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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
1
Howard L. Russell secretary of Public Assistance refuted claims that 646,000 idle Pennsylvanians face starvation. He cited that roughly 38 percent of unemployed are on WPA and state general assistance, with 84,000 receiving unemployment compensation last week. He said many refused relief due to resources and noted state relief standards remain high.
Kiwanis Club approved a formal budget at the weekly Country Club meeting led by Finance Chair Ward Zigler. The plan funds youth and community service, with major allocation to Under Privileged Children's Committee and boys and girls work. The aim is efficient operation and wider services for the town and surrounding areas.
In Kensington, Ohio, Evelyn and Betty born with bald heads, Doris Ann weighs five and a half pounds. Father recalls delaying work to care for them as highway crews cleared a path to a doctor. Dr Isadore Kaplan reports mother and baby doing splendidly after earlier hospital stay. Custer, a miner, pays four dollars monthly for a shack and 25 acres, hopeful for a good crop despite irregular work near Johnstown.
Harrisburg reports the job mobilization committee says Pennsylvania firms will spend 2.75 million dollars on maintenance and improvements over the next three months and hire 1,481 workers. A Western Pennsylvania company plans 600,000 in Q1, another 350,000, with 42 firms responding to questionnaires urging early 1940 maintenance in support of the campaign.
Dr LeRoy A King president of Indiana State Teachers College spoke to new students on Where Are We Going guiding aims for a teachers college. Athletic awards were presented to football players by coaches George Miller Karl Prugh and Robert Timmons with Paul Bayts master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Dollie Kehlepp wife of E Kehlepp and native of March died at DuBois Hospital from complications of diseases at 2 30 a m Monday Surviving are husband two children John and Betty a brother John Kehlepp in Erie Hospital and a sister Mrs Peart Chambers Punxsutawney Funeral services will be held at her DuBois residence at 9 30 p m Wednesday with interment at Morning Tide Cemetery Helen Bhartle Bacon mother of Mrs J Wilson died Sunday in Big Run at age 90 born November 2 1836 in Moya County she had lived in that county until 1828 when she moved to the area
The notices report the deaths of Elizabeth Bell Carrier in Salem Oregon and John Lowmaster in Rossiter at 82, Curry M Hurd former Mahaffey postmaster dying by self inflicted wound. survivors include family members and local church affiliations. services planned in Wellsboro Fairview Church and Mahaffey LaJose Cemetery with interment details and funeral times.
British warships report Soviet raids fire across several Finnish cities causing many deaths and injuries. Spain notes Finnish losses while Russia claims Finnish planes downed. German bombers attack British coastal waters, sinking several vessels. Snow and war tensions persist as Daladier denounces total war and Hitler prepares for anniversary observances.
President Roosevelt on his birthday urged Congress to approve a 7.5 to 10 million dollar experimental federal hospital construction program. The plan targets areas too poor to raise local funds, with the Public Health Service selecting sites and the federal Works Agency handling construction.
Excerpt from H L Mencken memoir describes a 1889 Baltimore cigarmakers strike, detailing his father using spies and discarded boards to craft a fake regiment of cigarmakers and ship workers to Philadelphia, undermining the union and sparking a moral lesson on organized labor. The tale unfolds with vivid, period tone reflecting a boyhood glimpse into journalism and family life.
The second semester enrollment reaches 1836 with 868 boarding and 481 day students. A new Practicum in Psychological Clinic course, led by Dr. Walsh, Davis, and Beard, focuses on educational measurement and diagnostic remedial reading and arithmetic. Classes begin February 6 in Leonhard Hall with Education 246 at 4 30 and Education 262 at 7 00.
A historical etiquette note asks five questions about polite behavior with answers. It covers listening, calling a sick friend, visiting someone in illness, avoiding crowds when ill, and who handles wedding arrangements, plus a scenario about visiting a hospitalized friend with options for a note, flowers, or explaining after. The provided answers indicate no to listening after asking, no to waking a sick friend by phone, no to visiting someone at home with a cold, yes to avoiding crowds when sneezing, and yes the bride or groom handles minister arrangements, with the hospital scenario recommending writing or sending flowers rather than explaining later.
Walter Elmo O'Donnell of Wall and Beatrice Alberta McCleary of Irwin R D Robert Charles Wilburn of Derry and Annabel Grace McWharter of Latrobe Clair Russell Foreman and Laura Virginia McConnell of Blacklick are named in license filings. The passage ends with a stray line about crescent scars and a chaotic escape narrative.
A husband and wife, Francis William Charnock and Charlotte Schweitzer Charnock, will receive the first doctor of philosophy degrees awarded to spouses by Penn State. Their research in vitamins and bone formation began in the nutrition laboratory and they have held research roles at the University of Pennsylvania. The pair, married a year ago, are members of eight national honor societies and hail from Indiana and Connecticut.
Allegheny County Republican leaders submitted five candidates for auditor general or state treasurer to State Chairman James F. Torrance. The nominees include Artemes C. Leslie James F. Melone Gregg L. Neel Roy A. MacGregor and William H. Coleman. County Chairman Frank J. Harris said he sought diverse representation and has not committed to any single candidate. Petition circulation opens February 3.
A dense list of stock quotes shows air reduction chemicals, dyes, and varied sectors. Key names include Anaconda, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Dow Jones components, U S Steel, Penn Central, RCA, Westinghouse, and Woolworth with a range of percent changes, highlighting market movement and sector spread.
Light snow and colder today. Fair and colder tomorrow. Reading shows temperature 18 rising to 26, minimum 4. Relative humidity around 84 percent. Barometric pressure today 29.51, yesterday 20.63.
Produce demand slow while apples hold steady with No 1 baskets in New York Baldwin 1.00-1.10 Wealthies 0.78-0.80 Delicious 1.15-1.25 West Virginia Delicious 1.15-1.25 Potatoes steady No 1 100 lb sacks Maine Gems and Katahdins 2.15-2.20 Pa Russet Rurals 1.60-1.85 Florida Bliss Triumphs 1.50-1.65 Butter and eggs unsettled and unchanged Cheese unchanged Poultry steady heavy hens 0.17 Leghorn hens 0.12-0.14 Rock springers 0.17-0.18 ducks 0.13 geese 0.13 young turkey toms 0.16-0.17.
Multiple property transfers listed including Casimire DeRubin to Faye Trimble for four lots in East Wheatfield Two and reverse transfer, E H Altman to Martha Altman for 13 acres in East Mahoning Two, W Earl Wiggins to A Earl Worth a lot in Indiana, Rachel L Spicher, the Baptist Church of Cockport, Jot Green Two, Home Owners Loan Corporation to Fred H Brantlinger, Jot Blairsville, and Angelo Stevens Jot Blairsville. A director quote from Frank R Strayer of Hollywood appears.
D C Vandercook an executive of the International Correspondence School was pulled to safety by Rev Dr Harold Case after an hour of negotiation. He stood on a fifth floor ledge at the Women's Institute before being dragged to safety by the minister and police. He was hospitalized with his family unable to explain the act.
Hart B. Daugherty spoke on the operation of the Federal Housing Administration before the Indiana Rotary Club in the Indiana Hotel Dining Room. It was the second and final talk in a series on the FHA following Paul Straitiff’s earlier presentation on financing the FHA.
Weather expert Weightman cites northeast Arctic winds as likely cause of extreme cold aiding Finland in its defense against Russia. Forecaster notes true conditions over northern Europe remain uncertain due to lack of wartime weather reports from belligerent countries.
A fatal collision at a crossing followed by a fire under the automobile hood prompts Indiana volunteers to respond. Chief Beal notes the crossing lacks a signal light. Depassio is thrown from the front seat and Dellapa is extricated from the rear. A fire extinguisher brings the blaze under control and a warning about storing batteries is given.
Public health style notice warns that poor kidney function can cause scanty or off color urine, night urination, back ache and headaches. It promises a quick remedy with a “kidney evacuant” and lists Indiana vendors Kahaa Widwans Tean and J A Druesiat at Homer City for purchase.
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