Big cutback taxes workers under CWA plan in Indiana county
Federal and state officials moved to limit CWA hours nationwide as Harry Hopkins ordered per week caps. In Indiana county the plan affects about 2000 to 2500 men, with 34 hours weekly in larger towns and 15 in smaller communities, plus 40 hours for clerical and supervisory staff. The ruling may push some miners back to mines, while others leave for CWA projects. Erle H. Biddle maintained as state administrator after talks with Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianaa
Harry K. Hopkins
Hopking
Eric H. Biddle
Gilbert Wolfenden
Ajl
Dr Alice Wynekoop Lingers On Trial Under Threat Of Death
In Chicago on January 20, Dr. Alice Wynekoop fights a collapsing health while standing trial for the murder of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop. Judges and doctors worry a mistrial or renewed proceedings as three physicians report her condition before Monday’s court reconvenes. Her pale face and weakened state underscore the danger as she seeks to finish the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AY Porothy Ducas
Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekeap
Éan
Walker
Catherine
Cook County Prison
Jos. B. David
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Earle
Alice
Hiready
Wynekoop
Quick thinking kills gem bandit in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 20 a bandit named Eddie Huffman, a 22 year old former prizefighter, forced his way into the car of William Spitzel, a jewelry company executive, and ordered him to surrender. Spitzel, unable to comply, refused and Huffman reached for the wheel. Spitzel grabbed the bandit's gun and shot him dead, ending the attempted robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Eddie Ehuffman
Wiliam Spitzel
Spitzel
Huffman
Spitzer
Bandit
Dollar Whiskey U K say testers Harrisburg report
In Harrisburg on January 20 TNS reports a Department of Agriculture analysis found the potable spirit 45 percent alcohol by volume after denaturants and of harmless character. The new $1 ny itth Sweepstakes whiskey will be sold by state liquor stores starting Monday. The board granted 25 more retail liquor licenses, raising total to 6817. The license fund in the treasury now totals $1,099,546.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
TNS
State Department of Agriculture
Iicanse
Johnstown Moves to Enforce Sunday Closing Ordinance
Johnstown City Council ordered strict enforcement of the 1914 Sunday closing ordinance. Chief Harry F. Klink will issue police orders to prohibit nonessential purchases after morning hours. The 1916 ice cream and soda as necessities clause remains, while beer enforcement unclear. continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Harry F. Klink
Klink
Joseph Cayriligl
Louis Franke
Mule Kicker Gun On Display At County Gun Show
The Indiana County Tish and Game Association hosts a Sportsmen's Get-Together and Gun and Pistol Exhibit at the Court House Friday evening January 26. The event features the Wilson Clawson collection from Apollo, including a 100 pound 06 calibre Mystery Gun and a double barrel muzzle loader .45, along with a 1665 wheel-lock Anti-lock gun owned by the Watson Heirs of Indiana. Other notable pieces include a Penn Run collection by T Fyock, and a light 16 gauge mule kicker breech-loader described as an original with brass mechanism, noted for its strong recoil and bold claim to kick at you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windows
Indiana County Tish and Game Association
Court House
Wilson-Clawson
Apollo
Watson
Indiana
T. Fyock
Penn Run
Military Burial for Kenneth Laird in Blairsville
A military funeral was held for Kenneth W. Laird 20 at his Blairsville home. He died when a car driven by Anthony DeMaio crashed into a pole. Interment followed at Blairsville Cemetery. he was a National Guard member and former sailor with family ties to local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Laird
Blairsville National
Anthony DeMaio
Blairsville
Blairsvile
BD. B. Hanks
Hebron Lutheran Church
Richard H. Laird
Mast Market Street
210Th Infantry
National Guard of Pennsylvania
France
Kenneth Laird
Navy
Richard Laird, Jr
Board Defends Friendly Suit on County Assessors Pay
A friendly suit has been filed by the county Assessors against the Commissioners of Indiana County to settle the daily wage for the tri annual assessment just completed. The suit disputes whether pay should be $3.50 or $5.00 per day under a new law enacted last session. Also notes CWA men tearing up North Sixth street tracks under Street Commissioner A. A. Orristearing. The borough plans to remove tracks, roll in ashes, and replace bricks with extra stock. rails to be sold as junk to fund brick replacement. The Street Committee has no further repairs planned beyond finishing the current project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
CWA
A. A. Orris
North Sixth Street
Water Street
Nixon
Philadelphia Street
Street Committee
Paper bombs pass through Austro border in leak incident
Vienna reports Austrian authorities seek a leak in the Austro German border where thousands of paper bombs were smuggled during the past week. The devices were intended for use in violent Nazi demonstrations nationwide and created fear while crowds gathered to honor Fulvio Suvich, the Italian under secretary of foreign affairs, on his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Wronda
Fulvio Suvich
Little famous coach to Sing Sing lecture on Boss Bowl film
Lou Little, famed Columbia University football coach of the team that defeated Stanford, will visit Sing Sing to lecture inmates and show the Boss Bowl film. He will depart after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
N. Y
Lou Little
Columbia University
Stanford
Lawes
Little
Technique Yeggs Net $1400 in Restaurant Theft
Pittsburgh police tracked two robbers using strong arm technique to steal $1400 from a restaurant as they carried funds to a bank for a night deposit. They knocked two amploves to the street and escaped to an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
President Hindenburg Confined By Heavy Cold
President Paul von Hindenburg aged 86 was confined to bed with a cold. An official palace statement said all receptions for yesterday and today were canceled, and a government spokesman indicated he hoped to resume work by Monday or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Psychiatrist Seeks Brains of Leaders for Study
Washington Jan 20 An appeal by Dr Adolph Meyer chief psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins for the brains of senators congressmen clergymen athletes and writers for dissection to aid psychiatric research was made today He called letting brains pass after life work a crime against civilization and urged examination of deceased notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Adolph Meyer
John Hopkins
New Orleans Medical Society
Meyer
W C T U Meeting Recalls Crusade Anniversary
The regular W C T U meeting titled Crusade Anniversary will recount how crusaders protected homes sixty years ago. It is set for Monday January 22 at 7 30 p m with Miss Mabel Figens and Miss Leone Kring noted as silver medalists in the January 16 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Figens
Leone Kring
Presbyterian Vesper Service at First Presbyterian Church
A Sunday 4 30 p m vesper service replaces evening worship at First Presbyterian Church. Rev Robert L Clark Jr, pastor, continues his sermon series on the parables titled Love's Fountain. An especial musical program is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Robert L. Clark, Jr
Buyer reports new shoe styles from eastern markets
Ben St. Lewis, buyer at the Boo Ton, returned from the eastern markets saying pew spring styles in shoes, the trimming and colors, are materially different from those shown in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben St. Lewis
Boo Ton
Pew
Indiana Not So Gold Minded
Indiana banks received 2830 dollars in gold and gold certificates under a presidential order. One bank took 1590 dollars, another 792.50, and a third 447.50 as the return period ended. The piece notes congressional action on devaluing the gold dollar to 60 cents and the push for prompt passage despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Gant
William
Neal
INS
Staif
Washington
House
Senate Banking Committee
Fletcher, D
Florida
White House
Senate Banking
Youthful Bank Robbers Taken in 100 Mile Chase
Five Chicago youths linked to a $5,000 state bank robbery at Girard Illinois were captured after a 100 mile chase through farm country near Bas til. Four surrendered after a gunfight wounded two. Loot recovered. one suspect fled on horseback but was captured.
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Quincy
Ill
Chicago
State Bank
Girard
Bas Til
Sand
Treasury Balance Report From Jan 18
Treasury balance as of January 18 shows $600,792,907.00. other figures include $3,162,247.24 in United States funds and $15,949,251.86 in another category. Located in Washington with INS notation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Pinchot backs Rooseveltism amid improving Pennsylvanian economy
Governor Gifford Pinchot, hospitalized with shingles, told INS that President Roosevelt is leading the nation to better times as business picks up. He cited progress in social legislation like old age assistance, noted Pennsylvania unemployment falling from 1.4 million to under 1 million, and said he would return to work in ten days to two weeks. He avoided comment on the gold standard issue and on Alfred E. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Kilgallen
New York
INS
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
St. Luke's Hospital
International News Service
Pinchot
Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
Gen
International gold price slips to 182 shillings per ounce
London reports the international gold price reduced by one penny to 182 shillings ninepence per ounce with an 11.5 pence premium over the French rate. The move equates to about $33,833 in American currency at the day’s opening rate of $5.02 to the pound. Announcement notes sale of 850 gold bars valued at 925,000 pounds sterling (about $4,643,125) at the new rate.
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London
Accident Reported Amid Snow Hidden Body and Gang Connection
A crude letter describes a shooting by a gang member, with the victim’s body reportedly hidden in the snow. Police investigate possible gang links as details remain fragmentary and unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogg
Kidnda
Abduction Shocks St Paul Boss Bremer Believed Kidnapped
Early reports from St Paul indicate Edward G Bremer president of the Comagore Bank was abducted. A ransom demand was issued and a body said buried in the snow about twenty miles from St Paul. An anonymous letter cited Brewer’s body and a self-described gang leader Magee as contact. Witness James Quinehan provided the first details and described two cars near the Bremer auto. Federal agents moved cautiously while Bremer’s family urged caution to protect his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G . Bremer
St. Paul, Minn
And
Walter Magee
Edward G. Bremer
Bremer
St.Paul, Minn
Magee
ST. Paul
Jat
G. Bremer
W. C. Rol
Minneapoli
Robertson
New Minn
Ord
St.’ Paul, Minn
Edward G
M. Kalscheur
Bank
Federal Department
Quine
Pennsylvania Industry Slows Early January After Holiday Lag
A survey by International News Service shows Pennsylvania business and industry weaker than December in the first three weeks of January. Steel and coal output lagged, coke production rose in the Coal region, and industrial activity declined due to anthracite labor issues and reduced consumer demand. Filings indicate improved coke production in the Pittsburgh area, with 4,226 tons produced vs 0,400 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Kinkaid
U.S
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
International News Service
Cugpells
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Biddle
Tarrisburg
Erle H. Biddle
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Gem
U. K
Zeard
Web
Essie
Bheta
von Hindenberg
W.C.T.U
Presbyterian Vesper Service
Touhy
John
Jake
Executve
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