Indiana Borough voters weigh repeal and local races tally
In Indiana Borough the General Election shows 1,422 votes for repeal of the highteenth amendment, 1,490 against, with a 168 majority against repeal as precincts report. Local races include Register and Recorder Calhoun leading, with multiple wards listing results for school director, tax collector, justice of the peace, council, and burgess.
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Indiana
Calhoun
Register
Recorder
Guy Kanable
Raymond Smith
M. Heckman
Wallace B. Stewart
M. C. Gordon
R. C. Stralis
George Halwik
Walter H. Jackson
Harold N. Dugan
Wallace Cunningham
Thomas Sheehe
I. B. Buter- Dough
Oble Fowler
H.C. S
Buchhsiy
Rosy
Dr. G
Simygon
H. Wallace Thomas
Browning
Hartley
Bath
Daniel Martin Waning
William Wissel
Burgess
H. Lichteberger
Yarry W. Fee
Balfour
Yaith
Logan
Register and Recorder
W. R. Calhoun
Ralph Cummings
Levi Houck
W. M. Blose
van Wagner
Auditer
Fee
Bromberick
Second Ward Register
van Woaker
Cummings
Blaney G. Jory
Kanable
Smith
Heckman
Stewart
Gordon
Justice of the Peace
Stralitz
Halsig
Council
Buterbaugh
Fowier
Buchheit
Ross J
Burgess—Lichteberger
Democratic landslide hits Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Voters in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh shift away from Republican machines. Philadelphia ends Yates era as G O P losses widen in city offices. In Pittsburgh Democrat William N. McNair defeats incumbent Mayor John Herron, giving McNair a 22,304 vote lead from 936 of 408 districts. Impounded ballots ordered pending review.
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Vara and Coyne
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
William 8. Ware
William N. McNair
Mellon-Coyne-Grundy
G. O. P. Council
McNair
John §. Herron
Charles Klein
John P. Egan
Elder Marshall
Cherryhill P T A Program Set for November 10th
The Cherryhill P T A announces a program for November 10 featuring a devotional patriotic service on November 13 with Mrs Pattison leading the theme Loyalty to God and Country. A male quartet and student performances will present on student choir and community spirit improvements.
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Cherryhill P
Pattison
Kathryn Stephens
Virginia Crawford
Clarence Meleaters
Musle
My, Johnson
Presbyterian Class Men Host Covey Dish Supper
The John M. Leech Class of the Presbyterian Church will hold a men’s monthly meeting Thursday evening November 9 with a covey dish supper and a father and son social at 6 30. Members both new and old are asked to bring a dish and a partner for the event, plus a list of what they plan to eat, along with buttered buns. The close will provide coffee tea and ice cream.
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Presbyterian Church
John MN. Leech
Fiorello La Guardia Wins New York City Mayoral Race
In a decisive upset, Fusion candidate Fiorello La Guardia defeats Tammany Hall’s John O’Brien and Joseph W. McKee with 868,551 votes to 604,045 and 586,100 respectively, amid widespread intimidation and a brutal decline in Tammany power. The election signals a new political era and hints at Tammany’s reorganization.
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James L. Kilgallen
I, N
New York
INS
Tammany Hall
New York City
Fiorello
la Guardia
Tammany
la Garadia
Joseph
W. McKee
Recovery Party
John P. O’brien
McKee
O'Brien
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
Senate Committee
Washington
William Copeland Dodge
Dodge
Jacob
Gould Schurman
John Furroy Mitchel
Board of Estimate
Jimmy” Walker
Hofstadter
Samuel Seabury
Seabury
Funeral for Mrs J F Nicely
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Mary Nicely wife of J I Nicely will be conducted at her home at 12 30 p m Thursday by Rev Robert L Clark Jx of the First Presbyterian church The body will be taken to Ligoniey Valley cemetery for interment Survivors include Iva Williams of Latrobe and others noted in the obituary
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Anna Mary Nicely
J. I. Nicely
Robert L. Clark
First Presbyterian Church
Ligorier
Ligoniey Valley
Sise Tey
Iva Williams
Latrobe
Welfare Relief Distributions Planned in Indiana County
The Indiana County B A B has set distributing quarters for Welfare Relief in four wards. On Thursday between 1 30 and 2 20 p m residents may pick up food supplies at Jack Boyle Garage Carpenter avenue First Ward Second Ward Lottery Shop 609 Gompers Alley Third Ward West Church street borough barn Fourth Ward Indiana County R F P office Bring food stamps to designated place as indicated.
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Indiana County
Jack Boyle
Carpenter Avenue
Gompers Alley
Pennsylvania Joins Repeal Parade In 1933 vote lands repeal strong
Pennsylvania joined the repeal parade as returns from 7,896 precincts show 1,284,502 for repeal and 642,505 against. Philadelphia Allegheny Lackawanna counties vote about ten to one for repeal, with several rural counties close or opposed. Some counties show mixed trends as tallying continues and local races influence reporting pace. Whiskey production meanwhile rises to 75 million gallons monthly as distilleries operate at capacity amid a broader move toward medicinal liquor.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Lackawanna
Lackawanna County
Venango County
Indiana County
Forest County
Somerset County
Ave
Wyoming
Centre
Cameron
Greene
Montour
Susquehanna
Pittsburgh
Robt, & Thornburgh
TNS
Washington
INS
California
SLO ES Re Ua Selon Ian
Sunday votes lift Sabbath sports across Pennsylvania
A regional referendum ends blue law bans on Sunday sports in many towns. Milford, Pike County, population 866, votes for Sunday games and beer, while major cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh show solid majorities for liberalized Sundays. Counties report varied results, with Wilkes-Barre Kingston and Harrisburg voting in favor. Franklin and Oil City show mixed outcomes as Balloting continues.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Pike County
Gifford Pinchot
Milford
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Kingston Borough
Scranton
Reading
Johnstown
Nnia Grove City
Indiana
Pinchot
Franklin
Venango County
Oil City
Berwick
Bloomsburg
Wilkes- Barre
Kingston
New York-Pennsylvania League
Forty-Fort
Connie Mack
American League Athletics
Philadelphia Nationals
Federal buy for Blairsville bank
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has authorized purchase of 350000 preferred stock in the Blairsville National Bank of Blairsville Pa. The new bank, succeeding Blairsville National Bank, will complete the stock purchase contingent on selling an equal amount of common stock.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Blairsvills, National Bank of
Blairsville
Blairsville National Bank
Burgess George Hughes Wins Punxsutawney Seat
Democrat George Hughes defeats Republican W C Trichy for Burgess of Punxsutawney as Jefferson county remains dry. County treasurer Bowers leads by a sizable margin and Morris wins district attorney post by about two thousand five hundred. Welfare office seeks volunteers for heating and cooking fuel assistance at 517 Weamer building amid urgent need.
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George Hughes
Burgess
Punxsutawny
W. C. Trichy
Punxsutawigy
Jefferson County Ramaings
Bowers
Morris
Braves For
Ming Laura J. Wiggins
Welfare Office
Weamer
Flood Tide Of Ballots Overwhelms Prohibition Era
Voter flood across Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, shifts power away from prohibition. Democrats gain in Pittsburgh. Philadelphia sees competitive races for treasurer, controller, and register of wills. Olive Frey wins in Bucks ninth district. amendments proceed unevenly. large statewide repeal moves oppose federal prohibition, amid fragmented returns from Ohio and Delaware.
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Leo VY
Dolan
I.N. 3
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pitts
Ford
Gov Pinchot
Amerdmail Milford
Pittsburg
Ported
William
Ukewisa
Phiphia
City Treasur
Corsner
Register
Washington
Oliver Frey
Congressmal
Bucks
Two Carolinas Reported First Defectionists
International News Service reports early returns show the Carolinas voting dry as the first defections from the repeal movement. Pennsylvania and Ohio backed repeal strongly, Kentucky expected to follow, with municipal upsets in New York Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh and Cleveland shifting party control, and Bridgeport electing Socialist mayor Jasper Mononey.
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International News Service
Utah
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Democracy
Tammany Hall
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Bridgeport, Conn
Jasper Monevy
Prohibition Ends as 18th Amendment is Repealed
George R. Holmes reports that on November 8, 1933, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah helped vote to end constitutional prohibition by ratifying the repeal of the 18th Amendment. The move would render liquor legal nationwide with 36 states approving, Kentucky possibly becoming the 37th though unnecessary. The article notes the historic political clash and celebrates the shift.
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George R. Holmes
Star
Washington
INS
John Barleycorn
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Utah
Kentucky
Afro-Methodists Convene 86th Allegheny Conference in Pittsburgh
The 86th session of the Allegheny Conferences of the Afro-Methodist Episcopal Church met in Pittsburgh. Philip Evans, rod of church leaders, served as conference chairman and presented a full report of two days of proceedings to the rural congregation.
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Allegheny Conferences
Afro-Methodist Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
Philip Evans
Evans
Sloan Attends Furniture Mart Exhibition
Clair Sloan of Sloan Bras in The Diana attended the Jamestown Furniture Market exhibition spanning 200000 square feet. The event continues through November 18 with about a thousand buyers expected from across the United States to attend.
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Rae
Myers
Brown
Aginst
Third Ward
Lat Precinct Register and Recorder
Blackford
Dugan
Cunningham
Straitiff
Harwig
Simpson
Thomason
Bate
Battey
Ware
Cherryhill
Presbyterian
J. F. Nicely
Sun
Amend Poison Recorder
Amend Sports
Tal aloL_e
Am Ziel Ape
Tza
Armani
Blacklick
Gil
Hlairs'lle
EEL Blairsle
Blairstle
Brashv
Buffin
Val
Lal
Buffing
Burrell
Asi
Herryhill Cherryhill
Clymer
Ugh
Creekside
Glen Camp
Grant
Homer
Tiss
Jacksonile
Mahon
S. Mahon
Montgom
Rayne
Zoltoz
Toyiss
Bai
Saltsburge
Smicksb’rg
Goljitz
Iod
Blairsville Bank
Democrat
NEW Punx’y Burgess
Columbus
Afro-Methodists IN Convention
Sloan
Furniture Mart
Fi Freeman
Foot
Moore
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