Amish Man Declines To Take School Board Oath
Lancaster December report details Amish leader David B. Zook refusing a Place on East Lampeter township school board amid ongoing conflict over school funding and the closure of rural one room schools. Board secretary HH Heller notes Bishop Stoltz informs Zook of potential resignation, triggering possible gubernatorial appointment if the seat remains vacant. The Amish press renewed calls for state funds to reopen 20 rural schools, while five schools’ reopening remains a township decision.
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Lancaster
David B. Zook
East Lampeter Township
Lanca County
Zook
Heller
Zonk
Jacob Stoltzfuss
PWA
Smoketown
Zook #8
Earle
John H. Foose
Obituary of A Blackburn Bracken 78 retired farmer
A Blackburn Bracken 78 a retired farmer of East Wheatfield township died at 2 45 p m yesterday while visiting his son Norman Bracken in Alexandria Huntington County He was born December 27 1858 in East Wheatfield and lived there with wife Della J Craig whom he married September 20 1886 He is survived by widow four sons W Arthur Bracken Thomas D Bracken Norman A Bracken 16 grandchildren and siblings Walter Bracken Cora Dill Agnes Clark Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Blacklick Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev Stephens and Rev P W Large officiating Burial will follow at Armagh Cemetery
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A. Blackburn Bracken
East Wheatfield Township
Norman Bracken
Alexandria
Huntingdon County
Mr. Bracken
Indiana County
Mr Bracken
Della J. Craig
W. Arthur Bracken
Thomas D. Bracken
Cramer
Norman A. Brabinener
Bracken
Walter $E Bracken
Cora Dill
Buffington Township
Agnés Clark
Johnstown
Blacklick Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Stephens
P W. Large
New Florence Methodist Episcopal Church
Armagh Cemetery
Well bids opened for Crooked Creek and Tianesta dam area
Pittsburgh December bids will be opened December 13 by the United States engineer for drilling and casing wells at the Crooked Creek and Tianesta dams on the Allegheny River watershed. Completion due within 20 days after contract award.
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Pittsburgh
Crooked Creek
Tianesta
Allegheny River
United States
Disappearance Still Mystery In White Plains Case
Arthur Fried a 32 year old White Plains business manager for Colonial Sand and Stone vanished after his car was found abandoned. Authorities pursued kidnapping theories amid ransom notes and FBI and district attorney involvement. family denies voluntary disappearance.
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White Plains
N. Y
Arthur Fried
New York
Westchester County
Fried
Colonial Sand and Stone Company
Frieda
William Millier
Hugo
J H
Miller
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Walter A. Ferris
Bureau
Jobless Pay System Affects Relief and Exams
Officials warned seasonal workers with under 13 weeks not eligible for compensation and said Aid and Unemployment Departments will coordinate once the new system begins. Relief centers opened to handle a $7,500 lapse for 35,000 workers, with total state relief cited at about 442,291. The unemployment board prepared to open December 30 exams after a leak, while 12,000 applicants compete for 1,400 Pittsburgh Erie Ebensburg Harrisburg Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre postings on December 11 and 18.
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Solenberger
Assistance Department
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Relief Board
Karl de Schweinitz
Public Assistance
Pittsburgh
Erie
Ebensburg
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Wilkes-Barre
Erosion Talks Continued From Page One
Dr Bonsteel explains erosion as a summer experience that proved pleasant and marked by hardship. The longtime erosion student has observed ice damage affecting the sail, noting the broader impacts on landscapes and structures.
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Snow
Pr. Bonsteel
Roosevelt Gum Still Healed No Bone Involvement
White House officials reported that X rays showed no bone involvement in President Roosevelt's unhealed gum socket. The infection is confined to soft tissue. scraping the jawbone will not be necessary. A cleansing procedure of the socket from the recently extracted tooth was started. Whether the president would receive callers depended on treatment results.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Barry
Erosion expert discusses CCC training and watershed plans
Dr Bonsteel, long time Soil Survey leader, spoke to farmers in Blacklick and nearby towns about erosion control. He noted CCC enrollees need specialized training to boost efficiency and prepare them for future jobs as he highlighted ongoing work across northeastern states and proposed erosion control districts for Blacklick Creek watershed.
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Greenland
Colorado Desert
Department of Agriculture
S.C. 5
Hays
Bonstee
Blacklick
John W. Warner
Armagh
Brushvalley
Penn Run
Clarksburg
Blacklick Creek
Crooked Creek
Harry O. Kimmel
Pennsylvania
5. C
Bonsteel
PUC Warns Allentown Plant In Test Crisis
Harrisburg dispatch reports Public Utility Commission member Beamish calling the Allentown Reserve plant of Pennsylvania Power and Light practically useless in an emergency after a theoretical breakdown test. The test showed generators and boilers struggled, with an emergency crew and high cost noted and concern over $4.3 million spent in eight years on the plant. Wise and Reinicker defended compliance and operation as emergency ready.
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Harrisburg
Bicheard J. Beamish
Public Utility Commission
Allentown Reserve
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Beamish
H. A. Gould
Allentown
Wise
Student Assembly Talk on Saving Pennsylvania Soil
An Indiana High School student will address the assembly at 11 a m with an illustrated talk titled Saving Pennsylvania Soil. He will present many picture slides taken in this county to show soil conditions and conservation ideas.
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Indiana High School
Pennsylvania
Snow and Ice Add Hazard Across Eastern Pennsylvania
Snow flurries spread through much of Eastern Pennsylvania as highway crews battled drifting and freezing roads. Ice blanketed Pottsville Wilkes Barres and York slowing traffic while minor injuries were reported from a two car collision near York. Snow ranged from three inches to a foot in Kane and surrounding hills with temperatures dipping to ten degrees in Altoona. Four youngsters were hurt in casting accidents on Pitcharch streets as Kane area resumed winter sports amid snowfall.
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Pottsville
Wilkes-Barre
York
H. J. Tyson
Red Lion
James W. Rutledge
Pennevivania
Penneyivania
Kane
Pennsylvania
Somerest
Cambria
Westmoreland
Bedford
Brekstown
Alleheny Mountains
Pitcharch
Altoona
Buckhorn
OCC Head Spells C C C Nominee Roosevelt Focus
The OCC head describes the Roosevelt agenda and the rapid expansion of the Civilian Conservation Corps after the new president took office. He notes 1500 to 1600 camps established within four months, the Army organizing, enrolling, equipping and training enrollees, with a projected continuation at current strength until June 1938 and possible 25 percent cut in the next fiscal year. He emphasizes conserving both men and soil and the enrollee program, including specialized training and study effort, urging local business leaders to place enrollees in private commerce or industry.
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Tias
Roosevelt
Army of the United States
Col. Weeks
Scaling Ladders and Siege of Nanking Deepens
Japanese forces increased numbers through the night along Nanking Shanghai rail lines and the Purple Mountain shrine area. Fires raged in Nanking with smoke visible for miles as eight Americans fled to the Panay while 171 remained inside the city. Gates closed trapping refugees. foreign residents faced uncertainty about the trapped Americans.
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Nanking-Shanghai
Purple Mountain
Sun Yat-sen
China
Nanking
Panay
What to Do About Jack March Jailed in Carlisle
Carlisle authorities wrestle with how to handle Jack March farmhand jailed for refusing to consent to his seven year old son’s vaccination. March, who has previously faced similar charges, remains defiant saying he will rot in jail rather than allow legal help to intervene.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
Jack March
South Mountain
March
Kiwanis Hear Dr Wiseman on Psychiatry at Rustic Lodge
Dr John J Wiseman clinical director of psychiatry at Torrance State Hospital spoke to the Kiwanis at Rustic Lodge on psychiatry. Rev Clement Gif ford Belcher led the program. Next Monday’s meeting is Ladies Night and the following Monday the annual Christmas party.
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John J. Wiseman
Torrance State Hospital
Kiwanis
Rustic Lodge
Clement Gifford Belcher
State GOP Meet Tonight in Harrisburg for 1938 Campaign
The Republican State Committee will convene tonight as a prelude to tomorrow’s county leaders meeting. National Committeemen G. Mason Owlett and other state and national leaders are expected to attend. Financing plans and the crusaders report will be discussed while county leaders submit final reports on the November off year election.
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Harrisburg
Republican State Committee
G. Mason Owlett
Republican Crusaders
Markets for Produce Show Slow Demand Amid Steady Prices
Markets report slow demand across produce with apples and potatoes trading around steady. Apple varieties listed include No. 1 Pennsylvanian Jonathans at 75 to 80 cents per basket, New York Wealthies and Jonathans 80 to 85, Hubbardstons 78 to 80, Kings 90 to 100, West Virginia Jonathans 90 to 300, and Delaware Delicious 1.35. Ohio Rome Beauties fetch 1.00. Potatoes move in 100 lb sacks at 1.25 to 1.30 for Maine Green Mountains, Idaho Bur banks 1.75 to 1.85, plus 15 lb sacks Maine Green Mountains 21 to 24.
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New York
Wealthies
Hubbardstons
Kings
West Virginia
Jonathans
Delaware
Japanese Air Attacks and Bombardment Across Yangtze
The article details Japanese air operations on the Yangtze front including strikes on Pukow and Nanking outskirts, a Sunday bombardment of Wuhu suspending civilian shipping, and raids near Shunhwanchen killing or wounding over 200. It notes Japanese advances toward Wuhu despite Chinese attempts to block rail escape and communications with Wuhu.
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Wuhu
Pukow
Yangtze
Nanking
Shunhwanchen
Traffic Of Tomorrow to Build Four Lane Route in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the traffic of tomorrow plan for a 50 million dollar four lane super-highway from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg. Cloverleaf connections are planned at eight points with four more under consideration in Irwin Avonny New Stanton Westmoreland Bedford Breezewood Roxbury Willow Hill Franklin Middlesex. Exits would be 37 miles apart and bridges built on existing railroad rights of way. Nine tunnels are nearly repurposed with one to be unused.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission
Pittsburgh
Irwin
Avony
New Stglion
Weatmoreland County
Bedford
Breezewood
Bedford County
Roxsbury
Willow Hill
Franklin County
Middlesex
Cumberland County
Simi
Lar
Somerset
Everett
Fort Littleton
Fulton County
South Penn Railroad
E B. B. Stone
Radford County
Stone
Allegheny Tunnel
New Baltimore
Stock Market Snapshot of Early 20th Century US Firms
The list catalogs major corporations including Air Reduction Am Can Am Tel and Tel Chrysler Corp Ford General Electric General Motors Hudson Motor Nash-Kelvinator Packard Studebaker and others. It shows a dense mix of industrials, utilities, and rail firms with scattered percentage figures and coded tickers, reflecting a market roundup or price table from a historical financial page.
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AL Chem
Dye Am
Alco Am
St & Am
Anaconda
T and
Baid Loco
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Cerro de Pas
Ches
Chrysler Corp
Com! Solvents
Camwlh
South
Cons Edison
Conzal Oil Carn Products
Crane Co
del Lack and
West Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
Elec
Frods
Gen Motors Gen
Harb-Wilker Hudson Motor Int
Harveler Int
Nick Can
Tel and
Tel
Kennecott Cop Kresse Lehigh Part
Liggett and My B
Loews
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pr
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Packard Motor Penn RR
Phila Read C
Phillips Pet Pub
Sve
NJ Pure Oil Radio Corp
Repab Steel Reynolds
Tab B
Socany-Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern By
Ind
Stand Oil NJ Studebaker Corp
Gitadia
Du Pont outlines 10 year plan to create 3 million jobs
Lamont du Pont, president of Du Pont de Nemours, proposes a ten year program to generate 3,000,000 jobs via $25 billion private investment. He calls for a threefold government pledge on tax stability, fair labor conditions, and stable legal rules, arguing the plan hinges on stabilization rather than exact tax or wage levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lamont du Pont
BE. J. du Pont de Nemours & Co
National Association of Manufacturers
du Pont
Freedom of the press case moves up in Weirton inquiry
National Labor Board attorneys forwarded the case to Washington to decide action against Hartley W. Barclay editor and two Pittsburgh ad executives who defied subpoenas. Barclay accused the subpoena of infringing press freedom while board counsel sought to question him over sourcing of critical material for Mill and Factory. The dispute arises from an 17 week labor practices hearing into National Steel subsidiary activities.
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Steubenville
National Labor Board
Washington
Freedom of
Weirton Steel Company
J. Warren Manden
Hartley W. Barclay
Pittsburgh
New York
Barclay
Weirton
National Steel
Isadore Polier
George
Carlton Kteham
Polier
Labor Board
Charles T. Douds
Harry T. O'Brien
St. Marys
O'Brien
NLRB
Stackpele Carbon Company
CIO
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Miami
Fla
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Esquire
LIFE
Colliers
Saturday Evening Post
PUC
Wame
Jack Marsh
STATE
Eleanor MacDonald
Aed
Flyer
Dupont
Texas Corp
Alla Timken
Transamerica II
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas
Indus Alco
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
West UN
West el
Mfg
Woolworth
Curb
Bord
Pennroad
NLB
Treasury
Daugherty's
Philadelphia ST
Indiana Evening Gazette
Standard American Encyclopedia
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
The
Indiana Evening, Gazette
Indians Evening Gazette
Indiang Evening Gazette
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