Holiday Traffic Toll Mounts Across Pennsylvania
Numerous Christmas mishaps caused at least a score dead and nearly 100 injured across Pennsylvania. Alcohol related crashes, brawls, falls and violence contributed to the toll with four deaths from poisoned alcohol in Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Three Pittsburgh area deaths added to the grim holiday toll as weather encouraged motoring. Charles W Lawton Jr, son of a prominent real estate dealer, is named among the victims.
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Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Westmoreland
Charles W. Lawton
Move To Compel Payment For New Court House Plans
Thayer architectural firm filed a writ of mandamus against County Controller R. C. McCaslin to force payment of 7800 dollars as the first installment on preliminary plans for a new courthouse and sheriff’s residence. The contract, approved by the county court, provides six percent commission on an estimated building cost and twenty percent of the commission upon completion of preliminary plans.
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Thayer Company
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R. L. Hildebrand
James A. Chambers
Roosevelt to Seek Billions for Relief and Public Works
President Roosevelt and aides mapped final details of an early next week Congress program focusing on relief legislation. A $1.7 billion grant for the Public Works Administration and funds for the Civil Works Administration and local relief are anticipated. Proposals to place $1 billion in Recon¬struction Finance Corporation loans to industry are being considered to aid small businesses and NRA costs.
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Civil Works Administration
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Weather notes and holiday tales from Pa Newc
The weather report notes a late snow and clear travel conditions with no fog at night. A local merchant reports high demand for poultry, especially turkey, around Saturday. A child returns a Christmas gift while others enjoy sleds and recent CWA road improvements across towns.
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Daily Weather Report Summary for 24 Hour Periods
Weather statistics show 24 hours ending 9 am with max 33 and min 25 degrees, precipitation 0.31 inches and 3 inches of snow. Previous 24 hours ending 9 am Monday report max 59 min 24 with 0.23 inches rain, and Sunday’s period had max 62 min 28 with no precipitation.
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House Cat Andy Returns Home for Christmas
Andy the cat of Mr. and Mrs. S. Miller Henley vanished last May and surprised the family by returning on Christmas Day after nearly seven months away. Neighbors shared in the merriment as Amos the other cat joined in the reunion, ending a holiday mystery.
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Henleys
Sidewalk Petition Demands Atlantic Ave Union Twp
Petitions circulating in Union township seek a sidewalk along Atlantic Avenue to reduce traffic hazards. About 500 signatures expected when presented to county commissioners, citing frequent accidents and fatalities as pedestrians walk on the highway, especially at night.
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Union Township
Atlantic Avenue
Mass Funeral for 200 Victims of French Wreck
Paris plans a national mass funeral for more than 200 victims of the Lagny train disaster. The Paris Strasbourg express rear-ended a local train of wooden coaches injuring over 300, with three dead overnight. Parliament to push for an official railway inquiry in January.
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Fenton Named by Liquor Board Includes New Managers
The State Liquor Control Board announced additional appointments beside Louis Gunton and Robert Taylor as store managers and David Frederick Leonardson as assistant manager. Ralph Fenton, long time Castleton Hotel night clerk, passed an exam to become an accountant for the board and must report to Harrisburg. Ellwood City’s Sylvia Goldfelder was named senior stenographer. The board has 395 workers ready, with 240 store managers and 116 assistant managers. Robert E. Slough, formerly of New Castle, is appointed store manager for Beaver County.
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Ellwood
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Ellwood City
Postmaster Appointments Named in Pennsylvania
Acting postmasters appointed today include Alfred Darrah Andalusia James Meaney Conshohocken Fred Frave Oakmont Harold I Haines Thompsontown John Braden Washington and Daniel J McDonough Ardmore Pa Also noted Christmas Day guests in Pittsburgh were County Commissioner C M Barr his wife and son William Mrs Ann Lunk and daughter Dorothy visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Elder on Fast Lincoln Avenue.
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Washington
Alfred Darrah
Andalusia
James Meaney
Conshohocken
Fred Frave
Oakmont
Harold I. Haines
Thompsontown
John Braden
Daniel J. McDonough
Ardmore
C. M. Barr
Allegheny County
T. Ralph Barr
William
Ann Lunk
Dorothy
Pittsburgh
Harry Elder
Lincoln Avenue
Christmas Eve Doe Encounter Ends With Release Plan
Ralph Boyd of Frizzleburg found a stunned doe on the New Bedford road near Harbor after an auto collision. He sheltered the injured animal at home and contacted Game Warden Frank L. Coen, who will arrange for its release back into the woods.
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Frizzleburg
New Bedford
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Santa Claus
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Frank L. Coen
Patricia Maguire Awakens Hopes Rise Among Family
Relatives and friends of Patricia Maguire, 28, of Oak Park, Illinois, say she may regain consciousness after sleeping sickness since February 15, 1932. Her mother, Mrs Peter Miley, reports Patricia is gradually more aware of her surroundings.
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Peter Miley
Patricia
New Cold Wave Hits Mid-West
Chicago confronted a two inch snow cover after a record cold Christmas as a northwest blast threatened subzero temperatures by tomorrow morning. Forecasters warned of a further plunge across the Middle West with four deaths attributed to the severe cold. Eveleth Minnesota reported 42 below while Detroit Lake Minnesota registered 40 below and Fargo North Dakota 2 below amid widespread snow.
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Worst Storm Rages In Alaska's Southern Aleutians
Dutch Harbor Alaska reports the worst storm in years, raging for 24 hours with 40 mph winds and hurricane force gusts. Storm warnings blanket the islands as fishing craft are ordered to stay ashore.
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Fine Christmas Services In Community Churches
Christmas day began with midnight services across city churches an Episcopal service and Catholic masses featured expressive music. Early dawn candle light at St Pauls Lutheran and later daytime services filled the pews as cantatas and pageants highlighted the season. After evening services parish groups sang carols to the sick and shut ins.
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Flood Waters Ravage Northwest Killing 19 in Three Weeks
Freezing weather grips the Pacific Northwest as flood damage nears five million dollars. A family tragedy unfolds at Clatskanie Oregon where Milo Allen and three sons are killed by mud floods after the O K creek overran its banks. Spokane and North Idaho towns face inundation and emergency food shipments arrive to Wallace Mullan Kellogg Wardner and Wallace amid widespread damage.
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Funeral services for Hiram H. Brosius
Funeral services were held today in Brookville for Hiram H. Brosius a senior member of the Jefferson county bar who died at his home after a two week illness. The report notes his prominence in local legal circles.
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Jefferson County
Prisoners misled by roast beef rumor over Christmas
In Fairmont West Virginia on December 26 prisoners in the county jail were declared out of danger after a Christmas meal rumor spread they had eaten turkey. In reality the inmates had eaten roast beef. In Burgettstown Pennsylvania an unidentified man on the Atlasburg highway near the American Zinc and Chemical plant was struck and killed shortly after relieving a picket, with an Atlasburg doctor driving the death car.
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American Zinc & Chemical Company
Three Killed as Autos Collide in Somerville
Three persons were killed and three others injured in a collision between automobiles in Somerville New Jersey. The dead are Mrs Mabel Ward 55 of Doylestown Pa her son William Ward 22 and Miss Margaret Wilson 17 of Doylestown Pa. The injured include Lloyd Rachel 20 of Orange N J Matthew Marucci 21 of Orange N J and John Ward son of Mrs Mar bel Ward.
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Somerville
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Mabel Ward
Doylestown
William Ward
Margaret Wilson
Lloyd Rachel
Orange
N. J Matthew Marucci
John Ward
Marbel Ward
Obituary notices list several local deaths
Death records include Dick Russo age 61 of 201 Lafayette Street Edys Bunyan age 4 Youngstown Ohio John C Frampton age 715 Highland Place Henry Frederick List age 50 Edinburg Wilbur H Jones age 70 1030 Maryland Avenue Domenick Costa age 4 days 118 Center Street Mrs Ida Campbell English age 45 Mercer County Dennis Veres age 8 Ellport
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Youngstown
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Wilbur H. Jones
Maryland Avenue
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Center Street
Ida Campbell English
Mercer County
Dennis Veres
Ellport
Christmas Train Wreck Brings Nations Closer
Special to The News from Santa Monica recalls a terrible train wreck and its emotional impact. The writer reflects on international sentiment, noting shared concerns of travelers and the perception of foreign nations as similar in human problems.
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Santa Monica
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France
Fragmentary letter text about presidents and Stotesbury
The note mentions R. R. presidents, wooden ones, and asks “How's that Mr. Stotesbury” in a fragmented voice. It appears as a stray, informal communication with scattered references to individuals and motives, lacking a coherent narrative.
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Mr. Stotesbury
Snow Plows Clear Highways After Late Pennsylvania Blizzard
A thick white layer of snow arrived 24 hours late in Pennsylvania and quickly grew into a full winter blizzard. Winds whipped the snow from the west, creating a blinding drift that hampered traffic and prompted plows to work to clear major routes.
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Pennsylvania
Blind mother and baby die in Christmas tree fire
In Battle Creek Michigan a blind mother Mary Britney aged 42 and her nine month old daughter Kathryn perished when a Christmas tree fire engulfed their home. The mother reportedly crawled toward the crib to reach the infant as smoke filled the house.
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Kathryn
Christmas Day Chaos on a Toy Littered Floor
A child describes a chaotic Christmas Day scene with toys, dogs, trucks, a duck and a wooly lamb on a chair, and a divan piled high. The floor is cluttered as the child navigates a piloted path, noting excitement, stairs, and weather at thirty three.
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