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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
1
Senator Gerald P Nye arrived in Pittsburgh to survey conditions ahead of the Pennsylvania primary. The Pennsylvan ia inquiry, led by Nye as committee chair, will examine campaign spending and potential irregularities.
In Mayville court Frank Baresi 19 testified about the events before the shooting of his father Joseph Baresi. The testimony linked Joseph Sofia of Dunkirk to the murder case and covered the marriage license drama, family ties, and Sofia’s alleged threats.
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the South was acquitted of conduct unbecoming a bishop over his 1928 anti Smith campaign ties. The Episcopal committee dismissed the charges after an eight hour session, noting no action against the five bishops.
A major hail storm swept French Creek and nearby areas yesterday afternoon leaving ground cover across a wide belt between French Creek and Findley Lake. Reports say the storm was among the most severe in years with hail remaining evident for hours.
NBC offers Rudy Valle at 7 PM followed by Maris Chamiee on WHAM at 8 PM. CBS presents Ty MW Knighta of Gurter at 8 30. WHAF features RGA four at 9 00. CBS network closes with Midegod: Kodak bows at 2 00. listings indicate varied network schedules.
A Northwestern Pennsylvania Oil Producers Association committee approved a plan to shut down all oil production and water pressure plants for 36 hours weekly. The four week curtailment aims to curb overproduction and would take effect May 15 as urged by the committee.
Ted Luther the Corry Country Club pro spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Hotel Corry about his winter tour in California and the West. He described matches with Wild Bill Mehrhorn and discussed Walter Hagen. Clenm Fuller was elected to the board, replacing Dr. J. R. Elliott. Attendance rose above last week and meetings will run through summer. Guests included Arthur Morse of Jamestown and Ted Luther with Tony Joy from Corry.
Hoover’s brother Theodore J Hoover dean of Stanford Engineering faced an editorials clash in Palo Alto after a two hour conference between Stanford student journalists and Hoover. The prepared piece criticizes a 25 page lecture and argues for perpetual peace while warning of academic privilege violations.
In St Louis on May 15 a three faith conference of Catholics Jews and Protestants condemned religious bigotry and urged tolerance. Leaders Reinhold Niebuhr Stephen Wise and John A MacClorey spoke on preserving tradition while embracing others and ending anti Jewish myths.
Roy Gustafson of Automatics Voting Machine Corp visited Jamar town to assist in preparing the new voting devices. Custodian Milworth of Erie oversees the machines as inspectors Whittlesey Brigham and Colegrove completed a check. Seven machines will serve Corry precincts and Concord township with limited county purchase for May. other units head to Albion Hast and West Conneaut townships. Officials trained to operate the machines expect faster voting on Tuesday.
Sherman Texas lifts martial rule as military leaders plan to restore civil government after mob violence that burned the Grayson County courthouse and cost a Black man his life in the vault. A federal grand jury investigation of the riot is set to begin with District Attorney Randolph Bryant seeking indictments for violations of law. Five men including A. Godsey T. F. Reeves Tucker Taylor Web Purdin and Jens Roper were arraigned on incitement charges.
Senator David A. Reed, returning from the London naval conference, declined to discuss the upcoming primary election. He spoke to Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce members but refused comment on politics, saying he was out of touch with the campaign.
Lightning struck a tree and entered Mrs. Harry Evans’s farmhome near Cutting, sparking a blaze during a severe storm. The Clymer fire department battled flames but water shortages hampered efforts. neighbors saved most belongings, but the house burned completely with little insurance coverage.
A party returning from Youngaville reported seeing a pure white deer crossing a Garland railroad crossing. The vehicle stayed on the road as the animal disappeared into nearby woods, unsettling Mr and Mrs Claude Thayer and Mr and Mrs Richard Rossbacher and children, who witnessed the event.
In Bombay near the Dhatsana salt works Mrs Sarajomi Naidu and volunteers faced a police cordon using Satyagraha methods to block a raid. The volunteers sat in place as officers refused to move, with Naidu declaring they would not retreat while vowing death or victory.
Rev H F Reagle will deliver the baccalaureate to Corry High School’s 1930 graduates at a June 1 service in the Senior High School auditorium. The union meeting involves the Cory Ministerial Association with Rev Roger Cressey Rev Ernest Hook Rev William Hall among speakers and hymns planned.
Four Army bomber crew members were rescued after their plane ditched between Maui and Hawaii. Navy and Army amphibians joined two Army bombers in the search, with one bomber crew member plunging into the sea and others believed to have parachuted. Names given include Lieut Boyd, Sergeant H Alexander Kennedy, Sergeant Joe Becker, and Private E Cowan.
London reports the opening of the social season as King George and Queen Mary host the first royal court of 1920. Eight American women were presented among hundreds from various nations, with notable attention drawn to two young women who spent hours waiting and smoking with white gloves.
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