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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1937
Page
1
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Fifty men reported for city WPA storm sewer work as the second phase of the project begins. Crews widen and straighten a channel from Hare Creek toward Pennsylvania Avenue, lay new pipe, and prepare for rapid progress with a steam shovel.
May 10 United Press reports movie technicians call for nationwide theatre picketing after failing to win Screen Actors Guild support. Five hundred pickets shouted at Los Angeles venues as leaders vow broader action across major cities.
Saturday, May 10, has been earmarked as Hospital Tag Day. The event by the Ladies Auxiliary funds the hospital program and follows National Hospital Day. Volunteers will canvass city streets with sale sites planned at Spartanabury and local institutions. Proceeds support hospital services and community aid.
Henry T Merrill and John S Lambie landed at Croydon airport at 6 39 P M after a stormy ocean passage from New York with a brief Northweald stop Essex. They reported rough weather all the way and said they hoped to reach New York on Thursday.
Announcement notes corner storeroom in the Barlow block at Main and Center streets rented to Lester Lopus of Waterford. A Western Auto Supply store will open there around June 1 with a complete line of automobiles and accessories after renovations and improvements. Representatives were in the city for inspection and tentative opening plans. Lopus is currently in Cleveland receiving training at Western Supply headquarters.
About 700 workers at two major Grand Rapids furniture plants walked out on May 1 demanding a 40 hour week wage increases and union recognition. The walkout marks the first major labor trouble in the city in 28 years and poses a challenge to the furniture capital.
Mrs Hilzaveth Sample, 45, a short story writer, was indicted today in connection with the death of John E. Hogan, a local Townsend pension leader. Hogan and Mrs Luellie Irwin were involved in a dispute over a gun when it discharged, killing Hogan in his home on March 1.
President Roosevelt will meet with legislative leaders this week to revive a stalled program amid broad disagreement over key bills and policy. The Senate judiciary committee plans to reject the six justice Supreme Court expansion bill. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau reports the national debt has surpassed 35 billion dollars, exceeding the January target.
Report from Pittsburgh May 10 notes a renewed threat of a steel strike as the Committee for Industrial Organization pressures negotiations with the United Steelworkers leader John L. Lewis.
John Bowles a 42 year old world war veteran from Limestone Pa was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at the Main street crossing in Bradsford crossing Lancaster county. The engineer William Ludy of Salamanca said he could not avoid the man and Coroner W D Allen ruled the death accidental.
Wichard Becker of 282 S. Center Street is named winner of the $2000 first prize in the Fort Erie baseball pool awards. His high score was 60 of 71 for the week and Becker Jr. is said to have captured several hundred dollars in the same pool.
State highway officials with the aid of local patrolmen conducted a six hour traffic survey on Route 6 six miles west of the city. Investigators counted vehicles from directions and stopped some motorists to ask where they were headed to measure local and foreign traffic for a proposed Pittsburgh to Philadelphia superhighway feasibility study.
Stringing of wire began today at Five Corners on the Beaverdam rural electrification project. About a mile of line had been strung by a crew of about ten men, who expect to lay two to four miles daily as work progresses.
George Nagel Sr of this city attended the Kentucky Derby as the sole Corryite present. Nagel reported War Admiral was pretty lucky to win. Barbers threaten strike in Brooklyn as 1,500 barbers quit to push for a $5 a week pay raise.
The Commonwealth case against James A. Tilly of Fayette County opened with jurors selected for the third degree slaying of Franks. The trial in Pittsburgh featured 12 jurors facing questions from prosecutors as they weigh the possibility of the death penalty amid charges of murder.
May 10 federal grand jury indictments target about 100 individuals in five states over a vast untaxed alcohol operation. The syndicate allegedly ran 11 distilleries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with millions in illicit gains. Attorneys, politicians, and police were named among those involved as authorities prepare to present evidence. Supervisor Edward Dougherty of the alcohol fix unit declined to comment beyond acknowledging the evidence.
Sir Daines Bindell five year old junior lord of the treasury was killed in an automobile crash en route from Grimsby to Boston Lincolnshire. His wife was severely shaken.
Rap. William J. Siroveh called Adolf Hitler a faratica paranoic in Washington today. Mae West faced a contempt citation in Hollywood for refusing to say if she married Frank Wallace in Milwaukee 26 years ago.
A major fire in Frisco rapidly spread through a trunk line threatening two homes. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours with more than a dozen units responding. Residents reported smoke and worry as authorities worked to control the flames.
United Auto Workers claim 7 500 Ford plant workers are potential union members as they intensify campaigns in Detroit. The drive targets Bard Motor Car and other suppliers as workers seek higher wages and better conditions.
Meadville Washington May 10 Mrs Tillie Glenn 59 of Warren Ohio was killed in a two vehicle collision at Harmonyville near Meadville an automobile she rode in struck by another car Her husband suffered injuries and was hospitalized.
King George and Queen Elizabeth paid a surprise visit to Westminster Abbey for the full dress rehearsal of Wednesday's coronation. They were greeted by an enthusiastic throng outside the abbey, and the scene was filled with cheers.
The account details an official inquiry into a disaster near a naval station. Commander Rosendahl and others testified about the vessel’s peril and the fuel leak as the ship began its first voyage, with a rope and crew involved in the emergency. The scene centered on the ship Broun and the London-related vicinity as questions were raised about cause and actions taken.
In Kane Pennsylvania on May 1 a blast at a residence killed Mrs. Frank Nieplazzo, 31, mother of two, and injured others. The blast shattered windows and started a fire. neighbors battled the flames as police investigated the cause.
A Baltimore politician and Indiana senator died after a period of illness. The report notes his death followed prior medical treatment at Julia Hopkins Hospital. A German bishop protests in Berlin against anti Catholic propaganda tied to a trial of churchmen on immorality charges.
Foreign diplomats in Rome, wary of Anglo Italian tensions, await Mussolini's next move as Italy presses imperial aims after Ethiopia. Observers note anger spiking after the Thalian empire anniversary was snubbed by many nations including Britain, the United States, and Prague.
Damaged text references two African American men tied to a death case at Rockville Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Mentions a slaying, clues, and unnamed suspects with scattered names and locations, including Tulsa and Alabama, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Miss Mullen announces Clifton A. Weber of South Center Street as the new city clerk in the treasurer's office. Weber began duties this morning and brings extensive office experience to the role assisting Treasurer Lalays in city finances.
Fronts bring nearly freezing night temps with readings near 10 degrees and a forecast of frost tonight. The mercury touched 54 degrees Sunday, with conditions to clear and warmer temps after a cloudy spell and possible showers by midweek.
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