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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1932
Page
5
Personal mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Chapin of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Ghostst Berg of Jamestown traveling to Cleveland for the day. William Murray heads to Cincinnati with Charles Butters, plans return Saturday evening. Richard Merker and Walter Auett go to Washington to enter Bliss Electrical School, while Frank Weis Ray Bogardus and others visit relatives here and depart.
Allen MacChesney, 88, Pittsburgh, longtime chief radio operator at the WAS plant on Steubenville Pike, was killed today when he seized a wrong switch sending 7,000 volts through his body. Coroner reports the accident occurred near here as the cause of death.
Capone, a government guest at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, may appear in federal court for habeas corpus relief filed by top attorneys. Judge Marvin Underwood ordered a hearing immediately after the writ. If successful, Capone could be released after about six months of his one year sentence for income tax evasion, with Hal Linsay opposing the action.
Michael J Farrell longtime Corry resident died at 11 20 pm Tuesday at his home 110 West Pleasant street following a week of illness due to a stroke. He was born in Ireland and lived in Corry 45 years. Survived by widow two sons John Farrell Corry and Michael Farrell Albion one daughter Mrs Hugh Baker Corry and sister Mrs Margaret McGarthy Tyeland. Funeral services set for Friday at 9 am at St Thomas church with interment in St Thomas cemetery. Mrs G B Johnson left Corry for Dunkirk after visiting in Corry and with sister Mrs Harold Madison in Spring Creek.
Washington Sept 21 railroad labor executives and representatives of the operators continued in formal conferences to reach agreement on the proposed 20 percent wage increase sought by the railroads as the present contract expires February 1. Reports indicated a likely compromise near 16 percent while initial meetings focused on discussion rather than negotiations.
Philadelphia health authorities report coroner Pied Schwartz refused bail for Bernard Reese, a 39 year old grocer who shot Wallace Mitchell after a milk theft incident on August 29. Mitchell, described as father of five, allegedly took a bottle of milk. Reese said Mitchell threw it at him.
United Press reports New York shares surged with blocks of 100 to 6,000 traded and volume near 9 million. Steel led gains as Steel Common rose over six points and Steel Preferred moved above 40, while a broad set of industrials advanced. Wheat and cotton rose with coffee wool silk rubber and silver higher.
Fragmentary OCR shows a jumble of company names and stock symbols from a financial page. Entities include General Electric, General Motors, United Corp, Westinghouse Electric, Standard Oil, Kennecott, and others with scattered percent figures and railroads. Context insufficient for full itemization or date.
Sept 21 railway labor executives committee unanimously rejects joint wage conference. They oppose a 2 percent pay cut proposed to start February 1. In a letter to W F Thiehar of Chicago, an official committee chair announces the committee will not meet with rail heads to discuss terms.
A shoreside medical crisis unfolds as Livingston and crew attempt to save a wounded companion. The story follows a perilous beach retrieval, a tense voyage, and the haunting aftermath among survivors, with reflections on courage, risk, and the limits of science in a remote South Seas setting.
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