Relief funds push in Congress for Red Cross aid
Washington Jan 19 Congress showed strong sympathy for unemployment and drought victims seeking immediate federal relief. Senate backed a plan for a direct 25 million dollar appropriation to the Red Cross for food and medicine as House supporters pressed for federal aid either as lend or matching funds with Red Cross subscriptions. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchison
VNS
Washington
America
Congress
Federal Treasury
Capitol Hill
Hoover
American Red Cross
Red Cross
250 Jobs Restored at Donora Steel Plant
Donora Pa January 19 250 workers were rehired as five open hearth furnaces reopened at the American Steel and Wire Company plant. The facility will operate on a single day shift.
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Donora
American Steel and Wire Company
Coral Worker Fatally Hurt at Potter Coal Plant
George Gasik, 50, of Coral, married with children, died from injuries after being crushed between the coal washing machine wheel and the floor at the Potter Coal and Coke Company plant. He died at home two hours later. Gasik was repairing the machine when drawn into the wheel, fracturing his right arm and suffering fatal internal injuries.
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George Gasik
Oral
Potter Coal and Coke Company
Gasik
Dorothy White to Sidney Pasekoff engagement announced
Mr and Mrs Aaron White announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy to Sidney Pasekoff son of Mr and Mrs F Pasekoff of Pittsburgh The notice also lists a 11 ton heavy duty Dodge Brothers truck with steel dump body and hoist for sale at 300 by McGregor Thomar Indiana PA with the ad code L22ttx
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron White
Water Street
Dorothy
Sidney Pasekoff
Mire
F. Pasekoff
Pittsburgh
McGregor & Thomar
Indiana
Claire Getty Joins Curtis Group Salesmen Honor
Claire Getty Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Claire Getty of Indiana has been notified of his selection for membership in the League of Curtis Salesmen an honor group run by Curtis Publishing Co for boys who sell its publications He is proud to display his membership badge and looks forward to advancement to the next degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Getty, Jr
Claire Getty
Indiana
League of Curtis Salesmen
Curtis Publishing Co
Claire
Fire Destroys Kinter Home in Clarksburg
Damage estimated at 4500 as a large two story frame residence owned by Arthur Kinter burned Saturday night. Origin believed to be an overheated kitchen stove with family away. Indiana Fire Department responded with chemical truck as walls and chimneys collapsed. No insurance reported.
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Arthur Kinter
Clarksburg
Alfred Pierce
Pierce
Indiana Fire Department
Armed bandits rob drug store in Pittsburgh
Two masked gunmen held up E. Li Steigleder, 56, owner of a Pittsburgh drug store, took $175 and fled in a waiting car after binding him in a back room and forcing the safe to be opened. Steigleder freed himself and notified police. one gunman had bought in the store yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
E. Li Steigleder
Steigleder
Once Society Leader Dies Poor in Pittsburgh Morgue
Mrs Cecelia Marchand once a Pittsburgh society favorite died in the citys morgue funeralless and unclaimed. Physicians attributed death to asthma. She wed Dr John J Marchand in 1902, later separated. Dr Marchand reportedly practiced in Texas. She earned a living selling cosmetics. If unclaimed within two weeks the body will be cremated.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Cecelia Marchand
John J. Marchand
Naid
Marchand
Texas
Women Assembly Members After Four Prime Objects
Harrisburg witnesses the start of the fourteenth session as women legislators focus on labor, welfare, elections, and education. Mary T. Denman of Westmoreland outlines a minimum wage bill for state contractors, aiming to set wage floors on all building projects and highways. The measure targets state contracting practices, contrasting with the current system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Everett
Harrisburg
Assembly
Mra
Mary T. Denman
Westmoreland
International
Denman
Holiday Spirit Of Pre-Inauguration Day Stirring State's Capital
Harrisburg reports a drizzly day as crowds gather for Governor-elect Gifford Pinchot's January inauguration. Weather forecasts note partly cloudy conditions tomorrow with possible rain, while radio networks prepare to broadcast the inaugural address to a global audience via the Columbia chain.
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Leo
Pdolan Ins
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Keystone State
Columbia Chain
Second Son Now Benedict in Indiana Nuptials
Miss Nellie Irene Moorhead married Charles Bernard Denning in a St Bernard Church low mass ceremony. Attendants included Rosemary Seifert and Agnes McGregor, with ushers from Indiana and Johnstown. A breakfast at the Indiana Country Club followed, then a motor honeymoon. Predatory bounty totals for December in Indiana County reached 445 with 16 gray foxes and 381 weasels killed. In the state 38 wild cats, 1040 gray foxes, 10,206 weasels and 9 goshawks were killed, total bounty 14,981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Irene Moorhead
Edgar Moorhead
Chestnut Street
Charles Bernard Denning
Genevieve Denning
Indiana
J. Raymond Denning
Eleanora Ness
St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church
James Brady
Rosemary Seifert
Johnstown
Agnes McGregor
Maude Sweeney
Punxsutawney
Hortense Yuckenberg
Denning
John Beisinger
John Seifert
Kenneth Lewis
Charles Heidenreich
Pittsburgh
Indiana Country Club
Louis Litzinger
Indiana County
Cardinal Hayes Reported Better After Illness
Cardinal Hayes, ill with a cold for a week, was improved today and able to sit up yesterday. The update comes from New York dated January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cardinal Hayes
Tom Mix to Defend Suit in Pa Court
Tom Mix, famed circus and screen hero, prepared to resist Zack Miller of the 101 Ranch in a $325,000 damages suit over an alleged contract breach. Legal advisers from John Ringling accompanied Mix as he arrived in Bries, with reports of a new two year contact with Ringling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brie
Tom Mix
Zack Miller
101 Ranch
John Ringling
Mix Hore
Ringling Reuy
Stokes Mix
At Wire
Grasshopper Hints at Early Spring in Kittanning
In Kittanning on January 19 a lively grasshopper was brought to the Leader-Times office. Samuel Hindes found it at McGranh and sent it to the paper. Hindes bets on an early spring, challenging Lee Wolfe's caterpillar forecast while awaiting robin or garter snake signs for the weather editor.
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Kittanning
Leader-Times
McGranh
Samuel Hindes
Lee Wolfe
Hindes
Lee
Changes Noted As Food Prices Decline In December
Washington dispatch reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing retail food prices fell in December from November by 2 percent, with a 13 percent drop from December last year. Among 28 declining items oranges led the list at 30 percent, followed by eggs 14 percent, butter 6 percent, and pork chops milk and prunes 4 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fire roars through Central Hotel in Bloomsburg
In Bloomsburg Pa January 19 a fire swept the Central Hotel injuring nine guests stranded by the blaze. The interior was wrecked and three ground floor shops and their stocks were destroyed. Firemen fought for three hours amid heavy snowfall as investigators suggested the fire started in a shop basement and spread upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg
Parkwood Grange Officers and Homer City Supper notice
Following are the new officers for Armstrong Grange No. 1645 at Parkwood Master Samuel E Dible Overseer W L Brown Lecturer Miss Martha Fouts Steward Clarence Brown Assistant Steward Dick Craig Chaplain Mrs L I D Lowry Treasurer Harry R Couch Secretary Miss Martha Hinkley Gate Keeper Walker Wiggins Pomona Miss Ethel Mull Flora Miss Mary Lowry Lady Assistant Steward Miss Anna Griffith Finance Committee H A Ray A H Wiggins J R Campbell Homer City Supper Tomorrow Night You're all invited to the Fire Department's Turkey and Chicken Supper to be served in the Homer City Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow Tuesday evening from 5 o'clock or. The plate a dollar and he's wee pisw oF enen is Binge Parte Ub of A will bola Qugu pee ty waa weia in auditorium of St Borasrd Parochial School Tues evc Jan 20th 7 o'clock Everybody welcome WBty
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Armstrong Grange
Parkwood
Samuel E. Dible
W. L. Brown
Martha Fouts
Clarence Brown
Dick Craig
Mra. L
Lowry
Harry R. Couch
Martha Hinkley
Walker Wiggins
Cerea
Mary Calhoun
Pomona
Ethel Mull
Flora
Mary Lowry
Anna Griffith
H. A. Ray
A. H. Wiggins
J. R. Campbell
Homer City
Fire Department
Will Bola
Borasrd Parochial School
Wbty
Legislature Reconvenes Tonight to Take Up Active Work
Harrisburg January 19 Ainsworth report notes the legislature will reconvene at 9 p m to set committee chairs and personnel while Senate chair selections are prepared The talk centers on possible delays in House and Senate assignments and whether Daix will reshuffle members who opposed him in the Pro Tem contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Robert F. Gorman
INS
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Oase
Assembly
John
Fisher
C. Jay Goodnough
Cameron
Augustus F. Daix, Jr
Philadelphia
Capitol Hill
Daix
Shorter Runs Demanded on P R R West Lines
Pittsburgh Jan 19 The grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen seeks restoration of original length runs on Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh. They say lengthening runs west of Pittsburgh left many members idle and estimate restoring runs would employ about 30 percent of idle members. The committee leaders, Iben, D baggagemen, switchmen and yardmen, will present the demand to railroad officials and, if refused, take it to the federal mediation board in Washington.
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Pittsburgh
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Peasion
Federal Mediation Board
Washington
Edison couple to take annual winter vacation in Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison will leave West Orange on January 20 for their winter vacation at Fort Myers, Florida. They plan to stay in the South until spring, continuing their annual travel routine.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Fort Myera
Fla
Theatre Banquet for Indiana and Kite Theatres Staff
Fifty eight young men and two women, all employees of the Indiana and Kite Theatres, enjoyed their annual banquet with a chicken variety meal at Hoose Tea. The group included participants from the Christmas week program at the Hits, and an impromptu program followed at the Arts Theatre. An evening of good fellowship concluded with a final event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana and
Kite Theatres
Fachine
Fupha
Hawes
Rrts
Open Meeting of New Century Club in WoC Hall
The New Century Club invites the public to an evening session at 7 o'clock in WoC Hall. Guest speaker Mrs. Edwin J. Miller of Pittsburgh will discuss Better Magazines, recalling her past as Arvilla Lane a Todiana High School teacher. Music by Miss Audrey Meade. Program directed by Mrs. H. I. Brody.
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New Century Club
Woc
Edwin J. Miller
Pittsburgh
Miller
Arvilla Lane
Todiana High School
Audrey Meade
H. I. Brody
Gazette Campaign Eyes Final Week and Car Prizes
The Gazette’s $14,000 circulation expansion campaign enters its last week. Final period closes Saturday at 10 p.m. Winners will receive cars such as Packard and Ford plus cash prizes. Subscriptions and remittances go to a sealed box. results of the third period surpassed all prior weeks. Mrs. James George of District No. 1 wins the extra $100 for the most new subscriptions.
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The
Gazette
Packard
Willys-Knight
Dodge Brothers
Chevrolet
Whippet
Ford
James George
Porcelain Plant To Be Rebuilt In East Liverpool
East Liverpool January report states the Peach Porcelain Company will rebuild its five kiln electric refactories plant after a Saturday fire caused an estimated 100000 loss. President Harry Peach says matches caused the blaze. insurance covers part. The plant had no advance production and had $10000 in booked business. rebuilding follows a 1918 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Peach Porcelain Company
Harry Peach
Pinchot Names Northrup Labor Secretary in New Cabinet
Governor elect Gifford Pinchot appointed Dr. A. M. Northrup of Wilkes-Barre as Secretary of Labor and Industry. He also reconstituted the state workmen's compensation board with Arthur Dale as chairman and new members William Burchinal Edward Hunter and others. The Labor and Industry secretary will serve ex officio on the board. no further cabinet changes planned before inauguration.
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Harrisburg
INS
Gifford Pinchot
A. M. Northrup
Wilkes-Barre
Labor and Industry
Workmen's Compensation Board
Arthur (. Dale
Bellefonte
Paul Houck
Schuylkill
William J. Burchinal
Smithiied
Fayette County
Joseph E. Feitz
Wilken Barre
Edward J. Hunter
Philadelphia
John L. Morrison
Greenville
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Pinchot
Lynn G. Adams
State Polics
French honor for Lindbergh is presented
Washington January 19 The Legion d Honneur medal was presented to Charles A Lindbergh by French ambassador Paul Claudel in recognition of his non stop flight from New York to Paris three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paul Claudel
New York
Paris
Dunlop Tire Plant Robbed In West Philadelphia
Thieves stole about 300 dollars from the Dunlop Tire Co in West Philadelphia according to manager Homer Tyger. Police investigated break in through a rear fire room door and noted overturned batteries near the entry with only money missing from the front counter. County Detective Harry Kooxter joined Chief Anderson in examining the scene as sounds from the adjacent apartment were not heard by neighbors.
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Dunlop Tire Co
Philadelphia
Homer Tyger
Tire
Chief Anderson
Harry Kooxter
Tyger
Great Rock Slide Changes Contour Of Niagara Falls
Visitors flock to Niagara Falls to see a recent rock slide that reshaped the American side’s contour. The event widened the crest to about 1,080 feet and altered water depth, with authorities noting the full impact will be clearer after aerial comparison with prior images.
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Niagara Falls
Naagara Falls
N. Y
America
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Kinter
Women Assembly
Benedict
Nellie J. Moorhead
Charles B. Denning
Parkwood Grange Officers
P.R. R
Iben
Pennsylvania Lines
J. A. Zanger
Edisons
Florida
Century Club
Auto Parts
U., Inc
Ritz Theatre
LABOR
DR. Northrup
Workmens Compensation Board
Lindbergh
Dunlop Tire
Green Township
Green Township High School
Inuiana Moose
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