Des Moines Payroll Scandal Recalls Graft at City Hall
International News Service reports in Des Moines that payroll padding and book keeping irregularities over two years cost the city over 375000 dollars. Former clerk Mary Frase, sentenced to 3 to 7 years, was the first convict. Harry Miller, 30, and others face indictments or fled. Investigations reveal city employees received pay from public treasury and private firms, with equipment misappropriated to homes.
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International News Service
Des Moines
Dex Moine
Mary Frase
Fort Madison
Mina Frase
Wamat
Curb Markets In St. Louis Revived
In St Louis curb markets return with women traders selling fresh vegetables at dawn. Six curb markets operate within a 60 mile radius, attracting producers from outlying farms and shoppers from diverse city areas eager for low prices and good greens.
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International News Service
Sv. Louis
St. Louis
Existenee
Price Error Noted In Frew Furniture Ad
The Frew Furniture ad in Tuesday's paper listed two prices for a three piece mahogany suite. The heading showed 227 dollars while the body stated 277 dollars. The larger 277 price was more prominent, but 227 is the correct price for this item.
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Frew Furnituraé Company
Little Jack Rabbit and Friends Enjoy Cherry Pie Adventure
A playful scene follows Little Jack Rabbit as he helps himself to cherries from a tree with the Circus Elephant. They share a pie with Lady Love and meet the Old Brown Horse near the Bramble Patch, while the elephant jokes about vehicles and roadways as the summer day winds down. Copyright 1933. David Cory.
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Jack Rabbit
Love
Big Elephant
David Cory
Safety Week Opens In Mercer County
Mercer County observes Safety Week with state police aiding in enforcement. Highways covered, strict penalties set, and a Greensburg man fined ten dollars for improper license plates. Grove City and Mercer officials push clemency aside to curb flagrant motor violations. Dr. Ralph Boots and Mrs. A C Norris visit local hosts. Grove City College graduates receive baccalaureate remarks as Dr W G Reagle preaches in Pittsburgh. Ward leaders named to head a $10,000 Soldiers Memorial drive beginning June 18.
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Grove City
Mercer County
Greensburg
Mercer
Local Doctor Opens Permanent Office in Lew Castile Area
Dr. R H M MacKenzie relocates to 113 East Street Lew Castile Pa and will hold weekly Tuesday sessions for sufferers unable to travel to Pietaburen. He advertises relief for stoma disorders liver issues nerves and blood diseases promising non surgical treatments for ulcers piles and other conditions with hours 10 am to 5 pm.
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R. H. M. MacKenzie
Penn Aven
Pittsburgh
East St
Lew Castile
Pha
Pietaburen
Goltes
R.H. M. MacKenzie
East Street
New Castle
Grove City College grads take top honors and new hires
First Ward and Fourth Ward are noted with local leaders. Olin Hoyt and John Farflen, Grove City College chemical engineering grads of 1925, secured positions at Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. coke plant in Pittsburgh after selection from a field including Pitt and Tech. A park road project on the Mercer Grove City road is under way by park workers. Marriage notices cover Evelyn Berths and Irwin F. Dick and Clive Marie Ward and Earl L. Dick. Calderwood, valedictorian of Grove City College class of 1923, becomes summa cum laude for a four year average of 97.5 percent, joining professors and Mary Young as the previous honorees.
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Olin Hoyt
John Farfenn
Grove City College
Jones and Lauglin Steel Co
Pittsburgh
Bi-Products
Pitt and
Tech
Mercer Grove
Park Commission
Grove City
Bertha Spence
Evelyn Berths
Irwin F. Dick
Ward
Clive Marie
Earl L. Dick
Telen Calderwood
Arthur Ramsey
Migs Mary Young
Convent Girls Sell Hair to Aid Papal Fund
In Rome on June 13 the Osservatore Romano described Hungarian nuns in Budapest selling cherished religious images and girls in their care cutting and selling hair to support the pope's Russian relief fund. A tiny girl sacrificed gold earrings and a pair of rings were listed among offerings, signaling aid from impoverished children.
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Rome
Hungary
The
Osservatore
Romano
Budapest
Osservatore Romano
Noor
Traveling Libraries Bring Happiness Across Regions
Traveling libraries dispersed to many sections of the country spread reading joy and improve lives. The program sends books and services to communities, enhancing access to literature and learning opportunities nationwide.
Willard Parker To Be Graduated From Michigan University
Mrs Laura Parker of Laurel avenue travels to Ann Arbor to witness her son Willard Parker receive a science degree. Parker will be conferred the degree after one year at the University and three at Westminster College Lawrence county, with Westminster’s three years accepted by the University.
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Laura Parker
Laurel Avenue
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Willard Parker
University
Westminster College
Lawrence County
Westminster Bel
Westminster
Lions Club Guests At Sanitary Pottery Visit
Members of the Lions' Club were guests yesterday at the Universal Sanitary Pottery Company plant in New Castle Junction. The visit featured a public demonstration and explanation of the pottery making process for the local club members.
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Lions’ Club
Sanitary Pottery
Miking Sanitary Pottery
Lion's Club
Universal Sanitary Pottery Company
New Castile Junction
Pottery Plant Tour by lion Herbert Kirk Leads Club Visit
Members toured a large, modern pottery plant led by Lion Herbert Kirk. The conduct of the live plant tour covered clay forms to finished wares, a revelation for many. Autos carried the visitors, lunch was provided by MCA ladies, and C. J. Kirk the plant manager was welcomed during lunch with pep songs.
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Lion Herbert Kirk
C. J. Kirk
Jolly Good Fellow Trip Makers Journey Endnote
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a trip with a celebratory tone. Key names or places are unclear, but the text hints at a cheerful journey or visit described as “a jolly good fellow” event. Further readable details are not present in the fragment.
Urges Family Prayer as a Check to Laxity Utica
In Utica on June 13 Bishop Charles Fiske of the Central New York Episcopal Diocese urged restoring the daily family prayer service to combat religious laxity. He spoke at the diocese's eighth annual convention, calling for renewed emphasis on home worship.
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Utica
Charles Fiske
New York Episcopal Diocese
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