Will Call 300 More Men For Work Monday
Civil Works approval received by Administrator L. B. Round triggers immediate hiring of 300 men for projects including Croton Avenue wall Ray street quarry Gaston Park Cascade Park boulevard ash walk in Wampum widening Poland avenue in Bessemer Ellwood City rails athletic field bleachers and Union Township playground work to begin Monday December 4 with Meermans coordinating crews.
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L. B. Round
R. L. Meermans
Croton Avenue
Ray Street
Gaston Park
Cascade Park Boulevard
Hamilton Street
Wampum
Poland Avenue
Bessemer
Ellwood City
Ellvwood City
Union Township
Greensburg Will Not Play Post Season Game
Greensburg high school undefeated in Class AA of the WPIALS will not play a post season game. At a meeting with head coach A A Wesbecher, Principal W A Gensbigler and three players, it was decided continuing the season would hardship the players. Greensburg defeated Jeannette on Thanksgiving, finishing six wins, no losses, one tie.
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Greensburg
International News Service
Greensburg High School
A. Wesbecher
W. A. Gensbigler
Jeanette
Treser Acquitted In City Coercion Case
The city council acquitted W Stanley Treser director of streets and public improvements of charges of political coercion and conversion of city materials. The council's committee session in city hall issued a finding dated December 1 1933.
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Finis
Cal Colvin
W. Stanley Treser
Treser
City Hall
Many Assemble To Give Thanks In City Thanksgiving Services
Devout crowds filled city churches Thursday for union and individual services. At First Methodist, Dr. N A White presided and Dr S E Irvine delivered a sermon on Thanksfulness in 1933. Morning offering of 39.32 went to the Community Chest. Other churches held large services with offerings to the Almira Home and music led by choir and organists.
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First Methodist Church
N. A. White
C. H. Heaton
First Baptist Church
S. E. Irvine
First United Presbyterian Church
First Congregational Church
Congregational
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Rees T. Williams
Griff Thomas
John M. Evans
Almira
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Gangster Sharkey Hangs Self in Jail After Hamm Case
Willie Sharkey, Chicago gangster and defendant in the William Hamm Jr kidnapping trial, was found dead in his St Paul jail cell. He reportedly hanged himself with a necktie, having feared facing another trial that could bring the electric chair. Sharkey had been acquitted in federal court but remained under confinement and isolation.
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International News Service
ST. Paul, Minn
William Hamm, Jr
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
Sharkey
Hamm
Illinois
Fed
Autumn Reiths Dollar Store Finds Hidden Glove Parcel
During alterations at Autenreith's Dollar Store a hidden package wedged under a counter was unearthed. W A Hoyle opened it and found a pair of white kid gloves inside an old Stritmater store envelope, dating back many years. Thanksgiving weather this year was warmer with a 59 degree high and 39 degree low, while last year recorded 50 and 33. Deer season opens today and runs until December 15.
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Autenreith
Dollar
Stritmater Store
W. A. Hoyle
Autenreith Company
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary of 24 Hour Periods
U S weather statistics report maximum 59 minimum 39 with no precipitation and river stage 5.5 for the 24 hours ending 9 am. The Thursday morning period shows maximum 63 precipitation 0.01 and river stage 5.6.
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U. S
Hoover and Rolph Clash Over Lynching Aftermath
Former president Hoover and California Governor Rolph clash publicly over the San Jose lynching of Thomas Thurmond and Jack Holmes. Rolph praises the lynching as a good job while Hoover accuses Rolph of gross ignorance of the facts and defends his role in the bonus army eviction.
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International News Service
San Francisco
San Jose
Thomas Thurmond
Jack Holmes
Brooke Hart
Herbert Hoover
James Rolph
Rolph
California
Hoover
D. C
Bonus
Palo Alto
Bonus Army
Edward J. Hanna
C.f
Washington
New Depositors National Bank Opens in College Town
The Depositors National Bank of New Wilmington opened at nine o clock, taking over half the deposits from the closed First National Bank. R A Shawkey serves as president with S M Dicks as vice president, J A Kyle, A T Eckels and D I Neal as directors. T L Ashcom is cashier. clerks include J L Coulter, Miss Elizabeth McBane, and Eleanor Lafferty.
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New Wilmington
National Bank of
First National
National Bank
R. A Shawkey
S. M. Dicks
J. A. Kyle
A.T. Eckels
D. I. Neal
T. L. Ashcom
D. McFarland
J. L. Coulter
Elizabeth McBane
Eleanor Lafferty
First National Bank of New Wilmington
Feda
F Ton
Deer Hunter Sets Early Pennsylvania Record
Nels rry of Kane Pa. bagged a seven point 150 pound buck six miles from Kane shortly after sunrise making him the first hunter in the state. Hotel rooms were at a premium as hunters crowded into the borough today.
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International
Kane
Pennsylvania
Penn Officials Attend Ashtabula Funeral for Clyde Hill
Pennsylvania Railroad officials in Ashtabula attended the funeral of Clyde Hill longtime docks superintendent for M A Hanna company. Hill died of a heart attack at his home in Pittsburgh. Also noted was a student Alma Riige visiting for Thanksgiving from Griffins Beauty Salon in Pittsburgh.
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Han
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ashtabula
Clyde Hill
M. A. Hanna Company
Mr. Hill
W. van Nort
Division Oper
J. C. Hanna
Alma Riige
Griffins Beauty Salone
Pittsburgh
Leasure Avenue
MacAdam To Be Replaced Despite Safety Concerns
Bids will open December 22 in Harrisburg for a concrete highway project 30 feet wide from the city line on State Street Hill to the concrete work ahead. The dangerous section has caused accidents and the state highway department seeks funds to continue construction and hire workers from the appropriate bureau lists.
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State Highway Department
Harrisburg
State Street
Deis
Joyment Bureau
New Castle School Board to Organize Monday
Officers for the coming year will be chosen at a special organization meeting Monday night in the Administration building. W. Walter Duff Roy W. Hazen will be sworn in for six years, Cliff Thomas will take oath, and a president vice president and solicitor will be named. The current president is Daniel B Woolcock, vice president J Herbert McIlvenny, and solicitor William J Moffatt, who has served over 25 years and is highly regarded in school law.
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New Castle
W. Walter Duff
Roy W. Hazen
Cliff Thomas
Daniel B. Woolcock
J. Herbert McIlvenny
William J. Moffatt
Board Seats Change In Shenango Township Election Board
Earl E. Hiler chosen judge of election for the third district in Shenango township along with Francis Hiler and Willard Stitt resigning. Edward Barris was appointed judge of election after a citizens petition. Cora Collingwood named majority inspector and Della Davis minority inspector.
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Earl E. Hiler
Shenango Township
Francis Hiler
Williard Stitt
Edward Barris
Cora Collingwood
Della Davis
Pennsylvania Liquor Board Sends Out License Blanks
Harrisburg reports the liquor control board mailed license applications to retail beer license holders as prohibition repeal approaches. Only hotels clubs restaurants dining cars and steamboats with licenses by repeal time may sell by the drink. State stores will begin after January 2 as sole package liquor distributors with fees for restaurants and hotels ranging from 150 to 600 dollars by community population.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania
Will Rogers shares Thanksgiving tale with famous guests
Special to the News from Beverly Hills California December 1 Will Rogers recounts a Thanksgiving gathering with Bill Hart Homer Croy Florenz Ziegfeld and Prince Ferdinand noting the feast and cheerful mood despite modest means The tone blends humor with celebrity sightings and a casual social scene.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
W. S
Bill) Hart
Death of Leonard Zaiss Prompts Further Inquiry at Harrison Home
Conflicting accounts surround the suicide of sculptor Leonard C. Zaiss after a Bohemian party in Harrison New York. Widow Lilian Zaiss claims he fired after she admonished his conduct while a guest danced nude. The case undergoes renewed investigation.
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Leonard C. Zaiss
Harrison
N. Y
Lillian Zaiss
Oliver Ames
Richard Mellon Dies at 75 in Pittsburgh Pneumonia
Richard Beatty Mellon, a builder of the Mellon business empire and brother of Andrew W. Mellon, died at his Pittsburgh home at age 75 from pneumonia. He served as president of Mellon National Bank and stepped in with business duties after Andrew Mellon became treasury secretary. Funeral details not provided.
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Prother
Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Richard Beatty Mellon
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Court of St. James
Jennie King Mellon
Richard K. Mellon
Sarah Cordelia Mellon Scaife
Bank
Mellon National Bank
Harding
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
Richard Mellon
Meadville Man Dies in Sudden Heart Attack
John E. Wallace died yesterday in his home here from a heart attack. Wallace headed the Producers Coal Company and was a noted figure in western Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements were under way in Meadville. The item also mentions a claim about the acting governor of Gambia during an aerial survey of transatlantic routes.
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Meadville
John E. Wallace
Wallace
Producers Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Gambia
Lindberghs
Kane Mechanic Victim Of Crash
Kane Pa December 1 Three investigations were opened into an accident that killed Harry Johnson 25 a Kane mechanic and injured two CCC workers William Gibbs 19 of Philadelphia and Eber Lunstrom driver of the truck all are hospitalized expected to recover Army McKean county detectives and the coroner are leading inquiries into the crash
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International News Service
Kane
Harry Johnson
C.C.C
William Gibbs
Philadelphia
Eber Lunstrom
Army
McKean County
Shuttle Line Will Be Built Across Delaware River Bridge
Washington date Dec 1 The Public Works Administration announced a loan and grant totaling 11.9 million dollars to the Delaware River Joint Commission for a rapid transit shuttle line across the Delaware River Bridge linking Philadelphia and Camden. The project is expected to employ about 1,200 workers for two months in Philadelphia and Camden.
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Washington
Delaware River Joint Commission of
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware River Bridge
Philadelphia
Camden
Public Works Administration
Lindberghs Visiting Bathurst Guests of Gambipy
Mrs Charles A Lindbergh and her husband Mr Lindbergh rest in Bathurst British West Africa on December 1 as guests of Gambipy and local officials. The couple are continuing their continental tour.
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Lindberghs
Bathurst
Gambipy
British West Africa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Obituary notice list includes several individuals with ages
A brief death record lists Mrs Ostie Hayes 63 Poland Mrs Louisa E field Obie and several others including Thelma Jane Hardy six weeks Newport Carl W Brand 37 Shenango Lyda A Hollibaugh 71 6770 York Road Cleveland D Angelo Rozz 52 19 Friendship Boers Co Turner 61 359 East North Street.
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Ostie Hayes
Poland
Louisa E. , °Field
Carpenter
Serencer A. McCracken
R. G. Crevensten
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Thelma Jane Hardy
Newport
Carl W. Brand
Shenango Township
Lyda A. Hollibaugh
York Road
Cleveland
Earle Wynekoop Fails In Effort To Gain Liberty
Chicago on December 1 Earle Wynekoop failed in a court bid for bail as an accessory to the alleged murder of his wife Rheta Gardner Wynekoop. Assistant State's Attorney Charles S Dougherty secured more time in two courts to pursue the investigation while Dr Wynekoop's mother in law Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop remained confined in the county jail infirmary under indictment. The habeas corpus petition for her was withdrawn as routine before Judge Joseph B David who denied bail for Earle pending a further hearing on December 11.
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International News Service
Chicago
Earle Wynekoop
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Charles S. Dougherty
Alice Lindsay Wyne- Oop
Wynekoop
Joseph B David
Earle
Progres
Judes
Bat
A. Schiller
Dougherty
Price Of Gold Is Again Advanced
Washington reports the RFC raised the gold price to 34.01 dollars, a new high, as the administration continues its policy to devalue the dollar through gold purchases. The move, modest in size, aims to assess effects on prices and exchange rates while indicating possible expansion of foreign operations.
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International News Service
Washington
RFC
National champs and district titles spark debate across wards
Fragmentary text hints at teams competing for national district and ward honors. Mentions strong camaraderie, good play, and debates about state and country level success. Weather and names are unclear amid damaged wording.
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PA Newg
Daily Weather Report
College Town
Depositors Nasional Bank
Nels Berry
Kane, Pa
Penny Officials
New Bedford
Griff
Law Explained
Will Rogers
Homer Croy
Paris
Florenz Ziegfeld
Prince Ferdinand
eNaught Syndicate
Ine
Central Press
Cologne
Germany
Gottlieb Schorsch
Ravenna, O
Ravenna
Joseph
Big Joe
Audino
Portage County
Hunter
Somerset
Robert Keller
Central City
Kellar
Delaware River Commission
Arthur Mometer
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