Mass Meeting Planned in City Park for NRA Rally
Preparations rush for a mass meeting in City Park Saturday evening marking Gurry s observance of the NRA program. Mayor England D Warren De Rosay Walter H Scott expected to speak as part of a parade from Spring Street to the park led by the Corry High School band. Local clubs urged to join and laboring men urged to participate in support of recovery program and one hundred percent cooperation.
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Gurry
NRA
Verry Credit Xchange
Corry
Frank T. England
D. Warren de Rosay
Walter H. Scott
Spring Street
Unified Central Statistical Board Created for Recovery Plan
The Central Statistical Board was created by executive order of President Roosevelt to unite federal statistics for recovery efforts. It will aid the National Recovery Administration by measuring reemployment, wages, and payroll data with broader collection. Secretaries of labor interior agriculture and commerce along with the Federal Reserve governor and the NRA administrator will appoint one member each.
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Unified Federal Statistical Agency
H. C. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Aug. d
The
Central Statistical Board
Roosevelt
United States
National Recovery Administration
Secretaries of Labor, Interior, Agriculture and Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
National Recovery Administrator
Italian air fleet weathered at sea near Balbo operations
At FHMAl Harbor, N P on August 3, weather kept 24 Italian seaplanes afloat with improving conditions. Forecasts called for better conditions and clear skies with westerly winds as plans moved toward a long Atlantic night flight. Crew changes were planned, taking one man from each of 22 planes and two from general Balbo and his aide Aldo Peligini's crews.
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Fhmal Harbor
N. P
Atlantic
Italo Balbo
Aldo Pelligini
Rains End Drought Save Nearby Crops
Heavy showers across Coy and nearby areas ended a long drought that scorched crops and gardens. A morning downpour and steady rain soaked the ground, reviving buckwheat and late potatoes while bringing cooler temperatures and forecasts of continued rain tonight.
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Eare
Businesses urged to adopt citywide operating schedule
City dealers agreed to a 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule to meet farmers early morning needs and avoid burdens on their loading trips. Stores aim for full compliance, while some fear 8 a.m. openings cause hardship. Friday updates extend retail hours and push for 100 percent cooperation to prevent local dealer shirking, as Credit Exchange appeals for support.
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Deller
Corry Credit Exchange
Hold Young Fireman Wife Dies in Plunge
Pittsburgh Aug 3 United Press reports a 26 year old fireman Patrick O Connor was in police custody after his 24 year old wife Margaret fell from a three story window during a quarrel over a rival. A neighbor John Linkenheimer witnessed the fall. Neighbors said the couple was generally well regarded despite occasional drinking arguments.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Aquor
Patrick O'Connor
Margaret
Hom
O'Connor
NRA Acceptances Pass 100 Mark In Local Plants
Postmaster Harry Ayer reports NRA employment provisions accepted by local employers have surpassed the hundred mark. Several plants increasing working force this week, with at least one planning wages boost. The Glare Company expanded staff and others expected to follow with rises averaging around ten percent.
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Harry Ayer
Tocal
NRA
Glare Company
Loss of 600 in midnight fire in First Ward
A midnight fire in the First Ward gutted a chicken coop on Merl Haskell’s Concord street property and badly damaged an adjoining barn on Mrs. Kale Ressler’s land. Sixteen chickens and twenty rabbits perished. household goods belonging to Mrs. Anna Esterbrook were ruined. A nearby Alderman G. H. Gordon barn was briefly threatened but saved. The cause remains undetermined and onlookers crowded the scene.
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Suuu
Anye
Merl Haskell
Concord Street
Kale Ressler
Anna Esterbrook
G. H. Gordon
Church Street
Svemen
Large Barn Destroyed by Fire on William Lopis Farm
A barn on the William Lopis farm four miles east of Waterford on Wattsbuer road was destroyed by a blaze believed to have started by spontaneous combustion. The fire, reported at 3 o clock this morning, consumed the barn, its contents including a young team of horses three calves and a large quantity of bay. The cause remains undetermined though a grease fire is suspected. Insurance is said to have covered the barn.
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William Lopis
Waterford
Wattsbuer
Lillie
Denver Flood Devastates City After Dam Breaks
Denver endures worst flood in history as an irrigation dam at Castlewood gives way after heavy rains. Cherry Creek overflows, bridges wash away, and residential and business districts suffer major damage. Communications cut, reports of farms washed away. rapid warning by operators credited with saving lives.
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Cherry Creek
Denver
Colo
Casewood
Denyer
Bove
Parker and Sudligen
Colt
Wiler
Stredm
Navy launches greatest ship building program in history
The Navy department announced a vast ship building plan financed by a 28,090,000 public works allotment. It awards contracts for 22 vessels to private yards and assigns 40 ships to government shops. This includes two aircraft carriers, two light cruisers, eight destroyers, seven more destroyers, two submarines, and one heavy cruiser, all to boost the fleet and provide jobs.
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United Pres
Washington
Navy Department
United States
Navy yards to switch to forty-hour five-day week
Secretary Swanson announced that naval yards would adopt a forty-hour five-day work week starting August 6. The change replaces the current five and a half day schedule with a six-day pay period while workers receive pay for only five days.
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Or Wineuress
Washington
Secretary of Navy
Swanson
Histal
Ita
Navy Yard
Five ChiO fins Injured In Darned Crash Near Eric
Eric Pa Aug 3 Five ChiO fins returning from a funeral in GandA were injured in a highway crash near here Mrs Oscar Parks 48 of Cleveland was gravely hurt and taken to St Vincent's hospital by passing motorists Her four companions were also hospitalized but their injuries were slight They were Charles Jackson and his wife of Paineville C4 Oscar Parks husband of the injured woman and J W Baker of Willoughby the driver
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United Press
Eric
Ganda
Oscar Parks
Cleveland
St. Vincent's Hospital
Charles Jackson
Paineville
J. W. Baker
Willoughby
Weekly Lists of Fair Prices to Be Published
John A Reichmann reports that the government will publish weekly price lists for necessities to curb profiteering. The AAA and Agriculture Department will compile data from 50 cities and 1,000 stores to show fair prices and how higher costs affect farmers and workers.
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John A. Reichmann
United Press
Washington
Aug
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Consimen
Frederic G. Howe
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Agriculture Department!s
Economic Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Howe
Becamse
Move to Aid Holders of Defaulted Bonds
Hyde Park N Y Aug 4 President Roosevelt summoned Ray Stevens of the Federal Trade Commission to discuss protecting American holders of defaulted foreign bonds. Officials expect focus on forming a liquidating corporation to recover part of the large outstanding debt. Vincent Dailey, head of the federal home loan office for New York state, also attended.
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N.Y
Roosevel
Ray Stevens
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Tp Poughkeepale
Stevens
Vincent Dailey
New York State
Iso
Was & Hyde Park Caller
New York Sets 50 Percent Margin Rule For Stock Accounts
The New York Stock Exchange enacted drastic rules on margins with a 50 percent minimum for small traders and 20 percent for accounts over 5000 dollars. Weekly pools and joint accounts must be fully disclosed. the exchange may sever ties with risky operators. The ruling, approved by the exchange committee, marks the first specific minimum margin requirement.
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United Press
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
Bohda
Few Candidates Seek Office in Corry School Board Race
With less than two weeks to filing, Corry has no nominees yet for school director seats to be filled at the fall election. August 15 is the primary petition deadline. Names mentioned include former director Charles Monroe, while incumbents Harry Smith and Dr. Curtis do not plan to run. Orris Casler has entered the city council contest, bringing total candidates to four for two seats.
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Corry
Addol Board
Charles 8. Monroe
Harry 3B. Smith
A. Curtis
Mattern To Be Honored At Fair Flight
New York date August 8 Jimmy Mattern departed Newark airport after 9 a m in a Lockheed Vega plane sponsored by Standard Oil of New Jersey for a flight to Gakego Aboard a high profile event Mattern aims for public honor at an aviation fair after the leg launch from Newark.
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Wanee
New York
Jimmy Mattern
Newark Airport
Gakego
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Couple Wounded In Clash At Tarenton Barroom Event
A couple was wounded during a confrontation at Tarenton involving an alleged early celebration at a newly opened bar after a license dispute. The incident disrupted plans for a family opening night as their children witnessed the chaos and the couple feared worse injuries.
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Tarenton
Johnson Meets With Lewis And Coal Operators
Washington Aug 4 In a bid to ease Pennsylvania coal strikes and restore fair practice under the NRA conference was arranged today by Administrator Hugh S Johnson between mine operators and United Mine Workers. Thomas Moses of HU Prick Coke Co threatened delay but would meet at 2 pm. The steel and coal sectors faced contention over company union plans and production policies with officials from Pennsylvanias labor and industry groups present. In nearby Uniontown two deputies were jailed for questioning in a miner killing at Star Junction amid tense picket lines and protests by garment and cleaning workers totaling about 275.
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Washington
Teavlers
Opti Te Ton
National Recovery Administration
Gri Iron and Steel
Hugh S. Johnnson
Pennsylvania
Pensylvania
Thomas Moses
Prick Coke Company
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United Mile
Tubasin
Fies
Twen Plirines
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Labine
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Pennsylaia
Johny Lewis
United Mine Workers
Edward F. McGrady
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Winton Provisions
Cade
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Head Son
Tniontown
Thistell
Willian Blade
Jack Brosius
Fayethe County
Louis Padorsky
Wip
Star Junction
Buirels
Hin
Berkowits Shirt Company
Wiltel
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