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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1937
Page
1
A fragmented MN era note hints at farm chores and gear. Mentions an iron-wrought bale, a roast, a handful of siena coy eifer, and men who water bass, ash rules, bars aie, with vague references to navy sep ity wet.
Seven people died and one was hurt when a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a truck at Hansford crossing near Charleston. The Browns, including Emogene Brown aged four, were passengers in the truck. the driver W P James, 60, also perished. The accident occurred late last night as the train passed through the area.
San Francisco reports that 100 federal prisoners on Atcatrag Island continued a sit down strike, adopting a bread and water diet to protest prison discipline. The unrest began nearly a week ago after an on site incident left Warden James B. Johnston injured by convict Button Phillips of Wichita, Kansas. The warden is said to be recovering and plans to resume duties.
The American Bar Association opened its convention in Kansas City with 5000 attendees as critics attack President Roosevelt. President Stinchfield of Minnesota claimed Roosevelt hates lawyers and warned of a possible clash between the president and the legal profession. Former Senator James A Red of Missouri warned against efforts to curb the supreme court by constitutional means.
Chicago police seek a man in a grey cap after wealthier Charles C. Ross was abducted on a suburban road. Officers report Ross was held overnight, with calls describing the kidnapers as young and ganglike. No ransom details or solid clues have emerged.
Mrs. Glinton Wilder testifies in county court that her husband C E Wilder, a Warren Pa manufacturer and president of National Forge and Ordinance Co, boasted of wealth and once gave $1000 to shield from poverty. She left after a year of marriage citing threats, abuse, and heavy drinking. Wilder, 12 to 15 million dollars in reported worth, is the third wife of the prominent figure. Funeral services are set tomorrow for Thomas E Benis, 79, a Punxsutawney resident.
Hartford faced a citywide food shortage as a truck drivers' strike halted meat and produce deliveries, shutting wholesale houses and preventing restocking in retail stores. Milk bakery and newspaper deliveries continued, while Mayor Spellacy pledged city intervention to ensure food and medical supplies reach residents.
The report describes a tense exchange as Russia warns Japan over damage to its embassy in Nanking and accuses Japan of aerial assaults. Details mention foreign ministers, Shanghai front communications, and moves by ships including the Scharnhorst while tensions rise across Asia.
Company A hosts Organization Day dinner in Wisiton with officers and guards attending. Capt W Stuart Johnson and Lt Robert Brown, Ross Felimin, plan a program with a history of the company and the Seventh Regiment, plus a salute and commemorative events at Mount Cortnadius.
The British steamship Cheyenne relayed today that the yacht Endeavour, reported missing at sea, has been located and deemed safe. The message reached the Westasiel Agency in London, confirming Endeavour's status after a prior disappearance.
Construction of a new bridge over Wer Mare Creek progresses at the Solta road site near the pumping plant of the Coney Water Supply Company. TM Holmes Construction Company of Wooser Ohio holds the contract. The south wall and abutment are poured, north abutment advanced, and traffic diverted during the project.
ParsonS, Sept. 27. A man identified as Selanders killed his wife and two children after a dispute over divorce. He then shot himself after pursuing them along a street near their home. The wife had refused to rejoin him. the shooting occurred as they were en route to church, with a son Leah, 3, killed and another son Leslie, 6, wounded. A bomb was also found later at Gen. Andre Pretelat’s Paris residence.
In Warren County two men, Polens and Senauksas, condemned to die for the March 198? slaying of Metro Seminiik, face postponed death penalty decisions as the Supreme Court meets in Pittsburgh next week. Both men pleaded guilty but later sought to change pleas and appeal while remaining in jail.
London reports Britain and France exchanged views on a late tape inviting Premier Mussolini to join a three power conference. The talks would include Britain France and Italy with the meeting to be arranged near a lake, according to authoritative sources.
Unitea Press reports President Roosevelt addressing plans for a wetter America, boosting water access and agriculture, with aims for greater industrial coordination and wider distribution of resources. He cites conserving national assets and preventing waste of human and natural resources for children and future generations.
Premier Mussolini and Avie Hier arrive in Berlin amid thunderous crowds. Nazi banners and bands accompany the march past the Krupp yards as fascist hymns echo through the capital. Factories and shops stay open as the population floods streets in a huge reception on a mild sunny day.
Clyde Frampton, 44, of Indiana county, was sentenced to three and a half to seven years today on charges of shooting Earl Marshall, 44, of Indiana county, with intent to kill. Marshall was wounded in the arm while picking berries near Mahaffey on August 19.
Patricia Maguire, 32, of Gale Park Chicago, remained critically ill after blood transfusions failed to stabilize her. Her sister, Gladys Hansen, said bronchial trouble and depression delayed planned tumor removal, with surgery now postponed pending her condition.
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