Pennsylvania college enrollment reaches 90 000 in 1937
Harrisburg reports that out of America's one million college students, over 10 000 are enrolled at about seventy accredited institutions in Pennsylvania. Of the 90 000 Pennsylvanians in colleges, roughly 50 000 are full-time liberal arts and general arts students, with about 20 000 part-time.
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Penna College
Harrisburg
America
Lester K. Adi
Public
Liberal Arta
Ani
Peachers
de Ade
Tt Fg
Huite
Pennsylvania
Rail Gate Elastic Toledo Crossing Adopted by Railways
A new elastic rail crossing gate lowers automatically on train approach. Wheelie Erie Railway plans installation to block vehicles striking the flexible cable gate, preventing damage.
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Toledo
Wheel
Ie & Erie Railway
Birthday Party Beaverdam Socials Spokane Beaverdam Happenings
In Beaverdam on May 3 residents hosted a long list of visitors and gatherings. Corry and Union City guests joined Mrs. HEB and Mr. He. Various local families met at homes, with dinners, drives, and a Dairy Men's League event at Mr. and Mrs. Proctor's house. James Crowell returned from a Montana business trip as horse shipments drew attention. A 62nd birthday and 28th anniversary were celebrated at the Cummings home with friends from nearby towns attending.
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Yw. H. Cummings
Dairymen’s League
Proctor
Junior Missionary Society
Beaverdam
Ane
Roy Swartz
Corry
Ambleon
Union City
Whitney
Claude Maynard
Chirk. Fryctur
Lowville
Glean Knupple
Courage Hill
Robert Fulvin
Car Proctor
Dairymen's League
Sam Stultz
Webb McCray
Jank Harvey
George Anrus
Stilman
W. H. Cummings
Cummings
Nell Estes
Frank Youngs
Charles Rer Carol and
Charles, Jr
Waterford
H. D. Whitney
Charles Hodge
Leon Proctor
Floyd Tanner
Charles Tanner
Mms
Mire
Merland Higley
Mary Ann
Erie
J. A. Higley
Hazel
Charlotte Marsh
Missinary Society
Hazel Marsh
Valentine Box
Carl Proctor
Charles Proctor
Cora Rouse
Aftnoon
Axel Swanson
Pauline
B.D. Whitney
Merle Cummings
Oscar Krefler
Gerald Bagley
Floyd Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Spencer Thompson
Herbert Shreve
Mr. Montgomery
Revival At Bethel Tabernacle Draws Large Attendance
Evangelist Wilson B. Babcock of Cambridge Miss joins daily meetings at 745 p m and Sundays at 10 20 a m and 7 30 pm at Bethel Tabernacle 35 East Church Street. He preaches strong gospel messages and participates in music with side trombone. Campaign runs through March or longer with topics including Are the Powers of Miracles Past and Is Oh's a Godless Generation. Public invited by Pastor Glenn D. Jones.
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Bethel ‘Tabernacle
East Church Street
Wilson B. Babcock
Cambridge
Miss
Babcock
Glenn D. Jones
Nation's Greatest Story Buried On Front Page
Philadelphia march 3 nineteen words on the March 2 1776 issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post carry the greatest story in early American journalism. An editor’s scoop is buried under a meeting to-line story about the Continental Congress declaring the United States free and independent, with an advertisement for a brigantine sale nearby.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Batiner
Benjamin Towne
Continental Congress
United States
Towne
Beat
Federal Writers Project
Works Progress Administration
Epilepsy Inheritance and Cure Question Booklet
A brief reader offer invites requests to Educational Division at 51 Fifth Avenue New York for a booklet presenting opinions of doctors on whether epilepsy is inherited and if it can be cured. The notice emphasizes free distribution while supplies last and references a depts M-1232 code.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Yu Depts
Plan to Improve Sewer Systems in Kane County
The Kane city council discussed a proposed interceptor sewer and disposal plant near Big Rock as a possible two year Work Relief project under the GWA, with costs estimated between 250000 and 800000. State health officials warned municipalities must build such systems, citing cases like Macs Butler County, and the council sought clearer guidance on state compulsion and funding prospects.
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Frankilin, March
le Tngesil Tecomenencaston
Btole
Iepartment
Ae Hautihhat
Caley LL
Big Rock
Leals
GWA
Wil
Vensaga County
King Gilliland
C. T. Young
Meadvile
Distriet
State Health Department
Young
Macs
Butler County
Court Talk At Rotary Club Delves Into Supreme Court
Walter H. Scott, local attorney, explained the Supreme Court at Corry Rotary Club’s Tegular meeting in Hotel Corry. He traced its history from government, outlined its functions and necessity, and discussed proposed changes by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Twenty five members and one guest attended.
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Supreme Court
Walter H. Scott
Tegular
Corry
Hotel
Scott
Ftom
Priestent Mranidin D. Roosevelt
B.S. Jolson
John W. T. Grant Company
Freeman College Runs Gas Station for Profit
Freeman College in the Northwest operates a gasoline station for profit. The project, believed to be among the region's earliest educational ventures, was built by 29 public spirited businessmen and later turned over to the college.
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College
Freeman
Freeman College
Northwest
Change in Teacher College curriculum to aid pupil career choice
Harrisburg report details approval of curriculum changes in State Teachers Colleges to help students decide early whether to pursue teacher training. New first year courses include Purpose of Duration in the Social Order and Appreciation of Music, plus Educational Psychology in year two. Emphasis on early defect detection, speech issues, and integrating art and music into cultural life.
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Harrisburg
Lester St. Ade
Ade
Students Read Newspapers, Face Exam Questions
Albany N Y March 8 High school students in New York state who read national and state daily papers reportedly felt at ease with final exam questions. The English Beemonites and American History tests included topics from current controversial issues. One English prompt asked for a 300 word composition on a topic linking national and state interests in the dairy industry. Other questions covered processing in the dairy industry, industrial unions versus rationalization, and activities at an OOO camp.
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Albany
Senay High
New York State
Iuu
Raft Antona S—Antivitias
Beavers Season Opens March First in Pennsylvania
The third beaver season in Pennsylvania opened March 1 and runs to March 15 with higher fur prices noted for upper pelts. Average beaver hides fetch $18 to $20, med $18 to $20, and large $10 to $12, while trapping is limited to residents and max traps allowed. Hides may not be sold until examined by a game protector and a disposal permit is granted. Beavers must be reported and tagged by March 25, remaining on the animal until tanning.
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Pennsylvania
Oval
Muust
Dinner Big Event in East Harwich Families Gather
Selectman Charles D Holmes hosted a large dinner with 13 of his children and 29 other descendants joining. The event highlighted the sizable family network and the communal feel of local life in East Harwich Massachusetts.
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East Harwich
Mass
Charles D. Holmes
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