Enrollment at Indiana High School Near 1400 Mark
Indiana High School heads into term with enrollment nearing 1400 as four new teachers join to handle the larger student body. About 3600 tuition pupils from counties without high schools may attend. Superintendent Norman Koontz says the school mirrors the county’s diverse towns farms and mining villages and offers a broad program for both college bound and non college pursuing students.
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Indiana High School
Norman Koontz
J. A. Lubold
United States
Kids See No Spanking Policy in Pennsylvania Schools
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction informed that corporal punishment is not desired and after hours punishment is frowned upon. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Gerald Whitney says schools should use guidance programs and focus on understanding human nature rather than punishment. Indiana high schools offer Academic General Practical Arts Social Business Bookkeeping Stenographic courses and extracurriculars to broaden student development. Principal Lubold states the program will be dynamic and practical to ensure broad student outcomes.
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S.harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
Gerald Whitney
Indiana
Indiana High School
Lubold
Seek end to gas price war in East Liberty
East Liberty gasoline dealers pressed to halt price cutting in Allegheny County car fuel wars. At a meeting of the Associated Gasoline Dealers of Allegheny County they planned coordinated action to restore prices toward normal levels amid rates as low as 18 cents. John Donahue, president, warned cuts hurt dealer profits and anticipated a settlement tomorrow.
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East Liberty
Associated Gasoline
Allegheny County
John Donahue
Dealers’ Organization
Sino Mines Riddle Japs
Japanese offensive against Shanghai slowed as Chinese howitzers hit warships on the Whangpoo and Yangtze. German-trained Chinese crews fired with accuracy, driving a United States destroyer from its post near the Texas Company plant at the Yangtze and Whangpoo confluence. Foreign observers offered estimates of the impact.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo
Yangtze
United States
Gough Island
Texas Old Company
First Gusher in 20 Years in Bradford Field
In Bradford Pennsylvania a new oil gusher roared to life in the northwest field near the 1917 strike site. The Niagara Oil Company well produced about 7 000 dollars daily, hitting bursts of up to 100 barrels per hour as crews battled to cap the flow amid natural gas hazards.
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Bradford
Bradford Oield
Pennsylvania
Upper Pennsylvania
Titussite Aves
Lower Pennsylvania
Niagara Oil Company
Forest Oil Company of
Titusville
Shanghai siege toll and emergency measures amid war
The report details heavy casualties in Shanghai and surrounding areas with official counts over 100,000 killed or wounded and 5,160 in the international zone including 1,700 dead. Chinese forces claim gains in the Woosung sector, while fires tear through sections of Shanghai. American authorities tighten control of the International Settlement as plans to relocate foreigners proceed, and ships are readied for possible emergency use. The piece also notes Japanese troop reinforcements and strategic missteps, plus civilian and naval movements amid the advancing conflict.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Yikung
Paoshan
Yangtze
Lotien
Changhuapeng
W. H. Plant
United States Steel Corporation Executive
Gardiner
MeArthur Bassett
British American Tobacco Corporation
Paris
7. C. Mcl Cracken
Philadelphia
C. R. Bennett
National City Bank
Andover
Mass
United States
Gold Star
Guam
International Settlement
Japan
Gallipoli
Wang Poo
Parrott
Texas Oil Company
Wangpoo
Worcy
Yamashita
Peiping
Has Ogawa
Obituary for Susan Carnahan and related family notices
Obituary item notes Mrs Susan Carnahan aged 82 born in Indiana County died at 5 10 PM yesterday at the home of her brother David F Warfel in Conemaugh where she had resided for five weeks Her husband Andrew J Carnahan had died several years ago in Heshbon The continuation mentions Mrs William Hester and Mrs Howard Logan and Mrs Charlotte Marsh of Philadelphia and Indiana residents with 24 great grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 30 PM Thursday at her late residence conducted by Rev Arthur J Pfohl Burial at Oakland Cemetery
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John B. Campbell
Charleroi
Wast Mohaning Township
Eli
Elizabeth Campbell
Indiana
Florida
Charleroi-Monessen
William Hester
Philadelphia
Howard Logan
Charlotte Marsh
Arthur J. Pfohl
Oakland Cemetery
Susan Carnahan
Indiana County
David F. Warfel
Conemaugh
Andrew J. Carnhaan
Heshbon
Author Cannot Get His Glory In Death Narrative Published
Philadelphia August 25 1976 a 1900s era author Edgar A Custer fought a month long battle against death to see his life story in print His book released yesterday covers his Civil War era birth in Altoona and his home as an Underground Railroad station It also recounts his reporting days in Cleveland encounters with Andrew Carnegie and Samuel M Vauclain and his railroading experiences
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Philadelphia
Edgar A. Custer
Custer
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel M. Vauclain
School for New Auto Drivers Coplained on Page One
A transportation feature notes a plan for a new auto driver school and a traffic information system. It discusses planes with sight traffic jams and broadcasting to motorists. The information will be broadcast to motorists advising them of congested highways and suggesting alternatives.
State plans holiday safety drive with Guard units
Pennsylvania outlines a sweeping highway safety program for a holiday weekend. Six National Guard planes and ships will be used, with Foote urging truck owners to limit big vans on the roads. The plan involves cross state cooperation and mobilizing police to patrol highways while 300 patrolmen normally on the roads may be reassigned as feasible. A separate note reports a newborn baby girl saved by Dr Fullerton’s blood transfusion and the mother recovering after birth at a city hospital.
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National Guard
Percy W. Foote
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Foote
F. B. Ballantyne
Philadelphia Automobile Club
Leonard $. Fullerton
Doctor Gives Blood To Baby Beaver Falls
Unwed mother united today with newborn after a doctor donated blood to aid the infant in a Beaver Falls hospital setting. Details remain sparse as authorities confirm the unusual medical exchange occurred to stabilize the baby’s condition.
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Beaver Falls
Mizzy and Havick Wed Twice in Offutt Honeymoon Ceremony
Louise Havick and Robert Mizzy tied the knot in a religious ceremony in Hollywood, after a prior wedding at sea aboard a water taxi 200 miles offshore. Mizzy, 25, a New Yorker, and Havick planned a honeymoon trip to New York, where Havick once performed as Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Hollywood
Louise Havick
New York
Gypsy Rose Lee
Robert Mizzy
Miss Havick
Court Change Still Objective
President Roosevelt urged that the people of the Cove are restive under slow law processes. He stated a belief that those in favor of emission stand with the faster path, arguing for decisive action in reform.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Farm Income Set to Hit Record High
Harrisburg August reports say 1987 Pennsylvania farm income could reach 300 million dollars, the highest since 1920, aided by bumper crops and favorable prices. Officials caution a price collapse could derail gains, but rainfall and milder fronts bolster output across corn oats potatoes apples peaches and grapes with record peach crops forecast for fall.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. Hansell French
French
Capitol
Frewen
Department
Department Oficials
Federal
Lancaster County
Georgia
Ocean Currents Tested By Atlantic Bottle Quest
17 bottles from castor oil to champagne were released July 26, 1936, by a small expedition 85 miles off Newfoundland to study currents. Bottles drifted 1800 miles to Ireland and later to Spain and Corsica, with some reaching England. The experiment tracked the Gulf Stream and eastward drift, showing currents veer toward Europe and partly north toward Iceland.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated
Real Science Edler
New York
American Muuseum of Natural History
Newfoundland
Thomas Gillard
Museum
Samuel Knox George
Baltimore
Natural History
Ireland
England
France
Spain
Felix Bartanedia
Bilbao
Espana
English Channel
Cornwall
Giilard
Europe
Labrador
Gulf Stream
American
Iceland
Roosevelt Enumerates Reform Bill Pros and Omissions
In a speech, he lists benefits of a federal reform bill including government defense of constitutional questions in private litigation and faster appeals to the Supreme Court. He also notes it would curb lower-court injunctive power and ease circuit congestion while acknowledging it does not add staff, assign judges to pressure areas, or update retirement terms for aging judges.
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Supreme Court
Lower Court
Roosevelt
Congress
New Device to Predict Floods in Pennsylvania
Weather observers in Pennsylvania will deploy a telephonic river-reading device to predict flood heights without voice input. About 100 rainfall gauges will be installed statewide, connecting Pittsburgh with gauge houses on Allegheny streams to transmit river height by sound signals.
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Washington
Bittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Pensylvania
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Mountain
Maxom
Susquehanna, Delaware
Upper
Onio
Clipper Ends England Flight From France to Lisbon
The Pan-American Clipper arrived in Southampton from France today completing its first experimental flight from the United States via the Azores and Lisbon. The flight tests mark the planned southern air route for commercial North Atlantic service.
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Southampton
Eng
France
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
North Atlantic
Grant Building Severs Labor Representation Pact
In Pittsburgh on August 25 a cross union agreement settled a jurisdictional dispute over 200 Grant Building employees. The CIO will bargain for 188 maintenance workers, located in the steel workers organizing committee home, while the rest are represented by AFL affiliated building trade unions.
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Pittsburgh
Grant
C.so
American Federation of Labor
State Labor Relations Board
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
A. F. of L
Kane woman wins open handle cap golf tourney at club
Mrs James Heim of Kane won the women's open handle cap golf tournament at the country club yesterday with a low gross of 75. Miss Martha McKinney of Titusville took the low net honors with a 74. Mrs John Kaskill of Titusville posted a low gross of 85 to place second to Mrs Heim.
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Kane
James Heim
The
Country Club
Martha McKinney
Titusville
John Kaskill
Heim
Leaders Look for Early Call to Capitol Hill
Washington Aug 26 The capital aside from President Roosevelt accepted today a virtual disp anity a Fall session of Congress to consider farm and wage hour legislation He said he was considering arguments for and against a special session but had not decided He conferred with Senate leader Barkley and Rayburn on the question No comment was made by either Barkley predicted a special session others believed in it A sizeable group of Democrats opposed returning to Washington this year They favored letting intra party dissension over Supreme Court and wage hour debates subside and did not see the need for urgent action before January.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Gineider Farm
Roosevalt
Sengestor Barkley
Kentucky
Rayburn
Senate
House
Sports Roundup by Eddie Briez AP headline style promises big bets
A breezy collection of sports chatter from New York discusses weather delaying boxing, potential signings and matchups. Names include Lewis Farr, Bill Terry, Cleveland, Baron Golt, Von Cramm, Don Budge, Max Schmeling, Fort Louis winner, John Downey, George Selirk, Yanks, Cal, Charlie McManus, and Michigan State. The piece notes possible Davis Cup draws, baseball stakes, and a boxing commissioner blast, with broad speculation about future fights and signings.
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New York
Lewis-Farr
Bill Terry
Cleveland
Giants
Broadway
Baron Golt
Fried von Cramm
Germany
Don Budge
Max Schmeling
Fort Louis
George Selkirk
Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Cal
Charlie McManus
Tom O'Brien
Lansing
Mich
State Journal
Charlie Bachman
Michigan State
Bill Brown
Mex
Markets Produce Pittsburgh Aug 25 48
Pittsburgh August 25 markets report shows produce demand fair with varieties like Virginia and West Virginia apples steady around 75 to 90 cents a bushel and potatoes with several price levels. Livestock quotes include hogs around 12.00 to 12.48 for 180-225 lb, cattle at top 44.25, calves steady at 12.50, lambs 10.25 to 10.75, and sheep steady with dull activity.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
West Virginia
West, Virginia
Pennsylvania
North West Greenings
New Jersey
California
Colorado
City Gals Must Measure Up at Delta Tall Delt Convention
Pittsburgh Aug 28 1932 Pittsburgh girls must measure up to dates with visiting brothers at the Delta Tall Delt national convention opening today A dating bureau in a downtown hotel will pair couples to avoid mismatches Applicants sought tall dark handsome dancers with a southern drawl, per organizers
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Pittsburgh
Pittesburgh
Palte
John M. Cheffey
E. L. Sutton
Cheffey
Sutton
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Homer Martin
United Auto Workers
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Martin
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Ohio
Bendix
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Briggs Mtg
Burr
Canad Pacific
Ches and Ohio
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del Lack
West
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Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Int Harvest
Nick Can
Kennecott Corp
Kresge
Leh Val RR
Monigom Ward
Nash-Kely
Nat Biscuit
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Studbaker
Texas Corbi
Timken Roll
Transamerica Gay
United Corp
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Eddie Brietz
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