Job Seekers Increase Here in Indiana County
A United States Employment Service report shows Indiana County in six months of 1938 added job seekers: men from 11 441 to 11 710 and women from 1 151 to 1 720, net 848 more seeking work. Pennsylvania and national totals declined. officials caution figures are an index, not a full unemployment measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul May
Washington, D.C
Indiana County
United States Employment Service
Pennsylvania
Obituary highlights from Dixonville and nearby towns
Continunded obituary notes a Dixonville resident since 1913, survived by her husband and many children, with funeral in Greek Catholic Church at Clymer and burial near Clymer. Also referenced are ROBERT H. BAKER buried in Reynoldsville Cemetery after services at John Duff’s home and Rev. Adams officiating, and Mrs Sue M Kelly widow of William Kelly of Washington township who died in Chicago with survivors Amanda Raskin and Chris Dunmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Dixonville
Steve
Wassko
Frank
Anna
Catherine
John
Helen
Eva
Nancy
Susan
Margaret
Nick
Rose
Julia
Mary
Newark
Clymer
Robert H. Baker
John Duff
Sagamore
Reynoldsville
Adams
Sue M. Kelly
William Kelly
Washington Township
Clyde Kelly
Chicago
Death House to Mt Gretna Prison Plan Debate
Pennsylvania considers abolishing capital punishment while moving inmates to a new Mt Gretna prison. Gov Earle supports a 600 inmate facility on Mt Gretna hilltop near Harrisburg with thick perimeter security. Legislation may not pass until 1939 regular session as the project proceeds.
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House of Representatives
Senate
State Authority
George H. Earle
Mt. Gretna
National Guard
Harrisburg
Rockview
Bellefonte
Siperia
Alcatraz
Pennsylvania
Pennington
Mt. Gretn
Payroll Losses Put Pennsylvania Jobs At Risk
A fragmented note argues that an 11 percent payroll decline signals a tragic trend harming Pennsylvania employment. The piece calls for drastic action to remove causes draining jobs and halt further losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Tax commission warns of tax shifts and plant migrations
A Pennsylvania House report by the tax commission notes how state tax levels drive industry to neighboring states. Letters from Armstrong Cork and Raybestos- Manhattan cite lower New Jersey taxes and rising Pennsylvania costs. Curtis Publishing cites high state taxes prompting relocation plans and job losses totaling millions in payroll.
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John H. Dent
Westmoreland Democrat
Harry E. Trout
Lancaster Republican
House
Pennsysylvania
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Burlington County
N. J
New Jersey
Georgia
Lehigh County
Labor unions clash as CIO fights for control
Campaign and organizational pressure surface as CIO locals face expulsion from city and state groups. charges of Communist influence are raised by John Po Frey and tempered by Daniel Tobin. Strikes involve 250 to 2,000 workers across Munising Michigan, Gillespie Louisiana, Saginaw Michigan, and General Motor plants. Royal Academy in London displays about 1600 paintings.
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CIO
ALP. of L
John Po Frey
Moin Trades Department
CIO Ant
Communist Party
Charles P. Hillward
International Typographical Union
CIQ
Daniel J. Tobin
Leamister's Wien
Sroups
Labor
Caritas
Cleveland-Cliffs
Munising
Mich
Siledown
Unydeygeuy Aad
Gillespie
UL Stuking Auto
General iWotory Corporation
Saginaw
Owwers
United Automobile Workers
Delegates Named for 149th Presbyterian General Assembly
The 149th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church will convene in Columbus Ohio Thursday morning and continue in session until June second. The Presbytery of Kittanning is represented by two ministers and two lay commissioners Rev Walter Kennedy of Templeton stated clerk Rev Walter L Alison missionary to India home on vacation J Pattory Graham Whitesburg and C W Walker Apollo. They will also attend the pre assembly conference on Evangelism and the Foreign Missionary Conference. The Board of Foreign Missions marks its centennial this year with special measures at the assembly. Additional delegates from the region are expected to visit Columbus during the week and attend sessions.
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149Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Ohio
Kittanning
Walter Kennedy
Templeton
Walter L. Alison
India
J. Pattory Graham
Whitesburg
C. W. Walker
Apollo
Foreign Missionary Conference
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Church
State Senators in Hot Debate on Budget and Codes
Lawmakers spar over transferring relief board power to counties and a mine code with operator and union edits. Debate touches on taxpayer money, payrolls, and state needs, as House and Senate push bills on taxation, soils, prices, and compensation while preparing for summer salaries and emergency funding.
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Rostly
John H. Dent
Westmoreland Democrat
Tim
William J. Evoc
Lawrence Democrat
Chas. H. Ealy
Somerset Republican
Harrisburg
G. Mason Owlett
Tioga Republican
State Relief Board
House
Senate
Michael J. Hartneady
State Department
Leo C. Mundy
Luzerne
Anthony Cavalcante
Fayette
Assembly
Heinz Pickle Plant Strike Sparks Picket Line Tension
Police patrolled the Heinz pickle plant picket lines as two committees claim majority representation from rival groups the American Federation of Labor Organization and an Association of Employees. The company urged proof of majority and reiterated willingness to meet workers to discuss grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lective Bargaining Agency
American Federation of Labor Organization
Rockefeller Body Carried Home in Private Funeral Return
The body of John D. Rockefeller was moved north to Pocantico Hills near North Tarrytown, carried in a special Pullman car after dying Sunday near Ormond Beach. Privacy governed all arrangements as the 97 or 98 year old philanthropist, famed for seclusion, is to be buried in Cleveland in simple rites after a private service at the Rockefeller estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Ormond Beach
Florida
New York
Pocantico Hills
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Fog Holds Down Soviet Flyers Flight Test Near Pole
An American trained pilot Sigis imud Levanefsky and a party of explorers faced Arctic blizzard conditions as they policed a polar floe westward toward North America. Their landing left them about 12.5 miles from the earth's axis in icy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Sigisimud Levanefsky
Pole
North America
Federal welfare power vs commerce in Supreme Court view
The piece discusses Cardozo’s defense of broad federal power to legislate for general welfare, including unemployment benefits and tax abatements. It notes a “middle ground” where discretion lies with Congress, not the courts, and contrasts this with interstate commerce rulings guiding new federal wage and hour and farm support laws amid calls to overturn AAA.
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Congress
Cardozo
Administration
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Authority
Wagner
Sime
AAA
Lutheran Pastors Attend 95th Pittyburgh Synod Convention
Indiana and Inciana County Lutheran pastors gather for the 95th annual Pittyburgh Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America at Zion Lutheran Johnstown. More than 450 pastors and lay delegates attended the Holy Communion as Rev A J Pfohl and others staff committees. Electrical energy growth notes an increase from 11,000,000,900 kilowatt hours in 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Inciana County
Pittyburgh Synod
United Lutheran Church In America
Zion Lutheran Church of
Syneed
Fred Steiner
Sagamore Parish
J. L. Vroulman
Smicksburg
E. C. Hetd
Homer City
Holy Communion
Wm. A. Zundel
Blairsville
A. E. Speck
Salisbury
C. T. Schlotter
Grove Chapel
Business Women Back Merit System in State Bill
Telegrams from the Pennsylvania Federation of Business and Professional Women urged Governor Earle and House State Government Chair Leo Achterman to push House Bill 1758 for a state merit system. The messages, authorized at the federation convention and signed by Helen Kidd Thompson, protested the bill’s burial in committee and demanded floor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Federation of Business and Professional Women
Helen Kidd Thompson
Greenville
Earle
Leo A. Achterman
House Committee On
Pennsylvania Federation For the Merit System
Achterman
Business and Professional Women
Achlerman
House
Professor Warns on Tent Caterpillars in Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh entomology professor Dr. Samuel H. Williams warns that tent caterpillars threaten Western Pennsylvania trees again this summer. Nests form after hatching on wild cherry trees. destruction is urged in spring, with tents burned and egg masses removed in fall to curb infestations.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Samuel H. Williams
University of Pittsburgh
Williams
Pitt
Ask New Trial for Convicted Slayer Meyer in Pennsylvania
A clemency petition was received by the Board of Pardons seeking to spare Alexander Meyer, Coatesville slayer, from the electric chair. His counsel asks for commutation to life imprisonment after Meyer, a farmer, pleaded guilty to killing Helen Meyer, a high school girl, by striking her with a truck, dragging her and throwing her body into a well.
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Harrisburg
Alexander Meyer
Coatesville
Board of Pardons
Meyer
Helen Meyer
Knights Templar Parade Opens 84th State Conclave
More than 2000 Knights Templar paraded at the York fair grounds in the eighty fourth state conclave. Bands clashed and wag ing prime displays accompanied the pageant. Samuel S. Lewis served as thief marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Knights Templar
Grand Commandery Today
Fair Grounds
Samuel S. Lewis
Britain and France Push for peace in Spain armistice
Geneva dispatch reports British and French governments concentrating efforts on achieving a general agreement to withdraw foreign volunteers from the Spanish civil war. British sources say only then would they seek an armistice between the government and insurgent forces.
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Geneva
Peaice
Spain
Lindbergh silent on birth in London
Col Charles A Lindbergh keeps silent about wife Anne Morrow and their newborn son born May 12 in London. Lindbergh withdrew from friends after disclosure to American officials, with visits to a Mayfair nursing home as clues to the family’s location.
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London
Col. Chas
A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Mayfair
Earle warns legislature amid bold program push
Governor outlines agenda including full train crews wage relief and central relief unit creation. He accuses special interests of hiring lobbyists to block progress while noting anger at backroom deals. The piece ends with a 19th century trivia note on frosting from Godley’s Ladies’ Book.
Best Advice All Ever Give by Cherry Tree Woman
A Cherry Tree resident praises Herb Doctor triple strength remedy, saying it eased severe constipation, improved sleep, appetite, and weight, and reduced joint pain. Sam Grave of Cherry Tree urges locals to visit the Hook Hotel Building at 934 W Philadelphia St to see free samples and obtain the same relief.
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Cherry Tree Woman
Houk's
Philadelphia Street
Sam Grave
Paywoodman
Herb Doctor
Hook Hotel
Pittsburgher testifies in mail fraud case over estate share
Peter Rock a 81 year old farmer from New Enterprise told a federal jury he and his wife were offered a share in a supposed Jacob Baker estate at a special rate of $10. He said William S. Miller of Indiana Pa urged him to sign now before enrollment fees rose from $10 to $20. The government says the estate, said to include valuable Philadelphia properties, does not exist.
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Pitttsburgh
Peter Rock
New Enterprise
Jacob Baker
Rock
William S. Miller
Indiana
Philadelphia
Stock Market Summary of Key Equity Movers and Percentages
A dense list of company names with varied percentage figures appears, highlighting gains and declines in multiple stocks. Notable entries include Amoco, Anaconda, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Electric, IBM, General Foods, Packard, Penn RR, Studebaker, Texaco, and Westinghouse among others, with percentages indicating performance levels and industry crossovers.
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Alco
Bendix Aviat
Beth Sti
Ohio
Chrysler
del Lack
Gen Foods BO
Gillette
Hudson
Harvest
Nick Can
Kennecott Sah
Kresge
Ligg
Myers
Loew's
Mack Trucks
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kely
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Central
North Am
Packard Moi
Penn RR
Phillips Pet
Republ
Sears Roeb
Socony-Vacuum
Cal
Ind
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Transamerica
Airery Corp
United Corp
United Gas
U S
West UN Tel
Woolworth
Curb Ark Nat Gas
Elee
Pennoad Corp
Fifty to Get Diplomas at Plumville Commencement
The Plumville High School will hold its annual commencement tomorrow at 8 p m in the Plumville Presbyterian Church. It is the largest class in school history with fifty graduates to receive diplomas from Clark E Ray principal. The program includes invocations, orations on New Ideas In Education and Improvements In Our Schools, a violin duet, American Legion awards, and diplomas. Reverend Arthur Pfohl will address the class, a school orchestra will perform, and a group sing will close the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
BP. m
Plumville Presbyterian Church
Atty
Clark E. Ray
Plumville Borough
South Mahoning Township
West Mahoning Township
Smicksburg
North Mahoning Township
Georgeville Ind
Rayne Township
Markets Produce Pittsburgh May 25 Report
Produce demand was slow with steady to mixed prices across items. Apples steady to higher, potatoes stable to higher in several varieties, while livestock showed mixed movement with hogs easing and cattle and sheep mostly steady or weak. A separate Harrisburg item notes approval of a bill requiring red reflectors on rear of vehicles alongside tail lights.
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Pittsburgh
New York Baldwins
Alabama Bliss
California
Harrisburg
House
Senate
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Libby
Libby Holman
Christopher Reynolds
Wilmington, del
Lewis Forces
Continents
Royal Academy
Presbyterian
HEINZ
Mark Trip
Business Women
Earle Warns Legislature
Thei
Carle
Farle
State Police
Highway Patrol
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Godley
Ladie
Herb Doctor Man
Pfohl
Effie Adamson
Wade Allshouse
Albert Benardo
William Beresnyak
John Beresnyak
Jean Bowser
Raymond Boyer
Louise Brikhart
Lee Busch
Laird Calhoun
Jessie Discello
Betty Dilts
Louise Ding‘er
Willard’ Dinger
Howard Edwards
Carl Elkin
Frank Ferraro
Ruby Fetterhoff
Raymond Gahagen
Louise Good
Stephen Harlow
Esther Hoover
Lottie Hoover
John Irwin
Walter Johnston
Harold Kerr
Miles Kerr
Estella Kozlorki
Anna Leczner
Alma Gene Lewis
James Love
Eileen Love
Elene Lukehart
Viola Lutz
Thelma Lydie
Howard McMillen
Jean McMillen
Olive Mogie
Lex Neal
Isabel Nichol
Inez Salerno
Kathryn Sonni
Budd Sprankie
Lawson Stiteler
Bart Stiteler
Mildred Uncapher
Howard van Horn
Della Vendor
Lorin Welch
Berdene Whitaker
Indiana Evening Gazette
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