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AI STREET FAIRFold City July 20—Alleged to have found on personal 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 Crawford. pastor of the Ford City P-esby-terian church and Rev, A, B, Bowser, j pastor of the Ford City Baptist church called upon Burgess Amos Fair. Ccn stable Roy Wolfe, District Attorney C. O Morris and Judge J. W, King this nornlng to 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 tlmm at neon to predict that “conditions will bo better during the remainder of the week. Ore of the clergymen in uesilon stated that they did not believe that the carnival would be closed as theresult of the objections hut that they did anticipate that objectonable, illegal features would be eliminatedWe felt as ministers that we couldnot be perfectly quiet despite the fact that the carnival is being conducted under the auspices of tire hall team, which w'q, are heartily in favor of A personal investigation made at tne car utial last evening showed there wasquite a lot of gambling Joints in operation and we entered our protestsas citizens against the failure to en torce the statutes.”
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jul 20, 1920
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