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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1936
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a electrical item sale or promotion with unclear details. The readable parts reference a price or date and a local location but lack complete names or exact terms. The piece emphasizes a street or shop context and customer actions.
A damaged scan fragment mentions sports players and teams with unclear names. It hints at a regional game or result but specifics are unreadable.
Construction awards in the Pittsburgh district for the first nine months of the year climbed forty percent over 1935. The value reached 22,149,800 dollars versus 18,588,800 dollars in the same period of 1925, reflecting a surge in projects during this span.
John Hanna Jr., 17, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his mother Mrs. Tress Harina after a disputed killing at the family home in Pittsburgh. The verdict carries a maximum sentence of 3 to 12 years and a new trial request may follow. The boy's father and defense team insisted on innocence.
Hundreds lined the business district for the third annual Hallowe'en parade led by Mayor Glen Miller. Corry High School band and VFW bugle corps impressed spectators with decorated floats from local firms and shops. Prizes went to David Klinger, James Might linger and Robert Carter, Autumn Colby, Leatha Anderson and Mary Sturdevant, and Virginia Smith. Police Chief John D. Planigan reported little congestion and no significant property damage.
Former President Herbert Hoover in Environs Colorado argues against New Deal recovery ideas claiming they delay recovery and shackle free men. He urges Roosevelt to declare plans as he heads to vote in California next Tuesday before a crowd of about 5,600.
About twenty members from Car ty attended a meeting of the Erie County Progressive Democratic Club in Erie yesterday evening. Arthur Qolegrove, county chair man, Owen M. Burns, Adam Gorsii, Joseph Wagner and Frank McCarty, candidates for State Assembly, spoke to roughly three hundred attendees. The club will elect new officers at next Friday's session.
The city council will consider a proposed bond issue to cover the municipality’s share of storm sewer construction costs. The Works Progress Administration recently approved the Yasl project, with the city’s share estimated near $21 000.
San Francisco reports a widening maritime strike crippling warehouses and Pacific shipping. Mayor Rossi declares a state of emergency as about 200 vessels cancel sailing, threatening shortages of staple goods in San Francisco and Alaska and Hawaii ports.
President Roosevelt told cheering Democratic campaign workers at the Biltmore Hotel that he and Vice President Garner would win re election Tuesday by a larger margin than in 1932. He praised campaign workers and James A Parley as a steadfast party leader.
Relief recipients are warned to carefully read and understand the declaration on the back of relief checks. The statement commits the signer to notifying the State Emergency Relief Board of changes in diet and employment or finances that were reported on unemployment relief applications.
Miss Lulu Sanford of East South Street sustained minor lacerations and facial bruises when her car left the road at the Northwest and Pleasant street intersection last evening. The vehicle struck a telephone pole, damaging the front end. she escaped serious injury as the roof held.
President Roosevelt addresses his Madison Square Garden rally in New York City tonight from 9 30 to 10 30 over coast to coast networks of CBS and Mutual. The broadcast covers Pennsylvania and lists stations in Philadelphia New York and Pittsburgh among others.
Lorado Taft, renowned sculptor who spoke in the city years ago, died in Chicago at 76. He suffered a stroke October 42 and passed peacefully as his wife and three daughters held vigil in his South Side studio. His works include The Procession of Time near his home, The Solitude of the Soul in the Chicago Art Institute, and Mountain of the Great Lakes in Grant Park.
Warren, Oct 31 John Pulens and the Senauskis, under death sentences for the Moiry Seminal inn keeper killing, faced a hearing in which state police alleged a plea bargain and a possible ten year sentence. Judge Browns heard testimony on memory lapses by Judge Arird and will forward recommendations to the Supreme Court. The defense seeks to reverse sentences and swap pleas to a lesser charge.
Brookville Pennsylvania October 31 The Commonwealth aimed to finish its case within 12 hours against John Becker seven year old accused slayer of Kate Bracken tried before Judge Jesse C Long and a jury on murder charges The state planned to call a Pittsburgh chemist to present analysis of clothing said to have been worn by Becker and Miss Bracken the night of the murder The chemist was asked to compare stains found on the armory jacket There was a possibility the state would rest its case if a night session was ordered for tonight
Harold four year old boy fell while climbing near a wheel alignment machine in a garage. He received a cut over the left eye and six stitches were required to close the wound.
The 10 year 750000 Toronto Baby Derby by Charles Vance Millar ends in a muddled finish with suits pending and many claimants. Six women each with nine children fought over Millars fortune while the Ontario government considers intervention in what observers call a sweeping legal farce.
Jurors selected for the December civil court term in Erie County include five Corry residents and others from the surrounding area. Names listed are Willie Caster Fred Healy Mrs James McInnes Honor Maloney Mrs Eleanor Mead Leonard Franz Thad Galles with reports due Monday December and wheel destruction planned next month.
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