Swick Delivers Anti Repeal Petitions From District Churches
On opening day of Congress Representative J Howard Swick submitted resolutions from church groups opposing repeal or modification of a measure. Petitions came from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Lawrence County and Beaver and Harrisville unions, several Beaver Falls churches, and other area congregations. All petitions were sent to the Judiciary Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Wimer
Washington
New Castle
Washington, D. C
Congress
Garner
J. Howard Swick
House
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Lawrence County
Margaret S. Walker
First Baptist Church
Sunday School
Woman’s Christian Temperance Unions
Marlansburg
Jacksville
Butler County
Swick
Woman's Christian Temperance Unions
Beaver
Harrisville
College Hill
Roosevelt Now Hurrying Home
The article reports Roosevelt weighing a plan to convene a special session to push a constitutional amendment allowing the consolidation of New York City and five counties. If approved, the measure could be repassed at the next regular session and sent to voters next fall to save two years. Tammany Hall opposes rapid changes. Bruce Barton advocates investing in youth as a rising stock.
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Greater
New York
Tammany Hall
New Castle Hears Of Rainy December And Local Depot Contract
Wells run fairly low but rain from December 9 to 16 boosted levels with nearly three inches recorded. A New Castle contractor won the contract to erect the P and L E depot, promising local labor and money staying in town. The Young Women's Christian Association has long served women and girls offering recreation work, employment help, free classes and many services and now seeks community funds. Winter begins officially December 22, the shortest day of the year.
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New Castle
The
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Salary boost for next district attorney proposed
Law increases the salary of the next district attorney to five thousand dollars a year and grants power to appoint two assistants in counties with populations between 90 000 and 150 000. In Lawrence County under 90 000, assistants require court sanction. The 1933 primary looms and many attorneys seek the office.
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Lawrence County
Parents keep children in school by doing homework help
In rural districts parents sometimes keep their children enrolled by assisting with homework as part of school routines. The arrangement supports continued attendance and education despite resource limitations.
Doctor Claims Asthma Cure From Lung Oil Treatment
Pittsburgh doctor William Anderson reports seven years of work on a bronchial asthma treatment that injects medicated oil into the windpipe to reach remote lung areas. He notes 75 patients completed the course without further attacks, but cautions that one swallow does not prove a cure.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William Anderson
West Penn Hospital
Anderson
Women Demand Dismissal of U. S. Consul in Germany
In New York on December 7 a group of prominent women called for the recall and dismissal of U.S. Consul General George Messersmith in Berlin. They accused him of ignorance in handling Albert Einstein's passport visa and said his actions have humiliated America, comparing the incident to the Scopes trial.
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International News Service
New York
U.S
George S. Messersmith
Berlin
Albert Einstein
Messersmith
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
America
Tennessee
Yacht Slaying Mystery Baffles California Police
A man tied to a former cruise was accused of inciting mutiny and followed Capt. Vanderwell from Panama to Hollywood. Police held eight men and seven women as witnesses for nearly a day from a proposed riches and adventure cruise to the South Seas before freeing them to resume the voyage.
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Vanderwell
Panama
Hollywood
South Seas
Edward Eugene Montagu
Duke of Manchester
Budget message calls for sweeping U S spending cuts
President Hoover urges drastic federal retrenchment for 1934 with billions in reduced expenditures and new revenues. Proposes cutting veterans benefits by 127 million, halting new federal construction, ending road aid, cutting civilian pay, and continuing economy measures while warning of looming debt without swift action.
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Mr. Hoover
Coast Guard
The
Congress
National Defense
Hoover
Navy
Marine Corps
War Department
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Deaths of the Day in New Castle Area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs Maye Reagan Boyle of Carroll and Franklin streets and Mr Gilbert I Wimer of Washington township along with funeral arrangements and surviving relatives. Also listed are Alexander Williams of West Grant street and Arthur Davidson Jr of Green street with service details and burial plans at Grace land and St Joseph's cemeteries.
Funeral Rites For Anthony Matejo at Madonna Church
Funeral services were held this morning at Madonna Roman Catholic Church for Anthony Matejo of Maple Street. Rev Fr F Baczewski officiated the solemn requiem Mass with interment at Madonna Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dominick Wieck Peter Kuczynski John Krelar Vincent Jedrysik Aloysius Wojtowicz and Karol Jaworski. Funeral plans for Patricia Ann Henicheck are set for Thursday December 8 1932 at 10:30 am at her grandparents home 913 Almira Avenue Butler.
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Gilbert I. Wimer
Washington Township
Mr. Wimner
Henry
Rebecca Nickel Winner
Washingtown
Annie Margaret Martin
East Brook
South Bay St
James M. Guthrie
East Brook U. P
Alexander Williams
West
Grant Street
St. Luke’s A. M. E. Zion
A. C. Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
B. Shaw
Graceland Cemetery
James A. Gillespie
Oscar Shannon
James McCarthy
John Williams
Byrd Pinkard
William Wails
Anthony Matejo
Maple Street
Madonna Roman Catholic Church
F. Baczewski
Madonna Cemetery
Dominick Wieck
Peter Kuczynski
John Krelar
Vincent Jedrysik
Aloysius Wojtowicz
Karol Jaworski
Patricia Ann Henicheck
Jacob J. Henicheck
Butler
H. L. Gresham
Almira Avenue
Instructions for completing an intelligence score sheet
The text describes filling True or False columns for statements, then checking correct answers and recording a score, ending with a note about a perfect score. It outlines steps to compute a numeric score by tallying correct responses.
Start Hearings on Beer Measure at Washington
The House Ways and Means Committee opened hearings on a Democratic beer and light wine bill as 40 witnesses seek approval before Christmas. Key disputes include alcohol content 2.75 to 4 percent, tax rate two to five cents a pint, and whether to ban saloons, with supporters and brewers pushing a 3.2 percent limit and faster passage.
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Sabath
Illinois
Levi Cooke
Washington, D. C
U. S. Brewers Association
Cooke
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Rep. Collier
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Gratitude for Hunter as Chinese praise foreign reports
The Nanking government thanked International News Service and its correspondent Edward Hunter for fearless dispatches about Japanese atrocities in Manchuria. Fearing for Hunter’s safety, he crossed into China to evade censorship and later reported a village fire at Hengtachotzu in reprisal for Chinese attacks.
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Nanking
Chang
Foreign Office
Peiping
Marshal Chang
Hunter
International News Service
China
Fushun
Harbin
Manchuria
Hengtachotzu
The Worst Form of Capital Punishment Is a Punitive Tax
A polemic statement argues that a punitive tax constitutes the harshest form of punishment. It critiques fiscal policy as a mechanism of coercion and social control.
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