One Week Extra Session Aims to Let Unemployment Payments
Harrisburg reports a one week special session in December 1890 will enable Pennsylvania to make unemployment compensation payments in 1938 and avoid the pitfall facing 10 other states. Ralph M. Bashor, secretary of Labor and Industry, commented on Attorney General Homer Cummings ruling. Margiotti thinks the 44 hour week law likely survives a court test, and the officials discussed the legality and economic implications in brief remarks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ralph M. Bashor
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Homer Cummings
Cummings
Bashore
Charles J. Margiotti
Markets Tap Pittsburgh Cocoa-less Apples and Grains
Pittsburgh market report shows demand moderate with steady prices across apples and potatoes. Livestock offers mixed with steady calves and vealers, while Chicago futures rise on lower U.S. wheat visible supply, with December, May and July contracts up from opening.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Jonathans
New York
Burbanks
Maine Green Mountains
Florida
Chicago
Liverpool
Attenton
United States
Obituary notes two families in Punxsutawney area
Obituary records mark the death of local hotelier and family links in Punxsutawney. Longtime National Hotel proprietor, devout Catholic, remembered as friendly and trustworthy. survived by son Dr Paul of Blairsville, daughter Mrs Heath Hastings, sister Mrs Bernard Moran, and three grandchildren. Funeral at Roman Catholic Church with burial in West End Cemetery. Also updated: Mrs Jennie Marie Brewer Weaver, 36, of Clymer, dies after operation complications. survived by husband Irwin Brewer, two children Hazel and Robert, plus brothers James Paul Vernie and a sister. services at Harmony Grove Lutheran Church with burial in church cemetery. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
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Mary Redding
Patrick
Punxsutawney
National Hotel
Paul
Blairsville
Heath Hastings
Torrence
Bernard Moran
Boylestown
Mass
West End Catholic
Irwin Weaver
Jennie Marie (Brewer) Weaver
Irwin Brewer
Lee Street
Clymer
Iodiana Hospital
Mee
Ernest Brewer
Washington Township
Hazel
Robert
James
Vernie Brewer
Bowser Funeral Home
Brewer Home
Indiana
Harmony Grove Lutheran Church
Bay
Fred Steuber
Church
Roosevelt resumes utilities construction talks in White House
President Roosevelt today resumed efforts to spur utilities construction through peace talks with power company executives. Frank R. Phillips and William H. Taslor joined the White House meeting as the series aims to broaden construction and apply prudent investment to power rates. Willkie and Carlisle outlined issues and proposed modifications to law and pace of TVA power, with Carlisle projecting $112 million in construction by his companies in the next two years.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Power Company
White House
Frank R. Phillips
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
William H. Taslor
Philadelphia Electric Company
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Flora J. Carlisle
Consolidated Edison
Niagara Hudson Power Company
Willkie
Carlisle
Ins
Utilities Holding Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Power Commission
Coal Gives Earle Big Job For Pennsylvania Industry
Earle cites 900000 tons annual output from southern producers and says legislation may be unnecessary to aid the industry. He warns that sales must rise to salvage soft final counties now on the brink of ruin.
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Pennsylvania
Report questions inapt department checks and relief failures
The investigation covered hearings in Scranton Philadelphia Erie Lancaster Harrisburg Altoona and Pittsburgh with audits by eight accounting firms and a supplier poll of department employees. It found a young staff with limited business training and lax controls over 5 million monthly expenditures and relief decisions.
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de Schweinitz
WPA Relief Lists Fail to Track Grants and Eligibility
A WPA survey criticizes relief spending and administration as wasteful. It notes lists show recipients without grant amounts, leading to misreporting and continued relief despite ineligibility. Investigators estimate potential savings from tighter audits could outweigh budget increases. The piece names Donald M. Livingston, Harry Margolis, and William Spenster, plus county board appointments and Philadelphia’s existing setup.
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Works Progress Administration
Department
WPA
Donald M. Livingston
Public Utility
Harry Margolis
William Spenster
Philadelphia‘’s
Oon
Truck Coal Prices Set For Eastern Districts
The Bituminous Coal Commission fixed truck nine soft coal prices today for eight eastern districts. Prices for cow from mines in wagons or trucks take effect January 3, slightly lower than railroad or boat coal. Ranges include Eastern Pennsylvania 1.68 to 3.50, Western Pennsylvania 1.66 to 2.60, Northern West Virginia 1.75 to 2.40, Ohio 1.66 to 2.40, West Virginia panhandle 1.66 to 2.40, Wisconsin 1.60 to 2.20, Indiana 1.00 to 2.40, Iowa 2.05 to 3.90.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
Wiiniis
Indiana
Iowa
Employment Board Plans Exams for 20000 Applicants
The city and county boards will not assume full duties until March. Examinations will be held for 20000 applicants seeking 4000 to 5000 jobs. Fred Zappolo, executive director, says the department will cooperate with current staff until then.
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Ity
Fred Zappolo
Japs Drive on Rich Cities Threatens Chinese Rail and Ports
Reported plans and fears unfold as Japanese advances threaten Shanghai and Hankow. Chinese losses cited at 87 million dollars for mills and 4 million for jointly owned mines. Evacuations underway from Hankow to Canton, with 396 Americans among those being moved. General Matsui signals renewed drives after a pause, while signals point to a south China focus and possible international naval display to deter Japan.
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Jananrseroons
United States
Augusta
Tsingfan
Shatung Province
Hankaw
Shantung Province
South China
Hongkong
Tsingtao
Hankow
Woosung
Canton
Capetown
Yangtze
Maung
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Wuhu
Britain
Great Britain
Japan
China
U.S
Marblehead
Pope
Shanghai
North China
Sacramento
FBI Joins Hunt for Weundetl Bowers in Slay Case
NORRISTOWN Dec 21 The FBI took a hand in the hunt for Weundetl Forrest Bowers in the slaying of Mrs Wilma V Carpenter. A federal warrant was issued on Montgomery County authorities information allowing federal intervention. Suspects questioned across several states. Bowers 19, previously released from Huntingdon reform school ten days before the crime. Reports of sightings and possible shelter requests from Fredericksburg and other cities.
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Norristown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Weundetl
Forrest Bowers
Wilma V. Carpenter
U. & Attorney
J. Cullen Ganey
Montgomery County
Misa Mary GriMin
Carpenter
Bowers
Huntingdon
European pact shifts in Mediterranean amid Asian tensions
Britain faces Japan and the Mediterranean standoff as Mussolini strengthens Italy's hold in Ethiopia. France seeks alliance with central Europe while Franco British naval ties and air cooperation widen. In Asia, Japanese forces move near Shanghai and toward Canton as talks of a broader peace settlement gain urgency.
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Japan
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Jalian Empire
Oriental
Spain
Teruch
Madrid
Huag
Europe
Yvan Detbos
Germany
China
Shanghai
Canton
October stocked trout and pond fish across the state
Commissioner C A French announced intensive October stocking of brook brown rainbow trout and other species for next season. Totals include 1,167,413 fish with 120,190 brook trout 6 to 10 inches, 271,004 catfish, 514,820 sunfish, 606 yellow perch, 2,983 pickerel, 193,800 bullfrog tadpoles, and 228 muskellunge among others.
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Commissioner of Fisheries
C. A. French
Lenuth
Pennsylvania Farm Electrification Rank Ranks Thirteenth
The State Department of Agriculture reports that 42.4 percent of Pennsylvania farms with occupied dwellings have electric power, placing the state thirteenth among forty eight. Rhode Island leads at 90.8 percent and New York at 48.9 percent, with California and New Jersey following. The national average is 17.5 percent due to limited power in the South and Middle West.
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Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island
Califoria
New Jersey
New York State
South
Middle West
Shoppers From Alverda Visible in Johnstown Scene
Among Johnstown shoppers were Mr and Mrs Charles Rummel and son Rennie. Mrs Mary Long and son Waugh and Mrs Joseph were also seen. The note captures a small town shopping day with local families identified.
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Johnstown
Charles Rummel
Rennie
Mary Long
Waugh
Joseph
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Rural Community Ties
A clutter of social calls and family visits blooms across Barnesboro Heilwood and nearby towns as residents like Alma Vazer Alma Leone and Joseph Lewis join trips and hosting duties. The Sacred Heart Choir at Alverda plans Midnight Mass with solos by Alma Leone Alma Vazer and others.
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Frank Magnone
Gomer Smith
Oscar Davis
Ehrenfeich
Robert Graham
Indiana
Homer Bennet
Barnesboro R. D
Clayton Shank
Anthony Carina
Mike Skorija
Mentele
Robert Rogers
Heilwood
Sacred Heart Choir
Alverda
Alma Leone
Alma Vazer
Mildred Rennie
Aldine Rennie
Margeret Sneddon
Sara Contucci
Labor Parley Near Collapse Near Two Months In
Washington December 21 Organized labor leaders from the American Federation of Labor and the CIO signaled the peace conference was near collapse after a long recess. The big question remains whether to meet again as neither side has yielded an inch since talks began almost two months ago.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Tadiay
Jeaders
American Federation of Labor
C.1
Industrial accidents claim 94 lives in four weeks in Pa
Pennsylvania reports 94 deaths and over 10,000 injuries from industrial accidents in November and four weeks, with lumber, iron and steel, railway, and coal mine sectors most affected. Compensation totals reach over 1 million dollars for fatal and disability cases, with long-term labor injury statistics and ongoing impacts of depression.
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Harrisburg
Nee
Pennsylvania
Ralph M. Bashore
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Gas Area Found Under City Prompts School Closures
Pittsburgh reports a large natural gas area beneath the city. Dr. B. Garner of Mellon Institute warns that drilling water wells could release gas. Allison Park already has gas spouts. He urged moving water tanks to the roof and installing chimneys on gas heaters to avert explosions. Garner leads a 27 person utility survey team inspecting schools, churches, and public buildings for gas danger.
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Pittsburgh
Pittseburgh
Ot. B. Garner
Mellon Institute
Allison Park
New London
Tex
Hampton Township
Garner
Cyril C. Sarver
Pulic
LOCAT COLLEGE WEATHER UPDATE
Old and cloudy with snow flurries and unsettled conditions. Temperature at 8 am is 24 degrees above zero, with a high of 31 degrees and a low of 24. A snowfall of 19 inches occurred in the period.
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