Biddle Act and Public Works allotments prompt action
The Civil Works office demands immediate reporting on unstarted projects with a plan to start delayed work by Monday or face cancellation by January. In Washington the Public Works Administration allotted 28.29 million dollars for 167 non federal projects, including loans and grants to Kittanning waterworks and several towns in Pennsylvania, with grants covering part of labor and material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Washington
INS
Public Works Administration
Pennsylvania
West Kittanning
Albion
Mauch Chunk
Northampton
Re-Employment Service Notice
The National Re-employment Office explains that assignments to work come by mail as projects are approved and not by visiting the office. Unemployed men or women should register at the National Reemployment Office and await assignment notices by mail, not expect immediate placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hig
Treasury Balance Report Shows Large Federal Funds
Treasury balance as of January 4 stands at 940,245,370.77 dollars with transfers and miscellaneous balances reported. The notice lists items including RR 5,668,567.76 and C. R. 2,537,467.18, reflecting asset allocations and public funds managed by the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
C. R
Johnson Was Ament Pupil
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson was described by his former teacher Dr. James E. Ament as a mischievous but wholesome boy who earned teachers’ affection and respect. Ament, longtime educator and administrator, recounts Johnson’s early years at Northwestern Territorial Normal School in Alva Oklahoma and notes his father Sam Johnson’s role in establishing the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Johnson
James E. Ament
National Park Seminary
Forest Glen
Indiana State Teachers College
Ament
Northwestern Territorial Normal School
Alva
Okla
Johnson
Sam Jonson
Alva! Postwaster
Dr. Ament
Shootin Iron Night Set By Indiana County Group
Indiana County Fish and Game Association votes to stage Shootin Iron night at the Indiana Court House Friday January 26 at 7 p.m. The public gathering invites sportsmen to bring guns and unusual firearms to display and swap stories. Committee chairs include Morris Stern and G G Hill for publicity and displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Fish and Game Association
Indiana County
Brig
Indliana Court House
Morris Stern
Fyock
G. G. Hill
Jack Lytle
Homer Graham
Paul Hara
Hal
W. B. Stewart
John Waele
Anthrax outbreak prompts Sackville workers to evacuate hamlet
In Sackville Pennsylvania 135 year old mill town residents evacuate as anthrax fears spread among wool workers. R H L Sack, mill president who owns the town’s horses, orders vacating with over 100 children in the district. The mill will keep operating as families seek new homes within a “reasonable time” despite losses of wages and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maedia
Sackville
R. H L. Sack
Sack
Mark pleads to avert coal strike in Johnstown
James M. Mark of Clearfield district No 2 UMWA pleaded with Sountown locals to avoid a strike planned for Monday. He urged operators to meet representatives in a fixed conference, claimed to be set for today under the bituminous coal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
INS
James M. Mark
Clearfield
Disstrict No
Sounstown
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Loads Down Sharply
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported total freight loadings of 68,868 cars for the week ended December 20, including the Christmas holiday, down from 80,552 in the prior week and up from 63,111 in 1932 during the holiday period.
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Philadelphia, Jan
INS
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Today
Public Works Grants Totaling 38 Million Approved
Secretary Ickes announced more than 38 million dollars in public works grants nationwide. The package includes 58000 for a water works project in West Kittanning Pennsylvania and 64000 for a sewer project in Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
West Kittanning
Albion
Legion And State Bonus State Aid Details At Post 141
Commander Roy Penfield of Post 141 notes inquiries about State Bonus payments and promises immediate assistance after proper instructions from State Headquarters. The American Legion Legislative Committee helped form the bill and will ensure eligible comrades receive benefits. Post 141 asks members to renew before the January 13 Round-Up in Harrisburg with National Commander Hayes speaking at the 6 pm banquet, reservations via Lyon Wanbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Penfield
Post 141
American Legion
State Legislative Committee of the
Legion
Hayes
Harrisburg
Penn Harris Hotel
Lyon, Wanbaugh
Harrisburg Post
Civil Service Could End Postmaster Spoils System
Washington January 5 INS The Civil Service Commission urged Congress to end political appointments for first second and third class postmasters. President Roosevelt favored a bill to place postmasters under civil service rules to improve economy and efficiency. The commission argued postmaster ships are business offices not political. It recommended setting a definite date after which all postmasters would be filled through open competition or civil service promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Farley
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Capitol Notes Reveals Big Federal Deficit and Debt
A Jan 5 dispatch reports President Roosevelt presenting the largest peacetime budget in U S history. The national budget shows a deficit over 7 billion dollars and total federal outlays exceeding 10.6 billion, with the national debt projected to near 32.1 billion in 1935. Democrats lament but claim recovery costs, while Republicans seize the issue for the coming elections. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Haas
INS
Monin
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Lewis Starts New Bus Service Between Indiana Ernest Creekside
T. J. Lewis of Ernest starts daily bus service between Indiana Ernest and Creekside with Sunday operations on public demand. Terminals at Brown Hotel Indiana and McGee's store Creekside. Departure times from Indiana: 6:50, 9:00 a m 12:00 noon 2:00 4:00 5:30 and 10:00 p m. From Creekside and Ernest to Indiana: 7:45 and 10:00 a m 12:05 3:15 4:40 6:03 and 10:35 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Lewis
Ernest
Indiana
Creekside
Brown Hotel
McGee’s
Seal shaft ends miners trapped in Czechoslovak pit
In Czechoslovakia on January 5 144 miners entombed after a blast were left in the pit as rescue attempts were halted. The government ordered the shaft sealed to prevent a fire from spreading to other mines and to stop further danger.
Man Dies After Hit-Skip Near Carrolltown
Otto Weakland, 44, of Patton, died in Spangler Hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday night when he was struck by a hit-skip motorist near Carrolltown. His legs were fractured and he suffered severe shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Jan
Otto Weakland
Patton
Spangler Hospital
Carrolltown
Weakland
In Memory of Coolidge Poem By Maury Madison
Maury Madison writes a commemorative poem honoring former President Calvin Coolidge on the first anniversary of his death. The piece, dedicated to Cynthia Coolidge, imagines Coolidge as a father and pines for a future greeting, with the narrative ending as the page continues on the next column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Maury Madison
United States
Cynthia
John Coolidge
J. N.S. Reet
Francisco
No Tax Change and Budget Balance Timeline Declared
Inflation colors Wall Street reaction as the president's budget calls for ten billion dollars to sustain operations and a balanced budget not until 1986. The message signals a limit on recovery expenditures and sets a 1936 fiscal year target, pleasing some while irking conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee “Byslessur
Gould
Financial Weiler
New York
INS
Wall Street
Financial District
Congress
Three Hoovers File Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions
West Mahoning township Indiana county residents Russell C. Hoover and John Q. Hoover Jr. and John Q. Hoover Sr. filed voluntary petitions in bankruptcy in Federal District Court here yesterday. Liabilities and assets listed vary with debt totaling tens of thousands of dollars. Pittsburgh date January notched in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Mahoning Township
Idiana County
Russell C. Hoover
Dohn Q. Hoover, Sr
John Q. Hoover, Jr
Pittsburgh
Jan
Faas
W. F. W. Opens Its Club Rooms in Indiana County
Indiana County Post No. 1989 Veterans of Foreign Wars opens club rooms at 16 South Tenth Street the former Rose Tea Room re painted and redecorated. A Service officer will operate to handle soldiers claims and on Saturday night sauerkraut and wieners will be served to all members and social members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
South Tenth Street
Tooth infection fatal to Hillard in Pittsburgh
PittsburgH Jan 5. H Raymond Hillard 44 city treasurer under Mayor Yohn 8 Herron died at Homeopathic Hospital from an abscess infection he had battled since October. He grew critical at midnight and all efforts to avert death failed. He had served briefly in city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
H. Raymond Hillard
Yohn
Herron
Pasde
Third Meeting Opens Week of Prayer at Methodist Church
Closing service at 7 30 tonight features Bishop Adna W Leonard resident bishop for Pittsburgh district of the Methodist Episcopal church as speaker He is praised as a strong pulpit orator and active church leader Indiana audiences are urged to attend The previous service at Zion Lutheran drew a large crowd with Rev Bernard C Clausen of First Baptist Pittsburgh as speaker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Adna W. Leonard
Pittsburgh
Leonard
Indiana
Zion Lutheran Church
Bernard
Reager Still Eludes Police In Warehouse Loot Case
State Police continue the search for Kenneth Reager 34 wanted in the George Ly Buehdnik Wholesale Grocery Company warehouse raid last Tuesday night. Accomplices Lyle P. Wood and Benjamin Brown both of Charleston are jailed in Greensburg after Wood hid 11 cigarette cases and Brown was arrested nearby. They admit Reager masterminded the plan and that they also looted Blairsville Wholesale Grocery last December 15 with sales in the Pittsburgh district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Reager
Choiberg
George Ly Buehdnik
Lyle P. Wood
Benjamin Brown
Charleston
W. Va
Greensburg
Wood
Grocery Company
Brown
Reager
Blairsville
Missionary Mrs Nichol Dies in Ratnagpri
Mrs Charlotte Nichol, a Presbyterian missionary, died in Ratnagpri India on January 5. Funeral plans were not set and it was unclear if the body would be returned to the United States for burial. She was formerly Miss Charlotte Miller of Mercer Pennsylvania, daughter of Mr and Mrs Miller. She came to India with her husband after their marriage.
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Ratnagpri
India
Ins
Charlotte Nichol
Presbyterian Church
United States
Nichol
Charlotte Miller
A. §. Miller
Mercer
Death by bullet not chloroform in Wynekoop case
Chicago reports a forensic finding says Rheta Gardner Wynekoop died from a bullet to the back rather than chloroform. Exhumation tests show no chloroform in the brain, influencing the state's case against Dr. Alice Lind Wynekoop, with trial set for January 11.
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Chicago
INS
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Indianapolis
Abeta
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Wynekoop
Rheta
J. J. Kearns
John Frost
Charles Dougherty
Pensacola Tornadoes Wreak Havoc On Waterfront
Two tornadoes struck Pensacola causing widespread damage to the waterfront and business district. Fourteen injured, one seriously, including Sheriff J T Rigsby’s badly hurt son. Over thirty dwellings in the Negro section demolished and damage estimated near 100000 dollars. Enormous waterspouts dropped from storm clouds and lashed the coast, smashing oil locks and the Bruce drydock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
J. T. Rigsby
Pensacola Bay
Pure Oil Company
Bruce Drydock
New Indiana County Jury Wheel Increases by 300 Names
New jury commissioners Levi Houck and Wm Blose were sworn in last Monday and began filling the jury wheel. The court ordered 300 additions, 200 men and 100 women, selected from across the county for soberness intelligence andjudiciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Levi Houck
Wm. Blose
Hamm Kidnapped Again By Cupid On Honeymoon
William Hamm Jr a wealthy St Paul brewer once kidnapped again but this time willingly as he and Mrs Marie Hersey Carroll secretly married in St Paul and are on their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hamm
St. Paul Brewer
Hamm
St. Paul
Marie Hersey Carroll
Ghove
Liquor Store Nears Opening in Harrisburg Pennsylvani
The State Control Board reports preparations for a new liquor store at 575 Philadelphia Street, Harrisburg. Anticipation centers on a noon handover to Manager Peterman and a planned opening once work completes per state specifications. Contractors Mack and others race to finish interior decor, plumbing, lighting, and painting as final inspections approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlea F. Mack
Indiana
Peterman
Brody
Philadelphi Street
Mack
Quar
Pennsylvania Control Board
A. T. Taylor & Son
Lighten
Carr
Griffith Custer
Johnston
Harrisburg
Stata
Control Board
Chemists of Agriculture
Randem
Fireman Leave Reveals Odd Room Heat Tale
A garbled report notes a light coal odor and a fireman’s remark about a coat left to heat in rooms. The piece mentions a proposed change to laws and a stray comment about cooking breakfast, with confusion over details and names.
Aviation pioneer Mayer dies suddenly in Pittsburgh case
Pittsburgh January 5 Mayer Western Pennsylvania aviation pioneer died suddenly from a heart attack at his Ridgeville home according to coroner report. Mayer owned and operated one of the first airports in the Chartiers Valley and was prominent in business and civic movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mayer
Ridgeville
Corone
Chartiers Valley
Dividend Declared by Gle Bell Bank Receiver
J Milford Tomb, receiver at First National Bank of Gle bell Pennsylvania, announces a 10 percent dividend for all depositors with valid claims. Disbursement relies on funds from ordinary operations, a Reconstruction Finance Corp loan, and ongoing collections. Checks will be issued as assets are liquidated and profits accrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Milford Tomb
First National Bank of
Glebell
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Logan
Raea Yrthen
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Biddle
Civil Works Office
Eric H. Biddle
Richard Lewis
Sherry Richard J. Lewis
Albany
N. Y
Ford
Henry Ford
Detroit
William Ford
Media
Mark
P.R. R
O. K
Capitol Notes
LEWIS
Man
Hunt
Coolidge
Earth
Hillard
Bishop
Bobby Jones
San Ysidro
Tiajuana
Atlanta
Jones
Cupid
Schedul
Peter Noon
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