrawals, the Sterling fund reallocations for educational grants, and a moratorium on sheriff sales. Other notable bills cover prosecutions costs, mortgage handling, and tax and bond provisions while unemployment relief and government economies loom in pending measures.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon arrive in Rome for crucial talks on the disarmament issue. Mussolini welcomes them as Daladier’s proposals for guarantees he brought from Paris aim to ease Franco Italian German tensions amid growing fascist influence in Europe.
Tokyo announces resumed gold purchases with the dollar basis by the Bank of Japan. A drastic foreign exchange bill empowers government to restrict remittances and control yen dealings in emergencies, authorizing measures on currencies, drafts, gold, and credits.
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