Twenty Two Bills Signed By Governor
Harrisburg June 24. Governor George H Earle signed 22 bills and vetoed three of 388 measures on his desk. Appropriations of 10000 weekly finance a state tobacco survey and the unemployment relief committee led by Rep Miles Horst will continue during the interim. The Ruth measure transfers church property to church control. Vetoed bills included ones on security for insured funds and footpaths on bridges. a third for appeals from real estate tax assessments in Allegheny County. Other bills signed cover undertakers licenses, bond refunding limits, tattooing minors, fertilizer sales, charity solicitation, dog trainers and counties aiding hospital poor districts.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
Lebanon
Ruth
Roberts
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reed
Highway Department
Coyne
Allegheny County
McGinnis
Sordoni
Scott
Jackson
Woodside
McClure
Philadelphia
Women And Girls To Be Employed As Visiting Housekeepers
Washington June 24 thousands of women on relief will be employed as visiting housekeepers under a four billion dollar program. Mrs Ellen S Woodward said the plan has been tried with success by the FERA and more than six thousand relief women have already worked to aid other families. They perform household tasks including cleaning cooking and child care while on relief. Fifteen newborn opossums can be held in the palm of the hand, if one wishes to hold them.
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Washington
Ellen S. Woodward
Works Progress Administrator
FERA
Reappointments Made By Earle
Gov. George H. Earle reappointed nearly 100 state board and commission members after Senate inaction. Interim appointees serve until the next session or confirmation. Notables include Frank B. Foster to the Game Commission, Dr. Marion K. McKay to the Sanitary Water Board, Arthur H. Schrager to Workers’ Compensation Referee, plus Mary Jane Clark, Hugo Swartling to the Pittsburgh Registration Commission, and Adrian F. Sanderbeck to the State Board of Public Accountants Examiners.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Senate
Frank B. Foster
Phoenixville
The
Game Commission
Howard Stewart
Marion K. McKay
Pittsburgh
Sanitary Water Board
Dean E. A. Holbrook
Arthur H. Schrager
Pottsville
Bruce S. Clayton
Mary Jane Clark
Hugo Swartling
Pittsburgh Registration Commission
Adrian F. Sanderbeck
State Board of Public Accountants’ Examiners
Former Uniontown Girls Entangled in New Yorker’s Death
Two Uniontown maids, Dorothea Kassady and Irene, are linked to the death of broker Jack Burness in Nassau County. Burness died from car exhaust after a confrontation over a $5 tip, despite a confession alleging a hammer strike. Autopsy says carbon monoxide killed him. Kassady’s story is disputed by detectives. Burness’s fiancée Natalie Norton credits him with fidelity and doubts the maid’s tale.
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William Brown
Burness
Howard W. Neaill
Brown
Dorothea
Nassau County
Natalie Norton
William Norton
Music Box Theatre
New York
Jack
Miss Norton
Diplomas Presented To Polish Pupils At Sts Philip and James
Graduation exercises at Sts Philip and James school honored eighth graders Anthony Golba Edward Pragacz Francis Wrona Stanislaus Klamut Wenceslaus Kosin Adela Przybiska Agnes Jaskiel Alice Wacikowska Bernice Kapcewicz Caroline Lysz Dorothy Dabrowska Helen Litwinowicz Henrietta Zawadzka Jane Dudek Mary Ziembicka Stella Dombek and featured a Polish program and diplomas. Highest averages went to Edward Pragacz Jane Dudek and others as Rev W Stancelewski presided.
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Sts. Philip and James School
Anthony Golba
Edward Pragacz
Francis Wrona
Stanislaus Klamut
Wenceslaus Kosin
Adela Przybiska
Agnes Jaskiel
Alice Wacikowska
Bernice Kapcewicz
Caroline Lysz
Dorothy Dabrowska
Helen Litwinowicz
Henrietta Zawadzka
Jane Dudek
Mary Chrobak
Mary Ziembicka
Adela Przybylska
W. Stancelewski
J. Powers
John Adamczyk
Edna Wacikowska
Agnes Wajert
Joseph Burket
Regina Wajert
Thaddeus Baron
Josephine Wajert
Sherman Miles
Stanislaus Janowski
Helen Bukowska
Monica Szcz
Congress Delays Could Upend New Deal Programs
Roosevelt faces a summer session with key bills in jeopardy as three major measures may be altered or defeated. The bank bill, Guffey coal control bill, and utilities holding company proposal loom as pivotal fights. Spokesmen for the American Legion applaud the tax program as a path to bonus funding, while farm and silver blocs push refinancing and metal measures amid a looming June 30 deadline.
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American Legion
Mr. Roosevelt
Utilities Holding Company
Fletcher
Florida
Federg Reserve Board
Wheeler ‘Rayburn
House
Interstate Commence
Senate
Roosevelt
NRA
It Is Easy to Seem a Wise Critic
A sharp quip notes that true wisdom in criticism lies in challenging assumptions rather than affirming obvious propositions. The comment implies critics gain authority by testing widely accepted ideas rather than repeating them.
Prohibition Organizing Meeting Across County
Law enforcement themed gathering featured speeches by Kelso and Rev. Martin urging Sunday observance laws and a local option, with plans outlined for a structured organization including county chairman and advisory committee. The evening session moved to Central Presbyterian church due to weather.
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Kelso
James B. Kelso
General Assembly
Lawrence County
J. Audley Boak
R. H. Martin
Beaver Falls
Robert L. Wallace
Committee On Organization
R. T. Williams
Cameron Ralston
Central Presbyterian Church
Cascade Park
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Baldwin Ladies
June Bernard
Richard E. Johns
The
Christian Statesman
Martin
Norris A. White
Stillman Resigns as Relief Head in Ohio
Charles C. Stillman, federal relief director for Ohio, resigns as regional director of the federal emergency relief administration effective immediately. Wayne Coy of Indianapolis will succeed him, with the region restructured to cover Ohio Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey.
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Columbus
Charles C. Stillman
Ohio
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Wayne Coy
Indianapolis
Ind
Stillman
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Coy
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
President to Press Program and Strategy on Trip
The president discussed possible strategy with Secretary of the Treasury Morgen thau during a Washington visit and at his New York City home. Reactions came in as Roosevelt stopped over for a few hours, while physics notes mention calculating the travel time of light or sound to a point. A daring evening dress features sky blue silk linen with scarlet, yellow and white poppies.
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Washington
St John’s Day Observed At Cathedral Service
Members of the Lodge of Perfection and Masonic friends gather in The Cathedral for St John the Baptist day observance. Jacob W. Carr of Butler gives an address with music by Edwin Lewis and vocal numbers by Mrs. James Buchner and Arthur Thomas. Thrice Patent Master George E. Watters presides.
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Lodge of Perfection
Lodges of Perfection
Jacob W. Carr
Butler
New Castle
James Buchner
Arthur Thomas
George E. Watters
Relief Decline Slows in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report shows relief rolls eased by 7 130 to 1 656 045 for the week ending June 15. Johnson notes the smaller decline in families and cases reflects a surge in new applications and already received ones this week. Expenditures for work and direct relief totaled 2 620 190 for the same period.
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Harrisburg
Robert L. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Man Sentenced On Dope Charge in Lancaster
Richard Parker was sentenced to two years in county jail for violating narcotics laws. Judge Atlee reserved the option to commit him to treatment for dope addiction. Additional larceny charges from a truck theft during an escape were suspended. The article also notes Dr. H C Zimmerly, known as the “house of horrors” physician, and a related death case.
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Lancaster
Richard
Dick”) Parker
H.C. Zimmerly
Mechanics Grove
Parker
B. C. Atlee
Gladys Lawson
Commonwealth
Johnson Here for Conference on Relief and PWA Setup
The piece reports Dr. Weir C. Ketler and others on direct relief and the shift of works projects away from relief boards to the PWA led by Edward N. Jones. Johnson deflects questions on political motives and says politics won’t affect direct relief.
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B. McDowell
Weir C. Ketler
Hugh Young
Thomas Armstrong
Stanley Gillespie
Mr. Johnson
PWA
Edward N. Jones
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Johnson
Bomb Explosion At U S Embassy In Mexico City
Ambassador Josephus Daniels dismissed the blast as unimportant as dynamite on the embassy grounds shattered windows in the chancery while the ambassador slept yesterday morning. He could not explain the incident and reported no threats.
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Mexico City
Josephus S. Daniels
United States
Chancery
Daniels
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