Indiana Sewage Plant Cost Seen 145000 to 250000
An Altoona engineer’s survey put the cost of a new sewage disposal plant for Indiana Borough at 145000 to 155000 if built as a PWA project, up to 250000 for a WPA project. Gwin urged replacing the deteriorating plant with a new activated sludge facility to curb odors, trim maintenance costs, and utilize digester gases for power. council took no action.
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Indiana
PWA
Lewis L. Gwin
Altoona
Gwin
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
WPA
Andiana
Ben Avon
Indiana Council
Rewage
Tax Revision Asked by C. C. G.
Washington May 3 United States Chamber of Commerce officials called for tax relief at their annual meeting blaming New Deal policies for restricting capital flow. President George H. Davis outlined seven objectives: remove tax deterrents, end unwise public spending, modify private securities laws, stop government competition, abandon monetary manipulation, modify banking laws for private underwriting, and cut unnecessary investigations. Davis said stable policy would help mobilize idle funds into productive enterprises.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
George H. Davis
Davis
Wheel ing officers pursue Brody robbery ties in WV
Chief Beal and County Detective Moore journeyed to Wheeling West Virginia to check if four suspects held there are linked to the 2300 dollar Brody Department Store theft. Henry Howe, an injured Brody stove employee, identified robbers before being bound and blindfolded by the thieves.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Worman
Brody Department
Stora
Arthur ¥. Beal
William J. Moore
West Virginia
Beal
Henry Howe
Brody
Bes
Howe
Elmer Hehr
Missouri
Dolores Castle
Tulsa
Okla
Dave Rogers
Detroit
Mich
Eugene Booth
Bloomfield
N. J
William Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Loss of eye after clothes line accident in Vandergrift
Esther Shutt, 38, wife of local merchant Glenn R. Shutt, underwent surgery to remove her left eye after a winter-weakened clothes line hook pulled loose from a yard post. She was stringing the line when the hook broke and struck her in the face.
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Vandergrift
Esther Shutt
Glenn R. Shutt
Man Arrested At Lily Poys Estate In Connecticut
Police held Louis M. Brucker 27 of Philadelphia after an uninvited visit to opera singer Lily Poys estate in Norwalk Connecticut. He followed another intruder Arthur Casper who was found smoking in the home April 25 and questioned earlier this week.
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Norwalk
Conn
Lily Poys
Louis M. Brucker
Philadelphia
Arthur Casper
Pons
Vice President Garner Sidelined by Lumbago
Washington May 3 Vice President Garner remained at his hotel today with a slight lumbago attack. Mrs. Garner said he would probably return to his office tomorrow.
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Garner
Washington
New Gheckoff Plan Proposed as Compromise
John L. Lewis leader of CIO called a 140 member UMW policy group into emergency session to weigh a compromise end to the Appalachian soft coal shutdown. Operators offered to recognize UMW as sole bargaining agent and to implement a dues checkoff on nonunion miners, about $1 monthly, with exemptions for assessments and initiation fee. Secretary of Labor France was briefed as Washington officials arrived.
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New York
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
James Walker Carter
Washington
Labor France
Lee Coal
Fishermen's Paradise Opens May 9 on Spring Creek
The Board of Fish Commissioners announces Spring Creek project known as Fishermen's Paradise will open Tuesday May 9. Located four miles upstream from Bellefonte Centre County it draws thousands yearly. Fishing limited to artificial flies with barbless hooks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Season runs May 9 to July 8 with resident and non resident licenses valid.
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Board of’ Fish Commissioners
Spring Creek
Centre’ County
Bellefonte
Four Lose Liquor Permits In Harrisburg
The State Liquor Control Board revoked 39 licenses suspended 49 and dismissed charges against three licensees in Harrisburg. Renominations with bond forfeited include Elizabeth Alberts Abraham Alberts Josephine Green Tavern Hellwood Valley Inn Clarksburg and John Pina Indiana Legion Drum Corps To Meet at Memorial Hall Thursday at 4 00 p m for rehearsal.
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Harrisburg
State Liquor Control Board
Elizabeth Alberts
Abraham Alberts
Josephine
Green Tavern
Hellwood
Valley Inn
Clarksburg
John Pina
Indiana
Working at Woolen Mills Worthington
The Graff Woolen Mills plant at Worthington employed just under 100 men this week as operations rise to meet a New York contract. Work will gradually increase until capacity, with nearly 150 former employees expected to be recalled. The contract is said to guarantee full operation for at least a year.
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Graff Woolen Mills
Worthington
New York
Family Loses All In Fire At Indiana Home
Mr and Mrs Erwin Stein of pear Cherrythree lost their home and all belongings in a recent blaze while at a movie in Indiana. The Salvation Army appeals for donations especially furniture and bedding to help the family recover.
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Erwin Stein
Pear Cherrythree
Indiana
Salvation Army
Jury Draw Names for Grand and Petit Jurors
Jury Commissioners L F Robinson and G W Cunningham drew 24 Grand Jury and 54 Petit Jury candidates for the June term of Criminal Court. The list was given to the sheriff for summonses. Selected names include Berkeypile, Cherryhill Two, Martha L Armstrong Two, Crystelle Brown, Levi A Banks Two, Geneva Coy, Center Two, James Erwin, Ira Fetterman, Pine Two among others. See JURORS
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L. F. Robinson
G. W. Cunningham
Sheriff's Office
Berkeypile
Clay
Cherryhill
Blakely
Martha L
Armstrong
Brown
Mrs. Crystelle
Conemaugh
Cessna
Levi A. Banks
Coy
Geneva
Center
Erwin
James
Fetterman
Ira
Pine
New Plans for Revamping Washington Administration
President Roosevelt moved to complete additional plans to reorganize the Governor's administrative machinery. He called Budget Director Smith and the special reorganization committee to a White House luncheon. The proposals will cover various federal agency functions and be sent to Congress soon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Smith
White House
Congress
Treasury Balance May 1 Report Washington
Treasury figures show receipts of 36,509,195.41 dollars and expenditures of 30,707,900.04 dollars for May 1, with a net balance of 3,053,095,113.41 dollars. Compared to the prior year receipts were 29,872,905.64 and expenditures 32,099,488.31, yielding a year ago net balance of 2,908,803,919.67 dollars.
Second Democratic Filibuster Prolongs Harrisburg Session
In Harrisburg the House endured a second Democratic filibuster in two days, extending session into early morning. Republicans defended a relief reorganization bill impacting county relief staff and aid distribution, while Democrats pressed workmen’s compensation changes, sparking a near clash earlier.
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State House
Harrisburg
van Allsburg
House
Liquor Board Declares Greene County an Enforcement Island
Harrisburg May 3 Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Board designated Greene County as an enforcement island after courts ruled licensed retailers may sell liquor for consumption off the premises. A board spokesman said the decision would not extend to other counties and stressed the law forbids such sales there. The board seeks quick action on House legislation to allow appeals to the State Superior Court from county court decisions on suspensions or revocations.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Liquor Control Board
Greene County
Tne
Greene
House
Hitler Extends Nonaggression Talk to Nordic States
Berlin reports Germany offers Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland nonaggression pacts and approaches to Estonia Latvia and others as it intensifies pressure on Poland. Danish Norwegian and Swedish ministers confer in Copenhagen while Finnish press notes neutrality pledge as part of the German offer. Crowds in Warsaw protest as Beck nears speech on Danzig and the Corridor. London shuns Russian guarantees while seeking broader alliance signaling a looming showdown with Poland.
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The
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Poland
Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Warsaw
Hitler
Beck
Danzig
Czecho-Slovakia
Estonia
Latvia
Baltic
Roosevelt
Musso
Disorder Flares in Harlan Sector Amid Mine Picketing
In Harlan Kentucky State Police rushed reinforcements to Clover Fork coal property after a negro miner E L Lamarr was beaten as he tried to report for work. Lamarr’s car was damaged and a second miner’s windshield smashed but he was unharmed. Pickets clustered around the mine as patrols were doubled and more troopers dispatched to quell the unrest amid stalled negotiations between operators and the United Mine Workers. Major Hansen said 25 more troopers were ordered locally while Gov Chandler refused to send additional forces.
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Harlan
Harlan County
Carl Norman
Lamarr
Clover Fork
Fou
Norman
United Mine Workers
W. E. Hansen
Lexington
A. B. Chandler
Frankfort
Old Home Week at Cherrytree May 29 to June
Cherrytree gears up for Old Home Week with lavish decorations and Keystone Modern Shows. The schedule lists Mummers Parade Memorial Day Business Men's Day Firemen's Day Toddin Day and Kiddies Day with multiple chairmen leading events.
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Hileditan and Lewis
Betty Stull
Paternity Ward Called For by Pennsylvania Leader
Harrisburg May 3 Representative Charles Lysle Seif told the Pennsylvania legislature there ought to be an appropriation to provide every hospital with a paternity ward. He spoke as one who should know, he had just become a father.
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Harrisburg
Charles Lysle Seif
Pennsylvania
CIO TAKES UP LAW PROGRAM AT PA CIO MEETS TO DEBATE LEGISLATION
Harrisburg May 3 4 The state CIO convention shifted from AFL attacks to discuss its own legislative program. John A Phillips president of the Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council urged committee reports and a governor audience. Delegates approved appealing to the governor and legislature against weakening laws aiding workers. Reports on wage protections during the Earle era were planned as the convention opened.
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Harrisburg
CIO
American Federation of Labor
John A. Phillips
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Philps
James
Phillips
Deleg Gates
Earle
Willliam Green
Green
Washingston
John L. Lewis
Bee
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C. CG
Gheckoff
U.M.W
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Paradise
Blaze
Treasury
WPI
Tom J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Modera
James M. Pendergast
Waching
T. J. Pendergast, Jr
Liquor Board
Isle
Greene Co
Hungary
London
Black Sea
Trance
Cherrytree
AFL
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