Pennsylvania crops valued at 142 million in 1934
Pennsylvania farmers saw crops valued at about 142 million dollars as of December 1 1934, up 24 million from 1933 and 88 million from 1932. Corn oats and several fruits rose in yield and price, while winter wheat barley rye tobacco hay and peaches fell. Corn remained the year’s top asset with a yield over 62.9 million bushels and a price rise to 77 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federal
State
Convicts Freed After Tuberculosis Test
CANON CITY Colorado December 20 INS Carl Erickson and Mike Schmidt life termers at the Colorado penitentiary were released as the first convicts used in a serum tuberculosis prevention test. Dr H J Cooper of the National Jewish Hospital in Denver announced the trials successful after 15 years of animal work. Governor Johnson had granted executive clemency allowing their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Carl Erickson
Mike Schmidt
Colorado
Deane
Erickson
Schmidt
H. J. Cooper
National Jewish Hospital
Denver
Ed. C. Johnson
Erickson and Schmidt
Snow Blanket Hits Western Pa in Storm Dispatch
New London Conn Dec 20 The US Destroyer Semmes anchored in the upper harbor dragged anchor in a southwest gale and was blown onto the Croton near the old ferry landing. Crew escaped injury but the ship was believed damaged significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Semmes
Croton
Old Ferry Landing
Incomes Under War Industries Board Probe
Wartime incomes of War Industries Board members and officers were slated for inquiry after destruction of 1918 and 1919 records, with figures showing higher incomes than 1917. Names named include Clarence Dillon Joseph F. Guffey Eugene Meyer and others. Baruch denounces tax return destruction claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
War Industries Board
Army
Clarence Dillon
Dilton, Read & Co
New York
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Petroleum Secfon
Eugene Meyer
War Finance Corporation
Charles A. Otis
Cleveland
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
J. Leonard Replogic
Samuel Vauclain
John D. Ryan
Copper King
James E. Watson
Indiana
DuPont
Baise Penrose
Senate
Watson
DuPonts
Earle Delays Cabinet Appointments After Labor Row
Philadelphia December report says Governor-Elect George H. Earle postpones three cabinet picks until after Christmas. Labor leaders oppose Edward W. Jones of Pittsburgh for labor and industry secretary, prompting the delay. Remaining posts slated for Michael J. Haready and Major Owen B. Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Earle
Cambridge
Tis
Edward WN. Jones
Pittsburgh
Tragic death of Punxsutawney man in Pittsburgh area
The article reports the tragic death of a Punxsutawney man connected with Seward and Pittsburgh. He served over a year in France with the List Division and was wounded in service. He last worked as Dunlop Tire Store manager before moving to Sears Roebuck in Pittsburgh. Survived by widow Lilian Funk two daughters sisters Clifford McLaughlin of Heshbon Harry Anthony and Max Bowers of Homewood brother Harry Funk of Irwin and sister Mrs William Kerr Windber who died earlier. Funeral services are set for 2 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
France
List
Johnstown
Hudson-Essex
Dunlop Tire
Punik
Sears-Roebuck Company
Pittsburgh
Lilian Funk
Tee Sisters
Clifford McLaughlin
Heshbon
Harry Anthony
Max Bowers
Homewood
Harry Funk
Irwin
William Kerr
Windber
Obituary of Andrew Lindsay Jr. 54 Seward man dies
Andrew Lindsay Jr. 54 of Seward died Tuesday noon at University of Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia from complications of diseases. Born in Seward to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lindsay Sr., he studied for the ministry and married Jeannette McDill of Anita. Survived by widow, parents, and siblings. service tomorrow at 10 at Seward Methodist Church, Rev. H. C. Smith officiating. burial Anita Cemetery near Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lindsay, JR
Seward
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Andrew Lindsay
Jeannette McDill
Anita
Jennett Lindsay
Andrew Lindsay, Sr
Joh P. Lindsay
Punxsutawney
Agnes Meyers
Jane Porter
Youngstown
Elizabeth Armstrong
Johnson City
Fannie Crichton
Colyer
H.C. Smith
Methodist Church
Anita Cemetery
Punxsutaw
Ney
Christmas Theatre Plans in Indiana County
Theatres announce a Toyland Broadcast and The Painted Veil with Greta Garbo and others. Tom Brown stars in Bachelor of Arts on Indiana screens. An Our Gang comedy and Joe Penner sketch join the lineup. A free Christmas party for needy youngsters at 9:30 a.m. next Monday, with Santa Claus, Bill Neff, and a countywide bus and automobile effort to bring children to the shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Toyland
Painted Veil
Greta Garbo
Herbert Marshall
George Brent
Indiana
Tom Brown
Our Gang
Joe Penner
Indiana County
Santa Claus
Bill Neff
Siddie
American Legion
Willard
Revenue Freight Shows Increase on Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia December 20 The Pennsylvania Railroad moved 82 316 revenue freight cars the week ended December 15 up 5 687 from prior week and 1814 from 1933. For the period through December 15 loadings totaled 4 422 62 cars up 21 percent from last year. Coal loadings reached 14 070 cars up 2 150 from the prior week. Read the Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Christmas Solicitation Urges Help for Needy in Indiana
The Welfare Association and Boy Scouts urge Indiana residents to donate clothing and food for Christmas baskets. Collectons will be made Saturday, December 20, by Scouts from homes with bundles placed on porches. If unsure, call Scout HQ Indiana 837R or Welfare office Indiana 517 before Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Welfare Association
Scout Headquarters
Welfare Office
Citizens of
Boy Scouts
Guardsmen Restore Order in Tennessee Riots Continue
National Guardsmen guard E. K. Harris a 22 year old accused attacker, as mobs clash at the Nashville Court House. Rioters fire into air, dynamite and gasoline set fires, guardsmen and police attempt to halt assaults amid gunfire. Two killed, several wounded, a mistrial declared as Harris is evacuated amid chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
E. K. Harris
Nashville
National
Harris
Raleigh Howards
Edwards
Gilbert Freeman
Pat Lawes
Hahhis
T. L. Coleman
Policeman's Story from Shelbyville Riots 1934
In Shelbyville Tennessee on December 20 1934 rioters overwhelmed police and militiamen as they burned the courthouse after dragging E K Harris from custody. The mob drank alcohol assaulted officials and threatened water works and county jail during the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
Shelbyville
Tenn
E.K. Harris
Riot at the Courthouse Sparks Massive Crowd Disturbance
The mob near the courthouse square grew to about 500 armed protesters who damaged property, cut fire hoses, and sparked fears of targeting the city water works. Extra police guarded critical sites as demonstrators roamed all night and threats of harsher actions followed. Troops from Nashville were expected to curb the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Courthouse Square
City Water Works
Nashville
Bold foray nets $48 000 in bank holdup case
A band of young men robbed a bank to fund payroll cashing for 1100 employees at a Philadelphia Electric Company branch. The haul was supplied by the Pennsylvania Company for insurance and annuities. An automobile with Dauphin County license BE5486 linked to the suspects. Witnesses identified a man resembling fugitive Mais as the holdup chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Company
Pennsylvania Company
Mais
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Provisions for Roosevelt Recovery Plan and Codes
The text outlines recovery era principles for Roosevelt era codes, covering industries without codes, fair trade practices, temporary codes to stabilize competition, conservation needs in natural resources, extension options for codes, mutual termination notices, repeal conflicts with other statutes, mandatory admin assessments, and ending the Blue Eagle requirement for code participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Act
White House Christmas Card Sent From Roosevelt Couple
The 1934 Christmas Card from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt was mailed today. The card measures six by eight inches and features a 4 by 5 inch photo of the couple by the fireplace in the White House study. It bears the inscription A Merry Christmas from The President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal Moves Into NYC Power Production Field
The Roosevelt administration announced plans to finance a New York City power plant, signaling a wider policy to compete with private utilities and pressuring rate cuts. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia called private rates outrageous, framing the project as the nucleus of a statewide distributing system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
Tennessee Valley
White House
Fiorella Laguardia
New York
Eack
Empire State
Laguardia
Ward Committeeman Sentenced for Counterfeiting in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 20 Judge George A. Welsh sentenced Howard White, a 58-year-old ward committeeman and potato seller, to five years in a federal penitentiary at Lewisburg for distributing counterfeit money. White was found guilty last week of circulating spurious one, five, and ten dollar notes. Representative Clinton A. Sowers urged leniency, while Secret Service agent William H. Hrough ton urged a heavy penalty, calling White a parasite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vdiladelphia
Vis
United States District Court
George A. Welsh
Howard White
Lewisburg
Welsh
White
Clinton
A. Sowers
William H. Jroughton
Secret Service
GOP Minority In Caucus Set In Harrisburg
Harrisburg December 20 Republicans in the state House gathered for a luncheon and planned caucus behind closed doors if an agreement is reached Patrick Conner of Philadelphia was to be named Republican candidate for Speaker and a steering committee floor leader and legislative program were to be chosen. If no agreement the luncheon would be called a conference and another meeting would be held for the caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Patrick Conner
Philadelphia
G. QO. P
Driver Fined After Ambulance Crash With Pastor
Henry Radebach of Revloc driving Monroe Coal Company ambulance ran red light and crashed into Rev W K Anderson's car in Johnstown. Radebach fined $5 plus costs. ambulance was empty. Steve Strasinsky fined $10 for reckless driving. Police said a truck struck C E Mansfield of 14 Ash Street in Cambria City, Johnstown, Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Radebach
Revloc
Monroe Coal Company
W. K. Anderson
Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Johnstown
Steve Strasinsky
Honan Avenue
C. E. Mansfield
California Woman Missing Sparks Nationwide Search
Mrs. Marion Todd of San Francisco leads a search for her sister Eliot Duke Schaffner, 36, wife of a Chicago clothing magnate, who vanished from her Carmel home. Soldiers from Monterey Presidio joined in the hunt amid an anxious community and an ongoing, desperate effort to locate her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Cal
Marion Todd
San Francisco
Eliot Duke Schaffner
Chicago
Monterey Presidio
Trom Ger
Menace to Peace of Men Housewives Discuss Home Upgrades
Mrs Delight S Trimble, a Federal Housing Act representative, tells Pittsburgh women they must press for better home conditions. She says the act’s success relies on dissatisfied women who urge husbands and fathers to fund repairs, modernization, and improvements like new wallpaper and paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Dee
UIS
Delight S. Trimble
Trimble
Farmer and Son Struck by Lightning in Somerset County Farmhouse
A thunderstorm sweeping a wide area struck Chester M. Whipkey, 44, and his son Clyde, 24, at the doorway of their Somerset County farmhouse. The elder remained unconscious at midnight but expected to recover. Clyde recovered after a 10 minute stun. Lightning sparked amid heavy rain turning to snow with high winds, as the pair held a metal flashlight and firewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Listie Farmer
Somerset
Chester M. Whipkey
Clyde
W. W. Westfall
Missing Guardsmen Safe After Snow Squall Misadventure
Two 18-foot boat guardsmen who vanished after noon yesterday returned unharmed to Middle Island Coast Guard station. They said they lost bearings in a snow squall and landed on Crooked Island, mistaking it for the mainland, then stayed ashore all night rather than risk Lake Superior in darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena, Mich
Middle Island
Personal music for Westinghouse workers in East Pittsburgh
In the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company East Pittsburgh plant phonographs were installed in the motor and electric parts assembly departments to keep the female workers content. Saxophones moaned, cornets blared, tubas thumped as rhythm and melody filled the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rythym
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Liquor Stores Close Early for Christmas Shopping
Harrisburg reports the State Liquor Control Board warns customers that state stores must close at 9 p.m. on Monday. Secretary Harry G. Banzhoff says last-minute rushes could block purchases. Last week’s sales exceeded a million dollars, with officials predicting a first-year record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Liquor Control Board
Harry G. Banzhoff
Dutch air liner missing over Cairo to Baghdad chase
Planes hunted a giant American-built Dutch airliner missing between Cairo and Baghdad with three passengers and four crew aboard. Captain Beekman and First Officer Van Steenbergen were aboard. last wireless at midnight between Gaza and Rushah reported bad weather and difficulty. Armored cars aided the search but sand and rain hindered progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Dee
Bagdad
Beekman
van Steenbergen
Gaza
Rushah
Rickenbacker Returns to Chicago on Miami Route Flight
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker departed Miami at 10 20 a m for the return leg of the Chicago Miami passenger route aiming to cover 212 miles per hour in six hours. The flight inaugurates a new service linking Chicago and Miami with the famed aviator at the controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Arrested as He Left Prison in Auburn
A man named Gross, 41, freed on parole at Auburn prison, was arrested as he exited and en route to Philadelphia to face charges of assault and robbery tied to a $65,000 jewelry store holdup on December 11, 1924. He had been sentenced to 22 years and parole was granted yesterday. Philadelphia detectives awaited him at the gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Auburn Prison
Herman Gross
Philadelphia
Gross
New York
Roosevelt Birthday Ball Money Personnel
Washington plans for the Roosevelt birthday balls created a commission of eleven to manage funds for the Georgie Warm Springs foundation. President Roosevelt accepted the panel's members, with Cal Henry L. Doherty as chair and Jeremiah Milbank as vice-chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgie Warm Springs Foundation
Keith Morgan
Cal. Henry L. Doherty
New York
Florida
Jeremiah Milbank
Paul Ode Kruiff
Pennsylvania
Edward 5S. Harkness
Edsel B. Ford
Felix Warburg
John S. Burke
Nichlas Brady
Raymond B. Fosdick
Lessing Rosenwald
Chicago
Senator James Couzens
Michigan
Mills Diagnoses "Spending Orgy"
Former secretary of the treasury Ogden L Mills urged a return to a balanced budget and an end to a spending orgy. He warned disaster will overtake the country unless the federal administration slows inflation and curbs vested interests in government spending. He said reversing the trend will face temporary losses but warned forces may drive public policy forward toward a perilous end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Mills
Beijing
Mrs Hauptmann Under Medical Care Amid Lindbergh Case
Mrs Anni Hauptmann wife of Bruno Hauptmann the Lindbergh kidnap suspect was placed under a physician's care in Flemington New Jersey today. The strain of the case has worn her and guards say she collapsed briefly during a semi weekly visit to Hauptmann in Hunterdon county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. I
Anni Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Hunterdon County
President Roosevelt Sends Xmas Greetings to Veterans
In Indianapolis on December 20, President Roosevelt via Frank N Belgrano Jr national commander of the American Legion transmitted a Christmas message to disabled World War veterans. He expressed wishes for restored health renewed courage and patience and a determination to carry on in the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Frank N. Belgrano
American Legion
Roosevelt
Treasury balance report shows December 18 tallies
Washington December 20 Treasury balance as of December 18 stands at 2,522,852,094.27 with internal revenue 4,242,559.24 and customs receipts totaling 20,540,807.66 in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Public School Recovery Plans Proposed by State Leader
Harrisburg Dec 20 Nine legislative recommendations for public school recovery were announced by Dr James N Rule superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction The plan aims for five million dollar emergency state aid per biennium and current deficiency funding plus reforms in subsidy distribution and district reorganization to keep schools open and protect teachers jobs and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
James N. Rule
Department of Public Instruction
Rule
Market Closes Higher After Utilities Lead Selloff
New York stocks fell then recovered as liquidation in utilities, led by Consolidated Gas, weighed on prices. A City of New York lighting plan and a PSC rate decision pressured gas shares. industrials firmed with Dupont and American Can showing strength. Oil shares mixed. Allied Chemical firmed after earlier losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Consolidated Gas
United Gas Improvement
North American
American Water Works
Public Service of N. J
New York City
New York State Public Service Commission
Dupont
United States Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
Standard Oil
N. J
Allied Chemical
Atchison, New York Central
Lackawanna
Schenley
American Telephone
Amn
Smilly
Atchison T
Eastman Kodak la Erie RR
Freeport Texas
Glen Eree
Gen
Mtrs
Nickie
Int 'T and Trey Kelvinator
Kennecot
Lone Star
Miami
Mis
Kansas and Tex Co
Sts
Monty Ward
Nash Mies
Nail Dairy Prod
NY Cen RR
Norh Amn
Packard Mies
Penn RR
Pull
Local Youths Taken In Brockway
Local youths were taken in Brockway after jimmied entry at a gasoline station. Indiana police and county authorities went to Brockway this afternoon to question the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockway
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Munitions Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Moorhead
Tennessee
Wem
M. H. Yancey Ber
Shelbyville, Tenn
California
Farmer and Son
Westinghouse
Rickenbacker
Mrs. Hauptmann
M. D. Care
Dillinger
Touhy
Joseph Burns
Burns
Brooke Sunayroi
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