1933

JANUARY-Peters vs Marianna Borough

MAY-25th-Robert A Mercante was born in Marianna to Ralph and Carmella Marone Mercante. 

NOVEMBER-Philip Dillon is elected burgess of Marianna Borough for a four-year term, and elected again in 1937 for another four-year term.  Phillip Dillon, once the foreman of Marianna Mines for the Bethlehem Mines Corporation, lived at Beason Street in Marianna Borough. He worked at the mine from February 1924 to March 1954. Phillip Dillon married Eleanor Collins in 1915 and they had 6 children. Philip entered the mining field in 1916, according to the "Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania", written by Lewis Clark Walkinshaw. During his time at Marianna mine he oversaw a crew of about seven hundred men. And when he played sports he was considered one of Pittsburgh sports all-time greats.

Notes: The Horn Papers, later proved to be a genealogical hoax, was published by William Franklin Horn of Topeka, Kansas. Book can be read here.

LOCALLY

WORLDWIDE

~Franklin Roosevelt becomes 32 President of the United States- March.

~Ruth Ginsburg is born in New York March 15th

~Top radio songs "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) by Ethel Waters. Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady." Bing Crosby "Shadow Waltz".

~The Enabling Act is passed in Germany.

Cost of Living in 1933: 
New House-about 5,500.00
Gallon of gas-10 cents

Cost of Rent-18 dollars a month
Loaf of Bread-7 cents
Plymouth card-445.00
lb. of hamburger-11 cents
Average wages per year-1,550.00

~Birmingham coal strike