Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1936 — Page 10
JOBS, INCREASE DURING MONTH
Indiana Employment Service Reports Gains Fourth I Consecutive Time.
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{Preliminary reports of 1819 Indiana business firms employing 160,209 persons to the Indiana State Employment Service showed in-
over April of 29 per cent in employment, 26 per cent in pay tolls and 3.7 per cent in man ho worked during May, Martin F. Carpenter, director of the service, announced today. was the fourth consecutive month for employment in Indiana to show an increase over the preceding | period. Mr. Carpenter. said. ~ Manufacturing establishments, totaling 755 and employing 131,280 . persons, increased employment 3.2 per cent, pay rolis 2.9 per cent and ~ man hours worked 4.1 per cent over the corresponding 1935 month. The current gains, although small, are especially significant due to the usual seasonal employment loss of - 2 per cent which in recent years "has been shown from April to May by the Indiana manufacturing industrial group, the report said.
Three Show Losses
May employment in the state in ~ manufacturing industries averaged about 11 per cent higher than the like month a year ago, and pay rolls were up 25.4 per cent over 1935, the report showed. Of the 14 major groups of manufacturing industries studied, 10 showed empicyment gains, three recorded losses and one was unchanged. a The lumber and allied products __ group, represented by 104 ms em- * ploying 8924 persons. reported a substantial gain of 13.1 per cent in employment and 9.0 per cent in pay rolls over the previous month. Reports from 144 firms in the food group showed an increase of 7.3 per cent in employment and.a sharp rise of 12 per cent in pay rolls. The iron and steel industries continued their steady upward trend by increasing employment 3 per cent and pay rolls 3.7 per cent during the month. Employment losses were reported by the transportation equipment industries, leather and rubber trades. Decreases in these groups amounted to 3.5 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 2.3 . per cent, respectively.
Employment Expands
Employment in the durable goods industries was expanded by 3.2 per cent and pay rolls 2.1 per cent during the month, while compared with the same month a year ago ‘he gain was 14.7 per cent and 27.2 per cent, respectively. The non-durable goods industries recorded a gain of 3.4 per cent in employment and 5.4 per cent in pay rolls from April to May, this year. In the non-manufacturing group, 1064 establishments employing 28,928 persons, showed an employment gain of 1.6 per cent and a pay roll rise of 1.3 per cent during May. Employment in the whole trade
in May was greater than any time.
during the last five years, the re- ® port said. Retail trade employment reached the highest level for the
Mothers of School 16 pupils entertained teachers and school officials at luncheon yesterday in the auditorium. Entertainment was provided by Ganka
Tacheff (left), Edward Baker (center) and Nadezda Kitcoff, and a harmonica band composed of 25 and a xylophone orchestra of 20. Miss Edna Phinney, music teacher, directed the program.
month since May, 1931. All nonmanufacturing groups, except quarrying and retail trade, showed employment increases in excess of seasonal expectations.
Marion Leads Cities
Marion headed the advance in employment and pay rolls in all Indiana cities. With 22 business firms employing 2924 people during May, the increase amounted to 10.3 per cent and 9.5 per cent, respectively. Fort Wayne, with 139 firms employing 8713 persons, reporting, was second with increases of 7.7 per cent in employment and 6.6 per cent in pay rolls. At Jeffersonville—23 firms employing 2039 persons—a gain of 6.3 per cent and 13.1 per cent was recorded during the month. Maintaining its name as one of Indiana’s leading industrial cities, Anderson showed increases of 6.1 per cent and 5.9 per cent.
ALLEGED BURGLAR DIES AFTER POLICE AFFRAY
Injured Fatally When He Fails 1s Heed Command.
George Hurt, Negro, 929 W. 27thst, an alleged burglar, was dead today, the victim of police bullets. He died in City Hospital yesterday. Hurt, 51, was said to have entered the home of Lemuel Harrison, 1840 N. Harding-st. Surprised by Leonard Harrison, 21, he is said to have fled into the street. Police were given a description of the intruder by radio and a squad in charge of Sergt. Charles Burkett saw Hurt at Burdsall-pkwy, near Harding-st. When he failed to stop,
police fired.
WOMAN IS RELEASED IN DEATH OF INFANT
Artist Found Sane By Pulaski County Doctor.
By United Press : WINAMAC, Ind. June 4. — Mrs.
Elba Riffle Penwell, 31, was de-
clared sane yesterday by a commission of three doctors appointed by Pulaski Circuit Court after a grand jury investigation of the discovery of a body of an infant admittedly hers. The woman, an accomplished artist and sculptor, was released from Fulton County jail at Rochester, where she had been held since her arrest May 23. . The infant’s body was found in an automobile previously: owned by Mrs.. Penwell. - Although admitting
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POSTAL RECEIPTS GAIN
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ported by Seidensticker.
Postoffice receipts for May were .
$353,844.75, Postfaster Adolph Seidensticker announced today. This is a gain of about $3000 over May, 1935, Mr, Seidensticker said.
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