General Motors to lay off 30000 amid recession
General Motors announces 30000 auto plant layoffs starting Jan 1 due to a recession. Knudsen says no plant closures and workers will shift to a 24 hour three day week, with remaining payroll over 205000 and monthly payroll above 24 million dollars. Chrysler and Ford report reduced operations. used car stocks rising. Labor leader Frankensteen criticizes the move as a failure of industry to solve its own problems.
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General Motors Corporation
United States
William S. Knudsen
Chrysler
Ford
Dearborn
Knudsen
General Motors
Michigan
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Richard T. Frankensteen
Conemaugh Township Breaks Ground for Davidsville High School
Ground breaking for the Conemaugh township high school at Davidsville launches a $340,000 project to house 800 to 900 students. Excavation by Sheesley Company of Johnstown on Lewis Merley farm near Route 53 proceeds while court appointed viewers assess land price. The project, funded by the district and PWA, includes a 408 foot main building, a 925 seat auditorium, a 700 seat gym, 19 classrooms and multiple specialized rooms plus staff facilities.
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Conemaugh Township
Davidsville
Sheesley Company of
Johnstown
Lewis Merley
Route 53
Somerset County Court
PWA
K. N. Hamer
J. W. Jones
Clarence Kring
R. C.vincent
W. F. Hammer
C. W Spory
William Blough
Two Large Chains Exit Japanese Goods Market
New York reports two major chains Woolworth and Kresge pull back from selling Japanese made goods. Woolworth officials say most stock was bought before the war and only about one percent of purchases remain. Kresge credits public acceptability as the reason for their withdrawal and notes holiday merchandise was ordered months prior.
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New York
F. W. Woolworth Company
S. S. Kresge Company
R. R. Williams
Kresge Company
Detroit
T. J. Mullin
Woolworth
Williams
Somerset apple show highlights county crop and prompts marketing push
About 50 orchard owners attended the first Somerset County apple show in the court house assembly room led by Farm Agent C C McDowell. The event featured Penn State Extension speakers Ruef and Zundell, 15 apple varieties, a judging contest, and 42 plates on display as growers seek better prices amid a 100 000 bushel county crop.
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Court House
Somerset Co
Somerset County Agriculture Extension Bureau
C. C. McDowell
Somerset County
McDowell
Pennsylvania State College Extension Service
John A. Ruef
George Zundell
Staymen Winesap
McIntosh
Greening
York Imperial
Delicious
Rome Beauty
Northern Spy
Jonathan
Grimes Golden
Baldwin
Golden Sweets
Smokehouse
King
Bellflower
John S. Miller
Somerset Township
W. H. Barnett
Harry Tospon
Jay Hauger
Brothersvalley
Harvey Poorbaugh
Glencoe
E . Shaulis
R. H. Maurer
C. R. Ankeny
Jenner Township
Harvey Podrbaugh
Logan Barnett
Sipesville
Porters Murderers Unknown
A coroner's jury found Fred Porter aged 66 was killed by unknown persons after a Dec 17 head injury in New Castle hospital. Robbers who took $144 from Porter are being linked by state police to a trio active in Franklin Oil City and Clarion.
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Clintonwalle
Fred Porter
Porter
New Castle
Franklin
Oil City
Clarion
King's honor didn't make him "Sir George"
Governor George H. Earle told a Harrisburg audience that the Swedish king's decoration confers no title. Miss Mary McAndrew had introduced him as "Sir George" at a Pennsylvania State Education Association convention, prompting a lighthearted acknowledgment from Earle that the honor is ceremonial.
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Sir George
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Mary McAndrew
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Earle
Gustav of Sweden
Carbondale
Teachers Press For Special Session At Education Convention
Allan Crist reports at Harrisburg that more than 600 Pennsylvania Education Association delegates opposed a push by Patton’s Martin Duzansky for a special legislative session to boost school aid. A $7 million Philadelphia deficit and a $2.5 million Pittsburgh shortfall were cited. The group approved funding for a study on costs and subsidies and backed a single salary schedule and other reforms.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Martin Duzansky
Patton
Cambria County
Charles Maxwell
Greensburg
Duzansky
Cambria Countian
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Resolutions Committee
Association
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hearings Concluded On Somerset Co Coal Classification
Examiners of the bituminous coal commission ended hearings on a petition by the Somerset county coal operators association for broader classification and higher price spreads. E C Payne of Consolidation Coal testified District 1 producers in Central Pennsylvania face disadvantages against District 7 in West Virginia due to wider price ranges. The group seeks 11 classifications and a 50 cent spread rather than 7 and 30 cents.
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Waseington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Somerset County
Coal Operators’ Association
E. C. Payne
Consolidation Coal Company
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Somerset Group
Pine Grove Camp Inn Destroyed By Flames In Meyersdale Area
Pine Grove Camp a popular roadside inn and night club between Meyersdale and Salisbury was completely destroyed by fire around 11 Tuesday night. Fire teams could not save the frame structure filled with holiday decorations. a short circuit is suspected. The owner H. L. Bowman of Boynton and operator Tubby Tressler leased the property. cabins, pool, tennis courts, and a baseball diamond were spared.
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Pine Grove Camp
Meyersdale
Salisbury
Pines
Route 53
Somerset
Pine Grove
Bowman
Tubby" Tressler
Defective flue causes Conemaugh Township fire
A fire in Quemahoning Township near Kelso destroys the Rupardic home. Holsopple volunteers arrive too late to save the house. Loss totals about 2300 dollars with 1500 for structure and 800 for personal property. The Rupardics were away and are staying with the mother nearby.
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Joe Rupardic
Quemahoning
Kelso
Holsopple
Rupardic
Ruparcic
Reds Occupy Seminary in Teruel Siege
Madrid reports government shock troops seized the insurgent seminary in Teruel after a six day defense. The seminary and Santa Clara convent were in flames as troops probed the stronghold while insurgents reportedly retreated to a yard. Civil government palace remained ablaze.
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Madrid
Teruel
Santa Clara
Indalecio Prieto
Barcelona
Ter Yn
Francisco Franco
Societys Death Tragedy Involves Campbell Family Shooting
In Youngstown Ohio Mrs Cordelia Campbell 55 a society leader and widow of Louis Campbell dies after being shot by her daughter in law Miss Louise Campbell 28 who claimed the pistol use was an accident during a Christmas tree light demonstration. Louise is held in Warren county jail as investigators review the case.
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Youngstown
Cordelia Campbell
James Campbell
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
America
Campbell
Courts Block Phase of New Coal Worker Compensation Law
Judge John E. Fox granted a preliminary injunction to Rich Hill Coal Co and Morrisdale Coal Mining Co to halt enforcement of the liberalized compensation act at their mines. The act raises minimum weekly payments from 7 to 12 dollars and maximums from 15 to 18 dollars, with the Department of Labor and Industry moving to put the law in operation on New Year’s Day. The coal firms, employing about 1,000, argued higher insurance costs and broader liability, while anthracite operators largely reject the act and pursue civil court paths for injured workers.
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Harrisburg
John E. Fox
Dauphin County
William A. Schnader
Rich Hill Coal Company
Morrisdale Coal Mining Company
Schnader
Wuld
E. Russell Shockley
Department of Labor and Industry
Accidental verdict concludes Campbell family tragedy
Coroner rules the death accidental in the Christmas Eve shooting linked to Louise Campbell. The 28 year old, held briefly after the inquest, attended the funeral of Mrs. Cordelia Campbell while her attorney announced she would seek rest. Witnesses said the gun fired when the mother reached for it during a candle incident.
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James A. Campbell
Louis
Hodge
Miss Campbell
J. ©. Henshaw
S. J. Purvis
Youngstown Presbyterian Church
Albert Williams
Chicago
Louis Campbell
Paris composer Maurice Ravel dies at 62
Maurice Ravel, France's renowned modern composer of Bolero, died at 62 in Paris. Death followed a cerebral hemorrhage after recent brain surgery, with the musician's health failing for years.
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Pari
Maurice Ravel
France
Douglas condemns Roosevelt policies as monopolistic
Former U S budget director Lewis W Douglas told the American Political Science Association that the Roosevelt administration pursued monopolistic practices. He charged the administration favored centralized public power and created vested interests through tariff subsidies and regulatory actions.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Lewis W. Douglas
U.S
American Political Science Association Today
Douglas
McGill University
Sacramento sails as 45 Americans flee Tsingtao
Forty five Americans left Tsingtao aboard the gun boat Sacramento after a Japanese air attack loomed on the Shantung port. Others prepared to depart on the Marblehead destroyer and small vessels as tensions rose and Japanese forces drew near Taian and Tsinan.
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Marblehead
Pope
Shantung Port
Tsingiao
Tsingtao
United States
Sacramento
Shantung Province
State Department
Washington
Tokyo
Asahi
Tsing
Japs threaten drive 1000 miles into China
General Matsui warned in Shanghai that Japan may push 1000 miles inland to Hankow and Chungking if China does not end anti-Japanese policies. He said Japan may repudiate the Chinese government as forces move toward the Yangtze basin.
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Taiwan
Here
Taian
Shanghai
Tsinan
Twine Matsui
Japan
China
Matsui
Hankow
Chungking
Yangtze River
Nanking
Somerset Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report notes 24 hour period 5 30 p m Monday to 5 30 p m Tuesday with a 39 degree maximum and a low temperature. Precipitation data appears garbled or missing. The report credits David Grove as U S Weather Observer.
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David Grove
U. S
Weather outlook for mid Atlantic states shows mixed precipitation
Western Pennsylvania expects fair weather on Wednesday with a chance of rain or snow on Thursday. Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair but cooler, with increasing clouds and possible rain in the south and snow in the north. West Virginia forecasts partly cloudy and somewhat colder conditions, with light rain or snow possible by night or Thursday. Maryland mirrors with mostly cloudy skies and possible rain by night or Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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Knudson
Mullin
Ruef
York
Ben Somerset High
Ofit Party School
Allan Crist
Somerset CO. Coal
Tressler
REDS
Louise Campbell
Corcelia Campbell
Judge Fox
By Lynn Heinzerling
NEW Deal
Tinan
Azai
Weihsien
Tsiwan
Somerset Weather
Associated Press
United States Weather Bureau
Seeeneee
Boston
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