Food Relief State Grants Are Reduced
Harrisburg reports a $900,000 drop in January food allocations as relief lists shrink due to the CWA. The state emergency relief board approved $4,630,000 to counties for food and totals including fuel and admin costs reach $5,022,596.48. Additional grants cover transient bureau, CWA expenses, surplus food, unemployment relief, eggs purchase, and education relief funds. A merger of 14 counties into 5 relief areas was approved.
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CWA
International News Service
Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Transients
Federal Surplus Food Account
Federal Unemployment Relief Fund
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Emergency Education Work Relief Fund
Roosevelt outlines 1935 budget to fund recovery drive
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a record 10.57 billion dollar federal budget for the current year aimed at relief and recovery, predicting a 7.31 billion dollar deficit next June and a total debt near 31.83 billion by mid-1935, while promising to keep 1936 spending within expected revenues and seeking up to 150 million annually in added tax revenue without new laws.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Roosevelt
United States
French mail plane Southern Cross lands in Natal Brazil
The four motor plane completed an 18 hour 37 minute 2000 mile flight from St Louis Senegal to Natal Brazil. It marks a preliminary step toward a French trans Atlantic mail and passenger service. The test flight began yesterday at 3:53 p m and arrived at 7:30 a m today local time. The craft averaged about 108 mph.
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Natal
Brazil
Southern Cross
St. Louis
Senegal
Africa
Local sights and weather noted in Pa Newc observations
Pa Newc reports workmen on King Reynolds Street and a store front barricade near Washington and Mill. Motorists shown with upside down 1934 plates and city fire trucks with new license letter designations. A Boston-bound visitor endures a brutal Christmastime storm as temperatures plunge to 20 below zero. Club ladies plan Saint Valentine events as winter continues.
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Young Pa Newe
King Reynolds Street
South Mill Street
Diota Street
Pa Newe
Washington and
Mill
Boston
Mass
Daily Weather Report
U. S. weather statistics for the 24 year period ending at 9 o clock this morning show a maximum temperature of 40 and a minimum of 22 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 7.7 feet. For the same date last year the maximum reached 49 and the minimum 30.
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U. S
Real Progress Seen On C W A Projects In County Tour
A county tour highlights Civil Works Administration efforts. The Croton Wall project provides erosion protection for Croton avenue and employs hundreds. The Bay Street Quarry yields thousands of tons of stone for public works and long term savings. Local relief and future civic facilities are emphasized.
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C. W.A
Civil Works Administration
CWA
New Castle
Croton Wall
Croton Avenue
Bay Street
Two Meet Death In Freak Crash Near New Brunswick
A freak crash on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line near New Brunswick New Jersey killed two men Arthur Bollinger 62 Philadelphia engineer of Spirit of St Louis and Joseph Wallach 29 Irvington New Jersey. Wallach drove a four ton apple truck onto a grade crossing blocking the westbound flier causing Bollinger to brake and the train to plow into the truck derailing another engine and tearing up 100 feet of rail as passengers were jolted.
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International News Service
New Brunswick
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
St. Louis
Arthur C. Bollinger
Philadelphia
Spirit of
Joseph Wallac
Irvington
Wallach
Bollinger
New York
Robber Held After Pharmacy Holdup Shooting
ERIE Pa January 4 Edward Flynn was captured after a pharmacy holdup that left drug clerk Lawrence W Martin wounded. Flynn confessed to robbing the drug store of 40 dollars and to kidnapping a doctor. He then engaged in three gun battles, two with police, before being taken into custody.
Buffalo Faces Water Shortage
Buffalo faced a serious water shortage as ice and slush blocked the municipal intake pier in Lake Erie. Many sections of the city went without water as supply failed entirely. Citizens were warned to conserve while emergency crews worked to remove the ice and slush from the intake pumps.
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International News Service
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Tarentum Fire Destroys Landmark Building In Blazing Inferno
A $100,000 blaze in Tarentum collapses a 50 year old landmark in the business district. Five volunteer firefighters suffocated by smoke, three others hospitalized, as eight companies battled the flames at the Oppenheimer building rear basement. State Fire Marshal L. Sillpman investigates the cause.
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Tarentum
L. Sillpman
Oppenheimer
Forty Dead Is Toll Of Flood
Los Angeles reports 40 known dead and 40 missing as relief efforts ramp up across the flood zone. Civil Works Administration authorities gain power to hire 4000 more workers while damage estimates in Los Angeles and nearby communities push past 5 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Civil Works Administration
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Venice
Montrose
la Crescenta
la Canada
Glendale
Woodin's Condition Reported Critical
William Woodin Sr secretary of the treasury resigned this week and his condition remained critical today according to physicians. He suffered a throat ailment and hoped the dry desert air would help. his wife was the only visitor allowed in the past week as he faced severe pain and high temperature in Tucson Arizona.
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Tucson
Ariz
William Woodin
Pu Yi to Be Proclaimed Emperor of Manchukuo
Announcement will form a committee to plan Pu Yi’s inauguration as emperor of Manchukuo on March 1 at Changchun. Cheng Hsiao Hsi and Chang Ching Hi will head and join the commission, amid debate over extending rule to North China and Mongolia.
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Peiping
Manchukuo
Pu Yi
North China
Yellow River
Inner
Outer Mongolia
Pu-Yi Named Emperor Nominee for Manchukuo
Reports from Japanese circles say Henry Pu-Yi would be nominated emperor of Manchukuo on January 15 with coronation planned for a later date.
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Shanghai
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchukuo
Altoona Boy Wounded in Shooting Mistaken as Burglary
John McGough 11 of Altoona was shot in the left leg while with three youths while searching for discarded Christmas trees to build a fort. Police say he was mistaken by Edwin L. Sheilenberger, a garage owner, for burglars entering a home. the wound is not serious.
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Altoona
John McGough
McGough
Edwin L. Sheilenberger
Executions Dip at Rockview in 1933
International News Service reports fewer electrocutions at Rockview penitentiary in 1933 than any year since 1915. Three men were executed for murder in the past year, including Mrs Elma Lambert 43, her daughter Helen 19 and Mrs Dorothy Redder 34. sentences tied to a Pittsburgh shopping case by Judge S J Snee of criminal court.
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Bellefonte
Rockview Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
S. J. Snee
Criminal Court
Elma Lambert
Helen
Dorothy Redder
Fire Halts Relief at Nelson 111 Mine Tragedy
Gas explosion at the Nelson 111 coal mine in Duchsovv Czechoslovakia traps 136 miners believed dead. Four workers escaped as government officials investigate the blast and halt relief efforts at the scene.
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Duchcovv
Dux
Czechslovakia
Nelson 111
James MacKenson Found Dead in Saint Tropez
James MacKenson a 40 year old American nightclub owner was found dead in his hotel bed in Saint Tropez France police say suicide suspected His home is listed as Philadelphia Pennsylvania authorities reported no immediate motive or suspects.
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Saint Ropez
France
James MacKenson
Philadelphia
Shoppers Banned Pitt Market After Guilty Plea
Pittsburgh January 4 Beaver women plead guilty to shoplifting charges and receive bans. The three suspects admitted thefts from local stores and face mandatory penalties under city ordinance. Authorities report surveillance footage helped identify them and result in prosecution.
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Pittsburgh
Beaver
Death of Neil Pratt Baffles Hollywood Screen Actor
Hollywood reports the death of Neil Pratt a 44 year old screen and stage actor from a heart attack today. Pratt known for film and theater work is survived by family and colleagues in the entertainment industry. The passing prompts tributes from peers and a note of his contributions to stage and screen.
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Hollywood
Neil Pratt
Man Killed Saving Horses From Falling Pole in Franklin
John W. Bennett aged 59 an oil lease operator died while moving a team of horses from the path of a falling derrick pole on the E. E. Grimm lease at Bully Hill. He was struck on the head attempting to avert injury to the animals.
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Franklin
John W. Bennett
Bennett
E. E. Grimm
Bully Hill
Court Reverses Ruling on $2 Million Wreck Song Royalties
David Graves George, who claimed authorship of The Wreck of the Old 97, faced losing a $2,000,000 royalty award after the U S circuit court of appeals reversed a district court decision in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
David Graves George
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court
President Roosevelt's New Deal Faces Senate Opposition
President Roosevelt wins initial praise for his message but Senate opposition grows as he withholds specific recommendations. He plans to reveal proposals gradually this session, a strategy that critics say delays action while the public awaits concrete plans.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
House
Roosevelt Delights Congress With Candy Approach
Special to The News from Beverly Hills describes President Roosevelt calming Congress with a light touch on Wednesday. He offered no direct orders but conveyed confidence, leaving Republicans and Democrats feeling pleased and overlooked, like a reassuring mother and her babies.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Congress
Reppin Granted 20 Day Stay Of Gas Execution
The Colorado Supreme Court granted Walter Reppin an interim stay of execution for at least 20 days while it reviews the case. The 18 year old Newark New Jersey boy was to be executed in Canon City’s gas chamber this week. The death watch in his cell was removed following the court’s decision.
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International News Service
Denver
Walter Reppin
Newark
N. J
Colorado
Canon City
State Supreme Court
Reppin
Supreme Court
Rural Schools Undergo Repairs
Two rural districts Wampum and Hickory township close this week for C W A painting and minor repairs. Next week Plaingrove township elementary schools close for the same work. County Superintendent John C Syling commented. Dr. G S Bennett left Harrisburg for a conference of Emergency Relief Association executives.
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Wampum
Hickory Township
Plaingrove Township
John C Syling
G. S. Bennett
Park Avenue
Harrisburg
The
Emergency Relief Association
Allotment of $51,804 for Lawrence County Needy
Lawrence county's needy were allotted 51804 dollars for January food needs by the State Emergency Relief board at Harrisburg. The resignation of Miss Della Glenn from the county Emergency Relief board was accepted. she linked with Associated Charities and declined further comments.
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Lawrence County
State Emergency Relief Board
Harrisburg
Della Glenn
Death Notices for Four Local Residents
Mrs. Alice Thompson Evans aged 73 of 1228 Huron Avenue is dead. Mrs. J. W. Perrine aged 85 of Jackson Center, P. H. Lowash aged 81 of Slippery Rock, Mrs. Jennie Kemp aged 64 of 141 EB College Street Alliance Ohio, and Miss Geneva B. Seeley aged 72 of New Wilmington are also listed.
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Alice Thompson Evans
Huron Avenue
J. W. Perrine
Jackson Center
P. H. Lowash
Slippery Rock
Jennie Kemp
College Street
Alliance, Ohio
Geneva B. Seeley
New Wilmington
Drastic Plan To Halt Lynching
Senators Wagner and Costigan proposed a federal anti lynching bill imposing heavy prison terms on public officials who fail to protect prisoners. It would authorize a $10000 forfeiture against counties where a lynching occurs, with funds to go to the victim's relatives.
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Washington
Wagner
New York
Costigan
Colorado
United States
Caruso Jr. Files For Divorce In Juarez Mexico
Enrico Caruso Jr. 29 announced he would not discuss his domestic affairs after reports he filed suit to divorce Elena Caruso in Juarez Mexico. He declined comment as the defendant’s name was Elena in the Juarez suit.
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Hollywood
Enrico Caruso, Jr
Juarez
Mexico
Elena Caruso
Singer
Elena
Enrico Caruso
Springtime Robins to Fall Football Hopes Rise
The poem notes seasons with football and training, saying February begins player drills and rookie promise. It mentions Babe Ruth like figure in southern camps and fans optimistic as baseball teams start training amid mild weather and showers.
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Decemober
Ana
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