Hoover approves sweeping border enforcement plan reforms
Plan proposed by Rep Grant Hudson with President Hoover's backing calls for a unified Border Patrol combining customs, immigration, prohibition, and agriculture agents under one service to streamline enforcement on the Canadian and Mexican borders. The proposal targets 712 customs agents 870 immigration inspectors and 90 Agriculture inspectors with overlapping duties to curb smuggling and illicit activities.
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Wiltia Ass &. Neat
INS
Washington
Hoover
Grant M. Hudson
Royal Monnter Police of
Canada
Customs Service
Prohibition
Toda
Department of Agriculture
Hudson
Border Patrol
Agriculture Department
Indiana Airport Rise Promises Big Air Circus
Local pilots push a new privately owned field in Indiana toward a 2000 by 2000 foot runway. As work nears, visitors will watch progress with experts and public suggestions welcome. A future Benjamin Franklin Highway will host a nation wide air circus featuring parachute jumping and target firing displays by staff pilots.
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Q Wei Ae
Diana
Indiana
Lae
Fie
Hebi
Eastern Star Convention Opens With Banquet And Ball
Eastern Star attendees planned a Memorial service and afternoon sessions at Syria Mosque with a brief program tonight. Delegates will tour Weat View and attend business meetings tomorrow, highlighted by a banquet and evening ball. The convention closes Thursday with officer elections and installation at the haat session.
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Tive
Syria
Weat View
Offi
APB
Haat
Woman Sung by Heavy Wardrobe Lands in Hospital
New York June 11, Ruth Greenburg 49 is in Bellevue Hospital suffering from effects of too many clothes. Report says she wore four suits of winter underwear three dresses and fifteen pairs of heavy stockings. The incident reflects vernacular humor in the era.
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New York
Ruth Greenburg
Bellevue Hospital
Radio selector guides tiny locomotive polarity
The article explains that the radio selector sets track polarity, dictating locomotive direction. Backing up Casey reverses the engine, while Stop breaks the circuit. Engineers from the General Electric Company discuss the practical use of the principle behind the small drain as it operates in this system.
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Casey
General Electric Company
Indiana County Hospital Faces State Action Over Poor Facilities
The county's hospital is labeled backward for east region standards with inadequate maternity care and overcrowded wards. State warns drastic action may follow if improvements are not made as the children's department overflows and infants share space with adults. Hospital operates at about 220 percent capacity, far above the 80 percent threshold.
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Indiana County
Indiana Hospital
Stock Market Dull Amid Settlement Watch and Utilities Rallies
New York June 11 A quiet session aside from a few rail and utility moves. Professionals churned around motor cars copper oil and industrials while outsiders awaited money market developments. The looming June 15 settlement and $700 million in July payments shadowed bulls as calls for higher rates riskpinching liquidity. Utilities including North American and U S Water Works edged higher on consolidation rumors with electric light and power stocks firm.
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New York
Treasury Department
Fleischmann
Canada Dey
Continental
North American
American Water Works
Columbia, Gas
Electric Light and Power Companies
Wish Power Light and
Traction
Indiana County Memorial Hospital Campaign Report
A county campaign outlines dire needs at Indiana County Memorial Hospital with wards overfull, outdated facilities, and a plan to raise 260000 over three years for additions, power, laundry, isolation, and a maternity unit. Leaders Henry Hall Dr William A Simpson and others urge public sacrifice, detail gift levels 48 or 36 dollars over three years, and lay out a ten day solicitation drive with two prospects per day.
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Saccomodate Ag
Treeda
Indiana County
Henry Hall
Willam A. Simpson
Charles
Rink
Indiana
Cave
Clearfield County
Dutch Campbell
Ainging Wea
W. P. Herpel
J. J. Mellvaine
Preys
Doctors Fear Injury After Gas Wire Incident
A Blairsville incident left a worker rendered unconscious after a live wire fell to the ground. A Blairsville physician and Associated Gas and Electric System employees arrived quickly, cutting the wire and tending to the injured man at his home.
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Blairsville
Associated Gas and Electric System
Duell Sues Gish Over 32000 Advance in Los Angeles
Charles H. Duell's suit against film actress Lilian Gish to recover 32000 allegedly advanced while under his management stood set for trial before Superior Judge Ruben Schmidt. A request for a postponement due to illness was denied. Duell must be ready to proceed today, with a new attorney if needed.
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Los Angeles
Charles H. Duell
Lil. Man Gish
Ruben Schmidt
Duell
Surprised Party in Darr Home Marks 25th Anniversary
Saturday morning Mr and Mrs H R Darr of White Township hosted a surprise party for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Relatives arrived early as nearly seventy guests contributed a noon chicken dinner and an anniversary cake designed for the occasion. A local photographer captured moments and gifts were presented by Rev Bieber with twenty five silver dollars arranged by guests. Fred Lingenfelter of Pittsburgh gave a short talk and Mrs Mary O Wilson offered a farewell message with an original poem. Guests departed after wishing the couple many more years of happiness.
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Mra
H.R. Darr
White Township
Marly
Rev. Bieber
Town
Fred Lingenfelter
Pittsburgh
Mary 0. Wilson
Icelandic flight ends with Reykjavik arrival
Odin and crew aboard the Icelandic fishing boat Odin were forced to land at Westmann Island where cruiser Fylla refueled. They resumed to Reykjavik where a civic welcome greeted them and the first air mail was delivered. Captain Ahrenberg thanked officials for the reception and voiced optimism about a successful flight despite fuel anxiety.
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Iceland
Odin
Westmann Island
Fylla
Reykjavik
Almot
Ahrenberg
Prison terms set for multiple Bedford county embezzlement cases
Fayet te Geed of Dravesburg is sentenced to one year and one day in prison for embezzling 3400 from Dravesburg post office. Claye Claar gets one year and one day, Roy E. Davenport 16 months, Edward Reinman three years for cashing money orders and dove addiction. Redcross two years for post office break‑in attempt. Fred Villela two years for dope peddling. Elmer Hill Donald Arnold Elijah L. Wallace receive terms for motor theft act violations. Charles Richards one year one day for stealing mail including $2 from two letters addressed to Dr White Cloud.
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Dravesburg
Claye Claar
Roy E. Davenport
Bedford County
Edward Reinman
Pittsburgh
Hart C. Redcross
Fred Villela
Elmer Hill
Donald Arnold
Elijah L. Wallace
Charles Richards
United States
Dr. White Cloud
Washington, Pa
Gas Company Picnic Plans at Olympis Park
Employee groups from Peoples and Columbia Natural Gas Companies prepare for the fourteenth annual picnic at Olympis Park McKeesport on Saturday June 1 with a two company baseball game and entertainment by Danny Nivella’s band circus clowns a punch and Judy show dancing and family activities drawing about two thousand attendees from both companies and their families.
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People’s
Columbia Natural Gas Companies
Olympis Park
McKeesport
People's Natural Gas Company
Columbia Nattural Gas Company
Danny Nivella
Pittsburgh
Peoples
Lancaster Youth Mourn Passing of Dime Novel King
Lancaster, Pa toward the end of January mourns Roger Gross known as the dime novel king. The Lancaster shopkeeper catered to children by renting old wild west paperbacks for one cent, drawing broad praise from youth who recall his whimsical persistence and broad appeal to boys decades ago.
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Lancaster
Janett
Roger Gross
King
Grose
Gross
Madam Boys
Lancaster County
Death Claims and Obituary Notes From Local Record
Death notices continue with funeral plans for a woman held in high esteem and for Robert Miller a 67 year old farmer from near McGees Mills. Funeral services for the former will be at her residence Thursday at 2:30 pm led by Rev. Samuel W. Shane of the Second United Presbyterian Church. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Miller died Friday evening after a long illness and was laid to rest in Otterbein Cemetery after services at Otterbein Church. He is survived by six sons and four daughters and his wife Ollie Montgomery. Survivors include Oscar in the Navy, Morris, Glenn and Arthur in Buffalo, Clair in the Marines, and daughters Mabel, Mrs. Herbert McGregor, Mrs. Zelda Brooks, and Mrs. Agnes Flynn.
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Samuel W. Shane
Second United Presbyterian Ghurec
Greenwood Ceine- Yo
Robert Miller
McGees Mills
Otterbein Camerary
Otterbein
Belltownship
Clearfield County
Ollie Montgomery
Oscar
Navy
California
Morris
Glenn
Sines Arthur
Buffalo
Clair
Marines
Lee
Mabel
Herbert McGregor
Morgantown
W. Va
Zelda Brooks
Agnes Flynn
Erie
Model Hubby Faces Bigamy Scandal in Philadelphia
Louis G. Sudar, 27, once praised as a model husband by his first wife, married again to a wealthy young woman. Police intervened after the two wives confronted him returning from New York. He appeared before Magistrate Ward Carney as both wives prepared to pursue bigamy charges.
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Philadelphia
Louis G. Sudar
Sudar
New York
Ghed
Ward Carney
State highway act expands city street takings reach
The Heffran Act directs eight division engineers to survey streets linking state routes in all cities except Philadelphia and to meet with city officials for co operation in construction maintenance and signing. About 203 miles of city streets are added to the state system, with funds of 2 million dollars allocated for non Philadelphia cities and 760 thousand for Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
Angindera
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Philadelphia
James Lyall Stuart
Highway Department
City of
Allentown
Ab Toona
Bethlehem
Bradford
Bruee
Carbondale
Cheates
Gaeta
Coatesville
Connellaville
Bots
Boston
Erie
Franklinsburg
Hale’ Town
Lancaster
Lebanon
Ven
MeKeKemport
New Ga
Pittsburgh
Pittston
Iing
Seran i Sharon
Syntuaville
York
Unclear Uniontown Campaign Returns and Alleged Arrests
Fragmented OCR text hints at Fayette County political unrest and legal actions. Mentions Uniontown, Downing, and possible charges related to motor vehicle issues and a public event. Details are garbled, but indicates arrests or detentions and upcoming releases.
Fragmented note from Indiana Pa reader item
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Indiana Pennsylvania and a home or store name. It references a person or place with partial words like Meade and Ellis and a numeric code 245x. The fragment is too incomplete to determine a clear event or headline.
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