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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1935
Page
1
In a tense contest, the Tigers secured a close win as key plays turned the tide. Star performers led scoring while the defense clamped down in the final minutes, sealing the outcome for the home crowd. More details on notable assists and rebounds follow.
Geneva reports say Italy will boycott the League of Nations five member committee seeking mediation between Italy and Ethiopia. Mussolini orders trial mobilization amid looming conflict. Ethiopia fixes September 14 for league action before appealing to the league assembly if unresolved.
British naval reinforcements arrive at Valletta amid extensive eastern Mediterranean maneuvers. The battleship Barham, eight 15 inch guns, sails in with allied ships Hussar Skipjack Halcyon Harrier mine sweepers heading from Portland. Deptford, Neuralita, Australia Fro higher and Whiteheart due later.
Corry School District weighs possible Works Progress Administration projects aided by school officials. Auer presents inventory of school properties and supplies for surveys at minimal cost. decision discussed at board meeting. A separate note reports a September 10 decree segregating Jewish students from Aryans in education.
Grand jury at the September term returned an indictment against Bea Sisley charging two counts of preliminary manslaughter in connection with the death of his half-brother Frank Muller in a grade-ruffing incident last summer. Sibley case listed for trial but unklar if court would reach it before adjournment.
Federal authorities liberalize national bank real estate lending under the 1935 act. Banks may lend up to 60 percent of time and savings on improved real estate, up from 50 percent, expanding potential nationwide lending. The cap rises from 3.04 billion to 2.65 billion, with 607.6 million more available.
Ex Mayor Samuel Carlson will headline a Townsend Club meeting at the Grait theatre building this evening at TH45 o'clock. He is now a New York state Townsend Clubs speaker. Public invited to hear him and other speakers at tonight's event. ERIE MAN NAMED HARRISBURG, Sept. 10 A appointment of Thomas W. McCormack as a trustee of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home was announced by the governor, succeeding James P. Rossiter who resigned.
Corry School District awaits Public Works Administration action on an application for a vocational school building on the Hatch school site in Second Ward. Milon L. Brown reported Harrisburg approval of plans and noted the application likely at Washington. Officials discussed financing options including a possible lower loan rate under the government plan. The PWA structure offers 45 percent grant and loan for the remainder.
United Press reports a tense clash between PWA chief Harold Ickes and WPA head Hopkins over direct unemployment relief. Ickes says Roosevelt urged a meeting at Hyde Park to discuss Hopkins rejected projects and questioned Hopkins claims on costs. The exchange signals a high stakes dispute within the New Deal program.
The Corry Rotary Club will sponsor an indoor carnival in the former G. C. Murphy room on October 3 and 4 if plans from today’s meeting materialize. C. Rater, president, chairs arrangements. a 7:30 p.m. meeting in Hotel Corry was set to advance plans. Twenty five members and one guest attended lunch. Emmett Bailey of Oil City spoke on Rotary’s development and needs with humorous stories. Horton J. Davis gave a three minute summary of club activities and service goals.
Harrisburg report states the state will collect 20 percent of proceeds from nickel in the slot games and a 51 annual display fee for pinball and related marble rolling games. The new amusement tax act imposes one cent on each 25 cent charge or fraction thereto. Continued on page five.
County commissioners announced that the Fourth and Second Wards will each have two voting machines, despite earlier talk of limiting the Fourth Ward to one. Leaders expect reduced congestion at primaries next week, with sufficient machines rented and purchased to handle large enrollments. Ralph C. Benedict, chief clerk, said arrangements are progressing satisfactorily.
The lengthy case of Lena Brown of Prospect Street charged with assault and battery by her sister Elizabeth Edmonds of Liberty Street was referred for settlement before Alderman George H. Gordon. Issues include family troubles and an alleged attack in early spring. Dan Brown of Corry faces potential guilty pleas to six counts of issuing worthless checks, per the district attorney. The Brown case is set to come before the court tomorrow.
Sept 10 rejection of Red Top Cabs Inc for incorporation and for permission to operate taxicabs in Erie was announced by the Public Service Commission. It said it could not find public interest in approving the start of service by outsiders with no risk, seeking to experiment and disrupt established companies.
Harrisburg reports reveal Huey P Long’s White House blueprint from My First Days in the White House. The proposed cabinet includes Franklin D. Roosevelt as secretary of the navy, Herbert Hoover for commerce, and William Borah as secretary of state, with Smedley Butter for war and Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown for interior.
Marie Ketko fifty of 444 Worth street was jailed thirty days after pleading to unlawfully carrying firearms as an alien following an alleged attack on his five sons. Alderman Gordon withheld aggravated assault on a later hearing and will recall Ketko for further hearing after the jail term. Prosecutor said the sentence might suffice in Ketko s drunken stupor defense. Ketko ordered his sons to destroy wine and home brews at the home. The offense marked his first prison term. Shandler wins Louisville primary contest as Chandler secures Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Pine Grove cemetery directors in regular session outlined major expense items over four months. Land addition adds 400 feet frontage on North Center street. total new holdings $2,225. salaries, casual help, hedge work, taxes, fuel, and water total $3,849.56. Directors hope past debts will be settled to strengthen finances and maintain the cemetery as a leading local burial ground.
Judge M A Musmanno, seeking both major party nominations for Supreme Court judge, denounced U S Senator Joseph F P Guffey for endorsing H Edgar Barnes in the Democratic bid for the bench in Pottsville Pennsylvania. The Sept date is noted.
Baton Rouge LA September 10 Huey Long who died tonight from an assassin s bullet may be buried today on the capitol lawn. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow according to Barli J Shrisenberry Long s secretary
Senator Huey P Long died at 4 10 a m after 30 hours of battle with physicians at Our Lady of the Lake sanitarium. The Kingfish’s death leaves Allen as a possible Senate successor as rivals jockey for position and a scramble for power begins among Long’s supporters and foes.
A Monday evening deal transfers ownership of the Kelly News Stand in the Barlow block from L. J. Kelly to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fields after nineteen years of operation. Mrs Bielis is expected to take immediate possession. Mrs. Tiel d has worked at the stand for years while Mr. Kelly plans future steps.
Markets at a glance show stocks advancing fractions to three points led by Chrysler while bonds stay light and active. Call money and foreign exchange show limited movement. Cotton and rubber steady with slight shifts and silver unchanged in New York trading.
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