Morgal named Public Utility Commissioner in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg June 6. B Frank Morgal, 45, long time Public Utility Commission accountant, is appointed to fill the unexpired term of Denia J. Driscoll. Morgal vows fairness to ratepayers and investors as he joins a seven year term. He began as a temporary stenographer in 192? and rose to bureau chief in 1923, overseeing most investigations and rate reductions. Also noted are novelty state license plates for Gov James and daughter Dorothy, and a WPA backed Capitol power project to prevent outages by linking transformers across six Capitol buildings for automatic power transfer.
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Harrisburg
B. Frank Morgal
Earser
PUC Bureau of Accounts
Bureau
James
Arthur James
Pennsylvania
Denia J. Driscoll
Morgal
Waynesboro
Lebanon
Old Public Service Commission
Accounting Bureau
PUC
Dorothy
Manassas
Gettysburg
Misa Dorothy
Capitol Hill
WPA
Capitol Group
Capitol
Finance
Education
State Museum
Annenberg Granted Installment Tax Settlement
The treasury will spread M. S. Annenberg’s $8 million tax claim over seven years with interest on unpaid balances. Total payments could reach $10 million. Annenberg, summoned in Chicago to face a $1.2 million income tax case for 1936, forfeits collateral including his stake in the Philadelphia Inquirer, his Miami home, a Wyoming ranch, and other property to secure the taxes.
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Washington
Treasury
M. Bs. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue Bureau
Annenberg
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Helvering
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Miami
Wyoming
Bridge Tournament Third Night At Christ Episcopal Church
The third night of the bridge tournament will be held in the social hall at Christ Episcopal Church tomorrow at 8 pm. W G Brossman, the bridge expert, leads the event. Entries are still possible if players come in now.
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Christ Episcopal Church
W. G. Brossman
Revenue laws to be revised in broad tax overhaul
Washington June 6 Republican House members planned a sweeping revision of revenue laws to broaden the income tax base. A bill aiming to yield about 1 billion dollars annually for defense was being prepared with President Roosevelt’s implied approval. Schedules suggested raising existing levies with possible inclusion of lower income brackets, while a full overhaul would take months and likely keep Congress in session.
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Washington
House
Waya and Means
Roosevelt
Congress
War quiz and debt debate reported in same issue
A paper notes a national awareness quiz asking true or false questions about parks such as Yellowstone Mesa Verde Carlsbad Caverns and Crater Lake and then reports committee abstentions as the ways and means panel recommends raising the federal debt limit from 45 billion to 40 billion with a plan to define revenue increases to cover the 4 billion boost in five years. Nine abstaining Republicans protest lack of spending detail and call for cutbacks.
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Europe
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Prairie States
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Crater Lake
New Mexico
Waye and Means
Muriel Coulson to wed Russell Schaeffer in Frostburg ceremony
Society notes announce Muriel Coulson of Ernest marrying Russell M. Schaeffer of Kittanning in Frostburg Maryland with Rev Edgar Beckett officiating. Attendants Mildred Mamula and Roy Bowser. They will reside in Indiana after the wedding.
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Joseph Coulson
Ernest
Muriel
Russell M. Schaeffer
Kittanning
Frostburg
Edgar Beckett
Mildred Mamula
Johnstown
Roy Bowser
Ford City
Schaeffer
Indiana
New Library Book List Announced by Ida Shields
Indiana Free Library announces new fiction and nonfiction titles. Notable novels include Mrs Skiffington by Chad Hanna, False Witness by Stone, Look Back on Happiness by Harmoun, This Side of Glory by Bristow, and Under the Redwood Trees by Digby. Nonfiction highlights include How to Read a Book by Adher and Pioneer Life in Western Pennsylvania by Wright.
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Indiana Free Library
Weld
Snowball—frost Marlane—Salminen
Harmoun
Bristow
McMeskin
the Loon
Feather—Fuller
Zara
Bombay
Bromfield
Rawlings
Captain Walts
Gruber
Farjeon
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Turnpike Commission
Donald Leroy Myers
Nancy
Beverly Anne Caldwell
Ben Aven
Mary Edwards
Coral
Donald Edgar Clangon Sr
G.O.P
Flapper
By Sylvia
Society News
Benjamin C. Lowman
Bliss Electrical School
Washington, D. C
Rinn Farm
Acre
Past Grand Noble Club
James Edmington
Alexander Pozik
Lucerne Mines
August Pozik
Alexander
Cookie Varno
Blairsville
Mary Sabo
Homer City
Joe
al Bar‘hocky
McKeesport
John Pipchak
Side
Helen Boris
Mary Boris
George
W. C. T. U. Hall
Mr. Skiffington
Elizabeth Chad Hanna
Edmonds
Stone
Clyde Lewis
OY _NEA StAMITr
America
New Century Che
Getren
Worfale
Crom
Hind’s Honey
Heinz
Colgate Dental Cream
Dr. West
Pt. Beef, Tron & Wine
Pinkham
Agency
Argus Equipment
Argoflex
Edwards
Calif. Sur
Pink Clover
Ty Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Caldwell
Peterman
Westmore Cosmetics
Dewitt Kidney Pilla
Dearborn
Davall
Tee In & Couyieye Ene
Eastman-Amco
PD Fly Spray
Cuticura
Woodbury’s
Daughertys
Idiana
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