Pennsylvanian honors many famous figures at graduation
June 27 marked the 190th commencement at the University of Pennsylvania with honorary degrees for notable figures including Dr. Alexander Von Lichtenbers of Berlin and Dr. Cyrus Alder of Droasie College. Edward Ellis Allen and James Francis Cooke received doctor of science and letters, while several athletic alumni were recognized for their leadership and service.
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Mebod
Unter
Pennyslvania
Apelyo
Alexander von Lichtenbers
University of Berlin
Germany
der Marshal Gest
A. Herof Girard
Edward Ellis Allen
Watertown
Mass
James Francis Cooke
Fleury Gordon Thunder
Cyrus Alder
Droasie College Horn
Mort Wilner
Washington, D. C
Penn
Avilne
Robert Barnes
San Luis Obispo
California
Council On Athletics
Bowman
Duncan &, Brigas
Oneonta
N.Y
Cane Man
Lemuel A. Geyser
Norristown
Spade
Will Broadcast Bicentennial Literature Nationwide
Representative Sol Bloom asks J How ard Swick to provide names of leading city and town officials in his district to aid circulation of literature, pictures and buttons promoting the George Washington bicentennial celebration in 1932. Bloom plans nationwide distribution of school pictures and campaign style buttons with broad advertising.
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Clorarnational News Service
Washington, D. C
Sol Bloom
New York
George Washington
Congressman Bloom
Congress
Bloom
Mercer Nurses Home Opens July 1 1930
Mercer Cottage Hospital in Mercer Pennsylvania has completed a new nurses home with 21 rooms a lecture and demonstration area a climatic laboratory and a gymnasium. Miss Carey Hegtydt supersedes the nursing staff and the three year Pennsylvania state board curriculum will be followed during the formal opening on Tuesday July 1 1930 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm inviting public attendance.
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Mercer Cottage Hospital
Mercer
Carey Hegtydt
Minneapolis
State Board of Examiners
Pennsylvania
Paris Recalls War Time Zeps At Graf Visit
Paris newspapers reflected mixed feelings as the Graf Zeppelin circled over the city at noon. The crowd admired its grace and shine against landmarks, yet considered the looming threat of zeppelins and the call of the Young Plan. Candide noted Germany’s naval and air display while urging support for the loan and economic recovery.
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Paris
Graf
Tfintternational
Locarno
Arc de Triomphe
Place de l‘Opera
Place Vendome
Candide
Germany
London
Mediterranean
Breslau
Mayence
Westfield Church Keeps Sunday Service On Hold
Pastor Rev. Ross M. Haverfield is in Washington, D C after attending the Synod of Pennsylvania at Wilson College in Chambersburg. With his absence there will be no services at Westfield Presbyterian Church this Sunday, and services will resume on Sunday, July 6.
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Ross M. Haverfield
Westfield Presbyterian Church
Washington, D. C
Synod of Pennsylvania
Wil Gon College
Chambersburg
Westfield Church
Letter Tells Of Sister's Illness
H G Sowash of Spruce street received a Denver letter about the sudden illness of his sister Mrs Stellens. He and Mrs Stellens’ sister Mrs Parks of Toronto Ohio plus Mr and Mrs Sowash plan to drive to Denver next week to be with her. the illness details are not disclosed.
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H. G. Sowash
Spruce Street
Denver
Colorado
Married Men Are Given Road Jobs in Waynesburg
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania June 27 several hundred Waynesburg high school and college students were refused work on a local road improvement project. Married men with families were favored, creating a new phase in the unemployment situation. A proposed automobile highway connection between Graz and Klagenfurt in Austria is noted in the surrounding context.
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Waynesburg
Ten Herbs Praised By Man For Health Benefits
Grateful user testifies Ten Herbs, a medicine with ten natural ingredients, improved his stomach liver kidney and bowel conditions and relieved rheumatism and nerves. He reports belching gas stopped and bowels regular, endorsing the product after trying other remedies. Sold at Eckerd's in New Castle and at drugstores across the region.
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Allison W. Scott
West Gumberland
Portland
Lock Peoples
Eckerd's of
New Castle
Washington St
Noted Spanish Nun Blasa Saiz Dies at 75 in Barcelona
International News Service reports Sister Blasa Saiz died in Barcelona at 75. For 47 years she ran the torno at Casa de Caridad, the city orphan asylum run by the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. The revolving wall turns away from view as children are left for intake, shielding the sister from seeing their identity while near 40,000 children were cared for over her 57 years in charge.
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Barcelona
Blasa Saiz
Casa de Caridad
Sisters of St. Vincent of Paul
Torno
Blasa
International House at UC Berkeley to host institute
The new 1.8 million International House at the University of California will be headquarters for the Institute of International Relations to be held on campus August 15. Professor Herbert Ingram Priestley announces the sixth meeting with the opening August 18. The structure was financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The theme is The Economic Bases of International Understanding in the Pacific Area.
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Iinternational
Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Institute of International Relations
Herbert Ingram Priestley
Institute
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pacific Area
Man Killed by Lightning Stroke
YOUNGSTOWN June 27 Gil bert Aller 40 of Locust Grove 16 miles south of this city was killed yesterday afternoon during a thunderstorm when struck by lightning He was running toward the farmhouse when felled.
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Youngstown
Gilbert Aller
Locust Grove
The Way of the World and Distant Fragments
Grove Patterson argues that reasoning should guide disputes, not emotion, and notes how machine advances change farming and leisure. The piece cites a corn husking machine and comments on modern life, then shifts to beauty standards and a study of show girls, ending with a death notice for Dr Levi Gibson and a note on upcoming boat races.
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