Moranton Father Turns to Relief as Family Struggles
In Moranton on January six a relieved punch of funds and shelter help arrived for Edward Colwell and his six children after the father, unable to find work, sent four youngsters to the Lackawanna County relief office. Relief officials denied emergency aid for failing to report on a WPA project, but a $15.20 check was issued and efforts to restore or reassign him to a job continued. St Joseph’s shelter supplied child sweaters and hoods while neighbors contributed fuel and cheer.
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Edward Colwell
Lackawanna County
Colwell
Philipatthews
WPA
St. Joseph's Shelter
British Cabinet Faces Changes Amid War Front Shifts
The Times reported friction within the British government over a unified command for the Western Front under General Gamelin, with Air Minister Kingsley Wood opposing a single command for air and army. Neville Chamberlain reportedly pressed Hore-Belisha to take Stanley's post, who refused, while Stanley’s appointment drew criticism. The ministry of information, now led by Sir John Reith, faces scrutiny over wartime propaganda and news handling.
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Western Front
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Kingsley Wood
France
Neville Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
Stanley
Times of London
War Ministry
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Yarinst
Germany
Lord Derby
Stenley
Board of Trade
John Reith
Ministry of Information
British Broadcasting Company
Imperial Airways
House of Commons
Walter Monckton
John
Hollywood couples seek quick marriage amid divorce drama
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier confirm engagement but avoid divorce details as Leigh’s husband Herbert Leigh Halman files for divorce in London naming Olivier as co respondent. Nie Jong, estranged wife of Olivier, reportedly begins divorce filings in London while Leigh remains abroad at Lake Armwhead.
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Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Vofce
Wuthering Heights
Miss Leigh
Herbert Leigh Halman
London
Olivier
Nie Jong
Jill Keemond
Lake Armwhead
Hollywood
Leigh
Halman
Rebecca
Roosevelt's Offered Challenge Hits Budget Balance Barrier
Taft reportedly offered to award the senator's prize if he could show how to balance the budget. The President's challenge, said Taft, admitted he could not restore normal government finances. Estimates suggested the books would run about seven million.
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Roosevelt
Vath
Budget Plan Seeks to Balance by Cutting Agencies and Subsidies
Taft outlines a proposed budget balanced by eliminating bureaus, reducing staff, changing relief and loan programs, and cutting public works. He says revenue from existing taxes could reach seven billion dollars, warning of increases if prosperity returns fail to materialize and questioning the president's spending reductions.
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Neice
Jany
Navy
Taft
Obituary of Civil War veteran Henry Gray laid to rest
Henry Gray 98 last surviving Civil War veteran in Jefferson County was buried in Brookville Cemetery after death Sunday December at age 98 born March 7 1841 in North Mahoning township He served in Company 1 5th Pennsylvania Volunteers was wounded at Gettysburg and Wilderice He survived by two sons George D Gray of Brookville and Otto Gray of South Dakota a daughter Mrs D L Taylor of Brookville six grandchildren and 12 great grand children Funeral services set at 2 pm Thursday at Mrs Taylors home Lucesnemines officiated by Rev Forman Kearney and Rev Guy V Jeffers Burial in Oakland Cemetery
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Henry Gray
Jefferson County
Brookville
Ob Mitchel and
Keane (Hull) Gray
North Mahoning Township
Alexander M Ysty
Coolspring
Mary Darling
Sth
Pemnsylvenny
Wildericas
Gettysburg
Angel D. Gray
Bronkville
Dutoes Ay Gray
South Dakota
D. L. Taylor
Brockville
James Isaac Scott
Fatality continues after Route 5 crash near stop sign
State police traced a fatal crash after Duncan failed to observe a stop sign at Route 5 to Route 110. His car hit Jerome M. Wechsler's car, 42, of McKee, as he fled the scene and later parked at his nearby residence before officers apprehended him. A city physician treated the injured.
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Mintor
Duncan
Route 5
Route 110
Jerome M. Wechsler
McKeewr
Legislators Propose Pennsylvania Grow Own Tablecloths
A group of legislators in Harrisburg proposes that Pennsylvania cultivate flax to produce tablecloths and handkerchiefs. They expect up to 75,000 jobs and profits for farmers, with a potential yield around 46 dollars per acre, seeing flax as a valuable crop for the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Joint
State Government Commission
Keystone State Turners
Ellwood J. Turner
Pensylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Bluve Grange Om
Turner
Fred C. Storz
Pittsburgh
Mporter
Commonwealth
Starr
Collision Charge Reports After Homer City Minor Accident
Duncali was cited for driving under the influence as officers described. The Homer City mint posted 500 bond for appearance at a preliminary hearing before Justice W L Hutchison of Homer City on charges including pruskeit arriving and failure to stop at the scene of an accident. No one was injured and damage was slight according to officers.
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Duncali
Homer City
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Hutchison
United States Fleet Gets New Commander at San Pedro
In San Pedro California Admiral James Otis Richardson relieves Admiral Claude C Bloch after two years at sea. The ceremony aboard three battleships marks a progressive shift in naval command with a premier leadership change.
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San Pedro
Calif
Dan
United States
James Otis Richardson
Paris
Texas
Claude C. Bloch
Ken Luckin
Earle slated as Ireland envoy
Former Governor George Earle Wilde appointed as United States envoy to Eire, with conflicting reports from Washington about the delay in the nomination. Senator Fe Guffey and President Roosevelt were mentioned in connection with the stalled assignment.
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Earle
Eire Envoy
George Fl
Earle Wilde
United States
Milveter
Westington Sournee
Joseph Fe Guffey
Roosevelt Verterdas
Kurle
Senate
Jackson nomination for attorney general gains approval
The nomination of Robert K. Jackson to be attorney general won Senate approval in a subcommittee vote. The action was taken without a formal quarrel as members from multiple parties endorsed the choice, subject to confirmation by the full Senate and further Judiciary committee action on related nominee Frank Murphy.
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Washington
Todavelt
Robert K. Jackson
Gorlay
Serdur King
DeUbab
Frank Murphy
Semele
Supreme Court
Yeu
Murphy
Great dinner for two judges in Altoona event
A testimonial dinner will honor Justice Mivon D. Patterson of the Supreme Court and Superior Judge Thomes J. Baldridge, both former Elgin County Courts judges, at Hollidaysburg. The occasion occurred January 4 with attendance noted in Altoona.
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Altoona
Justive Mivion D. Patterson
Suprem Court
Thomes J. Baldridge
Hollidaysburg
Elgin County
Bears Acquire Defenseman For Hershey Bears Ice Team
Hershey Bears add defenseman Joe Mc Culdrick from Springfield to fortify the roster. Coach Herb Mitchell intends to place McGuld rick on the permanent squad. Other notes include Jock Sutherland linked to the Pittsburgh Pirates with a proposal of under 15 000 annually and history of wrestling results in Boston and Harrisburg.
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Bears
Hershey
Joe McCuldrick
Springfield Indians
Hershey Bears
International American Hockey League
Herb Mitchell
McGuldrick
Jock
Pittsburgh
Agy Rowney
Pittsbun
Pirates
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
Bucs
Sutherland
Mafly
West Virginia University
Roosevelt budget message notes deficits and defense tax shifts
The message cites estimated expenditures at 98 404 000 000 with a deficit of 2 478 000 000, guidance to use credit to sustain recovery, and a cautious path toward gradual deficit tapering. It discusses defense funding, potential tax increases, and calls for honesty in proposing cuts while avoiding abrupt reductions.
Alter State Trooper Frederick Sutton Dies in Pa Hospital
Fatally injured State Trooper Frederick Sutton, 24, died at Chambersburg Hospital after a manhunt in Button County for Brick Hann Sr. a livestock dealer accused of slaving Sutton during an attempt to serve a warrant on a man at a McConnellstown restaurant.
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Alter State
Frederick Sutton
Chambersburg
Woopers
Ruggnad
Button County
Brick Hann
Multi Millionaire Schwab Said To Die Poor In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Charles M. Schwab once a steel titan died in New York as a pauper with a withered fortune. Executors have filed no final accounts and Pennsylvania assets appear elusive as estate matters unfold after his September 18 death.
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Schwab
Pittsburgh
Charles M. Schwab
The
Post-Gazette
Andrew Carnegie
New York
the Post- Gazette
Edward H. Surwab
Empire Trust Company
W. A. Mitchell
Pennsylvania Revenue Bapent
Medical plan may lower cost via 8-cent-a-day service
A Harrisburg mine-man committee will review the Pennsylvania State Medical Society eight-cent daily medical service plan before it starts. The 1939 legislature backed nonprofi t groups to operate the medical dis service, with a Harrisburg February 27 meeting to discuss reforms. The subcommittee includes James H. Corwin and Walter Brenholtz among others from Washington, Williamsport, Harrisburg, Pittston, Huntingdon, Philadelphia, West Chester, and Denver.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Medical Society
House of Delegates
Harrisboro
Medical Service
James H. Corwin
Washington, Pa
Walter 8. Brenholtz
Williamsport
Paul Oa. Deckard
Dr. Huntingdon
James F. Schell
Philadelphia
Kenneth Scott
Weal
Wallen Introduced Smoke Share Among England’s Cigarettes
A garbled item notes Wallen smoked one tenth of England’s 45 billion cigarettes in a year. It mentions Americans consuming four billion bottles of soft drinks annually and references Charles Valentine Riley arriving from London at age 1 percent. It also highlights his role as an early U.S. government entomologist and his leadership in insect control and related legislation.
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Wallen
England
Charles Valentine Riley
America
London
NEN Members Join Legion Post 141 Initiation
Two NEN members were initiated at Post 141 of the American Legion. Clarence Watson and Harry Longton, both of Indiana, were welcomed at the monthly meeting conducted by Colonel Richard Watson and past commanders. A 27th District Meeting is set for Memorial Hall Sunday at 2 p.m. A drum and bugle corps is to perform a short concert. The district reports all posts exceeded membership goals except Glen Campbell Post which still seeks members.
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American Legion
Clarence Watson
Harry
Longton
Indiana
Richard Watson
Memorial Hall
Indiana Pont
Glen Campbell Post
Honor for King Educational in National Tax Study
The National Education Association announces a tax education project to outline a school course tracing taxation history methods and effects. One core committee member is LeRoy A. King of Indiana State Teachers College, with a meeting set at NEA offices in Washington on January 8. The committee aims to extend services beyond classrooms by publishing public booklets on tax types and necessities.
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Washington
National Education Association
LeRoy A. King
Indiana State Teachers College
D. C
Committee On
Tax Education
Admits Death of Nagging Wife in Chicago Slaying
In Chicago on January 6 police report Samuel De Leo confessed to killing Mrs Nellie Sharp 63 by hammering her head after an argument about his unemployment. De Leo 49 husband of Sharp's daughter Cleota 40 said to have lived with them in the same flat where Mrs Sharp worked as a hotel maid.
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Chicago
John 7. Sullivan
Samuel de Lao
Nellie Shrap
College Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and calm day with fair warmer conditions tomorrow. Low temperatures around 15 to 20 degrees, reaching 10, with a minimum 4 and maximum 22. Relative humidity about 78 percent and barometric pressure 20.02 inches yesterday 29.29 inches.
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Roachng
Japan Argentina talks break over trace agreement
International report notes negotiations between the United States and Argentina in the Western Hemisphere collapsed as a trace agreement could not be reached.
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Japan
Unite States
Argentina
Markets Livestock and Grain Report From Pittsburgh and Chicago
Livestock markets remain steady with prices unchanged from yesterday as demand for produce shows slight weakness. Wheat futures slip on expected wet winter weather and unsettled growing conditions, with May and July contracts tracking lower while corn holds near unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
Gratny
Chicago
Cranium Crackers Musical Terms Quiz
Musical terms with multiple choice definitions test the reader on Andante Allegro Pizzicato and more. It notes page 10 answers and advertises a Young Farmers meeting sponsored by Assariglon at Fenn Run High School in Chestnut Township for Tuesday January.
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Toba
Apawers
Assariglon
Fenn Run High
Pgh
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