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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1932
Page
1
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Harrisburg Oct 24 United Press reports Senate investigators in Harrisburg ordered the Pennsylvania Electric Association to produce its books and subpoenaed A B Millar its managing director. The panel will probe public policy and educational committees as part of its inquiry into the Public Service Commission.
President Hoover plans a last two day campaign swing through the Midwest and West with stops possibly in Chicago Indianapolis Minneapolis St Louis Denver Salt Lake City and San Francisco to boost support against Franklin Roosevelt. He aims to keep the front page with speeches defending his administration and responding to Democratic attacks while noting a receptive West Virginia Ohio and Michigan reception and a Detroit crowd showing mixed reaction.
Atlanta report says Roosevelts cabinet chatter grows as election nears. If victorious, he may resign as New York governor soon after the election amid talk of a larger national role. Cabinet speculation centers on unnamed posts and a possible first female cabinet member.
The Board of County Commissioners may decide on a special registration day for absent voters in the city. Ralph Benedict, clerk to the commissioners, said a special enrolment day has been used in recent years but could be arranged if demand exists. The matter will be brought before the commissioners this week with a likely date before Saturday November 5.
A. B. Corbin, resident of Corry's Second Ward, sustained serious injuries after an auto crash on the Strata road late Saturday afternoon. He suffered a severed artery in the hand and considerable blood loss as his car veered off the highway, struck a bridge near the Corry Water Company pumps, while returning to Corry from a business trip to Mead.
Pittsburgh dispatch notes General Smiley D. Butler predicting a landslide anti Hoover victory with Pennsylvania going Democratic. He urges the formation of a political organization to end Wall Street influence and slavery to the dollar. He planned talks in Palmerton W Va New York and New Kensington Pa on November 7.
Spanish American War veteran John Hare of Erie died after a fall in his home when his neck was caught in a rat ing. He was found unconscious and later died at home. He is survived by a sister and a brother.
Garry's campaign for 10000 for the Relief Fund will be conducted on November 2, 8 and 4. Jom A. Blatt, chairman, appealed for volunteer workers as tentative ward captains organize groups. The drive will cover every business and residence to secure subscriptions, aiming to enlist every individual’s support. Volunteers of any gender are urged to contact Chairman Blatt to be assigned to ward captains.
Attorney Blaine Kinvaids of Corry joins three Erie County lawyers in completing 25 years as members of the Trice County Bar Association next Friday October 28. The others honored are Miles 2. Kitts state senator and William B. Walling head of the county law library. They were sworn in as attorneys on October 28 1907.
Plans rapidly progress for a citywide Hallowe'en event next Monday featuring a children’s parade. The Roary Club boys committee and YMCA director C Hengst coordinate the observance to provide safe entertainment and curb mischief. Winners in the costume parade will be judged at Rex Theatre after the procession with prizes including a month pass and free admission tickets. Further parade details and march lineup will be announced later in the week.
At the Corry Relief function offices the unemployment committee led by H. S. Mansey and C. F. Brown registered both men and women. Registration will continue Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at the municipal building in Bloomfield Kentucky.
Meadville Oct 24 Republican stumping tour heads to Crawford County with Col Lewis Walker, Ray Smock and G Clare Kent among visitors. Former Lt Gov Arthur H Tanis and Auditor General Charles A Waters lead the delegation, with Sen Frank E Baldwin and others. Meeting scheduled at courthouse at 3 pm followed by Erie trip with Pitt Gifford and Mortimer Graham joining the group.
Seven lifts, three shotguns, four revolvers, ammunition and flashlights were stolen from Mensch Hardware in Marienville Pa last night. Robbers entered through a basement window and disabled the safe handle before the owner could open it to check for missing items.
New York October 24 three years ago the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 29 47. The day before it fell 20.88 points. On October 24 total sales were 12 894 650 shares. The current average sits around 60 284 points above the three year level and 121 points below the record Nish of 38117.
Theodore Gilhen, 28, of Palorado Springs, armed with a .22 caliber rifle, shoots sister Eva Stauffer 40, newborn Bertha, father Frank Gilberg 70, and mother Rose Gilberg 65 in his home after complaining neighbors “always picking on me.” He then shoots a neighbor and kills himself, leaving a shaken community and a double tragedy.
George O'Brien, former Philadelphia port appraiser, jailed six to twelve months and fined 500 in Dauphin County Court for attempting to bribe Richard J. Beamish, secretary of the state. Attorneys filed notice of appeal to the state Superior Court. O'Brien offered 20,000 to Beamish to favor the Sharp Voting Machine Company in a Philadelphia contract.
Police say Morris, 48, lured a girl from home near Springhill and assaulted her on Sunday. The child, with a knife wound near the heart, identified Morris at a factory where he worked. a taxi driver also placed him with the girl’s ride from a Newark grocery. The victim was hospitalized as authorities investigate threats of kidnapping and more abuse.
Three students and a girl returning from a Princeton Navy football game died when their light coupe crashed into a parked truck on the New Jersey road. Victims were William A. Dallmeyer of Jefferson City Missouri William V. Miller formerly of Brown University and Miss Julia Waters of Great Neck Long Island. Two others were injured including Stanley Barsden and Patricia Palmer. Police said the truck driver was repairing a broken line and displayed lights. no charges were filed.
Fort Worth reports William Ti Ryals aged 22 an unemployed stenographer received a 99 year prison term after pleading guilty to murdering A G MacGuerty a newspaper circulation auditor once of Boston and Chicago. Twin snowstorms hit the Rockies with extenuation from Kansas Colorad a westward center and Butte. Glenn H Curtis a aviation pioneer was denied a supreme court review of a royalty suit over a government airplane patent issued to him. The Surly days of the war.
The Weekly Business News from October 24 reports a continued upward movement in local business in the Philadelphia area over the past two months. First National Bank of Philadelphia notes improvements across various sectors and buoyant economic activity in the city.
Authorities recovered bodies from the Mississippi River as an 18 passenger bus tipped from an embankment into the river. White driver Alita Ellzey, 33, and James Cooley, 25, were saved. three white workers and several Black passengers among the group perished. The accident occurred when the bus failed to stop near a ferry landing during a church group outing.
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