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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
1
A fragmented OCR record notes a community library gathering with attendees including mas kk dwil edice and penwil ut n y and references to poems and discussions. Mentions a meeting on date May 14 with Gardin, Paul, Janerivan, and others present, plus notes about attendance and topics debated.
Carl Thorson 55 owner of Corry Battery Service Station was found dead in his Ford coupe at 7 am by City Councilman 4 C Sandburg. A tubing device from the exhaust into the car and into his living quarters caused carbon monoxide poisoning. A note was not found and despondency over business conditions was blamed.
Dr. Carmen Ross of Edinboro State Teachers College will deliver the commencement address at Corry High School on June 6. The program, announced by Principal Howard J Keen, includes student orations, a valedictory, selections by the High School Orchestra and Bras Quartet, a Pennsylvania History highlight, poems, and the presentation of diplomas.
James Hines a powerful Tammany Hall figure linked to a 100000000a year numbers racket. Indictment names J Richard Davis Bo Weinberg and seven others including George Weinberg Harry Schoenhaus Martin Weinberg and three fugitives John Cooney Sally Girsch and Harpy Wolf. Conspiracy and 12 felony charges allege bribery and violence to maintain criminal control.
The Board of Education plans an eight o clock meeting to potentially adopt the 938 tax levy and raise the mill rate to twenty and one half for 1938. A budget was preliminarily approved in April, with protests from taxpayers amid high unemployment. Also on the agenda are a town clock report, final tax duplicate settlement, and appointments for a school doctor and secretary as the 1987-88 year ends.
State College May 26 The Pennsylvania League of Women Voters fact finding body demanded Yeck be singled out for the gravel scandal and that Department of Assistance be opened to responsible persons for investigation. The group adopted a resolution urging scrutiny and accountability led by Mrs Wright Erle Pe.
United Press reports the Roosevelt administration pressing to mend rifts in the Democratic party amid primary battles. Interference claims and WPA coercion accusations surface as Pennsylvania and Kentucky contests unfold. Hopkins defends nonpartisan relief and seeks specifics of any misuse of relief positions. The June 6 Towns primary looms with further intra party clashes between Walker, Barkley, and Gillette.
A boy was kicked or trampled by horses at his parents home in Lincolnville on Monday. He lies semi conscious at Union Hospital with a deep forehead wound. recovery expected though condition fluctuates. It is unclear whether an animal kick or a stumble caused the injury and two operations were performed. The patient shows signs of improvement this morning.
Local plants including Aero Supply Raymond Manufacturing and Gerry Iemariuwn Manufacturing will shift to earlier start and later end times for the summer months. Some workers may see 8 to 11 shifts and 12 to 4 shifts while a city wide daylight saving plan is debated.
Unclear draft notes report another postponement in the Warrenmayer case as executive consideration of clemency petitions for John G. Bolen and Joseph Senauskas is deferred. Absence of Commonwealth Secretary David J. Lawrence at the session is noted, with no date set for the live hearing.
Public Assistance Secretary Arthur W. Howe Jr said relief recipients must demonstrate active job search to remain on rolls. Counties will survey each case to ensure able-bodied singles seek work, with reinstatement after jobs end, while employers and public offices are urged to report refusals.
Police search for James Brown alias Jamestyinson, 18, on theft charges after two 38 calibre revolvers were stolen from Rey Ten Hagen gunsmith. One revolver was recovered in East Branch. Brown fled district a week ago, heading to New York state. Papers prepared to claim Brown if he is apprehended, with prior trouble noted and alleged sale of revolvers soon after the theft.
President Roosevelt will speak at 2 p m from Arthurdale West Virginia to outline his action on the 5 3 0 0 000 measure adjusting capital gains corporate profits and levies. The White House says the action must be taken by midnight tonight to avoid the bill becoming law without his signature.
Harrisburg report on a grand jury petition by Shelley seeking charges in Dauphin county court. The state Supreme Court ordered amendment within 20 days to specify at least one crime. a dissent by Justice Maxey criticized the ruling as unprecedented and risking curtailed grand jury investigations.
Li W McGaughrey A D Storer and G T Bergman were granted positions by the quarterly conference of the United Brethren In Christ last evening. Leo W McGaughey licensed as lay preacher. licenses renewed for Arthur D Glover and G J Bergman. Farrington elected delegate to Erie conference in Jamestown. Attendance near 800 with reports of strong funding gains. Rev Paul Weaver presided and spoke on The Arles as a Type of Christ.
Frank T Babbitt of Corry PA was elected president of the Grand Knights Templar Recorders Association of Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia session. He has served Clarence Commandery for over twenty eight years and attended the Scranton organization meeting in 1922, becoming the third oldest recorder in state service.
Webb Hudson, 47, a traveling salesman from Niles, D., died instantly after failing to stop at Riceville Corners Route 77 and 8. His wife, 88, and three others from Niles were injured when his Ford collided with a Lyons Lumber truck operated by Lewis Watts of Union City. Miss Kathryn Davis, 23, and William Van Wye, 26, sustained serious injuries. Watts escaped injury. The party had been returning from a trip to New York state where Davis and Van Wye planned to marry. Police noted no inquest planned. intersection crash remains under review.
Amos Ralph Johnson, 33, confessed to killing William Brown, 41, president of the General Drivers' Union, after a dispute over union funds. Johnson, an organizer for the union, said he shot Brown last night because he believed Brown had too much money. He claimed they argued after Brown drew a roll of about $200 from his pocket during a barn visit.
The world welterweight title bout between Henry Armstrong and Barney Ross, set for Madison Square Garden, is postponed due to rain. Promoters say the match will be rescheduled at a later date after weather clears.
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