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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1932
Page
1
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Poona India September 26 United Press reports Mahatma Gandhi abandoned his fast unto death as vitality ebbed from his frail body. Attendants say he remains in danger of collapse or paralysis entering the danger zone with little fat reserve, living on missele as Britain accepts an agreement between eastern Hindus. Continuous coverage continues on page 4.
Governor Pinchot signals relief aid struggle in Pennsylvania as Reconstruction Finance Corporation demands for county by county unemployment figures spark a capitulation mood. The dispute centers on a $10 million federal loan while figures are criticized as largely guesses and chesswork amid political pressure. A separate Pittsburgh child story notes a medical oddity of a man with two hearts revealed after an accident.
Violence at a miners’ clash in Springfield Illinois ends with one dead and about 20 injured after factions from United Mine Workers and Progressive Miners clash near the Leland hotel. Police arrest 24. Garnett Smith charged with Williams slaying. hospital conditions critical for Smith.
Sentencing of E W Eddy of Meadville for involuntary manslaughter and failure to stop faces delay as counsel petitions for a new trial. The case stems from a January death on the Corineaut Lake Meadvill road involving a drunk driver convicted in February. Fugitives Roberts and Hote, escapees from Missouri Penitentiary, were captured by detectives in Jeterspe City apartment.
In Cherbourg France on September 46 the submarine Perseé reported an accident to its machinery during trials near Jardheau. Naval ships towed it toward port after an explosion in the engine room injured about ten persons, with no fatalities. The Persee is a newly built cruising submarine, sister to the Promethee which sank earlier this year with heavy loss.
United Press reports a hurricane and tropical disturbance threaten Porto Rico. A hurricane was blowing between St Kitts and Martin and expected to strike the eastern coast of Porto Rico. The Weather Bureau warned of a small diameter but intense disturbance centered between St Elvis and St Martin, moving westward toward Puerto Rico.
Vice Admiral Joel R. Pringle, 59, commander of the battleship squadron, died in a naval hospital in San Diego after a relapse following emergency transport from Port Angeles Washington aboard the West Virginia. He had a long World War II record and had been slated to relieve a navy chief in February.
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled the state may levy inheritance tax on John T. Dorrance's 116 million dollar Campbell Soup estate. It overturned a Delaware County ruling that exempted the estate due to New Jersey residency at death. The court tied the decision to Dorrance’s 1925 purchase of a Delaware County tract. Mrs. Katherine Leeser of Stockdale, Pa., visited relatives here this afternoon.
General Hans von Seeckt, ally of the Hohenzollerns and famed German strategist, told United Press there is no force on earth that can prevent Germany from becoming a great military power. He urged readiness to see chevroning far as necessary and noted his role as an old order advocate and former commander of the Reichswehr. Continued on Page Six.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John N. Garner arrived from Washington to plan his campaign tour and attend the World Series opening events. He toured with Charles S. Hand and William Bray, met a small press group, then moved to a hotel for talks with Robert Jackson, head of the Democratic speakers bureau.
Madison Wis Sept 26 Norman Thomas Socialist candidate for president harshly criticized the Republican and Democratic parties as “mere gifts bottled with different labels” and empty of any remedy for the times. He urged support for the Socialist program to relieve unemployment and warned that drift would lead to starvation punctuated by butter.
The Mutual Potential Association of Pennsylvania Railroad employees held its general assembly in Philadelphia today. President Goughner chaired the meeting outlining the group’s aims and organizational steps.
Nome Alaska September 26 storms over the Bering Sea hindered rescue efforts for the Hoch Nichirei, a single engine Junkers plane on a non stop flight from Sabishiro, Japan to Nome. Pilot Richira Babs, navigator, and radio operator were aboard. The North Star cutter searched near the Kamchatka peninsula but found no trace as weather worsened and potential landing sites were scattered across the Kurile Islands. Tokyo radio outlets tracked the absence of word as officials awaited any signal from the missing craft and its crew.
The McDermott Construction Company plans to finish the remaining block of East Main Street in three to four days barring new delays. The firm advanced work as binder is laid west of Mill Street and two short stretches east of the intersection await surface. Ohio Contractors completed concrete road jobs on Union Street and Shady Avenue, reopened to traffic.
The Erie Railroad Company asked the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for authority to borrow 6.8 million dollars for three years to pay interest, obligations, taxes, and vouchers. It proposed to issue six percent to par refunding and improvement bonds by security.
Federal Judge Frankie Coleman presiding in the Davis lottery trial indicated the evidence to date supports a jury finding that Senator James J. Davis knew of a plan to run a national lottery and that tickets crossed state lines. Government presented witnesses linking Davis to Moose charitable balls and related proceeds. defense to contest a $15 000 check tied to Davis as a personal loan.
Michael Litz a souith center street shoe dealer and repairman from Findley Lake fell asleep at the wheel while returning home last night. His car left Hare Creek road near the Merritt farm, sustaining severe facial lacerations and claimed he escaped serious injury after the vehicle went into a ditch. He was taken to Corry Hospital and discharged this morning after observation.
Atlanta officials say auto trucks carrying mill consignments for the Georgia Mille Producers Confederation were halted by striking drivers near Conyers. A farmer with a sledge hammer threatened the dispatcher, and sheriff's officials said they cannot enforce a federal injunction. The dispute centers on a price and supply terms in the Atlanta area.
A prisoner escaped from Erie County after overpowering a guard and fleeing with two inmates. Reports list the escapees as Frank Scott and Walter Gordim from Allegheny and Clairton, with others captured or at large in Pennsylvania. The incident occurred near Storktown on a farm, with jammed details about charges and sentences.
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