Philadelphia leaders seek council role to save WPA sewing jobs
A compromise proposal was submitted as the Philadelphia City Council could co sponsor state sewing projects. Governor James and WPA administrator Philip Mathews dispute the level of state support for the 12 000 women employed. Representative Joseph A Scanlon suggested council involvement to preserve the program.
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Philadelphia
Oral Assembly
James
WPA
Joseph A. Scanlon
Philip Mathews
Asking bids on road and bridge project in Pennsylvania
The Department of Highways will reopen bids January 24 for three projects in Indiana Route 289 West Wheatfield and Brush Valley Townships. One includes 13 miles of macadam and a through truss bridge over Black Lick Creek. Federal rules require at least 25 percent sponsor share. discussions cite 10 per worker and 27.5 percent state share. The 1942 Democratic legislature fire investigation committee is named. WPA continues with 2,700 women employed. projects must close January 27 without more funds.
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Barrisburg
Department of Highways
Indiana
West Wheatfield
Brush Valley
Black Lick Creek
Mechanicsburg
Clyde
Mathews
James
Scanlon
William Shaw
Pittsburgh
WPA
Man Dies In Mine Tomb After Prolonged Rescue Effort
Heavily worked miners failed to reach James Ryan alive after almost 48 hours of digging in a mountain coal hole at Heckscherville. The 20 year old died as a barrier was finally breached, trapped between a coal car and the mine wall. A partner was rescued unharmed earlier. The surviving miners mourned as his body was laid to rest. Turnpike Earning Report Shows $562,066 In Three Months
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Heckscherville
James Ryan
Ryan
Expo
Harrisburg clears way for 100000 mine sealing project
In central Pennsylvania officials moved toward early approval of a $100000 WPA mine sealing plan to stop water from abandoned mines draining into the Susquehanna via Clearfield, Lycoming, Tioga, Clinton, Centre, Elk and Cameron counties. Sponsored by state departments with sportsmen funding, the project includes stoppings, air and water traps, dams and diversion ditches.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Department of Forests and Waters
West
Susquehanna River
State Departments of Forests and Waters
WPA
Washington
J. K. Hoskins
U. S. Public Health Service
Forests and Waters
Hosking
Sportsmen
State Departments
Clearfield Lycoming
Tioga
Clinton
Centre, Elk
Cameron Counties
Vitamin Rich Superfour Bread to Transform Milling Industry
The Millers National Federation reports American bakers will soon produce Hour enriched white flour with vitamins. Officials expect quick standards approval from the FDA before market release. The non patented process marks a major shift since the rolling mill era and aims to boost consumption by aligning with nutrition research.
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Vitamin Bread
Chicago
Millers’ National Federation
Food and Drug Administration
Governor urges building program to clear waiting lists for state sanatoriums
In a legislative message Governor urges opening new buildings to house all patients on the sanatorium waiting list. Senator Shapiro cites long tuberculosis waiting lists and accuses political pull in placements. Secretary Hines proposes statewide voluntary labor boards to avert strikes hindering defense production with nine-member boards in key industrial cities.
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Harrisburg
Lewis G. Hines
Labor and Industry
James
Hines
CIO
AFL
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Erie
Costly 1898 Democratic Party election fight in Dauphin
The 1898 Democratic Party election fight cost Dauphin County 420008 for a special grand jury and trials. Major expense went to the grand jury at 93067 through December. Trials included Roy M Brownmiller former highways secretary and other figures. final totals cover Dauphin county Democrats and related proceedings.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
J. Montgomery Trace
Trace
Roy &. Brownmiller
Highways
James P. Kirk
Victor Skok
Pittsburgh
H. H. Temple
David L. Lawrence
Hopson Charged in Massive AG&E Fraud Case
Hopson, former head of the Associated Gas and Electric System, faces U S charges for a multi million dollar fraud alleged against stockholders and AG&E units. Co defendants Travis and Brownback were acquitted, Hopson acquitted on one conspiracy count. U S Attorney Fulton urged up to five years for a single count.
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Fanless
Associated Gas and Electric System
U.S
Hugh A. Fulton
Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric
Charles M. Travis
Garrett Brownback
Honson
Fulton
United States
Congress debates defense funding and lend-lease plan
The Senate and House weigh a multi billion dollar defense request and a lend lease bill amid White House and Democratic leadership efforts to move it quickly. Critics warn of a blank check while Wheeler accuses the administration of expanding aims beyond Britain and Europe.
War fronts blaze as Axis and Allies trade raids
Mussolini high command reports Naples bombed with numerous bombs killing five and wounding 30, while German lines claim casualties from British raids on northwest Germany. Italians cite damage to 15 buildings and a hospital ship, with most bombs falling at sea. British reports list Wilhelmshaven and Emden targets with many explosions and fires. RAF strikes on Tripoli and Bangkok area cited as slight damage. Italian notice claims Greek port Salonika attacked with apparent effectiveness and troop concentrations observed. Siamese army in Indo China reportedly advancing with 90 planes aiding raids into Cambodia.
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Mussolini
Naples
Palermo
Hitler
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
London Air Ministry
Bengali
Tripoli
Somaliland
Eritrea
East Africa
Local Speakers at Johnstown Epworth League Event
The sixth annual mid winter session of the Johnstown Sub-District Epworth League is set for Friday January 10 and Saturday January 11 at Calvary Methodist Church Morrelville Dr Beth Dimit of State Teachers College speaks Friday on Youth Builds on a Foundation of Hope The Saturday program opens at 8 00 pm with a song service and Rev Paul Lindberg of Calvary Methodist Church on Youth Builds Walla of Sacrifice and Service Rev Large of New Florence on Roofs of Infinite Love At 1 30 there is a panel on Church or Country First Miss Alice Stewart of Homer City National Youth Council guest speaker Rev Robert Gray of Amity Methodist Church closes
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Stituta
Johnstown
Epworth League
Calvary Methodiat
Morrelville
Beth. Dimit
State Teachers College
Paul Lindberg
Calvary Methodist Church
Walla
Large
New Florence
Alice Stewart
Homer City
National Youth Council
Robert Gray
Amity Methodist Church
Adams Name Again in Hole
Harrisburg January 9 Col Lynn G Adams appointment as state police commissioner remains stalled in the Senate Committee with Democrats controlling the balance of power. Republicans hold 32 18 but need two thirds to approve. Governor James submitted Adams name to the Senate for the third time along with other confirmations from the 1940 session. Democratic floor leader Senator Harry Shapiro says his group will continue to oppose Adams confirmation. Other appointments listed include Secretary of Mining Richard Maize Brigadier Generals John Aiken William March Erle Fisner and Eugene? etc. Public Utility Commission member B Frank Morgal Liquor Control Board William Rail Milk Central Commission John M McKee Securities Commission J Myron Honigman Unemployment Referees Michael J Stack Charles C McGovern Michael J Muldowney Fish Commission Edgar Nicholson John L Heifer Joseph Crutchfield Clifford J Welsh Game Commission George I Phillips O Ben Grippe John H Price State Board of Examiners for Nurses Margaret R Gilliland State Veterans Commission John A Shroyer.
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Harrisburg
Lynn G. Adams
Senate
James
Adam
Harry Shapiro
Philadelphia
Richard Maize
Uniontown
John Ira Thomas
John Aiken
Washington
Wiliam A. March
Norristown
Erle Fisner
Wood
Pittsburgh
Public Utility Commission
B. Frank Morgal
Liquor Control Board
William 5
Rail
Greensburg
Frederick T. Gelder
Forest City
Milk Centrol Commission
John M. McKee
Crafton
Pennsylvania Securities Commission
J. Myron Honigman
Michael J. Stack
Charles C. McGovern
Michael J. Muldowney
Gladstone A. Carmall
Brookville
Fish Commission
Edgar W. Nicholson
John L. Heifer
Sermiton
Joseph Crutchfield
Ursina
Clifford J. Welsh
Erie
Game Commission
George I. Phillips
Alexandria
O. Ben Grippe
John H. Price
Sccranton
State Board of Examiners
Margaret R. Gilliland
Clearfield
State Veterans Commission
John A. Shroyer
Shamokin
Circuit Court Hears Appeal Over Theater Damage Verdict
The U S circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia continues hearing an appeal by Indiana County Theater Company Inc seeking reversal of a 2000 damage award to Bessie Vale 65 of Kansas City and 1500 to her husband John Vale for injuries from a slip at a Latrobe theater in August 1997 while visiting a daughter in Ligonier.
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Philadelphia
Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana County Theater Company, Inc
Bessie M. Vale
Kansas City
Kans
John W. Vale
Latrobe
Ligonier
Frontier warfare and city blaze reported in Southeast Asia
Domel, via Japanese dispatch, claimed border clashes stretched along the Thai Indo China frontier from Vetiane to Cambodia as Sisophone city burned within 20 miles of the frontier. Britain reported another quiet night, while Tobruk’s siege continued with RAF and ground forces targeting Italian positions.
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Sisophone
Cambodia
Domel
Barbia
Tobruk
RAF
Albanis
New Officers for Farm Loan Association in Indiana County
The Indiana County National Farm Loan Association moved its offices to the Weather Building rooms 20 and 96, serving Cambria and Armstrong counties. H. A. Nichol of White Township was elected secretary treasurer to run the new offices, aided by Mildred W. Harrison, with D. R. Tomb remaining as attorney. Members, a major cooperative credit institution, will hold their annual meeting Monday January 20 at Memorial Hall Indiana, per President Bert Ginter.
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Indiana County National Farm Loan Association
Indiana Theater
Weater
Rooma 20
Cambria
Armatrong
H. A. Nichol
White Township
Mildred W. Harrison
Farm Loan
D. R. Tomb
Itdiana
New Safety Glass Formed Flexseal For Planes
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company reports a new safety glass named Flexseal offering 10 times the strength of standard auto glass. Formed as a sandwich of vinyl plastic between glass sheets, the material extends beyond the edges to provide a flexible edge that can be bolted or nailed into window openings, ideal for pressurized aircraft cabins.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Markets Prartat Markets Prartat Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh markets show moderate produce demand withapples across car lots and mixed prices for各 varieties led by Staymans and Cortlands. Potatoes and russets quoted with regional differences while livestock markets in Pittsburgh reveal steady salable hogs and cattle trends, with calves and sheep activity noted.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Northen Spys
Ohio Baldwins
Delicious
Maine
Idaho
New York
Cholce
Planes Mass at Miami for All-American Air Maneuvers
Dozens of planes from across the nation descend on Miami Municipal Airport for the All-American air maneuvers set to open tomorrow. Over 250 small planes already arrived with hundreds more expected, as weather kept some pilots grounded overnight. An estimate suggests about 1,500 light planes may be present for the event.
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Miami
Fla
Langley High School Fire Damages Auditorium
A fire at Langley High School in Sheraden caused about 2500 dollars in damage. The blaze was spotted minutes after a senior dance ended, shortly before noon. Firemen investigated the stage and auditorium area for the source of the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Langley High School
Sheraden
College Weather Report Still Cloudy with Colder Temps Ahead
Temperature reading at Reading shows 30 degrees with a high of 31 and a low of 20 in the last 24 hours. Precipitation stands at 0.06 inches, humidity 63 percent, and barometric pressure 99.757. Forecast calls for snow flurries and continued warmth today, then cloudier and colder conditions tomorrow.
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Reading
Ford to Make Bomber Parts with Auto Firms
Ford Motor Co. plans mass production support for Consolidated Aircrafts B 24 bomber program using River Rouge facilities to manufacture parts. A new Fort Worth plant would assemble shells with Douglas Aircraft and Fort Worth Tulsa plants to follow. Douglas president Donald Douglas says government asked automakers to leverage facilities and personnel for the four engine Consolidated bomber. The B 24 bomber ranges 3000 miles and carries four tons of bombs.
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San Diego
Calif
Ilides
Ford Motor Co
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Ednel Ford
Reuben H. Fleet
Aircraft Corporation
Ford
The
Motor Co
River Rouge
Detroit
Defense Commission
Automobile
Douglas
Snow Covers Western Pennsylvania Roads Ice Up
Western Pennsylvania woke to up to three inches of snow with icy roads, the Highway Department reported. Heaviest falls hit Crawford and Mercer counties, while Erie and Venango counties recorded about 2 1/2 inches.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Highway Department
Crawford
Mercer
Erie
Venango
Obituary notices from Indiana County entries
Obituaries note Jennie Clawson Huston born October 25 1850 in Blacklick township and long residence in Blacklick with six years illness. Funeral 2:30 p m Friday at her late residence with Rev R B Hurt officiating and Blairsville Cemetery burial. Also listed are deaths of George Chutorich 50 of Blacklick, Jacob Sylvester Campbell of Plum Creek Township born to Indiana County and died in Cleveland Ohio, Annie Johnston Campbell ill with double pneumonia in Cleveland. Campbell family depicts relatives and funeral arrangements. Ernest W Campbell 61 of 405 Beatrice Ave Johnstown died Memorial Hospital, services at Campbell home 2:30 p m Saturday, Rev Lindberg officiating with Grandview Cemetery burial. Surviving family includes widow Alice Hand Campbell and multiple children. Campbell siblings named. origins in Indiana County and Elderton Methodist Church connections.
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Jennie (Clawson) Huston
Blacklick Township
Blacklick
George Chutorich
Indiana Hospital
Blairsville
Jacob Sylvester Campbell
Plum Creek Township
Armstrong County
Cleveland, O
Annie EB. (Johnston) Campbell
Campbell
James and
Mary (Lockhart) Campbell
J. W. Campbell
Indiana
Charles
Vandergrift
Bush
Trafford
Estella Cochran
Beulah McKinney
Rural Valley
R. D
Pearl Aiken
Saline
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Alf
Methodist Church
Clark Funeral Home
Elderston
Mr. Brown
Elderton Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Ernest W. Campbell
Johnstown
Beatrice Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Lindberg
Calvary Methodist Church
Grandview Cemetery
Indiana County
William and
Angeline (Wilson) Campbell
Alice
Hand) Campbell
Herbert
James Barkhymer
Chester Freeman
William Haslett
Garreet
Stewart Campbell
Corinne Street
William L. Campbell
Armagh
Alfred I. Campbell
Homer City
Paul Campbell
Cumberland
Dank Harmon
Lucy Davis
Slickville
Olive Barr
duPont Place
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