Budget delay as relief costs loom in Pennsylvania
Governor Earle postpones the budget message amid unresolved unemployment relief funding. Legislature approves a $4.86 million February loan from the motor fund, with repayment questions. A citizens committee proposes centralized relief agencies and tolls on corporate taxes to speed funding, while debates over horse racing, flood control, and broader relief plans intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Earle
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Herbert Cohen
York
House
Revenue Department
Motor Fund
Keystone State
Citizens Committee
Herbert Goodrich
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Pinchot
Tragedy in Chambersburg as girl dies after beating
Police questioned Glenn Sleighter and his wife in the death of Jean Seville a county ward aged six. Autopsy cited brain hemorrhage from a blow. Sleighter led officers to the frozen body in Bedford County mountains after a two hour beating. Coroner and district attorney described the case as a homicide investigation with inquest pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Jean Seville
Samuel W. Gearhart
Glenn Sleighter
Franklin County
Jean
Gearhart
Bedford County
J. Glenn Benedict
A. Timmins
Bedford
Investi
Halton
Lynn G. Adams
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Markets Produce Pittsburgh Market Report Jan 23
Pittsburgh market bulletin shows moderate demand for produce with apples steady across several grades and car counts, potatoes steady and priced by sack and crate, butter and eggs with varied scores, poultry steady with multiple live and dressed categories, and livestock in Pittsburgh with hogs, cattle, vealers, and sheep priced and trading in ranges including direct sales and weights from 120 to 240 pounds, reflecting overall steady to slightly fluctuating farm market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S
Pa. Dept
New York
Kings
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rome
Maine
Obituary for Mrs Regecca Smith 87 of Montgomery town
Obituary notices list Mrs Regecca Smith 87 of Montgomery township who died at 2 p m yesterday at her son's home near Gipsy after long illness. She was born September 12 1849 in Butler County widow of W B Smith survived by seven sons and one daughter and two deceased children. Funeral at Weslean Methodist Church Wilgus with interment in Rowley Cemetery. Also under notice Frank Mead 68 of Walnut Grove died at Mercy Hospital from heart ailment. He leaves Nellie Mead and two sons Kenneth and Wilbur plus several siblings. Viewings at Fred Geisel Funeral Home Dale then to Indiana for services.
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Edward Joseph Muller
White Township
Ernest Road
Owlock
William C
Mary Barcley Muller
Ethel
Robert
Donald
Leydhe
St. Bernard's
Father Brady
St. Bernard's Cemetrey
Holy Name Society
Edward Muller
Regecca Smith
Montgomery Township
Namey Smith
Gipsy
Butler County
Homer
Lynn
Willian
Wilgus
Charles Smith
Curwensville
Nan Bryson
Portage
Weslean Methodist Church
Roy
Charles Williams
Indiana
Rev
Brickell
Hillsdale
Rowley Cemtery
Frank Mead
Joy Avenue
Walnut Grove
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Mead
Indiana County
Charles
Nancy
Flemming) Mead
Nellie (Boger) Mead
Kenneth Mead
Wilbur Mead
Ash Street
Flood waters force Savoy theatre closure in Ford City
In Ford City floodwaters from the Allegheny River undermined the Savoy theatre foundation, forcing its closure. Pittsburgh hosts a Military Order of the Purple Heart meeting on February 6 with national commander Gen H A Pickett selecting the city for its large honorary membership. An Altoona psychiatrist will evaluate Roy Lockard, sentenced to death for killing three year old Sonny Karmendi. the State Pardon Board will review, with the baby’s mother also sentenced to death. An Erie boiler explosion at Foster killed Alvin Amstead, 65, and burial plans are noted in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford City
Savoy Theatre
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Military Order of the Purple Heart
George L. Edmonds
H. A. Pickett
Detroit
Altoona
Roy Lockard
Sonny" Karmendi
Chester B. Wray
William C. Sandy
State Pardon Board
Margaret Karmendi
Lockard
Stilman A
Erie
Foster
Oakland
Alvin Amstead
Mighty Flood Threatens Tiptonville and Lower Ohio Valley
Tiptonville Tennessee faces a new flood threat as the Mississippi nears a potential new channel near Snaky Bend. Mayor August Bode insists the town will endure behind a 60 foot seawall while engineers expect the flood crest near Cairo by February. Across the region, Evansville and other Southern Indiana cities report tens of millions in damages and large refugee movements as Red Cross and government relief mobilize across 179 counties in 11 states.
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Earle
John B. Kelly
Pennsylvania
Racing Commission
Charlies Melchoirre
Philadelphia
Elizabeth
Soldiers and Sailors
Erie
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Othey
William 3B
Rogers
Alegheny Democrat
U. S
Senate
Tiptonville
Tenn
Snaky Bend
Tennessee
Cairo
August Bode
Memphis
Evansville
Indiana
Martin Davey
Portsmouth
Red Cross
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
National Guard
Mellwood
Trailer Upset Causes Large Damage on State Route
State Police report a jackknifed Trans-American Freight trailer on the William Penn Highway near Armagh caused $2,000 in damage. The truck driven by John A. Gray of Columbus upset after the driveshaft broke, delaying traffic for hours. Gray was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-American Freight Corporation
William Penn Highway
Armagh
John A. Gray
Columbus
Gray
Maudie Appeals for Miners Aid in Flood Relief Drive
George Maudie union official and Red Cross director in Indiana County appeals to United Mine Workers locals to fund flood relief for Ohio and Mississippi sufferers. Only $1500 of $3500 goal raised. James Lepley American Legion urges nonperishable food donations, with Legion pick-up at Memorial Hall or by call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
American Red Cross
Ohio
Mississippi
George Maudie
Indiana County
The
Red Cross
Indiana
James Lepley
American Legion
Lepley
Post 141
Year-old engineer and graveyard of WPA era
A fragmented Pittsburgh Dispatch page notes a year-old engineer and his fireman Nel son Gardner injur ed in a switching engine explosion in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards. It also records multiple briefs across cities including resentencing for forging endorsements on stolen WPA checks, re elections of county fair officers, a fatal subway incident in Philadelphia, a Great Dane case, and other local notes involving officials and military shipyard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Gardner
Pennsylvania Railroad
Two Millions to End Tenancy in Indiana County
Special Correspondent Paul May reports that about two million dollars are needed to eliminate tenancy in Indiana County. Wallace says a four thousand dollar investment would provide tenants with land buildings and equipment. The 1935 census lists 514 tenants in 3,842 farms, below the national tenancy ratio, with 1900 data showing 961 tenants on 4,475 farms. The Roosevelt tenancy committee report due February 1 shapes the next major farm program. Authorities welcome public opinion poll results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul May
Washington, D. C
Indiana County
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
American Institute of Public Opinion
Death of Senator Horace W. Schantz in Allentown
Allentown Jan 28. Carrier State Senator Horace W Schantz a leading Republican died today in an Allentown hospital from influenza and pneumonia. He was a close associate of U S Senators Penrose Davis Reed and former Governor Fisher, and served Lehigh County Republican Chairman for twenty years beginning in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Horace W. Schantz
Schantz
GLA
Inte Boles
Penrose
U. S
James J. Davis
David A. Reed
John 8. Fisher
Schanta
Lehigh County
Red Cross relief hits over two million dollars
Washington reports Red Cross relief contributions totaling 2,831.36 as funds seek 10 million. Major gifts include 25,000 from J P Morgan & Co and 25,000 from United Fruit Co of Boston, plus 10,202 from New York Stock Exchange members. The Japanese Red Cross cabled an offer of assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
Flond
J. P. Morgan & Co
United Fruit Company of
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Japanese Red Cross
Farm Ownership Program Aims to Boost Tenant Ownership
Secretary Wallace argued that 83 percent of Americans would back a program letting renters buy farms. With farm tenants rising by 33,465 annually and 2,865,155 tenants in 1935, an estimated 183.86 million dollars per year would be needed to curb tenant growth. He said the future security of the United States depends on farm families gaining greater stake in land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wallace
Lovejoy Jersey Bull Assn Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Lovejoy Jersey Bull Association held its annual meeting at Purchase Line Community Hall. Officers were elected: President I. D. Mumau, President G. G. Rice, Secretary Treasurer Clyde Houck, Directors H. W. Mumau Quay McMillen Clyde Haskins. The group, of thirteen members, plans a field day and cattle show at Purchase Line on June 8. The association has existed since 1919 and was addressed by C R Gearhart of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association at Penn State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovejoy Jersey Bull Association
Purchase Line
I. D. Mumau
G. G. Rice
Sec Treas
Clyde Houck
H. W. Mumau Quay McMillen
Clyde Haskins
Jersey
C. R. Gearhart
Penn State
War talk and women in politics quoted from leaders
The piece quotes Governor Marland on taming extortion, Dr. Hans Luther on peace, Helen McCormick urging women's political fit, and Dr. Maude Royden on European drama. It reflects wartime sentiment and calls for female political progress amid global tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Hans Luther
United States
Helen P. McCormick
Brooklyn, N. Y
Maude Royden
European
Signs of spring emerge across central Pennsylvania
Winter lingers yet but signs of spring appear from Stewardstown to Fawn Grove and Grampton Hill. The Meiwains harvest garden produce in York County while Callie Lowe hands jasmines near York. mowers bloom in yards and gardeners report bees and robins returning. Some old houses emit faint ticking from beetle grubs in timber.
Buckley's Mixture Ad for Asthma Bronchitis Relief
An old advertisement promises relief for acute asthma and bronchitis by taking two of three doses of Buckley’s Mixture in hot sweetened water before bed. It claims a restful night, coughless sleep, and waking refreshed, noting not a cure but immediate relief and a money back guarantee from Daugherty’s Cut Rate Drug Store.
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North Pole
Pole
Galey
Dodson
George W. Lambing
Marion Center
J. Arthur Lambing
Walter Renz
R. D
Maudie
Legion
Nelson McVivar
Charles W. Good
Harry W. Curtis
Bradford
Chas
Haines
Clearfield
Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs
B. Russell
Lewistown
William Brice
Dr. Bedford
Harry B. Correll
Bloomsburg
John H. Rutter
Charles W. Sweyer
Reading
James P. Stevenson
Justice of the
Lownes
Wolf
Mapor S. Davis Wilson
Moving Picture
Marrisburg
Secretary of Revenue
Frank J. Zappala
Allen B. Stevenson
Beaver
Asay Sanitarium
Mercer
L. Brand
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Norfolk, Wa
Mare Island
Calif
Sunbury
Frank Stelma
Mt Carmel
WPA
Joseph Doyle
Doyle
Mt. Carmel
Napoleon
Elva
St. Helena Islands
Moorhead
Indiana Farms
Secretary of Agriculture
Senator Schantz
Lovejoy Jersey Bull Assn
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Daugherty
Meads Pablum
Iron & Wine
Lyons T. Pond
Lydia Pinkham
T. Po
Phillip Milk
Absorbine Jr
Baume Bengue
Saymans
Mum Groves L. B. Q
Fletchers Castoria
Vicks
Lifebuoy Shaw
Woodbury
Heinz Baby Foods
Clapps Baby Foods
Lady Esther Po
Hinds H. Mentholatum Walko
Tabs
Pepsin
Kremi
Saraka Sm
Ponds
Mistol Bromo Seltze
N. R
Jergens Lork Dewitt
Indiana, PA
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