Governor Earle Bans Corporal Punishment in State Institutions
Harrisburg March 4 Gov Earle orders immediate end to corporal punishment in all 54 state owned institutions after police report shows a 17 inch rubber hose used to flog inmates at Morganza Training School He says the practice is barbarous and dangerous while directing investigations into fire hazards and discipline and reallocating up to 500000 from a welfare reform budget to improve conditions.
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Harrisburg
Earle
Pennsylvania
Morganza
Supreme Court
Barije
J. Evan Scheehie
Amity Hall Ice Jam Blasts Open Key Highway Route
Fire crews used two 1000 pound charges to blast through eight feet of ice and release flood water on the William Penn Highway and Susquehanna trail near Amity Hall. The Juniata river overflow stalled food supplies as flood waters receded and the Lock Haven to Jersey Shore road reopened after the Susquehanna ice jam broke near Piney.
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Highway Department
Amity Hall
Juniata River
Lock Haven
Jersey Shore
Susquehanna
Pine
Fr W Hinting May Ask Congress for Pension System
Norristown Mar 32 Fr W Hinting says anti veteran groups push pension plan and VFW National Commander James E Van Zandt notes at next convention a resolution may urge Congress to adopt a general pension system though the organization does not intend to demand it now.
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Fr W. Hinting
Congress
Norristown
Mar
James E. van Zandt
Uhe
State Seeks Lower Local Government Costs Hearings Planned
A bipartisan Pennsylvania committee will hold public hearings in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh to study ways to cut the expenses of 5635 local governments. Senators Mallory Reed and Representatives Weiss lead sessions with officials from counties towns and schools to propose tax reductions ahead of the 1937 legislature.
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Harrisburg
March
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Charles R. Mallory
Altoona
George L. Reed
Senate Ccaucus
Capitol
Samuel W. Weiss
Franklin
Petey Graf
T. Armstrong
Wilkes Barre
John S. Rice
Adams
Italy Balks at Peace Move Amid League Sanctions Threat
London reports Britain plans vast immediate rearmament with an expanded army navy and air force and industrial mobilization. The move follows the League of Nations conciliation efforts over Italy and oil sanctions with Italy threatening to quit the League and ridicule the Locarno Pact if oil embargoes arise.
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England
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
France
Eden
London
League of Nations Council Committee
Council
Italy
League
Mussolini
Haile Selagsi
Rome
Flandini
Haly
Violence in New York Walkout Hits City Skyscrapers
Associated Press reports a wave of strikes by building service workers in New York caused widespread disruption. Police logged over 300 disorder cases, nearly 100 arrests, and injuries as strikers, guards, and nonstriking staff clashed across Manhattan. Mayor La Guardia declared a civic emergency to ensure heat and essential services.
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Taylor Henry
Associated Press
New York
Mar
America
Upper Bronx
Greenwich Village
Central Park West
James J. Bambrick
International Building Service
Empire State
Chrysler
Rockefelled Plaza Radio Center
Bambrick
la’ Guardia
la Guardia
Health Department
Britain plans major rearmament drive as naval limits falter
The government outlined urgent plans to expand Britain's armed forces including keel-laying for two new capital ships in 1937, recruitment of 6,000 sailors and 4,000 soldiers, and 250 aircraft. Prime Minister Baldwin will appoint a deputy chairman of Imperial Defense to oversee the expansion and guard against munition price gouging. The White Paper notes anticipated limits erosion from the Washington and London Treaties and outlines coordination of industrial reserves for rapid production in emergencies.
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Stanley Baldwin
Imperial Defense Committees
Britain
Washington
London
Japan
Navy
Tuberculosis Society speakers and tests highlighted
A Tuberculosis Society event will feature a speaker from the Pittsburgh Tuberculosis League and a moving picture on tuberculosis. The Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society meeting in Allentown will report on the February conference. New officers include a Pittsburgh league director elected secretary, and Dr William Devitt named president. A high proportion of students will take the tuberculin test this year, with teachers eligible as well. Tests begin at Blgireville High School at 30 p.m. on March th, then to Salisbury and Indiang Commodore and Marion Center in the afternoon.
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C. Howard Marcy
Medical Tuberculosis Society
Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society
Allentown
Tuberculosis League of Pittsburgh
Ward Brinton
William Devitt
Devitt
Williamsport
Roosevelt’s third year ends with New Deal gaps facing voters
President Roosevelt closes year three smoothing gaps in the New Deal as he eyes the fall election. He backs a $500 million annual farm subsidy plan to replace invalidated AAA taxes while Congress trims deficits amid rising national debt. The Supreme Court struck down AAA NRA, prompting substitute legislation and shifts in federal power debates.
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Congress
AAA
Keystone
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Supreme
NRA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Weather Conditions Slackened Activity in Fourth District
The Cleveland Federal Reserve reports unprecedented weather and a drop in automobile operations as the main causes of reduced activity in the Fourth Federal Reserve District during the first two months. January retail trade fell beyond seasonal norms, with industrial output also lower. steel operations rose modestly from 50% to 54.5% capacity by mid February, seen as positive by traders. February motor production dipped then inched up before another decline as cold weather persisted. Construction remained above year-ago levels but below year-end figures.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Fourth
Federal Reserve District
Pittsburgh
Obituary notices from Indiana County memorials
Obituaries report MRS MARY E HOUCK 79 of Purchase Line Indiana County heart attack death with survivors including three children and 13 grandchildren. Also listed are AUSTIN S WHITE 64 of near Cavode and WILLIAM CLOVER OER 11 of North Mahoning Township. ROBERT M'GREGOR 74 of Grand View Kittanning. Funeral details, churches, and cemeteries noted for each.
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Mary E. Houck
Purchase Line
Indiana County
Henry H. Houck
Budd Stanley Houck
Tyrone
Robert Leaf Houck
Clymey
Gay Shank
Austin S. White
Cavode
Indiana
Covode
Anderson White
Margaret R. Lewis
Covode M. E. Church
North Mahoning Township
Howard Townsend
Park Summit
Orrin Baun
Marchand
Della Johnson
Punxsutawney
Elly North
Millvale
Clay White
Trenton
N. J
Norman White
Cloe
M. E
Orrin Bean
Wallace Carr
Mary Stauffer
Anna Lydie
Morrison Funeral Home
Jake Troutman
Pruning Demos Scheduled by Warner at Brushvalley Orchards
County Agent J W Warner will lead a pruning demonstration at the McNutt young apple orchard one mile southwest of Brushvalley on Wednesday March 5 at 2 30 p m. At 2 30 attendees will drive to Blaine Miller’s orchard two miles northeast of Brushvalley for a pruning demonstration on mature trees long sought after.
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J. W. Warner
R. W. McNutt
Brushvalley
Blaine Miller
Hays
Red Letter Day for County on Tuesday
Indiana County residents and officials prepare for a Tuesday meeting of the Public Charity Association of Pennsylvania at the Methodist Church in Indiana to discuss child welfare and mental hygiene. Noted speakers include Eleanor Mecklenburg from the Childrens Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania, Leor Stern on penal institutions, and John I Wiseman from Torrence State Hospital. The event offers free sessions with a 50 cent banquet at 6 15 PM. reservations via Mrs Vose in the Court House.
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Indiana County
Public Charity Association of Pennssylvania
Methodist Church
Indiana
Eleanor Mecklenburg
Childeren’s Aid Society
Western Pennsylvania
Leor Stern
John I. Wiseman
Torrence State Hospital
New Deal Progress and Capitol Hill Pace Across Eras
The piece compares Congress action across three periods, noting rapid approval of New Deal measures early, slower but substantial progress during a later Democratic surge, and comparatively idle activity this year. It cites enacted laws like Social Security and securities regulation, ongoing emergency programs, and a shift in emphasis as Roosevelt and aides signal the emergency phase ending amid improving business indicators.
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Congress
Capital Hill
Roosevelt
Bank records reveal large trust and surplus totals
The edition notes 749 trust accounts totaling 1,426,117.23 with a combined overall sum of 8,501,171.05. Capital surplus and reserves reach 754,842.41, yielding a grand total of 7,256,013.48. Semi annual interest paid on March 1 amounts to 45,254.88, much of which benefits local residents.
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Indiana
Schnader Denounces New Deal in Campaign Speech
Philadelphia March 1936 former Pennsylvania Attorney General William A Schnader Republican nominee for Governor in 1934 attacked the New Deal as an opponent of states rights an enemy of free speech a free press and radio usage He criticized Democrats labeling themselves liberal and urged voters to see Democrats as liberal centralizers advocating unlimited federal spending.
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Philadelphia
Mar
William A. Schnader
Pennsylvania
Schnader
Yeaterddy
America
Democratic Party
Lewis Named to Presidency
A bank board announces Lewis as president and lists directors Frank H. Beck Heath S. Clark John B. Fisher Robert M. Fisher S. M. Jack E. E B. Lewis C. M. Lingle A. J. Muse ser Elder Feeler J. R. Richards C. Rinn L. W. Robinson L. F. Sutter C Gilbert Wolfenden The Savings and Trust Company reports 4802 checking accounts totaling 1169897 95 and 7905155 07 in savings accounts with FDIC membership noted.
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Frank H. Beck
Heath S. Clark
John 8. Fisher
Robert M. Fisher
S. M. Jack
E. E B. Lewis
C. M. Lingle
A. J. Museser
Elder Feeler
J. R. Richards
C. ¥. Rinn
L. W. Robinson
L. F. Sutter
C. Gilbert Wolfenden
the Savings and Trust Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mirthful Bell Breaks Amid River Town Whistle Storm
In Lock Haven a court house bell inspection caused a ripple as a rope broke while the bell rang to signal a weather warning. The incident occurred as forecasters and factory whistles added to the noisy scene with Lowney McGill, weather observer, noting the gusts and the river traffic along the Susquehanna.
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Lock Haven
Mar "Sr
Court House
Brealse
Forehey
Lowney McGill
Roosevelt Proposes New Corp Income Tax Plan
Roosevelt urged Congress to back a graduated undistributed corporate income tax to replace lost revenue from Supreme Court rulings and higher costs from the adjusted compensation act. The plan aims to raise about 34.5 percent average tax, offset repealed taxes, and generate roughly $620,000,000 in permanent revenue.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Parisy
Congress
Treasury
Stock Market Experiments at Harvard Event
An unclear report notes a Harvard event about market experiments and engineering, mentioning a significant road destruction incident and a gate track in Saalegy, with a date around 198k. The text is garbled but points to a research or trade show setting and a notable infrastructure issue.
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Harvard
Unclear OCR Transcript on Tax Deductions and Charities
Fragmentary report describes deductions for elephants and peanuts, a young alien’s inquiry to deputies about cigarette deductions, and a case where panhandlers were deemed deductible only for organized charities. A barber chair employee reportedly paid $40 to a taxpayer, and a man guessed a number in a glass jar, with morning events in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Plans Nationwide Radio Program
Local V F W chapters announce a March event in New York City with 3400 attendees and a nationwide radio broadcast to recruit 25 000 eligible overseas veterans. Commander in Chief Van Bravp leads the drive as the program aims to unite veterans across regions and public observers attend the March 3 event at headquarters on North Sixth Street.
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New York City
United States
Jin
Washington
First Presbyteria
Frank L. Noff
Van
Individu P
North Sixth
Cording
Spiel
Blair shows state pro continued concerns over campaign funds
The bulletin alleges county employees were solicited for a percentage salary contribution to a Democratic Campaign Fund, while officials in Harrisburg and the State Relief Administration dispute coercion and emphasize no action against private citizens. Edward N. Jones notes relief programs and WPA involvement, with Karl De Scheinitz and Governor Earle referenced in relation to election funding and employment conditions.
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State Relief Administratisburg
Vandenbertention
Indiana
Presen Wency Relief Administration
Marrve
David Hall
Pipi
Harrisburg
Karl de Scheinitz
Edward N. Jones
WPA
Agi
Earle
Jones
Pitcher
Naithey
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Nutter
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Earl F. Reed
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
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Reed
Weirton Steel Company
Liberty League
J. W. Madden
Steel Company
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William Clover O4er
Clarence Lee
Ness
Robert M'Gregor
Grandview
Kittanning
Armstrong County Hospital
Jennie
Harry
Detroit
Clyde
Chickasaw
Bertha Gray
Seminole
Sarah Hollobaugh
Oalland
Charles
McKees Racks
Dilla Buzzard
Lawsonham
Blair
Chicago
Maggie Nez
Trade City
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Duncan Cemetery
Warner
Public Charity, Association
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Toots
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Saalegy
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Auburn Auto
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Gillette
Johns Many
Lorillard
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Nash
Nai Dairy
Nor Am
Penna RA
Phillips Pet
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Tex Corp
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Woolworth
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