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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions a governor and war era context with dates near 1917. Content is garbled, makes limited readable references to political figures and possible service or wartime acknowledgments. No coherent event, place, or clear names can be reliably identified.
Japanese forces fought through Suchow amid days of bombardment and hand to hand combat claiming to have seized most of the city though street fighting persisted. The action aimed to salvage pride after recent defeats as a north China railroad station was contested and a southern advance threatened to trap Chinese troops.
Stamey Anderson, Senior High faculty member, spoke at the Kiwanes Club meeting at the Hotel Corny. He discussed testing methods and wine influence in chemistry and physics, noting how varied experiments aided life and discovery.
Three masked bandits fatally wounded a man named Chairtap Hahist, 53, during an attempted hold up in Unica Pros, SCMVRSET, Pa. on May 19. Officers Hoyle Dynnclinky and others pursued the suspects, details incomplete due to damaged text.
Corry merchants announce Corry’s Bargain Jubilee to run Thursday May 26 through Saturday May 28. Advertising indicates 75 thousand flyers will be distributed and a major sale event expected to draw about 30 000 readers across the trading territory.
Washington May 19 United Press. The administration fights efforts to curb federal agencies power. Secretary Wallace blasts judges for challenging rate making and regulation. He cites the Supreme Court Kansas City stockyards decision and warns of further court battles ahead.
Washington May 19 Congress adjournment by June 4 nears as plans to bring President Roosevelt’s 3 154 425 000 recovery bill to the senate floor next Monday are announced. The house appropriations committee also says no more deficiency requests will be accepted after Saturday night, aiming to push the final residency bill next week. The two chambers plan to start the last session stretch with key legislation.
Pennsylvania Republicans unite behind Superior Court Judge Arthur H. James after a primary victory over Gifford Pinchot. James carried 47 of 67 counties, aiming to regain the governorship. Pinchot defeat shakes GOP leadership and signals a potential November surge for the party.
Madden of the National Labor Relations Board denounces critics of the Wagner Act and vows vigorous enforcement. He praised compliant employers and said most criticism comes from those who ignore the law while urging the public to support the board’s actions.
Two planes carried 2,000 pieces of mail from Union City Waterford and Wattsburg on the inaugural air mail flight from Corry. Pilot Lawrence Thomas led the first departure with Mrs Thomas aboard, joined by Charles Pierce and Postmaster James Sullivan amid a ceremony marking the air mail service debut.
William F. Smith preached Americanism to hundreds in Corry as bids open May 27 for Route 19 resurfacing between Union City and Waterford. The 7.7 mile section will get widening and macadam paving, part of a larger district road improvement program.
In Chicago on May 1 two men brothers Luis and Timoteo claim to be each father of twin babies Jovy and Ana Maria aged 28 days. They propose dividing the babies as Dr Hermann Bundesen suggests. Blood tests show inconclusive paternity.
United Press reports in London Kentucky that jurors in the Harn coal conspiracy trial faced a possible 26 hour delay amid ongoing efforts by both prosecution and defense to navigate key legal questions. The case could set a significant precedent affecting the Wagner Labor Relations Act and related labor law interpretations.
Butler Pennsylvania May 19 veteran State Motor Police Sergeant Harold W Fierce appointment as Butler police chief prompted the resignation of Francis Morrison a 12 year veteran of the force Morrison charged that Butler City Council ignored requests that a from within the department be named to succeed the late Wilbur Kenned
The Health Board plans dairy inspections and requires city dairies to obtain permanent permits by June. Director Richard Ross and Public Safety head review local ordinances and state dairy standards to determine enforcement viability. veterinarians may verify compliance.
City council rejected all bids for police patrol services and ordered new specifications and re-advertisement. Proposals from Inca dealers Christeneen Motors Thomas Motors and Clarence S Wallace were considered and rejected. bids to be opened again at the next regular meeting on June 6. Parking lots operated after Downtown Parking Association averted a strike, ending the three week dispute.
Joseph Farino 38 of Westile Pa is jailed in McKean County over the shotgun death of his wife Beita 35 who had just arrived from Italy with a young son and daughter The shooting happened at Fusing home Wesuine hamlet near Allegheny National Forest five miles south of White Gravel four year old Marjory Weatding witnessed the incident Fireman Warino of Union Charcoal Company planned the case as accidental (Continued on Page Three).
James Shepley reports a new Democratic leadership rises in Pennsylvania, with Lawrence and McCloskey taking control, sidelining Guffey after 18 years. The primary also sees Gov. Darke win the Senate nomination by a wide margin, while intra party clashes threaten November outcomes and court battles loom over investigations.
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