Relief rolls dip as works program applications begin
Secretary Ickes asks PWA engineers to start accepting funds for non federal projects while Hopkins notes January relief peak and a March drop of 83 000. About 20 440 000 on relief, 4 640 090 families and 842 000 individuals. Plans to trim rolls and push swift work under the four billion dollar program continue as government bureaus draft specifications for dams bridges canals and public buildings.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Philadelphia
Poset
Division of Rural Electrification
Tekes
Hopking
Frank C. Walker
Dama
Mail Robbery Suspects Held In Transit To Youngstown
Two suspects in the 872 000 mail truck robbery were moved under heavy guard to Youngstown for federal charges. Postal Inspector Howard Tavener identified the men as George Sergent of Canton and Tony Campolo of Akron and said they will be formally charged before a US court official in Youngstown. A Cleveland man was questioned in Akron regarding the case.
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Youngstown
Cleveland
Warren
U. & Mail
Howard Tavener
George Sergent
Canton
Tony Campolo
Akron
Tavener
Friend of Theodore Roosevelt Dead at 55 in Fifteenth Floor Fall
Louis Hammerling, confidant of former President Theodore Roosevelt, died after a fifteen-story fall from his New York apartment. Police say heart disease may have caused a loss of balance while attempting to open a window. he was 53 years old.
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New York
Louis Hammerling
Theodore Roosevelt
Hammerling
Union Mustache Shaved Off Becomes Grand Jury Issue
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania two rival unionists allegedly shaved off a miner Joseph Marmow’s prized mustache valued at $200. Marmow told the grand jury that the act, legal authorities labeled assault and battery, reflecting rising tensions amid mine strike conflicts.
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Wilkes-Barre
Joseph Marmow
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Department of Agriculture
Relipy
Wilkes
Barre
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