City Engineer Salary Fixed At $150 A Month
City Council approved a salary of 150 dollars per month for the city engineer for the nine month period, after debate over higher figures. Earlier, Dickson had received 100 dollars monthly, with a temporary boost to 240 during storm sewer preliminaries, and proposals of 200 or 225 were discussed before settling on 150 again, with return to 100 on January 1, 1928.
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R Tickson
Stanley H. Nichols
Dickson
Nichols
Duke
Miller
Coluncilmen
Mulderek
Weaver
City Council to Study Legislative Bills This Month
City council will study several state assembly measures of city importance. Easton. House Bill 86 would return funds to cities for streets and highways. House Bill 51 concerns municipally owned water facilities. House Bill 52 requests bureau fire assignment to the department of penitentiary. The council seeks status on police funding and will request copies to allow prompt action.
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State Assembly
Counsil
Aston
Easton
Mioney
Bureau of Fire
Department of Penatery
Coune’l
Municipal Bond Totals Define 1986 Approvals
Harrisburg reports 1986 municipal bond issues totaling 34,687,455 approved by Secretary Thomas A Logue. The 1933 total was 86,225,804. Localities submitted 441 proposals, 254 from third class cities, totaling about 15,000,000 in loans. County issues reached 6,181,009.
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Thomas Logue
Harrisburg
Internal Affairs
Thomas A. Logue
Final Rites for Sister Nerl at Titusville
Final rites were held for Sister Maryner Hoplins a longtime teacher in western Pennsylvania parochial schools and former mother superior of the Titusville convent. Rev Vincent Burke of Pittsburgh celebrated the solemn high requiem mass at St Josephs convent Titusville with Rev Francis Graves P R attending.
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Maryner Hoplins
Pennsylvania
St. Justin's Convent
Pittsburgh
St. Joseph's
Titusville
Neri
Vincent Burke
Francis Graves
P.R
County Officials Fight Gas Tax Funds Cut
County commissioners discussed halting a measure to divert gasoline tax funds from rural counties. Protests were sent to state lawmakers and Gov. Earle as the move stirred opposition and expected votes against it.
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Pheste
Tarun
Ee Coneminaionens
Weab
Ariens Colegyove
Promerty Anstamples
Etnte
Geo. H. Earle
Erecovshvannyaly
West Penn cuts rates for customers by $973,000
Harrisburg March 2 The West Penn Power Company will reduce yearly rates by about 973000 dollars distributed to residential 280000 dollars commercial and small industrial 583800 dollars schools and churches 30000 dollars street lighting 20000 dollars rural lines 40000 dollars. The Public Service Commission notes the company recently paid 825000 in interest on customer security deposits and plans to refund more than 550000 to customers with two years service and good payment records.
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Harrisburg
West Penn Power Company
Public Service Commission
Council Grants $25 Fuel Credit for Sewing Project
City Council approved a $25 fuel credit for the WEA sewing project housed in the former Home Economics building. Miss Katherine Minchan, project head, requested the aid to cover heating costs as WPA payroll totals of about $2,500 monthly were cited. Mayor Miller said funds are secured to continue the project through July, with possible extension.
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WEA
Home Economies
Katherine Minchan
Tor
Miller
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Madras
India
Kurungalpalayam
South India
Luise Ratner the Great
Ziegfeld
Gladys George Valiant
Carole Lombard
My Man Godfrey
Trene Dune
Theodora
Norma Shearer
Romeo and Juliet
William Powell
Ary Cooper
Spencer Tracy
Paul Munk
Walter Huston
San Francisco
Louis Pasteur
Dodsworth
Hollywood
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Films
West Penn
Norge
North Center Street
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Reynolds
North Carolina
Rudy Hon. Rob't
R. Reynolds
U.S
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