Banking report shows record Pennsylvania deposits rise
Harrisburg banking secretary Luth er A Harr announced that deposits in Pennsylvania financial institutions grew by 177 513 088 from October 1934 to November 1985, lifting banks to their strongest position yet while noting liquidity remains high. Loans fell slightly and trust funds surged, signaling cautious lending but healthy balance sheets overall.
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Harrisburg
Luther A. Harr
Pennsylvania
Harr
Hart
Mary Conway obituary notices for Carrolltown and West Union Church
Mrs Mary Hoffman Conway 72 dies at Carrolltown home of her son in law Harry V Brawley funeral services set at St Benedict Catholic Church Carroll burial in West Union Church cemetery services led by Rev E L Ralston and Rev H B Fairman
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West Union Church
E. L. Ralston
Midway
H. B. Fairman
Plumville
Mary (Hoffman) Conway
Mary Conway
Harry V. Brawley
Carrolltown
St. Benedict Catholic Church
Carroll
Thomas Wolf
Cameron’s Bottom
Indiana County
Michael Miller
Jeannette
A. M. Maloy
Pine Township
Yellow Lines For Highways Experiment Aids Fogged Driving
Harrisburg December 20 The Department of Highways tests yellow highway guide lines as a safety aid for fogbound motorists. Warren Van Dyke Secretary of Highways told Associated Pennsylvania Constructors that broken yellow lines help drivers know when straight road ahead. The concept covers 141 miles of major mountain highways and follows ongoing contractor work under a cooperative program.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Warren van Dyke
Associated Pennsylvania Constructors
Pennsylvania
van Dyke
NRA era codes and hours wages debated in Senate
Blue Eagle hours and wages were praised as social advances yet senators doubted revival of the NRA in its old form. Some voiced support for maximum hours and minimum wages, but feared lasting legal enforceability. Senator Black of Alabama said he will push a 20 hour work week bill.
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NRA
Wnearly
Black
Ala
Eritrean troops celebrate victory with drum and dance
In a jubilant parade after their victory over Italian forces, Eritrean Askari danced around a camp fire brandishing their weapons. The celebration paused briefly when a single Italian machine gun was found missing, then resumed as the victory pride continued despite casualties on the Italian side.
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Askari
Ramsey Gets Commutation in Pennsylvania Pardon Board Action
In Harrisburg on December 20 the state board of pardons recommended Governor Earle commute the sentence of William T. Ramsey, former Chester tax collector convicted of embezzling 260000. Ramsey, jailed since 1932, was cancer ill and could die if kept imprisoned. The board also commuted other sentences and praised releases before Christmas.
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Earle
William T. Ramsey
Chester
Ramsey
Avero
J. Gershon-Cohn
W. J. McCarter
Delaware County
Pardon Board
James Halpin
Philadelphia
Halpin
Luigi Quaranta
William
Deni
Quaranta
Charles J. Margiotti
Dent
Margiotti
C. F. Kelley
Kelley
Mystery of Italian officer killed in tank battle
An eye witness recounts events of a soldier from Dembe Guina pass evading Ethiopian forces after a failed stand during the Italian retreat. The witness explains how the officer’s body was found after Ethiopians attacked the tank, with swords thrust through air slits.
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Dembe Guina Pass
Miss Todd Slain in Suspected Car Tragedy
A report claims evidence points to Miss Todd being slain. Her body was found slumped behind the wheel of her phaeton. An inquest verdict termed death by carbon monoxide probably accidental and urged further investigation. Rochester issued a subpoena for Miss Todd's ex husband to explore possible murder motives. The case involved extortion threats and fears of gambling disputes tied to her cafe in Santa Monica.
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Todd
Rochester
Miss Todd
Pasquale di Cicca
Miss ‘Todd
Santa Monica
Charles Smith
Todd Cafe
Sensational Todd Mystery Deepens in Los Angeles
Investigators face new clues in Thelma Todd death as Jewel Carmen, estranged wife of Roland West, tells police she saw the actress with a tall dark man in her auto less than 12 hours before the body was found. Martha Ford recalls a Sunday telephone call about a cocktail party guest. Carmen says she saw Todd with a foreign looking man driving near Hollywood Boulevard, though detectives question her identification. Thousands file by the casket while private services are held at Forest Lawn.
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Thelma Todd
Cinema Beauty
Los Angeles
Jewel Carmen
Roland West
Misa Todd
Martha Ford
Miss Todd
Comedienne
Ford
Hollywood Boulevard
Carmen
Miss She
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Resignation of Hoare linked to League plan collapse
The resignation of British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare is cited with Laval as co authors of a plan that the League Council discarded yesterday, signaling the strength of popular support for the League. Meanwhile opponents of punitive sanctions took comfort as Franco British proposals failed to secure peace but delayed further penalties against Italy.
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Ben Robertson
Associated Press
London
League of Nations
House of Commons
League
Mediterranean
Spain
Greece
Turkey
France
Yugoslavia
Italy
Neville Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
Paris
Laval
King George
Baldwin
Wade Werner
Geneva
East Africa
Ethiopia
Tasy
Pierre Laval
League Council
Narrowing Opposition to New Deal in Literary Digest Poll
The Literary Digest reports 819,320 votes from 34 states. 472,698 oppose Roosevelt's New Deal while 346,622 support it, equating to 57.69 percent against the New Deal, up from 57.24 last week. 23 states oppose totaling 265 Electoral College votes, 11 states favoring totaling 128 votes.
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Literary
Roosevelt
Literary Digest
Flashes of Life and Pettiness in Courts
A trio of brief items reports Eleanor Cooper facing a judge over her divorce stance, William Cooper seeking counsel to challenge grounds, and a light note about a carpenter's quintuplet rocking chair invention sent to Canada. The LA piece covers a petty tire vandalism dispute ending with a claim of choosing a dog over the husband.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Eleanor Cooper
Raymond MacNeille
William Cooper
Cooper
Deaths of Prominent Pittsburghers Samual Grenet and Charles Dahlinger
Samuel J. Grenet, 67, president of Fort Pitt Brewing Co and former state assemblyman, died of a heart attack after inflammatory rheumatism. Charles W. Dahlinger, 70, longtime Allegheny Trust chairman, died from injuries after an automobile collision. Dahlinger authored historical works and was a Washington and Jefferson College graduate. Survived by widow Bess McCain of Kittanning.
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Samuel J, Grenet
Allegheny
Yies
Auto
Fata
Charles Dahlinger
Samual J
Grenet
Charles W. Dahlinger
Pittsburgh
John S. Herron
Charles W. Hahlinger
The
Allegheny Trust Company
Dahlinger
Washington and Jefferson College
Bess McCain
Kittanning
Balloting Across States Shows Mixed New Deal Support
Electoral College tallies indicate 34 states reporting about three fourths of U S population with Roosevelt favored by most prior supporters. Southern states like Virginia North Carolina and Texas back the New Deal while Florida Oklahoma tilt against it. Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina show strong early Roosevelt support. Oregon and Washington report initial opposition.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
la Follette
Farm Belt
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Child Welfare Preparations in Harrisburg Dec. 20
The Pennsylvania Department of Welfare announced plans to use 68,749 from the Social Security Act to extend care for homeless, dependent and neglected children in rural areas. Secretary Dr J Evans Scheehle said no new legislation is needed to participate, but Congress did not appropriate funds and is expected to act when it reconvenes next month. The state receives a large share of the contemplated 1,300,000, second only to Texas. The allocation is based on rural population.
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Harrisburg
Department of Welfare
J. Evans Scheehle
Department
Schechle
Congress
Scheehte
Texas
Two-Piecer Pattern Promises Practical Winter Style
A pattern catalog blurb touts a gay two piece outfit for autumn through New Year wear. It features a bewitching blouse with an extra skirt and a pencil slim skirt paired with sweaters or jackets, with versatile scarf and bow options. Pattern 2651 offers sizes up to 40 and simple sewing steps with Anne Adams guidance.
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Businas
Anne Adams
Indiana Evening Gazette Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
Hauptmann’s Clemency Appeal Planned Within Week
Attorney Lloyd Fisher said Hauptmann will file a petition for clemency with the New Jersey Pardons Court within a week. Governor Hoffman hinted a pardons session could occur between Christmas and New Year’s if timely. Fisher plans to meet Hauptmann in the death house and discuss a lie detector test, while Vilenta weighs waiver for its use.
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Trenton
N. J. Dee
Lloyd Fisher
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Harold C. Hoffman
Fisher
Hauptmann
David T Wu Jentz
Vilenta
Christmas Gifts and the Price of Joy
A reader questions the obsession with money and material toys at Christmas. The piece laments grown ups seeking toys instead of virtue, warns against turning celebrations into a bank account, and recounts a family passing wealth to children who value money over experience, risking mercenary lives.
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Santa Claus
Laura
Jim
Dad
Betty
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