Relief rolls drop as works program funding pages open
Fresh decreases in relief rolls prompt opening of applications for jobs under the four billion dollar works program. Hopkins reports January relief peak and March decline of 230000, with 209,440,090 persons on relief and 4,440,000 families. Ickes and Hopkine urge immediate use of old application forms while new rules are finalized. PWA holds one trillion dollars in potential projects and work continues across bureaus to set specifications for domes bridges canals and public buildings and unemployment census studies.
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Washington
Ickes
Hopkine
Frank C. Walker
PWA
Mail Robbery Suspects Held in Ohio Transport
Two suspects in a $72,000 U S mail truck robbery were moved under heavy guard to Youngstown on Saturday. The men, George Sergent of Canton and Tony Campolo of Akron, face federal charges and were to be charged before a U S court commissioner. Federal agents and local officers transported them in two high powered cars. A Cleveland man was to be questioned at Akron where he was detained on suspicion.
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Youngstown
Cleveland
Warren
U. S
Howard Tavener
George Sergent
Canton
Tony Campolo
Akron
Tavener
Friend of Theodore Roosevelt Dies in 15-Story Fall
Laula Hammer, confidant of former President Theodore Roosevelt, died at 55 after a fall from his New York apartment. Police say he lost balance while attempting to open a window, his heart disease noted as a contributing condition.
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New York
Laula Hammersing
Theodore Roosevelt
Hammerling
Union Mustache Shaved Off in Wilkes-Barre Feud
Miner Joseph Marmon testifies before the grand jury that two rival unionists shaved his prized mustache valued at $200 during mine strikes. Authorities classify the act as assault and battery amid escalating tensions and violence in the area.
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Wilkes-Barre
Joseph Marmon
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