Sweltering week news as Labor Day events loom
A noisy sweltering period highlights Labor Day plans with a Board of Education meeting slated for Monday. National Legion leader Frank Belgrano spoke on Americanism on a radio address while Chrysler earnings for the second quarter likely push half year income to about four fifty a share. The Junior Welfare League, led by Mrs. Guy Abbey, completed sixteen Jayebies for families in need, continuing support after recent distribution changes.
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Cloudburst Causes Severe Damage In Corry City
A heavy Wednesday night cloudburst drenched Corry and Concord township, flooding streets and basements, washing out hills, and causing property damage. Lightning struck farms south of the city, killing several cows and damaging a home and two barns. The Municipal building basement flooded. Mayor Miller aided cleanups as streets turned into rivers and sewers backed up, with major impact on the west end and business district.
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Concord Township
Edward Harrington
Second Ward
East Congress
Mast Wayne
Smith Street
Spring Street
Southside
West End
Nton Street
Miller
Guy Lindsey
Lindsey
Berng
Roy Skiff
Joni Dingfelder
Welch Hill
Two Thousand Emergency Education Instructors Hired
In Harrisburg on July 5 a report to Dr. Lester Ade shows about 2000 people employed as instructors in the emergency education summer program running through August. If funds permit, requests seek space for roughly 1300 more positions across Pennsylvania counties. The program began June 17 and now operates in every county, with 768 teachers in recreation, 248 in adjustment work, 166 in nursery schools, 106 in vocational rehabilitation, and 104 teaching illiterates amid various other activities.
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Harrisburg
Lester K. Ade
Sumner
CCC
Denied compensation for road widening in Albany
New York property owners cannot seek state compensation for land used in highway widening. Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr ruled most roads were laid out to a width of three rods while actual width was sixteen feet, with land used by owners without notice it belonged to town or state.
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Albany
New York
John J. Bennett, Jr
Fifteen Buildings Erected for Highway Dept Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on July 5 the completion of fifteen combination storage sheds and office buildings for district superintendents of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways was reported to Secretary Warren Van Dyke. Three more buildings are under construction. Each new fireproof masonry building is tailored to its district. Costs ranged from 45000 to 100000 dollars, including three to five acres of ground, and are said to be cheaper than the old temporary structures spread over years.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Warren van Dyke
Wagner Labor Bill Signed by President
United Press reports President Roosevelt signed the Wagner labor relations bill hailed by labor as a major gain and condemned by industrialists. The act creates a national labor relations board, defines unfair practices, and protects employees rights to organize and bargain collectively. It sets procedures to enforce orders and authorizes elections to choose bargaining representatives.
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Ciember Natonal Labor Relations Board
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