Inter-County Drama Finals Presented in Blairsville
The Inter-County One-Act Rural drama finals take place in Blairsville High School auditorium at 7:50 p.m. under the direction of county agents J Warner and W L Treager with home economics workers Bessie Owen and Beatrice Esterline aiding. The event features Indiana Westmoreland and Sewickley groups presenting plays Waitin Fer Sun Up and Kidnapping Betty along with others from Hempfield and Rayne townships.
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Blairsville High School
India and
Westmoreland County Agricultural Extension Associations
J. “. Warner
W. L. Treager
Bessie Owen
Beatrice V. Esterline
Home Econ
Smics
Totlow
Iindiana
Olive Musser
Marie Shields
E. Dible
James A. Simpson
C. W. Cummins
R. Kinter
Ed. Henderson
Westmoreland
Ruth Falton
iBresident
Ralston
Secreary
John D. Martz Ty Treaswers
Emma Jones
Mary Speet
Sewickley Grange
Sewickley Boonalip
Westmoreland County
Betty
Erne. Hafer
Gordon Dramatics Club
Blacklickenship
Indiana County
Ethel
Lawrence
Hempfield, Grange
Hempfield
Sophie
Sandysville
Grace Lee Gaffney
Ome Grange
Rayne Township
Jerome K, Jerome
Deer Hunt Outlook Mixed Despite Early Setbacks
Reports from hunting camps say the early kill was lighter than expected but many hunters remain optimistic. Despite rain and discouragement, crews press on with new arrivals expected to bolster activity this week as deer drives continue along roadside camps. A North Mahoning Tax Justice League meeting is planned for December 6 at 7 oclock to discuss forming an organizing paper.
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Ods
Beason
North Mahoning
Tax Justice
North Mahoning Township
Meat Cutting Demonstrations at State College
Meat cutting demonstrations will be held for farmers and their wives. C A Dirge of State College will lead sessions on December 7 at 4 30 pm and 7 2 pm with Rik Thompson and others in Rochester Mills and White Township. Burge will carve a hog from the prior day. beet or Als carcass may be cut if available. Sausage gerappel pickle and related methods will be taught.
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Varmers
C. A. Dirge
State College
Rik Thompson
Home R. D
Neo
Eb Elder
Rochester Mills
James A. Simpson
White Township
Burge
Civil Service Tests for Jobs in Liquor Stores
Civil service tests outline for 30 liquor store jobs with pay scales from 860 to 6000 dollars, plus credits for veterans. Examinations administered with fingerprinting by state police, notary signatures required, and grading by university committees. Promotions emphasize high school education, managerial or clerical experience, and strong administrative ability.
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University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
Siquor-Store and Control Board
Robert 3. Gawthorp
Iplus
Holiday Express Promise Boosts Packing and Addressing
W M St Clair of the Haliday Express Agency predicts stronger holiday shipping and a 1934 business-building push under A New Deal in Express Business. Two million Christmas package labels are in use nationwide, with tips for careful packing and legible addressing to avoid transit delays. Ensure complete street addresses and correct state abbreviations to prevent misrouting.
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W. M. St. Clair
Haliday Express Agency
Bis City
Mr. St. Clair
Roosevelt
Express
State job openings list includes numerous clerical and supervisory roles
The notice outlines requirements for multiple state positions in Harrisburg including liquor stores supervisor and inspector, assistant comptroller, supervising customs and excise agent, senior accountant, account clerks, stenographers, and general office roles. Education ranges from high school to grade school with varied business, accounting, and supervisory experience. Applications and details are mailed. December 7 is the notification date for reporting.
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Customs and Excise
State Department of Instruction
Harrisburg
Public Works Figures Show Broad Employment Spread
The report cites 248 571 directly employed on site projects and 1 183 267 in civil works funded by the Public Works Administration. Hopkins notes 227 060 employed on federal projects, with Navy cleanup involving 11 631 workers across 20 states plus Hawaii and DC. London lists 40 principal theaters and 16 super cinemas.
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Public Works Fund
Civilian Conservation Corps
PWA
Ickes
AY Smith Andothers
Tod Ay
Harry L. Hopkins
Navy Department
States
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Solons End Liquor Control Begin on Taxes
Harrisburg and Washington report the end of liquor control with passage of bills on taxation, milk regulation, and a plan to let the commonwealth buy toll bridges. The Pennsylvania Senate aims to ratify the 21st Amendment, ending 13 years of prohibition, amid a staged national repeal sequence.
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Solons
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Columbus
Salt Lake City
Utah
Keystone State
Edward C. Shannon
Richard J. Beamish
The
Commonwealth
Robert K. Cassatt
Rosemont
Samuel Harden Church
Pittsburgh
Beamish
Washington
National Capitol
Cassett
Church
Elizabeth CO
Clark
Bryn Mawr
Joseph S. Clark
Philadelphia
Maria N. Dougherty
Wyncote
Thomas E. Durban
Eric
William J. Fitzgerald
Dunmere
John M. Hemphill
West Chester
Richard 4. Kock
Pottsville
Alvan Markle
Hazlaton
Emma G. Miller
W. W. Montgomery
Radnor
George S. Patterson
John A. Philips
Butler
Raymond Pitcairn
Bryn Athyn
Pennsylvania counties split on prohibition and amendments
The state shows 11 day counties and 14 day counties with 53 counties backing delegates to end prohibition and 14 preferring to continue under the eighteenth amendment. Forest Wyoming Indiana and others voted dry by narrow margins. overall amendment totals show Yes 508,516 No 502,8 with several counties unreported delaying final results.
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Pennsylvania
Bedford
Bradford
Butler
Forest
Fulton
Franklin
Huntingdon
Indiana
Juniata
Perry
Snyder
Tioga
Union
Wyoming
Noga
Assembly
Barks
Delaware
Repeal Era Speeds Toward Post-Prohibition Chicago
Chicago moves to enforce liquor laws as repeal nears, with a 75 year old statute keeping part of the North Side dry. Evanston cherishes a four mile arid circle around Northwestern University, while New York City readies a spotter drive to stamp out bootleggers after repeal. Chicago and Evanston push for strict enforcement to protect public welfare and tax collection.
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Chicago
TNS
North Side
Evanston
Methodist Northwestern University
Devon Avenue
David P. Sentner
New York
New York City
Edward P. Mulrooney
State Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Albany
Mulrooney
Chamber of Commerce
International News Service
Pittsburghesque
Pittsburgh
Dec
Adeline
Pennsylvania Liquey Control Board
Harrisburg
Obituary highlights multiple deaths in Cambria county area
Johnstown area obituaries report the death of 73 year old David Nicewonger in Cherryhill township after a short illness. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at his residence led by Rev. Meyera and Rev. Edwarda. Burial will be in Tantry Cemetery. Also noted are memorials for Michael J. Bracken a 73 year old Cambria coal operator who died of a heart attack in Altoona after a business trip. his survivors include wife Migs Marley and sons J Hayden Bracken Paul Bracken and Paul Conrad Bracken. Details cover Bracken’s career with Webster, Keystone, Argyle and Mineral Point coal companies and his civic roles in Johnstown and Cambria County. John C. Ray, 83, of Morrellville died at home after long service with Bethlehem Steel Corp and local politics. he leaves Ada Bracken Ray as widow and several children. burial in Armagh Cemetery. Shad Snyder, 77, of Center Township died after heart trouble. survived by children and ties to Church of the Nazarene Homer City.
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Mary Nicewonger Adama
David Nicewonger
Indiana Hospital
Lfe
Cherryhill Township
Messrs
Meyera
Edwarda
Tantry
Michael J. Brackett
Michael J. Bracken
Cambria County
Johnstown
Mtoona
Colonial Hotel
Bracken
Altoona
Paul Conrad
Michael Joseph Bracken
Gallitz
Francis B. Bracken
Philadelphia
J. Hayden Bracken
Paul Bracken
Migs Marley
Conrad
Gallitzin
Paul Conrad Bracken
Endiana State Normal School
Webster Coal Company
Tie
Proferty
Keystone Coal & Coke Company
Greensburg
Cambria
Indiana
Ike
Argyle Coal Company
Mineral Point Coal Company
Bennington
Gattitzin
Central Pennsylvania Coal Piaeers' Association
Astern Bituminous Coal Association
NRA
Johnstown Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Good Roads Asseiation
Johnstown Mater Club
Bachelors’ Club
Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania
Summit Country Club
Cresson
Altoona Lodge of Elks
L. C
Moose
Church of the Visitation
Eighth Ward
John C. Ray
Haystreat
Morrellville
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Penn Run
Indiana County
George and
Mary (Lydie) Ray
Ada Bracken
Armagh
D. Hall
Harry Ray
Howard Ray
Clover Street
Esther
Victor Wolfe
Luzerne Extension
I. L. Ray
State College
George Ray
Emma Long
Irwin
Annie Lockard
Samantha Martin
Laura
James Ray
Samuel Ray
Ray
AM. Lyle
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Armagh Cemetery
Shad Snyder
Center Township
Westmoreland County
White Township
Honor City
Church of the Nazarene
Homer City
Ciair
Keirn
Jeremiah Keirn
Cookport
East Ridge
Cherry Tree
Coolport
Barnesboro
Steubenville
Baptist Church of
Jie
Ruel Be, Keir
New Hebleben
Dean A. Keirn
Blairsville
Carl 0. Kein
Lynchburg
B.D. Kime
Daniel Keirn
Cherry Bree
Henry Keirn
Heilwood
Turbot Keirn
Brookville
Emmeline Bee
Margaret Wegner
Agnes Mechling
Akron
Grinale Victoria
Ow) Keira
Christmas Seals Aid Fight Against Tuberculosis In Indiana
In Indiana County sales of Christmas Seals help fund tuberculosis control. Despite progress and 308 U S sanatoria capacity, the disease still claims many lives in the first decades of adulthood. The annual campaign urges increased support to push toward ultimate elimination.
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Indiana CO
Pretit
United States
Plumville School Leads Health Drive Proceeds
Plumville grade school was first to respond to the Thanks for Health day program with a bangle pin sale proceeds remitted. Miss Mary Means, a teacher, reported the amount of 2.16 as part of the health insurance effort for purchasers and their families.
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Plumville
Mary Means
Nephew of King remanded to jail in London
Clarence Gordon Haddon, 43, an electrical engineer who claims to be King George’s nephew, was arraigned for sending threats and seeking 600 pounds annually for running a rooming house. He was remanded eight days without bail, with government denial of his birth claim and letters to several named individuals and President Roosevelt disclosed.
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King
London
Clarence Gordon Haddon
King George
Bow Street
Haddon
Duke of Clarence
George
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt Heads Home From Warm Springs Speech Planned
President Roosevelt speeds toward Washington aboard Presidential, en route to a White House desk for a speech to the Federal Council of Churches via nationwide hookup. He spent five weeks in Warm Springs, Ga., swimming, sunbathing and riding in the palemobile. Acting Secretary Morgenthau prepares to brief on monetary policy upon the President’s return.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Warm Springs
Federal Council of Churches
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Drastic Tax Reform Aims at Stock Market Speculation
Congressionally sourced report from Washington on December 4 outlines Ways and Means subcommittee recommendations after a four month study. The plan targets loopholes used to offset taxes with paper losses, seeks to curb speculation, reduce depreciation allowances, curb reorganizations, and revise capital gains provisions. Estimated revenue gains range from 300 to 400 million dollars annually.
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William S. Nealan N
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Gazette Cooking School Opens for Home Makers
Pencils ready and note books in hand as the Gazette announces a cooking school. Miss Ferguson will share delicious and unusual recipes free at every session and describe new dishes on stage. Attendees may win gifts, baskets, and groceries from local merchants, with daily drawings and prizes for faithful participants.
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Gazette Cooking School
Ferguson
Aoking ‘School
Gs Tin
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