End of WPA and PWA on July 1 Ends New Deal Agencies
Washington report notes the WPA and PWA will pass from the national scene on July 1. It recalls the agencies were once vast but dwindled to handfuls of staff, handling records as the nation faced war demands. The piece weighs the controversy over waste and graft against the jobs created and the funds still moving through the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnet
Washington
Uharm
Works Projects Administration
WPA
Public Works Administration
PWA
Altough
Congress
WEA
Treasury
RFC
Philip Fleming
Federal Works Administration
Advertising Representative FRED KIMBALL and AP notice text
Advertising rates and distribution details appear in this fragment from a newspaper page. It mentions The Associated Press credit policy and exclusive use of dispatches, with notices on mail subscriptions and carrier rates. The readable entities include Fred Kimball, Associated Press, Corry, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, New York.
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Fred Kimball
Ind
New
Pace Re
Catrier
Hightech
Twenty Years Ago Prom Journal and Local News
A collage of brief items from June includes a fatal auto crash injuring Rolland Tancan and Miley McCray, federal tax changes on admissions ending July 3, a golden wedding anniversary for Jay and Mrs Hurd, a severe windstorm causing damage in Ohio, new pedestrian safety lanes in the uginess district, and Meadville Machinery’s 8-1 win over Corry after a 1-0 deficit entering the seventh inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay S. Hurd
Anson S. Johnson
Grand Street
Corry
Ohio
Meadville Machinery Company Ring
Vern Group
Markens
Corry Club
Farmers seek independence as subsidies threaten self rule
The Dairymen's League Cooperation Association Secretary Ernest C. Strobeck warns subsidies undermine farmer independence. He argues farmers prefer market-driven prices and minimal government control, contending a government funded by citizens is preferable to one run on handouts and daily regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Strobeck
Dairymen’s League Cooperation Association
Ubsidies
Water resources pamphlet criticizes federal role and tax burden
The Chamber of Commerce warns that federal expansion in water resources has grown through laws and orders, expanding control at the expense of states and tax revenue. It argues subsidies and tax free government projects threaten free enterprise and shift tax burdens to individuals as postwar policy deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
Chamber
Death of a Fascist Rival in Turbulent France
Fragmentary OCR depicts figures linked to fascist movements and riots in France around Mussolini era, mentioning Casimir de la Roque, Blery Cross organizer Tie Roque, and Nazi collaborators tied to Laval and Mitterrand era turmoil. The text references 1924 riots and wartime activity.
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Vangeance
Casimir de la Prench
Tie Roque
Mussolini
Italy
de la Roque
Mitel Wid Laval
France
Daily Dozen on Deafness in War's Wake
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania notes war noise harms hearing. In the United States about 17 million are somehat deaf, with three of them children. Eighty percent of deafness occurs before age 20, largely from disease injury and allergies. Permanent deafness leads to hearing aids.
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London
U. S
Quiz questions spark memory on a classified page
Seven trivia prompts test knowledge on wartime Denmark occupation year ambassadors in Japan and a portraitist of Washington. Other items ask about Australian flies Australia and vegetable sugar roots, planetary twin, Army slang top kick, and Ophelia’s play.
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Denmark
Ambassa—dpt
Japan
Stuart
George Washington
Melbourne
Adelaide
Trisbane
Darwin
U. S
Ophelia
Spring Creek Honor Roll Dedication Planned for July Fourth
The Spring Creek township honor roll of men in service will be dedicated Tuesday afternoon July 4 at 3 20 o clock. Impressive exercises are planned for the occasion. Also notes on home maintenance urge painting window sills and frames with two coats every four years to prevent deterioration and costly repairs.
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Spring Creek
Spring Creek Township
Pennsylvania Farm Column Details Beetle Eradication Plan
Harrisburg reports the Department of Agriculture, led by Dr. Thomas L. Guyton, begins flank tests in northwestern Pennsylvania to halt Japanese beetle invasion, with traps baited by aromatic oil. Early results show continued infestation mainly southeast of Harrisburg, while efforts may shift to areas under quarantine if northwestern counties remain free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Guyton
Bureau of Plant Industry
Erie
Crawford
Mercer
FDR Signs Bill Extending OPA
The OPA announced adjustments to extend wartime price controls. Revisions aim to offset rising operating costs and taxes, abolish the highest price line for retail stores, and reduce penalties for nonwillful price violations.
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OPA
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John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Wash
Wee
Prom
Miley Me~ Cray
Peath
Daily Dozen
the Medical Society of the State of
I. D
J. Lawless, Jr
Bureau of Markets
State Agriculture Department
Coll
Doylestown
Cowlesville
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association
Hershey Farms
Bilton 5
Hershey
Goodyear
Goodrich
Thomas Motor Co
Hitler
Swan
Tojo
Axis
E. E. Guignon
Playshoes
Brea Ea
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Westinghouse
LAMP
Bloomfield
New Jersey
The
United States Employment Service
West Main Street
Corry, Pa
Scheiel
War Manpower Commission
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