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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1934
Page
6
A chaotic village update reports a grass fire near Skyomi York Street with fire department help, safety drills, and a postponed skeet grounds meeting. It notes consolidation calls by ex congressman J J Jones, political contest shifts, Red Cross Minstrels success, and a March building permit uptick. Carloadings rise for Pennsylvania Railroad, with Democratic Women’s convention in Reading and theatre renovations underway.
Controller Harvey M. Willis seeks legal clarity on whether the new poor board is governed by laws applying elected county officials. Attorney Clarence T. Bryan said the act appointing directors suggests they are not regular county officials, raising questions about required countersignatures and county funding checks. A court ruling may be needed if Willis cannot resolve the issue, potentially affecting Franklin Park homes and the planned poor colony.
May 2 report states two Democrats, Robert E. Holland and Burt A. Turner, are eligible for Kane postmaster. Civil Service Commission certification backs them. Postmaster General Farley likely to recommend appointment to President Roosevelt soon, with endorsements from Joseph Guffey and W. K. Wat Dyke. Holland became acting postmaster after Alf Evans’s removal last December. Detroit case notes Michael Hogapian given one year probation after guilty verdict for assault and battery on his wife following her beer garden visit despite his objections.
Beaverdam residents report a busy week with visits to Corry and Union City, hosting meetings and dinners at homes of Proctor and Tarbell families. Numerous local attendees include the Proctors, Lyons, Proctorville guests, and Meadeville district WFM society members. The Lawn Cemetery Association plans its May 7 meeting, and Beaverdam families note improvements in George Bagley of Corry.
Detroit May 1 Freighters are forecast to flood the Great Lakes this season, nearing 1920 levels and possibly 1929. Cargoes should approach 72,000,000 tons as ice delays ease. Sault Ste. Marie locks opened late this year, with smaller vessels facing navigation gaps. Veterans of the depression era return to sea, and shipyards report busy activity repurposing idle boats for the anticipated boom.
Kane, May 2. Art J. Sunan of Crosby, linked with the Khaki Shirts, is sent to Sing Sing for three years after perjury in a trial tied to the slaying of Antonio Fiera at a Khaki Shirt rally in New York. Frank Modat jari, aka Frank Moffer, gets 5 to 10 years for manslaughter as Smith’s quartermaster general. The Khaki Shirt organization was dissolved after a police raid on its Philadelphia headquarters.
Rig May 2 incident claims burglars started a fire at the Burnwell Coal Company office. Manager A McGill says the safe was opened after he last left, with the office gutted and adjacent shells damaged. A $1,200 safe was water damaged, total loss about $1,506.
The House investigation into Dr. William A. Wirt's red plot charges progressed with partisan reports. Democratic committee members called the Gary teacher's allegations in true, while Republicans assailed suppression of information during the inquiry.
California state and county officials study plans to purchase the famous gardens of the late Luther Burbank on the outskirts of Santa Rosa. They would be bought through popular subscriptions.
Four members of a New York City bowling team returning from a Nations tournament in Detroit wrecked their sedan near Mt. Jewett on Red Barn Hill early Tuesday morning. Speed reported at 75 mph. One man, name earned, suffered a ten inch gash and lacerations. Edward Heineman of Roosevelt Long Island, owner of the car, and the other two occupants escaped with minor bruises as the car rolled end over end, landing upright about 100 feet from the turn. The party said the driver had insisted on speed despite warnings and had stopped in Warr to wash his eyes before continuing home. They rode a taxi to Salamanca and took a train to New York. The car was likely beyond repair.
A four volume biography of Saint Teresa of Spain, stolen from the Carmel Mission library around 1896, has been returned. Very Rev. James Culletin, chancellor of the Monterey-Fresno Catholic diocese, announced the recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesleyyilt host guests at the annual event with Mr. and Mrs. Raitt attending. A day after Mrs. 8 at Mors, details unclear due to fragmented OCR.
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