Close vote anticipated in city and county
Voters in Corry head to polls Tuesday for a pivotal election as a new governor US senator and congressman race. Democrats appear positioned to win Erie county, with GOP leaders optimistic about rural support. Reports of intimidation and machine voting practices emerge as polling hours run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local returns expected within an hour after polls close.
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Corry
United States
Pennsylvania
Republcans
Democrea
U. S
David Reed
Gerry
Gerry and Erle
Jacob Het
Erie City
Arthur Colegrave
Erie County
Charles Ni Crosby
Will Rose
Cambridge Springs
Congress
Erie-Crawford
Supreme Court milk rules and parity pace raise doubt
Washington reports note the high court ruling on price supports for dairy and a move to fix minimum rates. In another item public funds and Reconstruction Finance Corporation demands are discussed as the federal budget faces strains. In Angola prison violence leaves one dead and four wounded during an attempted escape. London cites no plan to send troops into the Saar, per Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon in Parliament.
Democrats Likely Keep Congress Leaders as Votes Tallied
United Press reports Democrats appear set to retain control of both Senate and House after the national campaign ended. Republicans may gain in the House but not enough to overturn the Democratic majority. State races in Pennsylvania and Nebraska feature sharp contrasts over New Deal policies with Sen. Reed challenging administration positions and Joseph F. Guffey aligning with them.
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Lyle
Wilson
United Press
United—Press
New York
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
David A. Reed
Joseph F. Guffey
Reed
Morro Castle captain denies neglect charge
Acting captain William F. Warms of the Morro Castle pleaded not guilty to negligence charges as the Ward luxury liner disaster that cost 124 lives opened at U S Bureau of Navigation and Inspection hearings in New York. He was the only defendant to answer at the outset. four fellow officers were expected to be called later.
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United Press
New York
William F. Warms
Morro Castle
Ward
U. S. Bureau of Navigation and Inspection
Warms
Heen S. Abbott
Clarence Hackney
Antonio B. Bujia
Harold Hansen
Kidnapers Fate Lies With Wheeling Jury
Federal jury in Wheeling West Virginia resumed deliberations after a weekend recess in the trial of Harry Thornton and Thurman Bowen charged with conspiring to kidnap Betty Bloth Harris tobacco heiress. The panel had been sent to adjoining rooms with no verdict after a Saturday afternoon session and a late Saturday night deadline.
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United Pres
Wheeling
W. Va
Federal Court
Harry ‘Thornton
Thurman Bowen
Betty Bloth Harris
William B. Baker
Focal Hotel
Japanese Delegate Questioned on Pacific Naval Bases
In Geneva on November 5, Nabubumi Tto, the Japanese delegate, faced sharp questions from the League of Nations permanent mandates commission about Japan's naval activities in the Pacific. The panel pressed for details on existing bases and fortifications in the Japanese mandated islands as well as the heavy spending on South Seas public works, including harbor construction, to assess industrial justification.
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United Press
Geneva
Nabubumi Tto
Permanent Mandates Commission
League of Nations
Pacific
Mmch
South Pacific
William Rappard
Switzerland
Japan
South Seas
Public urged to cooperate in schools week
Tonight at 7:16 the Corry Public Schools open American Education Week with a band concert at the Senior High. A five day program includes two public meetings and public visits to see students at work. The American Legion joins Friday’s program with Armistice Day talks. Sup t Dewey and principals outline aims of the Junior and Senior High Schools.
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Corry
The
American Legion
Loreal Legionnaires
Sup't Dewey
Sheen
Wolfe
Four Are Killed In Freight Wreck At Clinton Mass
Dense fog or mischance contributed to a freight train wreck in Clinton Massachusetts that killed four men and seriously injured others some perhaps fatally. The Boston and Maine Railroad tentatively identified the deceased as Charles B Winslow 55 engineer from Lowell Alfred Mason from Nashua New Hampshire brakeman A G Colby of Rochester New Hampshire and William Moore of Clinton engineer.
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United Press
Clinton
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charles 8
Winslow
Lowell
ALT. Mason
Nashad
A. G. Colby
Rochester N. H
Willam
Moore
Only 50 50 Chance To Retain Control In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia dateline reports a historic turnover threat as Republicans face a 50 50 chance to hold Pennsylvania after forty years in power A Roosevelt era election with Guffey and Reed as key figures spurring partisan clashes Voters expected to turn out in large numbers amid last minute gossip of strategic candidate shifts and party forecasts from both camps
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Deaner
Joseph F. Gusey
Dem
Davi A. Reed
Guifey
Reed
Guffey
William A. Schnader
George H. Earle
Alergheny County
Upstate
David Ts. Lawrence
Phtadel
Council weighs 15000 bond to avert city funds crisis
City Council meets tonight to decide on issuing 15000 in bonds backed by delinquent property taxes after banks refused further credit. City’s finances are stretched as credit at Citizens National Bank reached 45000 and short term loans from the National Bank of Corry were only partly successful. Debate over bonds has split council as the regular meeting proceeds with hopes of a definite resolution.
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Credi
Commission
Citizens National Bank
National Bank of Corry
Two Suspects Arrested in Butler Mail Truck Robbery Case
Pittsburgh detectives seized Charles Barry and William Feeney of Youngstown after recognizing them in a football crowd from Hertillon photos in the Butler Pal mail truck holdup case. Florence McNulty of Norwood was also detained. Identification will proceed in Butler County as a Marion grand jury considers charges stemming from a related Harding hotel theft.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Butler
Charles Barry
William J. Feeney
Youngstown
Florence McNulty
Norwood
Butler County
Lyndora National Bank
Marion County
Benefit Play Set for November 26 27 at St Jamby Hotel
Announcement confirms Red Cross benefit dates November 26 and 27 for Horse and Bugsy Ds at the old St. Jamby hotel. Rehearsals progress, cast led by Corry talent promises a top production. Proceeds support the emergency shoe fund of the Red Cross chapter. Public support urged through ticket sales as Mrs Ingeborg Selberg and daughter Ruth depart Dunjack after visiting Cory friends.
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Red Cross
Voting Dilemmas In Pennsylvania Election Campaign
A newspaper urges voters to weigh whether government spending helps the hungry and needy or is driven by a dollar creed. It contrasts Rooseveltian aid with Republican dollars as election day approaches, urging conscience over intimidation and to vote.
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Pennsylvania
America
France Faces New Crisis Over DowMergue Cabinet Plan
In Paris a tense political crisis unfolds as Premier Dowmergue pursues constitutional reforms amid fears of protests and past riot violence. Authorities warn to keep demonstrations orderly while the fate of the government and Europe’s stability hang in the balance.
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Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Paris
Gaston Dowmergue
France
Europe
Doumérgue
Radical Socialist Party
Kingsford Smith Honored by Los Angeles Crowd
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and navigator Capt. P. G. Taylor were greeted by about twenty thousand people at Municipal airport as the aviators arrived from Oakland completing their trans Pacific flight. Police cleared a path for them to downtown events and honors were planned.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Kingsford-Smith
P. G. Taylor
Municipal Airport
Oakland
P. G. B. Morris
Bud
Charles
Taylor
Sir Charles
Honolus W Oald
Corry family escapes when auto is struck
An Erie woman driver lost control of a speeding Ford on the Roosevelt highway near Three-Point Inn causing a crash that killed two Erie women and injured three others. Mrs. Margaret Robison and Mrs. Nora Steele died, while Mrs. Stoughton and Mr. Ostrowski and his wife were hospitalized. Children escaped unharmed. Coroner and State Patrol investigated. excessive speed blamed. no further charges seen.
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Erie
Roosevelt Highway
Corry
Margaret Robison
Parade Street
Corry Hospital
Nora Steele
Shunpike Road
Lutz
Warren
Margaret Stoughton
Stock
Surnpike Road
Corey Hospital
Henry W. Ostrowski
North Center Street
Patricia Ann
Mt. Alton
Westren Place
Three-Point Inn
Ostrowski
Robinson
Stoughton
W. Ayers
Wayne Street
Dale Averay
L. E. Binder
State Highway Patrol
We Stoughton
William Luts
Lit
Journal
Warren County
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