Capitol Notes on Farm Relief Push in Congress
Washington date line reports a farm strike mobilizing to press drastic relief measures in the coming session. Farmers union branches seek cross group support while the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Grange back administration plans, amid debates over Swank-Thomas price supports and refinancing proposals for mortgage and currency measures.
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William 8
Neal
INS
Washington
Reading
Congress
Senate
House
National Armirs Union
John Simpson
Oklahoma
Big Three
Farmers Union
American Parm Bay Vreau Federation
National Grange
Aret
Record Flight Aims To Beat Endurance Mark
After eight days in cramped quarters the five women aviators vow to push on. They plan to surpass the current record of sight days and four hours by flying until 6:08 p.m. Eastern Time, with a required extra hour to set a new official duration.
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Dog
Annual Meeting of Indiana Mutual Fire Insurance Company
The Annual Meeting of the Joey Holders of The Indiana Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Indiana will be held on Tuesday January 2 1934 in the Office of Henry Lin, Indiana, PA, between the hours of five and three o'clock P M to electing Directors to serve for the ensuing year. Paul Lewis, Secretary.
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Indiana ‘Mutual Vireo Insurance Company of Indiana, Co
Henry Lin
Indiana
Winter Eases On Chicagoans
Chicago dispatch reports a brief milder spell as winter eases across the middle west with temperatures rising from 12 below to around 16 above zero at Chicago airport. Forecaster Lloyd warns a new zero-weather wave from the Canadian northwest is due by nightfall amid incoming snow, while extreme cold persists in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North Dakota with readings as low as 47 below in northern regions.
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Chicago
Middle West
J. 2
Lloyd
Central States
Canadian Northwest
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Grand Forks
N. D
Fargo
Minneapolis
Woltth
Four County Milk Men Organize For Protection
Four county milk producers and distributors form a central body to coordinate action against code violations They seek National Dairy Council detectives to gather evidence and stop price chiseling Local delegates will be allotted by association size while steps toward a State group were discussed at a Geistown meeting Producers favor the $2.81 base price and the Philadelphia milkshed but complain surplus milk compensation is inadequate Distributors remain dissatisfied with the current code and harsh price practices
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Praof
National Dairy Council
Enounty
State Assoc
Tri- County
Geistown
Philadelphia
Four Killed in Road Accidents Near Charleroi
Four people died and more than 39 were injured in slick highway crashes in the upper Monongahela Valley. Thomas Browntea, 29, remained in Charleroi-Monesson hospital with serious injuries after his heavy truck overturned. George Kazi, 68, of Eco, faced serious injuries after being struck by an auto driven by Margaret Stewart, 22, of California.
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Charleroi
Monongahela Valley
Tivo
Thomas Browntea
Charleroi-Monesson Hospital
George Kazi
E’co
Margaret Stewart
California
Health in Pennsylvania Shows Record Low Mortality in 1933
Harrisburg reports the 1933 health status improved with a birth rate of 16.4 per 1000, down from 17.6 the prior year. Mortality reached 10.4 per 1000 for nine months, infant mortality declined, and deaths from most diseases dropped except cancer, heart disease, and nephritis.
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Harrisburg
SHU
Liquor Store Payroll Plans and PriceDefense Notes
State liquor stores plan an initial payroll between two and five million dollars, with 249 managers 116 assistant managers 2012 clerks and a total around 2.58 million. Prices for opening stock liquor are defended as lower than Canada and nearby states, with whisky prices between 6.60 and 7 per quart. Restrictions and openings for Christmas New Year sales are outlined by the liquor control board and revenue department.
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Control Board
Harrisburg
Robert S. Gawthrop
State Liquor Control Board
Artiste
Canada
Gawthrop
Gawthrap
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Agfira
Liquor Control Board
Red Lion
Main Street
Kinsley Alley
Secretary of Revenue
Leon D. Metavor
Obituary of Robert S. McCoy Continues on Page
Continued obituary notes Robert S. McCoy, described as vacant and loyal to his convictions. General services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his late residence, conducted by Rev. Robert L. Clark, D.D., pastor.
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Robert L. Clark
T. D
Economists at convention condemn U S monetary policy
Leading economists at the American Economic Association meeting in Philadelphia issued a blunt resolution denouncing Roosevelt monetary policy as repudiation of obligations and unscientific. They urge immediate stabilisation of the dollar and its return to proper value. A new Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy plans public education and speaker drives to press sound money.
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George Ft. Kennedy
LN. i
Prniladelphia
INS
American Economic Association
Roosevelt
George Frederick Warren
Cornell
H. Parker Willis
Jdwin W. Kemmincrer
O. M. W. Sprague
Alvyiger
Treasury
A. B. Adams
University of Oklahoma
Economista’ National Committee On Monetary Policy
Teading University
Uniteds States
Arthur B. Adams
James W. Angell
Columbia
James WW. Bell
Northwestern
Nel Carothers
Lehigh
George W. Dowrie
Ueland Stanford
Edwin W. Kemmerer
Princeton
J. F. Ebersole
Harvard
David Kinley
Ilinois
Wesley~ C. Mitchell
Daan Joan T. Holsworth
Miami
Fla
Ernest M. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Harold Reed
Cornell University
Walter E. Spahr
New Yorks
Ray B. Westerfield
Yale
John 2. Young
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Economists’ National Committee On Monetary Policy
New York
Economists’ Convention
Irving Fisher
America
Deaths in Yatesboro and Du Bois area reflect community loss
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs. Margaret Patterson Craig in Yatesboro at 11 33 p m with funeral to be held at 1 30 p m Saturday and interment in Greenwood cemetery Indiana Also noted is the passing of Mrs Angeline Carney Mack 82 formerly of Armagh at her daughter in law's home in Connellsville and the death of Myra Crawford nee Jose wife of Carl Crawford in Du Bois after childbirth with their infant daughter Also listed are survivors including husbands children siblings and in laws and funeral arrangements pending in several communities.
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James Craig
Margaret Patterson Craig
James HH. Craig
Yatesboro
Bishopbriggs
Scotland
William Craig
NuMine
R. J. Craig
Indiana
I. F. Moore
Homer City
W. E. Griffith
Joseph Patterson
Johnstown
Robert Patterson
Nant-y-Glo
John Shaw
H. M. Foster
Greenwood Cemetery
Angeline Mack
Angeline (Carney) Mack
Armagh
Rose M. Mack
Third Street
Conemaugh
Thomas G. Mack
Wesley Carney
Seward
Mack
Armagh Methodist Episcopal Church
Carl Crawford DU Bois
Myra Crawford
Jose
Carl Crawford
DuBoia Avenue
DuBois Hospital
Crawford
Hamilton
B. G., Blose
du Bois High School
Yeas
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rae
E. V. Peterson
Myers Lockwood
Four DuBois Residents Funeral at Home Friday
Thomas Harley Donald and Phyl lis of DuBois will be mourned at a home service on West DuBois Avenue Friday at 2 PM. Rev B P Rudisill of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate the rites.
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Thomas
Harley
Donald
Phyllis
DuBois
West DuBois Javenue
Rev
B. P. Rudisill
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pennsylvania Deer and Small Game Fatalities Drop Sharply
Harrisburg dispatch reports Pennsylvania hunted fatalities fell during the deer season and small game period, with nine deer deaths versus 19 a year earlier and 23 versus 85 for small game. Non fatal injuries declined modestly and officials credit safety campaigns.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Suns
We Game Commission
Tony
Tax Exemption Reform Sought by Church Leaders
Francis J. McConnell and other leaders of the Federal Council of Churches urge curtailment of church tax exemptions. They argue exemptions burden ordinary taxpayers and that automatic exemption of all institutions of a class is rooted in tradition and inertia.
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Francis J. McConnell
Federal Council of Churches
Republic
Heilwood P T A Christmas Meeting At High School
The Heilwood Parent Teacher Association held its pre Christmas meeting at the high school in Heilwood at 1:00 PM on December 0. Mrs George Lindsay presided, and a song service led by Miss Craig and Miss Watson opened the event. Pupils from all grades performed a program embodying the Christmas spirit, with rooms decorated in festive trees and trimmings. Afterward members toured the school and grade buildings.
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Heilwood
Oacher Association Avas
Mra
George Lindsay
Servicw
Miss Craig
Miss Watson
Thea High School
Congress Poised for Turbulent Legislative Session
As Republicans split over budgets and gold standards the administration fights for continued recovery funding. Conservatives push for a balanced budget and anti trust revival while silverites back remonetization and inflation. Veterans seek restoration of economy cuts, with McNary predicting a difficult, noisy session.
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Jtongovelt
Conserva
Tives
Reed
Pennsylvania
Nanning
3Land
Senate
House
Borzh, R
Idavo
Cndes
Department of Justice
NRA
Friends of the
Veterans
Robinson, R
Indiana
Middle West
Robinson
Bery
Congress
McNary
Oregon
B. H. Snell
New York
Whits House
Glass works seems assured for Blairsville
The plan proposes acquiring the Blairsville plant for over $500,000 annually with a sizable down payment. The plant’s original investment was more than $4,000,000.
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Blairsville
Waiter Strike Averted In New York Hotels
Prospective revelers for New Year's in New York hotels and restaurants breathed relief as a waiter strike was averted. The Hotel Association of New York and the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Guilds and the waiters union signed an agreement for a 48 hour maximum per week, no split shifts, $15 minimum wage, no charge for meals, and salaries excluding tips. The note adds that radio direction is a strong boost to private ownership and operation of airplanes.
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New York
Hotel Association of New York
Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Guilds
Waiters’ Union
Bank Bandits Hold Up Marlin Bank in Decoy Raid
MARIN Mex Dec 28 Two bank bandits raided the First State Bank of Marlin taking forty one thousand dollars and kidnapping vice president M V Bradshaw, bookkeeper Andrew Peyton, and porter Lea Humphries. The trio were later freed after the gunmen fled to a Rogers area farmhouse. Sheriff deputies pursued near Rogers as the gang escaped with the money.
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Marin
Mex
First State Bank of
Marlin
Rogers
Tex
M. V. Bradshaly
Sherif
Bradshaw
Andrew Peyton
Lea Humphries
Porter
Samuel Dollahue
France's Plea for World Peace
Paris reports France proposes scrapping 200 bombing planes to pursue international disarmament. Conditions require definite German disarmament, wider parity by other nations, and that rearmament of Germany be ruled out. Cabinet meeting discussed arms and peace, though not officially announced.
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Paris
INS
France
Germany
Gold Price Holds Steady In Unchanged Market
The government gold price remained at 24.06 per ounce in New York trading for the eighth straight business day. International price slid two pence to 126 shillings 3 pence per ounce with a seven pence premium, about 32.16 dollars at the open exchange rate. a large sale of 291 bars valued at 733000 pounds sterling was announced, buyer identity withheld.
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Washington
London
Domestic issues in Manchukuo unroll in Peiping court
In Peiping district court today Henry Pu Yi's former empress dowager mother-in-law filed suit against her husband Yung Chung Chuan. She accuses desertion and seeks maintenance in a private family matter tied to the new Manchukuo state.
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Henry Pu-Yi
Bay
China
Manchukuo
Ec Peiping
Peiping
Yung Chung-Chuan
Snow Storm Impacts City With Freezing Temps Across Regions
Weather reports show heavy snowfall tonight causing hardship for the needy as water pipes freeze in hundreds of homes. Temperatures range from 12 below at Hampton Station to 14 above in Philadelphia with many areas experiencing extreme cold and icy conditions. An aviation note notes that over half of airplane engine parts are replaced before retirement.
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Hampton Station
Ray Milton
Kane
Mountaintop
Farrell
Pittsburgh
Harriaburg
Philadelphia
Roosevelt Urges Balanced Budget To Cut National Debt
Philadelphia dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt urging the nation to cut government expenses and balance the budget. He warned inflation and credit loss if the budget is not balanced, citing rise in national debt from 16.0 billion in 1930 to about 28.0 billion after planned spending. He criticized roads built without necessity and ornate post offices as wasteful.
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Philadelphia
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Phillipina Islands
Bankers’ Club
Roosevelt
Teacher Salary Cuts Renewed Fear In Delaware Convention
Philadelphia December 28 delegates from sixty thousand teachers gathered for the annual convention of the State Educational Association. Dr James N Rule state superintendent predicted restored pay cuts by July 1 1995 and urged a new deal shifting education costs to the state. He warned the Wilson act allowing districts to impose pay cuts expires July 4 1985 and doubted another extension would pass.
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Philadelphia
James N. Rute
State Educational Association
Rule
Mati Hari Swaying Frame-Up Claim From Spy Suspect
Mme Lydia Stahl a Russian schoolteacher famed as Mata Hari denies spying, calls the frame-up and calumny as she is led to the Palais De Justice for arraignment. She disputes involvement with Robert Gordon Switz and his wife, alleged conspirators in the espionage ring.
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Paris
Dee
INS
Mme
Lydia Stahl
Palais de Justice
Mme. Stahl
Robert Gordon Switz
New Jersey
New York Gets A Weather Break
New York is promised cloudy but not so cold conditions for a brief break from a severe winter. Ice crust from heavy snowfall since 1926 causes sliding and skidding in the metropolitan area as temperatures dip to 15 above zero. Forecasters warn of a new cold snap and possible snow tomorrow with dozens of minor accidents but no fatalities reported. Chop suey first made in 1844 by a Chinese chef in a New York restaurant.
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New York
Metros
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Paul Lewis
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