Twenty Years Ago from Journal Files October 24 1932
Seventy three unemployed men and women registered at Corry Relief Fund offices this morning. The employment committee led by H. E. Manley and C. F. Brown handled all registrations. Corry’s Campaign for $10 000 for the Relief Fund will run November 2 3 and 4 per John J Blatt chairman of the campaign. A. B. Corbin of Bash Washington Street suffered loss of blood but escaped serious injuries in an automobile crash on the Sciota road yesterday afternoon. An artery was severed in the hand and he bled substantially. The Corry High Jeavers defeated Sheffield 26 0 at Athletic Park. Henry Nielsen of Providence IL brought prize tubers to The Journal. one weighed two pounds and the other one and one fourth pounds. Paul Long, long ill, died last night at his Second Avenue home. He was 33, born in this city, known for his views to one extent perhaps not as well as he should have. And that is the last we hear about Senator McCarran from Mr Stevenson.
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Corry Relief Fund
H. E. Manley
C. F. Brown Fe
Corry
John 4. Blatt
Chaiman
A. B. Corbin
Bash Washington Street
Sciota Road
Paul Long
Second Avenue
Senator McCarran
Stevenson
How's Your I Q A 10 Question Quiz From Classifieds
A reader trivia item presents ten questions with answers found on the Classified Page. Topics include author of Ramona, the Pleistocene, Cormus Christi, the buffalo on a seal, Bourbon lands, farthest planet from Earth, Napoleon's Waterloo defeat century, Dutch Harbor location, and the inventor of X rays.
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Ramona
Cormus Christi
House of Bourbon
Waterloo
Nethlands
Dutch Guiana
Aleutian Islands
Burgess Rites Set For Alys E Burgess
Alys E Burgess widow of Jesse M Burgess died this morning at Cor ty Memorial Hospital where she had been patient since September 1. Born March 1975 at Silon N and living at 412 South Center Street, she was a Baptist and Eastern Star member. Surviving are son Arthur O Burgess and two grandchildren John and Carolyn Burgess. Friends may call Davison Funeral Home. Body to be sent to Mion for services at Applegate Funeral Home Monday at 2, burial Armory Hill Cemetery.
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Alys E. Burgess
Jesse M. Burgess
Corty Memorial Hospital
Burgess
Silon
South Center Street
Baptist Church
Order of the Eastern Stars
Mion
Arthur O. Burgess
East South
Husband Guilty of Slaying Wife in Maryland Case
George Edward Grammer was convicted of murdering his wife Dorothy May Grammer, mother of three, to cover an affair. Judge Herman Moser deferred sentencing as attorney Anthony Federico considers an appeal of the first degree murder conviction. Grammer awaits possible life term or execution by hanging.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
George’ Edward Grafumer
Maryland
Ira
Anthony Federico
Nurder
Herman Moser
Grammer
Federico
Moser
Dorothy May Grammer
Pennsylvania National Horse Show Opens in Harrisburg
Harrisburg hosts the Pennsylvania National Horse Show opening tomorrow. The seven day event gathers more than 600 top horses from America and four foreign nations for trophies and over 35000 dollars in prizes. International jumping teams from the United States Canada France Ireland and Mexico compete, with events through November 1 excluding Sundays.
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Harrisburg
America
United State
Canada
France
Ireland
Mexico
Authors Denounce Partisan Bias in Newspapers
A group of four authors including Steinbeck and Hersey accused 22 papers of bias during the presidential campaign while praising four papers for fair coverage. They based their critique on a week of samples from 26 newspapers across seven states Ohio Massachusetts Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Pennsylvania and California. In Pittsburgh a man, William W. Ponder Dexter, 78, died in a house fire that also burned his one room home.
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Aress
New York
Jobin Steinbeck
John Hersey
Heman
Woale
Cleveland Armory
Mos
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ttnois
Pennsylvania
California
Boston Globe
Toledo Blade
Akron’ Beacon [Journal
Cleveland Plain-Dealey
Pittsburgh
William W. Pondexter
Truman Also Seeks Calm Clarification on Racial Issue
The New York Times reports Mr. Truman asserts a calm clarification is needed in the racial and religious dispute he raised against General Eisenhower. He maintains Eisenhower would not be anti Jewish or anti Catholic and stands by his charge that Eisenhower would accept practices tied to the so called muster race. Truman does not withdraw the statement. The paper notes Eisenhower endorsed several Republican congressional candidates who voted to override Truman’s veto of the McCarran immigration bill. Senator Connally and Senator George are named among those voting to override.
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Truman
New York Times
Eisenhower
Denviles Dwila
Congress
McCarran
Eisenhowse
Senator Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator George
Georgia
Ree Sea
Finance Committee
Senator Johnson
Colorado
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Appropriations
Senator Hayden
Arizona
Rules and Administration
Senator Johnston
South Carolina
Committee of Civil Service
Senator McClellan
Arkansas
Senator Maybanis
Banking and Currency
Elleider
Lousiana
Nice
Havre
Mont
Representative Mansfield
Senate
Mke Mansfield
Montana
United States
Mansfield
McCarritt
Geneval Eisenhower
Trutman
Trumen
Stevenson
Senate votes reveal Democratic hierarchy in override push
In a display of Senate power, Johnson, McKellar, Hayden, Johnston, McClellan, Maybanis, Eldeler, and McCarran all voted to override. Truman endorses Mansfield of Montana, sparking critique of party leaders and accusations of political manipulation tied to McCarran and the master race theory. Stevenson offers minimal comment on McCarran’s record and the immigration bill.
Missing Mellon Bank Secretary Feared Dead
Police dragged the Allegheny River today seeking the body of Kathryn Schmitt, 37, a Mellon National Bank and Trust East Liberty branch secretary. Her car was found on Highland Paple Bridge, locked yet in good running order. her father, Louis P. Schmitt, a baking executive, said she had been under treatment for a nervous condition.
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Puissingh
Allegheny
Highland Paple Bridge
Kathryn Schmitt
Louis P. Schmitt
East Liberty
Mellon National Bank and Trust Co
Champion steer brings owner $1.81 a pound
The grand champion steer at the Pittsburgh Livestock Show sold for $1.81 per pound, paid by Verscharen's Market for Sunshire tie black ribbon entry of Thomas McChesney of New Alexandria. The steer weighed 1200 pounds and the reserve champion, owned by Robert Schmitck of Washington County, sold for 6.32 per pound. The grand champion lamb owned by Barry Shober of Somerset brought $1.20 per pound.
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Pittsburgh
Verscharen
Thomas McChesney
New Alexandria
Robert Schmitck
Washington County
Barry Shober
Somerset
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Corry High Jeavers
Wildcats
Athletic Park
Sheffield
Henry Nielsen
Pioeidili IL
Journal
Gay
Baltimore Hill
Atty
Anselm Sodaro
Heath
Mathilda Miribrocky
United Nations
Keystone Vancgise
UTZ
Spring Street
Coats
Woah Traveler Corry
National Bank
the National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit, Insurance Corporation
Niederriter’s
Harold
Odin
Odin Beauty
Harold Brewer
South First Ave
Corry, Po
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