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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1932
Page
1
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A North Pacific steamer disaster leaves 33 dead after the Nevada wrecks near an uninhabited island. Captain Healy’s President Madison rescues three survivors as Oregon Maru and others aid in the perilous search amid freezing seas and heavy surf.
Defense at Senator Davis trial revealed the Love Order of Moose department raised income from a 1931 Silver Jubilee campaign and other drives totaling $25,000. Joseph Jenkins and Fred Jones were said to have offered $600,000 to buy the department, Davis’s agents stated, arguing the funds justified the alleged purchase.
Former Missouri senator James A. Reed, campaigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt in Philadelphia, blamed Hoover and his two predecessors for stock market speculation and the 1929 crash. He criticized Republican tariff walls and prohibition plans, urged inquiry into federal policy tools, and named Senator James J. Davis in a corruption case context.
The East Main Street resurfacing is expected to finish by late this afternoon after rapid progress in the afternoon. The improved section runs from Center Street east to the P R R tracks beyond Summer Street.
Literary Digest reports Roosevelt at 102185 votes from 202014 ballots counted. Hoover leads in several states with Roosevelts strength rising from former Republican voters. Early returns show Roosevelt 46.02 percent, Hoover close, Norman Thomas far behind. survey notes preliminary results across Connecticut to New York and other states.
Washington reports that Alice Pomerene chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation opposed publishing loan reports stating publicity harms borrowers. South Trimble clerk of the House notes the protest may justify withholding publication of a August report until Travel can review the opinion.
The Medoral Council of Churches designates a penitence and prayer week observed locally by a ministerial association. Union services are planned at First Presbyterian on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. H R Harris will preach with Presbyterian choir. Sunday evening union service at First Baptist with Rev. P W Haines preaching and First Methodist pastor. Local pastors link the observance to moral reflection amid global difficulties.
Pittsburgh reports Justice William J. Schaffer calling the 1933 State Legislature the most important in state history at a banquet honoring Supreme Court justices. He urged bar members to help solve pressing problems and halt constitutional amendments, as sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association banquet in Western Pennsylvania.
Vatican report states Pope Pius XI appeals in an encyclical for action against Mexican decrees limiting priests. Bishops and clergy are urged to protest to defend religious liberty and oppose government measures seen as eroding Catholic rights. The document, titled Acerba Animi, argues such laws threaten conscience and social order.
The sub-district meeting of 17B of the Dairymen's League met at Grange Hall in South Ripley with attendance from Mr and Mrs Warner McCray of Corry. Director H H Marsh of Waterford led the session with a toll call showing Greenfield absent. The group planned a follow up meeting for October 14.
James J. Walker seeks reelection as mayor of New York facing a court ruling to hold the 1935 contest this year. Tammany Hall backs Walker while reform factions and Bronx Democratic organizations weigh support. Walker delayed abroad due to Rex ship trouble en route to New York.
Four men identified as Kerr Barbauer Daugherty and Jones were arrested after a drunken motor vehicle crash in front of Constable Tiffany’s residence on South Center Street. Kerr faces a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and allegedly lacks a license. A police hearing before Alderman Gorjin was expected today.
A man named Rihosho was condemned to death by the court in Tokyo for hurling a bomb at Emperor Michito on January 1. The ruling comes amid heightened security and a crackdown on anti establishment actions.
An informal conference on the Corry Warren and Erie gas rate dispute will be held with the Public Service Commission in Harrisburg next Tuesday afternoon October 4 at 1 20 o clock. Attorneys for the municipalities and the gas company hope for an amicable rate adjustment to replace the 75 cent tariff in effect for eight years with a fair return on investment.
A Harrisburg area crash left two dead and ten injured when a car collision occurred near Harrisburg at Caup Hill. The victims are Clayton Mumma and Mins Ruth Ashersfelter, both of Harrisburg. The report notes multiple injuries and names several local officials and drivers connected to the investigation.
A United Brass survey reports seasonal increases in rail work during the past two months show improved earnings. About 16 000 workers will be recalled by Get 19 including locomotive and car repairmen, with northwest Craffie and district foremen seeing large gains. The rise does not guarantee a full recovery to 1931 levels but signals a normal seasonal uptick in employment. William L. Greene of the American Federation of Cas tor notes the trend hints at renewed confidence though not a complete rebound.
Bridgewater Massachusetts September 30 Jesse Pomeroy America's oldest lifer in point of service died suddenly at Bridgewater State Farm He would have celebrated his 73rd birthday November 29 after 66 years in prison 38 of them in confinement for a murder tied to his boyhood The cause was heart disease ending the long decline amid a life spent behind bars since 1929 at the state farm
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