06 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
1
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Drought persists with parched vegetation and dry soil in the city and surrounding areas. Showers offer limited relief, but rainfall remains insufficient to end the drought. City lawns and gardens suffer while high school football practices face disruption due to dusty fields. Water supplies in several towns, including Conny and Sonneastville, are stressed, threatening public health if the dry spell continues.
Authorities probe a mysterious murder in Saegertown of Edward Brown a Canadian employee. He was found battered behind a hotel and died Tuesday morning after hours of unconsciousness. Police seek clues about friends or relatives to aid the investigation and burial plans.
Corry Encampment will elect officers at a Monday evening meeting at the royal hall. Nominated are Ghief Patriarch Ailen Homer High Priest Harold Shannon Senor Warden Paul Orn and others including Treasurer Lavern Miller Representative to Grand Encampment A F P Carlbu and Representative to Orphan Home Harold Shannon and Lavern Miller. The new officers will be installed Monday evening September 16 with further events planned for September 18.
NBC airs Giles Service Orchestra on WABG at 8 30, CBS offers United States Army Band on WABC at 9, CBS True Story Hour on WJZ at 9 80, Phifled Theatre Hour on WAZ on NBC at 10, Armstrong Quisiceen listed as a program to note.
Captain Houghton of Company A the Pennsylvania National Guard urges all members to report at the State Armory at 7 1 o'clock Monday evening to participate in the Veterans of Foreign Wars parade noting Monday is the regular drill night and requesting punctuality for the procession planning.
About seventy five members attended a Corry local sub district meeting of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association of Erie and Crawford Counties in Union City yesterday. Chair H H Marsh of Waterford called the meeting to order at 1130 with six delegates and seven associate delegates present. A dinner followed at 115 and the 2 pm session featured an address by R G Scoughton of Jamestown who took over from CA Boutelle on August 1. The next sub district meeting is set for October with Greenfield local hosting.
Investigation opens after a small monoplane crashed near Rogers Field in Pittsburgh killing two army lieutenants Leo W. Memiot of Butler and Charles B. Tyeard of Dormont. Eyewitnesses report the plane banked steeply, then plunged to the ground as it avoided a tree.
New York reports confidence returning as stocks climb led by U S Steel Radio General Motors. A rival midday rate cut aided gains while top issues saw gains over ten points. Yesterdays losses were largely erased as professional traders snapped up bargains and oil shares showed strength in afternoon trading.
United Press reports Dr Hugo Eckener’s negotiations with American financiers near completion to form a Zeppelins trans Atlantic liner service. Construction already begun, first Germany to New York air liner expected by April 1931 with Graf Zeppelin pressed into service. Captain Ernst Lehmann says no current plans for Germany to Tokyo line or Soviet negotiations. focus remains trans Atlantic only.
In Memphis Tennessee today two adults Butt Green 18 and Ola Woodard 103 Douglas 18 were killed when a plane crashed. Pilot Frank Hays 10 years old of Memphis was critically injured after flying solo and taking two passengers without permission.
In Montevideo Uruguay the Munson liner American Legion struck a harbor breakwater. Tugs struggled to moor against strong tides while one pilot guided the vessel, leaving the cause of the accident unclear. An inmate was moved to safety as authorities investigated the incident.
Mrs Elzabeth Selsle formerly of this city faces several counts of illegal surgery tied to the death of Caroline Bratley at the Union City hospital She is to be presented to the grand jury in Erie witnesses from the area were summoned in related cases including Alton Mungee Union City and Ralph Saraceno local man charged with illegal liquor following a still seizure the Saraceno case postponed to the next term of quarter sessions court
British and Italian entrants begin Schneider Cup trials at Calshot with navigability tests. Flying Officer H R D Waghorn in Supermarine S 6 completes initial phase after water tests lasting six hours. Spectators crowd the Solent area as secrecy surrounds the competition ahead of tomorrow’s serial contest.
In Washington on September 6, leaders of the Farm Bloc Democrats and administration plan delay the $690 million Republican taker bill to strip rate sections and focus on administrative tariff features. Borah and Robinson clash as Big Three push postponement, with debate over King amendment and tariff commission power shaping the battle.
Coroner W. J. McGregor warned of a sharp rise after eight months showed 211 people killed in automobile crashes in Allegheny County with 47 children among the victims. The report underscores a growing road toll and calls for action.
Seventy eight lives perished as a typhoon struck parts of the Philippine Islands last week. Albay on Luzon bore the brunt with seventeen destroyed, landslides and floods sweeping away hundreds of homes. A severe water famine followed as communications were restored.
Arthur Shields a fourteen year old suffers a severe fracture and dislocation of the right ankle after a fall in the Junior High shop. Roy Merritt aged 29 seeks care for injuries from a ladder fall with a rusty bolt penetrating skin. Roger Sullivan hurt in a Cambridge Springs crash recovers at Corry hospital after nose and head injuries in a collision near Saegertown.
In Ambridge six social clubs were ordered closed on Sept 6 for alleged violations of the prohibition laws after federal court presentations. Panel hearings in November will determine if the closures become permanent. Prohibition agents raided the clubs July 29 and found violations.
Morgantown West Virginia September 6 1934 John R Turner president of West Virginia University announced five permanent graduate fellowships in chemistry at the university each valued at 500 annually. The donor David A Burt Wheeling manufacturer and vice president of the university board of governors requires that recipients be residents of West Virginia.
Winslow Arizona reports indicate four people seen on the ground after the City of San Francisco vanished over the desert. Lieutenant Tomlinson refueled and planned another search, as 16 planes plus others comb the route from Albuquerque to Los Angeles seeking the eight missing passengers and crew.
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