The Public Schools Tax Fairness Debate in Pennsylvania
A Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph editorial argues that school funding shortfalls stem from unequal real and intangible property taxation in Pennsylvania. It urges taxing all property fairly to prevent rural grade schools from closing, noting that real property forms most of school costs while farmers struggle with delinquent taxes. It criticizes public salaries as excessive and calls for reform to sustain grade schools.
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Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvani
Commonwealth
Sun-Telegraph
Interior chief Ickes defends oil regulation against critics
A Department of the Interior memorandum quotes Secretary Harold L. Ickes denouncing claims that a proposed oil bill would favor large companies. He argues regulation aids the whole industry, warns against unchecked production, and says small independents cannot survive without balance against major firms.
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Department of the Interior
California
Harold L. Ickes
Independent Petroleum Association of California
Elliott
School funding through millage adjustments proposed
The passage argues that reducing the current millage to about a quarter and taxing other property at its fair share would eliminate school funding shortages, providing adequate funds for public schools without shortfalls.
Collier's Airplane Trophy Honors Frank Walker Caldwell
The Collier family long supported aviation and since 1911 offered a yearly trophy for America's top aviation achievement. This year the prize goes to Frank Walker Caldwell for inventing a controllable pitch airplane propeller. Collier’s June 9, 1934 will publish a full description of the propeller and its evolution from wooden to adjustable metal designs.
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Collier
Collier’s Weekly
Wright Airplane Company
Robert J. Collier
Callier’s Weekly
America
Frank Walker Caldwell
Track star wins cup at Lafayette College event
D F Rinn reports his son Samuel a Lafayette College student won a loving cup for the most points on the college track team. Bony tallies several firsts in meets. At church, Rev F Swarts Crawford announces resignation from First Presbyterian Indiana Pa effective last Sabbath in June, shocking friends.
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D. F. Rinn
Samuel
Lafayette College
Bony
First Presbyterian Church
F. Swarts Crawford
Indiana
Crawford
10 Years Ago Sunday 1924 No Sunday Issue
A brief archival note marks the absence of a Sunday issue on June 1 1924, dated ten years prior. The entry records the historical lack of a Sunday publication for that specific date.
Fannie Ferguson to wed Wallace Myers in Indiana ceremony
Five years ago on Saturday June 1 1929 Mr and Mrs Joseph Ferguson of Indiana announced the marriage of their daughter Fannie to Wallace KR Myers son of Mrs Frank Kerr of Indiana. Sylvester Snyder 48 of Pennsylvania Railroad freight died suddenly at his Blairsville home. John Moorhead buys half interest in Moorhead Cost barber shop in Moore Hotel basement. Memorial Day note: Paul Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs J M Cunningham White Township fell from a man to the floor breaking both arms fractures reduced at home and he is on the road to recovery.
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Joseph Ferguson
Indiana
Fannie
Wallace KR. Myers
Frank HH. Kerr
Sylvester Snyder
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ltakeman
Blairsville
John Moorhead
George Cost
Moore Hotel
Moor
Health Benefits of Yeast in Diets Across eras
The article discusses yeast as a claimed aid to fitness and nutrition. It traces historical mentions from ancient Egypt and physicians, notes yeast contains vitamins, and highlights debates on whether Americans need yeast given typical diets. It also cites concerns about diet studies in industrial communities.
Window displays and newspapers capture readers noted
Victor K S Lawson urges merchants to use window dressers and newspaper ads to attract customers. He cites a Michigan study showing yeast improves nutrition in workers’ children, with 84 in a 2 month to 14 year group gaining about a quarter pound weekly over 12 weeks, while 78 others did not.
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Victor SK. Lawson
Willimar (Minn.) Tribune
Michigan
Yeast's medical value noted in digestion study
The piece discusses yeast as a dietary aid improving appetite and digestion for some, while cautions against treating yeast as a universal remedy. It critiques the all or nothing American attitude toward substances and warns against overgeneralizing benefits.
Prosecutions Rise in April by Game Commission
Harrisburg officials say the Game Commission filed 118 prosecutions in April, including seven illegal deer cases and eighteen for killing game.
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Harrisburg
Game Commission
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