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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1935
Page
1
Incomplete OCR text hints at plans near the coast to improve fertiliser access and agricultural output. Mentions Limestein and an 81 figure, with progress toward an approach or boundary but details are unreadable.
An incomplete report notes protests from workers with references to Mr. K. Lambing and Patterson, mentioning an amount of $1,350 and a sequence of orders or statements. The text is garbled, but hints at worker sentiment and potential actions linked to a chair and committees.
Senator Guffey warned of a June 17 nationwide coal strike affecting western Pennsylvania miners. United Mine Workers draft a bulletin for locals if Congress fails to act before June 17. The strike hinges on 14 percent wage hikes and shorter hours amid stalled contracts. Roosevelt flags NRA ruling as crisis for New Deal powers and hints at constitutional amendment debate.
A powerful earthquake devastated the Quetta region on the frontier, with unofficial tallies placing total casualties near 20,000. Forty four white Royal Air Force members died and about 80 are missing. Rescue efforts are hampered by collapsing walls as camps for the injured form at the race course and British residence. Direct communications are limited. news from Quetta is mainly relief-focused official radio.
Mrs. Cecil Stolz of West Twenty Sixth Street Erie died from a skull fracture and internal injuries after her car was rear ended at a downtown intersection by a Sterling Milk truck driven by Trenton Brows. Passenger Eric Conley sustained minor injuries. Coroner Dr. Wy Strobl investigates.
Storefronts and resorts drew crowds as Route 6 jammed with vehicles of pleasure seekers heading to amusement parks and nearby resorts. No serious accidents were reported while residents stayed in cities to observe the holiday and attend events. In another item, Mrs. Tortin A. Ahivvisant of Girard Pa aged 93 who traced kinship to Commodore Perry died in Mt. Lebanon.
Labor unions controlling about 350000 workers have pledged a united front to block any move to reduce wage and hour standards below NRA levels. James J. Bambrick, president of the Building Service Employees International Union, announced the agreement today in New York.
Governor Earl Warle in a Memorial Day address at Gettysburg warned against "economic slavery" and "industrial serfdom." He compared 1861 slavery to modern job insecurity, noting the unemployed and underpaid worker lacks security in job and home while competing in a harsh labor market. More than 10,000 attended.
The Erie court has already jailed three offenders in a relief chiselers case, with Russell and Alonzo Valleso of Erie receiving ten days, $10 fines, and restitution orders. Clarence Wagner of Brie was fined $10 and 80 days in jail, while another suspect was paroled and a further sentencing is set for Monday.
About 150 diners at the South Boston Yacht Club were rushed to hospitals or treated by doctors for suspected food poisoning. Officials said several would recover, with medical staff tending to guests at the scene. Many details remain unclear as investigators review the event.
Ralph M. Shaw of Chicago denounced the New Deal as ravenous madness in a Georgia Bar Association address. He argued it aims to strip a government of men and trample citizen rights, with pamphlets distributed by the American Liberty League of which he is chair. He claimed the plan takes from the thrifty what ancestors saved to give to others who have not earned it.
Miss Mertha Jackson aged one daughter of Mr and Mrs Alphonse Jackson of 25 Essex Street suffered painful burns Wednesday afternoon when she fell down the cellar steps while carrying a kettle of hot water. She was burned on the right arm back and leg and is recovering with satisfactory progress.
John B. Patterson vows to oppose the proposed school budget and tax levy as the Board of Education prepares a special meeting to decide final actions. The budget proposal stands at $151,864.91 with a 17 mill property tax and $4 per capita tax, with a prior motion failing for lack of a second and time running out.
Long Braich Ontario May 5 Five children suffocated when a gas stove exploded turning their home into a blaze Their parents and one other child escaped The dead include Billy Scott 18 months Isabel Scott 4 Bobby Scott Vera Scott 12 Victor Scott 14 Mr and Mrs Scott and Doviglis Scott 3 escaped when the father broke a second floor window and rescued his wife Flames prevented further rescue and the remaining four were killed in the upper story
Paris May 31 Ferrnd Bouisson president of the chamber of deputies set to form a wide national coalition cabinet to avert a grave financial crisis and save the franc. He met President Lebrun after a night of urgent talks following the defeat of Pierre Etienne Flandin’s government. Banks opened and exchanges began, with the franc near recent levels as the dollar opened at 15.19 francs.
Authorities report 17 to 18 people missing or dead after a disastrous flood swept down the eastern slopes of the Rockies near Colorado Springs yesterday.救
Harrisburg dispatch reports that the 1985 Pennsylvania legislature faces three weeks of meetings, talks, and compromises to finish major work before adjournment on June 21. The plan includes budget balancing, constitutional and tax program actions, unemployment relief measures, and federal participation plans. Both houses are set to convene deliberations at 0 p.m. Monday.
Duquesne May 1 eight rank and file leaders of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers were arrested on charges of parading without a permit. William S. Spang reputed leader among them, and seven others, were seized as a planned strike at Carnegie Steel Company plant set for 3 p.m. faced possible delay.
Weyerhaeuser family faces growing fear as ransom saga extends beyond eight days. Federal agents pursue leads after a note signed Antagonist hints at a gang The nine year old George Weyerhaeuser was abducted near his home on Puget Sound. Authorities compare the case to the Lindbergh tragedy and intensify nationwide search and ransom efforts.
Canton, May 31. Preparations for a city supervised election to determine if striking workers at three plants would return to work moved forward as Mayor A. R. Turnbull and police officials devised the plan while peace held under 4 police-enforced order. Picket fines were set at 50, after riots earlier in the week. Employees of Canton Stamping and Knemeling Company walked out in sympathy with strikers at two Republic Steel subsidiaries.
Rome May 31 Premier Mussolini ordered the mobilization of three new divisions for East Africa, totaling 50 1100 men. An authoritative source says he aims to have over 1,000,000 under arms this summer. The move follows European tensions and is linked to preparations for Mussolini's chamber speech promising Italy’s protective measures for its territory and citizens.
Plans for observance of Flag Day to be set at an 8 o'clock meeting of the joint B P O Elks and American Legion committee at Alexander & Company. Members include Cragg Graves Mayt Cragg Bentley and Bracken representing Elks and Bracken Caelburg Brown Schaub representing the Legion. Harold Cragg named general chairman. Public invited to attend.
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