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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1933
Page
1
Reduction in city property valuations for 1994 will push the levy upward to fund next year operations. City Council to begin 1934 budget work next week with department heads preparing needs estimates. Officials anticipate a tax rate rise of about three to four mills after final figures are set.
Infantile paralysis, once feared as an epidemic, took Weldon Davis 17 year old Spartanburg Vocational High senior, death announced yesterday in Sparta township. Health and school authorities conducted fumigation of the school and bus, with services planned Friday at the Tate home and Rise Hill cemetery interment. Davis leaves parents a brother and sister.
Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins announced the appointment of Eric H. Biddle of Harrisburg to head civil works in Pennsylvania. Biddle, 25, becomes executive director of the Pennsylvania state emergency relief board as civil projects under his office are cleared.
A bank hold up in Penna reportedly yielded about $2000. Details are unclear due to garbled text. No suspects named. Authorities investigate the incident at the First National Bank.
Corry veterans and ex service members across the state await action in Harrisburg on a $50 million bonus. Three bills are expected to set monthly payments of ten dollars per month up to two hundred, with provisions for borrowing, retirement benefits, and distribution by warrants to veterans. If no agreement is reached the money would be delayed to 1985.
Reed told the McKeesport business club that the Soviet government is the worst credit risk in the world. He did not oppose recognition but warned a loan agreement could be formed with the Soviet Union and a private U.S. corporation, potentially aiding the regime.
An indictment described by US Attorney Howard W Arnell as the first in the United States for alleged violation of an NRA code was submitted to Federal Judge Clarence G Galstein in Brooklyn by a grand jury.
United Press reports twenty seven men are missing from the British freighter Saxilby after a storm drove them into a lifeboat off the Irish coast. The liner Berengaria aided the crew and continued toward Cherbourg France. Search efforts continued with no sign of the Saxilby or its crew after more than 24 hours.
House debates tilt between administration liquor bills and revenue measures as Wilson and Witkin proposals face votes. Zimmerman Montgommy Lana bills advance, Cordier floor tax bill stalls on way to further hearing. Shedd finally secures $366000 for general assembly expenses.
Washington November 16 The United States treasury today declined to block steel imports despite dumping orders against products from Germany France and the Saar. Steel bars channels angles mill steel flanges from Germany bands from the Saar Essin and bands channels hoists plates hoops angles heame r and bats from France were not barred pending action by the home industry.
Federal Judge John M. Woolsey ruled President Roosevelt's August 28 gold hoarders order invalid, saying the president lacked authority since Congress had assigned the power to the Treasury Secretary in March. The government planned to seek a Supreme Court ruling and a substitute order was expected to be issued by Secretary Morgenthau.
Rev Gilbert L. Boyd pastor of the First Presbyterian Church was elected president of the Kiwanis Club. Walter H. Scott chaired last year’s group. Officers named include W W Graham vice president C Shoup secretary treasurer and several directors. Rev Scruby spoke on contrasts between England and the United States and urged tax support to God for prosperity. The club planned a joint session with Rotary and discussed Christmas tree decorations with the Corry Credit Exchange to enlist merchants in the effort.
William Mulliken a Corry vaudeville veteran known as Dad Milliken was found slain near Lassiter's Mills Raleigh New York last Thursday night. Police hold John White to clear angles in the crime as investigators report a robbery motive and a skull fracture.
Pittsburgh November 16 Blue Eagles cannot be surrendered voluntarily, local NRA headquarters warned employers. Employers who signed the act must petition the Recovery Administration for modifications to mit their cases and carry out provisions of the necessary act.
Officials report a 4 000 000 job program using 409 000 000 funds under the Public Works Act. Roosevelt and administrators coordinate federal and state divisions to disburse money by zone. Walmsley of New Orleans comments on funding based on population and labor needs.
The region endures near zero temperatures with heavy snowfall of up to a foot. Deaths and injuries rise as a storm-traveler crash kills William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and drivers suffer amid drifting streets. Relief agencies assist the homeless as temperatures dip to multiple below zero readings across counties including Kane and Cresson.
A Big Four passenger train No. 5 derailed at Worthington near Columbus after 3 a.m. Several cars left leaning as brakeman suffered a minor back injury. The Cleveland to Cincinnati service carried passengers who escaped shock and alarm after the wreck. Names of several notable passengers are listed among those aboard.
Berlin reports Hans Funk, justice commissioner and Nazi Party legal adviser, said in a lawyers’ meeting that freeing 60 of a potential 20 000 to 30 000 imprisoned political prisoners might be possible after Sunday's plebiscite. He attributed the shift to a more generous stance toward political enemies amid wartime needs.
Brooke Hart, 29, a wealthy San Jose youth, was murdered by kidnappers last Thursday night. His body was recovered in San Francisco Bay. A man held in custody had confessed to the crime, the sheriff announced.
The exchange shows a weaker U S dollar with further decline observed. Traders cite softer demand and cautious outlook as factors while prices for commodities and currencies respond to external news and domestic data.
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