Oil Men Form Group to Curb Taxation in Erie County
Oil men in Dirie county plan an Erie County meeting at 8 15 p m August 2 1938 at the Lawrence hotel Erie to discuss petroleum industry issues for forming a permanent organization like nationwide county groups. W Purves Taylor says the Harrisburg based state association will supervise a local division to shield oil interests and customers from heavy taxes and bad laws. He cites Pennsylvania gasoline taxes and registration fees totaling about 90 million dollars yearly, plus a federal fuel tax and oil taxes, arguing motor tax revenues should fund highways directly. The industry, with large investment and payrolls, seeks coordinated action and a strong program to protect livelihoods.
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Dirie County
Lawrence Hotel
Erie
Erie County
United States
W. Purves Taylor
Associated Petroleum Industries of Pennsylvania
Hhe
Harrisburg
Taylor
Tly
Pennsylvania
Spruce Mite Killing Many Pa Evergreens
Lugerne county’s extension office reports thousands of spruce and evergreen trees dying from a serious outbreak of the spruce mite known as the Red Spider. Dr B L Richmond of Penn State says the insect is not visible to the naked eye and it attacks all spruces and other evergreens. Officials say the infestation may be halted by spraying with a bone glue and water mixture under high pressure.
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Wilkes Barre
Lugerne County
Agricultural Extension Association
B. L. Richmond
Pennsylvania State College
Missing Pan American airliner loses crew and six passengers
Two men connected to Pan American Airways in Manila reported the clipper missing after radio contact was lost during a flight from Guam to Manila. K A Kennedy of Piedmont California is traffic division manager, J E Wyman formerly aided Juan Trippe and just joined Curtiss W right in New York. Six passengers and nine crew were aboard the missing aircraft.
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Pan American Airways
Manila
K. A. Kennedy
Piedmont
Calif
J. E. Wyman
Juan Trippe
R Cently
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
New York
Guem
Youth Pleaded Guilty in Maine Slavery Case
Dwyer admitted both crimes and was returned to town to face outrage. December 2 he pleaded guilty and received the severest Maine penalty, going to prison. Carroll, aged 43, served as one of his guards. the case involved a doctor’s killing after allegations of abuse. Miss Carroll and her mother stand as witnesses.
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Littlefield
S. Dwyer
Miss Carroll
Maine
Carroll
F. F. Francis
Dwyer
Drisen
Dr. Littlefield
Probe death of woman fatally hurt in fall
Miss Marcella Patricia Boehm twenty one of 1624 Myrtle street died Saturday morning in St Vincent's hospital from infection linked to injuries from a fall down stairs at her home three weeks earlier. She was admitted Tuesday with serious condition and underwent a blood transfusion as the infection developed. Coroner Dr. W G Stroble had completed his investigation and an inquest was planned.
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WRIE
Marcella Patricia Boehm
Myrtle Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Misa Rochm
W. G. Stroble
Amateur pilot sets new world flight record
Camden New Jersey August 1 Robert Bryant a 30 year old amateur pilot from Rock Hill South Carolina claimed a new world record for midget airplanes after a 1050 mile nonstop flight from Miami Florida Bryant said the previous record distance for planes of 122 cubic inch displacement or less was 764 miles set by a French pilot
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Umie Frese
Camden
N. J
Robert Bryant
Rock Hill
8. C
Miami
Fla
Bryant
Hypnosis Defined and Its Basic Mechanisms
A drowsy or semi drowsy state is produced by bodily relaxation and stillness with focused attention on a monotonous stimulus such as a ticking clock or a light. The definition highlights relaxation, fixation, and stimulus as core elements of hypnosis.
WPA programs shoulder Pennsylvanias relief burden outside Philadelphia
A June 1988 analysis by Arthur W. Howe Jr reports federal work projects provided nearly two thirds of relief outside Philadelphia, compared with about 24 percent there. The study notes higher direct relief caseloads and costs in Philadelphia, where work relief ratios lagged the rest of the state, raising questions about WPA project availability and funding.
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Penn
Philadelphia
WIA
Pennsylvania
Warner
Countiether
Arthur W. Howe, Jr
Public Assistance
Hiladelphia
Tle
Kilts: From common dress to Highland regimental pride
The Tee of Kilts History notes kilts once wore by common people but later became a symbol of Scotch nobility. England banned kilts in the eighteenth century and later revived them by adopting the garment in Highland regiments, shaping its ceremonial use.
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England
Pockets and Belts for Winter Fashions
Fashions feature pockets and belts for winter attire with bold materials like fox and red crocodile accents. Black wool day dresses gain pockets in silk and velvet, while white and petunia velvet add refined touches. A separate brief notes a girl in Conneaut commenting on labor and wages at church.
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Wasus
eVenine Sulla
Petunia
Lurquyler Jens
Wooduy
Work to Start on Big Highway Between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports that plans to construct a $60,000,000 all weather four line highway from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg moved forward. Public Works Administrator Haruli L. Teles approved the project in Washington, enabling joint financing by the Public Works Administration and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The PWA would provide a $20,000,000 grant while the RFC would lend $32,000,000 to be repaid over several years. The 1937 legislature previously appropriated related funds and oversight.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania ‘Tuynatke Commission
Pittsburgh
Haruli L. Teles
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Franco Air Raiders Defended by Rector Hawks
Philadelphia report notes non combatants killed in Spain as Loyalists accuse Franco’s air raids of targeting civilian areas near military objectives. Monsignor Edward Hawks, rector of St. Joan of Arc, sailed last night after returning from Spain and urged caution until both sides are fully informed.
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Philadelphia
Spain
Francisco Franco
Edward Hawks
St. Joan of Arc Church
St. Stephen's
Project commission seeks funds for 16 mile highway reroute
State officials formed a commission to obtain financial backing for a 16 mile super highway using the old South Penn Dream railroad right of way abandoned in 1885 by Col. William Vanderbilt after a $10 000 000 expenditure. Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh is highlighted as a leading global observatory and welcomes visitors.
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Col
Wiliam Vanderbilt
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