05 May 1928
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1928
Page
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Owen Oberst, 17, confessed to police that he killed seven relatives in Eldorady near here on April 9 and burned the home. He said restraint over not being allowed the family car led to the killings of father, mother, three brothers, and sister, then he poured kerosene on the bodies and left for a movie before the house burned. Authorities planned to file murder charges.
Erie reports a plane exploded and sank in Lake Erie near Long Point on the Ontario side. Two men, believed drowned, were identified as Smmies M. Lapey, 29, of Kenmore and John Rosecrans, 22, of Milwaukee, a Harvard student. Captain Joe Divell of the fishing tug Ruth recovered wreckage, noting a biplane with wings, tire, and skin coat found. no flotilla or additional details provided.
United Press report from Greenville South Carolina dated May 5 notes three Saluda river dams near Piedmont Pelzer and Table Rock Cove at Greenville Water Works under imminent threat as water pours from leaking embankments. Thousands flee valleys while workers reinforce with sandbags amid growing panic and fear of dam breaches.
Washington dispatch reports splits among party factions over Gov. Al Smith’s nomination. Senator Walsh of Montana withdraws to back Smith, Reed of Missouri persists, Heflin of Alabama withholds, and Donahey of Ohio is viewed as Smith’s rival. Walsh’s Montana delegation shifts to Smith at next Monday’s state convention, while McAdoo is expected to retire from blocking Smith. Reed vows intensive contest to push Jeffersonian Democracy and anti corruption on the Houston convention agenda. The committee on expenditures will interview leading presidential candidates including Hoover Curtis Borah Nevi? George Hull and Reed in Washington next week.
Mrs John Nelton 44 of Rennerdale was killed today after being struck by a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad train while crossing the tracks at Rennerdale Pennsylvania. Railroad officials report she was walking across the tracks when hit by the Pittsburgh Denison line.
Records and precedents crashed in Franklin as the season opened with 85 degrees the high. Golf at Wanango Country Club started ahead of schedule while the Allegheny River plunged to a season low of 2.2 feet and highways swelled with motorists.
Patrolman John Flannigan arrived to witness Mike Timko and Stanley Malek smashing a bag said to contain liquor against the Antler hotel rear. A moonshine-filled bag was crushed, Timko fled but was captured. no charges yet but possible under city disorderly conduct rules as police confer with the city solicitor. Nearby, Mrs. Margaret Gannon left for Spartansburg to visit her son Perry Gannon over the weekend.
Two North Center Street properties owned by Robert Patterson were sold in Erie by Attorney Franke B. Quinn. The Realty Building at the corner of Washington and Center streets sold for 16000 to a client of an unnamed local attorney. The Wilach Stock property housing the Brownell Shoe store sold for 14000 with Harrison Keppel bidding. Attorneys Breviller and Hewes attended for Erie clients as bidding drew a strong crowd.
Subpoenas were served today in cases involving local defendants slated for grand jury presentation. Robert Mead and Margaret Rathbaugh were arrested in a raid on Mead’s east Main Street joint on statutory charges, with Mead also facing liquor violation. Several city witnesses are summoned for Wednesday afternoon at 1:30.
A new endurance record for sustained flight in a seaplane was set by the PNY landing at 9 95 A M after 36 hours and five minutes aloft. The secret test at Philadelphia Navy Yards was piloted by Lieutenants Arthur Savin and Zeus Soucek. The plane took off at 4 50 PM Thursday.
Radio guide lists tonight’s top programs across networks including All-American Radio Team selection by the New York Telegram, National Symphony, Chicago barn dances on WSM and WIS, plus program slots on WEAT WIS, WIZ in New York, and others.
State police investigated an explosion at Kernshaw near Ridgway that demolished Peter Olive’s green house. The blast, likely from a dynamite bomb placed near the glass structure, caused great excitement but left no injuries as glass shattered observed in the village.
The State Game Commission announced broad changes to hunting regulations, including a new buck hunting fine of 200 dollars, a shortened antlerless focus, and revised seasons. Small game may be shot on weekends, with a longer deer season starting October 15, and a three day week for ruffed grouse quail woodcock pheasants and various squirrels, plus adjusted rabbit hare and bear seasons.
A resolution introduced in Washington on May five directs the Federal Trade Commission to investigate chain stores. It notes more than 100000 such stores handle 16 percent of retail trade and warns further growth could lead to monopoly. It seeks to determine if chains restrain trade and if current laws suffice or new regulation is needed.
In New York on May 5 Baron Gunther von Huenefeld and crew, guests of honor at a banquet, declined the $12,500 prize for the first eastward flight by the Bremen crew, choosing to dedicate the money to further aviation research. The event featured notable figures and a reception praising the Bremen team.
Erie County Volunteer Firemen's Association members from North East Harbor Creek Wesleyville General Electric Albion Waterford Union City and Corry met in Stanford Hose Company rooms to outline plans for the August 4 gathering at Conneaut Lake Park. M Flannigan of General Electric was named general chairman and will appoint committees for arrangements expected to draw one of the largest firemen gatherings in the state’s region.
A capsized boat in the Kuban river near Rostov drowned twenty children aboard. Only two children survived. officials reported the incident during a visit to the city, while a separate line noted a traveler en route to New York City.
American officials report the fate of about thirty U.S. citizens in Tsinan remains unknown as fighting rages between Japanese and Chinese forces. Ernest Be Prive, U S Consul at Tsinan, cites Chinese sources saying Americans could be in danger and that intense battles have disrupted life in the area. The Nationalist command and German consul in Shanghai exchange statements on German and Allied positions amid the siege.
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