Brick Industry Revives as War Orders Boost Local Firms
Brick manufacturers in Clearfield district anticipate a spring revival aided by wartime orders. Firms operated at about 75 percent capacity during the dull period and will expand as summer demand for hunting brick and building materials grows. Local output, plant stocks, and new construction projects are expected to rise, with brick gaining preference over timber in homes and commercial buildings.
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Clearfield
O Ser
Clearfield County
Sn Clenfield
Merrfielt
Pratne
Beirek
Clearfields
Texas An MFN Leavy For National Contention
Mayor Rake is at the center of a dispute over most favored nation policy affecting national contention in Texas. Local officials say the issue pits state interests against broader economic and political pressures.
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Texas
Cake Walk by Auto Chemical committee on June 29
The Auto Chemical committee of the Fil Hose Company will hold an old fashioned Cake Walk on Tuesday June 29 between Eighth and Ninth streets. Music by the High School band. Seventy five cakes to be won by the best cake walkers. Tickets ten cents each or three for a quarter. Ice cream will be served at tables.
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Auto Chemical Committee
Fil Hose Company
Russians Claim Victory on River Zenta in Poland
Report from Petrograd says Slav armies repelled German attacks along a wide front near the Baltic, crossing the Yenta river near Popelliany and driving Germans from the far bank. Pursuit continued with prisoners taken as lines shifted across the Shaveli region amid heavy fire.
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United Press
London
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Yenta
Popelliany
Esvats
Ence
Wear Word Prize Contest May Occur in Repeating Pattern
Fragmentary item notes a contest related to wearable words with mentions of counting by two citizens and a repeating pattern. Entities are unclear due to OCR issues, but references to contest and two residents suggest a local community event or promotion.
Waite Making Repairs to Tsatalling Snoompress ion
Waite undertakes repairs on Tsatalng Snoompress ion scheduled for March 3, signaling readiness for a forthcoming initiative. Details are limited but indicate maintenance work advancing.
Credit Bureau to be Established by City Merchants
Forty Clearfield merchants gathered in the courthouse arbitration room to form a local credit bureau allied with the Chamber of Commerce. They rejected a Maine firm's system, choosing a homegrown bureau headed by a local leader, with plans to operate under the merchants bureau.
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Clearfield
Court House
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H. J. Flegal
H. E. Bodine
Chamber
Pennsylvania
Maine
Bureau of Credits
Flegsl
Bureau of Merchants
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Driver Drops Pies and Cake After Alley Collision
Howard Bumbarger of the Schmid bakery truck caused a mishap Wednesday morning when a hasty delivery led to pies cakes and bread being distributed around a Dimeling telephone pole and nearby ditches. The auto sustained minor damage and will be back in service soon.
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Howard Bumbarger
Schmid
Dimeling
Aero Club of Penna to Enter National Contest
Philadelphia June 17 The Aero Club of Pennsylvania moves to cooperate with the Aero Club of America in a national aviation contest. Nearly every adviser in the state has joined the arrangement committee to participate. The event runs July 4 to October 12 with the aim to show feasibility of carrying aeroplanes to hundred share difficult routes and support national defense efforts.
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Philadelphia
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Aero Club of America
National Guard
Naval Tra
Columbus
Post Office Department
Bryan Flatter s Wilson in Second War Article
Former Secretary of State Bryan voices in his second installment of the Causeel a critique of why war arises. He argues nations most prepared contributed to current conflict while praising the White House for setting a guiding example and warns against leadership under a president tied to dangerous philosophies that led Europe into war.
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Washington
Bryan
White House
Europe
War party gains strong Greek Chamber majority
Athens reports the new Greek Chamber will have 186 war party supporters, 104 neutrals, and 26 scattered members. The chamber composition signals continued strong backing for the war effort.
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United Press
Athens
Greek Chamber
War Party
Reed Brothers River Front Property At Issue For New High School
Reed brothers own river front property at Front and Second streets valued by them at $18,000. The school board seeks condemnation to acquire the site for a proposed high school but the Reeds asked $15,500 and the two sides failed to agree on a price. The court will appoint appraisers to determine fair value and the board will acquire the property for that amount.
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Reed
Front
Second Streets
al. Reed
Frank Reed
Reeds
Massachusetts Day At Panama-Pacific Exposition
Massachussetts Day is celebrated at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco with elaborate ceremonies. Governor Walsh and staff, plus Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives members, attend the events. Luther Hubler opens a bicycle shop on Third Street offering repairs, parts, and fishing gear.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cov. Walsh
Massachusetts Senate
House of Representatives
Urban—Davis
Luther Hubler
Harder's Gun Works
Third Street
Hubler
Icycle
St John s Day Sermon At Allen A M E Church
Susquehanne Lodge No 94 Free Masons will hold their annual John s Day sermon on Sunday evening at Allen A M E Church at 7 40 o clock Rev a CG
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Susquehanne Lodge
Free Masons
Allen A. M.E
Showers Wednesday and Seasonal Temperature Outlook
A weather note indicates showers on Wednesday with temperatures near seasonal averages. forecasters urge residents to expect cooler conditions, with modest rain risk and highs around the typical mid 60s to low 70s in the region. Localions expect a brief, unsettled pattern before a return to warmer dry spells later in the week.
Sickness Insurance Urged by Industrial Leaders
Washington reports a push for a national or state sick pay system modeled on European methods. A Public Health Service study advocates government led health insurance funded by workers, employers, and state, linking with public health agencies to protect low paid workers and curb disease in workplaces nationwide. The report notes private plans falter for the poor, lacks incentives, and ignores public health integration. Last night William Bush and Bernice Davis wed at the Munson home, with Rev. B J Haramel officiating.
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United States
Federal Commission of Industrial Relations
B. S. Warren
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Germany
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Servia
Russia
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Winburne
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Italians Take Peak Near Montz In Bloody Charge
Rome reports Italian alpinists seized a mountain peak near Montz after a fierce assault. Padaina states several hundred dead and wounded in the action as Italian forces captured the position.
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United Press
Rome
Montz
Padaina
Scandanavians Protest Over Ship Destruction Discussed
Washington held talks with Swedish Danish and Norwegian ministers as the sinking of Scandinavian fishing boats and merchant ships by German submarines was raised. The neutrals may prepare a joint protest, arguing that many ships involved carried contraband, limiting previous actions.
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United Press
Washington
Une
Lansing
Europe
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Corrections on Dudley Daughman's Accident
The Progress retracts its earlier claim about back injury in Dudley Daughman’s accident at Grampian. Dr J Currier of Grampian says he diagnosed the back injury immediately after the incident, and the paper clarifies the correction.
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Dudley Daughman
Grampian
Clearfield
J. Currier
Danaghman
YMCA Housecleaning in Progress at Local Branch
The YMCA is repairing painting and papering the building under Secretary Lewis. Art McQuillen, a solicitor and collector for the YMCA, applies paint as workers upgrade the facility. The project aims to brighten and cheer the space for members and visitors.
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Lewis
McQuillen
Submarines Active Off British Isles Threaten Two Merchantships
German submarines attacked two British steamers, the Trafford and the Turnwell, off Mulfordshaven. The Trafford was sunk after the crew abandoned ship. The Turnwell, halted by the submarine commander, later self-propelled to port with damage and crew returned aboard for repairs.
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United Press
Trafford
Turnwell
Mulfordshaven
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs from Clearfield and surrounding locales including Conrad Urban and Bernice Davis from Munson and Winburne, Max Crain and Joanna Hall from Winburne and Allport, Carl Peterson and Agnes Gustafson from Grass Flat, and others such as Fred Way with Barbara Berry Morrisdale, James Harvey Jr. with Nellie Bumbarger Curwensville, John Vivian with Julia Gerthalei Sandy, Edgar Conn with Ermma Collins Sabula, Claude Luzier and Anna Dixon Clearfield Lawrence Township, H Schmidley Brady with Abbie Gennett Binom, J B Fletcher Lawrence Township with Bridget Monahan Clearfield, and Warner Cheltren with Oleta Bon Sal from Grampian.
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Conrad Urban
Munson
Bernice Davis
Winburne
Max Crain
Oanna Blanche Hall
Allport
Carl Peterson
Agnes Gustafson
Grass Flat
Fred Way
Barbara Berry
Morrisdale
James W. Harvey, Jr
Nellie A. Bumbarger
Curwensville
John Vivian
Julia Gerthalei
Sandy
Edgar W. Conn
Ermma Collins
Sabula
Claude S
Harrisburg appoints new state highway official
Harrisburg announces the appointment of George Wm Brustar of Philadelphia as head of the state highway department. He succeeds Thomas C. Boye of Pittsburgh. The change takes effect July 8.
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Harrisburg
George WM. Brustar
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Boye
Pittsburg
City installs electric alarm system with ward district map
The city plans inspection of a new fire alarm system to divide the borough into districts for rapid location of fires. If accepted, calls from districts thirty-two and others will trigger a sequence of blasts. districts are listed by ward and cross streets, including Penn Station and major avenues.
Additional charges by former Sunday aide shake religious circles
Philadelphia reports Bentley D. Ackley, former private secretary to Billy Sunday, issued more statements charging the evangelist with plagiarism and exposing alleged inside finances of the Billy Sunday revivals. Ackley, at Hood River, said only, Ive got the stuff, while telegrams from Sunday to Ben Welsh showed surprise at the turmoil and hinted jealousy from Homer Rodeheaver.
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Bentley D. Ackley
Game
Hood River
Oreznn
Ackley
Ben T. Welsh
Sunday Entertainment Committee
Homer A. Rodeheaver
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