State Forests in Pa Offer Ample Camp Grounds for Tourists
Harrisburg July 20 Tourism in Pennsylvania state forests grows with campers flocking to public grounds along primary roads. Parks chief Eric von Hausswolff notes free sites, two day limits, and nearby camping options. State Forests span 25 counties, totaling 1,615,000 acres from Caledonia’s golf to Clinton and Potter wilderness areas.
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Harrisburg
Eric von Hausswolff
Department of Forests and Water
Department
Philadelphia
Ohio Line
Caledonia
Lincoln Highway
Clinton
Potter
First WPA Projects for Penna Announced
WPA projects listed include a borough survey in Steelton with 11 employees at 8500 dollars, Vital statistics in Erie with 42 workers at 2400 dollars, cataloging school libraries in Lancaster county with 2 employees at 1654 dollars, indexing in State College borough with 1 employee at 751 dollars. Also notes a Salem Mass house built in 1660 remains in the same family.
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Borough of
Steelton
Erie
Lancaster County
Borough of State College
Anewi Ploye
Salem
Mass
John Pickering
Man Recovers From Broken Back After Oil City Crash
Herman K. Kridge a Wolverine Empire Refining Co salesman of 15 East Sixth street Oil City is recovering in Oil City hospital with a broken back following a Pittsburgh road accident near the Franklin line. He also suffered multiple bruises. The car veered across the road struck a telephone pole and the impact occurred about ten miles beyond Franklin while he was en route to Oil City.
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Oil City
Herman K. Kridge
East Sixth Stress
Wolverine Empire Refining Company
Pittsburgh
Qil City
Franklin
Erie to Be One of First Seeking Work
Erie will be among the first to seek funding from a $7 million district appropriation after PW supervisor Berhard Cochran returns from Harrisburg. RWD officials are reworking projects for approval by the new WEA. one thousand fifty workers have been laid off on projects suspended to August 15. City Solicitor Edward M Murphy and Deputy City Engineer C K Pulling depart for Harrisburg with plans for a $274000 trolley work removal and street repairs to be financed from a $27 million state allocation and $4 million federal fund, as Cochran and RWD chief Holgar Romerale and Cravg ford counties push Erie’s first project.
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Erie
Berhard Cochran i
Harrisburg
Sizcolinty
RWD
WEA
Edward M. Murphy
C. K. Pulling
Cochran
Holgar Romerale
Cravgford
Harris
Youth Held as Suspect in Dock Firees
A 19 year old resident of 1 2nd street was arrested at the public dock on an open charge in connection with dock fires near Hugene Loesch fish house foot of French street. Detectives Donshine and Reagen stated they are holding him for investigation. Fire losses totaled 25 dollars and mark ten fires in just over a month.
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Srie
2Nd Street
French Street
William Donshine
Jack Reagen
Michael Leonard
Lawrence
Scully
Holland Street
Hen Lays Egg Within Egg Stuns Hopkins Family
In Hopkins Michigan, Allen Simpson’s white Leghorn laid an egg inside another egg, the inner egg also containing a shell, a rare curiosity witnessed by the family. Separately, Erie County was allotted 3,900,000 dollars from the state fund after talks with WPA chiefs and government officials.
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Hopkins
Mich
Allen Simpson
Ourg
WPA
Cochran
Erie County Od
Gadsden Again Snubs Senate Inquiry On Utilities
Philip H. Gadsden chair of the Committee of Public Utility Executives denounces the Senate lobbying probe as it questions if utility investors face losses due to minor officials’ methods in opposing the Public Utilities Bill. He argues against using disclosures to push a bill, noting House opposition and continued fight by the committee against government ownership.
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Senate
Philip H. Gadsden
Committee of Public Utility Executives
American Congress
House Committee
Black
House
Senate Conference Committee
House of Representatives
Depositors Skip Dividends at Collingswood Bank
At Collingswood National Bank about 1000 depositors have not claimed their $26,000 in dividends two months after a 20 percent second dividend was declared. The delay follows the bank’s managing changes and local interest in the stalled payout.
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Collingswoon
N. J
Collingswood National Bank
Chicago curbs bootleg evils and fades Prohibition era glow
July 22 Chicago authorities say bootlegging has collapsed since Capone era. Gross profits fell as major figures vanish, leaving petty operators. The shift from 100 to 50 gallon stills shows industry contraction amid counterfeit labels and tight profit margins.
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Chicago
al Capone
Segurum
G. Yellowley
Alcohol Box
Internal Revenue Department
Yellowley
Early apples on sale during July in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the early apple season opens in mid July and runs for several weeks. Yellow Transparent leads with Early Harvest Starr and Duchess also grown locally. Production is smaller than last year but quality is high. Housewives urged to buy local sun-ripened fruit while available.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Starr and Duchess
Local sale notices list farm goods and rent terms
One upper fist and one lower flat priced at 10.00 and 12.00 respectively at 126 Park street. O B Dozne notes sale of four ton clover and timothy hay standing or cut. W W Dockenbury, Corry, RD 5, 223.
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Park Street
O. B. Dozne
Ata
Timothy Hay
Dockenbury
Corry
Erie May Vote on Sunday Movie Bill
Mayor James P. Rodaker plans to seek a Sunday movie ballot item by Tuesday to avoid last minute signatures. He says theater interests already circulated petitions and officials expect the move to strengthen the request. Municipalities can petition commissioners to place measures on the ballot, per Mayor Rossiter.
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Erie
James P. Rodaker
Saturdya
Rossiter
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PENNA
Comunica
Dock
Gadsen
P. J. Foley
Brie
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