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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1933
Page
1
Fragments show a mention of a person named Mrs ry and an implied legal action tied to a fence dispute or boundary case. No clear dates or places are readable. The text is too garbled to determine parties or outcome, but it appears to reference a civil proceeding related to property lines.
Harrisburg May 6 United Press reports Governor Pinchot designated J Goodnough of Emporium Pa as chairman of the State Public Service Commission in place of Clyde L King and reappointed George Woodruff Frederick Gruenberg Stephen Stahlnecker and Goodnough to the commission for recess terms The Senate had not acted on Kings nomination and the commission will resume its investigation June 13 with the five members in office
Margaret Peggy McMath was returned to her parents late yesterday after being held by kidnappers. Authorities pressed the abduction inquiry as investigators pursue details. Reports state a ransom of 80000 was paid for the girl's release.
The First National Bank of Erie will oversee beer stamp distribution in Erie County with others handling Crawford and Warren counties. Erie reports adequate stamp supplies with no expected delays. Authorities audit potential beer license applicants to enforce sale regulations and new tax rates. The tax schedule sets rates by container size from barrel to pint.
A government newspaper Herald De Cuba was bombed in Havana today and a policeman guarding the plant was killed. The building suffered only slight damage. The killed officer was Juan Hernandez. Mario Leal Vance reportedly injured. Police chased a car with women seen nearby before the blast.
Reports from Tokio confirm Russia proposed Japan purchase of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The foreign office would not comment but the government is said willing to cancel debts of the old Russian regime instead of paying cash.
Linden Texas May 6 Paul Oakley a self claimed faith healer was found guilty of murder and received a 60 year penitentiary sentence for the death of a three year old girl during a healing ceremony The state had sought the death penalty
Harrisburg dispatches report a reduction in relief compensation from 1 per week to 25 cents per man, expected to restart municipal relief projects statewide. Oil City plans to reinstate 155 workers Monday, with other cities likely to follow as the bill awaits Governor Pinchot’s signature. The 25 cent rate is higher than before, enabling limited employment in improvements.
Clarence Commandery Knights Templar members attended the Spring meeting of the Past Commanders and Line Officers Association in Warren last evening. About 150 members from sixteen Northwestern district commandaries were present as new by-laws and routine business were tackled. Guests included Two Fast Grand Commanders James A. Chickering Oil City and John M. Schram Ridgway along with divisional commoners. A banquet at the Wi GA building followed by a social session and business meeting capped the gathering. Corry delegation named several attendees including Frank Jones H A Curtis Ralph Fogle Earl Haight P. Paulson Loyd Stowe Charles Dayleen Frank Z. Babbitt and Mr and Mrs Wallace M Young.
In York Pennsylvania a Great Eastern stage line bus overturned at Del Rey, injuring 15 and killing Mrs. Louise Moller, 42, of Indianapolis. Six victims were taken to York Hospital and nine to Columbus, Pennsylvania.
The High School Boys Band will give a concert in the business section this evening as a preview to a series of weekly programs in City Park during the summer. The Voga band will assemble at Senior High tonight and march over Center Street to the Bike clubs, performing a porch concert from the fraternal home after 2 o'clock.
Corry residents were assigned eleven places for the reforestation service relief program. The county outside of Evielty was allotted 68 men. Corry’s quota was eleven, with Auer and ex Mayor Bracken organizing enlistments. Applicants must appear at the Municipal Building Tuesday at 10:00 AM. age 18 to 25, unmarried, with direct dependents willing to assign $25 of the $30 monthly stipend.
The Erie county grand jury will hear the Bravarny case from East Wayne Street next week as the Wilcox theft of chickens from J. J. Casey farm in Mill Village is postponed to the next county term. Police Chief J D Wlanigan was advised by the district attorney’s office. Brayarny faces charges of breaking and entering and larceny for alleged thefts including sheet and pillowcase items from the Erie Bullock residence.
Corry residents Pasquale Renzi and 114.1 Nick Pate face arson charges in the burning of Renzi’s automobile. The case will go before the grand jury next week after witnesses were advised of a possible plea, which was withdrawn. Local witnesses are expected to testify.
Four new measles cases were reported today by Health Officer John D. Flanigen. Upwards of a dozen others will be released from quarantine by Monday as sixty or more cases of mumps and measles remain under quarantine following yesterday's lift for those scheduled to be freed. A freight wreck near Larimer paused rail traffic as five Pennsylvania Railroad cars derailed. no injuries were reported and the cause was undetermined.
Erie Pa May 6 Mrs Frank Clesielsky 40 was prevented from snapping in Lake Erie today when her four year old daughter tugged on her until a nearby police officer arrived.
Next week the dumpy High School faculty and students prepare for the seventh annual junior high exhibit and entertainment to be held Thursday and Friday evenings May 11 and 12. The event showcases student work across rooms Hatch building and Hatch library with exhibits in elementary, household arts, industrial arts, English, social studies, science and more. The entertainment titled Penny Buns and Roses features Agatha St Pierre, Charles De Yon, Robert Ott, Albert Rathbun, and Dick Shoop with over a hundred students in song and costume.
Harwich Mass May 6 Cyril Buck owner of a Harwich garage and his brother Kenneth Buck were arrested after admitting involvement in a four man plot to abduct 10 year old Peggy McMath. Police said 60 000 ransom was paid by the Detroit grandparents. Peggy was recovered yesterday.
Postal officials in charge of the railway mail service in India district confer with Postmaster Beatley over steps to maintain service amid curtailment in train travel. A new star route motor mail service may be established between the Corry post office and southern towns. A morning route between City and Union City connects with Erie and Pennsylvania trains. an afternoon north route from Oil City to Titusville to Corry is hoped to continue. This route would bring south mail into the city and enable onward distribution to Spartanburg and nearby towns, with late-evening service improving local mail coverage.
United Press reports that the administration favors emergency Federal Reserve loans for cities, with Glass chairmanship retained and a one year delay on insured deposits. Roosevelt reportedly open to municipal relief as a rider to the Glass bill, awaiting Senate and House action.
A Brie theater audience was startled by an explosion near a ship scene during a film. The Br ie dental office of Dr. George Stark suffered about 1000 dollars in damage from an incendiary bomb, but none of the 500 patrons was hurt.
Cashier John D. Pichitino J 35 grappled with a lone robber at Lakeview State Bank and disarmed him, turning the suspect over to police. The bandit Wilkes A. Shadley 33 identified as a World War veteran was taken into custody unharmed.
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