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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1924
Page
1
A Daily News Letter survey in Honolulu finds young men of Oriental parentage prefer English language sermons, citing better comprehension and unfamiliarity with classical style in Oriental church sermons. The gap between generations widens as schooling diverges from parental experience amid Hawaii's changing social fabric.
Sofia May 29 As a result of the final settlement of Bulgaria's obligations under wartime treaties the Allied Reparations Commission has left Sofia after months of work. Eliot Colvin chief of the English staff has departed and other Entente reps will follow. The commission's duties will be handled by legations. Departure saves Bulgaria about 60,000,000 leva annually and marks Bulgaria as the first defeated nation to settle all treaty obligations and end Allied control.
Harrisburg, May 20. Dr. J George Becht released tables showing rising desire for higher education across the state. High school enrollment jumped from 51,457 in 1918-19 to 73,705 in 1921-22, with graduates rising from 18,277 to 28,382 as nearly half of entrants completed the four-year course.
A government report details a 1.25 million dollar scheme to turn Dublin into a gambling hub. The proposal envisions a modern hotel casino near Dublin with baccarat, chemin de fer, roulette and trente et quarante tables. The deal would skim 25 percent for the government and the rest for the company over twenty-one years.
Weekend gambling parties from England are predicted if the scheme is approved. The government's attitude is said to be favorable while awaiting the Church's position before making a public decision.
Rev. L. Daniels of Wilcannia New South Wales appeals for an aeroplane to cover his parish said to span as large as England. He envisions himself as a real skye pilot visiting parishioners across vast distances.
A collection of terse aphorisms from the Harrisburg Patriot, Hanover Record-Herald, Philadelphia North American and Read the Gazette Classified Ada. The lines touch on waiting, thrift, and the toils of smuggling in wartime and peacetime journalism.
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