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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1936
Page
1
The clipped text shows partial phrases about a legal or civil matter, with names like Curry and others and references to a date and town. Readable facts are minimal, but the fragment hints at a case or event involving a child and a courthouse setting, though many words are garbled.
Floods from the Pampanga river dykes devastate central Luzon after a typhoon, with a death toll rising past 300 and hundreds missing. Dams breached flood villages, destroy nipa houses, sever communications, and threaten famine in northern provinces as agriculture suffers.
School tax receipts for 1936 rise about 5000 dollars above last year aided by state required aid and Roosevelt administration cooperation. At Wichita Kansas Roosevelt attacked critics of the New Deal, defending federal relief and social security while urging confidence in government help to keep homes and employment.
W Lamping a board member urged consideration of an automobile driving and safety course in Corry Public Schools. Superintendent Rulle S Dewey noted prior district efforts and possible cooperation with nearby districts, with study and feasibility to come before the board at a later meeting. Mrs Barnes highlighted safety measures heard at a state meeting.
Northwest winds sweeping central Canada and the St. Lawrence Valley bring snow and gales to northern New York and the eastern seaboard. Temperatures fell across the region with Panfland at 28 degrees, Boston 20, New York 34, Buffalo 31 after a sharp drop yesterday.
Frank A. Miter vice president reports Stewart-Warner Corp radio area shows nine months ended September 30 sales up 209 percent versus the prior year. The strong gain reflects increased demand and expanded market reach for radio sets and related consumer electronics.
A newly built poultry house on the Seymour farm west of Union City burned late last night, likely started by an oil heater. The blaze destroyed the coop and hundreds of chickens owned by Martin Jones, a heavy early fire, the Union City fire department arrived but could not save the structure.
United Press reports Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential nominee, toured Southern towns to win over voters for Alfred E. Smith as Democrats split over the New Deal. He spoke at a chapel in Richmond, Virginia, urging Southerners to bolt the Democratic party.
Former Pittsburgh mayor Ham N. McNate, after resigning October Beh amid council clashes, asks to resume office by a brief note to the council. The letter arrived just before a council meeting, and members indicated it would not be discussed at today's session.
One child died and another ill with infantile paralysis in Union City as health authorities tightened quarantine measures. Barbara Seti, nine, died after a long critical illness. burial followed under quarantine. Margaret Ryan, eight, diagnosed with a mild case and expected to recover. one more suspected case is monitored by health officials.
Five miles of Route 77 will open Saturday afternoon linking Corry to Meadville via Spartansburg. Former Crawford County judge Thomas J. Prather will give the principal address, with Meadville Odd Fellows Home band and Brown Hit band performing. A motor parade from Crawford County towns is planned by local motor clubs. committee members hail from Little Cooley Riceville Centerville and Spartansburg.
United Press reports state authorities blocked all exits from a large area near Lafayette Indiana aiming to trap Alfred Brady, an imitator of John Dillinger, and two accomplices. Airplane and vehicle patrols planned to penetrate the zone as heavily armed guards manned highways and byways.
Chris Christensen chairs the Golden Rule Club dinner meeting set for Monday evening November 2 at the Clymer M B Church. Ladies Aid will serve the dinner at 6:20 PM. The speaker is not announced. Dinner committee includes Christensen, Dewey, Power, Lombard, Wheatley, Wilcox, Mayor Miler and local sponsors Corry Auto Supply Emblem Oil and Corry Jamestown Manufacturing.
A truck collision in Wishwag, Wyoming left George Shollamergen, 12, of Alicon, dead at the scene. Tiwari Zukowski, 24, of Beye, suffered a broken right leg. Hester Werven, 17, of BeBe, reported to police that the incident occurred while another worker was nearby.
Congressman Willem Lemke, Union party presidential candidate, denounced the New Deal as disastrous to the nation. He criticized crop programs and processing taxes, claimed farmers receive little back, and cited alleged waste and hunger while comparing cotton policies and New Deal agencies unfavorably at a rally in Pennsylvania.
James F. Chapman 68 Indiana county school superintendent died from injuries after an automobile accident last Wednesday. He was en route to a Harrisburg conference when his car collided with a truck. His wife and two others were injured.
United States Britain and France agree to a new gold standard to stabilize currencies and stimulate foreign trade. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says the plan exchanges gold for paper currencies to curb exchange speculation and protect internal prosperity. countries reserve right to adjust in 24 hours if needed.
Police intervened during a heated exchange between Father Charles E. Coughlin and a Boston Globe reporter. The incident occurred last night near the Rhode Island Pavilion area, with officers and members of Coughlin's faction separating them after a scuffle over wages and private remarks.
Gov. Alf M. Landon campaigns through industrial Ohio toward Michigan promising to end unemployment debauchery and safeguard jobs. He assails the New Deal as a massive failure and pledges relief reform, states rights control, and wage-free labor measures while opposing federal relief labor on public works. He urges real employment through business initiative and cautions protecting workers who have kept steady jobs.
Seven investigators appointed by the County Registration Commission opened a probe into alleged registration irregularities in Cory. Led by CS Bentley, the team, with W Stuart Houghton and George Boyd among others, will canvass precincts to verify ages naturalization rates and eligibility.
Navy delayed flight of the Hawaii Clipper will depart shortly after midnight local time, heading westward with H. R. Binson aboard. Pan American Airways reports favorable winds and favorable sea conditions between Guam and New York reporters, with a first leg of about 600 miles to San Francisco. Observers note the 1000 mile range comparison and coverage by News Service reporters.
Pittsburgh Oct 13 Leslie M Johnston public works director under Mayor McNair was fired today by Mayor Cornelius D Scully. Johnston became public works director at the start of McNair's administration and was one of the administration's most powerful figures.
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