Three Quarters of PWA School Projects and Spending
State PWA director G Douglas Andrews reports $12,274,000 spent on 344 Pennsylvania school projects under the program. Of 114 new schools, 42 are high schools, 60 elementary, five combined, two special. 120 additions or alterations to 72 high schools, 30 elementary, 16 combined. Projects include vocational schools in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and a new library for Temple University. When finished, the plants will total about $88,000,000 value with $16,000,000 in direct grants and $1,200,000 in loans from PWA.
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Abramson
Nseuirg
Uui
Andrews
PWSA
Pittaburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Temple University
PWA
Naga
Republican meetings in Erie county this week
Republican gatherings in Erie County include rallies at Waterford Thursday evening and at Arbuckle school and Phillipsville Grange hall Friday night. State Senator Joseph Ziegenheim and candidate Harry Schumacher will speak at Waterford, while Arbuckle and Phillipsville feature Will Roe, Ziesenheim, and John R. Van Allsburg. Ex Governor Allen of Kansas headlines a Public Auditorium Erie meeting on Saturday evening October 10.
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Erie County
Waterford
Arbuckle School
Phillipsville Grange Hall
Joseph Ziegenheim
Harry Schumacher
State Assembly
West County
Waterfor
Arbuckle
Phillipsville
Will Roe
Congress
Ziesenheim
John R. van Allsburg
Assembly
Allen
Kansas
Public Auditorium
Erie
Warren flood wall start Friday on West Side
Warren Sept 30 WPA officials announce start of a flood wall 232 feet long along the Allegheny river on the West Side between Struthers Weiss plant and Commonwealth laundry. The project will employ about 27 men for roughly three months to reduce past hazards along the riverfront.
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Trict Warren
Allegheny River
Warren
Struthers _ Weiss
Commonwealth Laundry
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Suspects tied to Ridgway Geary's theft by license check
In Ridgway, three men Therlo Frady Charles from Kane Paul Hensel and Bugville O Shea of Titusville are jailed after patrolman W P Park noted a recurring sedan. A license check tied the car to Geary's Mens Shop robbery on September 17. Imprints matched Hensel's tires and the men were found at home that night. Police say the loot was moved to Erie through a fence. garments remain missing.
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Iwawsay
Wieht
W. P. Park
Fidgway
Geary's ‘Men
Therlo
Charles Frady
Kane
Paul Hensoel
Bugvile O'Shea
Titusville
Fell County
Justice of the Peace
Ernest Cuthbert
Min Street
Park
Henscel
Geary
Ridgway
Hane
O'Shea
Redmond
Fredy
Erie
Drunken Driver Fined $200 and Sentenced in McKean Court
Three Bradford and Sugar Run residents pleaded guilty to drunken driving before President Judge Charles G Hubbard in Smethport McKean county court. Ellison McKee Chas Corwin of Bradford and Chas Tuff ley of Sugar Run were fined $200 each and sentenced to two months in jail.
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Charles G. Hubbard
McKean
Smethport
Ellison McKee
Chas Corwin
Bradford
Chas Tutfle
Sugar Run
New Business Class Opens Oct Following Week
New shorthand typing and business English classes under the Adwt Education program start Monday October 5 at the High School building. Free instruction covers beginner and advanced students with registration at Ferry Senior High School at 4 pm. Courses run through next July with possible continued sessions and review for advanced students. Please return loaned books to aid new classes.
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Adwt
Margaret Wolford
Ferry Senior High School
Big Florida boom adds utility at West End plant
Key stone Public Service Company's West End power plant expansion nears completion with $850,000 investment. Boilers turbines and testing slated for early November while new equipment installations progress. Separate Pasadena report notes 80s California tourism recovery and Florida gaining prominence with American visitors.
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Gil Omy
Keystone Public Service Company
West End
Vocal Lessons Given at Warren Conservatory
Will arrange to be down one or two nights if enough pupils are secured. If interested address Warren Conservatory of Music care Horace Brynolfson. 3 25 3002.
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Warren Conservatory of Music
Horate Brynolfson
Slashes in Erie Fourth Ward Raise Assessments
Erie ERIA Sept 30 Chief Assessor Andrew J Sterrett said the Fourth ward adds 2 757 800 to slashes already made in two wards. The ward’s total 1936 triennial valuation is 19 265 980 and total cuts to date from 145 000 000 valuations on Jan 1 1936 reach 8 910 395. Half of the six wards listed show this pattern with overall cuts from 1983 valuations now at 15 471.
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Erie
Eria
Andrew J. Sterrett
WPA Exhibit Draws Erie County Visitors in Openin g Week
Hundreds attend the free WPA exhibit and entertainment at the Bellue Building Erie, with displays from six counties showing highway models, NYA projects, air port work, and sewage programs. A musical vaudeville show directed by Bruce Rinaldo and Bernard Monbsney closes the opening night program.
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WIAA
Erie
WPA
Bruce Rinaldo
Bernard J. Monbsney
Walter Wiesbauer
NYA
Erie Area
Drie
Warren
Crawford
Venango
Clarion
Forest
Truck Operator Is Absolved In Death On Cresson Mountain
Altoona Pa Sept 20 A coroner s jury absolved Elven Johnson Detroit truck driver in the death of WPA worker Andrew J Lorigan and injuries to four others after a heavy truck plunged into a group on Cresson Mountain The jury ruled air brakes failed to function and Johnson acted with best judgment under the conditions
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Uairceress
Altoona
Elven Johnson
Detroit Trutk
WPA
Cresson Mountain
Johnson
Andrew J. Lorigan
Hoodlums Crack Down In Twin City Cleanup
St Paul moves to curb crime after kidnappings cast a national shadow. Police allege corruption and gang ties, while authorities push a new ordinance requiring registration fingerprinting and photographing of every ex felon spotted in the city.
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ST. Paul
Pati
Hay
Bremer
Hamm K
St. Pail
Earnings of Associated Gas Co Show Strong Growth
The Associated Gas and Electric Company reports total gross operating revenue of 111,329,586 for the twelve months ended August 1. An 8 percent rise from the prior year, with operating expenses at 97,382,432 and taxes of 11,350,144. Net operating revenue reached 42,506,390, before retirements provisions and renewals, leaving operating income of 34,440,453, up 1,954,504 from the prior period.
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AsSociated Gas and Electric Company
Carmel Art Colony Okays Nudes At Bal Masque
Carmel California authorities of the local artistic colony ruled that nudes are permissible at a bal masque but not at a carnival. They labeled the bal masque an artistic venture and the carnival as a money making event. The nudes were not consulted.
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Carmel
Cal
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Bea
Ulratsada
Trio
Florida
West
Keystone Company
Oil City
Mne
Mollers
Pasadena
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Twin City
Associated Gas CO
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