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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
1
City budget talks proceed with little hope of tax cut as delinquent 1932 taxes loom. Council expects 1933 rate at 12 1 2 mills with current deficits forcing possible continued levies and near static appropriations. Budget review continues at Monday’s meeting with December tax ordinances anticipated.
Arthur Barron twenty of Scranton confessed to police that he was one of two men in an attempted Wilkes-Barre robbery in which Peter Cutler a sixty year old hardware merchant was fatally shot. A companion fled after a brief gunfight with officers who chased the pair by car. Mrs Hahn was wounded in a separate attempted robbery at the Hahn home. she may die. Barron claimed his partner did the shooting.
Gu Giotas of 102 East Main Street was held on $2000 bond to appear before the March term grand jury in federal court on charges of sale and possession after a hearing before U S Commissioner Enoch Filer in Erie yesterday. An arrest followed a Haj tid by federal prohibition agents at the Lille Ehdre Les Wood House, alleged proprior, with Ray Daskas of West Main Street facing similar charges and to be seen next week. Damien also had a hearing yesterday.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt will confer with President Hoover in Washington next week on international problems. The meeting is expected to occur Tuesday, with Roosevelt eager to cooperate on immediate issues before March 4th and focus his main plan for Congress at the inauguration.
Three prominent congressional leaders including House Democratic Leader Rainey denounce any proposal to reduce or cancel European War debts. Rep McPadden and Rep Reynolds join in opposing debt revision, with Rainey predicting no votes in the current House.
Local ward captains report generous early returns for the 1992 Red Cross Roll Call with memberships at $1 and relief funds emphasized. The drive, led by H. Manley and ward captains, aims to match or exceed 1981 contributions of over 350n, with proceeds directed to city relief.
In Rhodesia a mono plane named Spirit of War that carried Arthur Loew, a U.S. motion picture executive, crashed injuring Loew while killing the pilot. In other items a Waynesburg bank was held up for 7500 dollars by masked bandits. House leaders discussed informal session ahead of beer tax debate. A Public Service Commission investigation involves senators with terms ending December 1. Two freight ships were damaged in a fog collision in Delaware Bay.
British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon urged Germany to return to the disarmament talks on equal terms with other powers. He proposed a new convention replacing the Versailles limits, granting Germany the right to possess weapons allowed to others, with staged disarmament and identical revision periods for all nations. The plan calls for limits on air forces, battleships, cruisers, submarines, and tanks and urges restraint from rearmament by Germany.
In Erie county court yesterday two defendants were cleared of assault and battery charges, another case was nolle prossed after a conference between the district attorney and defense counsel, and the grand jury freed two defendants in assault and battery cases. The Tinko larceny case was dismissed due to defendant’s destitute condition and the county will pay costs.
Severe snow hits the Midwest with record November lows in Illinois Michigan Indiana and Ohio. Snowfall eases as west and south see mixed precipitation. Chicago regions buffered by lake effect while Portland records a five year November high of 63 degrees.
Berlin reports Chancellor Franz von Papen resigns after a general election shows his national concentration government lacks a working majority. The president grants him authority to continue if necessary, amid efforts to stabilize the regime.
Springfield Ill Nov 17 Acting Sheriff Beynon asked Adjutant General Black to send guards to safeguard Peabody Coal Co mine at Andrew after a second clash in two days. About 1 200 pickets attacked workers, injuring several and sending two to hospital. Gas from a pistol dispersed the crowd, which reassembled as air cleared.
Nov. 17 a seismograph at Georgetown University registered a moderate earthquake about 3200 miles north of Washington. The quake was recorded at 1:09 A.M. Its intensity reached a reported ARASH level and was described as moderate in impact.
Miss Lillian Henry an 18 year old niece of ex police chief Alcvek is freed by a quick trigger killer who had abducted her after killing a man in a hold up. Police intensify search as details of the abduction and earlier shooting unfold with James Guisinger and Emma Danke among those affected.
A test well on Arthur Garber's Mickel Hill farm southeast of Corry yielded two barrels of oil shortly after the shot and a strong gas flow. Drilled to a greater depth but shot in the first sand, the operation is seen as promising with plans for more wells in the area.
Philadelphia testimony before the House committee on campaign expenditures details alleged election fraud in the last municipal election. Witnesses describe vote buying with liquor, threats of violence, and irregularities centered in the 26th Ward and city employes.
Fred Armstrong, arrested November 7 after a raid at a former powder plant property near the city, pled guilty to violation of the prohibition law. Erie County Court Judge Rositer fined him 100 dollars plus costs and gave 30 days to pay. State officers seized a still and a large quantity of wet goods at the site amid multiple complaints about the alleged speakeasy.
London reports Amy Johnson Mollison forced to land at Benguela in Angola while flying from England to Cape Town. She wires husband Captain James Mollison that there is no oil pressure and that the trip likely cannot be rectified there. The note says she is terribly disappointed and may abandon the flight.
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