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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
5
Fragments detail a busy week in Clearfield with numerous local visits and trips. Names include Cozad Mezera Bucknell Robison Patton Powell Black Wallace Askey Munson Shively Warren and others. Attendees travel to Patton Philadelphia Glen Hope Harrisburg and Philadelphia for business and recreation.
Monday August 24 1914 reports show a flurry of visits and travel across Clearfield and surrounding towns. Residents from Sanborn Philipsburg Mahaffey Osceola Mills Curwensville Olean DuBois Funxsutawney Ridgway Emporium Altoona Patton Bigler Pittburg and York send and receive guests while others tour Atlantic City Selinsgrove and Maryland.
Wednesday August 26 1914 reports list Miss Cora Hoyt returning from a trip to Canada James Hudson from Pittsburg visiting town Mr and Mrs Earte Shaw driving to Tyrone Thomas Bowman from Faunce in Clearfield John H Moore prothonotary in Osceola J E B Hom from Philipsburg in town J M Gray of Dubois conducting business Lean Durst at Osceola Sunday school convention Brank Shoultz from LeContes MBts with Clearfield friends Tion A S Moulthrop from eel visiting county seat Mrs Clark Welch of Mt Joy visiting her son Ira Welch at Mahaffey Miss Helen Morris of Dubois attending a dance at Dimeling Daisy and Gertrude Hegarty of Madera town shoppers Irene DeBeck vacationing with relatives in Sprinfeld Miss Margaret Burgardner leaving for Surveyor Angeline Bouten returning to DuBois John Pifer from Cooper in Clearfield for court business Mrs Albert Straw and Mrs Sam Larnes and others in town activities
A roundup of residents and visitors across Curwensville Osceola and Clearfield. Fulton spent the day with aunt Mrs Flemming in Curwensville. Several from Lock Haven Huntington and DuBois registered or visited Clearfield yesterday. Osceola hosted a Sunday school convention with Mildred Hoover Grace McClelland and Katherine Weiser among those attending and returning home after weeks with relatives. Mrs Earl Thorn and Mrs George Johnson were noted visitors in town.
On Thursday August 27 1914 residents and visitors crowded Fruit Hill picnic grounds and Lakemont Park. Names include Miss Helen Fullington Mrs Barnett Mrs Martin Fullington George Gearhart William Wrigley Rev C B Poulson Clara Stern Alice Bill and many others visiting in Clearfield DuBois Philipsburg and Punxsutawney. Local motor trips to Bevit Fall Altoona and Lake Mont were noted along with hospital visits and tea gatherings.
Numerous residents and visitors are listed as guests or travelers to and from Clearfield, Fruit Hill, Reynoldsville, Dubois, Philipsburg, and nearby towns. Names include Miess Lyda Stage, Ray Spangle, Tomas Morgan, Claud Senser, Flora Williams, A. W. Leonardson, Ruth Dempsey, and many others. Visitors from Le Contes Mills, Windber, Bradford, Richwood, and North Easton are noted alongside local day trips to Snowshoe and Sandy Lake.
London reports an English refugee from Belgium describes Zeppelin airships dropping bombs. The craft hovers at altitude to avoid gunfire while a steel tethered cage lowers to release ordnance. The cage is divided into compartments and a crew member powers the bombs.
A speculative piece argues that Hawaii Midway Guam and Samoan outposts shape U S Pacific defense. It notes Hawaii's strategic value and a potential shift if Japan gains German islands, outlining cable links, harbors, and the risk of Japanese control across the Marshalls Carolines and Samoa.
No. 245 Ancient Order of Foresters announces a Wednesday gathering at Pything hall led by Deputy Organizer Frank R. Callihan. The event adds ten members to the original fifty with Hi E. Hokman bringing a team and amplified entertainment. Ed E. Hobman will speak on the occasion, promising a notable program. Public invitations limited by lodge capacity. those wishing to attend may notify the post office or lodge organizers.
Fragmentary report describes two men with Italian accents fleeing a stopped train into fields. Officers pursued across creeks and haystacks but yielded no trace of the fugitives. Also included are fragments of unrelated classroom and social anecdotes with juvenile mischief and gossip.
Public sale set for September 7 1914 in Clearfield Court House to bid on two village lots in Gatari Township Karthaus County Pennsylv ania. Property once owned by Lola Marrey Sylveston and others includes a frame dwelling and outbuildings. sheriff McCloskey notes sale is on terms cash with sale subject to court confirmation upon payment.
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