Government denies dollar stabilization rumor higher gold bid
United Press reports the White House rejects rumors of a plotted dollar stabilization and confirms ongoing daily gold purchases. President Roosevelt shows no plan to hold the gold bid steady, with lawmakers divided on whether to expect further devaluation and a higher bid.
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United Press
Washington
White House
France
England
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Ned
Holiday Trade Shows Boost City Christmas Business
Local stores reported improved Christmas trade yesterday with increased buying and shoppers. Evening hours were added as mercantile exhibitions planned to boost sales, with stores open until 9 pm. Merchants see promising growth in the final days before Christmas.
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Ta Pene
Drinking in schools sparks disciplinary turmoil
Reported in Erse Rage on December 15, acts of drinking during duty by two school officials led to protests and attempts to bar reporters from covering a turbulent meeting. The event highlighted misconduct concerns within the school community and prompted discussions on enforcement and accountability.
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Erse Rage
Alosiolis
Fiat
Council to Pass 1934 Budget at Meeting Monday
The city council will give final approval to the 1934 budget at Monday night’s regular meeting. The budget totals $64,147.88 with a 12 1 2 mill tax levy to be finalized and approved alongside departmental appropriations for Finance, Public Affairs, Public Safety, Streets and Public Improvements, and Parks and Public Property.
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Colinsil
Department of Finance and Accounts
Department of Public Affairs
Te Departent of Public Safety
Department of ‘Streets and Public Improvements
Department of Parksand Public Property
Ott Named 2nd Vice President of County Assn
Robert A. Ott of this city was named second vice president of the Erie County Property Owners' Association at yesterday's reorganizational meeting at the Y. G. A. Belle Valley resident Gook was elected president, succeeding S. S. Lehman of Girard who headed the county association for the past year. Other officers include J. V. Meeder of Girard as first vice president Hayres McCresry of West Mill Creek secretary and Tiougiag Moorehead of Mooreheadville treasurer. The new president said the group aims to reduce county administration costs and has helped secure salary cuts. An early meeting of the new officers is planned to outline the 1984 program.
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Robert A. Ott
Erie County Property Owners' Association
G. A
Scooper Shaw Nuptials At New York Today
Gary Wooper movie actor and Sandra Shaw socially prominent Athow will marry today at 2 20 p m before relatives and friends at the Whitcat Astoria The couple announced their engagement four months ago In private Miss Shaw is Veronica Baits daughter of Mrs Pat Shields They will honeymoon in Phoenix Arizona after the wedding
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New York
Gary Wooper
Sandra Shay
Aotrow
Dloga
Astoria
Fife
Greece Orders Insull To Leave By Jan 31
Athens orders Samuel Insull American utilities magnate to depart by January 31 as an undesirable alien. The 74 year old, weakened by ill health, sought a month’s grace but was denied except for a brief extension. He faces possible extradition to the United States to answer bankruptcy law violations tied to his failed empire.
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Greece
United Press
Athens
Samuel Insull
Grove
TSW
Joan Rallis
United States
Insull
Iasuni
West Id
Tial
Arrangements Complete for Liquor Tests in Erie
Erie officials announced complete preparations for state liquor store job examinations set to begin January 2. Applicants must carry admission cards from Harrisburg and arrive by 8:30, with testing starting at 9:00. Clerks and typists may bring own typewriters or reserve models through Superintendent Diehl by Friday. test questions come from Harrisburg and will be uniformly scored across four Pennsylvania universities.
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Erie
Corry
Harrisburg
Academy High School
Saunday
John C. Diehl
Pennisylvania
Carloadings Show A Large Increase
The American Railway Association reports weekly carloadings for the week ending December 1 totaling 537,003 cars, up 42,078 from the prior week and 16,898 above the corresponding week in 1932. Mixed freight loadings reached 194,424 cars, up 12,984 from last week and 24,990 above the prior year. Lighter freight totals totaled 182,407 cars, up 20,011 from last week but 3,658 below the year-ago period.
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Washington
American Railway Association Fotiay
Bridge project bid in Cananshutip on Route 108 details
Harrisburg dispatch notes the Trekawanne Steak Construction Company of Buln was the tow bid for a bridge on Route 108 in Cananshutip. The state highway department announced the bid at B21 in the field, with a total below the lowest bid of B500.
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Harrisburg
Trekawanne Steak Construction Company
Buln
Cananshutip Wi
State Higaway Department
State liquor warehouse sites named across Pennsylvania
The state liquor board announced tentative locations for olive liquor warehouses in Pittsburgh Eve Harrisburg Philadelphia Wilkes Barre and Scranton and cancelled a Verona store in Allegheny County. The store will be at Oakmont as headquarters move to a downtown office building with a temporary staff on site.
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United Press
Harrisburg
State Liquor Board
Pittsburgh
Eve
Philadelphia
Willkes-Burne
Scranton
Verona
Allesieny County
Oakmont
Totay
Bulding
Pay Day for U S War Debtors but Payments Light
United Press reports Washington on December 15 that the United States war debtors had a light payment day. Total installments due were 152 million plus, but about 25.3 million was defaulted. Finland paid in full, and Belgium, Frante, Czecho Slovak, Great Britain, Italy, Latvia and Lithuania contributed varying amounts with several defaults noted.
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United Press
Washington
Finland
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Belgium
Germas
Frante
Czecho
100 Pupils Escape as School Collapses in Barryton
One hundred pupils fled to safety when a new wing of the Fork Township Agricultural School collapsed in Barryton Michigan. Two children suffered minor steam burns during escape. Fifty contractors and workers in the unfinished wing escaped uninjured as walls cracked and toppled. Superintendent John Goodwin ran into the building to warn teachers and pull children to safety as the structure failed.
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R Yuntener
Barryton
Mich
Dee
Walla
Fork Township
Glgenes
John Goodwin
Lower tax on earned income recommended by Morgenthau
Acting Secretary Morgenthau urged a lower federal tax on earned income than investment income before the House Ways and Means committee. He backed ending separate returns for couples, closing tax loopholes, and simplifying the tax system. Projections show $270 million in new revenue from changes, with time gains around $100 million. he stopped short of firm rate recommendations pending budget estimates.
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United Press
Washington
Typasuny
Treasury
Morgenthalt
Treasuy
Eight Injured as Philadelphia Taxi Strike Roils Downtown
Philadelphia riots erupted as nearly 1,000 striking taxi drivers and sympathizers clashed with police. Eight people were hospitalized and about 24 were arrested after bricks flew and tires burst during the downtown disturbance sparked by the taxi drivers strike led by Norman Thomas.
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Uni‘en Press
Philadelphia
Norman Thomas
Sociist
Tate
P R R Opens Modern Station in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Railroad opened a new station at 60th Street on the Schuylkill River, replacing Broad Street as one of the nation’s finest. Through trains from the South West and New England states will use the new hub, with electric lines running under major city routes to 16th Street and Pine Street.
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Phila
United Broax
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atablo
G0th Street
Schuylkill River
Thee
Iistoric
Broad Street
New England
Paasetvers
Lakanth
Inisness ‘Center
Wlactric
Pirie
Multiple U.S. and international incidents reported in brief
News blurbs cover a fatal car crash near Rogers with several youths dead, a Venice flood that drowned nineteen, a deadly gas main explosion in Chicago causing over a million dollars in damage, a large federal appropriation for projects, and a harassment case at Harriman hosiery mills with contempt charges for striking picketing workers.
Lindberghs Route Home From Caribbean Stopover
Cal and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Santo Domingo at 10 40 a m on the way home for the holidays after a 210 mile flight from San Juan Puerto Rico EOL Lindbergh left San Juan at 850 41 EST aboard a homeward bound flight with papers for Santo Domingo He might fly to Haiti before finishing to the United States and planned to land at San Pedro de Macoris a port near Santo Domingo with destination details to be announced
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United Press
San Pedro DE Macoris
Santo Domingo
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Eol
Eol. Lindbergh
Haiti
United States
Miami
Hie Pan-American Airways
Col Lindbergh
Schenley Distillers Plan Whiskey Pricing at $1.50
New York December 15 Schenley Distillers Corp will launch a whiskey priced at 1.50 a quart plus state taxes announced by president Harold Jacobi. He said the product will hit the market once production lines catch up with orders as they come in.
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United Press
New York
Schenley Distillers Corporation
Harold Jacobi
Jacobi
Schenley
Columbus project funding drive to meet material costs
A Harrisburg approval clears the way for a new Civil Works Administration project in Columbus township. Funds must be raised locally to cover material costs now estimated at about 4 946 dollars, with total dam costs increasing beyond 20 000 dollars. Community committees plan a broad canvass to secure pledges by January 1 as state confirmation nears. The campaign follows revised cost estimates from the Department of Forests and Waters, and a formal start is anticipated once federal confirmation is received.
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Taddie Warren Country
Civi) Works Administration
Columbus
Harrisburg
CWA
Clayton Baccus
Columbus Township
Frank Dodd
F. A .Loveland
Messrs. Baccus
Dodd
Mr. Loveland
Buffalo
Columbus Ten I
Budls
Cony
Jesuy
Department of Forests and Waters
Hellengthy
PlanInquiry Into Alleged Whiskey Trust Plan
Washington reports FCC chairman Charles H. March ordered a whiskey trust inquiry after Rep. O Connor charged a costly lobby in Washington. March said the FTC would thoroughly study the trust, crystallize plans for an investiga tion, and seek evidence to prepare a formal antitrust complaint.
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United Fresh
Washington
Charles H. March
Federal Trade Commission
Unitd
O'Connor
Joint
Congressional Committee
Pedersi Trade Commission
March
Atii Etrust Awe
Burch
Alcohol Gantenl Department of Finitie
Setaie
Rony
Upp
Reha
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