WPA Cuts Into Pennsylvania Relief Load
Harrisburg reports WPA employment cuts into the state relief rolls as a new 948 million dollar agency begins to reduce the weekly 1800,000 unemployment load. First unemployment compensation checks will reach about 130,000 to 140,000 idle Pennsylvanians, with benefits of 7.50 to 15 dollars weekly for 12 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
WPA
Pennsylvania
Positon
Ralph Mc Bayes Shore
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Bashare
Pennsylvania Employment Service
Earle all set to run for U S Senate in Harrisburg
A source close to Governor Earle says he has decided to run for the United States Senate, aiming at the seat held by Republican Senator James Z. Davis. The Democratic State Committee vote is under review as the GOP Governor race heats up with Pinchot and James entering the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Earle
United States Senate
James Z. Davis
Democratic State Committee
Davis
State Committee
Gifford Pinchot
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
James
Pinchot
Pittsburgh
State Bakers Association
Dorothy
Guffey Denies Governor Run as Senators Tale Emerges
Guffey, two years from term end, insists he is not running for governor. Lawrence and Van Dyke are named as possible candidates with Attorney General Charles J. Margiott, and others. Earle takes a hands off stance on the governorship and cannot seek re election. He says he would run for senator if the party wants him. The Democratic State Committee is set to meet in early February to select candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guffey
Lawrence
van Dyke
Charles J. Margiott
Earle
Democratic State Committee
Birth of Juliana's daughter sparks Dutch jubilation
News from The Netherlands reports the birth of Princess Juliana's daughter amid nationwide celebrations. Royal announcements, street processions, and a national holiday marked the event, with details on royal lineage and impending naming by Prince Bernhard.
Brien McMahon May Become Head of Antitrust Division
The Roosevelt era trust buster successor to Robert H. Jackson, Brien McMahon currently assistant attorney general and head of the department's criminal division, may be appointed chief of the Justice Department antitrust unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irely
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Brien McMahon
Justice Department
Obituary notices from the West Union area mourn several residents
Obituaries recount deaths and services for a list of local residents including Mrs Martha Viola Bonbon and Mrs Jemima Morrison. Surviving family details are given for each, with church affiliations, burial plans in Grandview and West Union cemeteries, locations in Arm strong and Indiana counties, and pastors officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard McGuire
Jesse and
Mary (Shields) McGuire
Nanty-Gin
Dixonville
Helen (Fearon) McGuire
William
Maxine
Mae
Irvin
Thomas
Gerald McGuire
Geraldine McGuire
William Fearon
Tampt
Baptist Church of
Buint
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Reed Takes Seat on Bench
Justice Reed, 77, took his Supreme Court seat as the second appointee of President Broonevelt, with a private oath in chambers and a noon public oath. His arrival shifts the court toward a liberal majority, amid notes on Caruso’s health and tax case postponements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Broonevelt
Hughes
Juretice
Reed
Senate
George Sutherland
Hugo L. Black
Roosevelt
Black
Cour Room
Brothers, Stone
Cardozo
Roberts
Andrew W. Mellon
David A. Reed
Pittsburgh
Justice Reed
Marysville
Farm Credit Board
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Infant Resuscitation During Emergency Birthing
During a critical birth, the infant was assisted for 44 minutes by the intern and Dr. Robert Walker who arrived during the operation. They breathed into the baby's mouth, expelled air by pressure, then placed the infant in an incubator and administered liquids with an eyedropper as the child began to breathe normally. Funeral services were held for Agnes Macepham a long time resident of Rossiter with survivors including a son and four daughters. Interment followed in Rossiter Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walker
Halen
Haley
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
Rossiter
John
Jean
Mary Pennington
Flannagan
Verona
Oliver
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Punxsutawney
Three Injured In Auto Crash At Cherry Tree
In Route 210 south of Cherry Tree an out of control car driven by Carl A. Babiak of Heilwood struck another vehicle. Babiak suffered a nose laceration and two passengers, Mrs Gertrude McWilliams and Mrs Joy Means, received minor injuries. Police say Babiak faces driving without a license. Weekend PA traffic accidents claimed multiple lives and injuries across the state including Coatesville, Huntingdon, Greensburg, Scranton, and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Babiak
Heilwond
Route 210
Cherry Tree
Babiak
Pennsylvania
Gertrude McWilllams
Arcadia
Joy Means
Willam McWilliams, Jr
G. K. Lodge
Fleensburg
Bablak
Coatesville
Seh
Helen Moyer
Alexander Meyer
Raystown Dam
Huntingdon
Harrisburg
Lawrence FE. Allamany
Fairfield
Adams County
Scranton
Jermyn
Carmine Bataano
Greensburg
Murraysville
Edna Masters
McKeesport
W . Johnnson
Pittsburgh
Munhall
Edward J. Morgan
Homestead
Sara Thompson
Modena
Charles Neurohr
Richard McCaw
Montoursville
Walter R. Weber
Williamsport
Fell
Susquehanna
Thomas Skinner
Susquehanna River
Charred Bodies Found in Plane Crash Near Flagstaff
The charred bodies of Gerard F. Vultee and his wife Sylvia were recovered today from Mount Wilson where their flaming airplane fell Saturday. Twelve rescuers, among over 100, reached the ship after hours in deep snow, and the victims were identified only by a wrist watch on Vultee's arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Gerard F. Vultee
Sylvia
Mount Wilson
Vultee
Nuns Rescue Twelve Men in Holy Family Gathering
In Conshohocken bomb scare details a mass held in a garage behind Holy Family of Nazareth. firemen guarded two massive gas tanks containing 20,000,000 cubic feet. A spark risk cited by witnesses. Trial delayed in Los Angeles as Paul A. Wright faces jury next Monday for killing his wife and friend John Kimmel. judge cites other duties. Booth Tarkington quote appears amid page notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family of Nazareth
Conshohocken
Los Angeles
Paul A. Wright
John Kimmel
Ingall W. Bull
State Relief Rolls Rise in Week with 4 245 Cases Increase
State direct relief rolls rose by 4 345 cases affecting 14 812 persons for the week ending January 22 1936 Indiana County reports 112 cases opened 1 665 expenditures 12 771 50 With 95 cases opened and 52 closed the net change is 43 or 2 7 percent The rise marks the smallest since December and reflects Works Program employment transfers accounting for many case closures Total direct relief recipients reach 209 218 679 699 persons the largest since February 1 1936
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishore
Works Progress Administration
Arthur W. Howe, Jr
Lic
Nave Rist
Renee Aqt
Rolle
Wek
Indiana County
Federal Works Program
Raliy
Teachers Fight For Tenure Act Renewals In Courts
State boards issued sixty day notices ending contracts for 1997. Mandamus actions targeted boards to renew contracts under the 1911 amended tenure act. Attorneys argued service teachers receive renewal unless for cause. Plaintiffs include Preston Ditty, I P Gilmore, W A Seick, and others in Mos cow and township districts across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Mar Rlotti
Tose
Preston A. Ditty
Monessen
I. P. Gilmore
Bloomsburg
W. A. Seick
Tarentum
Dorothy Hollenback
John D. Stevm
Moscow
Lackawanna County
Adele Work
Governor's 90 day suspension check starts tomorrow
A daily random check aimed at motorists who may evade the new speed law mandate by driving cars after permits have been suspended for 90 days will begin tomorrow. Each of 400 Pennsylvania state policemen must stop five drivers, totaling 2,000 checked daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Man Buried On His Wedding Day in Pittsburgh
Robert Giel a 21 year old road worker was buried today after being crushed when his tractor overturned on Saturday He had planned to marry Edith Hoover whom he had been engaged to for four years The accident occurred as he operated a tractor at his road crew site in Pittsburgh Domestic tragedy marked by a sudden wedding day burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Gillis Kunkle
Blacklick Township
Lemuel
Nancy
Rankin Kunkle
Philadelphia Street
Blairsville
Indiana
First Regular Baptist Church
Kunkle
Carrie (Cover) Kunkle
Rema
J. Walter George
Armstrong Township
FE. M. Kunkle
Homer City
J. Wilson Kunkle
White Township
Steck Kunkle
Mansfield
Ohio
Cora Fennell
Nellie Billings
Irene Rupert
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Robinson Funeral Home
John W. Kennedy
D. D
Blairsville Cemetery
Pittsburgh
Robert Giel
Edith Hoover
Giel
Stock market list of numerous corporations and numbers
A dense OCR fragment lists many company names from the stock market including Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Westinghouse, Kellogg, and Union Carbide among others, followed by a string of digits and stray characters that resemble financial figures, references, and cataloged codes. The readable portion resembles a stock ticker style lineup with entities and numbers.
Shanghai Cinderella heads to a new life in Chicago
A seven year old girl known as Shanghai Cinderella arrived in Chicago to live with Mr and Mrs J Rodd Moffatt after being found starving in the Far East. Her Swedish father is deaf and Russian mother poverty stricken. She speaks Russian Chinese and English and eyes life in Chicago with optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shanghai Beloretta
Far Enat
J. Rodd Moffatt
Shanghai
Revival Tabernacle Sermons Call For Spiritual Heat
The Revival Tabernacle reports unusually strong Sunday attendance with afternoon and evening sessions. Evan Retlst Minna Seaholm urged more prayer and vision for lost souls, condemning mere social circles in favor of warm-hearted spirituality. Evening topic on the Soon Coming of the Lord drew high interest. Services continue nightly at 7 30 and Sunday at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Juror tampering rebuked after Wiswesser acquittal
Judge Paul N. Schaeffer condemned the jury that freed Wiswesser who admitted receiving money from Gerhart. Wiswesser testified the funds came from an unknown source. Eight others served with warrants were released on $500 bail each for allegedly approaching panel members. State Senator Frank W. Ruth hosted the legislative inquiry in his home county. A year earlier, the Federated Trades Council challenged juror selection in several cases, but Schaeffer ruled the process lawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul N. Schaeffer
Wiswesser
Gerhart
Treasurs
Frank W. Ruth
Federated Trades Council
Reading
Schaeffer
Chinese claim advances as Japanese report air raids
The Chinese Column presses south toward Suchow from Shantunga bases amid guerrilla gains on all fronts. Japanese say bombing planes struck Haichow and report 3000 Chinese killed along Lunghai, Wuhu, and Suzhou fronts. Chinese New Year celebrations proceed with temple rites and feasts, though Shanghai bans firecrackers.
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Suchow
Shantunga
Shanghai
Nantsing
Haichow
Linghai Railway
Lunghai Front
Wuhu
Soochow
Yangtze River
Unsettled cold day with Snow Flurries At College
Unsettled and cold today with snow flurries. Tomorrow should be generally fair and continued cold. At 8:00 am the temperature was 25 degrees. The 24 hour high reached 52 degrees and the low 25. Precipitation totaled 0.04 inches of snow.
Manufacturers' Head Began as Office Boy
Charles R. Hook, 57, Middletown, Ohio, recently elected head of the National Association of Manufacturers, started in the steel industry as an office boy in 1889 and rose to president of the American Rolling Mill Co, with a dozen directorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hook
Middletown
National Association of Manufacturers
American Rolling Mill Co
White collar drive spurs steel union action at Big Steel
Pittsburgh January 31 CIO union launches bid to organize white collar workers in United States Steel. James Gilmans International vice president cites share the work plan as proof of need. Big Steel cuts office staff to five day week with about nine percent pay reductions affecting 20,000 to 25,000 workers while basic wages stay unchanged. SWOC pushes dues as wage contract renewals near February end with negotiations set for February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Big Steel
Iwerk
CIO
James Gilmans International
United Office and Professional Workers
United States Steel Corporation
Giman
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Joseph Timko
SWOC
SWOCE
Fuvdred
Markets and weather report from Pittsburgh and Chicago
Markets note steady demand for apples and potatoes with varied prices across several varieties. Pittsburgh livestock shows mixed hogs and cattle with slight gains for some feeds. Chicago wheat futures rise on cold, dry conditions. A Philadelphia trust funds pets Toby Mickie and Bonnie with a $3,000 bequest for care and funeral expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust For Pets
Philadelphia
Toby
Mickie
Bonnie
May Galvin Leland
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U.S. Senate
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
David L. Lawrence
Warren van Dyke
Florsheim
Moorhead
Juliana
Soestdijk
the Netherlands
Orange-Nassau
Mecklenburg
Amsterdam
Paes
the Hague
Bernhard
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Holland
Willem II
Wilhemina
Alexander
Juliaya
Wilhelmina
Henri
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Goor
Doorn
Kaiser Wilhelm
Jovana
West Union United Presbyterian Church
Armstrong County
Parkwood
M. B. Craig
W. W. Craig
West Union Church
G. Matthew Jordan
West Union Cemetery
Martha Viola Bonbon
Chester Dolson
Indiana Hospital
Ambrose
Catherine (Rier) Lantay
Strongstown
Ehrenfeld
Sara Swerinae
South Fork
Verna
Mary
Chester
Rayden
James Dodson
Catherine Willard
Agnes McKallip
Edith Faure
St. Benedict
Mary Lontrgan
Carrolltown
Esther
Donaldson
Vintondale
Max Lantzy
John Lantzy
Blacklick
Jemima Addaline Morrison
Johnstown
Jan
Lmis
Chandler Avenue
Morrelville
Philip and
Christiana (Weaver) Cramer
Brushvalley Township
Dan
Henderson Morrison
Th. W. Cramer
Mill Village
A. P. Cramer
Swissvale
John E. Cramer
F. Jennie Marsh
Conemaugh Township
Morrison
Grace Evangelical Church
Morvellville
Morrison Hane
S. Clay Shaffer
Grandview Cemetery
Alice Means
Jok Werver
Waller
North Mahoning Township
Novenhey
Sharens
Bivah
Feterhott) Sprankle
Arthur Noche
Georgevillin
Joh Weaver
Walier
Mag. Mervin Means
Clyde Means
Frostburg
Lain
Means
Walter
Wilson Boranelle
Georgeville
Emma Elkin
Tride City
Nerve Franta
Punxsuetawney
Valter
Jacque Tnautman
Valier
Sarah
Phillips) Haley
Fdr
Vancouver
Montreal
Agnes Macepham
The
Booth Tarkington
Bald Lacq
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel Briggs Miz Burr
Ohin Chryster Corp
Cons Edison
Consol Oil Corn Products
Crane
del Lack and
West Douglas Aircraft du Font de
Eastman Kodak
Fl Auto Lite
Elec Gen Fonds
Gen Motors Gen Refract
Gillette
Hard-Walker
Vwndsen Motor Int
Harvester Int
Nick Can
Tel
Kenneentt
Cop Kresge
Lehigh Port C
Lehigh Val Coal Lech
Val RR
Loews Inc
Mack Trucks
Monigom Ward Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Pr Nal Distillers
Nat
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Packard Motor Penn RR Phillips Pet Pub
Sve NJ Pure Oil Radio Corp
Repab Steel Reynolds Tob B
Sears
Manufacturers’ Head
New York
Baireins
Wealthies
Kings
Baldwins
W. Va
Sacks
Mt. G. Mis
Florida Bliss
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