Rising Area Streams Threaten Floods Across Allegheny Region
Heavy rains over 32 hours pushed rivers higher in the Allegheny valley with unseasonable warmth. Oil City reached 64 degrees, then cooled. forecasts hoped for relief. Warren reports the river at 8.4, rising but not yet dangerous. Titusville notes Oil Creek rising near its spring peak. Franklin street bridge in Titusville shows levels close to last spring.
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OW City
Allegheny River
Oil City
Bradford-Olean
Warren
Conewango Creek
Allegheny
Titusville
Franklin Street
Tituswire
Dormitory Work Proceeds at Grove City College
In Grove City on January 1, workers push to finish the Mary Anderson Pew Dormitory for Women by February 1, aiming to house 107 girls. This year 39 have stayed in the Penn Grove Hotel while construction continues on the fourth dorm on the upper campus in six years.
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Dkim “Pew
Isaac C. Ketler
Founa'ng Grove City Colege
Kidney stone the size of a grape fruit removed in Atlanta
Atlanta January 15 report states a grapefruit sized kidney stone weighing 1965 grams was removed from J E Freeman of Lithonia Ga claimed to be the largest ever removed from a human. The account follows Pioneer history note about Ontario Indiana settlers and burr oaks planted in 1887 with the last tree decayed and cut for firewood.
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Atlanta
J. E. Freeman
Lithonia
Ontario
Ind
San-Cura Heals Burned Face Without Scar
A winter accident caused facial burns when coal oil ignited on burned ground. The Sky sister was treated with San-Cura and recovered with no visible scar, described as the finest burn remedy the speaker has seen, Baye also used it for other cases.
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Sky Sister
Baye
Pennsylvania Wages and Working Hours in the Early 1930s
A Know Your State feature by F. A. Pitkin notes Pennsylvania workers earned less in March 1933 than peers in northern states, with manufacturing wages around $13.70 weekly and clothing workers about $7.50 in October 1982. It discusses NRAs impact, lack of state minimum wage laws, shifts to shorter hours, and rising leisure value as workers gain bargaining power through unions.
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Pennsylvania
Mississippi
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Hooded Gang
Miles Barnett
Prestonsburg
Black Legs
PENN
Carry Evening Journal
F. A. Pitkin
Penn'a ‘State Planning Board
Sal Starti
O’coats
Bygoss
Phoenix
Melton
Rockford
Hockmeyer
Bernstein Brothers
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
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