Forthcoming Census Aims to Aid Farming Amid Drought
The Bureau of the Census plans the 1935 Census of Agriculture for 1934 data. This drought driven survey will stress changes in farms and land use, seek essential basic information quickly, and aid farm programs, credit, housing, soil erosion, and employment efforts nationwide. Farmers, ranchers, agricultural agencies, schools, and newspapers are urged to request sample schedules and assist the enumeration.
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Bureau of the Census
William L. Austin
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Home Snapshots Revolutionize Everyday Subjects
The article urges photographers to look beyond unusual scenes and shoot at home. By training the eye to notice ordinary details and playing with angles, light, and new viewpoints, common places become striking pictures. Indoor lighting and affordable bulbs expand possibilities for snapshooting anytime.
Harvest of Canning Tomatoes Opens in Pennsylvania
As fall begins, canneries across the Commonwealth run full tilt receiving thousands of tons of Pennsylvania grown tomatoes from about 5500 acres. The product yields canned tomatoes hailed as high quality and in demand by buyers of fine canned goods. State grading and efforts to improve quality since 1927 are noted by officials.
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Employer Probes Odd Job Request Brickhanger Scam
A Pennsylvania State Employment Service worker investigates a caller seeking twenty five brickhang ers. The caller claimed bricklayers and stonesetters with union proof could fill the job. The interviewer tests the tale, learning brickhang ers are a new beautification idea using hooked bricks and wire mesh for wall decoration.
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Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Bricklayers’ Union
Pennsylvania Tomato Canneries Adopt US Grades System
Eighteen canneries will buy tomatoes under United States grades with state licensed inspectors. About eighty percent of Pennsylvania’s canning tomatoes are expected to be purchased under this system.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Residents Visiters and Trips Reported Across Town Streets
Local residents and visitors are listed for weekends and holidays. Leo Pockovitz left Spruce Street for Chicago to resume priesthood studies. Numerous families from Bath Bethlehem Park Evergreen streets and nearby towns hosted or visited relatives in Bath Allentown Bangor Wilkes Barre Scranton Riegelsville Pen Argyl and Allentown areas. Mrs. Benjamin Fehr on Evergreen Street celebrated her 72nd birthday.
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Leo Pockovitz
Spruce St
Chicago
Alice Hordendorf
Town
Levine Hordendorf
Bethlehem
Harvey Haupt
Eugene Michael
Bath
Walter Scheirer
Evergreen Street
Floyd Wagner
Park Street
Charles Wagner
William Andrew
Cross Roads
Delps
Franklin B. Lehr
Nettie Dech
Paul Shive
Tatamy
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Ira Snyder
Russell Morris
South Street
Thomas Keller
Bangor
Leon Danner
Stockertown
Allentown
Carol Moyer
Raymond Shields
Virginia
Pen Argyl
William Allen
Ernest Bensing
Harvey Shireman
Capella
John Nolf
Patrol Enforces Auto Light Law With 283 Arrests
State troopers report seven months of traffic enforcement for headlight and tail lamp use. The law requires lights from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise and when visibility is poor. Violators face a $10 fine and costs or up to five days in jail.
Twenty Five Brick Hangers Find Jobs Through Service
A Pennsylvania State Employment Service interviewer arranged work with twenty five bricklayers described as brick hangers. They were told a start time and pay rate at an address, as the service safeguards workers from possible schemes while placing them. The interviewer's probe ensured proper conditions before assignment.
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Twen
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
A. W. Motley
Venereal Disease Clinics Reach Eight Thousand Attendees
The State Department of Health held 285 venereal disease clinics last month with a total patient attendance of 7882. Follow up home visits supported the control program.
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State Department of Health
Not Limited A License To Carry A Firearm
A license to carry a firearm issued by a county sheriff or city police in Pennsylvania is valid across the state and not restricted to the issuing locality. The policy ensures statewide recognition of lawful permits regardless of where issued.
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Pennsylvania
Crashes Rise 40 Percent in Early Year Patrol Reports
The Highway Patrol reports a 40 percent rise in investigated accidents for the first seven months, with 7429 inquiries conducted. The figures highlight growing roadway danger and increased enforcement activity.
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Highway Patrol
Suspicious Fires Reported Across Pennsylvania in August
Officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection and Pennsylvania State Police report 54 incendiary and suspicious fires assigned for investigation in August across the state.
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Bureau of Fire Protection
Pennsylvania State Police
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Cjtesnapshot
Howard E. Weisley
Easton
Enna
H. C. Simons & Son
Mae Went
Paul W. Ckman
State Highway Department
Portland
America
Cowe
Portland Cement Association
Weinut Street
Philadelphia
John Hagembach
Lincoln Avenue
Chas. Ungerer
Frank Focht
Martin Herman
Lydia Nishollas
Newburg
Helen Grogg
Freemansburg
Blanche Schafer
Bobby
Russell Grogg
Clarence Grogg
Womelsdorf
Henrys
Julia Dutko
Harvey Wilson
College Hill
Russell Fudge
Ruth Douglas
Walter Arnold
Crippled Childrens Hospital
Elizabethtown
Secretary of Health
Theodore B. Appe
Bell Telephone Company OF
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Plymouth — Studebaker
Ziegler
Mauch Chunk Street
Naazreth, Pa
Frack & Leh
So. Broad St
Nazareth, Pa
Chrysler - Plymouth
Broad Street
Nazareth
Chevrolet
Hahn Chevrolet Co
Broad St
Pontiac
So. Main St
Gregory’s Garage
Mauch Chunk St. Nasareth, Pa
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