Commencement and graduation plans at Elders Ridge Vocational School
Elders Ridge Vocational School outlines two commencement related events for May. The Senior Class program featuring Pirates’ Gold is set for May 24 at Boom. The Vesper Service with Rev Arthur J. Pfohl is scheduled for May 26 at 7 30 p m, followed by commencement on May 27 at 8 p m with speaker Walliam A Mellhattan.
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Elders Ridge
At & P.m
Walliam A. Mellhattan
Greensburg
Robert Calvert
Robert Fleming
Charles Fleming
Robert Fulton
Clair Heard
Sam Kettering
August Manifest
Clarence Rosensteel
James Ruddock
Josephine Braeseke
Virginia Ewing
Zoretta Fulton
Mary Gray
Margaret McConville
Geneva Morris
Maxine Ranke
Sara M. Shearer
Elsie Shirley
Margaret Shirley
Anna Stefenina
Germany issues 66 call to arms
Hitler in a sweeping broadcast pledges to honor the Versailles treaty except for certain terms while seeking new pacts with neighbors. He calls for disarmament steps including submarines bombs heavy artillery and tanks and asserts a final navy size of 35 percent of Britain. He signals a potential visit by France to Berlin and emphasizes German rights in Memel amid warnings to Bolshevism.
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Germany
Rhineland
Memel
Reich
Britain
Hitfler
France
Hitler
Rhine
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Waly
Austria
Lithuania
Three Killed Four Injured In Speedway Crash Trials
Undaunted by a severe crash, a dozen drivers prepared for qualifying trials. Fourteen have qualified so far, with three making the grade yesterday. Egbert Stapp of Los Angeles posted 110.736 mph, George Connor of San Bernardino 114.321 mph, and A B Litz of Du Bois 114.498 mph.
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Egbert Stapp
Los Angeles
George Connor
San Bernardino
Calif
A. B. Litz
du Bois
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Indiana Pa by Mayor Lichtberger
Mayor B H Lichtberger proclaims Saturday May 25th Poppy Day in Indiana Pa urging citizens to wear the memorial poppy and donate to aid veterans. The notice follows World War I memory, honoring fallen soldiers and supporting disabled veterans and families. A separate item reports Avjerow, a Russian, jailed 10 years for 58 wives in six years, fathering 102 children.
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Indiana
France
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
H. Lichteberger
Lichteberger
Avjerow
Arjerow
Funeral plans for founder Jane Addams amid flowers
Funeral arrangements for Jane Addams were announced as crowds of friends and admirers filled the room where her body lay. Civic leaders and residents of the settlement house, to whom she dedicated her life, surrounded her memory while messages of condolence arrived, including one from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Jane Addams
Women and Children Settlement House
Miss Addams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ninth Grade Cinderella Local Training School Event
Local training school presents Ninth Grade program Cinderella Prologue with Maxine Seanvy and a large cast including Elia Gardener's Boy Ailen Kirkpatrick Gaffer Garson Creps Mother Gladys Mae Wilson Joanne Esther Holstein Su seth Mary Lou Weaver Papa Bob Bennett Fairy Godmother Louise Luke Prince Berwyn Russell Herald Leonard Litzinger Pages Evelyn Lytle Count Clark Trainer Babette Elina Heyman Phil lippe Russell Colton Raoul James Craig and guests. Part II Slumber Song Ersfeld Serenade and Trio for violin cello piano Dorothy Balfour Sara Thomas Evelyn Thomas Singing Land Fin landia Woodlands Godard Children’s Prayer Lithuanian Folk Song Girls Chours Presentation of Diplomas Recessional.
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Cinderella
Maxine Seanvy
Elia
Cinderela
Joan Smith
Hodge
Ailen Kirkpatrick
Gaffer
Gardener
Garson Creps
Gladys Mae Wilson
Joanne
Esther Holstein
Suseth
Mary Lou Weaver
Papa
Bob Bennett
Louise
Luke
Prince
Berwyn Russell
Herald
Leonard Litzinger
Jean McAfoos
Evelyn Lytle
Count
Clark
Trainer
Babette
Elina Heyman
Phillippe
Russell Colton
Raoul
James
Craig
Peggy Lou Allison
Charlotte Anderson
Martha Jane Martin
Maxine Seanor
Fern Sherman
Edna May Sherrick
Elizabeth Sultan
Dorothy Balfour
Sara Thomas
Evelyn Thomas
Ersfeld
Pache
Sibelius
the Woodlands
Godard
Chours
Huckleberry Finn Show Set For Two Evenings
The production features Huck Finn and friends with Mary Jane and Tom Sawyer as central figures. Curtain rises at 8 15 PM on Thursday and Friday, with Carrol Rupp and Mrs. Mary McGregor directing the cast after rehearsals.
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Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Mary Jane
Huck
Mane Hood
Carrol Rupp
Mary McGregor
Youth Council Meeting Set for June in Indiana County
Indiana County Youth Council and the Young People's Department plan the annual Youth Council event at the Methodist Church on Saturday June 1. Rev Bonsall of Philadelphia will speak, local leaders will discuss youth issues, and activities plus a cast coached by Mrs Reed Shirey will present The Terrible Meek. Delegates from county churches and affiliated groups are urged to bring two youths with an adult leader. fees and meals have been reduced to encourage attendance. Special focus will be on ages 12 to 15.
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Indiana County Youth Council
Young People’s Department
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
H. Bonsall
Philadelphia
S. Reed Shirey
County Christian Endeavor
Epworth Leagues
Phalanx
Gradale
House Approves One Cent Tax Measure
In Harrisburg May 22 INS — After hours of debate the Senate readied final action on labor bills including a liberalized workmen’s compensation plan. A subcommittee will study the compensation measure before reporting back next week, with projected cuts to liberal provisions. Debate included remarks by Lieut. Gov. Kennedy and Chamber of Commerce officials on costs and job impact.
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G. Everett Doying
IN. S
Harrisburg
INS
Senate
George H. Earle
Halluska
Earle
William C. Hunsicker
Philadelphia
Labor and Industry Committee
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Carl B. Auel
Chamber of Commerce Compensation Committee
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
John A. Phillips
State Federation of Labor
Department of Labor and Industry
Willy
Robert F. Gorman
House Law and Order Committee
Charles A. Melithierre
Sunday motion pictures debate in Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia hearing on a Sunday motion pictures bill drew diverse views. Speakers including Rev David C Colony and Rev Dr R M Blackwood argued for and against legal restrictions, with labor leaders and business groups contending most Pennsylvanians favor Sunday screenings and local option protections amid religious and civil liberty tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Colony
Mission ‘Industrial School
Philadelphia
Christ
Mac Weal
Jimmy Cagney
Mae West
Ella B. Black
Women’s Christian Tamperance Union
Church of Christ
O. B. Poulson
Huntingdon
Men's Dry League
Colony
John A. Phillips
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania
R. M. Blackwood
Pittsburgh
the Sabbath Association of
Western Pennsylvania
H. A. Bielenberg
Christ Lutheran Church
Qi City
Louis Schwartz
Wt &, Shepard
New York
Obituary notices from Vicksburg and nearby towns
Major Joseph A. Hill of Vicksburg Mississippi died unexpectedly on the U S Dredge boat Barnard. Miss Hill and her brother William Hill left today for Washington D C where their brother is to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Mrs Griffith of Johnstown dies after long illness with husband and children surviving. Funeral details set at 1 30 Friday at Griffith home Interment Armagh cemetery. John P Warner aged 0 Civil War veteran dies in Marchand. James Holben 63 of Dayton dies after operation in Indiana Hospital. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Joseph A. Hill
Vicksburg
Miss
Margaret Hill
Saltsburg
U. S
Barnard
Miss Hill
William Hill
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Mary E. (Findley) Griffith
John C. Griffith
Johnstown
Union Street
Armagh
Indiana County
George and
Esther (Steele) Findley
J. C. Griffith
Mr. Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
George F. Griffith
Viewmont Avenue
CCC
Elk County
Esther
J. F. Wynn
Marilyn
Jocelyn Griffith
Charles Wynn
J. P. Findley
John’ P. Warner
Marchand
Rochester Mills
Margaret (Moyle) Warner
Frank Varner
Lester Varner
Apollo
Edward Varner
Vandergrift
William Varner
Black Lick
Agnes Smelicher
Inez Yetlar
Vander‘prift
Harvey George
Avonmore
Jand Mus
Sadie Shaffer
Cavode
206Th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
James Holben
Dayton
Indiana Hospital
Roosevelt proposes equal relief for all veterans and citizens
President Roosevelt argues against special wartime relief for veterans only. He champions a nationwide relief program funded by treasury notes but warns such issuance invites inflation and recurring demands. He urges treating all able bodied Americans alike and faces an eventual reckoning.
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Congress
Treasury
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Speech Denounces Paper Money and War Profiteering
In a forceful address, Roosevelt criticizes issuing "printing press money" and argues such policy worsens inflation, harms fixed income veterans, and fails to hasten recovery. He favors saving homes and farms, preventing industrial bankruptcy, and targeted relief over broad spending, urging rehabilitation of the country first.
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Roosevelt
Borahir
Idaho
Paiman
Punxsutawney High School Head Resigns
Miss Mary Robinson resigns after 17 years as principal of Punxsutawney High School. James T. Downie elected to succeed her as principal. he has eight years as Brockway High School supervising principal. Board action taken at a regular adjourned meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robinson
Punxsutawney High School
James T. Downie
Brockway High School
Miss Robinson
Flood Writers to Meet in Johnstown Flood Meet in Johnstown
Johnstown hosts the 46th annual Flood Correspondents Association convention on May 31 with 15 surviving members attending. Mayor Eddie McCloskey extends city keys for the event, joined by Mayor J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia and nine Pittsburgh journalists. Survivors include John J. Curley Philadelphia W A K Clarke Carnegie Charles Edward Russell New York Dr E E Wible Wilkinsburg Harry Gaither Elizabethtown and Dr John D Milligan Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
INS
Flood Correspondents’ Association
Keys
Eddie McCloskey
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
John J. Curley
W. A. K. Clarke
Carnegie
Charles Edward Russell
New York
E. E. Wible
Wilkinsburg
Harry Gaither
Elizabethtown
John D. Milligan
Treasury Balance Report May 20 Treasury Receipts
Treasury balance as of May 20 stood at 1 611 057 016 43 dollars with Internal Revenue at 439 41 and Customs receipts totaling 20 284 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
INS
Internal Revenue
Glove Push Exhibition Ends in Draw at C C C Camp
Last night at the local C C C camp a fine exhibition of glove pushing featured Kid Katkish of Pittsburgh 136 and Bin Agger of Philadelphia 160 in six rounds. Both fighters showed ring experience and steadiness, settled a private grudge in a gentlemanly style, shook hands at the close, and the bout was ruled a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Katkish
Pittsburgh
Imeat “bin Agger
Philadelphia
Katkish
Agger
Coughlin speech and Roosevelt wage debate at Garden
At Madison Square Garden Detroit radio priest Coughlin delivered an address defending the bonus issue and criticizing welfare pay while 1,206 police prepared for disorder. Roosevelt said wage scales require specifics and local conditions, with project allotments under review for weeks.
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Coughlin
Madison Square Garden
Detroit
New York
National Union For Socred Justice
Congress
Tray
Wuey Long
Long
National Union
Roosevelt
Washington
Advisory Committee On
No Key To Door Wants Divorce In Pittsburgh Story
Ernest Schoenheit seeks court order to bar his ex wife Betty from interfering with occupancy of their Avalon home He requests use of multiple rooms a bathroom lock in and asks accounting of all rentals and disbursements from their marriage begun in 1911 and ending with a 1927 divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Ernest Schoenheit
Olce
Common Pleas Court
Betty
Avalon
Schoenheit
McNair Denounces Money Chains In City Talk
Pittsburgh mayor William N McNair admitted he was a chain letter fan saying the practice is harmless and profitable. He claimed first class mail creates work for clerks and that prosecuting money through the mail would be difficult, arguing the government opposes non Washington ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Husband says wife divorced him after he talked to death
Uniontown report says Russell Bennett was divorced by his wife Edith after seven years of marriage she claims he talked her to death, causing her to lose 33 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Russell Bennett
Edith Bennett
Funeral for Patrolman Zetlemeyer Draws Regionwide Honor
Nearly 100 members of the State Highway Patrol and other police attended the Sunbury funeral of Patrolman Francis L Zetlemeyer who died after complications following major surgery. Surviving relatives include his mother and two sisters. his father, a former state game protector, died last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Francis L. Zettlemeyer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sunbury
Zettlemayer
Indiana Detachment
Indiana Hospital
L. R. Feloni
B. W. McClusky
Wilson C. Price
Harrisburg
W. C. Culp
Packer Street
River Avenue
J. Janson
Milton
Berwick
Hazleton
Carp
Franklin
McChisky
Williamsport
Mount Carmel
Bellefonte
Greensburg
My's
William Lormer
B. Frank Zetlemeyer
Northumberland
Montour Counties
Steel and Scrap Prices Contrast Across Cities
New York May 22 Steel output slips from 44 to 43 percent while the Iron Age scrap Index rises from 10.67 to 10.75 a ton according to the Iron Age Review. Heavy melting steel bids hold steady in Chicago and Philadelphia but jump 25 cents in Pittsburgh. Ingot output falters in Chicago Valleys and Wheeling while Buffalo lifts to 41 percent. Iron Age composite pig iron and finished steel prices stay at 17.83 per ton and 2.1240 a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iron Age Review
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Buffalo
Bonnie Hill Convicted of Manslaughter in New Orleans
Bonnie Hill also known as Marion King, 23, a night club patron, was convicted of manslaughter for fatally stabbing John Irving Pierce, 23, at the Nut Club on March 22. Sentencing deferred. manslaughter range six to twenty years with time off for good behavior. defendant testified in her own defense reenacting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bonnie Hill
Marion King
John Irving Pierce
Premonition of Son's Death in Pittsburgh Tragedy
In Pittsburgh on May 2 a mother waited for her 16 year old son William Fenster to return home. She predicted he had an accident. Police later identified the body in the morgue. William reportedly tried to flip a ride on a moving trailer truck and was run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
William Fenster
Pania
Margaret Peustal
William
Hoover Brothers Discharged In Bankruptcy Proceedings
Three West Mahoning Township Indiana County bankruptcy filings were discharged today by Federal Judge Nelson McVicar. The debtors were John Q. Hoover Sr, John Q. Hoover Jr, and Russell C. Hoover, all of whom filed voluntary petitions on January 4, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
West Mahoning Township
Indiana County
Nelson McVicar
John Q. Hoover
John Q. Hoover, Jr
Russell C. Hoover
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Faye
M’nair
Money Chains
U. K
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Éran
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