21 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
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Patrolman Mead faces suspension over signing Chief Flanigan’s name to a protest aimed at convictions in Erie County courts. City officials, including Mayor Miller, weigh actions as long simmering departmental tensions surface. Proceeding council meeting expected to address alleged unauthorised actions and potential cases collapsing in court.
Police in Erie Pennsylvania hold three men and a woman on charges of kidnapping and robbing John Reinhold a 65 year old school director and drug store official The four suspects are Jack Galabrase Oscar Goetz James Bickerstar and Elaine Carter Reinhold said he was forced to accompany two men and was robbed of a $275 diamond ring and $21 in cash The assailants threatened him with death to gain access to the Reinhold pharmacy cafe
Deliveries of Chevrolet cars and trucks reached 1,145,440 units by September 1, a record for the period, surpassing the 1,364, or not sure, the 1929 peak and the 1936 period.
Harrisburg Sept 21 Fran C Hilton Wyomissing won the bid to lead Pennsylvania Young Republicans as the biennial convention opened Their candidate Allison Wade Warren attorney reportedly agreed from the nominating committee and Wade was not expected to allow his name to be placed on the ballot during the session today
A Rexall Train stop drew an estimated five to six thousand visitors Sunday afternoon and evening. The 12 car plus engine special, 1080 feet long, offered a large heavy-streamliner exhibit in Rexall blue and white. The locomotive, nearly nineteen feet long with fender, attracted much attention alongside four exhibit cars, two sleeping cars, and a private car for L. K. Liggett.
A Golden Rule Club committee led by Frank A. Wilcox launches a drive to raise about 400 dollars to organize a city band. The fund covers a director rehearsal space instrument reconditioning and initial expenses. W. P. Lombard chairs the fundraising committee and the group hopes for strong local business and industry support.
North Tonawanda N Y Sept 21 Five youths drowned when their car left a road, vaulted a guard rail, and plunged into the barge canal two miles east of here The victims were Leon Highhenrse 20 Christ Geier 20 Lucille Geier 18 Edith Geier 16 of Lockport and Melvine Bowman 20 of Offate The car shot 50 feet through the air and broke tree branches before landing in the water.
Federal power officials draft plans for power pools to be presented at a September 30 conference of public and private utilities. President Roosevelt says pooling could deliver cheap, abundant power and accelerate rural electrification, with focus on a Southeast pool via TVA and private interests as contracts with Commonwealth and Southern near expiration.
Corry Council 257 United Commercial Travelers Association held a re organization session at the Hotel Corry Saturday evening. Horton J Davis was elected senior counselor and Worth Hammond named junior counselor. Other officers include Wesley H Howard past counselor Thomas Giblin secretary and treasurer LeRoy Cady conductor Charles Myers page Roy Skinner sentinel Olin Bracken and A B Corbin two year committee Clyde Brown one year committee and Clyde Brown chaplain. Installation planned for Friday October 2. George Hayes secretary Erie Council and Walter Walker district deputy attended.
Washington dispatch reports the District of Columbia grand jury indicted six officials of the Railway Audit & Inspection Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., for contempt of the Senate Civil Liberties committee after they failed to respond to subpoenas in an inquiry into labor spy fractions.
Kane Pennsylvania. Edward Scott 16 of Smethport died at Community Hospital after a football game at Alito Township High School field Saturday. He reportedly suffered the fatal injury during the play that gave his team the winning touchdown.
Bradford Bank scandal indictments surge as authorities pursue multiple defendants. Government forces face loss in Spain as rebels push toward Madrid, with reports of shifting fronts, abandoned loyalist positions, and intensified artillery fire across key towns.
A 18 year old boy, Liory Sherlock, at 637 Roll street, suffered a skull fracture after a collision with a bicycle rider during a Saturday night incident. His condition was reported as favorable at Corny Hospital, with unspecified long-term effects unclear.
Jay Franklin Washington notes the 1936 campaign humor amid rumors of insurance bets by Lloyds on Roosevelt versus Landon. He cites Lloyd's premiums quoted in pounds and converts them to dollars, mocking the arithmetic. The piece hints at media bias and political spins from United Press and the New York Herald-Tribune as the London betting talks continue.
A Saturday afternoon event at the Rex theatre drew a large group of children for the first in a series of weekly premium award distributions. Prizes included a tricycle won by Gily F. Brown and a boudoir set won by Karilyn Phillips, with many smaller awards going to local youngsters. The theatre plans more child friendly features and short subjects to boost matinee appeal.
Public revisions secretary Major W B Powle of Pittwburgh Salvation Army to address captains and chairmen promising cooperation across churches clubs and businesses. List of captains and organizations includes Kiwanis American Legion Presbyterian YMCA public schools and various churches and firms aiding a coordinated drive.
Carnation Company resumes operation of the former Corry Creamery plant on Razie street this morning. Local plant will handle milk from nearby area shipments to South Dayton and Cambridge Springs plants. Officials expect rapid expansion at the Bagle street station. Pittsburgh-bound Gordon Rehnberg resumes studies at Carnegie Institute after vacation.
A federal grand jury convened in Brad ford to widen the investigation into a million dollar shortage at the Commercial Nations Bank. Indictments are expected against several Bradford figures in addition to employed suspects, with former trust officers and tellers charged with falsification and misapplication. The bank collapse followed a DOJ inquiry into its management, and trial dates have not been set.
Uniontown Pa Sept 21 Ser evidene was called to aid investigators in the Frank Monaghan death as Attorney General Margiotti accused attempts to remove bloodstains from the room. Three chemists F C Rudanastter J L Rice and Dr Herbert Lane were named to analyze staining and their links to the death.
Mrs Orilla Little of 72 Marion street is confined to Corry Hospital with a fracture of the right hip after a fall at her home Saturday. John Krizanak of R D 2 fractured the right heel when he fell from a ladder Saturday evening and remains at home. In Pittsburgh a social club was robbed by three men armed with a machine gun and two automatics, taking between 10 000 and 12 000 from patrons.
About 230000 men and women attended the American Legion's 8th annual convention in Cleveland. The event drew a vast crowd, with 40000 women noted among auxiliary groups. President Mrs Melville Muabletoné of Chicago led the women’s contingent as resolutions were expected on deprivatizing war era requirements and wartime conscription.
The Navy Department announced Japanese marines would land at Hankow China to protect life and property of nationals following alleged murders in Hankow. The move comes amid a series of incidents and fear of needing to take defensive measures in the near future.
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