Anthracite Coal Drives Lives in Five Pa Regions
In Wilkes Barre, Pa on June 1, about 76,000 United Mine Workers and processing workers idle as wage talks stall. The five‑county area around Lansford, Carbon, Schuylkill and Northumberland hinges on anthracite, poisoning or prospering with every wage contract, while jobs and war contracts shape regional fortunes.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Latzerne-Lackawanna Carbon
Schuylkill - Northumberland
Lansford
Panther Creek
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve District
Congress Pushed to Modernize Amid Government Strain
Senator LaFollette urged reorganizing and modernizing Congress after a year study by the special Senate House committee. He said the current system is obsolete and unfit to handle postwar tasks, proposing reforms and facilities upgrades at about 12 million dollars annually to revitalize the legislature and restore public faith.
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Washington
LaFollette
Congress
Senate House
Renovations At Blairsville Ideal Furniture Store
The Ideal Furniture and Jewelry Company at 30 W Market St Blairsville reports extensive store renovations. New curtain and drapery department expands yardage goods and ready to hang drapes. A new Jewelry Department adds to floor space and front. Managed by E J Ready serves county residents. The shop carries a complete line of household furniture with slogan Everything for the Home.
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Ideal Furniture and Jewelry Company
Market Street
Blairsville
E. J. Ready
Ideal Company
Ready
Horace Mann Sixth Graders Publish Spotlight Newspaper
Sixth grade students at Horace Mann School assemble the final issue of Spotlight the school newspaper. Sponsors are Mrs. Dorothy Davis and Miss LaRue McCullough. Names in the class include Joanne McQuilken Jack Freeman Arlene Jeffries Mary Buynak Janelle Stark Tommy Sharp Michael Barry Richard Stewart Sarah Baum Patricia Ellis Alice King Rebecca Kovalchick Robert Bolinger Betty Moore head Mac Hiner Billy Kelly Betty Smith Bobby Smith Clarence Steetle Mary Louise Delpra Vernon Keagle Goldie McHenry Danny Trainer Nannette Shaffer.
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Horace Mann School
Spotlight
Dorothy Davis
LaRue McCullough
Joanne McQuilken
Jack Freeman
Arlene Jeffries
Mary Buynak
Janelle Stark
Tommy
Congress Proposal to Cut Committees and Raise Pay
A proposal to reduce committees and bar sessions on meeting days includes raising congressional salaries from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars annually and providing each member an 8 000 dollar assistant along with revising several procedures.
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Congress
Butter Black Market Booms as Official Supply Dips
Washington June 1 The Agriculture Department reports May saw higher black market butter prices and tougher access for regular distributors. Production rose slightly but government purchases and diversion from normal channels outweighed the gain, signaling continued tight supplies and rising unofficial sales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Butter Shortage Prompts Price Hikes and Cream Ban
Government price officials plan to raise butter prices by about 11 cents a pound and ban whipping cream starting July 1 to boost butter production. Dairy output in May expected to fall about 30 percent from May last year and 50 percent from 1942, with open market trading nearly non existent as supplies keep shrinking.
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Bowles
Capped For Dip Back In Time For The Season
Rubber bathing caps return to the season with suction caps inside to seal water out. Only enough caps exist to keep some hairdos dry, and experts project a future where many more caps will be available. Authorities note that by 1947 the industry expects widespread use as vision tests become a prerequisite for driving licenses in 29 states.
Sea Lion Stroll Lands in Oakland Dog Pound
A sea lion named Selmer wandered from a neighbor’s driveway after a free show, prompting a police call and animal control. It briefly joined the Fish family home before being locked in the bathroom. the incident involved Lucy Ann Fish and Mrs. Albert Sacks in Oakland California.
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Oakland
Calif
Harry Fish
Bolinas Bay
Lucy Ann
Selmer
Albert Sacks
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Fish
London fog particle density in urban air noted
A historical note cites the typical heavy London fog with an average dust concentration of about 820 000 particles per cubic inch at sea level. It also mentions the United States average altitude being around 4 500 feet.
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London
United States
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New Jersey
New York
Anthracite Institute
PENN
Pennsylvania Life Health & Accident Corp
Glessner
Sohnstown
Penna
Pennsylvania Life
McCormick- Deering
C. E. Barkley Implement Store
Indiana
Mscreary Bie
McCreary
McCrearys
McCreary Tire& Rubber Co
Ideal Store
Ara
Norman
Burt Sullivan
Homer City State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dip
Alexander Dumasche — Elder
Morganti
Std & Phila. Sts
Hawkinson
Ibe
Bergenstock
Ruffner
Indiana, Pa
Clymer
Sgriccia
Levinson
Clymer Furniture CO
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