Erie Methodist Conference to Meet at Two Churches
The 1928 Erie Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene at Kingsley and Cascade M E churches in Erie. Opening on Tuesday September 11, the sessions run to Monday September 17 with appointments for the coming year to be announced by the presiding bishop. Rev Herbert Welch of Seoul Korea will preside and about 275 ministers are expected to register. Laymen’s association events run through the week with many local attendees.
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Erie
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kingsley
Cascade M. BH
Herbert Welch
Seoul
Korea
W. TB Bartlett
Tirst M
DeepMfelays
Royal Church
VFW Lawn Festival Tickets Sold Fast
Committee in charge of the sale reports strong response for the lawn festival on the Veterans Home lawn Thursday evening. Radio music arranged by Donald Stewart. Cream cake booths and concessions planned. Proceeds go to the VFW Building Fund.
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Donald Stewart
Veterans’ Home
VF. W. Building Fund
riot in Riga as harbor strike sparks arrests
United Press reports four hundred harbor workers and supporters were arrested in Riga during a protest strike of 5,000. Mounted police prevented an attack on the district court hearing Communist agitators, and rioters attempting to overturn streetcars near the president's castle were dispersed.
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United Press
Riga
Latvia
Improvements At Mercantile District Stores Progressing
An inspection tour of the city mercantile district reports ongoing improvements at several businesses. The Newhouse Shoe House frontage is being rebuilt with deep display windows under Frank Jones contract, aiming for a modern shoe shop look. The Shoe Market expands into Brownell Shoe Company space with redecorated interiors and new displays. R. E. Palmen furniture store is redecorated, and Charles Kromas restaurant and confectionery is being painted. Overall, redecorating and new features uplift the district’s appearance.
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Newhouse Shoehhouse
Frank Jones
Brownell Shoe Company
R. E. Palmen
Charles Kromas
Fire at Benjamin Franklin Hotel Kills Two in Saginaw
In Saginaw Michigan last night a blaze at the Benjamin Franklin hotel killed two men Earl Rock 88 and Paul Jonsh 22 injured two others including Captain Daniel Presley and a bell boy. Firemen George Stray died in the elevator cage. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Saginaw
Mich
Benjamin Franklin
Earl Rock
Paul Jonsh
Daniel Presley
George Stray
Spring Creek Grange News August Meeting Agenda
Spring Creek Grange announces regular meeting on August 25 with Lecturer program open for roll call on best methods of earning extra pin money. Topics include farm women's contribution to income, cooperative efforts to raise income, and tools for saving labor in small gardens. County Agent O C Thst to attend in September. plans to be arranged with many members expected.
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Grange Willoin
Grange
O. C. Thtt
No Depth Many a Man Thinks He's Tolerant
A pithy editorial laments that some men mistake superficial patience for true depth, arguing real tolerance requires sincere understanding rather than empty surface calm. It critiques shallow attitudes and calls for deeper engagement with contentious issues.
Amateurs Strut at Rex Tonight in Amateur Night
Rex Theatre completes arrangements for an amateur night with six to seven acts on West South Street. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars will be awarded based on audience applause after the 8:50 show following the film Fools for Luck starring Fields and Conlelin.
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Rex Theatre
West South Street
Fields
Conlelin
Tax books carry names of deceased residents in city records
Bond of Education met to urge a full revision of tax assessment books. Officials noted 1927 duplicate lists still contained names of residents who had died up to fifteen years earlier, hinting that names were copied year after year without verification. Exoneration reviews consumed hours as names of deceased or relocated residents were struck from the list. The meeting signaled plans to overhaul the books.
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Colleton
G. H. Gordon
Anance Committee
Prohibition raid ends with shootings and drownings in Kentucky river
In Pineville Kentucky Aug 22 a raid by five prohibition officers near Harland and Loyal ended when gunfire erupted. One man was shot and another possibly drowned in the river as three cars a load of firearms and about 100 gallons of liquor were seized. Clifford Brantley was hospitalized with a thigh wound. Andy Howard John Coady Clyde Brantley and the Brantleys’ relatives from Arthur Tennessee were jailed.
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Pineville
Bu R
Prohibition
Harland and
Loyal
Clifford Brantley
Andy
Howard
John Coady
Clyde Brantley
Arthur
Tenn
Bossy Gillis Faces Long Jail Term In Newburyport
In Newburyport Massachusetts August 22 1929 mayor Bossy Gillis received a total jail sentence of 830 days and fines of 1140 for operating a gasoline filling station without a permit. He faced three charges including selling without a permit storing fuel without a permit and altering a city street grade during construction. Judge Nae Lhaniel M Jones imposed maximum terms and Gillis vowed to appeal to Essex County Superior Court in September.
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United Press
Newburyport
Mass
Aig
Bossy Gillis
Boy
Nae Lhaniel M. Jones
Helousy
Jones
Bossy
Booze raid tips lead to homebrew seizures in Harrisburg
Aug 22 Harrisburg dispatch reports an arrest for assault on a father and drunkenness after checks were ordered until the offender disclosed liquor sources. Detectives raided three residences and seized fifteen gallons of alleged homebrew. Neighbors John Ardsline and Tony Croban are held on $1,000 bail each for a hearing. A judge will decide next Monday if the informant who led to the raids will be sentenced.
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Harrisburg
John Ardsline
Tony Croban
Prank Wickersham
False Happiness We Do Not Gun Happiness
Fragmentary text appears from a historical page, with garbled phrases about foreseeing happiness and a home. The readable words suggest a stray line or poem fragment rather than a clear news item or event.
Flier Injured From Fall At Pittsburgh Home
William Kennedy 25 a Rodgers Field air plane pilot fell from a second floor apartment window in Pittsburgh while ill and collapsed in the courtyard. He was found unconscious by a tenant and taken to a hospital. Police questioned friends whose apartment hosted a party.
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Pittsburgh
William Kennedy
Rodgers Field
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Lakeview Pavilion
Johnny Martin and His Orchestra
Findley Lake
Gillis
Stull
Essex County Superior Court
Salem
High Street
Newburyport Turnpike
Citizens” National Bank
Associated Gas & Electric Company
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Corry, Pennsylvania
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