East Mahoning farmers meet on area testing plan
At Griffith Hall Marion Center farmers discussed Bangs disease testing in East Mahoning Township. J W Warner noted 80 percent of herds already tested, area plan to be handled by State and Federal bureaus with no cost to cattle owners. C L Morrison elected chairman. a canvassing roster was named for local school districts and towns.
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Griffith Hall
Marion Center
East Mahoning
J. W. Warner
Jersey Ball Association
Bureaus of Animal Industry
Warner
C. L. Morrison
East Mahoning Township
Brandon
N. A
Mahoning
Glenn Aul
Hamil
Milt
Speed courts to aid drive on highway deaths
Harrisburg reports a plan to open 13 speeders courts by Monday to strip drivers of licenses for at least eight days. Courts will be in Philadelphia Allentown Scranton Reading Harrisburg Williamsport Chambersburg Altoona Glovnstown DuBois Pittsburgh New Castle Erie with more to follow. The program also includes stricter driver examinations and 500 new motor police recruits to cut the 1957 highway death toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Earle
Ecourt
Farle
Griffith Boardman
Secretary of Revenue
Philadelphia
Allentown
Scranton
Reading
Williamsport
Chambersburg
Altoona
Glohnstown
DuBois
Pittsburgh
Newcastle
Erie
Politician reflects on inflation and 1930s rise in Pittsburgh
Mel Nair describes how inflation era prices echoed past cycles from 1922 to 1929 and recounts his mayoral win in 1933 on a Democratic ticket. He notes a curb in public service to champion a single tax while recalling a quirky campaign detail about selling apples on street corners.
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Mel Nair
Pittsburgh
Work Law Showdowns Loom Over City Budgets
Panhandle Pennsylvania league cities face compliance costs under a disputed work law. Estimates vary from Pittsburgh claiming up to 1 million dollars in costs and a 112 mill tax rise to other cities projecting about 30 thousand. Municipalities seek exemptions as councils grapple with reducing worker hours without layoffs. Local business leaders report adherence, while Johnstown coverage notes ongoing tensions.
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Panaslvania League
Washington
Pittsburgh
Cornelius D. Scully
Johnstown Reporter
Valentown
Legislators Plan Statewide Tax Study Tour Soon
Harrisburg January 6 lawmakers map a state wide tour to study the effect of taxes on Pennsylvania industries. Led by Senator John H Dent the group will hold hearings in Erie Pittsburgh Scranton Harrisburg and Philadelphia with Commissioner John H Fertig chosen to guide the tax study. The joint commissions plan to exchange information and study elections costs of state government expansion and joint administration of municipal functions such as highways. About eight other commissions will be invited to meet this month to share findings.
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Harrisburg
Pennsyvania Industries
John H. Dent
Westmoreland County
Dent
Erie
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Mareh
Philadelphia
John HW. Fertig
Legislative
Bue Yean
Tax Study Commission
Enforcing the new work law faces mixed views
Meadville Mayor Free Whipple says administration is trying to comply as of January 1. In Philadelphia John W. Emelman of the Committee for Industrial Organization warns enforcement will occur if the state fails to prosecute violators. Edciman cites many violations and threatens immediate walkouts after the 44 hour threshold.
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Free Whipple
Meadville
Philadelphia
John W. Emelman
Commoniee For Industrial Organization
State Department of Labor and Industry
Edciman
Relief as Farm Budget Cuts Loom in Roosevelt Program
Senate Republican leader McNary condemned the President for failing to balance the budget while the House prepared immediate action on an appropriation bill. The deficit under current figures reached 949.606 million dollars. House leaders moved to consider funds for independent federal agencies this afternoon, aiming for passage within the week. Senate gains came via an agreement on the controversial antilynching bill, while chief White House supporters fears filibuster by Southern opponents threatening the Roosevelt program. A Senate House conference remained to finalize crop control legislation as 1988 seed and crop production loans were authorized, matching last year’s totals.
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Cripts
McNary
Senate
House
Clawson Dies in Leechburg Area at 30
The Leechburg New Kensington road resident, born May 1876 in Kent Pennsylvania, died Tuesday at 30 p.m. He was the son of David and Mary Ann Clawson. Survived by wife Daisy Kimmel Clawson, daughter Mrs. Ruth Mier of Allegheny Township, a brother D.T. Clawson of Clymer, sister Mrs. Jennie Gardier Homer City, and three grandchildren. Funeral services led by Rev J Q McCown of Leechburg United Presbyterian Church were at his late residence at 2 p.m. today with interment in Picasani Cemetery.
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Leechbure
New Kensington Road
Kent
David
Mary Ann George Clawson
Daisy Kimmel Clawson
Ruth Mier
Allegheny Township
Dt. BE. Clawsone
Clymer
Jennie Gardier
Homer City
J. QO. McCown
Leechburg United Presbyterian Church
Picasani Cemetery
Flashes of Life and Short News Snippets
A Connecticut resident seeks a $1 refund from Town Clerk Schelly for a 12 year old marriage license fee after a marriage failed. University of California Los Angeles burglaries netted small sums. a professor notes women as intelligent wives of the well to do. An Evanston chief urges licensure for 1938 police cars while a Chicago suburb prank involves moving statues for a fee.
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New Britain
Conn
Harry E. Schelly
Buffalo
N. Y
Chase
Woodhouse
Connecticut College
Women's Club
Los Angeles
Sam
Kapna Alpha Theta Sorority
University of California At Los Angeles
Howe Mills and Matthews in Pennsylvania relief shake up
The governor kept De Schweinitz as secretary of public assistance while Ayvat Howe was assigned to boost department efficiency and curb the idea relief is a sociological issue. The commission to probe charges was named, with Mrs. Enya Miller among key figures, promoting an administration framed as nonpolitical and focused on economic necessity.
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de Schweinitz
Capitol Hill
Schweinita
George Pemberton Mulls
Allegheny County
Howe
Philip H. Mathews
Sovernor
de: Schweinita
Ayvat Howe
Earle
Enya Guffey Miller
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic Party
Penneyria
de Sehwemitz
Obituary notices for Pearson Baum and Clawson area residents
Continued obituary item lists Mrs Joseph Pearson Barnesbors Merle Baum Emeraly Run and Miss Margaret Baum. Funeral services Saturday with cortege from Baum residence at 2 00 pm to East Ridge Church. Interment is in church cemetery. William Sewtor Clawson, GL connected to local residence.
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Scottdale
Joseph Pearson
Barnesbors
Merle Baum
Emeraly Run
Margaret Baum
Baum
East Ridge Church
Cemeery
China Enlists Chiang's Army in New Coastal Patrols
Reports detail Chiang Kai-shek forces joining naval and land units amid tensions with Soviet-backed Mongolian frontiers. Trade and border patrols are described as the central move in a widening regional standoff.
ICC to Hear Story of Coal In Washington Tomorrow
Harrisburg report says a Pennsylvania delegation led by Governor Baste will present charts and maps to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to seek federal aid and rate adjustments for the coal industry. Officials plan to press for cutting the soft coal differential to New England and discuss unauthorized mining and possible state control measures.
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Harrisburg
Jah
IPI
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baste
New England
Boston
W. S Franklin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Richard J. Beamish
Public Utility Commission
Washington
Sug
Soviet observers urge China via guerrilla raids over fixed defenses
Soviet backed observers say China should rely more on guerrilla raids against Japan held lines rather than costly positional defense. They also claim Moscow supplies China with just enough war materiel to sustain guerrilla tactics.
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China
Russia
Transfers Record of Property Listings
Murray J and Thelma Fairman 10 Aguic Bell Fairman 13 acres Washington Rebecca Fisher to John H Claw son tat West Wheatfield Blairsville National Bank to Charles Wo F C Ferguson lat Blairsville Pat Gill trustee to Dan William Penn Inc 60 acres Cherryhill Williams Park to Clair Park Icot Washington
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Murray J
Thelma Fairman
Aguic Bell Fairman
Washington
Rebecca Fisher
John H. Clawson
Tat
West Wheatfield
Blairsville National Bank
Charles Wo
Local land sale listed for 125 acres in Rayne
Maury J. Cook and Lawrence A. Cook are identified with a 125 acre parcel in Rayne. the notice highlights the property ownership and location for the real estate transaction.
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Maury J. Cook
Lawrence A. Cook
Rayne
License Applications and Quotations from Gazette
License Applications James LeRoy Crawford Apollo and Audrey L. Ridenour Apollo Albert Falmer Dunju and Leona White Erb Johnstown. The heart of him who truly loves is no paradise on earth. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
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James LeRoy Crawford
Apollo
Audrey L. Ridenour
Albert Falmer
Dunju
Leona White
Erb
Johnstown
Earth
Public Officials Split on De Schweinitz Resignation
Harrisburg reports show officials divided over Karl de Schweinitz resigning as secretary of public assistance. Judge Ralph H. Smith called the move a betrayal, while Deputy Secretary H. E. Russell defended the former chief. The governor supported keeping relief politics out of the system. A church event had Russell noting non political relief, amid calls to review Berks County relief board appointments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Karl de Schweinitz
Public Assistance
Ralph H. Smith
Pittsburgh
H. E. Russell
Smith
de Schweinitz
Earle
Aft
Russell
de Schweinl Z
Reading Industrial Council
Committee For Industrial Organization
Senators to Scrutinize Senators over Court Vacancy
Senator Logan notes changes in the general court situation after administration wins and Justice Van Devyanter's retirement. Speculation centers on Stanley Reed for the vacancy Justice Black filled, with other names like Minton Schwellenbach Bratton La Follette and Murphy discussed. some doubt Reed or Bratton to be confirmed easily amid party dynamics and the Black controversy.
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Logan
General Court
Willis van Devyanter
Thames
Sutherland
Stanley Reed
Justice Black
Minton
D-Ind
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
Murphy
Progressive Party
Stocks Rally Amid Broad Market Swings Across Sectors
A sprawling list of major industrials and utilities moved in uneven trading as investors weighed earnings and policy signals. Names like Bendix, General Motors, U.S. Steel, and American Can swung through varied sessions while carriers, chemicals, and tech firms contributed to a choppy but overall advancing mood in the market.
Court Faces Shifts as Eastern Judges Enter Bench
The court is crowded with eastern appointees as Reed and Murphy join the docket from the district of Justice McReynolds. Observation notes consider a retirement by McReynolds soon, though no hint has been given. McReynolds aged 75 and Butler 71 remain the sole conservatives, while Chief Justice Hughes 75 and Justice Roberts 62 swing with both liberal and conservative blocs.
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Reed and Murphy
McReynolds
Butler
Hughes
Roberts
Local College Weather Continues Warm And Fair
Continued fair and warmer today and tomorrow. Temperature at 8 a.m. today was 2 degrees above zero. The lowest temperature in the last 24 hours was 27 degrees above zero and the highest was 39 degrees above zero.
Markets Chronicle Pittsburgh January Market Prices
Pittsburgh markets report fair demand for produce with apples and potatoes showing steady movement. Included are price ranges for various apple varieties and regional grain notes from Chicago, plus a tale of a stray puppy destined for Tyrone and the death of veteran teacher James M. Hughes in New Castle.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Baldwins
McIntosh
Kings
Virginia
West Virginia
Grimes Golden
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Green Mountains
Idaho
Burkbanks
Maine
Florida Bliss
Jan
Return of Wendell Bowers Sought in Pennsylvania Murder Case
In Louisville Kentucky authorities pursue the extradition of Wendell Forrest Bowers 19 for a Pennsylvania murder charge in the December 13 slaying of Wilma V Carpenter 38. An FBI confession tied the crime to a robbery with companion Mary Griffin 22. Bowers faces vagrancy and federal fugitive warrants.
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Louisville
San. G
Pennsylvania
Wendell Forrest Bowers
Wilma V. Carpenter
Norrisetown
John B. Flynn
Montgomery County
Commonwealth Attoraey
Merit O'Neal
Bowers
Jefferson County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mary Griffin
O'Neal
Flynn
Owens
Extend Lines in Civil War Near Teruel Clash
Franco-Spanish frontier dispatches say Spanish government and insurgent troops widened lines north of Teruel in a bid for a decisive battle near the provincial capital. Fresh brigades shifted to front sectors as heavy cold and weather weariness slowed progress on a 15 mile front.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Coneed
Celadas
Villastar
Brown Signs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Brown Signs With Pirates
Mace Brown, hard throwing pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has signed another contract with the steel city entry in the National Baseball League. He will start his fourth season with the Pirates after serving mainly as a relief hurler last year.
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Brown
Pittsburgh
Mace Brown
Pitts- Church Pirates
Steel City
National Baseball League
Pirates
Will settles $1200 yearly for housekeeper in Pittsburgh
Thomas McNeil a Pittsburgh boiler maker died December 26 at his Butler area farm. His will leaves $1200 per year for life to his housekeeper Mrs. Alice K. Moore and gifts the residue of the estate to his six children.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas McNeil
McNeil
Alice K. Moore
Butler
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