Snow Removals Quest and Holiday News Across Erie District
Snow removal in the business district proceeds with a force of men clearing main streets. Bids open January 10 on nine highway projects including Route 496 work in Erie county. A weekly crude oil production drop hits 2,837,464 barrels. Island Park WPA project in Youngsville starts with fifty workers. Union and local civic items, radio programs, and New Year closures noted across Warren and Corry regions.
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Harrisburg
Warren van Dyke
Erie County
Springfield Township
Youngsville
Buffalo Trust Company Given School Bonds
Bonds for 117502.50 were sold to Marine Trust Company of Buffalo by the Board of Education of the Central School District of Clymer Harmony and French Creek for a new district school building in Clymer funded with PWA aid. The premium is 7562 and the interest rate drops to 3.85 percent. The 150000 project includes all grades up to high school. Foundation contract awarded to Custer Engineering Company of Bradford. Architect is Raymond A. Freeburg. Bids from rival firms ranged from 112,987 to 117,552 with Clymer State Bank submitting 97.
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Marine Trust Company
Buffalo
Board of Education
Central School
Clymer
Harmony and
French Creek
Clymer State Bank
Buffalo Bank
PWA
Custer Engineering Company
Bradford
Raymond A. Freeburg
Jamestown
Hightanks
A. C. Allyn & Company of
New York
Bank
Hematophobia Fear of Blood Defined by Mable Health Service
The Mable Health Service defines hematophobia as the fear of blood or the sight of blood. The term is sometimes written as henid phobia and is noted as a specific phobia in medical resources.
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Mable Health Service
Gas Tax Refunds Replenish County Funds Across Pennsylvania
Erie county will receive 371,972 as part of December 1 liquid fuels tax refunds to 67 Pennsylvania counties, totaling nearly 3,000,000 being checked from the state treasury. Governor Earle authorized transfers from the general fund to the fire insurance tax fund, and checks totaling 2,973,482 were issued to counties. Largest payments went to Philadelphia 455,397 and Allegheny 419,653. Payments support municipal welfare and pension funds, with regular February and January 15 disbursements anticipated.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania
State Treasury Department
Earle
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Bre
Fremen
Non-Trick Poll Shows Roosevelt Leading by Wide Margin
A Drew Pearson and Robert Allen Washington Merry-Go-Round poll reports President Roosevelt with 69.7 percent favorable and a broad majority supporting reelection. The survey asks Should President Roosevelt be re elected, not the New Deal approval question.
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Drew Pearson
Robert §. Allen
Washington
New Surprise In Todd Probe Grips Los Angeles Jury
Det. 31 George Rochester, foreman of the Los Angeles grand jury, ordered fingerprints taken from Ernest Peters, a rental chauffeur, in the Thelma Todd death case. Peters drove Miss Todd from a party at Cafe Trocadero when she was last seen alive early Sunday morning.
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Coe
Los Angeles
George Rochester
Los Angeles Grand Jury
Oday
Thelma ‘Todd
Ernest Peters
Peters
Miss Todd
Cafe Trocadera
Relief Board Begins '36 With Fair Outlook
Harrisburg dispatch reports the State Emergency Relief Board will start 1936 with steady finances as WPAs wind down and cases fall. Hart de Schweinitz was approved as executive director to replace Robert L. Johnson. January relief expenditures total $8.425 million, funded by $6 million state and $2.425 million unexpended federal funds. A $25 million balance remains from a $60 million 1935 appropriation, poised to cover direct relief beyond May 31, 1936. Governor Earle expects lower relief costs due to improved business conditions.
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Ross Downing
Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Works Progress Administration
Hart de Schweinitz
Philadelphia
Earle
de Schweinitz
Robert L. Johnson
New York Magazine
Pennsylvania
Cary
Cochran Sits Tight On WPA Appointments
Bernard Cochran WPA administrator for northwestern Pennsylvania announced Glenwood Park work will start after the new year. He rejected three city-supplied foremen candidates and said he will inform the city of his chosen foremen for the project which uses federal funds of 21,992 with city costs of 259.81, totaling 22,254.81. He said the city should not pay political debts through this office and will control supervisory selections.
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Brie
Ain
Bernard Cochran
WPA
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Glenwood Park
Nellie Munger
Heav
Cochran
Clarence Pulling
Former Cory Resident Dies in Rochester
Relatives in Cory report the death of Herman S. Merker at his Rochester home after a brief illness. Born in Cory, he was the son of the late Herman Merker and spent years there before moving about thirty years ago to work in the laundry business. He is survived by his widow, a son Jack of Rochester, a sister Mrs. Fred Dentler of Denver, Colo, two half brothers A. A. Merker and Fred C. Hoenes, and a half sister Mrs. R. Ream, all of Cory. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at 2 conducted by Rochester officials.
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Herman S. Merker
Rochester
Corry
Herman Merker
Jack
Fred Dentler
Denver
Colo
A. A. Merker
Fred C. Hoenes
Ream
Ex-Spouse Testifies as Witness in Todd Death Inquiry
Pasquale Di Gicco, former husband of Thelma Todd, told a Los Angeles grand jury he had no idea how Thelma died. He testified during the inquiry into the screen actress mystery, seeking to shed light on the circumstances surrounding her death.
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Thelma
Pasquale
Pat) di Gicco
Thelma Todd
Los Angeles
Philadelphia to host 1936 Democratic National Convention
Philadelphia dispatch notes the 1936 Democratic National Convention likely to be held in the city with plans for a large convention hall. Sergeant-at-arms Quillins Hulsey visited the site to inspect the venue and discuss arrangements with officials.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
Quea Hulsey
Emmitlen
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