State treasury to face possible special session in spring
A Pennsylvania survey warns the treasury may be exhausted by June 1 if current expenditures continue. Governor James is weighing a special session to reallocate funds for relief until a new session can provide more. Relief costs have eased from peak levels, with unemployment compensation payments surpassing the million-dollar weekly mark for the first time in four months.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Telfer
James
Burger
Edward B Logan
General Assembly
State Board of Public Assistance
Division of Unemployment Compensation
Lewis G. Hines
Secretary of Labor, and Industry
Obituary notices from Cambria County area deaths listed
Obituaries recall Elmer Alvin Biss 38 born Hillsdale November 12 1881 carpenter died after long illness at Green township home near Berringer Survived by widow Nancy six children and two brothers services tomorrow at 2 p m in the Biss home Rev A H Bankett burial McDowell Cemetery Also noted Elizabeth Williams Jones 81 died Barnesboro after months illness survived by husband daughter granddaughter and siblings with funeral at McDowell Cemetery Indiana County Lee Schrecongost former Elderton resident dies at Mayview Hospital Funeral details to follow Saba Betta Weedville proprietor dies of heart attack survived by widow and six children funeral Monday at St Josephs Church Force Pa burial Morningside Cemetery DuBuis Josephine Thomas born May 29 1874 Tyrol Italy dies in Clarksburg after illness spouse Carlo Thomas predeceased survived by three sons a daughter brother and sister and ten grandchildren Funeral services Iselin Holy Cross Church plans announced
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Elmer Alvin Biss
Hillsdale
Benjamin
Eva (Meyers) Biss
Green Township
Berringer
Nancy (Gromley) Biss
L. Biss
Salem
Ohio
Franklin Biss
Dixonville
Eugene Biss
Nant-y-Glo
Lillian
Elizabeth (Williams) Jones
Arthur Jones
Barnesboro
Pine Township
Indiana County
William M
Sarah (Jones) Williams
Cambria County
Presbyterian Church
Ray Kennedy
DuBois
William Edward
J. J. Williams
Alverda
Richard
William Williams
Jane
Margaret Williams
Grisemore
John E. Jackson
D. J. Shaffer
McDowell Cemetery
Saba Betta
Weedville
Italy
St. Joseph's Church of Force
Morningside Cemetery
DuBuis
Josephine Thomas
Tyrol
Clarksburg
United States
Holy Cross Church
Iselin
Carlo
Thomas
Bruno
Eugene
Pittsburgh
Raymond
Canton
Letio Guella
Abraham Prandi
Ignatia, Maggi
Iselin Holy Cross
Funeral notice for Nicholas Marwick with church burial details
Nicholas Marwick born December 19 1889 died at his Newrytown home at 630 pm after a three month illness. He is survived by a wide family, burial set for St Bernard s Church at Indiana and later Edgewood Cemetery in Sailsburg.
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Nicholas Marwick
Newrytown
Rada
Martha (Crackar) Marwick
Anna Marwick
Martha Calandro
Ann Marwick
Detroit
Mich
Gladys Calhoun
Salisbury R. D
Mary Marwick
George
Patrick
Charles
Pope Advocates Moral Leadership for Lasting Peace
Pope urged that true peace after the war can only be built by leaders with moral stature who unite political power with a clear grasp of humanity and reverence for divine life. He warned that such a path, guided by justice, equity, and the Gospel, will require sacrifices and mutual confidence to sustain a global comity of nations.
Borah’s Death Shocks Idaho. Political Hopes Rise
The long time Republican senator from Idaho died after a fall and possible brain hemorrhage. Discussion in political circles included a possible temporary fill by Mrs. Borah or other candidates such as Donald Callahan, Thomas Heath, and Ezra Whitla. Borah, known as The Lion of Idaho, was an isolationist who kept to himself and opposed the League and the World Court, leaving few major measures enacted.
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Borah
Idaho
Senate
Cora Rubin
Washington
Rock Creek Park
Mr. Roosevelt
League
World Court
Mice Study Links Prenatal Hormones to Intersex Traits
Northwestern University researcher Dr. C Daniel Turner reports a two year experiment on mice showing prenatal injections of male and female sex hormones produced intersex offspring. More than 500 female mice exhibited both male and female characteristics and showed reduced reproductive capacity, suggesting a possible model for human sex differentiation disruptions. Ice reports and weather notes follow.
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Evanston
C. Daniell Turner
Northwestern University
Turner
Balkan diplomacy and air reconnaissance reported in wartime notes
Germany had been scouted from the air during the night and similar flights were noted by British officials. Romanian and Yugoslav foreign ministers met in Rusmania to discuss Balkan policy. One report suggested Yugoslavia aimed to bolster neutrality in southeast Europe by fostering Romanian Hungarian ties, amid Hungary's aim to regain Transylvania.
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Germany
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Europe
Transylvania
Efforts and Deaths in Deep Cold Across Pennsylvania
The deep cold caused deaths in Tremont Uniontown and Norristown and halted outdoor work. Philadelphia faced its coldest since 1936 as gas shortages grew and social services ran overtime. Ice dangers persisted on Delaware streams and efforts to prevent flood damage continued, with WPA layoffs to reduce illness risk.
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Lester C. Fuller
Millerstown
Tremont
Fannie Wolfe
Uniontown
Norristown
George Hoffner
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Kane
Tobyhanna
Gouldsboro
Allegheny
Delaware River
Torgesdale
WPA
Harry R. Holloran
Delaware
Pittsburgh
I. Hope
Goering Proclaims Confiscation of Polish Property
Berlin—January 20—A Law Gazette decree by Field Marshal Hermann Goering, supreme war economic authority, confiscates all property of the former Polish state. Issued January 15, it supports the four year economic program in the reunited eastern provinces and aligns with Hitler’s October 12 ordinance installing German administration in occupied Polish regions.
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Berlin
Law
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Supreme War Economic Authority
Adolf Hitler
British Call More to Service in Britain
London reports the government will speed up conscription under a Royal proclamation calling men aged 19 to 27. The Star states all men of 23 must register February 24, affecting about 250,000 individuals.
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London
London Star
the Star
Italians to go on rations
Rome reports new rationing effective February 1 for sugar 500 grams per person monthly and coffee limited to 50 grams per person monthly. The Netherlands Red Cross plans to dispatch an ambulance unit to Finland with four doctors and nurses.
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Rome
Hague
Netherlands
Red Cross
Finland
Lights Go Out At 1940 State Farm Show Harrisburg
Debris from the 14 acre State Farm Show precincts swept the grounds as lights failed during the closing night. The crowd watched the St Johns Evangelical and Reformed Sunday School Class of Loysburg win for its rural play “prayer for our gang.” Individual honors went to Dorothy Haddon, Zela Fox, and Rachel Pressel. Clarence Graham and Davidson Township PTA also earned major district awards. Auctioneers drew 44 bidders paying about $20,000 for ribbon-winning lambs and baby beef as a Harrisburg hotel bought both grand champion entries and moved them toward market.
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Harrisburg
State Farm Show
Farma
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed
Loysburg
Bedford County
Dorothy Haddon
Zela Fox
Rachel Pressel
Clarence Graham
Unity Grange
Westmoreland County
Davidson Township
Sullivan County
Ice Vanities Come to Johnstown Ice Palace
Petite Vera Hruba, four times Czechoslovak champion, joins fifty international skating stars in the Ice Vanities of 1940 at Johnstown Shaffer Ice Palace for three nights starting Monday January 22. Co starring with Hruba are Lois Dworshak and Vivi-Anne Hulsen, Sweden’s ten time champion, who has twice been runner up to Sonja Henie. A 24 girl skating chorus performs six of the 25 numbers, with the same cast from New York touring Johnstown.
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Petite Vera Hruba
Czechoslovakia
Johnstowns
Shaffer Ice Palace
Mists Hruba
America
Tee
Lois Dworshak
Vivi-Anne Hulsen
Sweden
Sonja Henie
New York
Johnstown
Finland Can Be Saved By May With Generous Aid
British military authorities in London say a 30,000 stronger force and a generous supply of military equipment before May could save Finland from Soviet Russia. Analysts note Finland's northern campaign as pivotal and expect a turning point when snow melts. Canada reports show Finnish exporters buying oats, while Britain and France increase aid in secrecy. An air raid drill across London demonstrates wartime readiness as RAF photos reveal enemy fortifications.
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London
Finland
Russia
Europe
Battersea
Camberwell
Lambeth
Routhwerk
Wandsworth
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Aberdeen Angus and Southdown beef prices at auction
The final day of the auction drew about 20,000 attendees despite snow and cold. Prices reached 1,018 pounds for the Aberdeen Angus and 25 cents for the Southdowns, with the reserve grand champion Aberdeen Angus selling for 32 cents to a Harrisburg food chain. The week’s total estimate rose to 438,000.
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Harrisburg
E. J. Price
Metro
Blast Hurls Two Into Pit At Steel Plant
In Newport Kentucky on January 20 two workers were burned to death at the Andrews Steel Company when an explosion hurled them into a furnace pit. Orville Tungale, 28, and Jesse Phillips, 37, were killed while loosening slag with picks and releasing a pocket of water. Three rapid explosions followed.
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Newport
Andrews Steel Company
Orville Tungale
Jesse Phillips
Martin J. Suuter
Roosevelt Advocates Targeted Aid and Higher Incomes for Poor
President Roosevelt told Social Planners that federal aid has limits and that mere handouts won’t solve poverty. He urged raising average incomes in poorer areas, taxing by ability to pay, and expanding public assistance. He praised Borah, cited Grapes of Wrath, and urged aid for backward school districts while stressing defense requires educated healthy citizens.
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Washington
Pym
Roosevelt
America
White House
District of Columbia
Borah
Children's Bureau
John Steinbeck
California
Columbia Basin
L Hke
Advance News Briefs From A Cold Week In Town
The vicinity reports a good bit of cold and influenza with stormy weather and snow. Dale Myers works on safety lines along Dutch Run as the electric company installs new poles. Robert Johnston missed school due to illness while neighbors kill beeves. Berten Henderson and Wayne Allison supply garden produce. Mrs Susie Bark and Mae Blystone visited Elderton.
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Rebecca
Anita Mary
Pauline ‘Miler
Aita
Audtree Blystone
Bert Bark
Dale Myers
Electric Company
Dutch Run
Robert Johnston
Beeves
Berten Henderson
Wayne Allison
Susie Bark
Mae Blystone
Elderton
Death of Clarence Kunkle Shocks Indiana Community
The Indiana area mourns Clarence Kunkle’s sudden death while reporting several locals, including Mary Fleming and Mrs. Joseph Stuckci, as ill or recovering. Laura Frye and Virgil Studell recently visited, and flu illness affects many residents amid numerous local calls and visits. A note on a crash resistant safety bell for pilots hints at ongoing safety developments.
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Clarence Kunkle
Indiana
Mary Fleming
Joseph Stuckci
Laura Frye
John McFarland
John Lingenfelter
Virginia Studell
Earl Marlin
Allen McFarland
John
Farland
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Bal & Ohio
Barnxdall Oi
Bendix Aviation
Beth Steel
Borden Co Borg-Warner Am Briggs Mfg
Calumet & Hee
Canada Pacific
Caterpil Tractor
Ches & Ohio
Chisler Corp
Colgate-Pelin-P
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Coml Investor
Com
Cornwirth & South
Crane Co
Curtis Publish
Curtis Pub
Deere
del Lack
West Disti Corp-Seag
el Power
Gen Motors
Goodrich
Hudson Motor
Minais Central
Indust Rayon
Attornay
Robert Jackuam
Bolleiter Ceeuard
Int
Harvester
Nick Can
Kennecott Copaby Kresga
Glass
Liggett and My B
Loew’s Inc
Lorillard (P
Macy (R) Co
McCrory
McIntyre
Montgom Ward
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Ty Penn RR
Phillips Pet
Procter and Gam
Sveed
Pullman
Pure Oil
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Reming Rand
Repub Steel
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Eel
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Wiliam J. Bmier
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