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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
1
The city reports mixed party changes as 365 voters registered on Thursday. Republicans led with 216 registrations, Democrats 128, with 9 Prohibitionists and Socialist entries. Two more registration days remain before the November election, and voters must register with a current tax receipt.
United Press dispatches report railroad executives demand a ten percent pay reduction from all rail employees as tensions rise over wage cuts. Other items note aviation sponsors and transit rate issues, a high-profile disappearance, mine shaft tampering fears, a Gimbels heir death, convict escapes, a riot at a relief station and a large crowd of unemployed lodging protests.
San Francisco police announced that Dorothy Mirette of New York, reported as the first wife of Bern, may have killed herself by leaping into the San Francisco Bay. The woman had reportedly boarded a Riverine boat in September bound for Sacramento but was not aboard when it docked.
The Prohibition party executive committee urges Congressman Milton W. Shreve to withdraw from the race in the Twenty-ninth district after his public vow to support resubmission of the Eighteenth Amendment. Erie and Crawford county officers are authorized to request his withdrawal.
Philadelphia report says a crazed unidentified black assailant wounded Frank Crandall a 61 year old cigar store dealer Edward Pigott 63 and August Dabens a traffic officer before shooting himself. Crandall hospitalized Dabens gravely injured Pigott slighted.
The Board of Education will decide on janitors' salaries for the 1982 83 term after deadlocks and two failed special meetings. The panel also considers employment of married teachers and contracts for the upcoming term amid school opening activities.
Corry Public Schools report a new enrollment high at Senior High with 368 pupils enrolled. The increase fills the building, boosting overall district totals near last October and suggesting further gains in the first month’s attendance report.
In a joint move with Great Britain, France will pay the December 15 debt installment to the United States totaling about 50 million dollars and to Britain roughly 149 million, avoiding a request to Washington for delay.
Col Raymond Robbins, noted prohibition advocate, is feared kidnapped and murdered as federal agents hunt for clues. Threats against Robbins and others tied to his anti corruption crusade have intensified, with letters received by several prominent figures, including Canon William Sheafe Chase and Mrs Ella Boole.
In Mineola Nassau County three police officers, charged with manslaughter in the death of Hyman Stark, were acquitted by a jury. Deputy Chit Prankappen and Detectives Leslie W. Pearsall and Harry W. Zander were found not guilty after previous mistrial. The case had previously ended in a hung jury after 11 hours of deliberation.
Tammany Hall in Albany unanimous resolution pledged active support to the Roosevelt-Corner ticket and aimed for a triumphant election of their candidates. The measure was offered by James Carey at a Democratic state committee meeting.
Governor Pinchot denounces the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for delaying unemployment relief to Pennsylvania. He cites weeks of renewed applications and unanswered questions while families on relief suffer, and warns he may appeal to President Hoover if delay continues.
Governor Pinchot's office announced the dismissal of 52 state employees as part of a government economy plan. Forty eight are in health and agriculture, including Avery H. Colfesh and Carl L. Briggs, with others in Conneaut Lake and Woobrury. The garage reorganization aims to save about 107000 yearly for the Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor Herbert Lehman of New York could rally former Governor Alfred E. Smith to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for president while shaping Tammany Hall’s stance. Lehman is backed by Roosevelt for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and has long supported Smith's campaigns. A New York banker, his influence extends into circles close to Tammany.
Hollywood awaits Paul Bern funeral as questions swirl over his death and secret life. Jean Harlow, dressed in widow’s weeds, will attend the ceremony while rumors persist about his past affairs and the silence of his brother Henry Been.
A sea disaster in the East River leaves 120 workmen aboard the steamer Observation dead and dying after a catastrophic blast. Rescuers race to reach survivors as scores are feared dead and authorities investigate the cause of the explosion.
A riv er steamer observation carrying more than 430 workers exploded in the East River off Manhattan. At least 42 bodies identified, with a feared death toll near 63, and over 125 injured. Rescue crews, Coast Guard, and police swarmed the scene as survivors were pulled from the river and identified at ferry piers.
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