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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1935
Page
1
The notice outlines a hat in order with price listed at 205 dollars and a request to confirm seating and related add-ons. Details appear fragmented but indicate a purchase or reservation pending confirmation.
An OCR fragment lists scattered figures and names such as Brooks and Poulette with amounts like 85 and 8.10. It references places or items in a garbled line but preserves few readable entities. The text resembles a brief local listing or ad with unclear context and partial numbers.
An arid condition on a stove near a 76 energy station caused concern. Authorities report a minor incident with no injuries. Fire department responded to the scene and instructed nearby residents on safety measures. No further details available.
Fragments describe a former cast or lock and a 22 unit item with references to a wagon rack and a 100 bis model. The readable bits hint at mechanical parts or components, but the text is unclear and lacks a coherent event or definitive identities.
The text shows a garbled notice mentioning streets and city limits, an officer, and references to news fields. It lacks readable names, dates, places, or concrete actions, making it impossible to identify a clear event or outcome from the provided fragment.
Reports detail a massive strike by 400000 bituminous miners after a wage conference failed to reach agreement. The unrest reflects labor tensions of the era and portends possible further industrial action across mining regions.
Sne wman City couples were un fired after a head on collision near Clearfield Saturday as they returned from a Harrisburg convention of the 28t division American Expedition Force. Mr Leslie Parrish and Mrs Parrish locals, and Mr Forest Braley with his wife were involved. The women were treated at Clearfield Hospital and expected to be sent home soon. The men had minor injuries and left after first aid. The car was badly damaged.
Signs of rising industrial work appeared in Dubois Pennsylvania as 100 Baltimore and Ohio locomotive repairmen were ordered to return to work today. Rumors that 209 more repairmen would be recalled around October 1 added optimism for local business.
Checks totaling 801414 mailed from Harrisburg to major state hospitals for quarter ending May 31, 1935. Payments include Corky Hospital 1612 and others such as Community Hospital Kane, Wie County Hospital, Grand View City, Erie Finmot, Kane Summit, St. Vingent’s, and Zem Zem Hospital for crippled children, funded by 1983-25 biennium appropriations amid prior shortages.
Ronald L. Thompson of Pittsburgh was elected president of the Society of the Fifth Division A.W. H. at the annual reunion in Harrisburg. Other officers named include A. L. Conn of New Castle as vice president Col. Frank A. Warner of Philadelphia as second vice president Col. H. H. Barnhart of Harrisburg as third vice president the Rev. C. L. Schall as chaplain David J. Davis of Scranton as historian E. F. Day of Ow City as sergeant at arms and William G. Blough of Pittsburgh as treasurer.
Markets show firm stocks with dull activity while bonds edge higher and stay quiet. Curb, Chicago, and allied markets stretch higher yet remain dull. Call money at 1 percent. The dollar firm against foreign exchange. Wheat around 1% to 16 144 cents. corn down. oats and rye irregular. Cotton steady. rubber slightly easier. New York Meat Market shows slight rise to 0.5 percent.
Four hundred thousand coal miners were ordered off the job as a nationwide strike took full effect after 17 hours of talks in a Washington hotel. Union leaders and operators stood three cents per ton apart on wage increases, with President Roosevelt's aides hoping for a late-day resolution.
Washington Pa September 23 1938 James C Algeo a leading local lodge member was shot dead by David G Riggie a fellow Odd Fellows officer amid a dispute over Riggie’s shortage in lodge funds. Police say Riggie confessed to the fatal shooting occurring along a lonely roadside during a confrontation tied to the financial irregularities investigation.
A break in at L. Splesman Shoe Store on Front Avenue was discovered this morning. Thieves forced entry through a trap door to the basement and opened a storeroom door on the first floor. Several dollars in small change, a few dollars in nickels and pennies, three pairs of shoes, and a carton of cigars were taken. Police conduct an investigation with little progress reported.
Lieut A Withompeon Post No 264 Veterans of Foreign Wars joins about three thousand posts nationwide to mark the thirty sixth anniversary of the organizations founding in Columbus Ohio in 1899. A banquet at this evening will be served followed by music by Lyle Wilcox for members and friends. All post members and Ladies Auxiliary urged to attend.
Rail changes announced to align Erie Railroad and Renovo Division schedules with Eastern Standard Time. Erie line trains 2 8 5 and 1 stay on schedule while Cleveland to New York train No 6 arrives. Westbound No 7 moves to 1 11 pm arrival. Renovo Division train 508 arrives at 3 59 am and departs at 12 06. Buffalo division changes not yet announced.
In Monessen Pennsylvania a 21 year old husband Joseph Smith is jailed after surrendering to Monessen police following a fatal shooting in a tavern. His wife Agnes 24 died from a chest wound at Charleroi Monessen hospital. The incident occurred two weeks after he returned from a San Idaho ranch. He faces murder related charges.
Geneva Sept 23 Great Britain dodged France’s push for an international conference on monetary stabilization at a meeting of the economic commission of the League. Dr L Burgin of Britain welcomed France’s offer to reduce barriers but offered no commitment on stabilization.
Dauphin county equity court actions challenge the Baldi act regulating solid fuel sales. The Independent Coal Dealers' Protective Association and Alexander Samec seek to restrain arrests and trucking of anthracite. Defendants include Thomas Logue and Charles Sands. the suit targets the act placing internal affairs oversight on weighmasters.
Washington report that James M. Landis, former Harvard law professor and members of the brain trust, will be named head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Joseph M. Kennedy, retiring chairman, announced after a White House conference. Landis helped guide New Deal securities and stock exchange legislation.
United Press dispatch from Addis Ababa reports a courier for the Italian legation traveling between Gondar and Aduwa was seized by Ethiopians. Details were not available. In California, 24 year old Thomas A. Tully, son of Jin Tully, was sentenced to up to 80 years in San Quentin after pleading guilty to a statutory charge. The trial included a claim by 16 year old Juanita Stepard of Westwood.
Official canvass shows Carlton V. King losing to Clarence R. Wagner by 184 votes in the Erie county nomination for register of wills. Wagner 4341, King 4207. Vogt 1201 in city tally. Corry race totals also listed. Hertzler wins Republican nomination for judge of common pleas court by 540 votes.
In West end Pennsylvania Railroad yards a 28 year old Trenton man William Speckley was pinched between two heavy steel pieces as a car load shifted and the train slowed. He suffered a deep knee laceration and a crushed right arm but avoided fractures and was hospitalized, with authorities predicting a few days of confinement and later trespass charges to face.
Fog blanketed the area Saturday night contributing to a wreck on Route 8 near the Pin Shot road. Joseph Macko age 45 of Corry R D 5 was seriously injured with cuts and lacerations, his wife and young son uninjured but shaken. He was taken to Corry Hospital and listed in stable condition. the driver sustained injuries from broken glass as the vehicle left the highway on a curve while returning home from the city.
London dispatch reports an official communique framing British fleet concentration in the Mediterranean as a natural consequence of Italian press hostility toward the United Kingdom. The statement, issued from Rome, underscores Mussolini controlled media influence and signals heightened tensions between Italy and Britain amid the Ethiopian crisis. The piece also notes Geneva talks failing to resolve the Ethiopian dispute as the League committee nears its deadline.
Allentown police questioned five people in the death of Charles E. Wetzel 43, an Philadelphia advertising executive. Wetzel’s body was found near Jordan Creek last Saturday. Roderick J. Miles 22 and Daniel Kemmerer of Altoona admitted bankruptcy with Wetzel in a taproom after midnight Friday. Authorities expected a break in the slaying soon.
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