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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1938
Page
1
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Erie County Democrats announce a Friday evening rally at the Grand theatre with Norbert J. Fitzgerald and George Stout as chief speakers. Attendees include Walter H. Scott and Maurice Coughlin. A parade through Corry leading to the gathering precedes speeches on campaign issues.
United Automobile Workers members staged a sit down strike at the Chevrolet parts plant in Bay City halting operations for about 1,000 workers. The action followed an extended dispute over the discharge of three men and wage-cutting claims as foremen were reassigned to production roles.
In Cambria Indiana and Somerset counties families faced an indefinite bread shortage as all major bakeries closed after a strike by bakery delivery truck drivers. Separately meat truck drivers pressed for renewal of 108 contracts, threatening meat shortages though markets reported ample stock to last several days.
By Righard Dearing Boys Week editor reports that Mr Gries principal of the Senior High School plans to visit classes to check pupils and teachers and assist with late reports and office tasks. Also, Postmaster Donoghue helped with morning mail and noted trains 902 and 903. Mayor Zurbo prepared for sewer connection and reviewed police proposals before 1 pm.
City council and Mayor Frank Hepley discussed specific duties for department heads. A resolution to finalize duties and avoid overloading one department was likely. A petition from West Church Street residents sought a street fight near the Jewish Synagogue and was filed. The Stanford Hose Company reinstated Charles Craker as assistant fire chief per recommendation. Craker’s future plans and city posting were clarified amid a Corr y Warren employment context. Tax matter on 414 416 North Center Street razed building referred to city solicitor and director of property.
State highway department announced bids will open May 18 for widening and resurfacing U S Route 6 between Pittsfield and Irvine. The Pittsfield Irvine job links with Gerry Pittsfield program, covering 5.77 miles with new concrete base work, 22 foot wide paving, and reinforced concrete structures.
Premier Mussolini prepared to give Adolf Hitler a 20 million dollar welcome aid if needed, while fascist leaders hinted at a rebuff in response to Nazi advances toward Rome. The Italo German axis could be turned into a might mill as talks unfold.
The Senate approved President Roosevelt's 1.196 billion naval build up, authorizing battleship construction and increasing tonnage enough for three dreadnaughts. Parallel world developments include French tax hikes for rearmament and ongoing clashes in Shanghai and the Iberian conflict.
Harrisburg May 3 About two thirds of the 60,000,000 construction cost of the 162 mile South Penn super highway from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh will be for contract work. Chairman Walter A. Jones of the State Turnpike Commission refutes the belief that most of the project will rely on WPA labor.
The report notes a daily temperature swing from 44 to 81 degrees marking one of the season's high readings. In Philadelphia, May 3, the Jefferson Medical College community mourns Dr Rosa V Paterson age 64, who died after a monthlong illness in Jefferson Hospital.
Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska told a U S Chamber of Commerce round table that the National Labor Relations Board has cost millions of jobs and urged the resignation of the NLRB leadership. He said government sponsored industrial policy helped cause business gloom and charged the NLRB with driving millions into unemployment. He warned that public confidence in labor relations is shattered and linked the Bureau’s actions to reduced production and trade.
Harrisburg reports show Charles J. Margloth and Mad Lynn Adams gathering evidence for a Dauphin County grand jury convening to probe alleged government corruption. Margiotti, during a gubernatorial bid interruption, met with Carl B. Shelley and others, citing a large volume of new information sourced from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Attorney General Bayh considered appointing a special counsel in the inquiry into Earle administration campaign charges.
Pittsburgh May 2. James Republican gubernatorial candidate attacks Pinchot and allies over waste and extravagance in the last term. He accuses the opponents of broken promises and a costly pretense of reform while pledging a cleaner administration and criticizing the preceding intra party struggles. James cites the Senate as a distraction from real reform.
Former Governor Gifford Pinchot, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s governor, pledged three measures to ease municipal tax burdens at a Philadelphia rally. He would have the legislature return gross receipts tax proceeds to communities, abolish the state tax on public loans by municipalities, and reimburse Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for care of poor in city hospitals.
The House Rules Committee fears opposition to President Roosevelt’s 4.514 billion dollar relief program. An unexpected postponement in reporting the bill to the House Appropriations and Deficiency subcommittee delays action. Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia indicates work will target the earliest possible reporting date next Monday for recovery legislation.
City Council approved study of a viaduct proposal from West Main Street across the Mine run to Marion Street. Engineer N R Dickson to prepare a formal communication for council review seeking site inspection by government engines and an estimate of feasibility. Mr J Flaherty, its proposer’s father, urged approval, noting past support.
Merchants on record oppose daylight saving time for summer months in Corry. At a May meeting reps voted to adopt daylight time on Sundays through August, with a switch back the first Sunday in September, though farmers and rural residents warned of boycott and disruption to shopping patterns. The Golden Rule Club discussed the controversy, with mixed views and a prevailing sentiment to retain standard time.
More than three hundred music lovers attended a Salvation Army concert directed by Adjutant Jock Gullivan in Carry. The program opened with trumpet solos The Old Home Down on the Farm and The Sweetest Story Ever Told by Wilma Paulson. The Harmony trio and Dorotha Mae Rickers Louise Whiteley and Ther Beckwith accompanied by Alice Messenger sang Sylvia Lassie O Mine and The Green Cathedral. David Lammers, a rising musician, recently earned honors in various contests. Continued on page seven.
The AFL executive council refuses to fully expel six unions while moves escalate the split. David Dubinsky's International Ladies Garment Workers Union remains technically affiliated. Green declined comment. Dubinsky allegedly considers leaving the AFL and may reconnect with the ILGWU’s 252,000 members, amid a broader rift with major rival John L. Lewis over a permanent insurgent labor federation.
J P Morgan was summoned before the Securities and Exchange Commission to recount knowledge of Richard Whitney and the firm before their collapse on March 8. Several Morgan partners reportedly advanced Whitney more than 3 million dollars, much of it unsecured, as bankruptcy loomed.
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