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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1938
Page
1
United Press reports that Governor elect George Earle could name a successor to the Superior Court seat currently held by Arthur H. James. Most attorneys believe James would resign before inauguration to allow Earle to accept the vacancy and appoint a successor within weeks.
Advance tickets go on sale for the Corry Civic Orchestra's first concert at 8 pm Monday at Spier School. Lionel V Thorngood conducts a varied program including Brahms pieces, operatic gems, two piano works, vocal solos, and dances featuring Zeta Carroll and Miss Zella Carroll among others.
Washington reports say President Roosevelt plans no cabinet changes for months. Attorney General post remains under consideration with Robert H. Jackson linked, while Hopkins denies quitting and internal candidates are discussed. Leo Napotnik and Gertride Berkebile announce plans to wed in Johnstown, Pa.
Berlin dispatches describe the recall of Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff as exposing alleged American imperialism and faulting American Jews. The Lokalnaziger cites a “systematically conducted campaign of hatred” creating a poisonous atmosphere in the United States.
A jury in Erie County Court convicted George Haynes 66 of Edinboro of manslaughter for running down Jackie Quinn 16 of McKean and leaving him to die near Bainboro last spring. Haynes faces sentencing early next week by Judge William Hirt. Co-defendants William Kolstee and Drake Albert faced arson and larceny charges with pending sentences.
City Treasurer Irene Mullen urged delinquent taxpayers to inquire about the 1938 tax penalty abatement law. A new five year twenty per cent plan applies to those with unpaid 1937 or earlier taxes, and to those who have not paid 1936 or 1937 taxes under previous plans.
Pennsylvania reached near 70 million dollars in unemployment compensation payments as the 6,000,000th check was issued. Labor and Industry Secretary Ralph Bashore said the program benefits about 700,000 people directly and supports thousands of merchants and professionals, becoming a core part of the state’s economic windfall.
Five army fliers died and two were seriously injured when a large army bomber crashed near Corry, Georgia, cutting trees in a dense woods. The plane, en route from Mitchell Field New York to Maxwell Field Alabama, was completely demolished. Major Maxwell supervised the investigation and identified the wreckage as a total loss. Two badly burned survivors could not be questioned. Deputy sheriffs located bodies nine hours after the crash. An amateur radio operator reported the crash. The crew list was not immediately available.
Chicago broadcast quotes Babson noting the market is only slightly under normal, warning no one can predict weekly moves and urging investors to focus on business outlook and security demand. He stresses caution and cautions against forecasts from short term speculation.
The outlook for business and stocks remains positive as carefully chosen securities from sound progressive companies attract investors. Factors shaping demand include narrowed investment channels under new legislation, limiting access to markets and elevating the importance of strong, reliable firms.
A battered OCR fragment notes conservative investors relied on mortgages for steady returns until government programs and pension policies reduced appeal. It mentions Home Loan first and PHA, utilities, and pension funds requiring large reserves to be invested, with government and corporate policies shaping demand.
The text discusses Mavc Deen seeking the omb for his purpose, with demand from its share likely spilling into corporation securities. It notes bond investors seeking loans and companies needing capital selling securities directly to bypass government restrictions, hinting at continued coverage on Page Eight.
Rooney Dutcher, chief of the NEA Washington bureau, died last night of a heart attack. He was found in his office around midnight by an NEA employee and had written a widely carried daily column on national capitol events for 11 years. Dutcher, 80, had been a newspaperman since 16.
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania 88 year old John W. Smith editor of the weekly Bellefonte Kaystone Gazette fell about twenty feet from a hospital window while in delirium after an operation. He died yesterday of injuries.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports leaders of the CIO prepared to carry out its convention mandate with an unremitting drive to unionize mass production workers. Two new international charters will issue. Plaything and Novelty Workers and the Fishermen and Allied Workers unions receive charter approval. The drive targets Ford Motor Company and urges a boycott unless the company bargains collectively with the United Automobile Workers. Expanded campaigns aim at cement, rubber, glass, packing, furniture, and textile industries.
Police blamed hired gunmen for the murder of Jon P. O'Hara a 26 year old Dun and Bradstreet credit investigator. He was killed as he entered his apartment entrance after returning from New Orleans where he investigated city finances and bond issues. Two killers fired as he stepped inside then fled by car after a brief pursuit by a neighbor policeman.
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on November 19 an Adama county jury cleared Jian Mohr of manslaughter charges in the deaths of two state motor policemen injured October 8 on the Linvois highway during speed warning testing. Mohr testified the incidents were accidental claiming he swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle while driving about 40 miles per hour. He said he had not been drinking. A separate report from Pittsburgh notes a triple automobile crash on slippery streets last night killed J Lewthorne in Pittsburgh aged 35.
Rescue teams in relays closed in on two bootleg coal miners trapped two miles from Shenandoah after 19 hours of effort. William Buckan ayage and Michael Comminsky, both from Shenandoah, were trapped when the shoring failed in a makeshift shaft yesterday.
Senator Borah, dean of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today objected to proposals to liberalize immigration laws. He warned such changes would not provide real relief for German refugees and expected strong opposition in and out of Congress. Labor fears of unemployment and protests were noted as part of the backdrop to strained U.S.-Germany relations amid a weather forecast of rain and colder conditions.
Ten attaches in the Public Assistance bureau in Corry, led by Robert Collin, coordinate pension relief distribution for Corry and Wayne area. Week’s general assistance totals 210 in the district, with 450 old age pensions and 45 blind pensions. Six investigators, three social workers, and one attendant staff operate under Mr. Catlin, with two personnel moves: Miss Harrid Jones and Jeanette Brugger transfer to Corry from Erie replacing Misses Geanne Millatt and Blaine Gallagher.
Willian Donaldson, New York accounting authority, told over 200 students at Penn State College that continuing depression and unemployment push municipal governments into burdens they are not equipped to bear. He warned that steady strain on finances will press cities, towns, and counties to absorb responsibilities beyond their normal capacity.
November 18 report from Pennsylvania Secretary Arthur W. Howe Jr states the public assistance department served as a financial godfather for at least nine babies born in Pennsylvania during September 15 to 30.
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