Basis Bared For WPA Scandals In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report finds political pressure and coersion in Pennsylvania WPA hiring, with 196 000 000 spent since 1935 289 000 peak workers 248 000 current. It notes some coercion from county chairs and sporadic pro Roosevelt sentiment among workers but questions broader GOP claims.
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WPA
Pennsylvania
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Indiana County
Luzerne County
Testa
London
Jones
Hopkins
New York
Pennsylvania Tangle: Clean Up Politics Across Parties
In Pennsylvania the state must clean up political corruption within both Democratic and Republican ranks. The task is seen as daunting as Hercules facing a perilous labors.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Ous
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Somerset County
We, the People
Eddie Jones
Hercules
Democratic Rally Set in Albemarle with Coughton Morrison
Address Rally Albemarle Oct 30. Representative Robert L. Coughton and former Governor and Senator Cameron Morrison will address a Democratic rally Saturday night in Albemarle.
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Albemarle
Robert L. Coughton
Cameron Morrison
Hunters Names Drawn For Fourth Annual Pisgah Hunt
Asheve region officials announced that 1 700 hunters were drawn for the Pisgah National forest public deer hunt next month to restore the preserve’s deer population. Each hunter may shoot one buck, with 400 alternates drawn and about 2 800 names in the draw.
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Asheville
Pisgah National Game
State to raise its own tobacco at Raleigh prison
The North Carolina prison division plans to install equipment at Central Prison Raleigh to manufacture chewing and smoking tobacco for inmate use only. By growing and processing its own leaf, the department expects to save federal tobacco taxes and cut costs, with potential expansion to prison farms in the tobacco belt.
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Raleigh
Oscar T. Pitta
Prison Department
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Central Prison
Pitts
Pitta
Ministers Meet Brings Unity at North Carolina Convocation
In Winston-Salem the first annual North Carolina convocation of ministers ended its three day session at First Baptist Church. About 1,000 attended the war meeting Wednesday night and heard Dr. Allen Knight Chalm Broadway Tabernacle New City. Dr. Chalmers spoke on racial subjection and lack of zeal in Christianity and cited Christian aspects of the broader trial.
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Winston-Salem
North Olina
First Baptist Church
Allen Knight
Prison project costs and work tied to incarceration
A fragment notes that the prison project will raise costs and require ongoing funding beyond $1 annually. It mentions the plan to supply more work for inmates and the need to keep the prison operating.
Plymouth 1937 Great Low-Priced Car Value Ad
The advertisement promotes a 1937 Plymouth claiming it is the greatest low priced value with a safety styled interior and new features. It highlights a hypoid rear axle floating engine mountings shock absorbers and a double acting hydraulic braking system. It promises 18 to 24 miles per gallon and savings on gas oil tires and upkeep. De Soto Chrysler and Dodge dealers are listed for viewing.
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Plymouth
de Soto
Chrysler
Dodge
Chrysler Corp
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