Flexibility of Radio Programs Is Explained
Readers wonder what happens at a broadcast and how last minute problems are handled. Lawrence Berliner recalls Hammerstein's Music Hall bypassing an Moose River tragedy warning by NBC editors who cut and revised live while the program stayed on air. John Young delivered steadiness as the show adapted and finished five minutes late.
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Lawrence T. Berliner
New York City
Hammerstein
Music Hall
Moose River
Canada
Hammarstein
John $. Young
Wynn
Ratlo
Sheffield School Tax Rate Unchanged
Sheffield news says the school board met in regular session at the high school and adopted the upcoming year’s tax schedule alongside a tentative budget. The school tax rate remains at 8 mills with per capita tax unchanged from the prior year.
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Sheiuewsu
Tews Ship Board of School Directors
Tegular
WPA Wages in Pennsylvania Reach 75 Million
WPA workers in Pennsylvania have earned nearly 75 million dollars since the program began last September. Payrolls for the week ending April raised total wage disbursements to 74,087,190 dollars with over 94 percent of 261,965 workers from direct relief rolls. WPA staff will be reduced to 248,750 by May 19 under Washington orders as more than 30,000 have worked on 1,087 completed projects and about 20,000 left WPA jobs for private employment since last September.
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Pennsylvania
Edward N. Jones
Washington
Jones
RWA
Reward Offered in Brookville Murder Case
Brookville April 23 A reward of 1000 is posted by Jefferson county commissioners for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Miss Katherine Bracken at the Pittsburgh Shawmut Railroad signal tower near here on Good Friday night April 10. Authorities including Sheriff Samuel G. Lowry and state police are pursuing leads but have yet to find a usable clue.
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Brookville
Pittsburgh 4& Shawmut
Jefferson County
Sherif Samuel G. Lowry
Special Education Conference May 1 in Northampton
Harrisburg report notes a May 1 conference on special education for mentally handicapped children to be held in Northampton. George A. Biehler and Frank H. Reiter with Edna Kugler organized the program for school personnel from Northampton and surrounding counties. Regional conferences are planned for other state areas with bids for related classified ads.
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Northampton
Lester K. Ade
Atinounead
George A. Biehler
Northampto
Frank H. Reiter
Edna M. Kugler
State Department of Publi Instrution
Nortampton
Lehigh
Carbon
Monroe
Luvere
Columbia
Schuylichl Eounties
To State
Prominent farmer and son hurt in Erie train collision
Roscoe Mitchell, 43, a noted farmer and horse dealer from Waterford, and his son Edward, 19, were injured when their truck was demolished by the Philadelphia-Erie express at Starr Road crossing seven miles south of Erie. The Briesbound train struck the vehicle at 4 10 p m Tuesday, but both survived. They were taken by ambulance to St Vincent’s hospital from Union depot.
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Erie
Roscoe Mitchell
Man Dies by Own Action in Erie County Booth Tragedy
In Erie, 41 year old Stanley Kray nowek was identified as the man who killed himself by hanging in a San ford polling booth. The coroner’s report notes a prior suicide attempt and WPA inspectors found the body suspended from a rope in the voting area. His mother and brother confirmed the identification.
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Lake
Stanley Kraynowek
7Th Street
W. G.stroble
Bolly
WPA
7 Card Party Is Big Success
The fourth annual card tournament sponsored by Lieut Arch views Thompson Post No 264 VFW last evening at the YWCA Home drew strong turnout. Accordion solos by Ruth Bennett and Banjo Bodies of WOGL Jamestown entertained. many awards were presented to a long list of winners including Mrs. Stuart Houghton Clyde Reynolds M B Cassidy William Swiduski Floyd Black and numerous others. Paul Quinlisk chaired arrangements for the annual fundraising event and post benefit.
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Thompson Post
Ruth Bennett
WOGL
Jamestown
Stuart Houghton
Clyde Reynolds
M. B. Cassidy
William Swiduski
Floyd Black
Lian] Wolfe
Thel Fanner
Claire Conover
G. G. Barker
W. Bjorkquist
R. B. Wairbanks
V. B. Lethinga
Glenn Stearns
Prank Gravino
Virginia Exison
Mary Murray
Richard Rossbacher
Harry Krone
P. L. Young
Paul Weber
Langdon Rowe
Clifford Myerinkt
Anna Shields
Charles Guadagno
Mes. Fairchilds
Harold Gragg
George Hudson
Brigham
Miller
Lethman
Helen Indquist
Harold Carr
P. G. Wood
Leon Brown
N. Troy Gillette
Merle Amy
Dorothy Amy
Allene Corbin
Chas
Fanner
C. O'Nell
Scott
Sears
Edne Fralick
Merle Hamilton
Mary Soper
M. F. Coyle
Dan Caldwell
Lena St. Clair
William Bjorkanist
William Jonson
Roelofs
Paul Quinlisk
Jobs Placed In State During March Report Reveals Totals
A March employment report by Pennsylvanias Department of Labor and Industry shows 25,776 people placed in employment through the State Employment Service. Of these, 89,000 were on works projects at security wages, 2,088 on public works at high security wages, and 2,608 in private employment. The Johnstown flood delayed records, forcing Williamsport records to move to a public school building.
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Johnstown
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