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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
1
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United Press reports Soviet air units parachuted 1200 sailors and 190 machine guns along with 18 cannons into the Volga region. The operation targets enemy troops and defenses in a zone described as critical, aiming for a surprise attack, while both sides engage in underground combat and trench warfare amid Barbed wire and mines.
Boston reports a string of fires tied to anarchists endangering vessels in harbor. Two coastal steamers collided in fog, sinking the excursion boat Romance and injuring twelve. New York bound steamer played through, with 800 passengers aboard. no deaths. Romance, 9690 ton? ship, sank in 66 feet of water shortly after collision.
United Press reports near-certain fall of San Sebastian in the Spanish civil war with rebels bombarding the city while anarchists and communists guard surrender terms. Civil Governor Antonio Ortega negotiates, promising lives for defenders but vowing to shoot anarchists. clashes continue in outlying districts as Basques and Asturian miners mobilize.
Philadelphia Sept 10 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied John Becker of Brookville a change of venue in his murder case. Becker is charged with killing Kate Bracken a railroad telegraph operator at her Jonesy signal tower near Brookville last March.
New Ori Sept 10 Directors of Air Reduction Company declare an extra dividend of 1 dollar and the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents on the common shares, both payable October 15 to holders of record September 30. Earlier on July 1 an extra 50 cents per common share was paid.
American airmen Richard Merrill and Harry Richman began their ocean hop to Liverpool aboard The Lady Pearse or similar craft on the first leg to Liverpool. They planned returns to New York depending on weather. The plane carried enough fuel for transatlantic reach and extra supplies were sent upon arrival.
Ghe county officials of the state employment service await word from state authorities on a recent order to re register all work relief cases. The state department has ordered nationwide re classification to tighten eligibility checks. Franklin says further directives from Harrisburg are expected and federal funds enable broader interviewing of WPA NYA and non contract workers within 60 days.
Miss Margaret Wolford, instructor in Adult Educational Classes, announced the transfer of classes from the Library building to the Senior High School next week. Typewriting will meet at 4 o'clock Monday, with English and shorthand schedules to be announced later. classes are forming soon and interested individuals are urged to contact Miss Wolford. She also asked students who were loaned books to return them promptly.
Republican nominee Alf M Landon heads east for a vigorous campaign swing through Indiana and New England en route to Maine. He will make three minute stops in Gary Valparaiso Plymouth and Fort Wayne and press New England stops across four states as Maine goes on September 14 shaping the nation.
News from the West reports the death of an elderly couple, Martin Mead 76 and his wife Tillie Mead 74, burned in a farm house fire on August 20. They had moved from Garland and Wattsburg years earlier for health reasons and left behind siblings and relatives in the West.
Philadelphia September 10 Gov Alf M Landon will carry Pennsylvania only if he loses Gilford Pinchot's support, says Charles W Carroll organizer of the Young Republicans of Pennsylvania. Carroll denounces Pinchot and warns of cabinet placement if he is appeased, calling Pinchot an enemy and urging a tougher stance.
In Chicago on September 10 a gathering of fifty liberal leaders from multiple parties will discuss the presidential campaign. Led by Sen. Robert M. LaFollette, the group aims to decide their strategy with key figures like Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Gov. Hjalmar Peterson among attendees. The event may also address George W. Norris’s ballot status and the late Gov. Olson’s re election appeal for Roosevelt.
The Corry Kiwanis Club resumed weekly luncheon meetings after summer break with 22 members present at the Hotel Corry. C. F. Hoffmaster led group singing, Keppel Tiffany accompanied, and S. M. McClure, president of the Warren Kiwanis Club, spoke on the topic Do Married Men Make the Best Husbands, presenting many facts to support the claim.
School officials seek to relieve congestion at Concord by adding a teacher to First Ward as enrollment rises to 236, up from 205 last year. Two extra classrooms strain two classes with about 31 more students, while Junior High industrial course enrollments hit a record 43 as shop classes expand after the course changes.
Police urged motorists and parents to protect school children on their way to and from school. Polina and teachers collaborate to shield kids from traffic dangers, but limited patrols require crossing points to be used with care. Strict caution in school zones is demanded and parents must stress safe crossing, with rigid enforcement for careless behavior.
A surveying crew arrived at Cambridge Springs yesterday to begin preliminary work for a flood control dam on French Creek at Boles' Ripples northwest of the borough. Dam size and flooded area are not yet learned. The project is one of 44 tri state flood control proposals.
The Abbie Service Commission warns Solar Electric Company to explain payments to affiliates of Associated Gas & Electric by tomorrow 10. If unresolved, Commissioner Thomas Buc..." will infer the service charges are hides for profits and deduct them from operating expenses when setting rates, potentially affecting consumers.
Detroit dispatch reports Father Charles Coughlin, censured by the Vatican, launching a campaign for William Lemire. In a speech to about 10,000 at Olympia Sports Arena he attacked President Roosevelt, urging voters to choose Roosevelt or against him as crowds shouted responses. Brooklyn mass meeting planned.
Mental derangement due to continued poor health was given as the cause of death by Grant Sayis, 26, of Sherman Town Line Road North Harmony. He died Tuesday night by self inflicted gas in his truck cab. body found next morning. He reportedly left Sherman High School early, despondent and ill. survived by his father five brothers and three sisters.
In Atlanta on September 10 Governor Eugene Talmadge conceded the Democratic senatorial nomination race to Sen. Richard B. Russell Jr. after a tight vote. Talmadge praised Russell and spoke of a six year term of service while Redwine and Rivers split the gubernatorial and other contests. Final tallies show Russell leading Talmadge while Rivers and Redwine trailed.
The Corry Hospital Board met in the Library at 4 o clock. Directors present included O F Brown A Warren DeRosay Sidney E Biston M Howard Herbert Gutlck and RJ Fogte with Superintendent Cole in attendance. August shows 115 patients 468 days of service 17 births 5 deaths and 58 operations. Salary schedule referred to finance committee for study. Building and Grounds reports note progress on emergency lighting and newly repainted fire escapes.
Sept 10 report says the government uncovered and crushed a large Communist organization with headquarters in Rome and branches in Leghorn Grist and other Tuscan towns. The action involved widespread arrests and a major crackdown on subversive activity across Italy.
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