A Year Of Progress A Year Of Tragedies 1965 Indiana
A long ledger of local events for Indiana County covers New Year births, mine accidents, deaths, civic actions, road incidents, and institutional updates. Notable items include Indiana County’s newborn girl of the Barrett family, vocational training plans at Elders Ridge, revival of the Yellow Creek dam project funding, and multiple fatal and nonfatal accidents across towns such as Rochester Mills and Armagh. The record lists delays and milestones in local governance, education, and industry through January to June, with entries on hospital leadership changes, a state university status proposal, and infrastructure developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Cagnty
Thomas L. Barrett
Indiana
R.D
Elders Ridge
Joy Manufacturing Co
Citizens Ambulance Service of
Gerald Esposito
Punxsutawney
Melvyn S. Rhodes
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Albert R. Pechan
Ford City
Indiana State College
Conemaugh
Huff
Indiana County
Memorial Day weekend crashes claim two in Indiana County
A rash of Memorial Day weekend accidents in Indiana County left two dead. Gary Turko, 18, Heilwood, and Allen Rodney Arnold, 20, Pittsburgh, died in a three vehicle Route 422 crash east of Shelocta Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Shelocta
Gary Turko
Heilwood
Allen Rodney Arnold
Pittsburgh
Leroy H Schnell, retired Indiana State College dean dies at 63
Leroy H Schnell aged 63, former dean of men at Indiana State College, died suddenly this morning after a long career in college administration. He served at Indiana State College for many years and was widely respected in campus life circles. His passing leaves a gap in the academic leadership he helped shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Mills
Lyle W. McAfoos
Frederickstown
D. Blaine Helman
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana Historical and Genealogical Society
Indiana Hospital
Tan
Seine Physicians
Latrobe
Indiana
Blairsville
James A. Young
Sexton
Walter Blair
Jim
Sporting Johnstown
Elmers Goods
Wilson Clark
Black Lick
Blairs
Fiveville
Rovert M_ Wachob
In- Bridgeport
Diana
Fic
Bell Telephone and Tele- Bridgeport
Early Today Graph Co
Pennsylvania
Harold Day Rowe
Indiana Stage College
Joseph Dougherty
Owens. Dougherty
S. Tenth St
Oakland Ave
Indiana State College
Leroy H. Schnell
Indiana Star College
Firemen Abandon River Drop Operation. Drowning Suspect Sought
March reports indicate fire crews abandoned a river drop operation amid fears of a drowning in Homer City. Eugene Hollabaugh, 18, of Homer City, is missing after the Ohio River incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Euggne R. Hollabaugh
Ohio River
Monaca J
Monaca
Add
Eugene K .Hollabaugh
Ohio
Ate
John H. Parcell
Indiana
Paul W. Jeffries
State Secretary of Forests and Waters
Maurice K Goddard
Chestnut Ridge
Blairsville
Indiana County
Indiana University Bill Tops 1965 News in Indiana County
The Indiana Evening Gazette editors name the state university bill as the top story of 1965, spanning January to December and culminating with Gov Scranton signing the measure. Second place includes two new power plants in Huff and Coral Graceton, with other leading items covering coal industry growth, highway improvements, urban renewal, recreation park planning, industrial expansions, poverty programs, and campus expansion at Indiana University including a $4 million science complex and a $2.2 million field house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Felnni
Indiana
Mack
William G. Bushanan
House of Representatives
Indiana State College
Charles J. Potter
A & P Coal Co
Indiana Borough
Harrisburg
Indiana ‘State College
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
State Senate
Boston Patriots
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana University
College
Scranton
Huff
Coral-Graceton
Reading
Coral- Graceton
Chestnut Ridge
Yellow Creek State Park
Cummins’ Dam
Burrell Two
McCreary Tire & Rubber Co
Indiana Sportswear
Fisher Scientific
Syntron Co
Homer City
Indiana County Community Action Program
Foster
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Armagh
Donald H. Deabenderfer
New Florence R.D
Elderton
Edward D. Rybarik
Kittanning
R. D
Rockview State
William W. Scranton
Indiana Jaycees
Lewis J. McGill
Ford
Jan, 21
Gas Center
Owen Stiffler
Adeline Hawxhurst
Glen Campbell
Friel Marshall Coal Mining Co
Bear Run
Ao Imperial Coal
Cherryhill
Vallex
Burton P. Smith
Lucerne Mines
Margaret
R & P Coal Co
New Holiday Inn
Route 119
District 2
United Mine Workers of America
William G. Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Ralph W. Cordier
Arcadia
Kenneth Pearce
Route
George Shandick
Lucernemines
June
Mary Lenz
Dixonsville
Virginia
Cummins
Hormer City
Atwood
H. Earl Rankin
Hillsdale
A. G. Lamkie
Devil's Elbow
Route 422
Bognatz Puger
Catherine
East Brady
Metro Bizak
Cleveland
Dwight Meese
Barnesboro R.D
Trojan Coal Co
Indiana Business District
Indiana Hospital Board of Directors
William W. Peters
Greensburg
Viola Simpson
Indiana High School
Raymond W. Falls
Western
Jim Nance
Syracuse University
Laramie
Wye
Tvan
Dutch) Kinter
Carlsbad
N. Mex
Colorado Mountains
Denver
Dhiway
North Fourth St
Indiana Borough Parking Authority
Raleigh Funeral Home
Indiana Area School Board
Schow
Fran- Robert Virgil Yarnal
St. Clair Reilly
Ernest
State Mines and Miners Department
Hess and Hess Coal Co
Thills
Fer
May & McGees ‘Mills
Pennsylvania Railroad
McGees Mills
Richard L. Davis
Big Run
Wendell D
Buzz) Farmery
John E. Davis
Patrick McCarthy
Nicktown
Francis King
Spangler
Saltshore
Rossiter
Clifford D. Conrad
Fort George G. Meade
Perry County
McCreary Tire & Rubber Co. F of
Paul W. Frazer
Indiana ‘County
Warren State Hospital
Theodate ‘Kimmel
Madagascar
J Gazette
New Brighton
Clymer R.D
Alfred Donsald St. Clair
New Sewickley Two
Beaver County
Ayeshold
Carol St. Clair
Edwin M. Clark
Frank E. Moore
Kenneth Sayers
Paul J. Woodring
Milton Brown, Jr
White
Raney
Frederick S. Rice
Clymer RD
Trojan
Beth South
Lavina Leydie Sloan
Water St
Darla Beth
D.B.) Fairman
Nixon Ave
Evergreen JJ
Homer City — Center
Henry F. Hild
Indiana Vertshaw Controls Co
Washington
Mary L Esch
College General Alumni Association
Ralph L. Zimmerman
Gary L. Lester
Shinnstown
W. Va
Cherry Tree
Forrest Lang
Cherry Tree RD
Uniontown
Edwin W. Harkless
Indiana Borough Council
Paul Bortz
Sagamore
Robert Lee Trunzo
Beyer
Robert Michael Zagrodubicek
Homer Cay
Paul W Frazer
Fisher Scientific Co
Instrument
Ben Avon
S. R
Bolivar Road
Rowe 22
Cambria County
Mars
Robert Ensley
Ion Center
Shade Wood Village
Steiner's
Philadelphia St
State House
Apa Higher Education
Bill Top
North American Coal Corp
Graceton
Barnes & Tucker Coal Co
Strongstown
Clymer
Keystone Generating Station
State Highways Department
West
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