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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1934
Page
1
New York reports a possible female confederate aided Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh baby abduction. Police press a circumstantial case while quizzing several women as the investigation tightens and Hauptmann resists a confession.
United Press reports in Wrexham that 250 men are trapped after a 2 AM explosion at Gresford colliery. Seven hundred reached surface. 15 bodies recovered by noon, including a rescue worker. Rescue efforts paused as flames rage and debris blocks further access.
Federal investigators explored possible inside information from the Lindbergh household or servants as a channel to Hauptmann in the 1930s kidnapping inquiry. Deposits related to the ransom money were examined, and several women were questioned as witnesses while authorities pursued any link to a female accomplice.
Freiburg Germany based Passion Play set for Rex theatre in the city on Monday October 15 with two matinees and one evening show. Stage remodeling planned to accommodate the production which includes the Last Supper and other scenes. Performances begin with two matinees and an 8 pm evening show attracting groups from nearby towns including Corry.
Attorney General William A. Schnader accuses Democratic candidate George Hearle and state chairman Davis L. Lawrence of costing Pennsylvania 14.4 million dollars by not attending a New York conference called by Harry Hopkins. He said the extra legislative session funds would have been raised if they had joined the plan Hopkins presented. Paul Wright of Hire and J. Desmond will visit the city with friends this evening.
Two bandits overpowered five employees and customers at the Southern Deposit Bank in Russellville Kentucky. They forced the cashier to open the safe and escaped with seventeen thousand seven hundred dollars in cash and bonds.
Harrisburg September 22 Governor Gifford Pinchot announced an effort to restore peace in Pennsylvania's textile industry. He invited silk workers and their employers to resolve their differences in his office, aiming to influence the silk sector and promote broader industry harmony. He sent invitations to major silk manufacturers and to the president of the American Federation of Silk Workers to meet either separately or together, deeming it his duty to end the industrial conflict in the state.
Unconfirmed rumors circulated that Isadore Fische, dead partner of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was murdered. A U S criminal investigator was due to arrive for an inquiry, then head to Dresden and Kamenz for clues. Federal authorities also said Hauptmann in New York faced threats as receiver of Lindbergh ransom money prepares to retire. Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Winston H O'Dell of Findley Lake New York at the home of Mrs O'Dell's sister 616 North Center Street. Mother and babies reported to be progressing well.
Strike leaders report they favor arbitration of differences with the textile institute head. The union chief scolds the institute while asserting settlement hinges on plant owners, signaling a stalled dispute awaiting a formal decision.
Washington report says union leaders plan to end the nationwide strike with 500000 idle workers ordered back to mills Monday. Executive council of United Textile Workers backs Roosevelt inquiry board plan as industry urged to accept. Gorman and Sloan clash over commitments while Winant report gains cautious industry and union support for a lasting peace.
Shippensburg Pa Sept 22 Shippensburg State Teachers College has dropped six members of its faculty due to declining enrollment and a $19,000 budget shortfall. President Dr Alber L Rowland said action was necessary as current enrollment was only about one fourth of planned figures.
President Roose velt said no definite relief plan had been evolved for next winter. He met with Mayor LaGuardia and other officials to study federal relief, signaling possible outlines in January or February. He noted sympathy for the railroad merger of major associations and executives.
Pittsburgh Sept. 22 Charles J Margiotti former Republican governor contender urged higher income taxes and lower real estate taxes in a public address He criticized the GOP platform calling it muddled and blamed party leaders Grundy Melon and Atterbury for policies He warned that Pennsylvania residents are taxed out of house and home and urged reform before the fall elections
Harrisburg September 22 The Republican candidates for the November election will continue their campaign next week in central and eastern Pennsylvania. They will attend a noon Young Republicans meeting in Harrisburg Tuesday and then visit Lancaster county points including Elizabethtown Mt Joy Columbia and Lancaster with a 130 p m meeting at Columbia and a night gathering at Lancaster.
United States district engineer’s office indicates dredging of the Allegheny River channel near Cogley’s Island by Ford City, Pa will likely begin within a month after bids opened. Next week’s weather outlook covers Sept 24 to 29 with cloudiness and possible precipitation and temperature shifts.
Harold Vanderbilt steered Rainbow to a 2 2 deadlock with Britain's Endeavour off Newport. The Royal Yacht Challenge pits the U S sloop against the British challenger in the ongoing series.
Mrs Zelma Muldeviel of 142 North Center street was severely cut on the left hand when her car overturned at Clymer this morning while trying to avoid a collision with a second vehicle. Accompanied by her grandmother Elizabeth Heath who escaped injury, Mulderick was treated by Dr. R Williams and later x rayed by Dr. G E Bennett. Mrs Arthur Calegrove and daughters Harriet and Jeannette were in the other car.
Tony Potomaski of Spring Creek H D 3 who was injured in a motorcycle accident a week ago today was able to leave Corry hospital and go to his home today. The youth suffered a severely mangled hand and other lacerations. A brother escaped with bruises. Frank Swanson and daughter Peggy of Jamestown N Y left last evening for their home after a business visit in the city yesterday.
In a dramatic escape attempt at the Ohio penitentiary, Harry Pierpont and Charles Makley fired wooden guns and faced a riot squad of eight guards. Makley was killed by a shot to the spine, Pierpont wounded in the head, both condemned to electrocution for Sheriff Jess Sarner’s murder. A guard described firing from about twenty feet as the two men confronted L block, triggering a rapid police and guard cordon.
A 70-year-old gray haired woman in Kamenz Saxony says her son Bruno Richard Hauptmann could not have kidnapped the Lindbergh baby. She cites his wartime robbery conviction and believes the charges are unfounded, insisting he would not have done it.
Pittsburgh report states Hu Voge from Millvale Pa promoter of the recent middleweight boxing championship was arrested on embezzlement charges. Sportsmen Enterprises and a group that financed the bout were also held as suspects for allegedly diverting about 3000 dollars in fight proceeds.
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