Two Girls Near New Air Endurance Mark
Two intrepid aviatrices in the monoplane The Outdoor Girl prepared to extend the women’s endurance record as they passed Christmas in the air. Officials said they would likely surpass 196 hours and five minutes at 5 08 p m EST if alert an hour longer, and the pair urged distance from sightseeing planes to avoid mishap during the final push.
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United Press
MIAME
Aleft
Frances Harrell
Helen Richey
Internation] Aeronautical Association
Merrs
Plirnes
Erie County relief program total eyed for fourteen months
A published report by executive director Eric H L Bidie cites 1,038,072.15 in Erie County relief expenditures from September 1982 to October 31, 1933 and urges replacing the relief system with a long term program offering cash disbursements through employment. The 499 page document compares county totals and outlines recommendations.
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Erie County
Eric HL. Bidie
Biddie
Dept
Recreational Building Destroyed in $600,000 Fire
A fire gutted a $600,000 recreational building as volunteer firefighters battled 40 below zero wind chills and strong northwest winds. The blaze occurred today amid extreme cold, with responders braving harsh conditions to fight the flames. Lawrence K. Desmond arrived home this morning from Oakville, Can., where he had been on a business visit.
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Amixes
Lawrence K. Desmond
Oalville
Can
Geen
Plan Colony for Jobless Miners in Pa
Relief for permanently unemployed coal miners of Mt. Pleasant township Westmoreland County is being planned by the federal government and may come soon. Clarence Evan Pickett head of the Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation visited Pittsburgh to discuss purchasing land to build homes for the miners. The miners, whose mines have been abandoned leaving them without livelihood, will be able to.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Mt. Pleasant Township
Westmoreland County
Clarence Evan Pickett
Federal
Subsistence Homesteads Corporation
New Kiwanis Club Adds Eleven New Members
Eleven new members join Kiwanis at today's meeting in a reorganiza tion session led by Rev. Gilbert L. Boyd who becomes president. Returning members include Dr. N. J. Gillette and Worth Hammond among others. perfect attendance honors go to Clarence Shoop for ten years, and Dr. C. W. Jones has missed none in two years.
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Kiwanis Gish
Gilbert L. Boyd
Theo P. Williams
Crawford Woods
Claire Capwell
Arthur Scheppner
John Hetwege
Frank van Tassel
Glen Perry
Glen Miller
Robert Dole
Harvey Croscult
Guy’ Abbey
Chi
Scott
Meerdini
Jones
Dinance
Christensen
House
Rees
Davison
Kiwanis
Howard
Peal
Hoffmaster
Greene
Sheen
Hammond
Blatt
Childras
Gillette
Erie Man Killed in Crash Near Elkhart Indiana
A car skidded on a slick pavement near Elkhart and struck a utility pole killing George Wiesmusk a 30 year old from Erie Pennsylvania The driver George Mitchell 24 of Dre Pin and a passenger Delhi Wiesmusk 32 were hospitalized The fourth occupant Joseph Jonas 22 of Hrig was injured all were en route to Soh Rent to drive new motonditiiinr ty Ferle.
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Erie
United Prep
Joseph Jonas
Hrig
New Insurance Plan Takes Effect January Second
United Press reports the government insurance pool will cover most bank depositors up to 2504 dollars starting January 2 with millions of units in assessments already pouring in from thousands of banks. A minority of about a thousand of the nation’s 14,600 banks may remain uninsured.
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Richard L. Gridley
United Press
Washington
Turaday
Two Corry Banks Gain Federal Deposit Insurance Certificates
The Na tons Bank of Corry and the Cit ies National Bank received FDIC certificates approving operation under the new Federal Deposit Insurance Law. Both banks passed a banking crisis of last March and are now display ing their guarantees. FDIC staff have worked ten weeks reexamining banks before participation in the pool as millions of dollars in checks arrive for deposit with the Treasury.
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Corry
Natons Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hve
Dedersi Deposit Insurante Corporate
Repre
Belgium France at brink of new arms crisis
Paris reports a new arms crisis as Belgium and France seek a limited German disarmament program. Belgian foreign minister Huysmans and French foreign minister Boncour conferred amid signs of Franco Belgian alignment, while Britain hints at broader disarmament debate and potential League diplomacy.
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United Press
Paris
Der
Belgium
France
Pail Hyman
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Belsum
Germany
Hi ‘Fia
Paul Boncour
Husmans
Museea
Honestie
Aggie Hitler
League of Nations Machenery
Ghnli Dlaarms
City Projects Approved Boost Local Job Roll
Civil Works Administration programs in Cory Wayne and Concord towns hire over 140 men with complaints of cold weather pausing some sites. New approvals extend work on North Center Street widening and Municipal building interiors redecorating while a Myrtle to Seneca sewer intake awaits final word.
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CWA
City
Concord
Wayne Townships
Civil Works Administration
Cory
Wayne
Hundrerh
Concordownship
Stranihan
Lewis Corners
Wayne Township
J. R. Dickson
North Center Street
Franklin Place
Park Place
Fire Department
Myrtle
Seneca Streets
Lower Prices Aim of Liquor Control Board Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports outline Pennsylvania liquor stores opening January 2 with 240 Outlets. Prices to be lowered from repeal, warehouses stock imports and domestic whiskey set at 1.85 to 32 per bottle, scotch around 4.50, whiskey 5.60 to 3 per quart, gin 1 to 1.75. Board expects 10 percent overhead, hotels receive 15 percent discount, and distillers agree to 6,000,000 gallons whiskey purchase. Governor Pinchot urges funds for unemployment relief and older-age aid in related measures.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Figuyn
Control Board
Hye Hoard
Lis
Liquor Control Board
Aistiliers
Pinchot
Gudy
Surgeon to decide on operation for five month old child
In Baltimore on December 28 a five month old Houston girl Sue Trammell faced possible brain surgery. Dr Walter B Dandy said the operation, if needed, would wait until tomorrow to allow the child to gain strength. The hydrocephalus case prompted parents Mr and Mrs Rillott Trammell of Houston to seek expert care for their daughter as doctors monitor her condition.
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United Press
Baltimore
Sue Trammell
Houston
Tex
Walter B. Dandy
Sue
Mrn
Riljott
Srutnr
Pest
Another Cold Wave Heads Eastward Across Nation
A new Arctic cold wave moves southeast toward the Appalachians and Rockies bringing sub zero temperatures after a deadly storm. U S forecasts show brief relief between systems as high pressure shifts from Canada. The storm has caused at least 142 deaths and hundreds of injuries across the Pacific Northwest New England Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Ohio and a few other states.
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United Press
Arctic
U. S
Canada
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Northwest
New England
Wisconsin
Minois
Insana
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
The
Dakotas
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Connecticut
Okdahoma
Washington, D
Farrell Post Office Stamp Window Robbery
Two bandits held up the Farrell postal stamp window. a clerk was threatened and the thieves escaped with about 500 in currency and stamps. The incident occurred December 28 in Farrell, Pennsylvania.
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Farrell
New Obstacles for Short Session of Congress
United Press reports Democratic House leaders foresee a prolonged session through next summer as three administration linked bills threaten adjournment. A food and drug bill, transportation coordination, and communication merger plans may split party ranks and keep Congress in session. Hastman.lavelled reports on rail water traffic, while alternative measures to the far sweeping food and drug bill are considered. A labeling bill by Huddleston aims to mark commodities and clothing with grade symbols. Proposals on radio, telegraph and telephone mergers were sent to committees for study.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Democratic House
Hongevelt
Turwell
Hastman
Wastman
Huddleston
Bureau of Sundbypds
Senate
House Interstate Commerce
Mencken family saved as home burns in Pittsburgh fire
C B Mencken brother of H L Mencken directed family a guest and a maid to safety as a suburban home burned. Fire raged through the house trapping others but Mencken led his wife Virginia 17 and a daughter from the residence near Pittsburgh.
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Unites Press
Macken
Mary
Virginia
Three Cornered Fight Looms For Corry Man's Job
James Sullivan seeks to keep his county sealer of weights and measures post amid a three way contest. Erle Williams of Union City and William Briggs of Waterford are named as possible successors with Briggs backed by some officials. The position pays 1800 dollars yearly and hinges on January votes by the county commissioners.
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Firle Williams
Union City
William Briggs
Waterford
James Sullivan
Riz
Erle Williams
William, Briggs
Sullivan
Corry
Briggs
Williams
Helen Schluraff
Sioner Rogan
Journal expands Christmas Seal Contest prizes
Two additional prizes are added to the children's drawing contest tied to the Christmas Seal Shop. The Journal will award 2 dollars, 1 dollar, and 50 cents for best colored drawings, with participation open citywide. Entries must reach the paper by a Friday noon deadline. a theater prize group is to be announced.
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Journal
Journal Today
Theatre Hoketi
Store Clerks Strike Expands in Philadelphia Area
Philadelphia workers report twelve hundred grocery and meal store clerks walking out amid wage demands. Union organizers say hundreds of fruit clerks, grocery clerks, drivers, and meat cutters joined or were affected, seeking higher pay and improved apprentice rates.
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United Pres
Philadelphia
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Kiwanis Club
Service Club
Maple Avenue
Gawthrop
Food and Drug, Transportation Coordination and Communication
Phila
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