Pa Commission Hosts Local Government Review Hearing
The PA Commission on Local Government reports widespread hearings across the state. Secretary Thomas A. Logie notes over 5,600 local taxing units with varied classifications and inconsistent standards. Most units are well managed with balanced budgets, but some face serious financial and efficiency challenges that merit closer study.
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Internal Affairs
Thomas A. Logie
Vaid
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge First State Park in Pennsylvania History
Valley Forge was the first state park created in Pennsylvania by 1883 legislation. Port Washington followed in 1910s, then Washington Crossing Park in 1917, Erie State Park in 1921, and Bushy Run in 1927. Most parks were purchased. Erie’s was transferred from War Department. In 1923 the Department of Forests and Waters gained control and the secretary became an ex-officio member of each park commission.
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Fort Washington Park
Department of Forests and Waters
Secretary of Forests and Waters
State Park Commission
Weather watcher Alice Scudder marks 43 years of service
In Moxer, Washington, Misa Alice B. Scudder has served as government weather observer at Masee for 43 years. She submits regular reports to the federal Weather Bureau in Beattie, continuing her long tenure.
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Alice B. Scudder
Beattie
Boston Milk Strike Strands 20,000 Households
Boston faced a milk shortage as 359 wagon drivers and 174 creamery workers walked out citing higher wages. Union leaders demanded pay from 20 to 38 weekly with arbitration to resolve the dispute, and six companies quickly granted concessions restoring some workers within hours.
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United Press
Boston
Waite Calla” Eemployes
Uniom
Déslers Ance
State Arbitration Board
von Bord
Dhown
Planta
Teacher Salary Swallows Open Ruling Upheld Safety Pin Dies
Harrisburg reports an advisory opinion upholding a Fayette county ruling on teacher salary increases for 1933 24 and 1934 35, with phrase noting no back pay but entitlement to the standard annual rate as if reductions never occurred for the 1985 86 school year. In Warren, Mrs Dale Johnson 49 died after swallowing an open safety pin during a personal crisis, an autopsy at the State Hospital found the pin penetrated an artery causing internal hemorrhage before transfer to St Vincent's hospital. Postmortem noted foreign items in the stomach including red pencils and a nail file.
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Harrisburg
Lester K. Ade
Charles J. Margioth
Henderson
Faycette County
Warren
Dale Johnson
Bradford
State Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Heads Columbia Gas Declares 20c Dividend
Pittsburgh April 1935 Columbia Gas and Medtric Company yesterday declared a dividend of 20 cents per common share payable May 15 with record date April 20 The previous 20 cent dividend was declared October 3 1935 Directors cited business uncertainties delaying a stable policy and will consider a semiannual dividend in six months Edward Reynolds Jr elected president succeeding P G Gougier who becomes chairman Crawford's death left the chair vacant Walter C Beckford named chairman of the executive committee Beckford has been VP and GM since 1984 and will oversee operations
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Pittsburgh
Edward Reynolds, Jr
P. G. Gougier
Reynolds
George W. Crawford
Walter C. Beckford
Flood Loss on Pennsylvanian Farms Top $2 Million
United Press reports incomplete figures from 22 counties indicate over 2 million dollars in flood damage across Pennsylvania farms. Losses include 41000 town, 60 head of livestock drowned, 4000 fruit trees destroyed, 4004 acres out of 1936 production, 90 acres eroded beyond reclamation, 1700 farm buildings destroyed, 40 farm families homeless, and 600 acres winter wheat ruined. Recovery costs run into hundreds of thousands. red cross and resettlement efforts aiding affected families continue.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Death of Mrs. Nellie J. Haskins in Corry
Mrs Nellie J Haskins wife of Guy Haskins of 100 Shady Avenue died at home at 10 this morning after a long illness She was sixty seven years old and had lived in Corry twenty two years Survived by her husband a daughter Dorothy at home and two brothers Charles M Janes of Westchester PA and Heman Janes of Kaneay City MO Funeral services will be held at Ge Hehnt ial home Monday afternoon at 3 oclock Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery
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Guy Haskins
Nellie J. Haskins
Guy Hasking
Shady Avenue
Corry
Dorothy
Nome
Charles M. Janes
Westchester
Heman
Janes
Kaneay City
Sclock
Pine Grove
Farmers to plant fewer corn and potato acres in 1936
Harrisburg reports that warmers in Pennsylvania under the soil conservation program will plant fewer acres in corn and potatoes this year compared with 1935. Acres in oats and hay stay about the same, with a 5 percent increase in barley and an 11 percent rise in tobacco.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
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