Statewide potato project ends after March start
Harrisburg reports that in March the State Emergency Relief Administration authorized buying 10 million pounds of United States No 1 graded Pennsylvania grown potatoes for distribution to relief recipients. The program aimed to reduce surplus and educate growers while boosting consumer demand and local markets.
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Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Administration
Pennsylvania
United States
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
N. B. Brodhead
Department of Procurement and Distribution
Dix
Doomed Men Lacked Education on Death Row in Arkansas
In this Arkansas death row report, six inmates are described as the most educated among them leaving school at the fourth grade. Two inmates had no schooling, two reached the third grade, and one attended the second grade, highlighting stark educational disparities among the prisoners.
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Sucker Prison Farm
Ark
56-Pound Salmon Catches Record in Oregon City
Clarence Smelser reeled in a 56 pound salmon caught on a spinner, breaking a 15 year drama in this famed fishing area. He battled the giant fish for an hour and a half before securing the record victory.
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Oregon City
Ore
Clarence Smelser
Smelser
Keystone Pipe Line Plan to Run From Harrisburg to Pittsburgh
Harrisburg to Pittsburgh route to span about 180 miles as the Keystone Pipe Line Company a subsidiary of Atlantic Refining plans to lay eight inch pipe. Atlantic Transit officials report 18500 tons of pipe ordered at a cost of 9.45 million with no definite use stated though officials suggest gasoline is likely the purpose. The project would extend from Philadelphia to Manchester via Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
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Oil City
Atlantic Refining
Philadiphia
Manchester
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Atlantic and Transit
Franklin
Early June rain saves hay and crops at Edinboro
A Federal State crop report notes early June rains revived hay and pasture across Edinboro area after a May drought and frosts slowed crops. Winter wheat looks average, oats run one to two weeks late, apples peaches and cherries faced frost damage, while a large summer session at State Teachers College Edinboro opens June 17 with many new courses and an art colony.
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Federal
Federal State Service
State Teachers College
Edinbers
Picked Wrong Snake In Palo Alto Outing
Palo Alto resident J Thiebaut was hospitalized after picking up a snake he thought harmless during an outing in the hills. The creature proved to be a venomous pit viper, and he remains under medical care as doctors treat bites and monitor his condition.
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Palo Alto
Cal
J. Thiebaut
Hills
Thiebaut
Roughometer Shows Faster Road Smoothness Technique Progress
Harrisburg June tests with the roughometer on concrete roads built by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways reveal swift progress in construction over the past seven years. In 1928 average concrete roads recorded 30.58 inches of roughness while the newer mile measured about 16.67 inches, nearing the smoothness of a hardwood floor.
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Harrisurg
Dune
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Believe Bullet Struck Fleeing Would-Be Thief
In Ridgway on Monday night about 1 o clock two men attempted to break into Father Murphy's garage behind the rectory on Depot street. Miss McGovern fired one shot as she saw them tampering with the lock. a yell was heard and police found no pursuer. The shot is believed to have struck one of the men as they escaped.
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Ridgway
Father Murphy
Depot Street
Miss McGovern
Nature Doctor Bound to Court on Two Counts
Merton J. Guertin of Wesley was bound over to court by Alderman Rob ert A. Fry on two counts for practicing medicine and naturopathy without a license after a hearing. He faces charges of unlawfully presenting himself as a practitioner and physician, diagnosing diseases and providing treatments, and practicing naturopathy without a license. He has also been bound over on a manslaughter charge related to Mrs. Forest Moore’s death, with bond set at 1500 for manslaughter and 1000 for practicing without a license.
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Dranklin
Merton J. Guertin
Wesley
Robert A. Fry
James C. Norton
Medical Division
Pennsylvania Department of Instruction
Guertin
Forest Moore
Jerusalem Corners
Pleasantville
Lillian Moore
Ithe Moore
Forgers Target Local Merchants In Check Scam
A man and a woman in a counterfeit check ring passed at least a dozen worthless checks drawn on Parker White Metal and Machine Co after receiving two more. Chief George Christoph noted only five checks reached police so far. Frank Sniderman of 824 East Avenue received a bogus 927.50 check after purchases including shoes and clothing.
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Parker White Metal and Machine Co
Sail
George Christoph
Frank Sniderman
East Avenue
Choosing a 1935 Car With an Eye on Future Trade-In Value
Buyers are urged to pick a 1935 model with an eye to how it will compare with cars hitting the market in the next year or two. The likely trade-in value will hinge on this future competitiveness.
Roosevelt Voices Peace Through Modest Army at West Point
President Roosevelt reaffirmed the Good Neighbor Policy addressing West Point graduates. He argued the U.S. Army is modest and not a threat, supporting partial army restoration while stressing mutual understandings for world peace. He urged officers to uphold rights, deter aggression, and keep the national good in view.
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Frederick A
United Press
White House
Congress
U. S. Military Academy
Roosevelt
United States
West Point
Hyde Park
Military Reservation
Academy
Washington
Firearm Licenses Issued Totals 1021 in May
Harrisburg report notes that 1021 licenses to carry firearms were issued in May. Secretary of the Commonwealth Dw id L. Lawrence announced the May total and provided the statewide count for the month.
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Harrisburg
Aven
Dwid L. Lawrence
The
Commonwealth Today
12 000 College Students to be Graduated This Year
Harrisburg reports about 12 000 young men and women will graduate this year from Pennsylvania colleges and universities. Of these, 10 800 are from 56 accredited colleges and universities and 1 200 from the state teachers colleges four year courses. Many will pursue post graduate study with scholarships and fellowships available. The education school at the University of Pennsylvania offers a new teacher preparation course.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lester K. Ade
Ade
School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Woman Dies of Shock After Bedford County Crash
Ridgway June 12 Mra Delta McIntyre of Reynoldsville died in Timing Hospital Bedford from shock after a car left the Lincoln highway east of Bedford and struck a telephone pole. A daughter-in-law, Blawners resident, is in a Pittsburgh hospital with injuries.
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Ridgway
Delta
McIntyre
Reynoldsville
Bedford
Lincol
Me’ntyrs
Blawners
Pittsburgh
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