Grove City Native Named Princeton President Dodds
Harold Wills Dodds, a Grove City native and Grove City College alumnus of the class of 1909, was elected the new president of Princeton University. Born and raised in Grove City, he is remembered in Mercer and Lawrence counties for his family’s ties to the college where his father, Dr. Samuel Dodds, taught Bible. The report notes his early education and ties to Grove City and Grove City College.
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Harold Wills Dodds
Princeton University
Grove City College
New Castle
Grove City
Mercer
Lawrence
President Dodds
Samuel Dodds
Forest Recruits To Leave On Tuesday
New Castle's second regiment of foresters enrolled to stand ready for call will depart for two weeks of army camp life on the evening of Tuesday, June 6, instead of June 7, per a telegram from headquarters to Dr. G. Bennett head of the county relief board. U.S. Army doctors will arrive early Tuesday to examine local recruits and others from three surrounding counties. Headquarters will be at the national guard armory on Neshannock avenue, with the selected group meeting Dr. Bennett at 4 p.m. Monday, June 5 in the Y M C A gymnasium for service details.
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New Castle
G. §. Bennett
Trout Run
Lycoming County
U. S. Army
National Guard
Neshannock Avenue
Bennett
Forest Army” Service
New Castle School Board Elects Teachers For 1933 34 Term
The New Castle School Board in a late night special session elected teachers for the 1933 34 term after cancelling contracts, awaiting General Assembly action and Department of Public Instruction cuts. The board also debated paying taxes and considered excluding teachers named on the 1932 Exelonng List from employment.
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New Castle
General Assembly
Assembly
Department of Public Instruction
Commencement Week At New Castle High And Westminster College
Final season commencements underway with baccalaureate services at New Castle senior high and Westminster College. Westminster graduates Monday afternoon, New Castle high Tuesday evening. May Day ceremony planned at Westminster. forecasts favorable for hundreds of visitors. Roses bloom in local gardens as Grove City marks 50th anniversary of incorporation and Princeton University’s new president hails from the town. Deer sighting reported near Covert Station as a young doe crosses tracks before a passing train.
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New Castle Senior High
Westminster College
Westminster
New Castile High School
Grove City
Princeton University
Covert Station
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show maximum 83 and minimum 53 temperatures with no precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 9 am. River stage is 5.6 feet. Comparable figures from the previous year list a maximum 88, minimum 58, and .03 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
Mattern Starts On World Flight From New York
Jimmy Mattern began a solo around the world voyage from Floyd Bennett Field at 5 21 am in the Lockheed Century of Progress to beat the Post Gatty record of 8 days 15 hours. He carries 705 gallons of fuel for a route via the Atlantic intended first stop Paris then Berlin and onward to Moscow.
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Italo Balbo
Rome
Chicago
Holland
Iceland
Labrador
Canada
New York
Shediac
Harbor Grace
Azores
Londonderry
Ireland
Berlin
Chicago Exposition
International News Service
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Jimmy Mattern
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Lockheed
Bennett Griffin
Mattern
Post and Gatty
Atlantic
Paris
Moscow
Dr Galbraith Preaches Baccalaureate at Cathedral
Dr J A Galbraith of Epworth M E Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Cathedral auditorium on Lincoln Avenue. The service for 283 seniors begins at 8 o clock daylight saving time with Rev D C Schnebly assisting. The theme Youth Approved of God, with the high school orchestra led by Prof J F Replogle and hymns, followed by reserved seating for graduates.
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Cathedral Auditorium
Lincoln Avenue
J. A. Galbraith
Epworth M. E
D. C. Schnebly
Mahoning Presbyterian Church
Dr. Galbraith
J. F. Replogle
F. L. Orth
Morgan Probe Details J P Morgan Interest
J Pierpont Morgan held a stake just under 25 percent in J P Morgan Co profits as head of the firm. He initially put up half of the launch capital of about 50 million dollars from 1916. Other partners hold smaller shares with none above twenty percent and profits have enriched the Morgans.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
House of Morgan
J. P
Man Injured When Motorcycle Skids Near Butler Road
John Kenneth Pearsall of R F D No 1 was injured last evening when his motorcycle skidded on a dirt road near Butler road at about 9 o clock. He was taken to Jameson Memorial hospital by his brother and found to have a fracture of the right arm near the elbow and multiple cuts to both arms and the left leg.
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John Kenneth Pearsall
Butler Road
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Hawks Sets New Non Stop Flight Mark In Country
Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks set a new non stop transcontinental flight record of 13 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds. He flew from Los Angeles to Floyd Bennett Field with a robot pilot, landing at 11 19 p m after departing yesterday from Los Angeles municipal airport.
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Hawks
International News Service
New York
Frank Hawks
Los Angeles Municipal
Floyd Bennet Field
Lawrence County prepares record high school graduation total
More than a thousand seniors will receive diplomas this year across Lawrence County high schools. The exact count is 1,066 with New Castle senior high leading at 492 diplomas, Ellwood City second with 260, plus 209 mid year graduates from New Castle and 105 from Ellwood City.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Ellwood City
New Castle High School
Ellwood City High School
Death record for Paul Long at 240 Stewart Place
Paul Long, age 55, died at his home located at 240 Stewart Place. The notice lists the deceased’s name and address and provides standard obituary information. No further biographical details are included in the accessible text.
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Paul Long
Stewart Place
Prince Wilhelm Marries Commoner Dorothea von Salviati
In Bonn Germany Prince Wilhelm of Prussia renounced imperial prerogatives to wed Dorothea von Salviati, a commoner. A civil ceremony at the city hall was followed by a church marriage at Schlosskirche with no German princes in attendance due to the former Kaiser’s opposition. The couple’s honeymoon destination was not disclosed.
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Bonn
Germany
Wilhelm
Prussia
Fraulein Dorothea von Salviati
Schlosskirche
Prince Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm
Gunman Is Sent To Penitentiary In Melynk Case
Harry Kazamczak charged with felonious assault and battery in the shooting of Joseph Melynk of the Peoples Savings and Trust Company. He receives a sentence from 3½ to 7 years in the Western Penitentiary, with the term dated from last August. He lived in Bessem er and believed Melynk mishandled property in the old country. He armed himself, followed Melynk from the bank on South Jefferson street at noon and fired. Mrs. Carrie Martin goes to the workhouse. bail set at 1500 in Carmello eentreel County. other sentences noted.
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Harry Kazamczak
Joseph Melynk
Peoples Savings and Trust Company
Western Penitentiary
R. L. Hildebrand
James A. Chambers
Kazamczak
Bessemer
Melynk
Old Country
Oil City Girl Killed In Auto Crash Five Hurt
Investigation into a Coal Hill road crash, near Oil City, killed 17 year old Inez Monte a high school junior, and injured five companions. Driver William Porter 22 and James Caffrey 19 in serious condition at Oil City Hospital. Also injured Irma Scott 17 Cordelia Carey 21 and George Carey 20. All from Oil City. Car left road weaved, hit a culvert, fire followed. Miss Moate died at the scene.
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International News Service
Oil City
Coal Hill
Inez Monte
Oil City Hospital
William Porter
James Caffrey
Irma Scott
Cordelia Carey
George Carey
Miss Moate
Midgets get relief in Morgan plan, Beverly Hills letter
A letter from Beverly Hills applauds Mr. Morgan for “midget relief” after prior “bank” and “big business” relief. The writer compares the midgets to the Federal Reserve and United States Chamber of Commerce and suggests widening the preferred list to appease those overlooked.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mr. Morgan
Federal Reserve
United States
Grove City post office dedicated by Farley at jubilee
Grove City marked its Golden Jubilee with the dedication of the new post office by Postmaster General James Farley at 11 am. The ceremony capped a week of events and was followed by a 2 pm industrial parade. Thousands of former residents and visitors from north western Pennsylvania attended. Farley announced 2 cent postage to return.
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Grove City
New Grove City
James Farley
Pennsylvania
General Price to Attend 28th Division Reunion at Castle Beach
General William G. Price who led the 28th Division in World War I will attend the 28th Division AEF reunion at Castle Beach June 17 and 18. Invitations go to Gen Charles Muir Gen Edward Shannon Gen Edward Martin Col David J. Davis and Major John H Shenkel among others. The former officers are invited to speak Sunday morning. committee chair Frank T. Sargent leads Kahle Ashton Post Society of the 28th Division arrangements.
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William G. Price
National Guard
Castle Beach
Price
Charles Muir
Edward J. Shannon
Edward Martin
David J. Davis
28Th
Kahle-Ashton Post
Society of the 28Th Division
Frank T. Sargent
Co. F
103Rd Motor Supply
Latrobe Man and Woman Companion Die in Crash
In Ligonier Pennsylvania on the Lincoln highway a 35 year old Latrobe man George Knox and an unidentified 21 year old woman companion were killed when the car swerved on a sharp curve and plunged down the mountainside six miles east of Latrobe. Police have not determined the crash cause and the woman’s identity remains undisclosed.
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International News Service
Ligonier
George Knox
Latrobe
Here
Lincoln Highway
Knox
Five Held For Kidnaping In Kansas City
Five persons including two women were brought from Amarillo Texas to Kansas City for a speedy trial in the kidnapping of Miss Mary McElroy daughter of City Manager H F McElroy. Walter H McGee reportedly confessed to the act as authorities prepared to seek the death penalty for the abductors who released the girl after a $30000 ransom.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Walter H. McGee
Amarillo
Tex
Mary McElroy
Thomas Higgins
T. A. J. Mastin
H. F. McElroy
Seven Die In Long Beach Oil Field Fire
In Long Beach California on June 3 seven people were confirmed dead with four missing after a massive blast and fire at the Rich Signal Hill oil field. The Richfield Oil Company absorption plant was destroyed, a damage estimate of 2.5 million dollars was given, and the blaze raged four hours, destroying 20 derricks and damaging many homes in North Long Beach. The explosion was heard up to Los Angeles and sparked widespread alarm.
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International News Service
Long Beach
Cal
Signal Hill
Richfield Oil Company
Los Angeles
The Golfer’s Labor Under The Summer Sun
Arthur Mometer writes of a golfer toiling in heat and sun to chase perfection. The piece paints his grind, aches, and stubborn drive as he pursues improvement week by week. It notes the heat at eighty seven degrees as the setting backdrop.
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North Atlantic Ocean
Souvta
Azores Islands
Atlantic Ocean
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
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Bennett Field
Epworth
Morgan
Morgan Company
Railroad Holdings
Kaiser
Dorothea von Salviati, Belle
Quentin Reynolds
Carrie Martin
Carmello
Paulise Case
Farley
James A. Far
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McElroy Kid
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Arthur Mometer
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