02 Jan 1924
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1924
Page
1
The article urges planning the spring term around outdoor learning as birds migrate and plants flower. It notes using field studies in gardening and agriculture to engage pupils while still teaching reading writing and arithmetic. The Pint Jar Method Hot Lunch program in Ramsey County Minnesota is described as a rural school lunch innovation.
Political calendar details key dates for voter registration in boroughs and townships, filing of primary and independent nominating papers, tax payment deadlines to vote, and dates for county commissioners and secretary of the commonwealth actions. It covers October and November general election timelines, including offices to be filled and related proclamations.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe substantial interests and a stock offer. Private purchase by a trust company may shift control. directors and stockholders in Mexico-related interests referenced. Completion planned by January 16, with term ensuring substantial change.
Denver police report R C Greer shot Courtland Dines in Dines apartment where Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance were intoxicated after New Year celebrations. Dines, a Denver broker, was wounded and hospitalized. Greer is jailed on an assault with intent to commit murder charge. Normand and Purviance questioned and released as witnesses.
Two realty transfers totaling about 2.8 million dollars are recorded. One involves Pine township area parcels transferred from the Penn Mary Coal Co to the Kisham Cuba Iron Mines Co. The second transfer concerns another tract from Ushishhem Minas Corp to Kisham Cuba Iron Mines Co.
A boxing exhibition featured four knockouts with Yutzy and Urick delivering strong showings. Urick won in the seventh and eighth rounds, Yutzy secured a ninth round knockout, while other bouts ended in draws. Referee Puderbaugh praised the crowd for sportsmanship and the event’s overall success.
The chamber reports activities including protection and repainting welcome signs, three rebuilt signs, cooperation with state and national chambers, and support for the Securities Act. It aided Boy Scout and G A R events, funded uniforms, and provided space for the Indiana Automobile Club. It secured speakers, promoted good roads, opened the Reed Station to Paul Wright’s highway project, and fostered Limestone Day. It organized the Merchants Association, produced a merchant credit guide, and curbed risky securities via a vigilance committee. It also supported cleanups, essay contests, Memorial Day speaker, and established a bandstand and parking spaces.
Delphine, lonely since Aunt Delphine’s death, clings to golden beads from Jerold as musician Lawrence Fontaine visits Fairmont. He asks her to marry, promising a life united by music and beads. Delphine recalls past disillusionment yet dreams anew as Jerald’s neglect fades.
Jan 2 Luxor Egypt workmen of Howard Carter's expedition began removing the crumb ing linen pall from Tutankhamen's tomb inner shrine. The chamber, crumbling from age, holds gold rosettes and a scene of the funeral procession with six priests hauling a mummy case. The wall decorations depict The King in Dead Long Live The King and Tutankhamen's successor amid a golden sun disc.
Fire at a Tylersburgh home killed nine people including J D Scrivens and Lawrence McWhinney who went to a well. A frozen nitroglycerin blast thawed by Kinnear caused the explosion wrecking the derrick. McWhinney survived by fetching water. The event drew ties to Rocky Grove and Franklin.
Moscow predicts Britain and Italy will soon recognize Russia and suggests the United States may join. France is labeled hostile and accused of arming neighboring states. Italy’s Mussolini government may delay recognition. The piece also features a lengthy poem urging solidarity with Russia.
County Superintendent James I Chapman will speak at the Parent-Teacher meeting in the new Clymer High School Tuesday evening at 8. An eight member staff will attend and handle admissions. The program includes student quizzes and music segments, a writing and drawing exhibit, and a talk on Present Day Needs in Education. Clymer schools reopen Monday morning January 7.
The Kenwood W C T U holds a program including devotion singing and readings with Mrs Jonas Hines and Mrs Elna Meller leading. Also noted are liquor license applications due January 28 1924 and a property sale ad in Indiana Pennsylvania with Howard B Wills and a modern room house near the Normal School.
Indiana Normal basketball teams win their second game 27 to 16 against Port City High and boast a clean early record. A doubleheader Saturday features boys vs Aspinwall High and girls vs Juniata College, with games to end by 5 30.
Philadelphia observers reported New Year s Day celebration produced 374 arrests for drunkenness with 120 medical needs and 21 traffic injuries including one probably fatal, contrasting a prior Christmas death toll.
A testimonial from a school teacher's friends describes how a patient named Ben recovered after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. They credit rapid improvement from the first dose and claim the product eliminates digestive and liver ailments, including appendicitis, with a single dose offering a guarantee or refund. Sold by leading druggists nationwide.
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