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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1933
Page
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Chicago authorities capture a leading gangster linked to a major hold up as the city shifts strategy. The arrest follows a string of bold robberies and signals a turning point in law enforcement efforts against organized crime in the region. The suspect faces charges and faces possible lengthy custody as investigations continue.
Col Roscoe Turner cracked the trans continental air record arriving from Los Angeles at 11 48 30 a m East Standard Time his time 10 hours 50 minutes He previously held the east west record of 11 30 set July 1 1933 The flight was from Los Angeles to New York Floyd Bennett Field Turner planned a return to Los Angeles within an hour to beat his westward time and complete the trip in under one day.
Congregation at St Pauls Lutheran votes to extend a call to Rev Edward L Wagner of Aliquippa Pennsylvania to become pastor of the Gerry church. Wagner recently preached at St Pauls and made favorable impression. The call will be extended by the church council later this week as the church has been without a resident pastor since the resignation of Rev William Hall earlier this year.
Olin W. Bracken directing unemployment relief with the State Emergency Relief Board to allocate city and state work. last week 331 unemployed registered at Municipal Building, 38 women among them. Bracken and James Lewis oversee enrollment as plans to distribute available jobs across the community progress, with several weeks expected to bring work for many residents.
A public notices a meeting on Thursday evening September 28 at eight o clock in the Hotel Corry basement auditorium. Delegates plan to meet the President of Washington to discuss taxes currency and the abolition of low mood. Citizens urged to attend for a conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Fragmented report from Louis on September 26 mentions Dr Fadl Sentey and unclear references to a sleeping sickness topic. The text is garbled with names and places incomplete, hindering a clear event or outcome.
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York and his secretary paid a hotel in Brie, Pennsylvania, for the night. A thief unlocked their door while they slept and stole the trousers containing a pocketbook with $400 from the senator and $65 from the secretary. The senator’s trousers were later found in a hallway.
In Pittsburgh on September 25 two black men, Benjamin Meuser, 26, and Zellous Woods, 36, were held for questioning in the fatal stabbing of Howard McNemary, 22. McNemary leaped from a car after hearing disparaging remarks about white people and was stabbed in the chest. Police noted Meuser could not explain blood on his vest and coat. Woods reportedly claimed to have cut his own wrists after the incident.
Chicago reports that Nortside gangster Gus Winkler, living at a lakefront apartment with his wife Georgette, was questioned over the bank mail pouches robbery and a police officer’s machine gun slaying. Detectives traced Winkler via his chauffeur and a staged car escape, while ballistic experts tied the weapon to the Union Station massacre in Kansas City.
John Hoffmaster of Union City faces Cobbett in a semifi nal clash after Hoffmaster won the first set last week. The winner advances to meet Ted Treat in the finals as Clark Johnson skims the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago this Saturday.
Mexico City Sept 25. A hurricane levels Tampico described as destroying three-fourths of the town with many dead. Martial law is in effect as military officials take charge to prevent looting and speed relief. Winds reached 100 mph, unroofing homes and damaging structures. Emergency aid requested.
Four year old Pegey Quinn suffered a severe head wound when struck by a hammer wielded by a playmate. He was listed in serious condition at Himot hospital in Brie's.
United Press reports Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd begins his second Antarctic expedition from Boston Navy Yard aboard the Bear of Oakland. Lt. R. A. J. English commands as the vessel heads to Bayonne with 3% scientists and crew for the perilous two month voyage, part of a year long exile for exploration and data gathering. A second notice notes Mrs A L Nelson being offered to deed two acres to Ogden for water department purposes, with a $26 water bill to cancel.
Dozen die and many wounded in Pennsylvania highway crashes Sunday. Separate incidents across central Pennsylvania harmed adults and children, with several cars and a bus colliding near Harrisburg and in Clarkstown. Names and exact ages are uncertain due to garbled OCR, but multiple victims were reported from towns including Duncannon and Mechanicsburg.
In Oklahoma City on September 25, the Texas Shannons blamed their daughter Katherine and George Kelly along with Albert Bates in the Urschel kidnapping to save themselves. The defense contested Bates's earlier statements and ten defendants, including Harvey Bailey, face trial under the Lindbergh law in a guarded courtroom.
Three armed bandits robbed the Citizens Commercial and Savings bank on Williams Street Flint Michigan. They shot a depositor, Irving Tortgang, who was not seriously wounded. The trio, armed with sawed off shotguns, forced three employees and three patrons to tie up before opening fire and fleeing. Fortgang was struck by a bullet and collapsed at the bank floor. The robbers escaped in an automobile as witnesses described the chaotic scene. Local authorities began investigations and a manhunt followed.
President Roosevelt, after a three hour White House session, signaled no new inflation move but asked to release billions held in closed banks as part of a recovery push. Attendees included Woodin, Wallace, Cummings, Douglass, Black, and others. focus remained on banking conditions and releasing deposits to stimulate buying power.
New York Sept 25 Horace Liveright 49 prominent publisher and producer died early Sunday after a long illness pneumonia and other complications. A native of Osceola Mills Pennsylvania he began as a printer and moved into paper products before gaining prominence with The Modern Library. He later formed Liveright Incorporated and helped launch notable authors and works.
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