Last Election Calendar From Retired Vet Thorn
United Press reports Harrisburg notes retiree George D. Thorn, long head of the state elections bureau, released the fall election calendar. Thorn, age over 70, recalls Gettysburg address and began state service in 1895. The calendar lists key dates for nominating petitions, objections, primaries, and municipal votes, plus voting qualifications and polling hours for the November election.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Capitol Hill
George D. Thorn
State Elections Bureau
George ‘Thorn
Thorn
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Gayernnor Pattison
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
United States
Pennsylvania
Company A Enters Large Indiantown Gap Camp
From Indiantown Gap Clerk Lynford Chase reports Company A 112th Infantry and other units at a large encampment with about 20 000 troops. The men arrived by a five mile march, tents were erected, meals served, and work focused on combat problems under war conditions amid a peaceful, busy bivouac.
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Lynford Chase
Indiantown Gap
112Th Infantry
Clerk Chase
Lickdale
Corry
112Th Regiment
Liberate Large Flock of Pheasants Here
Corry sportsmen receive promise of over 100 ringneck pheasants to be liberated in nearby fields this hunting season by members of the Corry Ro l and Gun Club. Hunters have traveled afar for birds as local scarcity ends with transfer of pheasants from a state pheasantry to the immediate area.
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Corry
Registration changes eyed for fall election in cities
First and third class cities have expired. Second class cities have permanent registration. Special registration days will be provided in all cities. Besides many city and county offices to be filled, balloting will include two supreme court judges, one superior court judge, two common pleas judges, three orphan's court judges, three county court terms and one municipal judge.
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Supreme Court
Superior Court
Common Pleas
Orphans Court
Wees
Say Summer Rains Will Cut Snowfall in Hazleton
Hazleton Pa August 26 There will be little if any snow this winter according to farmers in this vicinity who cite the law of averages and recent abundant rainfall as a predictor. Other rural residents disagree pointing to blooming chestnut shoots after blight and a possible heavy snowfall to follow.
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United Press
Hazleton
Kane Woman Falls From Roadster in Fatal Accident
Mrs. Elizabeth Champlin, 57, of Kane, fell from a moving roadster on the North Kane road Friday evening. She was thrown to the road edge while her husband A S Champlin drove, dying instantly from a fractured skull and possible neck injury. The car that crowded them fled, and coroners expect the death to be ruled accidental with no immediate clarification of the other vehicle.
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Ane
Elizabeth Shain
Kane Road
Kane
Titusville visitors Eleanor Murphy Dorothy McCann and Adelaide Zerres
Eleanor Murphy Dorothy McCann and Adelaide Marie Zerres of Titusville visited friends and relatives in this city yesterday.
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Eleanor Murphy
Dorothy McCann
Adelaide Marie Zerres
Titusville
Status of important bills from Congress
Washington Aug 26 Status of important bills considered by the first session of the Ninth Congress. Before the House and Senate Third deficiency Awaiting presidential signature Gurrey coal bill TVA amendments railroad pensions utility holding company regulation omnibus rivers and harbors Frasier Lemke farm mortgage act rail reorganization railroad payroll tax higher taxes on wealth neutrality legislation alcohol control and gold clause amendments Signed by the president Social Security banking reform AAA amendments Spanish War Veterans pensions.
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United Press
Washington
House
Senate
Gurrey
TVA
Wallace Won’t Resign Under Senate Fire
Washington August 26 Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace will not resign under senatorial pressure over the new cotton policy. Officials said Chester Davis, administrator, had not considered resigning despite Senate attempts to change AAA policy.
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United Etc
Washington
Henry N. Wallace Winot
Chester Co. Davis
Segate
AAA
Big Tax Saving if Constitution Revised
Harrisburg August 26 A chart by the taxpayers forum shows Pennsylvania constitutional revision could cut local tax collection costs. The Democratic State Committee says moving levy collection to county treasurers on salaries would reduce annual costs from about 3.5 million to just over 500 thousand. The issue is central to the Democratic campaign.
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Harrisburg
Taxpayers’ Forum
Democratic State Committee
Pennsylvania
Formio
Funeral Services for Walter Carpenter
Funeral services for Walter Carpenter who died at his home on East Washington Street last Thursday were held Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at the Bracken Keating chapel with Rev. William Mephits officiating. Interment followed at Wattabury cemetery. Bearers were Olin Moore Edward Armitage Walter Casler Ernest Dimick Myron St Reynolds and Ed Smith. Out of town relatives included Mr and Mrs Rosy Marsh of Woodbury Heights New Jersey and William Carpenter of North Wales Pennsylvania.
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Walter
Carpenter
East Washington Street
Bracken- Keating Chapel
William Mephits
Wattabury’ Cemetery
Olin Moore
Edward Armitage
Walter Casler
Ernest Dimick
Myron St
Reynols
Ed Smith
Ambiguous fragment hints at Roosevelt session
Fragmentary OCR hints at a session with General Roosevelt, possibly a political gathering or speech, but details and context are unreadable. No clear names, events, dates, or locations are deducible from the text provided.
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Rod and Gun Club
Seaheee New York
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie County
Wattsburg
Elizabeth Champlin
Kellogg's
Congress
Wallace
Warren W. Wood
Dad Flavor
Turkey
Greece
aCameattee
Walter Carpenter
C. Christensen Motors
Admiral
Cool Cape May
New Jersey
Daniel Ahern
Peace Stable of
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Post Sion
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