State Legislature Mulls Budget Measures in May Session
Harrisburg May 5 The scope of expenditures totals 40 615 592 submitted by Governor Marne to fund unemployment relief through January 31 welfare flood control and relief efforts along with state veterans welfare and social security programs. Proposals include a gasoline tax increased to 12 million and new taxes totaling 80 million by end of the biennium. Local details follow with revenue options and anticipated yields.
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Harrisburg
Marne
Veterans’ Commission
Wtate
Taxpayers urged to consider bond refunding savings
Officials discuss possibility of refunding bonded debt to cut interest costs. Governor Warle backs statewide refunding with an estimated 4.62 million dollar saving over 15 years. Erie County eyes proportional savings. local councils urged to pursue any feasible reduction for smaller government units.
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Council
Board of Aduestion
Warle
Erie
Taxpayers’ Forum
Relief Sought for Chronic Flooding in East Wayne East Smith
East Wayne East Smith and nearby streets face repeated severe flooding from inadequate main sewer capacity during heavy rains. Officials are urged to extend storm sewer work with a parallel East Smith sewer to reduce overflows and protect the Second Ward, which has long endured water and odor problems.
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East Wayne
East Smith
Corry
East Smith Street
Winter legislative calm urged to aid unemployed relief
Taxpayers urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to end wrangling and rush a special session to approve unemployment relief funding and expand social security act coverage. Leaders call for nonpartisan cooperation, focusing on constituents’ welfare and urgent state needs before the January 1987 regular session.
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Winterlands
Pennsylvania
Abalema Lst
Mttra
Logan State College Trustees Reach Family Aid Plan
Trustees discuss aid program for faculty families in Logan Utah. Proposal focuses on support for a man and his wife facing medical or financial hardship. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but emphasize personnel assistance within the college community.
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Logan
Utah
Ttah State Aerteaillusal College
Mam
Holt
Modern film stars expand as studios widen rosters
Hollywood studios report an increase in the number of stars per studio from nine in silent days to fourteen today. The shift reflects a broader range of talent for each role, with contemporary leading names including Marilyn Miller, Paul Muni, Kay Francis, and Boris Karloff. Box office lists show today’s stars command 19 to 20 percent larger following than Rudolph Valentino-era idols.
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Hollywood
Colleen Moore
Billie Dove
al Jolson
Milton Sills
Monte Blue
Alice White
Marilyn Miller
Mariolty Davies
Paul Muni
Kay Francis
Leslie Howard
Joe ©. Brown
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Pat Ibrich
Edward G. Robinson
James Zegney
Joan Blondel
Bette Davis
Jay Kibbee
Star Signals May And Today Pull In Two Directions
Horoscope says May 9 through 7 and November 5 through 7 natives feel strongest influence. Evening forecast is pragmatic and reserved, predicting a rise in public visibility for birthdays. Suggests risks in speculative matters and romance with travel or children around September 1936, plus land travel benefits in February 1987 and urges self-advancement now.
Roosevelt Highway Route 6 Across Pennsylvania
The Roosevelt Highway Route 6 stretches across the north tier from New York to Ohio, covering 442 miles. The journey promises scenic vistas and access to historic sites, lakes, and spa towns along the way.
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North Tier
Pennsylvania
New Yorke
Ohio
Purry Waterorent
Twenty Years Ago Notes From the Journal Files
May 5 1916 items recall Gideon Day plans in city churches and a big benefit party at the State Ammony on May 17. Local business moves include C Rogers buying Clinton street property for a large modern garage. A CT resident William Belcher dies in Connecticut. Ethel Capwell and Harry Boutwell wed at United Brethren parsonage in Busta 16. John Marka travels to Columbus for a day of fishing. W J Hammond at Pittsburgh for jury duty. J G Monroe heads to Grand Valley for cheese making at Stanford Company plant.
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Board of Commerce Band and Company A
Ethel Capwell
Harry Boutwell
United Brethren
Busta 16
Paris styles mix dress for cocktail and dinner wear
Paris May 5 The double duty cocktail dinner dress proves practical for wardrobe variety. A black crepe skirt with green crepe top features a rose trimmed bodice and a hip length green jacket for versatility. Alenty Cree offers a white cocktail gown with blue gold accents, pairing a wool skirt with a white bolero and a high neck blouse for dinner or cocktails.
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Paris
Lucila Paray
Alenty Cree
Jess Bolerd
Luckers
How State Will Raise New Funds
Harrisburg May 5 A summary of the administrations seven point tax program to raise emergency funds next year outlines chain store licensing taxes, liquor levies, truck license increases, and personal property rate hikes. Proposals target chain stores including gas stations, with licenses and fines. liquor tax for consumers. heavier truck and trailer fees. higher personal property levies. penalties for nonpayment and late filings.
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Harrisburg
James WW
Patterson
Allegheny
Liquor Control Board
J. M. Pithiebaugh
York
Te Motoricense Fund
General Fund
Ep. P
Morman, Franklin
Vent-alid & Penatty
Beyond Sing the Woods and Sparkenbroke in book reviews
In a periodical appraisal, Trygve Gulbranssen's Beyond Sing the Woods is praised for vivid characters and epic prose, with The Literary Guild selecting it for May. Charles Morgan’s Sparkenbroke draws mixed, wordy critique, comparing it to The Fountain while noting ambitious dialogue and a troubled reception. The piece also briefly surveys other works and a scholarly symposium on propaganda and dictatorship.
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Norway
Trygve Gul|bransser
Literary Guild
Beyond Sing the Woods
Burton Rugcoe
Bodielab
Dag Bjorndal
Job-lke
Gulbranssen
Yall
Charles Morgan
Macmillan
Morgan
Sush Ae Mary
Mbirgan
Sparkenbroke
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Woodside
Scotts Scras
Hollywood Film Shop
Pennsylvania Scenic and Historical Commisssion
Gideons
The
Christian Commercial Travelers Association of America
C. 7
William Belcher
John Marka
Columbus
W. J. Hammond
Pittsburgh
Herm of Superior Court
J. G. Monroe
Grand Valley
Stanford Company
United Press
Mvaheore
Ndia
Books IN Review
L. Kenneth Harking
Joseph Ominsky
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
William J. Hiroe
Lawrence
Joseph D. Burke
Provence
Appleston-Century
Amy Onidey
France
Wparvar & Rinehart
Sophie Kerr
Princeton University Preps
Harwood L. Childs
Maly
Russia
Germany
Balkans
R. J Scott
KarAmblong Inten
Whitman
Keister
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