Sewing Projects to Employ 18,000 Women in State Plan
Miss Gertrude Ely directs 600 sewing projects under WPA to provide six hour days for 18,000 breadwinners, with output including clothing and linens for relief recipients and schoolchildren. payroll could peak at 900000 monthly, with employment in small groups across several cities and states.
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Harrisburg
Ae Lass
Gertrude Ely
Women’s
State Works Progress Administration
Bly
Iive
State Emergency Relief Board
Deine State Not
Pittsburgh
Filadelphia
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Allentown
Johnstons
Erie
Reading
Pottsville
Cording
New Kensington
Scottdale
Greensburg
Jeannette
Torrance
McKees Bocks
Hugdelphia
Lancaster
Coatesville
Shenandoah
Tremont
Llewellyn
York
Berwick
Mt. Carmel
Shamokin
Danville
Selinsgrove
Blossburg
Williamsport
Avella
Philadelphia
Washington
Miss Ely
Missky
Clus
Corry Pastor Re-Elected Erie District Leader
Rev. H. Ray Harris was reelected president of the Erie District of the Erie Conference of the United Brethren in Christ at a rally in Union City. Other officers included Rev. R. W. Driscoll as vice president and Mrs. R. Ls. Holcomb as secretary.
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H. Ray Harris
United Brethren In Christ Church
Erie
United Brethren In Christ
Union City
R. W. Driscoll
Little Cooley
R. Ls. Holcomb
D. Smock
Albion
Cr. 1. Bergman
Corry
Ross Ives
J. W. Barrett
Hickerwell
Iocal
Harley Banks
Macie Johnson
H.R. Harria
Missions Uit
Quake Toll Over Hundredas in Tadjus-Stan Region
A Soviet dispatch from Moscow reports 112 dead and 407 injured in a quake in the Tovil Dora district of Tadjus-Stan. It follows another quake in the past week. Aid from Stalinhad supplies food and clothing. a government commission plans village homes for affected mountain families.
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United Real Moscow
Tovil Dora
Tadjus-Stan
Stalenbat
Ajrianes
Stalinhad
Wanted Slayer Identified as Erie Robber
Erie October 17. David Shaffer 29 of Shamokin and Frank Ryan 26 of Shenandoah were named as two armed bandits who robbed Stangs Inn at White House Lane and held guests up for over 700 dollars. Police believe they fled toward Cambridge Springs then Buffalo after abducting a couple and abandoning their car. Shaffer is also sought for his sister Bertha Shaffer’s murder and wounding of Trooper William Bloom. Both men are ex convicts with Erie police records and are linked to a string of holdups in Pennsylvania.
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Erie
David Shatter
Shamokin
Frank Ryan
Shenandoah
Charles Stang
White House
B.D. 4
Weat Lake Road
Shaffer
Bertha
William Bloom
Ryan
Stang's Inn
Harvey Milloy
Stang
White House Twin
Cambridge Springs
Tey
Buffalo
Pin Removed From Infant Esophagus After Swallowing
Open safety pin was removed from 18 month old Ann Griggs of Sheffield after four days of illness and a blood transfusion donated by her father. The pin lay at the esophagus top of the stomach. Dr S B Kistler of Hahnemann hospital performed the seven minute operation in Philadelphia. The baby's condition remained fragile with infection risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Griggs
Oscar Griggs
Sheffield
Friay
Community Hospital
Philadelphia
5. B. Kistler
Hahnemann Hospital
School to Train Harrisburg Inspectors in Labor Dept Topics
Harrisburg hosts a three day school for labor department inspectors starting October 25. Courses cover laws on women and children, fire and public safety regulations, theater safety, football grandstands, and other topics. Dr W B Fulton of Pittsburgh will direct industrial hygiene course. Kyle Wilcox is confined at East Trying Street due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisbums
Wen
Department of Labor and Industry
Harrisburg
Labor of Women
Industrial Hygiene
W. B. Fulton
Pittsburgh
Constitution Approved at I O O F Grand Encampment Session
Delegates at Harrisburg approved a proposal to rewrite the Grand Encampment constitution of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania. A revision committee presented its report after an eight hour debate. Officers nominated today will be elected in March. The two day session concluded with resolutions and officer selections and a grand ball followed.
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Harrisburg
Erie
York
I. O
Odd Fellows Temple
Homestead
Elizabethtown
United Press
Order of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania
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Morey J. Potter
State Department of Labor and Industry
Syo
Corry Pastor
Erie District of
U. B. Church
Erie Roadhouse
Godbrich
Ont
Huron Young People's Presbyterian Union Conference
Kyle Wilcox
East Trying Street
i+ mess
Condra’s Pharmacy
North Center Street
Chetty Bark
Sillman
Armands
Woodbury’s
Jontees
Elizabeth Arden
Helena Rubenstein
Dorothy Gray
Condra
Honest
Comar Nut
Swans Down & Se
California
Prunes
HEC Aghesta
Spaghet Birlelus Powder Rumford
Tnundey Soap
Ible
Goode
Lakeview
Eita Kett
By Paul Robinson
Mr.hogg
Rabbit Hutch
Stra
Wiggers Garage
Corry Battry Service
East Main Street
Etail Auto Accessories
Elmpr McElroy
Carpenter and Builder
Fennie Grice
Refrigeration Engineering Institute
Care Journal
Art
Jap atLay
Gerald. Bemis, Corry
R. D
West Colummbus
Avenue
Brooks Rocks
Spring Creek
Huroka Vacuum Cleaner
Algo
York Street
First Avenue
West Park Place
West Spring Creek
Guy Williams
Glyndon
Centerville
Leonard Pertus
Arthur Scouten
Mary Sehadell
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Pennnsylvania
Edith
Edward Becker
Walter L. Peake
Pennsylgania
Siut-2 Sint
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