Township road aid up as mileage drops in PA survey
Harrisburg April 25 United Press reports a speedometer survey of second class township road mileage in Pennsylvania shows added maintenance funds of about 12 dollars per mile annually. The Parkinson act originally allocated 11.35 million dollars for 78 000 miles but actual mileage turned out to be 48 500 miles leaving surplus funds for township road maintenance held to stay within the motor fund accounting.
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Arthur F. Grant
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Highways
Samuel S. Lewis
Lewis
Secre
Tany Lewis
Tosell
Gas and Electric receivership case hits Erie area
The article notes a federal receivership action against the Associated Gas and Electric Company. It centerpieces a Towanda stockholder filing in Utica federal court seeking a receivership, with multiple allied suits in state courts. Officials accuse mismanagement and fund diversions. the company serves Corry and other states.
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Utica
Towanda
Ica
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Albany
Associated Gas and Electric System
Corry
Roscoe Irwin
Washington
New York
Lilten Russell Meehan
Associated Gas
Massachusetthe Court of Chancery
Delaware
Supreme Court
New York County
Irwin
Miss Meerana
Shift of Jobless Aid From CWA to States Under New Plan
Washington reports the Federal Emergency Relief Administration transfers major job program duties to state agencies. The Civil Works Administration is demobilizing after aiding about four million workers. remaining work will be handled by state relief divisions in urban and industrial areas as part of Roosevelt’s urban distressed families focus and unemployed shifts.
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CWA
Washington
Civil Works Administration
New Houces
Harry K. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Civil Works Administration — Program
Més Poncy Relief Administration
Coun
Roosevelt
Meeting of newaview cure unfeathers as soclltion
Meeting notice for a monthly session in Room No 1 at the local school. A special program features a talk by F B Dewey, superintendent, plus musical numbers and refreshments. A large crowd expected.
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Newawview
Olee
Dewey
Coal contracts awarded as school faces pay cuts
Corry Public Schools trustees met in special session to award coal contracts for the coming year while warning that state approval may cap salary cuts at about twenty percent. N Cohen & Sons won anthracite bids and Fort Pitt Coal Co. won the main bid, with total costs including freight around five dollars per ton. A new teacher Miss Evelyn Sheeley was elected and a larger lathe for the shop was debated with potential donations offered.
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Corry
Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
N. Cohen & Sons
Wort Pitt Coal Company
Horton J. Davis
Cohen & Sons
Fort Pitt
Brown
Florence Wilson
Duinior
Sobgol
Bowish
Tle Com‘mfercts
Erie
Laye
Hajpits
Buwra
Hammister
Fig
Lambing
Arrived at Kittanning Bride and Groom Married
Miss Ruth I Hardy daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hardy of Rimer and Miss Clude AL ssucuns of Columbus were married at the Episcopal parsonage Kittanning Pa Saturday morning April 21 in the presence of immediate family Rev J R Goldmith officiating The bride wore steel gray traveling suit with accessories The bridegroom a farmer and timberman of Columbus township is with his father at farming and timbering A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with about sixty guests Mr and Mrs Baccus will make their home at Baccus Corners
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Clude AL Ssucuns
Hert Baccus
Columbus
Ruth I. Hardy
Frank Hardy
Rimer
Hittsnning
Episcopal Parsonage
J. R. Goldmith
Edinboro
Columbus Township
Baccus
Baccus Corners
Gideons Founded To Provide Bibles For Travelers
The Gideons organization was reportedly formed on July 1, 1888 with the stated aim to unite Christ followers among travelers in America and to supply every hotel in America and Canada with a Bible for each guest room to guide and uplift travelers on their journeys.
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Gideon
Ite
America
Evry
Canada
Eagh
Noted Day Lecturer to Speak Here Sunday
Arrangements by W C Johnson of New York in conference with local pastors set a union mass meeting to be addressed by Dr Ira Landrith. The event is part of a series sponsored by the State Anti Saloon League with cooperation from the national group.
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W. C. Johnson
New
National Organization
Dr. Landrith
Landrith
J. Frank Hapsey
Indiana
United States
Br. Landrith
Long
National Temperance Council
Salary Debate Over Public School Superintendent Pay
Discussion on how much to pay the superintendent centers on state funding from taxpayers and a sliding scale. Mrs Barnes notes Punxsutawney pays 39 700 with a voluntary refund while others debate minimums and potential future increases amid tax burden concerns.
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Barnes
Punxsitawney
Agelem
Ite
Lambing
Patterson
Harginburg
Reid
Lamibing
Bennett
Browne
Rossiter Loses Bid in Erie Tax Battle
The Erie city council ordered a complete revaluation for the 1935 36 tax rolls despite protests from Mayor James P. Rossiter. The move targets the Ghier Assessor Harry A. Holmes plan costing about 100 000 and follows ongoing complaints over the assessment list. A separate salary dispute saw a sliding scale proposal pass four to three with votes from Hermett Hallstrom Brown Lambing for and Barnes Patterson Bove against. Dr Bennett initially abstained then supported the measure.
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Erie
James P. Rossiter
Ghier
Harry A. Holmes
Sid
Holmes
Hijlatrom
Dewey
Love
Messrs. Hermett
Hallstrom
Brown
Lambing
Barnes
Messrs
Patterson
Bove
Bennett
U S Long Range Home Plan Will Aid Thousands
The government allocates 25 million dollars to promote land purchase and new homes under the Resettlement of America program. The Division of Subsistence Homesteads oversees 42 sites in 20 states to help stranded workers gain self sufficient living on roughly four acre homesteads. This follows a broader New Deal effort including land use shifts, reforestation, and creation of parks. Secretary Ickes leads the initiative, targeting coal, copper, lead, zinc, petroleum, timber communities facing layoffs and closures.
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Carroll Kenworthy
United Press
Washington
America
Lie
Roosevelt
New Deal
Secretary of Interior
Ickesiide
Dioceses Sued Over Alleged Cemetery Trip Injury
Martin T. O'ehir, gravestone salesman, sues the Roman Gailielle diocese and cemetery caretaker Tony Priener in Duluth Minnesota alleging he was tripped in a cemetery and suffered serious injuries.
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Duluth
Minn
Gailielle
Martin T. O'ehir
Tony Priener
Oil Operator Martin Crowley Dies in Parkersburg
Elgin native and prominent WV oil and gas operator Martin T F Crowley died at his Parkersburg home after months of illness. Born 1875 in Rising Sun Pa, he is survived by wife Margaret O Connor Crowley, two daughters Mary and Catherine, brothers Thomas and Bart, sisters Mrs Catherine DeWitt and Mrs James Cronin, and uncle Jeremiah Crowley. Funeral at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Rev Frank Schenerman. interment Mount Carmel Cemetery.
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Mary
Catherine
Thomas
Bart Crowley
Parkersburg
Catherine DeWitt
James Cronin
Bisin
Jermiah Crowley
St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church
Frank’ Schenerman
Mount Carmel Nemietery
Emmett Cronin
Elgin
Car Me Missed In Fragments Aunt Dan Ms Cie Leo
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Aunt Dan Ms and Cie Leo with a car. The readable items are sparse and lack clear action or outcome. No names, dates, or places provide a coherent news item to report.
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Dan
Cie
Leo
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