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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1935
Page
3
An unclear archival fragment notes a dance event with jesters and two young people, mentioning a line about mischief and a reference to a local venue. The read text is fragmentary and hard to interpret beyond these sparse details.
A stream of small town notes covers events from Meadvill e area including a porky mix of theatre events awards and meetings. Distinct entities include Rex theatre Townsend Club Erie club Meadville Warren Blair Norton and state officials with local references to North Center street Edinboro and Allegheny river projects. The piece blends entertainment notices with civic and fiscal updates and weather notes.
Harrisburg May 17 The governor signed six revenue acts to provide more than half of the relief needed for the state budget amid tax uncertainty. The acts include a five mill capital stock tax on manufacturers and foreign corporations yielding 18 million, six percent net corporate income tax 12.675 million, a one cent per gallon gasoline tax increase yielding 11 million, a one cent tax on checks 3 million, and a five cent stamp tax on documents 3 million. The measures were approved as part of a ten‑point compromise with four items to come next week.
Harrisburg May 17 In vigilant state forest fire war dens firebugs are named as the chief cause of fires in Pennsylvania forests. Suspects in Carbon Jefferson and Berks counties face suits. at Mauch Chunk one man held on bail. Fire chief George H. Wirt cites malicious arson by firebugs as the main threat to forests and warns of ten years’ prison or a $5000 fine to deter such acts.
Tit-Tits Magazine notes real jetsam black Jet became a Victorian craze used in jewelry and chains. The article says jet was among the country s oldest industries with rough brown lumps collected near Whitby Yorkshire and quarried from seams or found on the seashore after waves smooth the pieces.
Continued discussion blames Andrew W. Mellon for hindering reserve rate hikes to curb speculation, noting the postponement worsened the speculative tide and the ensuing collapse. Also mentions Mrs. C. J. Ennis and Mina Misnie Kingston visiting Erie with relatives Phyllis Ara and Mary June Kingston.
May 17 report from ERIP states a grand jury began a sweeping inquiry into relief chiselers. About 50 cases to be summoned. eight definite leads exist. District Attorney Mortimer Graham and Sam Roberts assist. indictments likely this term, prosecutions to occur at the September criminal court term.
The body of Steve Murphy, forty two, of 110 Sixteenth Street, was found in Presque Isle Bay near Peach Street at 10 a m Thursday. He had been missing since last Thursday after falling from a fish tug near the Booth Fish House at the foot of Holland Street. Coroner Dr W G Strable issued an accidental drowning verdict. Police and relatives had searched for a week.
Dun and Bradstreet reports last week’s trade in western Pennsylvania was hit by rain and cool weather. Retail sales fell sharply while industry lagged, steel capacity at about 44 percent, coal up slightly, blast furnaces returning to service, and many plants idle. Wholesale and apparel lines also declined versus 1934 figures.
Two Clairton men, Jesse Harnendag and Santos Bargosa, were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary by Visiting Judge M Ward Fleming in Centre county court. Harnendag received a fine of $2.00.
In Wheeling on May 17 Thurman F Bowen and Harry B Thornton were acquitted by directed verdict of plotting to kidnap Mrs Betty Bloch Harris a wealthy Wheeling tobacco heiress Federal Judge William E Baker granted the directed verdict after two psychiatrists testified government star witness Eugene McConnaughey was mentally incompetent.
District Attorney Mortimer E. Grits says Thursday moves delayed the defense to prove Elmer Berry sane. Dr. J. J. O'Donnell will examine for the state. report due days later. Judge Hirt refuses to open trial until September. May 27 date remains. Mahoney argues lack of time and fair trial concerns amid publicity. In Memphis, wife of attorney files for divorce after hiring husband as attorney then separation.
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