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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1936
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reveals mentions of Albany and a tragedy linked to a former athlete. References to a night in October, a swimming event, and plans for future rallies or meetings are present, with unclear names and roles. The readable bits suggest a local sports and community context amid a memorial or reaction to a death.
Twenty six members of Corry High school's 1936 graduating class will pursue higher education this Fall. Principal Howard J. Shean reports the largest percentage in years, with several entering nurses, teaching, commercial, and horses training programs. The list includes Doris Akam Thiel College Greenwville, William Armitage Northwestern Bible School Minneapolis, Allan Blakeslee Edinboro State Teachers College, Edinboro, Harrison Curtis Penn State, State College Pa, Ruth Deming Buffalo General Hospital Buffalo N Y, Peter Dubrosky Albion College.
London reports Japan will hold a submarine fleet larger than U.S. and Britain by year end, lifting 11,059 tons of dangerous vessels and 16,598 submarines above 1930 quotas. The move follows the London treaty provisions and signals Japan’s intent to keep its naval strength afloat.
Police pursue a heavyset man with a protruding lip as the alleged killer of Ruth Muir a 25 year old YWCA executive whose body was found on a beach near Lie swat La dolly. Neighbors report seeing her on a seaside bench at night with a heavyset man nearby. An attempted identification hinges on brown hair strands found on the victim.
Harrisburg reports fiscal officers secured ample cash on hand to cover Pennsylvania relief needs until relief taxes begin to flow into the treasury. Dougherty Corkram and Company arranged a 545 million tax anticipation note issue at 99.52, bearing 1 1/2 percent interest. Settlement set for September 28 with retirement May 31, 1937, combining with a prior 50 million issue.
Philling Petroleum reports third quarter net to exceed the second quarter as the company posts August production and sales of natural gasoline at record highs. Prairie Phillips, president, says per share earnings reached a dollar and one cent.
Move to purge officialdom of Black Legion members gains momentum in Pontiac and Oakland County. Grand jury report cites 86 county residents with ties to the Black Legion. actions include discharges of officials, suspensions, and possible recalls as the city commission sets a September 10 meeting to decide on further steps.
More than 100 pickets gathered at the closed Coraopolis plant of the Stand and Spring Steel Company after reports that strikebreakers would be admitted. They were ordered to disperse today with no attempt to admit outsiders.
President Roosevelt will give a fireside radio address at 9 48 p m on September 6 from the White House to discuss drought conditions and an important announcement on re employment by private industry. He returns from a drought inspection tour soon before the broadcast and may propose actions to relieve distress and boost employment.
Police seek a thief who entered Ralph Munsee s apartment near Knowlton store on East Washington Street Tuesday and escaped with 20 dollars from a purse. The theft appears by a familiar intruder and Munsee says he usually locks, but forgot yesterday. Frank Knox will speak at Lehigh Harrisburg rally to accommodate thousands.
Pittsburgh, Sept 2 United Press interviews Judge Mihael Angelo Musmanno who sentenced himself to Western Penitentiary to study the prisoner’s side. He says confinement and talks with inmates teach new methods for sentencing. He plans to sentence based on the offender’s background, not the crime, and urges judges to visit prisons for the prisoner’s side.
Osservatore Vaticano condemns Father Coughlin's political remarks as not reflecting the Holy See's stance. The Vatican paper disputes a report that the Holy See approves Coughlin's activities, calling the claims false and stressing that a priest's critique of authorities risks public unrest.
Washington Sept 2 President Roosevelt's mid year budget revision shows the national debt at about 34 billion dollars by next June. The update projects total revenues near 5.666 billion and expenditures around 7.763 billion with a deficit of about 97 million. Roosevelt pledges industry must bear more burden while noting signs of progress in job creation.
Corry records indicate an Elk Park raid last Friday night arrested 251 men and two colored dancers at the dance hall. The event may have been unlawful and efforts are under way to reclaim 2492.05 in fines and costs. District Attorney Mortimer Graham reportedly consulted. Walter G. Goodwin allegedly overstepped his bailiwick and benefited financially. Tony A. Paver and family departed for Erie.
Merrill and Richman announced they would depart this afternoon for London aboard the big plane Lady Peace. Weather delays have postponed several attempts, but field manager Kennes Behe was informed that conditions were favorable for takeoff between 1 and 4 p.m. EDT.
U S officials signaled a leniency move to drop further action over the bombing of the U S destroyer Lane off the Spanish coast three days earlier. The Spanish government and rebel factions denied knowledge of the attack as officials doubted identifying the attacker, noting no damage or injuries occurred and suggesting closing the matter to avoid straining neutrality.
The Junior corps of the VFW in this city won second prize in the crim and bugle corps competition at the Watlabing Fair last evening. Izumigala Post of Brie won first prize. Awards were $75 and $50. James Isherwood, ex state commander of the American Legion, spoke to about 2,000 people, delivering a largely political critique of the New Deal during Veterans Night.
Edward Y Skinner 39 longtime Corry resident and WPA road construction foreman in Beaverdam collapsed at a gravel pit west of Beaverdam after declaring ill the night. He died before medical aid arrived. Survived by wife two sons Wayne and Stacy and two brothers Roy and Paul. Funeral plans pending with services at Corry location.
LATE NEWS BIRIATOU Rebels storm the outer defenses of Trin and advance on the border village of Behobie as part of a ferocious assault. NOPEKA Cov Alf of Landon submits final relief purchases to President Roosevelt in a Dex Murruy conference. WREKA Calif Capture of two accused in a deputy sheriff and civilian murder emerges as believed. PITTSBURGH Michael Wm. Tighe resigns as president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. WASHINGTON Works Progress Administration adds 20 000 drought relief jobs to Wisconsin and Kansas. EL PASO Katherine Sui Feng Cheung leads take-off in an El Paso air derby.
Harrisburg Sept 2. The headquarters of Thomas Pealer assistant chief engineer of maintenance in Western Pennsylvania for the state highway department have been transferred from Indiana to Pittsburgh.
Americans flee Madrid as a new air raid warning looms, with reports of rebel offensives resumed at the frontier. Loyalist forces attack fortified positions amid heavy bombardment, fighting described as savage and ongoing near Puntea redoubt as troops exchange shell fire and trenches.
Bernard J. Cochran of the WEA district explains WPA work before about twenty Corry Rotary members at the Hotel Corry. He notes most workers are relief cases from Janse families, with 93 percent eventually returning to private employment. Senators Ziesenheim and Willis attended, along with a new member, Mt. Pields.
Dairymen's League demands a full 42 cent per hundredweight increase for milk from New York city dealers. President Fred H. Sexauer says the group asked the State Milk Control Division for authorization, but only 25 cents was granted. The league plans to add 17 more cents immediately and have the total raise in effect as contracts permit.
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