Newspapers Asked to Cut Newsprint Use by Ten Percent
The House Post Office Committee urged all newspapers to voluntarily reduce newsprint consumption by ten percent for six months to avert a feared collapse of small papers. Chairman Steenerson emphasized avoiding government action and delaying the Anthony bill on second class mail privileges if publishers cooperate.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Post Office Committee
Ers
Steenerson
Historic pledge averts future repression measures
A six month accord is described as averting a threatened buty and obviating the need for repressive actions later. The passage frames the agreement as preventing escalation and preserving stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buty
Extra clerks added to local post office for Christmas rush
An additional thirty clerks join the local post office staff and a special station for letters and parcel post is set up at Redmond's Auto Supply, Third and Hamilton streets. The basement of the main building is allocated to Harrisburg mail, and the public is asked to use the first door for out of town mail.
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Redmond
Third
Hamilton Streets
Frank C. Sites
Harrisburg
Wednesday Club Sings in Zion for Christmas Concert
The Wednesday Club annual Christmas concert will be at Zion Lutheran Church on Monday evening December 22. Director Mrs Edwin J Decevee leads a cantata The Coming of the King with Spanish and French carols and an ancient carol 1587 Jo seph Tender Joseph Mine sung by a vocal quartet. Organ solos will be performed by Mrs John Henry and Miss Violet Cassell. Christian G Nissley marks his fifty fourth birthday with greetings from friends.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Congregation of
Zion
Edwin J. Decevee
Myles Foster
Calvistus
Joseph
Election ruling on party marks and multi seat offices
The state attorney general issues guidance on counting votes marked in party squares and for single candidates when multiple seats are filled. The ruling explains that a party square vote counts for all party candidates except the named office, where only the marked candidate receives a vote. The decision was written by First Deputy Attorney General Robert B. Gawthrop.
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The
Commonwealth
Cyrus E. Woods
Attorney General's Department
Robert 8. Gawthrop
Adolph Blau
Scranton
State Board of Pardons
George W. Maxey
Lackawanna County
Everett
Bedford County
James T. Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Public Safety
Philadelphia
Tra G. Katz
Reading
Congress
Berks-Lehigh
Superior Court
Public Service Commission
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Sproul
New York
William H. Keller
Lancaster
Beary
Five Schooners Wrecked and Three Dead in Storms
Reports from St Johns Newfoundland detail storm damage along the New England coast. At least three are dead and five schooners wrecked including the Barbara MacDonald Verna B Adams Rose M Grace Darling and Betty Mac. Captain Thomas Whittle drowned. Two crewmen of the Verna B Adams froze to death near Burin as the vessel wrecked. A railway pier at Placentia and the Grand Bank breakwater near Fortune were destroyed.
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Associated Press
St. Johns
N. F
New England
Placentia
Grand Bank
Fortune
Barbara MacDonald
Verna B. Adams
Rose M
Grace Darling
Betty Mac
Thomas Whittle
Burin
Moose to Distribute Christmas Cheer at Harrisburg Lodge
Harrisburg Lodge No. 107 of the Loyal Order of Moose plans to distribute baskets to the poor with food and toys for children. A large decorated tree stands at Third and Boas streets and the public is invited to bring children to view it.
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Harrisburg
Loyal Order of Moose
Artors
Third
Boas
Triangle Dance New Year's Eve at Winterdale
The Triangle Club plans a formal New Year’s Eve dance in Winterdale with Bernard Jazz Orchestra of Detroit providing the music. The dance will run to 2 a.m. and invitations with admission cards will be issued this week. Club members include Charles Barnes, Joseph Claster, Motter Fletcher, Harry McFadden, Paul Rice, Reed Shuey, Joseph Smith, Paul Yowler and Clarence Wissier.
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Triangle Club
Winterdale
Bernard ,Jazz Orchestra
Detroit
Michigan
Charles Barnes
Joseph Claster
Motter Fletcher
Harry McFadden
Paul Rice
Reed Shuey
Joseph Smith
Paul Yowler
Clarence Wissier
Girl Scout Holiday Plans At Messiah Church
Sixty or more Girl Scouts from Messiah Lutheran Church met last evening to assign each scout a child from city health centers to provide Christmas gifts. The party will be held Christmas morning at 10 30 at Chestnut Street Hall. Dogwood Troop No 2 of Grace Methodist was invited by Iris Troop No 8 of Messiah to join meetings at Messiah until Grace Church remodels its social rooms. The two troops will meet at Messiah Church Friday evening.
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Messiah Lutheran Church
Chestnut Street Hall
Dogwood
Grace Methodist Church
Iris
Grace Church
Messiah Church
Visitor From India Here For the Holidays
F Mowbray Velte of Lahore India and Princeton postgraduate guest of Mrs A L Chayne and Mrs EK B Black at 405 North Second Street. Son of Rev Dr and Mrs Henry C Velte of Saharanpur India involved in Market Square Presbyterian Church work. Velte formerly on the Forman College Lahore faculty.
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F. Mowbray Velte
Lahore
India
Princeton University
A. L. Chayne
EK. B. Black
North Second Street
Velte
Henry C. Velte
Saharanpur
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Moorhead Folks in Xmas Spirit at Chestnut Street Hall
The Moorhead Choral Society hosts an evening concert at 7 30 featuring 123 children from the Industrial and Nursery Homes. Five gifts await each child in large decorated trees. Soloists include Miss Pearl Reidel Miss Jathan Gouil vear and other choir members with Carl Dunsmeyer Gordon Bergstresser and more. Mrs Florence Ackley Ley directs with piano accompaniment by Lentz. Also noted is the remarriage of Mr and Mrs Erhardt BE Rider who plan to reside locally at 2020 North Third Street until February 1.
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Chestnut Street Hall
Moorhead
Esther Johns
Uelle Lortner
Catherine Lereh
Isabel Morrow
Ruth Horton
Tele
Rither
Florence Springer
Mary Guser
Magdalene Martson
Ida Wise
Maude Campbell
Maude Godyeat
Fannie McCken
Beatrice Lerch
George Mill
George W. Deiker
Hurl Moser
Harvey Shade
Edward Ward
Rere
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House
Columbia Grafonolas
Columbia
Columbia Records
Casey Jones
Granny
Richelieu
Regent
Jacob Tausig
Market Street
Wednesday
Christian G. Nissley
Middletown Press
Walter H. Gaither
South Front Street
Pittsburgh
Edmund Mudge
Morewood Avenue
Charlotte J. Walker
Charles M. Wagner
LeRoy Wagner
Grace Wagner
Jersey City
Bruce M. Stoner
State Department
Moose
Mark Mumma I
Mumma
Triangle
Winterdale Hall
Girl Scout
Backenstoss Realty Co
Office of Service
Allison Hill Trust Company
13Th & Market
Harrisburg, Pa
Almovar
Grand Jury
John C. Herman & Co
Penn-Harris
Romper
TOY Department
Windsor
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