Roosevelt to tell Congress balanced budget goal in 1938-39 plan
Officials say the 1938-39 budget can balance if vessel expenditures stay within targets. The plan, due to Congress next week, avoids final relief estimates amid recession uncertainty. Army and navy spending may exceed a billion, creating the largest peacetime defense fund. Major items before Congress include anti-trust reform, farm policy, and housing measures, with tax reform and anti-lynching on the agenda.
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Obituary notices from Rossiter and surrounding areas
Obituaries note the deaths of MISE MARJORIE BASILE 11 in Rossiter and MRS MARTHA SHAFFER widow of George S Shaffer near Cove de with services and burial details listed. Names and relationships include Andrew Cane filed J M Hawk J M Hawk Rossiter Smyerstown Union Cemetery details and regional survivors.
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Marjorie Basile
Frank Basile
Rossiter
Andrew Canefield
Anita
Ira
Anseline
Flint
Mich
Frank
Joseph
Froya
Lee
Samuel
Walter
Jane
Slum Clearance and Farm Tenancy Programs Ready to Start
Washington December 28 government outlines two major federal efforts for 1939 slum clearance and farm tenancy support. The 526 million slum clearance fund aims to replace urban ghettos with 90 percent federal funding while cities cover 10 percent. Farm Security Administration loans of 4 years at 3 percent start early next year aiding about 2,100 tenants to buy farms. Public works and other emergency agencies see limited extensions as Roosevelt signals end of spending days.
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Washington
Tivex
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District of Colimna
States Housing Authority
Offeials
Farm Security Administration
Resettlement Administration
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Commodity Credit Corporation
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Deaths in Butler area and Canton spread with pneumonia
Three obituary notices report pneumonia deaths connected to Butler County and Canton. Mrs Louanna Kinter, 53, and Mrs Stella Trusal die in their homes with church ties and family survivors listed. Mrs Mary Paxton Conner, wife of Rev W F Conner, dies as he lies critically ill, delaying funeral plans and noting long service in Methodism.
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Shelocia
Meadville
Mary James
Butler
Shelocta United Presbyterian Church
R. V. E. Wright
Elderton Cemetery
W. F. Conner
Pittsburgh
Mary (Paxton) Conner
Methodist Episcopal
Conner
Blairsville
Allegheny
Canonsburg
Boas
John HR. Paxton
New York
U S Gunboat Carriage Report From China Front
U S gunboat and troops faced defeat near Tsinan with central forces occupying Tuian and Lincheng routes toward Kiangsu. Japanese reports mention Li and Han rallying mobilization while Soviet envoy Tenémovitch arrives in Hankow signaling closer China Russia ties. US salvage mission moves toward Panay wreck with consuls en route to Nanking amid tense Shanghai diplomacy. A tremor near Weston Mass is noted with a small earthquake recorded 3,500 miles away.
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Tuian
Lincheng
Kiangsu
Tokyo
Chiang Kaishek
Han
Tsiwan
Shantung Province
Hankow
Ivan Tenémovitch Luganets-Ovelsky
Red Army
China
Russia
United States
Yanetve River
John M. Allison
James Espy
Aal McFayden
Nanking
Nipnon
Shanghing
Tosutao
Shanghai
Frng
Tapai
Pomona and Penn Run Granges Meet in Indiana County
Pomona Grange and Penn Run Grange will convene Thursday December 30 with sessions at 10 am 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm The afternoon session is open to the public Mrs Mary Walker will present a literary program An illustrated lecture on farm forestry by W W Simonds extension forester of Penn State Judge E E Creps will give the evening principal address on Vital County Problems A church near the Grange Hall will host a cafeteria dinner and supper
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Pomona Grange
Penn Run Grange
Mary Walker
W. W. Simonds
Penn State
E. E. Creps
Grange Hall
Severe storms grip Pacific Northwest in widespread meltdown
Gales ice snow rain and landslides cripple travel and communications as the year’s worst storm hits the Pacific Northwest. Portland streets halted after 4.47 inches of rain in 24 hours, the heaviest since 1811. Idaho Panhandle reports two-day snowstorm worst in memory, 35 inches at Wallace closes mines, 96 inches at Lookout Summit on the Idaho Montana Divide. Two S P & S freight trains overturned early Monday killing two teammen.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Idaho Panhandle
Wallace
Lookout Summit
Idaho-Montana Divide
Mrs Karmendi Given 20 Years In Pennsylvania
Ebensburg Pa Dec 28 Mrs Margaret Karmendi wife of an Altoona silk worker was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in the Pennsylvania Industrial School for Women at Moncy She had previously escaped execution for the slaying of her three year old son Sonny Karmendi with a railroad spike on the night of April 11 1996 The Commonwealth charged Mel Karmendi and Roy Lockard killed the child to keep the couple from dating while the father worked Lockard was convicted and sentenced to death His appeal was denied but his sentence was deferred pending Karmendi's case Board of Pardons will decide his fate
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Ebensburg
Margaret Karmendi
Pennsylvania Industrial School For Women
Moncy
Altoona
John H. McCann
Commonwealth
Mel Karmendi
Roy Lockard
Sonny” Karmendi
Lockard
Triat
Supreme Court
Karmendi
Board of Pardons
Cattle Owners to Hear Plans in Township Meetings
Cattle owners in Green township will attend a meeting at Dankport Community Hall on Wednesday afternoon December 29 at 1 30. County Agent Warner will discuss testing cattle for Bangs disease. A similar meeting for Montgomery township is set for Friday December 1 at 7 30 p m in Arcadia High School. Application blanks will be available and committees will be elected to represent the school districts.
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Green Township
Dankport
Warner
Montgomery Township
Arcadia High
Shot At Teacher Girl Held Insane in Oklahoma
Ramona Porter a 16 year old girl shot at her Muskogee High School English teacher because she gave me low grades was placed in Central State Hospital for the insane in Norman Oklahoma. She was adjudged insane at a hearing yesterday and said she was not sorry for shooting at Miss Charlotte Kennedy last March 16. Kennedy was not hit.
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Norman
Okla
Ramona Porter
Muskogee
Central State Hospital
Charlotte Kennedy
Mrs Roosevelt Travels East by Train After Storms
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt speeds east aboard a train after spending Christmas with her two grandchildren and daughter Mrs Anna Roosevelt. Weather forced a change from plane travel. a flight may resume if conditions permit in Spokane.
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Seale
Wee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Veltiger
New York Nightlife Snips From A Storied City
George Ross surveys Manhattan nightlife and theater chatter. From the Cotton Club to the Terrace Room and Bal Tabarin, five year old performers, fashion contests and a fashioning of public figures are noted. Cravath funds a theater festival with audience incentives. Joy Hodges climbs from Chicago to New York stage, while Dorothy Lamour and India's Garbo lore are touched on. A new Swedish restaurant earns a Creta-styled critique, and subway workers face silicosis amid Sixth Avenue construction and structural jitters.
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Nunnally Johnson
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India
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Boy Is Freed After Kidnapping Suspects Tracked
Indiana state police followed multiple trails and rescue crews in the search for two kidnappers of three year old Job Bryan Jr. The child, returned home Christmas Eve with nurse Norma Echroy. A posse formed by banker John Brynx pressured the abductors to surrender after a demand of sixty thousand dollars.
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Indiana
Jobo Bryan, Jr
Enteville
Norma Echroy
John Brynx
Leli
Eggs and Chipped Beef Breakfast Dish
A recipe for eggs and chipped beef served over tomato mix, with grated American cheese melted in. Includes directions to finish in a double boiler and scramble eggs in the hot tomato blend. Menu notes list tomorrow's breakfast, luncheon, and dinner items with beverages.
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Idaho
1300 Farmers Join In Soil Conservation Program
Harrisburg reports more than 1300 Pennsylvania farmers participated in the federal soil conservation program in 1937. Dr John P Jones regional head notes 150000 acres protected by erosion control in nine areas, crediting cost reductions up to 60 percent. Farmers used contour strip cropping, built terraces, and forests expansion with a new nursery boosting reforestation in Centre County.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John P. Jones
Soil Conservation Services
Williamsport
Donéa Sad
Maryland
New Jersey
De Schweinitz Defends Relief Charges In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on December 28 Karl De Schweinitz faced 289 charges of relief chiseling from State Treasurer F Clair Ross. He promised two reports for Governor Earle addressing the charges and defended the department of public assistance as loose and uncontrolled while signaling it would take time to compile data.
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Karl de Schweinitz
Department of Public Assistance
F. Clair Ross
de Schweinitz
Earle
Ross
de 'Lchwedinitz
Enee
de Senweinitz
Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A neighbor notes how two boys aged ten and twelve were trained by their father to honor their mother. They defer seating and chores, pulling out her chair and carrying items. The father began lessons at age four, shaping manners that endure as natural behavior. The piece highlights paternal influence on sons’ respect and duties.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Training Children In Courtesy And Family Roles
A mother reflects on respect within the home noting that fathers should model courtesy to their wives and guide children toward shared chores. She warns that mothers should not demand undue attentions and that early training by fathers shapes children, especially boys, to value consideration and service.
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Teruel Relief Counterattack Advances From Outposts
Gen. Miguel Aranda’s relief column reportedly broke through northwest outposts near Teruel to reach 6,000 besieged inside the fallen city. Insurgent and government dispatches describe fierce fighting as Avanda’s advance guard nears key sites including the Seminary Fortress and Bank of Spain building amid heavy bombardment and ongoing siege conditions.
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Madrid
Markets Produce and Livestock Highlights From Pittsburgh
From Pittsburgh on December 28 markets show slow demand for produce with apples and potatoes listed in steady ranges. Livestock prices are mixed as hogs stay mostly steady with weights around 200 pounds. cattle and sheep move slightly lower, with top cattle near 13.00 and lambs around 9.00 to 9.25, while miscellaneous throwouts range 4.00 to 8.00.
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Cupid 2 Tech Pittsburgh football score Cupid 9 Carnegie Tech 0
John Keller longtime Tech student from Toledo Ohio disclosed he and Pittsburgh nurse Jeanne Mc Carroll were married last September 28 in Wellsburg West Virginia. Coleman Kopniak Tech quarterback announced he had been married before the season.
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TECH
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Carnegie Tech
John Keller
Toledo
Jeanne McCarroll
Wellsburg
W. Va
Coleman Kopniak
Early lessons on gratitude and justice from a child
The text reflects on teaching worthwhile values early, noting a child’s attitude toward his mother as foundational. It urges a parent to lead by example and ensure that justice is applied, emphasizing blessing and active guidance in parenting moments.
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Daddy
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