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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1936
Page
9
In Harr isburg on December 23 the State Milk Card Board announced General Order 28 lifting increases in milk costs. The board says feed costs force higher prices but asserts consumer prices in Philadelphia area reflect the full rise. Officials warn the higher farm costs will push up consumer expenses.
A political advertisement questions if State Senator Ziesenheim truly represents Erie County voters. It accuses him of backing social legislation, opposing labor aims, and undermining a free country, promising to present his past votes and references to readers.
A 1930s legislative record details Pennsylvania debates over unemployment relief taxes and Senate actions. It highlights votes by Senator Ziesenheim opposing measures to raise corporate taxes and curb private utility connections, accusing him of voting wrong multiple times and urging against unemployment relief funding being shifted to federal programs.
State Senators representing districts with nearly four million residents were barred from discussing bills on the Senate floor by a gag rule. Critics, including Senator Homsher Jel Sheigh, called it the worst in memory, comparing it to Boss Cannon era tactics. Ziesenheim backed restrictions limiting voters’ rights and support for a constitutional convention, voting against allowing public vote on convention and aiding party control. A separate labor-right bill to curb company coercion stalled in committee, with Ziesenheim voting against it on grounds tied to Grundy Pew and Whitty leadership.
Amid wartime food shortages a scientist linked to Heidelberg University and Nobel Prize laureate in 1982 reports a plan to convert wood into food extract. The proposal claims to reduce milk costs for Pennsylvania and New York households, estimating up to 8.5 million funds and a $32 yearly burden per family in Pennsylvania.
Taprisburg Oct 23 An immense number of Pennsylvanians applied for naturalization papers in the past year. The Work Progress Administration Education Division reports 4,304 applicants. Administrator Noyes notes the WPA nomination indicates strong interest, with many reading and writing skills improved. Statistics released to naturalization officials in Philadelphia show tremendous activity.
The state requires all foreign buses entering New York to display an approved inspection sticker issued by New York authorities. Only buses inspected by the Interstate Commerce Commission or New York Public Service Commission and bearing the sticker may operate for hire. The rule aims to regulate passenger transport and safety across the border.
The article argues a three day delay by the Senate cost property owners an estimated 30 million dollars annually in potential income tax revenue. It cites printer slips and procedural missteps, criticizes Mr Ziesenheim for opposing free Senate votes, and links delays to losses of 80 million and 20 million in various taxes and state funds. It frames the issue as a battle over income tax legislation and school tax burdens.
A 1986 bill proposed by Senator Dies enhein of Erie aimed to restrict local debt voting to property owners. Renters would pay taxes funding municipal debt but lose the right to vote on raises. It was criticized as class legislation representing only property owners.
Dr Kemp a West Africa missionary speaker visiting local church today and tomorrow. The mission program highlights Quessue as an old Methodist Episcopal station in Africa with chapels and schools serving many tribal villages. Dr Kemp, a Pittsburgh native and Allegheny College alumnus, will teach and preach during the visit.
A 1925 and 1935 legislative note reports Sen Ziesenheim voting to allow defrauding of workers to continue, while House efforts sought to end wage theft in sweatshops. It covers committee stalls, party alignments, and battles over anti defraud measures harming laborers and families.
In 1933 and again in 1938 a special session, Mr. Ziesenheim consistently opposed popular social legislation. He backed the Grundy administration against reform measures, voting for a hasty adjournment and enabling bills to pass the Senate. His votes supported bills on factory safety, private deputy sheriffs, child protection, women’s hours, slum elimination, and unemployment insurance, per the December 11, 1832 Legislative Journal entry.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania is lowering canine danger by licensing and enforcement. Secretary of Agriculture Hansell Prench notes 218 dogs seized and 32,160 paid to police for service. Despite 2000 dogs monthly at large without licenses, livestock damage claims persist totaling 4182.85 paid in September.
New York leads Notre Dame enrollment with 473 students, followed by Illinois with 441 and Indiana with 397. The registrar, Robert B. Riordan, notes representation from all 18 states and one foreign country, totaling 2,964 names on the roster.
In 1933 a push aimed to secure the second passage of the Old Age Pension Amendment. Most church labor and civic groups favored it. In the Senate Graff Committee, the House bill faced likely death until a floor push exposed Ziesenheim voting against it though McChure thought the move too raw for his vote.
A Honolulu report says Army and Navy families face high rents as personnel increases. The government weighs a large scale building program to provide suitable homes, especially for enlisted men and their families. ED. Plander, deputy Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration, will survey local needs and arrange financing before construction begins.
California undertakes to weave a new afternoon social event called a wine tasting into America's social fabric. Sponsors hope it will gain a permanent place alongside the cocktail party, Sunday School picnic, and other popular palate indulging gatherings of the afternoon.
A disputed propaganda photograph depicts Russian steamship imagery linked to a nationwide Red Scare push. The Democrats accuse Republicans of distorting facts to inflame fear, citing a London home and a British freighter Dartford, while calling for accountability from the Hoover era officials.
Scientists at the University of Southern California report six tests on natural gas use by a California company. The experiments involved humans and monkeys to assess livelong exposure and effects. Subjects remained in controlled living chambers while inhaling the gas, with observations on air changes and safety.
Ottawa reports the government watches the U S presidential race closely as it may decide the Canada United States treaty. Leaders say a Republican win would deal a death blow to the pact, while a Democratic victory could keep it alive for three years and possibly renew in 1938.
Washington on October 23 reports the United States quietly sounding Latin American nations on a sweeping draft convention of neutrality to outlaw unofficial war and lock credits to belligerents. The draft text, handled confidentially for envoys, will be sent to governments for study before the Inter-American Peace Conference opens in December.
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