October begins with city council meetings and quiet market activity
A busy October start features a regular City Council meeting on Monday evening. Market notes report New York Stock Exchange turnover near 9.86 million shares, the biggest since April, with August volume totaling 17.21 million shares. Community events include the McCray Cemetery Association dinner and Golden Rule Club meeting with D. A. Hillstrom as speaker.
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New York Stock Exchange
McCray Cemetery Association
Golden Rule Club
Concord Community House
D. A. Hillstrom
Probable Special Legislative Session Early Next Year
Gov. George H. Barre’s return from Europe spurs talk of a special session in early 1939 to consider five constitutional amendments and other measures. Proposals include a state income tax, city county consolidation for Philadelphia, bond authorizations, and aid to mothers and the blind, with coal industry relief and wage reforms also possible.
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Ross Downing
United Press
Harrisburg
George H. Barre
Pennsylvania
Europe
Ingret
Atts
Fiys
Philadelphia
David L. Lawrence
Commonwealth
Warte
Tarle
Anthracite Commission
Labor and Industry
Ralph M. Bashore
Philadelphia Municipal Court
State Supreme Court
Banking Department and Securities Commission
Consular Fees Rise for Mexican Travel
The report notes higher consular charges affecting Mexican travel. It cites July 15 revisions with health certificates costing $2.84 per person, and a US cent charge for entrants to the southern republic. Commercial slangs with one pilot and one passenger cost $2.82, and larger plane loads see steep increases.
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Lotis F. Castro
Poe
Republic
Mysterious blasts probed in Kane area
Two blasts near Kane were investigated as residents of a home on a rural property reported a loud explosion at about 4 am. Authorities noted a heavy blast to the south of the city prior to that incident and referenced balloon corps history in a concluding, unclear note.
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Horace Bry Olfson
Central Presbyterian Church
New York City
William Netdlinger
F. G
Brynolfson
Apt. 6B
West 97Th Street
Kane
Kean
Jon
Culver
Mabel
Wes
Secon
Noone
Merle
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Rex Thiape
Meadville
Corry
Mra
Virgil Skinner
Ming Ruth Wet- Moore
Maurice J. Coughlin
Erie
Cochairman
Erie County Democratic Committee
Arthur Colegrove
Charles J. Marglott
Erie Office
The
State! Workmen's Insurance Fund
Pennsylvania National Guard Association
Scranton
William A. March
George H. Warle
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Business Research
University of Pittsburgh
Bureau
Robert H. Israel
Warren State Hospital
Medical Society of the State
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Erie County
Walter J. Kress
American Legion
State Board of Finance and Revenue
F. Clair Ross
Corrylles
the Journal
Erle Stadium
N. R.hasbrouck
Fred McIntyre
Morris Atherley
George Marks
G. Howard Green
Regulay
Sines
Tanary
Napoleon
Chapin’s
Goddette
Laros
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
Ward
Melton
Aoekford
Speco & Br Bod
Umahogany
Ite
Montgomery Ward
Nasts Ladies Shop
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