Weather and memory shape winters and Hoover’s looming exile
A piece contrasts beliefs about harsh winters with Bureau records showing no long term temperature shift. It notes personal memories of past snows, then shifts to President Hoover’s retirement plans, hinting at a book during a year of hibernation. The column also touches on American culture, opera, and a Naples reception for a singer returning from New York.
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United States
Oller
New England
Jessie
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Caves
President Hoover
White House
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Lillian Nordica
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Naples
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Sore
Washington Taxi Rates and Driver Frustrations Highlight Local cube
Frances Hooked Ti ered, a Washington taxi driver, discusses the fixed twenty cent city rate and how it shapes his earnings. He says owning a sedan and license lets him clear forty to forty five dollars weekly after costs and favors non Saturday work, noting wider spirit among young men and optimism for the country’s future.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Ave
Dallas
New Year Party Guests in Allentown Attend Kramer Hosts
A group of motorists spent New Year's Day in Allentown as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kramer. The visitors included Mrr. and Mrs. Marshall Fehr Walter J. Roth Mr. and Mrs. Oram Kreamer Stansford Legath Mr. and Asher Brown.
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Walter J. Roth
Oram Kreamer
Stansford Legath
Asher Brown
Allentown
Arthur Kramer
Prizes Awarded for Best Farm Yields at State Hospitals
Harrisburg reports annual awards for outstanding potato production and dairy improvements at state institutions. Allentown State Hospital wins the potato prize with 353 bushels per acre, while Farview State Hospital posts a dairy gain of 2845 pounds per cow. Awards to be presented at Institutional Farmers' Week in State College January 3–5.
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Allentown State Hospital
Farview State Hospital
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Danville State Hospital
Allentown
Danville
Muncy
Warren
Rockview
Henry I. Kopp
W. A. Huston
Harvey M. Watkins
Polk State School
Pennsylvania Industrial School
Huntingdom
George Lightbody
Farview
C. B. Holbrook
State College
Cooperation Sought for Winter Game Feeding Efforts
Harrisburg January 5 The Board of Game Commissioners urges cooperation from organizations and individuals to fuel a winter feeding campaign for wild animals and birds. Despite mild periods and early snows, vast northern hunting grounds require shared effort as southern hunters may not grasp conditions.
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Board of Game Commissioners
Commission
Pennsylvania
Feid
Rural carriers urged to aid grain distribution amid vermin war
Commission officials note rural carriers may earn on routes to help deliver grain to rural areas. They urge care in feeding wildlife and keeping food accessible during heavy snows. The report lists vermin losses: dogs 141, house cats 329, foxes 17, crows 1712, hawks 112, owls 9, plus crow and hawk nests destroyed.
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Commission
Tran
Pennsylvan ia to paint highway equipment buckskin brown
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Department of Highways will paint all state road equipment in the buckskin brown color used for passenger cars. Secretary Samuel Lewis insists vehicles conform to public motor regulations and avoid white equipment. Also notes 1932 fishing licenses sold and 1933 buttons required by year end.
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Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Samuel Lewis
Department of Highways
Lewis
Pinchot
Harrsburg
Oliver M Deibler
Schools Upgrade Grounds Using Emergency Relief Funds
Barrisburg reports many school districts in the Commonwealth use emergency relief funds to improve grounds and buildings at little or no cost. Projects focus on grading and beautification, with some repairs, aiming to better school facilities and ease unemployment by channeling funds into local infrastructure.
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Barrisburg
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Commonwealth
Potato Growers to Meet for Educational Program
A potato growers meeting in Ohio features speakers from Columbiana, Union, Bucks, Somerset, Carbon, and Montgomery counties. County Agent Floyd Lower discusses seed problems and sources. Dr. E L Nixon reports on new potato research developments as the program's final segment.
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P. Metlils
Floyd Lower
Columbiana County
Ohio
JL. Reitz
Union County
WS Bishop
Bucks County
Joe Fisher
Somerset County
Robert Getz
Carbon County
Jacob 8. Wile
Montgomery County
E. L. Nixon
State College
Voters in Pennsylvania Skip Election Amid Registration Burden
Hartisburg report notes more than one million voters in Pennsylvania did not cast ballots for President. Total vote 2,859,021 or 73 percent of 3,912,671 registrants. Philadelphia led with 94 percent turnout. Allegheny County 74 percent. rural counties 60–65 percent. Personal registration likely boosted city turnout. rural areas lag.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Belley
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