Tennessee Storm Toll Grows as Relief Efforts Expand
The Nashville area reports 34 dead from a devastating tornado, with Sumner county burying its dead. Red Cross, National Guard, and private relief groups aid search and aid as ruined towns set up tent cities and distribute food. Military officers plan casualty surveys to reach definite figures.
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National Guard
Red Cross
Roberts Davis
Col
Culbertson
Col. Culbertson
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
INS
Sumner County
Gallatin
Clara Kummer
Washington
Fine program at the Indiana theatre features Arena Bros dog act
The Indiana program continues with Ringling Bros. veteran Arena Bros. acrobats and their dog, touted as one of the best acts in the country. George Damerel Myrtle Vail and Donna Damerel sing and dance. Kola and Sylvia Co perform dancing and piano. Jack Danger juggles sings and dances. Read Gazette classifieds.
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Arena Bros
Ringling Bros. Circus
Indiana
George Damerel
Myrtle Vail
Donna Damerel
Donna
Kola
Sylvia Co
Jack Danger
Jack
Quake devastates Talifu leaving 80,000 homeless
Shanghai dispatch reports Talifu in Yannan near Burma wiped out by earthquake and fire. Foreign residents safe. Thousands injured and homeless, aid urgent. Death toll unknown. Missionaries relay the grim situation in the city once home to about 80,000 people.
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Shanghai
INS
Talifu
Yannan
Burma
Panthers Win Duck Pin Tourney Crown at Chrisman Alleys
The Indiana City League duck pin bowling tournament of 1025 ended with Captain Pluck Plotzer and the Panthers on top after a hard fought season. He challenged five City League members including John St Clair and Bruce Wagner to a three game series if arranged, promising more fine sport for duck pin fans.
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Chrisman
Captain Pluck Plotzer
Panthers
Pluck
John St. Clair
Bruce Wagner
Film purveyors to be sentenced in New Jersey case
Five co defendants will face Federal Judge Bodine in Trenton next Tuesday for sentence after conviction last night on charges of transporting Dempsey fight films from New Jersey in violation of federal law. The defendants include George L. Rickard promoter Fred C. Quimby producer Taddy Hayes former Dempsey secretary Franklin Square Garden and Jap Mums Washington Cincinnati newspaper man.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Bodine
Carpenter
New Jersey
George DL
Tex” Rickard
Fred C. Quimby
Taddy Hayes
Los Angeles
Dempsey
Frankson Square Garden
Jasper
Mums
Washington
Cinctinnati
Dinner Dance at Twin Gables Delights Local Guests
Twin Gables hosted a spring dance with Marshall's Pep orchestra performing new selections. The hall showcased red white and blue decor and an open fireplace. John W. Klingensmith organized the evening with Top Noch Review entertainers from Clymer between dances. Guests from Clymer Homer City and Blairsville attended in large numbers and enjoyed the lively program.
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Twin Gables
Marshall
John W. Klingensmith
Top Noch Review Company
Clymer
Homer City
Blairsville
Remembered hero recalls school disaster and loss
An eyewitness recounts the 450 first graders at a school as a tornado hits, the clock stops at 2 32, students head to the stairwell, teachers attempt to guide them, half escape before the building collapses, rescuers pull bodies from debris, ten are dead and more missing.
Death Claims Clymer Youth in Indiana 1871
Two obituary items note the death of a Clymer youth in Indiana circa 1871 and the passing of Mrs. Mary Jane Williams Martin aged 75 near Ambrose. The Clymer youth, survived by daughter Mrs Frank Legstrom and sons Hugh and William, died after illness and was laid to rest at Covode cemetery following services at Covode Presbyterian Church. Mrs Martin, wife of John P Martin, left four daughters and was mourned by family. funeral arrangements set for Marion Center cemetery.
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Indiana
Coy
Punxsutawney
Kane
Kane Manufacturing Company
Presbyterian Church
Frank Legstrom
Hugh
Covede
Willam
Covede Presbyterian Church
Covode
Harm
John P. Martin
Mary Jane Williams Martin
Ambrose
Lawrence Shields
Fred Fitzhonts
W. GC. McMillen
Rayne Township
Samuel McMillen
South Mahoning Township
Film Crew Tests Local Climate for Indiana Movie
Turgeon Film Company crews shot scenes at the Court House and railroad stations this Wednesday for the forthcoming film Harry of the Gazette. Directors Confer and Martin attended the Little Theater Players show You and I and praised Indiana talent for a potential homegrown movie project.
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Turgeon Film Company
Harry
the Gazette
Court House
Confer
Martin
Little Theater Players
You and I
Indiana
Dilltown Notes and Local Appointments
Mrs Russell Biffle and daughter Twila of Vandergrift visit at her home with Mr and Mrs Robert Shearer. Preaching at Barkley Church Wednesday at 7 30 by Mr Gryb Long from Windber working here, telegram to come home at Bolivar on his niece Mildred Little very ill. Mrs Roy Little visited her parents in Bryush Valley. Ken Henry and Ruth called at Robert Shearer’s Saturday. Mrs Taylor Deyarmin called on Mrs Foster. Samuel Stiles and children were in Johnstown. Harry Baird heard of his sister’s death. Florence Mitchell and siblings from Hrushvalley visited Barkley Church. Sim McCreary and Olive Gertrude Empfield visited. Thomas Stiles bought sixty young chicks. Nellie Foster and Claude and Larue visited Dewey Campbell. Kenneth Empfield visited Annis Campbell’s home. The country’s trouble is nine pairs of pants wear out in the seat first. Outside jail the smallest place on earth is room in a boarding home in spring.
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Russell Biffle
Twila
Vandergrift
Robert Shearer
Barkley Church
Windberd
Gryb Long
Bolivar
Mildred Little
Roy Little
Taylor Deyarmin
Bryush Valley
Ken Henry
Ruth
Foster
Samuel Stiles
Johnstown
Harry Baird
Florence Mitchell
Hrushvalley
Harkley
Sam, Mack
Olive Gertrude
Strangatown
John Empfield
Sim McCreary
George Adams
Thomas Stiles
Nellie Foster
Claude and
Larue
Dewey Campbell
Kenneth Empfield
Annis Campbell
Rotary International meeting progress noted at Fort Pitt
Governor Emmet E. Bailey and Tom J. Davies spoke at a noon Rotary luncheon in the Fort Pitt Hotel. District leaders led discussions on Rotary objects and classifications while Anthon y W. Smith Jr and Walter B. Anderson joined in topic talks. Rabbi Stephen S Wise addressed the banquet at the William Penn Hotel and a reception followed for district officers and spouses.
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Emmet E. Bailey
Oil City
Tom J. Davies
Butte
Mont
International
Edward R. Kelsey
Toledo
Fort Pitt Hotel
Rotary
George T. Guernsey, Jr
Independence
Kan
Anthony W. Smith, Jr
Pittsburgh
Walter B. Anderson
Washington, Pa
J. R. Mclarland
Monessen
Frank E. Jackson
Punxsutawney
Mr. Jones
E. Marvin Goodwin
Clinton
William Penn Hotel
Stephen S. Wise
New York
William Frew
Cleveland
William C. Hawley
Wilkinsburg
Rotary Anns
Fort Pitt
William A. Crawford
George T. Buchanan
Indiana Rotary Club
Grain Market Slumps on Opening Trade in Chicago
The Gazette notes Chicago grain prices opening lower with wheat down 3 to 6 cents, corn 1 7 8 to 4 cents, oats 3 4 to 1 4, and provisions 10 to 20 cents, as selling dominated and shorts took profits amid weak cables.
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Chicago
Books Offer At Gazette Barony Store
Read more books and enjoy amusement at 75c each. Buy six books before April 25 and receive one free. Gazette Barony Store promotes this limited time offer with a simple club of titles and savings.
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Gazette Baronery
Indiana Visitors and Local Residents Share Regional Travel
A list of Indiana and nearby town residents and visitors includes I. F. Cashen of Butler and several Parkwood, Greensburg, Punxsutawney, and Punx satawnay figures. Notables such as Hon. Charles Griffith and Samuel Rose traveled for business, social visits, or to attend legal matters in Pittsburgh and nearby towns, with several staying in Indiana for brief periods.
Welsh Singers Deliver Fine Choral Treat
A page 1 continuation lists performers Irene Selby on piano and cadman Griff Howell plus several Welsh soloists and ensembles. The lineup includes titles like At Dawning and The Maniac with performers Hughes and Ben Jones among others.
Wanted Girls for Dining Room and Kitchen Indiana Cafe
Help wanted notice seeking female workers for dining room and kitchen at the Indiana Cafe located at 177. Also advertises a high room house and bath for rent near the Normal School with inquiries directed to Mrs. Laura Campbell at the first house on Clymer road or White Box 4 Indiana 177.
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Indiana Cafe
Laura Campbell
Clymer Road
White Box 4
Indiana
Indiana Town Tornado Leaves School Damaged
A tornado struck Griffin Indiana at 4 16 pm causing the school building to rip apart as 64 people were seriously hurt and 260 pupils near the last bus were at risk. Nina persons gathered around a coal stove in a restaurant perished as their bodies were cremated in the ensuing fire.
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Shaw
Griffin
Wreck death toll rises with bodies recovered across states
Red Cross tally lists Illinois towns including West Frankfort, Murphysboro, De Soto, Carmi and others reporting hundreds of dead and missing. Missouri shows Cape Girardeau and Annapolis among 22, Indiana towns like Griffin and Princeton also noted. Estimated Illinois total nears 660 with additional outlying losses in Kentucky and Kentucky areas.
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The
Red Cross
At & O
Mlinois
West Frankfort
Bush
Murphysboro
de Soto
Gorham
Parrish
McLeansboro
Logan
Enfield
Hurst
Thompsonville
Carmi
Crossville
Illinois
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Biele
Annapolis
Altenburg
Windy
Indiana
Griffin
Princeton
Ownesville
Poseyville
Elizabeth
Kentucky
Lakeland
Springville
Lexington
Outlying Points
Elmer Stiffler a well known mine victim continues
Report from Barrackville West Virginia dated March 20 describes rescuers making slow progress after an explosion at Bethlehem Coal Company's mine Tuesday night entombing miners 300 feet underground. Five bodies recovered by late night. workers expect more fatalities or survivors within hours.
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Barracksville
W. Va
Bethlehem Bige Corporation
Is Your Child Thin and Weak
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a quick aid for underweight and sickly children. It claims the tablets replace the oily medicine, are easy to take, and Ideal for recovery, noting a sickly child aged nine gaining 12 pounds in seven months. Contact Daugherty's Drug Store or any druggist for the original McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets at 60 tablets for 60 cents.
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Daugherty
Stora
McCoy
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