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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1937
Page
1
State Administrator J Baus Hudson announces no reductions in WPA personnel for coming months. Quotas were kept within limits to cover winter layoffs, with safeguards for reemployment after short-work periods. Dismissals will only occur if a job is unnecessary or the worker is inefficient, amid federal emergency policy revisions.
War Progress Administrator Harry Fopishintay calls for a long range farm program to reshape American agriculture. He cites past problems in credit, production practices, farm subdivision, overcapitalization, tenant farming and worker underpayment as roots of rural distress and urges coordinated federal action before 1928 and into the early 1930s.
Machinery and bulking material for the new bridge over Flare Crescent at the Gary Water Company pump station are being moved by Holmes Construction Company of Wooster Ohio. The contract adds a two car width bridge and improves the present Sciota road crossing. Holmes bid 13996 dollars.
Erie scene as a sixteen month old boy Louis Ulrich was saved from weeds beneath seven feet of water after a buggy rolled off a pier. A nearby pool lifeguard responded to the emergency and brought the child to safety.
Coast Guard crews searched after the freight ship Betty, with radio operator reporting trouble, went missing near Jacksonville. Authorities said contact attempts failed and no further efforts would be made to locate the Betty, though cutters would continue to scour the area.
Pennsylvania adopts new speed limits lowering urban 80 mph and rural 40 to 50 mph changes. Corporal Carlton notes enforcement aims to curb fast driving, with 20 mph minimums on open highways in some zones. Restricted areas may show 25 or 85 mph limits, and motorists are urged to slow for safety.
United Press reports a deadly collision five miles north of Goshen when a Bishopric Products Co. sedan ran a stop sign at highways 16 and 20 and struck a loaded cross country bus. Five persons were killed and 27 injured, two seriously. Names include Allison Bishopric of Cincinnati as a driver under investigation. victims include A G Carpenter and Mrs James Kelleher, with others from Chicago St Louis Buffalo Omaha.
13 year old Billy Craig, ill for nine months, creates a miniature village in Painesville Ohio. The scale model includes a town hall church park school radio broadcasting station homes and gardens.
London report says an unidentified submarine attacked the British destroyer Havock off Cape Antonio near Valencia, firing nine torpedoes that missed. The attack followed suspected pirate sub sightings and comes amid Italian involvement tensions as France signals dissatisfaction with Mediterranean policy.
Hershey report shows a select group of 400 young men starting a half year training course to become members of the Pennsylvania motor police force. The program aims to be one of the most thorough police preparatory schools in existence.
Veterans from AupPaloo, New York report Maj. Gen Smedley Bitter urged withdrawal of investments by the United States and American interests. An oral resolution was adopted by the Sikh nation encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars asking President Roosevelt and Congress to state their policy on these investments. The group pressed for isolation from national holdings and ships in Chinese waters amid ongoing debate.
Pittsburgh September 1 Crude oil prices were cut for the fifth straight week by between 22 and 27 cents per barrel. Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line reduced to 2.30 a barrel, South Penn Oil announced across lines, Buckeye Pipe Line dropped to 2.10, Tidewater Pipe Lines cut to 2.60, and Reivers Pipe Lines to 2.25, reflecting a broad market decline.
Members of the Corty Band gather for an election of Fray Wittos wa president and a concert in City Pane at 6 o'clock this evening. Officers named include Harold Rauscher president, Dr Harry Riis secretary and treasurer, Lorton Swilth and John Sproveri librarians.
Chicago's board of health ordered schools to remain closed until it is safe to prevent infantile paralysis spread. Public schools planned to reopen Sept 7, parochial Sept 8. delayed due to a surge unseen since 1916 1917. The disease was most prevalent in Illinois last month, with a peak not yet reached.
In Pittsburgh on September 1, about 1,000 service employees from two hotels walked out over a labor dispute. The strike halted room service and elevator operations, marooning thousands of guests. Officials say confidence discussions broke down after wage talks.
Washington reports that Lewis plans a Friday radio address as part of a broader public statement. associates say he aims to outline aims of the Non Partisan League and his role in industrial organization. He reportedly resents Roosevelt's treatment and questions White House invitations in recent months.
New York state police have ordered 1,450 pairs of breeches for the troopers dubbed the boys in gray. The order accompanies a related 10 coats for uniformed officers as part of a uniform update by Albany authorities.
James Shepley reports from Harrisburg on a sweeping new rule by the Industrial Board. The measure, approved yesterday, extends a standard 44 hour workweek toward an 50 hour average across industries. It applies to most sectors and sets penalties for noncompliance, with exceptions for hospitals and certain public services.
Rebel forces mass on the Aragon front as a government offensive stalls 173 miles northeast of Mae Woi and Lae. Loyalist pilots are hindered. fresh groups join the drive including the "Black Arrows" regiment aiding the Aragon line amid renewed regional pressure.
Linneyman G. Rouse, speaker at the Rosary Club last evening, discussed highway safety with about fifty photographs illustrating bus, truck, and car hazards. He explained accident causes and prevention, plus effects of new overload and speed limit legislation. Twenty three members attended, one visitor Corporal P. E. Carlson of the local motor police sub-station.
In Harrisburg on September 1, Secretary J. Griffith Boardman said the Mellon estate plan favors charity, causing the state to roll a larger tax burden than if Andrew W. Mellon had left money to heirs. The ruling affects revenue projections and estate tax collections for the fiscal year.
In Kobe Japan on September 1 the Dollar liner President Hoover limped into port after a Chinese air attack off Shanghai. The ship bore a large hole in the deck and extensive damage to cabins and the mining saloon area. Seaman Lloyd Haskell of Baltimore died aboard during the flight.
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