Indiana school buses set safety record after term end
Indiana records reveal no child fatalities as school bus occupants in over 7,500 buses, transporting about 210,000 students daily on routes totaling 150,000 miles. Floyd I. McMurray notes vast traffic and varying road conditions, calling the record unmatched among transportation modes. The longest round trip is 82 miles, the shortest 0.5 mile.
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Indiana
Floyd I. McMurray
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Divorce petition filed by 88 year old Swettenham
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham seeks a divorce after 60 years of marriage under the new act’s incurable insanity provision. The 88 year old petitioner is among the first six to use this ground.
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London
U.P
Frank Athelstane Swettenham
Fire engine to mark 1892 Bay City blaze recall
Bay City prepares a commemorative display for the 1892 fire that destroyed much of the city. A restored steamer fire engine, one of the few remaining in Michigan, will be set on permanent exhibit after refinishing by local firefighters.
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Bay City
Mich
U.P
Shakamak Park to Gain CCC Development Camps This Month
The National Park Service announces ten new CCC camps will be re established in major parks including Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Grand Teton, Isle Royale, plus Turkey Run and Inter state Parks. Region two oversees fourteen states with technical supervision and support for park development.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Central West
National Park
Omaha
CCC
Thos. J. Allen, Jr
The
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Yellostone National Park
Wyoming
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Colorado
Grand Tenton National Park
Isle Royale National Park
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Turkey Run State Park
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Interstate Park
Wisconsin
Tron County
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Allen
National Park Service
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
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South Dakota
Montana
Highways Work Finished Across Forty-Four Miles State Roads
The State Highway Commission reports forty four miles of state highways completed in the last five months. Nineteen miles of high type surface nine miles of low type surface and sixteen miles of grading were finished. Weather caused delays. april yielded the largest monthly mileage. Rapid progress is expected this month and peak season will hit in July and August.
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T. A. Dicus
State Highway Commission
Courtesy Ticket Proposal Beloved by City Treasurer
Scranton news notes Howard Snowden city treasurer urging a white courtesy ticket for out of state cars in parking meter zones with the message Stay as long as you like. Meanwhile Mayor Fred J. Huester was fined one dollar for parking too long.
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Scranton, P
U.P
Howard Snowden
Fred J. Huester
Three Robbers Omit Wallet After Fish Robbery
In Worchester Massachusetts three men attacked Eli Stone a market owner and stole a small parcel of fish. They overlooked a wallet containing 400 dollars.
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Worochester
Mass
U.P
Eli Stone
Students at Indiana University camp at McCormick Creek State Park
Indiana University summer session students camp at McCormick's Creek State Park with tents and trailers. Commissioner Virgil M. Simmons notes cooperation with the Department of Conservation. Families join in swimming, riding, hiking, tennis, nature study and other daytime activities. The group recently hosted over forty students and more are expected next year.
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Indiana University
McCormick’s Creek State Park
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
State Park
I. U
Hen saves own life in Humboldt chicken tale
In Humbolt a man named Harry Worswick received a live hen for Sunday supper. He waited a day after the hen laid an egg and the pattern continued daily. The hen kept laying and is described as still alive.
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Humbolt
Cal
Harry Worswick
Worswick
Airport Inside a Bottle Built by Eddie Kuchinski
An airport inside a quart bottle has been built by Eddie Kuchinski. The miniature airfield sits inside the bottle mouth with a hangar three airships and an aerial beacon blinking on and off.
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Fairport
Eddie Kuchinski
Bingo Rush Ends With Shoulder Fracture At Toronto Event
A Toronto bingo game rush left a woman with a fractured shoulder after she tripped while racing to grab a seat. She was treated at Poraité General Hospital and remaining details were not disclosed.
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Toronto, Ont
U.P
Poraite General Hospital
Marriage Clerk Travels to Boost County Marriages
Dillon Montana reports County Clerk Norman Giles has devised a system to increase marriages by touring the county with the marriage license book under his arm. Four couples were registered on his first trip.
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Dillon, Mont
Norman Giles
Smithies Earnest Rivals Stir Local Trade
Smithies Al Turner and Frank Judkins compete in Stonington Missouri with Turner making mouthharps and Judkins forging irons candlesticks during slack business periods in a keen town rivalry.
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Stonington, Mo
U.R
al Turner
Frank Judkins
Revival Services With Evangelist M A Monday
Bedford pastor Rev Isaac B Tucker announced revival meetings led by evangelist Rev M A Monday of Bedford. Evening services start at 7 30 with possible continuation next week and special singing guests are planned. Monday has conducted revivals in forty states.
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M. A. Monday
Bedford
Linton
Damages Sought in Greene County Court Case
Emmanuel Souders files in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield seeking 5000 dollars in damages from Raymond Puckett tavern operator of Jasonville alleging a June 18 assault at about 2 30 pm that permanently disabled him. Souders claims medical costs of 500 and lost wages of 129 due to ten weeks off work. Puckett was arrested on assault and battery charges. Souders says his jaw was broken by the blow.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Emmanuel Souders
Jasonville
Raymond Puckett
Souders
Puckett
Asault
Pucket
Sunshine Sue and the Rock Creek Rangers at Lyons High
Sunshine Sue and the Rock Creek Rangers of WHAS radio star in Lyons High School auditorium at 8 o’clock Wednesday night under Lyons Social and Benevolent Club sponsorship.
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Sunshine Sue
Rock Creek Rangers
WHAS
Lyons High School
Lyons Social and Benevolent Club
Sharpe-Minor Files to Incorporate Music Clinic in LA
Sharpe-Minor of Los Angeles has filed incorporation papers for the Music and Radio Clinic of Los Angeles, a new business entity aiming to operate in the music and broadcasting field in California.
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Sharpe
Sacramento
Cal
C Sharpe
Los Angeles
Music and Radio Clinic of
Canaries Saved in Fire at Dorchester Home
H J McGrath rescued 49 pet canaries from the attic fire in his Dorchester Massachusetts home. A 50th bird died when a cage slipped from his grip during the escape down stairs.
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Dorchester
Mass
U.P
H. J. McGrath
McGrath
Auto Fees Reach New High in 1937 Regulation Costs
Washington June 24 The American Petroleum Institute reports motorists spent a record 415,829,000 dollars on registration and similar fees in 1937 New York led states with 52,901,000 dollars in fees paid by drivers.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
American Petroleum Institute
New York
John Adams Revolution Era Advocate and Leader
Brilliant young attorney John Adams faced a pivotal choice before the American Revolution. He declined a royalist post in Boston in 1768 to pursue colonial independence, aided against the Stamp Act, and helped lead the Continental Congress toward independence, becoming second President of the United States.
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John Adams
Boston
Court of Admiralty
Young Adams
Massachusetts
Adams
Continental Congress
United States
U. S
NEA Service, Inc
Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hog market shows 6 500 heldovers 869 with lights 7 90 to 8 90 mediums 8 70 to 9 20 heavies 8 25 to 8 45 packing sows 7 00 to 8 00. Cattle 1500 calves 600 market steady steers 8 00 to 8 75 best heifers 9 00 to 9 50 dealers firm to up 50 cents top 9 00. Sheep 500 spring lambs steady good and choice 8 00 to 8 50 slaughter lambs steady 2 00 to 3 00.
Roswell Colcord Celebrates 99th Birthday in Carson City
Roswell K. Colcord, regarded as the oldest ex-governor and oldest Mason in the United States, marked his 99th birthday in Carson City Nevada. The former governor’s longevity highlights his long service and enduring affiliations.
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Carson City
Nev
U.P
Roswell K. Colcord
United States
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