Pennsylvan ia to form safety commission after fatal road rise
Harrisburg report details a 483 increase in traffic fatalities last year with 55 090 highway accidents injuring 59 178 and killing 2 870. Sen Charles Mallory proposes a permanent independent safety commission with Gov Earleappointing an executive safety engineer and ex officio members from key agencies to curb highway deaths and industrial accidents.
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Preston Williams
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Legislaion
Charles IR. Mallory
Blair
State Bureau of Highway Patrol and Safety
Mallory
Senate
George H. Earle
Secretaries of Revenue, Highways and Labor and Industry
Superintendents of Public Instruction
State Police
Highway Patrol
Friendship Club Meeting Names Officers and Welcomes New Members
Mrs HC Judd hosted the Friendship Club gathering at Lenerty Street where officers for the year were named: president Mrs Hig Blakeslee secretary Mrs I C Tudd and reporter Mrs Elizabeth Edmonds. New members Mrs Witon Simmons and Mrs Dahl joined as others enjoyed readings and visits with fancy work. Meeting set to reconvene in two weeks with location to be announced.
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HC. Judd
Lenerty Street
The
Friendship Club
Hig Blakeslee
I. C. Tudd
Eng
Elizabeth Edmonds
Witon Simmons
Dahl
Vines Favored To Beat Perry In Cleveland Showdown
Cleveland January 8 Perry, who beat Vine in Madison Square Garden, returns to Public Hall for the second chapter of the New York opener in the transcontinental series. Vine is the recognized ruler. Perry now faces a heavy favorite and seeks to prove he can win on this court as the tour moves on.
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Cleveland
Iared Perry
Willsworth Vines
Madison Square Garden
Public Hall
Perry
New York
Vines
Japan Faces Iron Famine With Tariff Suspension
Tokyo considers suspending current pig iron tariffs to secure enough material for industrial expansion. The move aims to avert a production slowdown as Japan seeks to maintain growth and meet domestic demand amid mounting shortages.
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Japan
Tokyo
County relief funds to be cut under new bill
Horton Kauffman, executive secretary of the district, says the Goodrich plan would reduce county relief expenditures by 27.6 percent, cutting more than 100000 and raising tax designations on real estate. Proponents claim it would dissolve 42 agencies while preserving core aid functions. Critics warn significant gaps in poor relief and agency consolidation.
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ORTH
Girie County
iGca
Elimination of Crossings Improves State Highways
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania's share of federal grade crossing elimination funds totals 5.74 million for 1987-1988 and 1988-1989. About 20 projects have been completed with 59 to be finished. projects include Marysville underpass, Malvern and Green Tree near Ches ter County, Rochester Route 457 in Beaver County, and Mt Pocono on Route 64. The program aims to remove dangerous crossings with overpasses and underpasses, improving safety and efficiency across the state.
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Warmen van Dyke
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Pennsylvania
Urder Gani Iaoh
Intriealte Hightech
Wohica
Public Service Commission
Tanight
Marysville
Malvern
Greentree
Chester County
Lincoln Highway
Philadelphia
Rochester
Titusville Man Sentenced for Part in Theft Case
Jatt Irlogway 28 of Titusville was sentenced by Judge Bald to one year and six months to two years and six months in the Allegheny County Workhouse for participating in the robbery of clothing valued at 2000 from a Geaty Men’s Shop in Fidgway on September 18. He pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny and turned state’s evidence against two accomplices, G L Fredy of Kane and Eugene O’Shea of Titusville, who are serving terms in the county penitentiary. The court noted his reluctance to cooperate and the involvement of others in the case. The clothing was not recovered.
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Irlogway
Jatt
Pau Melven
Titusville
Fudge B
Bald
Allegheny County
Geaty
Fidgway
Mign
Snila
Hielschel
G. L. Fredy
Kane
Eugene O'Shea
Wobler
Pittsburgh
Helschel
Helachel
BR. Goppalo
Jody
O'Shea
Fiether Assiabenia
Lhmond
Mose Mastroti
Erie
Mastroti
Qurler Sessons
Erie County
Meheuiry
Roosevelt Urges States to Ratify Child Labor Amendment
President Roosevelt appealed to governors and governors-elect to make ratification of a child labor amendment a top priority in the 1937 legislative programs. He noted 24 states have ratified and urged a nationwide standard to protect minors, urging swift action to enshrine safeguards in law.
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Frederick A. Storm
United. Press
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Nint- Leon
Congress
Crossing eliminations eyed for North East project
Commissioners plan a cross street elimination program beginning in June to reduce traffic and dust. The North East area would require a fourth of a plan to proceed, with damages compensated if duties fail.
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Erne
Dun
Paynesalicys
Noyth East
Jock Win
Baal
Jay
North
Erie Police Ordered to War on Gamblers
Erie police chief George Chvintuphia outlined aggressive action against gambling rings at a city meeting. He pledged to smash the numbers racket, warn dealers, and pursue arrests as statewide concerns rise. A separate item notes population projections for the area near State College, Pa, predicting a peak around 1950 between 135,000 and 140,000.
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Mar
Jan
Pitloe
George Chvintuphia
Tie City
State College
Oliver EB. Baker
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Straw Vote Defined as Unofficial Poll
The article discusses straw votes as unofficial polls with little intrinsic value but potential to indicate possible election directions. It explains the proverb straw shows which way the wind blows and clarifies that such polls offer no definitive results.
Billion for Defense Asked by Roosevelt in 1938 Budget
The article details a Roosevelt defense request totaling over 1.0 billion dollars. It lists War Department military appropriations of about 587 thousand and 980 thousand, plus 24.8 million for non military war department items and 143 thousand for rivers and harbors, pushing the total over 1,000 million.
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War Department
Wavy Highway Line New Safety Idea
A questionable OCR fragment describes a proposed wavy highway line safety feature with unclear details. It mentions warnings, night visibility, and driver alertness, referencing a Los Angeles context and a trial or study with mixed clarity. The text is garbled but centers on new traffic safety signaling ideas and driver response.
Weekend Patents and Health Aids Sale Prices
A cluttered ad lists health and patent medicines with unit prices for a weekend sale. Items include Absorbine Jr, Vampoles Prep, Konjola, Miles Nergine, S M A Powder, Ironized Yeast, Sal Hepatica, Lysol Antiseptic, Petrolagar, Father John’s, DeWitts Kid Pills, Dextri Maltose, Haliver Oil Caps, Alka Seltzer Tabs, Tic Belans, San Cura Ointment, Celery King Tea, Vicks VapoRub, Hills Nose Drops, Ex-Lax, Bayers Aspirin 24s, Fletcher’s Castoria, Tums by the dozen, Rem Cough Syrup, Pinex, Groves Bromo Quin, and Infants Glyceroal Supp. Prices range from fractions of a dollar to under two dollars.
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Absorbine Jr
Father John’s
DeWitts
Alka-Seltzer
Lax
Bayers
Classified ads era notices and offerings in journal
A dense OCR of classified advertising text lists categories and notices. It includes announcements for services offered and wanted, automotive, real estate, poultry, cattle, horses, farming equipment, and various trades. The noisy copy notes insertion policies and reader contact expectations, with scattered item headings and mis-spellings.
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