P U C to Hold July 14 Hearing on Meeting Cost
The Public Utility Commission will hold a July 14 hearing in Harrisburg to discuss how utilities and carriers would cover the commission’s estimated $4.5 million annual expenses. Under the new utility law, utilities pay for general administrative costs by assessment and each utility pays for special investigations. Taxpayers previously funded the board’s costs. officials send a description of the provision to utilities for feedback due by July 12.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Utilitis and Cartiers
Tatrigburg
Yhr
Utility Regulatory Board
Obituary notices from Indiana County roll in
Obituaries list several local deaths on July 2 including Telford Barr of Starford born 1887 in Somerset County and his widow Dollie Smith Barr with children Emmett Barr Taylorsville and Phyllis at home. Also Mary Watson Bell of Blairsville and Blairs ville, widow of Rev A T Bell, died at 98, with service July 4. Alton Joseph Thurston of Iselin died at Indiana Hospital after complications. Elizabeth Eyler Sheesley, daughter of Eyler and Bart holomew, died at a daughter’s home in Indiana County. Funeral and burial details note Purchase Line Church of the Brethren and Oakland Cemetery among local church and family networks.
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Telford
Barr
Moses
Jennie (McCoy) Barr
Indiana Hospital
Purchase Line Church of the Brethren
Indiana County
Starford
Somerset County
Dollie (Smith) Barr
Emmett 5S
Star
Dorsey Ratruch
Purchase Line
Fast Mahoning Cemetery
Mary Watson Bell
Eldersridge
Thomas and
Rebecca (Wilson) Watson
Emma G. Ray
Paden City
W. Va
Blairsville
Saltsburg
Frank Bell
Saltsbury Presbyterian Church
Varinus Durch
Bell
Blairsville W. C. T. U. She Was Educated At Elders Ridge Academy
Robinson Funeral Home
Salisbury
M. Rudolph Miller
Oakland Cemetery
Alton Joseph Thurston
Henry
Margaret
Winston) Thurston
Bradford County
Iselin
Union Church
Harry Thurston
Marybelle
Elizablth Eyler Sheesley
John and
Dorothy (Bartholomew) Eyler
Pine Church
Indians County
Daugh
Ter
Dora Meade
Brus. Alley
Duy
J. J. Shresdes
Hamilton
Brushyalley Paul
Knox, Pa
Mary Thomas
Punyaw Quadhe
Joseph She
Sonlia Gahigan
Mary Ml
Punxsufawnes
Armistice Ends Truck Strike Affects Philadelphia Area
Representatives from rival groups reached an agreement ending a strike that halted more than 20,000 truck deliveries in Philadelphia and Camden. A joint council called the holiday to protest the Teamsters Movement, causing morning papers to suspend publication. Judge Frank Smith will oversee Monday elections in Mayor Wilsons office with chosen tellers and payrolls as voting lists.
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Phinadedta
Jade
Frogking
Mans
Freihoafer and
Ward
General Haliday
Philadelphia
Camden
Teamster's Joint Council No 193
American Federation of Labor
Ivasion Nf
Teamsters
Wnian
S.davis Wilson
Ferns
A. F
S Unton
Common Pleas
Frank Smith
CIO purge accelerates as ax falls in steel strike
The CIO move hits Bethlehem Steel Cambria Works near Johnstown with strikers rallying nearby led by Pinkffi Murray. Clinton Golden and Owens plan speeches at rallies in Youngstown and Clinton while back‑to‑work estimates vary across the four smaller steel firms. Republic Steel and Inland Steel show mixed rates, Cleveland plants stay closed, and critics say reported gains are exaggerated.
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Down
Bethlehem Steel
Cambria
Pinkffi Murray
Youngstown
Linton Golden
SWOC
Owens
Clinton
CIO
Republic Steel
Iie
Cleveland
Magazine Steel
Republic and
Inland Steel
Johnstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tide
Indiana Planta
Simon
Campbell Makes Not Guilty Plea in Indiana County case
Clark Campbell aged 36 of near West Lebanon faced arraignment on charges of burglary, entering and larceny, larceny of automobile license plates and one car theft. He was jailed in Indiana County awaiting court as witnesses testified. Campbell is linked to robberies with Donald Shipe and Lloyd Shupe, with Donald fatally injured at the scene.
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Clark Campbell
Near West
Lebanon
Suick
Peore Waller H. Jackson
Campbell
Indiana
Affertey Retwin
My. Clark
Satisburg
Diltown
Armstrong Township
Donald Shipe
Rllaiy County
Lloyd Shupe
Donald
Russia begins withdrawal easing tension with Japan
The Moscow accord prompts relief as Russia orders evacuation of Amur area after Japanese Manchoukuo cutters withdraw. Prime Minister Ko paye returns to leisure, cabinet members express satisfaction that war may be averted. Official communique notes reduced danger of confrontation between Moscow and Tokyo.
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Page
Russia
Moscow
Amur
Fumunare Konoye
Koapaye
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Ford Company in Challenge to Board Jurisdiction
Ford replies to the board with eleven grounds for dismissal arguing the alleged unfair labor practices did not affect manufacture, sale, or distribution and that no former employees or Ford employees involved engaged in interstate commerce or on May 24 engaged on Lord private property.
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Ford
Pickets Increase as Steel Strike Grows
The Bethlehem works will close July Fourth while pickets increase and the steel workers union presses for bargaining elections at Bethlehem and Weirton. Bethlehem management says normal operations have resumed with about 1400 to 2040 gap employees still idle.
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Fonte
Weirton
W. Va
Bethlehes
Sidney Evans
Annouied
Fires and fireworks bans sweep Allegheny County cites
The text notes widespread firework bans in Allegheny County with Lancaster adopting a first time ban. Several towns restrict sales while others allow some fireworks. Pennsylvania enacts a strict law. motorists urged to follow rules. A large civic gathering and a military encampment are mentioned. local obituaries describe Dora Meade of Brushvalley and services planned in Hamilton.
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Allegheny County
Polione
PlelaceTphia
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Stratton
Hazleton
West Hazleton
Reading
Largest Budget in State History Fines and Appropriations
The report notes record state budget totals with a $800,000 fine for an unspecified offense and multiple general appropriations across departments. Highlights include health, public instruction, revenue, public safety, and the state emergency relief board, with figures approaching several million dollars. The legislative and judicial departments receive sizable allocations as part of the total.
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Vonlinoans
Teres
Goverom
Opal Tpl
BOO
Nuaooo
Yostire
Tabor Ann
Odusiry
Nes Ci
Pennsylvania
Wellar
Wisk
State Emergency Relief Board
Judicial Department
Fick
State budget: large sums for hospitals and penal institutions
The document details appropriations totaling 5,156,296 for supreme and superior courts, 2,700,000 for state medical and surgical hospitals at multiple sites, and 6,400,000 for penal and correctional institutions. It lists state-owned hospitals, industrial schools, and multiple teacher colleges with specific lump sums and names of facilities receiving funds. It also notes state-aided hospitals and specialized schools, including Indiana Hospital and Adrian Hospital Association allocations.
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Ling Superior and Supreme Courts
Ashland
Bloosburg
Coaldale
Connellsville
Hazleton
Locust Mountain
Nanticoke
Philipsburg
Scranton
Shamokin
Pennsylvania Industrial School
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania Training School
Morganza
State Industrial Home For Women
Muncy
Eastern State Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rockview
Glen Mulls
Steighton Farm
Allentown
Danville
Farview
Harrisburg
Norristown
Torrance
Warren
Wernersville
Millersville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester
Indiana Hospital
Adrian Hospital Association
Punxsutawney
Ferrier Couple Marks 301st Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs C C Ferrier of Indiana R D celebrate their 301st wedding anniversary with a noon picnic dinner. Numerous relatives from Marion Center Commodore Spangler Tarentum Johnstown and Akron visit or travel, while other townsfolk unite for family and church events amid weekend travels and greetings.
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C. C. Ferrier
Indiana
R. D
M. C. Peele
Nick
Spangler
C. T. Fermer
Commodore
Geneva Guisl
Tarentum
A. M. Brederick
Homer City
Hazel Stele
Samuel
Peggy
Arthur
Laura
Homer
Betty Ferrier
Chas
Ralph Raymond
Johnstown
Ida Sickenberger
Jamison
Wm. Jamison
Pittsburgh
Edna Fairbanks Cunningham
Hollywood
Calif
M. M. Palmer
C. i. Ferrier
M. C. Feel
J. G Ferrier
Ruth
Altadee
Betty
Sammie
Peggy Steele
Geneva Guist
J.B. Ferrier
Lincoln Place
Best Farm Prospects Lifted by Wheat and Cash Crops
Babson Park Massachusetts reports farmers facing a busy year with strong wheat prices and good harvests. Drought years reduced carryovers yet high prices raise total farm income to about nine billion dollars. Grain traders, elevators, and fleets benefit as service sectors expect a bumper season despite wary business sentiment.
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Babson Park
Mass
Chicago
Montana
Dakotas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Distress Signals Span Pacific Amid Missing Aviatrix Case
Aviation experts and family indicate optimism as the missing aviatrix and companion are feared lost at sea after a Lockheed plane with six gas tanks and a two man rubber lifeboat was believed to have forced down near Howland Island. Coast guard coordination ramps up with Itasca and minesweeper Swan mobilized to the search.
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Tisha
Msé
Paul Mantz
Aviatrix
Atlantic
Burbank
Calif
George Palmer Putnam
Met
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Itasca
Swan
Howland Island
Good Retail Outlook Trades Thus Autumn
Washington must supply spark while Europe steadies and business gains drive confidence. Crop reports and farm news promise better incomes for farms and rural communities in the United States and Canada, with millions benefiting from higher crops, prices, and earnings, signaling a forthcoming retail upswing.
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Washington
Europe
Business Front
United States
Canada
Market Crashes Hit Wheat Corn Futures and Pittsburgh Prices
Markets report Chicago grain prices slip at opening with wheat down two cents and corn off a penny. Buenos Aires wheat fall and Liverpool Rotterdam declines influence U.S. trade. Northern Alberta rain helps wheat while southern Manitoba faces dust. Pittsburgh produce and livestock markets show mixed, with weak apple demand, steady potatoes, and hogs, cattle, lambs trading nominally as markets close for Monday.
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Wegay
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Dés Clinés
Liverpool
Rottersdam
Alberts
Canada
Manitoba
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
North Carolina Cobblers
Virginia Cobblers
California
Plague the fiers near Lae hinder radio and speed
Naval officials reported that the missing couple could not be contacted from Lae due to static and adverse winds aboard the Itasca. Within 100 miles of shark infested waters there are no regular shipping lanes and Baker Island lies 40 miles south with hundreds of miles of barren ocean beyond. Surface search would take five days to reach the area, making efforts useless.
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Fiers
Lae
Itasca
Baker Island
Naval
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Moorhead
Tragk
Jackson
Ford Company
Burgess
M&m
By Williams
Wasth
Babson
Morningstar Bakery
Pacific
Geo. D. Leydie Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Bon Ton Department Store
K. L. Goodfellow
Philadelphia Street
Chamber of Commerce Bldg
Bon Ton Department Stores, Inc
The
Bon Ton Dept. Stores, Inc
W. Rose
OLD Indiana Brewing Company
Oak Street
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indians Evening Gazette
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