Frost Adds To Early Damage From Drought
Frosts over two consecutive mornings deepen losses to crops in drought hit regions, with reported destruction of tomatoes cucumbers peppers squash and other plants around East Wayne and Spartansburg while Pittsburgh drought lingers and temperatures fall toward freezing in Titusville and surrounding areas.
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Garens
Wayne Street
Spartansburg
Pittsburgh
Glowie
W. S. Brotzman
Hikins
W. Va
Titusville
Herald
Enterprise
Grand Valley
Annual Columbus picnic and memorial services across regions
Paragraph notes a memorial service for Elmer Loney fatally struck by a car near Spartansburg, with burial in Union City. It lists a coast to coast NBC rebroadcast in which a diver and women fliers will participate, and jurors chosen for Crawford county court. It also corrects a report about Mrs. Ward’s involvement in a Maple Avenue establishment raided by federal agents. Further items mention a Pennsylvania Gas Company picnic, a theft confession by Stewart Henry, Babe Ruth interview, a new Buffalo plant plan, a forest fire line near Ridgway, and scholarships awarded to Jol F. Young and Leroy B. Campmian Jr.
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George Ward
The
Journal
Maple Avenue
Weidner Family 29th Reunion Held at Glenwood Park
The 29th annual Weidner family reunion took place at Glenwood Park in Erie on Saturday August 9 with hosts Mr and Mrs Albert Buell. Relative attendance reached sixty seven from Titusville Corry Spartansburg and Erie under ideal weather. Officers elected for the year included President Fred Snapp Vice President Alfred Buell Secretary Bertha Marsh Treasurer Auste Wish and Program Treva Foster and Olive Weidner. A 1931 reunion was voted to be held at Canadohia Lake with John and Elmer Weidner to oversee arrangements.
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Treva Foster
Olive Weidner
Canadohia Lake
Messrs
John and
Elmer Weidner
Same
Oldest Western Penna resident dies at 104 in Altoona
United Press report from Altoona says George Abelson aged 104, possibly western Pennsylvania's oldest resident, died at his home. Born in Kalin Russia on October 7, 1825, he emigrated to Altoona in 1913 and is survived by eight children, 44 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
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United Press
Altoona
George Abelson
Pennsylvania
Abelson
Kalen
Russia
Screen star Line Basquette nearly dies by poison
Hollywood August 13 Screen star Line Basquette widow of Sam Warner tried to kill herself with poison after desiring custody of her four year old daughter Lita Warner She was rushed to a police hospital given antidotes and later sent home under a physician's care Officers said she despondent after failed efforts to reform custody The child was placed with relatives of Sam Warner following Basquette's decision to remarry Marley her present husband was notified and visited the hospital Duane Bracken attended the town reunion at Mather Park Columbus today.
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George H. Beale
United Press
Hollywood
Line Basquette
Ziegfeld
Lita Warner
Sam Warner
Warner Brothers Productions
Miss Basquette
Lita
New York
Peverell M. “Maley
Helly
Marley
Trial of steamer captain concluded in Norfolk
The trial of Capt. Archibald H. Brooks of the Fairfax, charged after a July collision with the tanker Pinthis that killed 50, concluded. Inspectors said a decision would come soon, with testimony noting Fairfax speed, Pinthis fog horn, an SOS on a commercial channel, and a Fairfax motorboat search for passengers as fire was fought.
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United Press
Norfolk
Archibald H. Brooks
Fairfax
Pinthis
Washington
K. S. Takenton
T. J. Hanlon
Massachusetts Bay
Youthful Check Forger Sentenced
Pittsburgh August 13 Richard H Jones 16 of Houston youngest check forger brought before the federal court here sentenced to two years in the national training school at Washington DC by Judge Robert M Gibson yesterday
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Richard H. Jones
Houston
National Training School
Washington, D. C
Robert M. Gibson
Falconer High School Prepares For September Opening
Falconer Aug 13. With furniture and supplies moved to the new high school building the school is being set for the September opening. A few applications for advanced home economics work have been received and other students who began home economics elsewhere may enroll. Principal Edgar Wilbur says the faculty will assist students in arranging vocational courses to suit their interests.
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Falconer
Falconer High School
Edgar Wilbur
Bitter resentment shapes a life’s true bossing
The quote notes that a person who stays bitter preserves a bitterness born in others and thus governs his life instead of living it. It reflects a moral lesson from Woman's Home Companion on personal freedom and emotional control.
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National Broadcasting Company
Pacific Ocean
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Neva Boyd
R. W. Webb
James Platt
Traverse Jury
Allaré Spartansburg
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Walda‘meer Park
Erie
Warren ‘Times-Mirror
Stewart Henry
M. B. Baccus
Henry
Justice of the Peave Mead
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Warren
Babe Ruth
Grantland Rice
National Broadcasting Chain
Buffalo
M. D
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Wolf Lick
Trout Run
College Entrance Examination Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank ‘Thom‘ Gon
Jol F. Young
Oak Park
Leroy B. Campmian, Jr
Glenside
E. E. Guignon
Glenwood
Western Penna
Screen Star
Duane Bracken
Mather Park
Citizens National
Good
Brownell Shoe CO
North Center St
Corry’s Factory Shoe Store
Goodyear West Oxfords
Corry's Factory Shoe Store
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Tis
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Chica
Hicago
Sammy Wol
England
Miskey Parl Wolff
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