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AT STREET FAIRFoul City July 20—Alleged to ha\e found on perscnal investigation quite a lot of gambling joints including paddle wheels and similar devices, in operation” at the street fair which opened here last night under the auspices of the local baseball team, Rev J. E. Dunning, pastor of the Ford Memorial M. E, church. Rev. Elder Craw ford, pastor of the Ford City P-esby-tcrian church and Rev, A, B. Bowser, pastor of the Ford City Baptist church railed upon Burgess Amos Fair, Ccn stable Roy Wolfe, District Attorney C. 0. Morris and Judge J, W. King this norning lo enter their protests as private citizens against the alleged flagrant violations of the law.The ministers are said to have been given assurances which led llmm at aeon to predict that conditions will bo better during the remainder of the week. Ore of ihe clergymen in uestion fated that they did not believe that the carnival would be closed as the [esult of the objections hut that theylid anticipate that ohjecionable, il-egaj features would be eliminated“We felt as ministers that we could tot be perfectly quiet despite the fad hat Ihe cat nival is being conducted tnder the auspices of the ball team, vhich wq, are heartily in favor of A personal investigation made at hie car thal last evening showed there was juite a lot of gambling joints in op-ration and we entered our protests is citizens against the failure to enorce the statutes.”
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jul 20, 1920
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