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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1931
Page
1
United Press reports Managua, leveled by quake and fire, endures new shocks as walls fall. Casualties unofficially reach up to 1150 with about 3000 injured. Relief fleets from ships and planes converge bringing food clothing shelter and medical supplies amid dwindling water and wad supplies.
Fire cleanup began after a blaze damaged Brown building and nearby Woolworth, with workers clearing timbers and debris along River and Center streets. Crews prepared to remove wreckage and repair damage, while owners estimated costs and awaited further assessments.
An Indiana Board of Education meeting reviewed a finance panel proposal to reduce the 1997 tax levy by one mill to 17 1 2, pending state timing after April 1, while voting to bar new married women from regular teaching roles. Two staff asked for $100 raises, which the board denied. leave of absence for college attendance was also rejected.
A meeting of the American Legion in Indiana is postponed to the evening of April 10 due to Good Friday. Prior to the April 10 session, Post members will host the Ladies Auxiliary at a dinner in the First Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Nander, president of Thiel College, will lead Holy Week services at Zion Lutheran Church this week. Wednesday and Thursday evenings feature preparatory services, Friday evening at 7:10, Easter Sunday morning at Woodlock, and regular communion at 4:00 by Fou PM with preaching.
A Clymer couple was congratulated at a community gathering held at a local beauty salon on 6th Street in Indiana Pennsylvania. The WOCTD UL meeting is set for Monday evening with plans announced by a nearby group, and the event list includes details about arrangements and contact numbers.
A Blairsville couple filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Railroad alleging injuries from a defective crossing in 1929. They claim depressions and holes at a public crossing caused Mrs. Mhavolla to be jolted and suffer a severely sprained back requiring surgical operation. The case seeks $10 365 in damages.
A Cokeville posse captured Roy Black and M Yehnert, two men wanted for breaking and entering and larceny. They were found near Blairsville after residents trailed them from Cokeville, and later jailed in Greensburg. Authorities charged them with the Cokeville post office robbery and Douglass store theft.
The House utility inquiry in Harrisburg moves to a new phase with investigations into investments and rate charges of water companies. Senate investigations appear finished as the committee adjourns without a date for future hearings. The House adjourns after adopting Richards resolution setting April 22 for bill introductions, ending the Assembly session for the first time.
Will Grant Chanders, dean of Teachers College at Pennsylvania State College and faculty member at Indiana State Normal School, was elected national president of Kappa Phi Kappa at its sixth assembly in Syracuse New York.
A misspelled and garbled letter to the editor from Hollywood California laments misfortune and calls for resilience. The text praises Will Rogers and ends with unrelated shop advertisements for Green Vase Floral Shop and other local businesses.
Mrs Anna Simpson Gile wife of Lt Kirby Gile returns with their six year old son Kirby Jr to her parents Dr and Mrs George E Simpson on South Ninth Street after a two year stay in Manila. Lt Gile with the Coast and Geodetic Survey sails from Manila tomorrow. Mrs Gile actively engaged in Manila social and musical life broadcasting and church events.
Pliville High plans a three act dramatic comedy titled R yes of Love to be staged at Benn Ran Grange Hall on Thursday at eight o'clock. The play centers on a father's devotion and a daughter's loyalty amid hardship, with proceeds earmarked to defray expenses of local township high school events.
Transferred notice referencing Lawrence Starry with details about movement to nearby locations including Cyn Beauty Shoppe and a Car Station in Indiana. Mentions Palas Rugs and Carpets with new payment points and uncertain street references. Contains distorted OCR fragments and unclear dates or names.
Seven people perished near Baza r Kan when a Transcontinental and Western Air Transport plane wrecked. Victims include Knute Rockne of Notre Dame and others identified as W B Miller of Hartford J O Harper Chicago Ho Christen Wheeling Goldthwaite and Robert Frye the Kansas City pilot among the deceased.
Requiem High Mass for Folin J. Oligher life long Rayne township resident followed by interment at St Bernard Cemetery. He died after a paralytic stroke on March 25 at his farm near Clymer. Survived by widow Nannie and three others. member of St Bernard Church and Kadgits of Columbia Nat. Society.
Melvin Baker and Leonard Black, both 20, of Blairsville and Cokeville, pleaded guilty to a spree of burglaries and larceny. They confessed to robbing Klein Confectionery on West Market Street and the homes of Nancy Wilson and William Austin in Blairsville, securing cash and cigarettes. They were jailed in default of bail after the Blairsville hearing.
Mrs Genevieve Denning retiring stewardess at the Indiana Country Club thanks members for their patronage during her service. She plans to move to Weer Newton Pennsylvania where her son Charles Denning has bought a modern restaurant. Readers traveling to Weer Newton Restaurant welcomed.
Leonard Literary Society of the college presents Ireland's famed poet and thinker George W. Rue sell at Ritz Theatre at 8:16 this Wednesday evening. He will deliver a fascinating lecture on poetry, philosophy, economics, and statecraft.
The Tadisna Trankli nm Company, distributor for Nash cars, is named Chrysler Plymouth dealers. The showroom features models including a Dorpersd giodel with twelve official A.A. speed records, amid a slate of new offerings. The report notes April events and March receipts with financial figures such as 11 and 208,775 in cited totals.
The hotel Indiana dinuie ruone and coffee shop will be closed for a short period and reopen under the management of Korky and Anderson. Kitchen overseen by Voodenberg 4, with new staff and schedule details. Local events and Easter promotions teased with unclear rosters and timings.
The body of Knute Rockne is en route from the crash site to South Bend. A grieving funeral party traveled by Santa Fe train through Kansas and Missouri, pausing in Kansas City and Chicago before reaching Notre Dame for the final homecoming.
Vague OCR notes describe a Scout parade in Indiana County with mentions of the Chamber of Scouts and various groups. It references a Tenth Anniversary and a welcoming event, plus several unclear names and organizations. The fragmentary text hints at a band, a voyage or expedition, and local civic participation but lacks coherent facts.
Fragmented OCR text outlines municipal water supply plant provisions within a bill. It mentions costs, maintenance, and authority, with scattered names and locations, but specifics are unclear due to transcription errors. The piece references various individuals, entities, and dates loosely connected to the proposed bill’s implementation.
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