$76,000 sought for Huntingdon state reformatory camp
United Press dispatch from Harrisburg reports Secretary Pennington stated the Senate appropriations committee would approve a 76000 line item to build an amy cantonment style honor camp at Huntingdon state reformatory. The facility would house about 400 offenders, including minors, with mess halls, recreation buildings and dormitories to relieve overcrowding.
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United Press
Arrisburg
Wertars
Johh D. Pennington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Huntingdon State Reformatory
Pennington
Naverflow
Frederick T. Gelder R
Susquehanna
Great Lakes Seaway Workroom Sparks Backers and Debate
Discussion at Great Lakes meetings highlights renewed support for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Waterway. George Reed predicts Senate ratification next winter as opposition fades, aided by perceived benefits of incidental power, transportation savings, and regional pride. Travelers and foreign tourism rise, New Yorkers lead departures, Californians and others follow, with shifts toward western Europe, the Far East, and Latin America.
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Great Lakes and
St. Lawrence
Itis
Sverse
Canada
Great Lakes
Reed
New York
United States Senate
William G. Bruce
Milwakee
Tess
Britain
Cleveland
Uoleda
Detroit
China
Milwaukee
Duluin
United States
Europe
New York City
California
New New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Far East
Latin America
Breye
Orient
Food prices rise slight. general fall in other items noted
The Today weekly notes food costs up only modestly while cereals, meats, dairy and fats show mixed trends. Despite some higher fresh produce prices, overall Bureau of Labor data show food costs lower than a year ago. Agricultural outlook suggests ample national supply for coming months.
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Telve Miontig
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Twenty Years Ago Journal Notes from Corry Region 1916
Twenty years ago the Grove Cottrell farm near Corry was struck by lightning and burned. Gorry’s Chautauqua week preparations and a West Frederick street tent moved forward. A new publicity committee led by Rev. Fr. Brock was appointed. Local birthdays, injuries, and travel notes fill the page, including Harold Patterson’s arm fracture, Shusitomo’s Cleveland trip for a Photographers Association convention, Walter Merrick’s Jamestown work, and Movie Cowles’ job move. The item also mentions a Kansas article by Frederick Palmer and political speculation about Gov. Harding. Salem Journal (Ind.)
Indians Fight Sales Tax Rally in Calgary Protest
Readers report a Calgary rally opposing a provincial sales tax with native groups denouncing the measure. The demonstration drew attention to tax policy and native rights concerns amid widespread public debate.
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Calgary
Nta
Ottawa
Sorat
Herbert Marshall on being himself for film success
Hollywood star Herbert Marshall shares advice for aspiring actors. He says a successful method is to be oneself, not temperamental, noting early temptations toward dramatic outbursts. He observed that in films, women may profit from temperament while men are judged harshly.
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Hollywood
Herbert Marshall
Marshall
Swood
Old Hershey building linked to Derry Presbyterian history
A fragment describes an old Hershey structure known as the Pastor's Study and Academy tied to the Derry Presbyterian march era. The 20 by 1 by 12 foot elmarch site is described with a small steel and glass addition, referenced in a Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission context.
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Hershey
Hersheysland
George Washington
Bern
Derry Presbyterian Elmarch
Patek
Grab Bag One Minute Test Puzzle Preview
A quirky critique style item asks if a yée son always surfaces three times before drowning and poses a question about Canada’s southernmost Dominion point. It also presents etiquette hints and a Words of Wisdom quip from Samuel Johnson, plus a birthday horoscope highlighting sociability and energy.
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Yéeson
Dominion of Canada
S- Wilho
Ohio
Drowning myths and local geography noted in brief
A public note clarifies drowning behavior stating a person may surface multiple times or not at all. It locates Point Pelee projecting ten miles into Lake Erie near Leamington, Ontario. Mentions Vic Donalley and Robert J. Bullitey in a brief reader reference.
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Point Pelee
Lake Erie
Leamington
Ontario
Vic
Donalley
Robert J. Bullitey
Trainman Who Saved Girl Dies In Wreck
United Press report from Bhaver Paulus Pennsylvania notes railroad brakeman Henry Douthitt aged 98 rescued a girl from an oncoming locomotive two months prior by leaning from the engine and pulling her from the tracks. He was killed when his freight car derailed and crashed today.
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Sy United Fress
Lindberghs Leave for Berlin Visit by Air
Col and Mrs Lindbergh departed secretly for Berlin from Penshurst airfield at 10 15 am. In Germany Lindbergh plans to visit the air ministry and inspect aviation facilities and may meet Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.
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London
Col
Mira
Charles A. Lindbergh
Berlin
Penshurst
Sevenoaks
Germany
Lindbergh
Air Ministry
Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Star Signals July 23 Births and Guidance
Star Signals on July 23 notes that those born September 11 to 30 are easily influenced by today’s vibration. It lists morning adverse, afternoon good, and evening mental as key indicators, with the evening highlighted for clear thinking. It mentions travel, philosophy, and elders as favorable in April 1937 and warns of danger from August 7 to 1, 1936, advising clerical tasks on July 23 and 24, 1936.
Sharp contest in Montana election unsettles Democratic split
United Press reports a sharp contest in Montana as Sen. James B. Murray and Rep. Joseph P. Monaghan battled for the Democratic nomination. With returns from 1287 precincts, Murray led Monaghan by about 120 votes while Gov. Elmer Holt headed Roy Ayers in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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Ey United Press
James B. Murray
Joseph P. Monaghan
Renate
Murray
Monaghan
Elmer Holt
Roy
Ayers
Landon Address to Broadcast by Two Networks
Landon address will be carried by NBS and CBS from Topeka on Thursday night. Gov. Landon will speak on the South steps of the state capital after a ceremony including invocation and an introduction by Rep. Bertrand Snell. National Chairman Joan Hamilton will notify, with Lan don’s acceptance speech and benediction to follow.
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Landon
South Steps
NBS
CBS
Bertrand Snell
New York
Joan Hamilton
Snett
Morosco Injured After Fall at Flophouse Resident
Oliver Morosco theatrical producer and multimillionaire, famed for hits like The Bird of Paradise Peg O My Heart and Abie’s Irish Rose, remained in serious condition at county hospital after a skull fracture from a stair fall at a cheap flophouse near the Barbark Theatre. Police surgeons reported heavy drinking prior to the incident.
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Unies
Los Angeles
Oliver Morosco
Dapaneae
Barbark Theatre
Morosco
Paradise
Raspberry Capital Ushers In Harvest Festival
Hopkins Minnesota celebrated its annual raspberry festival crowning a raspberry queen and a large parade. The two day event marks the harvest of a crop valued at over 100000 dollars with more than 22000 participants from last year.
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Hopkins
Minn
L Hopkins
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Corry
Spartansburg
Gorry
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Mildred Monroe
Charles Monroe
Clarence Frazier
Mast Main Street
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Harold Patterson
Walter Shusitomurrow
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Walter Merrick
Acme Mailing Company
Millers and Feed Dealers Association
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Cowles
Leo Mulderick
Marion Street
Lannon
Frederick Palmer
Kanais
Kansas Coolidge
Hearst
Hollywood Film Shop
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Pennsylvania Scenic ‘and Historic Commission
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Girl
Lindberghs
Montana
Roth Networks
Topeka
All M. Landon
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Lmiform Marshal
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Driming Ra” Eee
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