Bids Sought for Pymatuning Dam Construction
State officials plan to solicit bids for the Pymatuning Reservoir dam and spillway in Crawford County. An appropriation of 1.5 million dollars funds planning and tests. 14 tracts totaling about 750 acres must be condemned, with some already being acquired. An on site office is being prepared from a remodeled farm building to house staff during construction.
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News Bureau
State Capital
Tarrisburg
Water and Power Resources Board
Pymatuning
Crawford County
Linesville
Three Children Die In Greensburg Barn Fire
Three children Clay Rubble seven Eva Rubble five and George Rubble four died in a Greensburg Pennsylvania barn fire after they played with matches in a hay mow. Their parents tried to rescue them but the bodies were not recovered. A horse and an automobile inside the barn were destroyed.
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International News Service
Greensburg
Clay Rubble
Eva Rubble
George Rubble
Alexander Rubble
New Alexandria
Heiress Elizabeth Kent Engaged to William Van Alen
Announcement notes the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Brinton Kent of Philadelphia to William Laurens Van Alen of New York. Kent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Atwater Kent, studied in Paris and debuted in Philadelphia last November after a presentation at the court of St James.
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Elizabeth Brinton Kent
Atwater Kent
Philadelphia
William Laurens van Alen
James L. van Alen
New York
Iss Kent
Paris
Court of St. James
Red Cross stamp delay and city notes mix in PA paper
Assistant Postmaster announces an unpreventable delay in the new Red Cross commemorative two cent stamp printing in Washington. New Castle visitors to the Presbyterian Church General Assembly return with cedar from Lebanon Syria via the Board of Foreign Missions. A cab driver studies to become an accountant between fares. Troop F members to be vaccinated. typhoid paratyphoid and smallpox vaccines received at the armory. East Washington street bridge railings now adorned with flower baskets. Firemen at central station report two boys climbing Mill street bridge girders. A cat mothers rabbits at J J Shields farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Red Cross
Washington
New Castle
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of America
Pittsburgh
Cedars of
Lebanon
Syria
Board of Foreign Missions
Central Station
Mill Street Bridge
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S Weather Bureau statistics show a maximum temperature of 7 and a minimum of 46 for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning. No precipitation reported and river stage at 5 3 feet and falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cameronian Wins Derby as American hopes fade
Cameronian the favorite romped to victory in the 151st English Derby at Epsom Downs. Orpen finished second with Sandwich third. The win paid Joseph Kennedy of Boston a share of the spread, while George Hill of Norway and Thomas O'Connor of New York each won $100,000 from Orpen tickets.
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Epsom Downs
Eng
J. A. Dewar
Cameronian
Orpen
Sandwich
Joseph Kennedy
Camden Street
Boston
Massachusetts
George Hill
Norway
Maine
Thomas O'Connor
New York City
William Coyle
Cincinnati
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German Do-X Fails Atlantic Takeoff From Cape Verde
On June 3 the German seaplane Do X failed to start its proposed crossing to Brazil from Porto Praia Cape Verde. Four crew members stayed behind to reduce weight, but the aircraft still refused to lift off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Porto Praia
Cape Verde Islands
Do-X Today
Brazil
King George Celebrates Sixty-Sixth Birthday Quietly
London observes King George IIs sixty sixth birthday with no public celebrations. Twenty one gun salute rings out at Hyde Park and the Tower of London as the monarch marks the day.
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King of
England
International News Service
London
George
Hyde Park
Tower of London
Presbyterians To End Session In Pittsburgh
The 143rd general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A closes in Syria Mosque Pittsburgh with a rebuke to the Federal Council over birth control but aimed at reconciliation. Members also consider reconciling finances and endorse a national daily paper to uphold religious ideals and the 18th amendment. John J. Eagan is praised for placing his stock in trust to support his employer and Jesus principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
143Rd General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Syria
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council
General Council
Assembly
Hoover
New York
John J. Eagan
Atlanta
General Assembly
Eagan
Cotton week and elections clash in Hollywood satire
Special to The News reports jokes about local council elections and sewer projects in Hollywood during cotton week. A satirical note jokes the South should have a week to steal cotton seed, criticizing cotton wealth and finance, referencing Mellon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cal
South
Mellon
Reverend S J Crowe Passes Away After Long Religious Service
The Rev Samuel John Crowe D D retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian church for nearly fifty years and an early Geneva College president died Tuesday June 2 1931 at 11 25 pm at his home 116 East Garfield Ave following illness of advanced age. He was a nationally known figure in the National Reform movement and a respected Bible student loved by a wide circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel John Crowe
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Geneva College
East
Garfield Avenue
Crowe
Rotarians Sail To Europe Today For Convention
New York reports 1500 Rotarians sail on six liners to Europe for the Vienna convention June 20 to 26. Advance estimates expect 50000 Rotarians worldwide to attend. Almon E. Roth of Palo Alto heads the American delegation aboard the George Washington. Chicago sends 75 aboard the Carinthia, while 164 Gold Star mothers join a pilgrimage to American cemeteries in France.
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International News Service
New York
Europe
America
Vienna
Almon E. Roth
Palo Alto
Cal
American Rotary
Chicago
Carinthia
Republic
France
Ten Believed Drowned After French Bridge Collapses
In Bordeaux a suspension bridge at St Denis de piles failed during an official test when five sand laden trucks crossed. Ten people are believed drowned including the chief engineer of the Gironde department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Bordeaux
France
St. Denis de Piles
Gironde Department
Tex Guinan Returns Home After France Visit Denied
Tex Guinan and her chorus girls left Le Havre aboard the S S Paris after authorities refused to admit them due to unapproved working contracts. The New York nightclub figure said she would return to the United States immediately and may revisit France later when her documents are in order.
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Tex Guinan
New York
International
LE Havre
France
Texas Guinan
Stern
Texas
S. S. Paris
England
United States
Los Angeles
Jean Riley
Charles Crawford
Herbert Spencer
Miss Riley
Polce
Bennett Denies Tariff Reprisals
Bennett denies retaliatory tariff moves as government minion reports emphasize no official policy shifts. The denial comes amid trade tensions and calls for restraint from industry groups.
Bennett calls Canada First tariff not a retaliation
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Richard Bennett denies the tariff rise is a reprisal for the American rate. He says the policy serves Canadian interests, not hostility to any nation. Canadian imports from the United States in the past two years reached 1.4 billion dollars, about 64 percent of total imports. Twenty
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International News Service
Ottawa
Ont
Richard B. Bennett
Canada
United States
Dominion
Policeman Shot By Two Bandits In Pittsburgh
Patrolman C. W. Hopkins a 33 year old black officer was wounded in a gun battle with two bandits in a car behind a drug store. The suspects escaped after shooting Hopkins who was taken to Mercy hospital with two bullet wounds in the right thigh. Police traced the stolen car by license numbers and planned to question an east end resident who reported the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
C. W. Hopkins
Mercy Hospital
East End
Swarming Bees Stun Moravia Crowd and West Pittsburg
Two bee swarms caused chaos in Moravia and West Pittsburg. Ronald Broadbeck used a rope and neighbors to pull a limb with a hive 30 feet high, while spectators were buzzed by bees. James Bell narrowly escaped a swarm in Pennsylvania R R yards, nailing and selling the swarmed bees to a local keeper.
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Ronald Broadbeck
Moravia
Broadbeck
West Pittsburg
James A. Bell
Elizabeth Street
Pennsylvania
No Disturbance As Minee March At Montour No 10 Mine
At Montour No 10 mine near Pittsburgh a dawn march of 500 people including men women and children urged miners to strike. Police watched but no clash occurred as operators refused to release employee details and several hundred miners were reportedly dissuaded.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Montour No. 10
Pittsburgh Coal Company Library
Coal and Iron
Rev Driggers to Speak at 93rd Sabbath School Convention
Rev A E Driggers of First Presbyterian Kittanning will present two addresses at the 93rd Lawrence County Sabbath School Convention at the Cathedral on June 11. Topics are Sparks from the Adult Anvil and Americas Great Reform with rallies for county Women and Men adult classes and attendance awards. A Welsh tenor from Pittsburgh will sing in the festival, with trombone solo by Anthony Caiazza.
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America
A. E. Driggers
First Presbyterian Church of
Kittanning
Lawrence County
John W. Owens
Pittsburgh
Anthony Caiazza
Third United Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Quartette
First Presbyterian Church
Ellwood City
Deaths of Florence Ripple Sarah Eppinger and Samuel Crowe
Three local deaths listed with ages and residence details. Florence Minerva Ripple 75 of 1410 Highland Ave. Sarah Jane Eppinger 84 of Vo lant RD 1. John R. Lewis 62 of Follansbee West Virginia. Dr Samuel John Crowe 87 of 116 East Garfield Ave.
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Florence Minerva Ripple
Highland Avenue
John R. Lewis
Follansbee, W
Sarah Jane Eppinger
Volant
R. D
Samuel John Crowe
Garfield Avenue
Class Day at New Castle High School Opens Senior Week
Senior Class Day program opened at New Castle High School with Regis McAuley in charge. Kiwanis gold prizes of ten dollars went to Dorothy Meek, Mary B Johns, and Evelyn Brandt for best essays on leisure. Roselyn Freeman and Clarissa Duff drew praise for knocker and prophecy.
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New Castle High School
Regis McAuley
Kiwanis Club
Dorothy Meek
Mary B. Johns
Evelyn Brandt
Clarissa Duff
Rosylyn Freeman
Raymond Bennett
Mystery Phone Message Delays Dr Bell Funeral
Funeral services for Dr. Raley Husted Bell a noted New York alienist were halted after mysterious calls from Long Island claimed he was murdered not an accident. A feminine caller said she spoke for Frederick Bell of Elmhurst Long Island and asserted the death was murder.
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Dr. Bell
Doylestown
Raley Husted Bell
New York
Here
Long Island
Bel
Burgess Eales Resigns From Bessemer Borough Office
Alfred Eales resigns after six years as burgess of Bessemer following move to Alliance Ohio. He will travel to England with his wife and family before settling, leaving duties to Roy C. Wallis until a successor is named. Eales was a Bessemer Cement Company employee and active booster for the town.
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Bessemer
Alfred Eales
Eales
Alliance, O
Alliance
England
Bessemer Cement Company
Neighbors complain of McFee’s loud singing at all hours
Arthur Mometer praises McFee as a good neighbor but notes his winter spring daylight night singing is loud. The piece claims his singing scares the neighborhood goat and disrupts sleep despite McFee’s other good qualities and debt-free behavior.
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McFee
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Louis Miller International News Service
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S.J. Crowe
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