chaotic 1930s era local notes mix of events and crimes
A collage of scattered items reports show a diverse set of topics including a democratic rally at Grange theatre, steel rail purchases for 1998 needs, Catholic Charities meeting with Alfred Smith, Wattsburg fairground improvements, a jailed woman released only to reoffend, Clara Dempsey’s rumored marriage, RCA quarterly profits, unclaimed bank dividends, newspaper ad critique by Major Forward, utility line extension approval, crude oil and gasoline stock shifts, a hospital operation update, highway resurfacing plans, a rare planetary conjunction, rural electrification anniversary program, farm loss figures to gasoline fires, and auto liability proof filings.
Ross charges conspiracy to violate civil service rights
Ross announces a conspiracy to breach civil service provisions affecting 55 000 applicants for civil service jobs in the unemployment compensation division. He asks Attorney General Bard to start an investigation and threatens to withhold salary checks for about 3 000 provisional appointees deemed illegally employed since January 31, the 1936 merit system deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranuus Isund
State
F. Clair Ross
Guy K. Bard
Ross
Department of Labor and Industry
Civil Service
Rebuild Dance Hall at Mere Rainbow Gardens
Park officials announced rebuilding of the Wal Dameer's Rainbow Gardens dance hall destroyed last Thursday. The new design will be an open air hall for summer with no roof until fall, then winter closure. By next spring an enclosed hall will reopen on the old pavilion site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WRIE
Waldameer
Rainbow Gardens
Pinchot Favored by State Chairman in Governor Primary
Philadelphia May 46 Ed ward Green Republican state chairman arrives and says Gifford Pinchot will defeat Judge Arthur James for the Republican nomination. Green claims his polls show Pinchot ahead and estimates large pluralities in Philadelphia and other counties while listing doubtful counties including Somerset Lawrence Cambria Crawford Venango and Indiana. He notes he has tried neutrality and denies predicting a 10 000 vote margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phila Sata
Edward Green
Gifford Hincist
Superior Court
Arthur James
Green
Panchol
James Wold
Pinghot
Pinchot
Rin
Pennsylvania
James
Philadelphia
Livertie
Koene
Montgomery
Buick
Delaware
Somerset
Lawrence
Cambria
Crawfawl
Venango
Indiana
Sheriff Kupp ler backs Pinchot in gubernatorial bid
Sheriff Carl Kuppler endorsed Republican Gifford Pinchot for governor on May 4 urging friends to support the former Pennsylvania leader. He praised Pinchot as delivering the best state government since the war, honest, liberal and free from corruption, while noting the state had 3,600 dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuppler
Pinchot
Erin
Carl Kuppler
Gifford Pinchot
All Friends
Pennsylvania
Health Dept Issues New Service Bulletin in Harrisburg
May 4 The state department of health issued a pamphlet titled New and Re Established Services. It reviews new functions such as housing and undertaker boards and Similey bodies. The booklet covers TB, diphtheria, pneumonia, cancer, and diabetes campaigns, the $8,000,000 building program, and a feature on mobile X ray units in Mantoux school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uching
North East Girl Engagement To Corry Resident
An engagement is announced between Misa Josephine Rizzo of North East and Michael Chirlcuzio of Corry Fa. The couple’s parents are Mr. and Mrs Anthony Rizzo of North East and Mr. and Mrs Chirlcuzio of Corry. The announcement was made at a dance held Sunday at the Rizzo home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Josephine Rizzo
Anthony Rizzo
North East
Michael Chirlcuzio
Chirlcuzio
Corry
Improvements by Elgin Pastor Plan Mother's Day Services
Rev J J Knapp of the Elgin Methodist Episcopal church plans special Mother's Day services at four churches Beavers Dam Concord Ridge McCray and Elgin M B W for the coming Sunday. At Elgin M B W church thirty two were baptized last Sunday with nine new members and a large new choir. Knapp has renovated painted and papered the parsonage at Higin and a new roof was placed on one church with repairs to another. He aims to hold services at all four churches periodically to build up congregations, coming to the High charge from the Jamestown district after earlier assignments at Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Knapp
Elgin Methodist Episcopal Church
Beavers Dam
Concord Ridge
McCray Ehirchies
Migin
Elgin M. BW
Mr. Knapp
AL McCray
Imx. Knapp
Jamestown
Warren
Thesis Planned On Smoking Cleveland
James David Collings, a Western Reserve University freshman, will present a home compilation on smoking as part of his freshman activities. He owns a collection of two pipes and plans to share observations and reflections during the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
James David Collings
Western Reserve University
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Mary Lou Quay
Eve
Tri-State
Meadville
Grang Theatre
Iriday
Brix Mallrood
Alfred 3. Smith
Catholic Charities Corparation
Statley
Wattsburg Fair Grounds
Kane
Pittsburgh
Radio Corporation of America
Irland McBeckman
Major Alexander Forward
American Gas Association
Pennsylvania Gas Association
Brick Lighting Company
The
Public Utility Commission
North
Mayi Township
American Petroleum Institute
W. A. Loveland
East Wainstreet
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Goth
Dinner Hess
State Department of Highways Yi
District 1
Crawford, Forest
Mercer
Roy
Brownsulller
Vennis
Mars
Rural Electrification Administration
Columbia Broadcasting System
RBA
United States
I. Hangeli French
Ahm
MARIN
Siasers
Mere
Tate
He Hansen Ben Abadiziz
Lewis Bros
Corey
East Washington Street
Kiwanis Club
Health Dept
NEW Service Bulletin
Bumstead
Nu Worms
Ara Money's
Oldsmobile
E.F.S
Clearwater, Fla
First Avenue
John Wiggers
Devel
Cleo
ELGIN
New York
Detroit
Buffalo
Chicago
Scranton
Phila
Greyhound
Greyhound Terminal
Chapin’s
Frank C.chapin & Sons
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