Faculty Re-elected. Kinsey Heads New Dept At Indiana State
All college faculty members except two resignations were re elected for 1937 38 with the 10 percent pay cut restored. C Ernest Kinsey was chosen head of the new department in the college curriculum. Two home economics instructors, Miss Ruth M Scott and Miss Mae M Mattson, resigned. Four new buildings planned. enrollment around 700. Washington approval pending. Civil service exams set for Ebensburg Aug 24 27 for state unemployment and labor positions. About 30 624 state wide applicants totaling 70 000 tests. Also progress trespass notices offered.
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Kinsey
Indiana State Teachers College
C. Ernest Kinsey
Armagh-East Wheatfield Township
Ruth M. Scott
Mae M. Mattson
Scott
Washington
Conservatory of Music
Fausold
Indiana County
Ebensburg
Cambria
Blair
Somerset
Bedford
R. H. Riter
Gallitzen
Jury absolves B and O railroad in Smicksburg crossing crash
Coroner's jury finds B and O railroad and its employes not legally responsible for the Smicksburg crossing accident that killed two Brookville men, W. B. Brinkley and Fred Wilson, near Smicksburg two miles west. Witnesses included F. Rowland engineer and E. Burns claim agent. Verdict after 45 minutes deliberation.
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B. & O. Railroad
Smicksburg
Brookville
Court House
W. B. Brinkley
Fred
Fred Wilson
Hrinkley
Wilson
Adrian
Indiana County Potato Growers Tour Schedule
The Indiana County Potato Growers plan a Monday tour starting August 23 at 8:00 AM from Bert Blakley’s farm near Parkwood. Stops include Irvin Behm near Marchand at 10:00 AM with seed source demonstrations and fertilizer tests. A noon meal at Broad Acres Farm near Brookville precedes talks by Robert Donaldson on potato grading and Walter Bishop on improving machinery.
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Indiana County
Bert Blakley
Parkwood
Irvin Behm
Marchand
Blakleys
Behms
Robert Donaldson
Penn State
W. S. Peterson
Broad Acres Farm
Brookville
Brookville-Sigel Road
Walter Bishop
Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association
Cooks Forest
Coudersport
Potter County
Warner
Donaldson
Door of Love and Jealousy in a Quebec Village
In a Quebec parish, Louis Germond replaces his front door to woo Marie Boncoeur and Benedictine Moselle. A fatal crash reveals Benedictine injured and Louis’s scheme exposed, ending with Benedictine admitting her love and preferring the old door.
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Quebec
Louis Germond
Ste. Madelaine du Lac
Honduras
Marie
Ste. Therese
Louis
Madame Germond
Lily
Benedictine
Moselle
Es Girl
A Needed Step Toward Recovery by Pitcairn
A National Chairman urges a census to measure unemployment for practical recovery. The piece argues that knowing who needs work is essential to pair workers with jobs and to avoid flawed official figures. It calls for careful study and constructive action rather than patronage or guesswork. A separate notice describes Mrs. Caulfield’s burglary after a key tag theft.
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Raymond Pitcairn
Sentinels of the Republic
Senate
America
Nursing Shortage in Pennsylvania Hospitals Persists
It is argued that Pennsylvania still faces a nurse shortage as hospital training schools struggle to graduate enough nurses to meet demand. The piece notes a 1900 ratio of 1 nurse per 4,237 people rising to 1 per 379 by 1930, with about seven ill at any time, and cites depression forcing schools to close and high costs of training.
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Pennsylvania
Progress Trespass Notices and City Hall Sign Incident
Progress Trespass Notices advertise warnings under the Trespass Theft and Property Damage Acta with six notices for 25 cents and three notices for 26 cents printed on heavy paper or wuslin. Cash and three tents cover postage for mailing. From Philadelphia City Hall a heavy glass pane toppled toward pedestrians but a sign reading Take Time to be Safe stopped the descent and kept bystanders unharmed.
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Indiana Progress
Indiana
Philadelphia
Firemen Field Day Leads To Barn Burning In Trenton
Several thousand volunteers from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania completed their annual field day at the State fair grounds in Trenton New Jersey. After marching away a barn on the grounds caught fire spreading quickly as township firemen returned.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Trenton
N. J
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Tage
Luxenberg
Willis & Henderson
Wayne Ave
Penney’s
Enney’s Penney Company, Incorporated
Indiana, Pa
Hazel J. Langdale
Meclure Rewapaper Syndicate, Service
Rexolias
Charles Caulfield
East Orange
Rofer A. Greene
Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Walter D. Murphy
John Duff
Boston
Buchheit Bros
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