Relief lists shrink in Pennsylvania week
Harrisburg May 27 An easing of relief burdens was reported by state relief chief Robert J Johnson with 1 693 898 Pennsylvanians on government aid as of May 18 Forty seven of 67 counties posted decreases in new benefits Applications fell from 34 074 to 13 436 Direct relief lists dropped from 405 170 families to 400 051 and work relief cases from 47 119 to 46 548 Work relief payrolls for the week ended May 18 totaled 761 89 expenditures for direct relief rose to 3 446 776 a decline of more than 87 000 from the prior week The average direct relief grant was 7 20 while the work relief average was 13 29.
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Harrisburg
Robert J. Johnson
Te Nefron
Solons Near End of Session Readies Tax and Reform Steps
A Senate committee studied state government plans for the next two years as Republicans seek a 1.25 million increase for the Revenue Department to fund new tax collection efforts. Governor Earle’s revision bill faces final Senate action amid expected cross-party talks in a conference committee on borrowing and convention limits.
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Senate
Revenue ‘Department
Earie
Commission
Pennsylvania Turai
Earle
Graff
House
Furman
Oe Liquor Control Board
House Nquor Inquiry Committee
Ominsky
Public Service Commission
Ruth
Revival Series Opens Tonight at Lucerne Hall
Lucerne Hal hosts evangelist E. J. Dunlap for gospel and Bible teaching each night this week except Saturday. All are invited to attend with Bible in hand and a friend. no collections.
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Lucerne
E. J. Dunlap
Chain Letter Suspect Arrested in Ongoing Case
Police have arrested Janis Rager, the sixth person seized in three days in a chain letter scheme. Officials say the investigation continues as authorities determine the next steps.
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Janis Rager
40000 White Clad Sailors Get Honolulu Shore Leave
Forty thousand white clad sailors and officers were ashore at Honolulu as the U S fleet lay at Pearl Harbor after grueling war games in the central Pacific. Assistant Secretary Henry N Roosevelt congratulated commanders on berthing 174 ships and a naval conference was planned with Admiral Reeves and Admiral Sidley.
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Ralph RB Jordan
N. S
Ahuard U.S
Pennsylvania
U.S
Honolulu
T. H
United States
Pearl Harbor
Mid- Pacific
Henry N. Roosevelt
Assant
Three Killed as Car Runs into Abutment
A deadly crash occurred when a car failed to stop at an abutment injuring and killing occupants from a Saturday night journey home in DuBois area. State troopers and coroner report no inquest.
Pennsylvania C D A Meeting Opens in Williamsport
The Pennsylvania Catholic Daughters of America opened their bieminal convention in Williamsport May 27 for a three day session. Bishop Mark Gannon of Erie, state chaplain, delivered the sermon as the solemn rite began.
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Williamsport
Pennsylvana Catholic Daughters of America
Mark Gannon
Erie
Protest Over Low Wages Under Pennsylvania Work Relief
Pittsburgh May 27 Architects and technicians protested the low wage scale under the four billion dollar work relief program in Pennsylvania. The Federation of Architects and Bin¢ers and Chemists adopted a protest resolution directed to President Roosevelt and Works Progress Administration officials in Washington.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
Federation of Architects
Roosevelt
Works Allotment Board
Washington
Government bonds offered by bid instead of par sale
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new 1946-1948 three percent bond issue of 100,600,000 to boost the cash balance ahead of the work relief program. Bids will be received at federal reserve banks by 3 p.m. EST May 28, with allocations to highest bidders. There are 825,000,000 of these bonds outstanding, with portions issued for cash and refunding.
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Robert S. Thornburg
U.S
Washington
INS
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Witt
HOLC
Quintuplets Birthday Broadcast Planned
Babies described as intelligent litt le ladies approach a birthday in a hospital home. Radio equipment set today for a Tuesday broadcast to carry guardian and possibly parental words across the United States and Canada.
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United States
Canada
House aims two year NRA extension despite Senate opposition
Washington May 27. House leaders cleared the decks to pass a two year extension of the NRA, amid conservative charges of burdening industry and delaying recovery. The administration seeks Senate consent after House action, while divisions among bonus leaders affect strategy and timing for adjournment and social security linkage.
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Congress
House
Senate
NRA
Saue
Washington
Plan to send revised Clark resolution to Senate
The article details Democratic leaders pushing a revised Clark resolution through the House Ways and Means and Rules Committees, with negotiations in weekend talks and a secret meeting with NRA head Richberg. President Roosevelt opposes NRA timing but may compromise, while Republicans abstain from firm positions amid calls for a Senate compromise and possible Supreme Court action on NRA.
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Burn
Senate
House Ways and Means Committee
House Rules Committee
House
NRA
Roosevelt
Donald R. Richberg
Coughton
Supreme Court
White Township Early Morning Tragedy Scene
A woman was found dead in her room in White Township after authorities were alerted by a neighbor at about 3 am. The body hung from the door hinge with a towel wrapped around the neck. She was identified as a Hazlett, born in Indiana on March 2, 19.5, daughter of A W Hazlett and Laila Warden Hazlett. Surviving relatives include three brothers Vernon Artur and Roger, and a sister Mrs. Paul Parks. Funeral services were not yet arranged.
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Sireams Funeral Home
Church Street
A.W Hezlett
Laila Warden Hazlett
Indiana
Vernon
Artur
Roger Hazlett
Paul Parks
Emma Jane (Humm) Palmer
William H. Palmer
Washington Street
William
Sarah Elizabeth Iumm
Greenville
Tenn Run
Free Methodist Church
Henry C. Palmer
Buffalo
Elizabeth Boers
Olive Mavis
Pittsburgh
Bessie “Lydick
Blairsville
William Palmer
Edward Palmer
Chores Palmer
Walter Palmer
Lancaster
Goldie Dumtelton
Cleveland
Eday Palmer
G. E. Lynch
Greenwood Cemetery
J. L. Condrgn
J. L. Condron
J. A. Wallers
Funxsutawney
Smicksbury
Smicksburg
Mr. Condron
Smieksburg
George Condron
Matilda Houser
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lutheran Church
Charles Lakehart
Vandergrift
C. E. Condron
Mary Condron
Siorge Condron
Verona
4. A. Walters
Punxsulawney
Tacoma Minister Detained Over Kidnapping Probe
A Tacoma minister was seized by detectives as a kidnapping suspect after a letter to the boy’s father fell from a special delivery slot. The man, who denied wrongdoing, said the note was a condolence message. He was released after investigators corroborated his statement.
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Hey
Tamoca
Weyerhaeuser
Ranson
Apie Logics
Two New Memorial Books Offered in Library Roles
A library display features two memorial books. Religion Renoances War by Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk surveys church efforts against militarism and profiles leaders across denominations. Historic Houses of Early America by Elise Lathrop explores notable colonial and early American homes with histories and notable residents.
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Walter W. van Kirk
Women's Missionary Society
First U. PB
Ida Mary Campbell
van Kirk
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Christian Church
Elise Lathrop
Anna Laughlin Bell
America
Suspects in Weyerhaeuser kidnapping emerge from archives
Partial list names Milo and Theodore Eggers plus Ariel Eggers and four affiliates tied to bootlegging piracy in Canadian waters. They faced extradition in San Francisco where Ariel was killed during a guard assault. Also named are Thomas M. Robinson Jr and Alvin Karpis and two New York gangsters linked to prior kidnappings.
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Hacuser
Milo
Theodore Eggers
San Francisco
Ariel Eggers
U. S
John J. Bonnelly
Eggers
Prohibition Repeal
Weyerhaeuser
Thomas M. Robinson, Jr
Louisville, Ky
Alvin Karpis
New York
Dohlin J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
Johny
Prantis Oley
Percy Geary
U P Divine is Found Dead
Article notes the death of U P Divine and that the body will be returned to Pittsburgh. It also covers the 77th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in Akron Ohio, including proposals to restore the Mother Church at Octorara Pa and other business items such as licensing changes, publication consolidation, and administrative reforms.
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Pittsburgh
Milligan
77Th General Assembly of the Church
General Assembly
Akron
77Th General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
United States
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Union Herald
United Presbyterian
Brooklyn
N. Y
Thwarts Theft at Gas Office
A would be safe-cracker disrupted by a surprised intruder failed to loot the premises. The attempt left the large fireproof safe damaged but untouched, with two unlocked windows suggesting an emergency exit. Authorities note similarities to a prior burglary at the National Finance Co. in Murphy building.
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Trey
National Finance Co
Murphy
Missing boat prompts rescue search by Arcturus seaplane
SPORTSMAN AND YACHT MISSING or failed to reach the island. The Arcturus took off immediately, scouring the sea for hours. The huge seaplane, participant in many dramatic and heroic rescue, returned at 4 o'clock after a four-hour flight to refuel. No sign of the missing boat.
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Arcturus
Coast Guard
Roosevelt
Navy
Leeds
Bimini
Woolworth Donahue
Bahaman
Donahue
Woman Held On Formal Charge Of Slaying Husband
In Hagerstown Maryland Mrs Annabelle Godar a 38 year old church worker and St Stephens School for Boys secretary is held on a formal murder charge for shooting her husband Austin 36 a laundry manager She says months of abuse and a threat to kill prompted her action after he returned home intoxicated and attacked her police quoted her account as the coroner scheduled an inquest and officers investigated the incident
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Hagerstown
Annabelle Godar
St. Stephen's School For Boys
Austin
Godar
Wagner bill alarms Pennsylvania publishers at conference
State College May 27 IN S Enactment of the Wagner labor relations bill by Congress will hamstring industry trigger strikes and unemployment, says Charles KR Long editor Chester Times at Pennsylvania Press Conference. He argues the bill would raise newspaper operating costs and hinder economic recovery, urging immediate adjournment. Long also criticizes Gov Earle workmen's compensation measure, and notes pending legislation.
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State College
Charles KR. Long
The
Chester Times
Pennsylvania
Long
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Chester
George H. Earle
Quits Hiccoughs After 15 Days
Edward Arnold, 63, of Lewisburg, ended a 15 day bout of hiccoughs after his death following failed treatments. Physicians tried every known remedy as Arnold, frail from rheumatism and dropsy, battled the prolonged seizure until death.
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Lewisburg
Ains
Edward Arnold
Arnold
Obituary notices mark 54 year old Mel Clawson and neighbors
Obituary details recount Mel Clawson of Marion Center age 54, married July 24, 1906 to Jumima Brandon, eight children with one infant death, widow Mrs Wissinger, grandson Hugh Wissinger, long service as Ambrose Baptist Church treasurer and Farmers Telephone Company treasurer. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at residence and 2:30 at Ambrose Church, burial Marion Center Cemetery.
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Jumima Brandon
Harry C Wissinger
Marion Center
Marjerie
Margaret
Mary
Marian
Marecella
Harold
Cer
Hugh Wissinger
Burkett
Ambrose Baptist Church
Farmers Telephone Company
Mel
Ambrose Church
Marion Center Cemetery
Youths Held on Double Shooting in Clearfield
Two 18 year old youths Wayne Ogden and Robert Eddington were hospitalized with serious bullet wounds in Clearfield. Harris Morrison was held by state police after a late night incident at Morrison's home. Morrison claimed he fired a .3 caliber rifle to defend himself during a quarrel with the youths and a companion.
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Clearfield
Harris Morrison
Morrison
Hear
Wayne Ogden
Robert Eddington
Mellon tax suit revives old bank holding dispute
Washington reports in the government 3 million tax case against Andrew W. Mellon the issue centers on Mellon's 1929 Mellibank holding company and transfers of stock to his brother R. W. Mellon. The hearing stressed Mellon's art collection storage and the A W Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust.
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Washington
INS
Lmelight
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Robert H. Jackson
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Mellbank Corporation
Corcoran
Hhe
A. W. Mellon
Emergency Education praise from state supervisor at Indiana exhibit
Charles P. Scott, state supervisor of handicrafts, praised the Emergency Education exhibit in Indiana on May 17 and commended the county's winter program. Miss Brigham noted Saltsburg School as one of the best among twelve Emergency Nursery visits. Blairsville artists and musicians prepared for the Blairsville High School commencement with a display contrasting Latin School origins and modern high schools.
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Charles P. Scott
Indiana
Brigham
Salls
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Saltsburg
Bringham
Salisburg
Blairsville
Iane Morriss
Boston Latin School
Roberta Johnson
Market Listing of Stocks and Company Percentages
A compact OCR readout lists numerous stocks with share prices and percentage changes for diverse companies. Names include Chrysler, Coca Cola, Gen Elec, Radio Corp, US Steel, Warner Bros, Woolworth, Texas Corp, Reynolds Tob, and many others with varying percent figures and abbreviations. The fragment ends with Pennroad and incomplete data.
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Atchison T and St
Alantic
Beth
Eastman Kodak
Erie RR
Freeport Texas
Elec
Mira Sig Int
Nickle
Ink T
Kelvinator
Keounecott Cpr
Monty Ward
Nash Mirs
Nai Dairy
NY Cen RR
North Amalay Packard Mirs
Penn RR
Pullman Soy
Pure Oil
Ay Radio Corp
4A Radio Keith
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Vacuum
Texas Corp
United Corp
United Gas Imp
Us$ Rubber
US Steel
Warner Bros Pig
Westinghouse Elee
Woolworth
Curb Cities Service
Pennroad
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Joseph M. Reeves
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C. A. Myers
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U. P. Divine
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Sell
Joseph Phillips
Mae Price Phillips
George Sylvester Ripple
Salina
H. B. Carnahan
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