Two Year Probe of Economics Now Projected
Washington reports a two year program of inquiry into the nation’s economy led by Leon Henderson. The study aims to find workable solutions for production and distribution, focusing on concentration of power, price policies, government impact, patents, and broader industrial standards, with a proposed Bureau of Industrial Economies to promote stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Federal Monopoly Committee
Henderson
WPA
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Willard Thorp
Commerce Department
Bureau of Industrial Economies
Roosevelt
Lubin
Thorp
Binece
Earle Appointments and Succession Notices Listed
Pennsylvania boards and trustees reshuffle with several appointments, resignations, and successions. Names include George Gotlon Meade of Philadelphia. Frank M. Regan of Scranton. Richard Weglein. Swengel Smith of Bellefonte. Rev Edward Pinkey Wroth of Warren. Martin elford of Wyalusing. William Z. Murrin of Butler. Dr R F Andersons of West Chester. Sara Hamilton Mellor and Mary T. Farrell among trustees. J Carroll Molloy Jr of Newton. J eo Wright of McDonald. Thomas M Kerrigan of Gilberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
George Gotlon Meade
Philadelphia
Richard Weglein
State Board of Undertakers
Frank M. Regan
Scranton
David H. Woodward
Regan
Earle
Board of Trustees
Pennsylvania Industrial School
Swengel Smith
Bellefonte
E. M. Huyett
Board of
Edinhorn State Teachers College
Edward .Pinkey Wroth
Warren
C. E. Bordwell
Mansfield State Teachers College
Martin Elford
Wyalusing
Bermingham
Shippery Rock
R. F. ‘Andersons
West Chester
Sara ‘Hamilton Mellor
Mary T. Farrell
Fest Chester
John A. Farrell
Bucks County
Warren County
Ida Grim
Regerg
Court of Quarter Sessions
Washington County
J. Eo Wright
McDonald
Frank ‘P. Lindsay
Locust Mountain State Hospital
Thomas M. Kerrigan
Gilberton
M. J.kerrigan
Agriculture Department Hastens Farm Payments in 1938 Plan
Washington officials announced faster farm aid with about 600 million dollars in 1938 crop program payments to farmers this winter and spring. December through February will start processing, with major payouts to cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, and dairy sectors under acreage allotments and soil building rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Congress
Washington
Wallace
State hospital and county boards reappoint dozens of trustees
The Board of Trustees and county boards announce broad reappointments across multiple counties and state agencies. Notable names include Connellsville, Warren, Uniontown, and Philadelphia officials with several vacancies filled and many unconfirmed members also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Connellsville
State Hospital
L. S. Elliot
Henry Devigo
W. H. Solsson, Jr
Wade Marietta
Connelsville
W. J. B. Mayo
Melcroft
Arthur Page
Mr. Pleasant
George Strickler
Vanderbilt
Roger H. Haggerty
J. E. Wallace
County Boards of Assistance
Cambria
Frank J. Pantrack
Catherine O
McGuire
Johnstown
George C. Hopper
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Roy E. Brownmiller
State Planning Board
J. Dress Pannell
Kaple-Jones
State Labor Relations Board
State Dental Council and Examining Board
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Board of Trustees of
Pennsylvania State Collnese
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
State Board of Examiners of Architects
Banking Board
State Veterans Commission
Boards of Trustees
Allentown
Norristown
Phillipsburg
Nanticoke
Shamokin
Scranton
State Oval School For the Deaf
Building and Loan Board
State Housing Board
Delaware River
DROWNINGS Continued from Paget
Witnesses described a dangerous thoroughfare near a coal company and railroad property used as a shortcut. The road was partly blocked by coal-mine refuse, and Willard Macintosh, 23, driving a children’s car, crossed a barrier. The jury found the coal company negligent for failing to complete safety measures at the hazardous point. Testimony showed the driver’s actions and the site conditions contributing to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
Coal Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Willard Macintosh
18 Shopping Days Till Christmas News Snippet
A fragmented note recalls Gandhi leading anti-British noncooperation in India while Prohibition and California grape industry are mentioned. It references Hoover’s European Relief Council aiding European war orphans and a New York newspaper lamenting taxation, all tied to a Christmas frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Hoover
European Relief Council
New York
M. K. Gandhi
India
Officials faulted for shirking duty over cave hazard fence
The verdict criticizes commissioners for initially tolling up a fence around the danger area in March but failing to take adequate steps to eliminate the cave hazard. It condemns elective officials for passing duties to corporations and shirking citizens’ entrusted responsibilities.
Obituary notices from local church and funeral home
Cost and John S Ortner of Indiana and Elizabeth Winters of Berkeley California survive with 14 grandchildren. Funeral in Roman Catholic Church Monday 0 oclock with Msgr John Link officiating. Interment in local Catholic Cemetery. Rose Forbes died at 430 yesterday at Elder ton home of Mrs Merlie Rosborough. Daughter of John and Isabelle Forbes and Elderton Methodist member. Services at Clark Funeral Home Elder ton at 330 tomorrow by Rev Ross. Interment Hiderton Cemetery. William T Bothell 73 died 1230 am Friday at home of niece Zula Bence in Dixonville. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Shelocta United Presbyterian Church, pastor Rev Henderson. Interment in church cemetery.
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Cost
John S. Ortner
Indiana
Elizabeth Winters
Berkley
Cal
Msgr
John Link
Rose Forbes
Merlie Rosborough
Elderton
John and
Isabelle Fleming Forbes
William T. Bothell
David
Eliza (Anderson) Bothell
Zula Bence
Dixonville
Shelocta United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Henderson
Fatality follows crash on Route 22 between Blairsville and New Alexandria
Three Allegheny County residents were brought to Indiana Hospital after an automobile collision on Route 22. Henry Sutter, 18, Glenshaw, and John Weisner, 46, Millvale, were in serious condition with brain injuries and lacerations. Harry McAfee, 42, Pittsburgh, suffered a severe scalp laceration and possible concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Indiana Hospital
Hunter Ambulance
Blairsville
New Alexandria
Woods and
Reilly
Henry Sutter
Glenshaw
John Weisner
Millvale
Sutter
Weisner
Harry Mc»Afee
Lincoln Avenue
Pittsburgh
France Faces Tense Diplomacy Over Tunisia Corsica Djibouti
Reports say Daladier moves to curb worker repression after last week’s general strike. Andre Francois-Poncel asked Count Galeazzo for explanations on Fascist demands for French territories. Italy’s campaign is seen as backed by Germany with pressures in Rome and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oease
Foreign Ministry
Dalager
Andre Francois-Poncel
Italy
Count Galeazza
Ciano
Chamber of Deputies
Tunisia
Corsica
Djibouti
Daladier
L'Ordre
Locay
Rome
Francois-Poncet
Deer Season Closes Today Amid Deaths and Laughter
The Pennsylvania deer season ends on this final day with reports of eight deaths from various causes and many injuries. Norman H. Redline, 44, of Palmerton, died of a heart attack while loading his first deer. John Hottenstein Sr., of Owl Valley, hunted all day. his 59-year-old father stayed home and shot a 120-pound doe from an upstairs window. A hunter misread a signaling blanket as a badger, firing a bull’s eye at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Mary
State Game Commission
Rama
Norman H. Redline
Palmerton
John Hottenstein
Owl Valley
Eric
Ambitions for a common frontier with Ruthenia debated
Polish and Hungarian aims to absorb Ruthenia spur talk of a shared eastern frontier. Daladier and Bonnet seek Germany's stance ahead of Ribentrop's December Paris visit for a Franco-German pact signing. Officials note the pact parallels Munich terms and weigh Germany’s support for Italian territorial claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthenia
Czecho-Slovakia
Daladier
George Bonnet
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Paris
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Harrisburg Announces Start on 50 Miles of Super Highway
Harrisburg reports bids received for the Carlisle to Irwin section of the Al weather super highway. Walter A. Jones says 50 miles will begin by January 1, about one third of the 162 mile route. First contract awarded October 26 for ten miles in Cumberland County near Newville.
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Harrisburg
Carlisle
Irwin
Walter A. Jones
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
L. M. Hutchison
Mt. Union
Cumberland County
Newville
Bedford County
Turnpike Commission
RFC
PWA
REC
Sts. Joan
South Penn
Nazi World War II Coin Drive Marks Day of Solidarity
Berlin observers report Nazi leaders and top officials will collect for Germany's winter relief fund on a national solidarity day from 2 to 4 PM. Non Aryans barred from streets while Goering Goebbels Ribbenbruck Goering Emmey Goering and Magda Goebbels lend high profile support. Reichsbank President Hjalmar Schacht also helps canvass Berlin bankers. The drive aims to surpass last year's 6 million mark despite Austria and Sudetenland gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alfred Rosenberg
Hjalmar Sehach
Reichsbank
Austria
Sudetenland
Blondes Claimed To Have Best Legs In Hollywood
Hollywood chat centers on leg looks with Masseur Lewie Hippe confirming blondes often own the most attractive legs among famous actresses including Dietrich Blondell Davis Faye Lane Hopkins Lombard Carroll Wilson Rogers Arthur Lang Bruce and Grable Redheads rated close behind as Hippe hedges on the claim and notes many stars adopt blonde looks for their first roles The piece ends noting license plate colors are set state by state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Masseur Lewie Hippe
Masseur Hippe
Warner
Mr. Hippe
Hippe
Marlene Dietrich
Joan Blondell
Bette Davis
Home Rule and Finance Officials Urge Legislation Need
Three state leaders told municipal and local finance officers that return of home rule and new revenue powers are essential for Pennsylvania municipalities. They urged laws allowing towns to raise funds for programs from prior sessions and warned of tax exemptions and added services without revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Walter FE. Greenwood
League of Third Class Cities
Thomas F. Christwaite
Hanover
State Association of Borough
John Love
Centré County
State Association of County Commissioners
Christwaite
Pennsylvania State College
Greenwood
Carl Chatters
Association of the
United States
Municipal Finsies Officers
Canada
Andrew J. Sterrett
Erie
Slaying details emerge from page one account
Witnesses describe a house and church scene with a gun in hand. Bready, claiming service with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain, says he carried the pistol for nerves amid feared Communist retaliation. He intended to rejoin anti-Loyalist forces abroad.
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House J
Dad
Bready
Abraham Lincoln
Spain
T.felta
Stock Market Adducts and Major Corporations Listed
A dense ledger of company names and stock percentages appears, listing Am Can, Am Car and Fdy, Am Corl, Am Tel and Tel, Anaconda, Armstrong Cork, Atlantic Refining, Bendix Aviation, Boeing, Caterpillar, Celanese, Chrysler, Colgate-Palmolive, Consolidated Film, Continental Can, Crane Co, Curtiss-Wright, Deere, Eastman Kodak, General Foods, Goodyear, General Mills, Goodrich, IBM, Johns-Manville, Lehigh Valley, Mack Trucks, Macy’s, Montgomery Ward, Nash-Kelvinator, Nat Biscuit, Nat Distillers, and many more with assorted percentages and trading hints. The fragment hints at a broad market snapshot or auction-like catalog from a historic financial page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Il Allis
Corl Alco
Aim St Fars
Armstrong Cork
Atl Refining
Aviation Corp
Bald Loco Ct
Balt
Ohio
Barnsdall Oil
Bendix Aviat
Bath Steel
Blaw-Knox
Borden Co
Borg-Warner
Briggs Mig
Calumet Avid Heo Tin Canad Pacific
Caterpil Tractor
Celanese Corp
Cerro de Pas Ag
Chrysler Corp
Cora
Cala
Colgate-Palm P
Edison
Consol Film Ind
BS Container Corp
Canarts
Motors
Dei
Crane Co
Curt
Goodyear
Harp-Walker
Hecker
Hershey
Houd-Hershey
Houston Oil
Hudson Motor Te Tiingis Central
Indust Rayon
the Harvester
Nick Can
Johns-Manvifie
Kennecott Cop
Kres
Nat Distillers
Nat Row
Nall Steel
Nazi plan to pressure Jews to emigrate amid Berlin curbs
The report describes Nazi efforts to move Jews from Berlin's residential west and force emigration in exchange for foreign buyers of German goods. It cites Walther Funk and Field Marshal Goering as driving figures and says plans could be announced soon, outlining a broader push for foreign trade tied to Jewish displacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Walther Funk
Heymann Wilhelm Goering
Wedding continued from Page 1 with numerous ushers listed
The notice lists Francis Feir of Weirton West Virginia and Mrs Frank Griswold of Philadelphia as part of the wedding continuation. Ushers include Edward Magee of Pittsburgh Dickerson Howard Mellvain Walter Squire and Frank Griswold Jr of Radnor Pennsylvania with Roosevelt also named among the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Feir
Weirton
W. Va
Frank Griswold
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Edward Magee
Pittsburgh
Dickerson
Howard Mellvain
Walter Squire
Frank Griswold, Jr
Radnor, Pa
New Jersey Tax Policies Praised By Fuller As Job Builder
Walter R. Fuller of Curtis Publishing Company praised New Jersey for keeping about 200,000 people off relief rolls through wise taxation and on payrolls. He contrasted Pennsylvania's high taxes, citing a 1935-1998 gain of 74 new industrial establishments outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh versus New Jersey’s 2,250 in two years, urging Pennsylvania to adopt wiser taxation to reduce unemployment.
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Newark
N. 3
Walter R. Fuller
Philadelphia
Curtis Publishing Company
New Jersey
Fuller
New Jersey Taxpayers’ Association
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industy
Pittsburgh
Uncertain timing for next great flood in Tennessee Valley
Washington report says Modern Noahs await a forecast as TWA engineers led by Sherman Woodward admit no reliable method to predict the next flood. Past records offered wildly varying forecasts from 300 to 3,000 years, leaving the public in uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donahey D-Ohla
TWA
Tennessee Valey
Sherman Woodward
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Baer
Moorhead
GENCE
Paget
Ma Gandhi
France
Nazi
Manasseur
NY Central
Nynh&h i
North Amer
Northern Pacific
Olan Otis Steal
Packard Motor
Patam Pictures
Penn R. R
Phila React
Phillips Pet Adle Pitt Scr & Bolt
Procer & Gam
Pullman
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of
Keith-Orph
Rand
Repab Steel
Reynolds Tob
Aaig Schenley Distill
United Air Lines
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
U. S. Smelt
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
Warner Bros
West Union Tel
West el & Mfg
JM Wilson Co
Ad Woolworth
England
Curtis Publishing Head
N. J
Noahs
Leydie
GEO. D. Leydic Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
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