Direct Relief Shows Big Jump in This State
The first week of May brought a net increase of 3 792 cases and 12 893 persons on Pennsylvania direct relief rolls. By May 7 total cases reached 181 601 with 95407 persons a decline from the winter peak. WPA employment drove closures while private wage declines and unemployment benefits extended relief. Expenditures for direct relief rose to 1 006 003 dollars.
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Pennsylvania
WEA
WPA
Federal Works Program
Catlin Appointment Confirmed by State
Confirmation of the appointment of Robert L. Catlin Corry to the post of assistant supervisor of the Erie County Board of Assistance was announced in Harrisburg dispatches Saturday. Catlin will continue in charge of the offices here and was one of five assistant supervisors named in Belo county. The position pays $1 620 a year.
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Robert L. Catlin
Corry
Erie County Board of Assistance
Harrisburg
Catlin
Belo County
Urge Democrats Be on Guard Against Last Minute Barrage
A motion urges Democrats to vigilantly oppose last minute attacks on the Earle administration and allied candidates. It warns of a large slush fund funding the drive and fake telegrams, urging voters to back George H Warle for U S Senate Charles Alvin Jones for Governor Leo C Mindy for Lieutenant Governor and Thomas A Logue for Secretary of Internal Affairs.
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Zarle
Democratic State Committee
J. Dress Pannell
Earle-Jones
Earle
Pennsylvania
Earle- Jones-Mundy-Logue
Democratic States Committee
Roosevelt
George H. Warle
U. S. Senate
Charles Alvin Jones
Leo C. Mindy
Thomas A. Logue
Corry Girl in Gilbert and Sullivan Opera at College
Miss Margaret Olds a Youngstown College junior will perform as Ruth in The Pirates of Pen zance with Gilbert and Sullivan at the college on May 17 and 18. She is daughter of Mrs. Charlotte M. Olds, formerly of Corry, and sings in the college quartet and chapel choir.
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Margaret Olds
Youngstown College
Miss Olds
Charlotte M. Olds
Jay Corry
Ruth
Burg Blaze Destroys Johnsonburg Home
A two story frame house on Grant street at The Flat in Johnsonburg burned after a chimney failure caused flames to erupt around 2 a.m. The Pellegrinos escaped with only the clothes they wore as the Armstrong Realty Company building burned rapidly and firefighters arrived too late to save it.
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Pire
Bruce Cole
Pellegrinos
Earle challenges Margiotti foes to prove fraud claims
Governor George B. Earle urged rivals to produce concrete evidence of alleged fraud in his administration during a Democratic rally at Public Auditorium Erie on May 16. He vowed to dispatch investigators if any evidence surfaced as Charles Alvin Jones and other speakers defended or criticized the campaign.
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Erie
George B. Earle
United States Senate
Democratic State Committee
Charles J. Margiotti
Garle
Charles Alvin Jones
Arthur Zolegrove
Tr Leo Mundy
Leuttenant
Thomas Logue
Worbert Fitzgerald
Gongress
David Crawford
Penly Glaitzert
Central
Labr Union
Golf club drive gathers 5000 old balls for sea disposal
In Sydney Australia a group collects 5000 old golf balls to throw into the sea. The event involves members of the Australian and English teams who will compete here soon.
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Sydney
Australia
Corry Girl Promoted to Major in Salvation Army
Adjutant Gladys Harmon, Salvation Army officer, has been promoted to major in recognition of her services. She serves as cashier and bookkeeper for the divisional headquarters at Birmingham, Alabama, and is the daughter of Mrs. Merle Lawson of East Main Street.
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Tienda T Ie
Jedra
Gladys Harmon
Salvation Army
Birrmingham
Alm
Harmon
Mrrs
Merle Lawson
East Main Street
Youth Drowns as Boat Capsizes Off Westfield Harbor
Westfield New York May 16 Robert Alford 17 a Westfield high school senior drowned in Barcelona Harbor after the sailboat he piloted capsized at 11 30 a m Donald Wicks 16 also of Westfield survived, rescued by fishermen aboard the tug Sunshine lemons grown in Iowa and a reported lemon at the home of the Wicks family are mentioned in partial accounts cautioning the safety of the area.
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Westfield
N.Y
Robert Alford
Westfield High School
Cenjor
Barcelona Harbor
Here
Donald Wicks
Alford
Iowa
Madison
Sunshine
Simon
J. N
Houghton
Wicks
Hig
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Fale
Andy Dawip
Ity Council
Republican Progressive Club
Corry Grange Hall
Jewell Flower Shop
North Cater Street
Grange Hall
Pennsylvania National Guard
Willam D. Wise
South Elk Avenue
Kane
Frederick B. Keérr
Hartisburg
Wise
Cory
Edinboro
P. A. Loveland
Eva Keppler
Ora Harper
Shady Avenue
Sara MacInnes
Miss Macinnes
Columbia Gas & Electric Corporation
Charlie McCarthy
Carpenters
Edgar Bergen
Theodore Noyes
The
Washington Star
National Radio Forum
WJZ
James A. Parley
National Air Mail
J. Griffith Boardman
Spencer M. Pree
DiBois
Spencer
DuBois
Clair Ross
Perry S. Nichols
Nichols
Dey Brewer
Payne Block
Je Zin
Penn
Pottice
Arthur H. James
Model Dairy Company
Dial
Margiotti
Awwwolitics Politica
John W. Himebaugh
Sportsman’s League
Veterans’ Affairs
American Legion and Veterans’ League
Crawford County
Erie County
Meadville
Kentucky
Majestic
Loblaw
Sunsweet
Prunes
RED Cross
Kraft Rap Dea
Florida
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