Pennsylvania farm crop values soar in 1984 gains
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania farm crop value for 1984 rose about seventy percent from 1942’s low, driven by higher prices. Estimates show 1934 to 1984 values of 142 million, 118 million, and 84 million for earlier years, with cash income projected near 200 million. Leading crops include corn, hay, potatoes, wheat, oats and apples, plus strong potato and fruit outputs.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth
Brown Views Roosevelt Labor Move Reversal
New York January 23 United Press reports Heywood Broun, head of the American Newspaper Guild, calls Roosevelt’s curbing of the National Labor Relations Board a complete reversal of his eight year stance. The Guild regrets the Board’s reduced role in its cases and appeals asWork. In New Bern North Carolina more than 2000 relief clients begin cultural background schooling by federal relief with 181 teachers covering budgeting purchases housekeeping and academics in eighty North Carolina counties.
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United Press
NEW York
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Goebensen
Hey- Wood Broun
American Newspaper Guild
National Relations Board
Broun
New Bern
N. C
Relef
Caraelina
Plans for Pittsburgh Buffalo super highway meeting
At Franklin on January 23, L L Limber calls a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and William Flinn Highway Association to discuss the proposed Pittsburgh to Buffalo super-highway. Rotary Kiwanis Good Roads groups invited. 7:30 p.m. in Chamber rooms. Attendees to plan a Dempsey town celebration tied to road completion from Galloway Hill to Dempseytown.
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Wranklin
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
L. L. Limber
Breoklin Chamber of Commerce
William Flinn Highway Association
Good Roads Committees
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Good Roads Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Dempseytown
Galloway Hill
Franklin
Plan widening of Erie Streets plan widens downtown roads
Erie city plans widening of three busy downtown streets in a $4010 program submitted to council by Streets Director Mrs H Sue Munger The project will use Relief Work division labor with city materials and requires further RWD coordination to determine labor needs and proceed with three resolutions authorizing City Engineer A N Aitken to move forward
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Erie
H. Sue Munger
State Miniergency “Relief Board
Reed
French Street
State
French Streets
West 7Th St
Peach
Saskafrws
RWD
Munger
AN. Aitken
Farm boys in demonstration at Pennsylvania farm show
Harrisburg Jan 28 Vocational school demonstrations attracted about 4000 boys and girls from across the state. At a 10 acre exhibit building the display featured harness making horse shading and stock judging by the boys and bread baking foods textiles diet planning and improving living rooms by the girls. A Claysville group led a pony onto the platform to show how a farm horse should be shod while a Lycoming County group presented four heifer calves and a ten minute beauty treatment.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Claysville
Iform Show
Lycoming County
Girl Soldier Buried Beside Lover Found At Shiloh
Report from Washington dated Jah 23 states the body of a girl soldier, about 17 or 18, was found buried with nine Union soldiers at Shiloh. CVA workers uncovered the grave while digging old Indian mounds along the Tennessee River. a Confederate bullet was found in the girl. Eight of the nine were men. identity remains unknown. The grave lies far from fighting centers and may be from the Pittsburgh Landing era. The grave is now in Shiloh Cemetery under the inscription Nine Unknown Union Soldiers.
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Tennessee River
CVA
Deeleton
Shiloh’s National Cemetery
Minois
Indiana
Ohio
Pittsburgh Landing
Shiloh
Severe earthquake recorded at Canisius College
An earthquake of severe intensity was recorded on Canisius College seismograph in Buffalo at 2 33 am with lesser shocks for three hours. The epicenter was about 4000 miles from Buffalo with undetermined direction. A later Cuban shock near Santiago at 4 am caused panic but no serious damage was reported.
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Unites - Buffalo
N. Y
Canisus College
Buffalo
Santiago
Cuba
Reapportionment Bill Aims to Return to Legislature
United Press reports Senator Frank J. Harris plans to introduce a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate next week seeking re apportionment of legislative districts delayed since 1921. Harris, Allegheny Independent Republican, expects a draft by Monday and to push for a shift that could grant Allegheny County a seventh senator while acknowledging no overall change to senate numbers despite district realignments.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Jax
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Frank J. Harris
Allegheny
Harris
Senate
Allegheny County
Sesson
Philadelphia
House
Railroads See Better Times During 1935
St Louis reports stronger rail traffic in 1935 as Pennsylvanias Frank W Strouse predicts higher carloadings and passenger volumes. He notes railroads fund public schools, employ workers, and benefited from PWA grants used to pay wages and buy materials. He cites 2.9 billion in securities owned by 40 million people and over a billion in savings invested in rail securities.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Frank W. Strouse
Pennsylvania
Strouse
Main Street
Wall Street
Bateen
PWA
Burglars Foiled After $80 Stolen In Broadway Area Crime
Early Tuesday a safe was cracked at Briggs-Hugenlooker Inc., radios, on West 12th Street, yielding $25 in checks and $99 in coins. Police found an overcoat, knife and a boot in an alley. Burglars aimed next at Harry W. Nelson Upholsterer at 248 West 12th Street but fled before valuables were seized. Officer Walden arrived after entry through a vacant store window at 220 West 12th Street.
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W. 12Th Street
Joan Waldan
Yeggs
Briggs-Hugenlooker, Inc
Harry W. Nelson
W. Wth Street
Walden
W. 12Th St
Plater Board
Nelson
Briggs-Hageblocher
Kept Family Tradition Whnatchée Births in Washington
Shirley Claire born on Christmas Day continued a family holiday birth tradition in Whnatchee Washington. Her grandmother marked Decoration Day, a great occasion on St Patrick's Day, and a cousin on New Year’s, reflecting a pattern of festive births across generations.
Revenue records rise in Nov Dec 1984 traffic gain
Revenue cay roadings in November and December 1984 exceeded the same months in 1983. The year marked the first traffic increase since 1928, indicating a notable rise in passenger movement and overall activity.
Checks urged to aid Erie Health Work and Seals
J Kenneth Winter urges Erie County residents to acknowledge and pay for Christmas Seals mailed last Thanksgiving. About 17 000 people may be unaware of the seals and the follow up letters planned. Proceeds fund health education, child and industrial health, home visiting, free clinics, school nursing and other vital services in Erie County.
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Erie County
Tuberculosis Society
Tirie
Funeral at Grand Valley for Miss Allene Juquith
Funeral services for Miss Allene Juquith will be held at the home of her sister Mrs John J Huebn in Grand Valley Friday at one o clock. Interment will be in Lottsville Pa beside her parents grave. Miss Juquith was born in Columbus Pa May 8 1887 and lived there before moving to Utica N Y in 1915 then returning to Grand Valley three years ago to live with her sister Mrs Hach. Also surviving is Mrs J B Doyle of Utica N Y Melissa Hurlbut is visiting Meadville today.
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Allene Juquith
Titusville Hospital
John J. Huebn
Grand Valley
Lottsville
Miss Dugnitn
Columbus
Utica
N. Y
Hach
J.B. Doyle
N.Y
Classified ads offer quick connect for home and business needs
Classifieds describe advertising rules and service areas for a local journal. It lists categories from Automobiles to Building and Contracting and notes payment, editing, and insertion terms. The notice includes sample ads for wood cutters and farm animals and dates from 1934.
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Monumenta
T—Automobiles
Eals S—Auto Trucke
Sais BH
Tatoregat
Buainese
Dresamaleing
Imwurunes
Aursly Bonds
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Canisius
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Melissa Hurlbut
Meadville
Eeuther
Etti
Wifi
By Paul Robinson
Root’s Furniture Store
South Center Street
Corry
Penna
Dorothy
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Esther
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Santh Center Street
Journal
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East Wayne Street
Coluinbus
Wale
T. H. Little
Heynolds
Washington Street
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Musical Mercham
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Weile
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