Why Businessmen Should Serve on Juries
A NY official argues jury service is essential to fair justice. He notes business leaders rarely serve and criticise courts, urging blue ribbon juries for every case, highlighting the link between citizen jurors and crime defense. He calls for faithful service, independent judiciary, and ethical standards in law.
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Wn. L. Ransom
Bir
City Court of New York
Administration of Justice
Hino
Tne
Citizers
Ford’s
Factory expansion signals rebound in industrial construction
The National Machine Tool Builders Association reports about 1 billion dollars in new building and equipment started in the last six months, the strongest surge since 1998. Steel, automotive, and bio industries rapidly expand plants and install new machinery to support ongoing recovery and growth efforts.
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Waley of Industriat Construction
Agai
National Machine ‘Tool Builders’ Association
Bio
Daetiplean
Machinery and railroads drive strong economic recovery
The machine tool industry has expanded notably and railroads are investing heavily in construction and equipment. The overall momentum appears undeterred by a presidential campaign year, with a general belief that recovery cannot be stopped.
Paris couturiere reports Russian women shift fashion interests
Elsa Schiaparelli says Soviet Russians now focus on making clothes and learning fashion methods rather to pursue supreme trends. Russian women, amid material scarcity, plan smart outfits at low cost and produce many clothes from magazine images. She notes three social classes, with professionals replacing nobility, all working and influencing styles.
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Paris
Elsa. Schiaparelli
Paris Couturiere
Moscow
Leningrad
Schiaparelli
Womin Tre
Sthiaparetli
Twenty Years Ago Journal Notes January 24 1916
Mark Smith a leading county farmer suffered severe injuries on his Beaverdam farm when his left hand was mangled in a feed cutter powered by a gasoline engine. Clyde Cook fell before the Pennsylvania Gas Co office injuring his ankle and will be home for some time. A broken insulator disrupted service on a transmission line near the Bowen farm. Hatch school pupils exited in two minutes and fifteen seconds during a drill. Charles Wales visits Erie and may attend the Cleveland auto show. Melvin Davis Jr visits Warren for a short time. A J Aiken travels to Guiting for lumber work. Classified ad suggests selling a used car.
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Mark Smith
Beaverdam
Clyde Cook
Pennsylvania Gas Company
South Center Street
Star Signals January 14 Horoscope Fragments
January 14 horoscope notes favor those born July 21 through August 21. General indications show morning good and afternoon good with doubtful evening. Mentions travel or mental development in 1936 May and warning to avoid egotism with concentration powers.
Schipparelli Designs Wack Dress for Soviet Women
A fashion note highlights Schipparelli as designer of a dress styled for Soviet women, reflecting midcentury style trends. The piece notes the dress’s silhouette and material choices and situates the design within the era’s costume conversations.
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Tip ‘Schipparelli
Ohioans Try Fox Hunt Near Chardon
In Urey townships volunteers sponsored a fox hunt after fire department officials ruled out broader entertainment events. The carnival shows were canceled and local participants organized the hunt as an alternative outdoor activity.
Behind Town Gossips Note Local Ventures and Personnel Shifts
A Corry column recalls a new merchandise venture in a former Grand Union storeroom and mentions twice monthly committee meetings by a Board of Education. It reports upcoming municipal and county personnel changes, a brewery of local business plans, and varied community notes, including reactions to national politics and local figures.
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Corry
Grand Uniont
Board of
Edocation
Elmer C. Carrier Post
American Legion
Jean Lannan
Jamestown
Carry
Paul Lawson
Carlton Wising
Sheen
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Ross Meal
Bertilion
Glen Miller
al Duke
Arthur
J. Schamp
Brie I
Mike Keleher
Exchange Hotel
Jafter
April Ist
Wien
Murphy Company
Erie
Bernie Cochran
WPA
Columbia Gas
Beaver
Monoxide peril may be ended by new invention
Don L. Crass, a former editor, claims a 40 year project yielded an eight carbon monoxide eliminator device for gasoline engines. He patent says air passes through a chemical solution forming a mist to curb carbon monoxide. The secret formula is secured in a bank vault for heirs.
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United Press
Joplin
Don L. Crass
Cross
Cameron
Rentonville
Ark
Missouri-Kansas- Oklahoma
Gross
Legislative probe of school costs urged in public hearing
A legislative committee led by Hiram G. Andrews pressed for a probe into rising school costs. Edmonds cited a 79 percent salary rise under the Edmonds act from 1921 to 1931, while non teaching costs climbed 125 percent, urging investigation into the non teaching budget and its impact on city schools like Philadelphia. A second item notes 12 year old Dewey Bond in Chester leads Red Cross drive by securing over a quarter of township signers.
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Continouca
Hiram G. Andrews
Cambria County
Edmonds
Philadelphia
Boy
RED Cross
Chester
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W. 44Th St
New York
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Chicago
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Detroit
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Soviet
Russia
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Reasoyl
Schianarelli
Lighting Company
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Bowen Farm
Hatch
Charles. Wales
Cleveland
Melvin Davis, Jr
Warren
Qvith
A. J. Aiken
Guiting
Model Dairy Co
Corry, Penna
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T. Berliner
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New York City
Metropolia
Housevelt
Sreen
New
Roosevelt
Smith
Wall Street
Jane
Member
Federal Reserve System
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