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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1933
Page
1
A turbulent week unfolds as protests resume around the party gathering scene while security steps up and organizers push for dialogue. Local officials urge calm as demonstrators divide over policy and turnout appears uneven across districts.
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The Corry School District and Board of Education aim to reduce teachers pay by thirty per cent. A representative will visit Harrisburg to petition state superintendent Dr. James N. Rule, who can approve reductions beyond the boards’ ten per cent limit. The meeting drew teachers, Taxpayers Union members, and insurance reps, as debates on taxes and local unemployment intensified amid vacant real estate and shrinking payroll figures.
The Ladies Auxiliary aided by local high school girls will conduct the annual tag day sale for Corry Hospital on Saturday May 1. Committee in charge includes Mrs Hackson Keppel Mrs C W Bracken and Mrs Joe Guignon with nurses to assist in the afternoon. Proceeds support the hospital and public cooperation is requested.
Assemblyman John H. King said Governor Pinchot would sign the compromise bill funding state wide city and township road maintenance. The plan includes improving South Center Street from Grove Street to the city line to connect with the Pinchot road this year. The measure funds 68,000 miles of roads, with some reductions possible for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but third class cities allocations remain largely intact. King projected a bright outlook for the project and noted details may follow after the appropriation bill is signed.
A United Press survey shows wage increases benefiting about 50,000 workers across 25 states, boosting buying power amid President Roosevelt's fight against low morale. Henry Ford says the industry has reversed course and America faces the future with confidence.
Four men from Corry and Columbus faced arraignment in Warren for alleged disorderly conduct at a school dance near Columbus. Jink Smith and Lyle Degel pleaded guilty and fined. Jerry Kearns had a weapon charge dropped. Illice Wise fined three dollars. Lawrence Brown, already troubled locally, received a fine and up to sixty days in Warren County Jail.
United Press reports Harrisburg May 9 that the attorney general's department advised the Department of Public Instruction that the balance due J A Lanston Corry on his painting contract at Edinboro Sister Teachers College should be paid without deduction for repairs caused by a fire. The fire started in a cornice while Lanston's employees were burning paint. No evidence of negligence by the contractor was found. he was said to have taken precautions to avoid damage. Hasrie Armold, deputy attorney general, delivered the opinion.
Kenneth Buck admitted taking responsibility for the Peggy McMath kidnapping, denying other parties’ involvement. Police say Buck later retracted the claim saying someone else was involved, while state detectives and the district attorney prepare for grand jury action and a speedy trial. Cyril Buck faces similar charges of extortion threats. both pleaded not guilty and remain held at $100,000 bonds.
Harold Houghton 18 and Charles Brown 29, both near Sherman, were held for the next term grand jury after hearings at Mayville on charges tied to stealing Charles Masters Sherman car. They were remanded to county jail when bond could not be posted and face a Mayville grand jury next month. Patrolman Sean Brown encountered them in Sherman early this morning and learned they intended to rob someone then flee in Masters stolen car parked on Buk street. Deputies returned them to Mayville late yesterday.
Thirteen year old William Bildt escaped death by climbing a tree at his school to view a playmate in class and touched a 2800 volt electric wire. His hand burned severely but he survived the incident.
The Journal reports a plan to extend the Spring Creek Garland road improvement this year with paving from Corty to Garland. Bids will be sought next month and a contract let soon after, aiming to complete the entire stretch this year. The project uses bituminous surfacing with crushed stone bases, creating east and west outlets for Spring Creek and boosting regional trade.
In Washington on May 9, Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean testified she gave Ronald G. Means $100,000 to aid in recovering Charles Lindbergh's kidnapped son and said Means offered to pawn three pieces to raise $35,000. District Attorney Leo Rover presented two diamond bracelets and a diamond chain. Lindbergh was due to testify after Mrs. McLean. The value of the three pieces was about $200,000 with a crowd of 2000 outside the courthouse.
Poona India May 9 The Mahatma Gandhi grows weaker at the start of his 21 day fast doctors were summoned at 6 pm after he was struck by nausea He could not take a call from United Press in London on the Anglo Indian service due to exhaustion
A heavy storm swept Dayton Ohio impacting the west side and causing extensive damage. About half a dozen people were hospitalized for minor injuries while industrial plants and wineries sustained substantial losses estimated over 250000 dollars. Weather officials noted tornado like characteristics and dense clouds moved across central Ohio with hail and intense winds.
A plotted kidnapping of William Trevillian, 60, vice president of the W. T. Rawleigh Medicine Co., collapsed within six hours. Moore 21, an employee, and Stubbe 27, a farm resident, confessed after federal agents raided a Stubbe farm hideout. The Schultz brothers aided the counter kidnapping plan overseen by Commissioner White of Chicago. Trevillian continued his work as agents monitored from distance and were later released back to his home.
Senator Wagner said his control of industry bill now ready for submission to Roosevelt includes a 40 billion dollar federal and state public works component. He stressed the addition is to keep industry moving and expected the measure would be sent to the president for approval later today.
Mukden May 9 Japanese Manchu troops pushed into Chinese lines below the Great Wall Suffering heavy losses Chinese casualties reported in the hundreds. Nippon forces captured Shuang-Wangpu and stormed Chienas amid fierce street fighting. Chinese commander Kouminchun detachment troops noted among the attackers.
In Warsaw on May 9 the Polish cabinet resigned today. The cabinet first formed in May 1981 under Prime Minister Colonel Alexander Prystor and has undergone several reconstructions. Marshal Tristoh Pilsuiski, described as the Polish dictator, held the war portfolio at one point.
In Harrisburg on May 9 the Democratic minority in the Pennsylvania General Assembly claimed credit for defeating vicious legislation and passing relief measures during the 1839 session. The party praised its work on beer politics, election reform, highway bills, and saving four teachers colleges and two hospitals from annihilation by Republicans. The report notes efforts to defeat age expansion amendments and cites opposition from a Grundy hand-picked anti-committee. Continued on Page Six.
London May 4 Great Britain accepts the United States tariff truce until the world economic conference opens. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald warns debt relief must come before June 12 for conference success, signaling possible U.S. debt concessions if tariffs ease. The move follows talks with Norman H. Davis as party leaders contend over the tariff and debt issue.
Twenty five applications for Jop9 reforestation camps were received by the local committee at Curry Relief Fund headquarters. Auer Bracken chaired the review to select eleven workers for the forest camp with several alternates named. Personal checks will be made to determine eligibility while interviews continue at the Municipal Building.
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