Jamestown Girl Dies by Own Action in Jamestown Crisis
Violet James 18 daughter of Ellie Hetfield, Jamestown, believed despondent over a love affair, leapt from a bridge over French Creek near Venango Borough. She had stayed with grandparents George Kuhns and wife in Venango, attended a dance, spoke of marriage with her boyfriend, left diary notes, body recovered in 13 feet of water after hours of search. coroner ruled death by own action, no inquest.
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Meadville
Violet James
Ellie
V. Hetfield
Newland Avenue
Jamestown
French Creek
Venango Bot
Ough
James Gil
George Kuhns
Venango
Harding Teachers Honored at Party
A party at Harding School honored Miss Ruby McCullough and Miss Helen Kendall. Mr Soper presented two pictures, Mrs McCullough thanked guests, and Mrs Briar Bills chaired. Officer elections yielded Reed Wood as President with Mrs Nichols as vice president and other officers named. Representatives to the P.T.A. Council were appointed as Mrs Loveland and Mrs Gumbleton.
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Harding School
Association
Ruby McCullough
Helen Kendall
Soper
McCullough
Briar Bills
Reed Wood
James Nichols
Helen Gifford
John Boland
Loveland
Gumbleton
P.T. A. Council
Eastern Star district deputy visits Corry Chapter
Mrs Mabel Conroe district deputy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star Cambridge Springs paid an official visit to Corry City chapter No 17 0 H S in their hall last evening The Corry officers conferred the degree on a class of candidates and after the ceremony a supper was served to about fifty guests
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Mabel Conroe
Order of Eastern Star
Cambridge Springs
Corry City
H. S
Corry
County Republicans Pick New Chairman
County committeemen and women will convene at 11 a m on Saturday in the courthouse to elect a new chairman. James B Yard, prothonotary, will seek another term though he calls the role thankless and says it has brought grief. A Hunter Willis and Rollo McCray are named possible successors. Ray Klick is listed as secretary to replace Franvis Hagerty. Proxies were mailed to the 232 members. Yard will host a dinner at the Elks club afterward.
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Driby
Republican
Court House
James B. Yerd
Dhusentari
Yard
A. Hunter Willis
Rollo McCray
Ray Klick
Franvis Hagerty
Elks’ Club
Aerial Mapping Underway on Western Pennsylvania Rivers
Pittsburgh May 29 United States Army engineers map river valleys in western Pennsylvania from airplanes 14000 feet up photographs yield about 7200 feet to the inch. Photographs will be enlarged twice for map making. Aerial work covers Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Beaver mouth and Tionesta Creek on the Allegheny, with other valleys eyed near Wellsburg Vanport and New Castle.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States Army
Ohio River
Pitsburgh
Beaver River
Wellsburg
W. Va
Tygarts Valley
Study Creek
Middle River
Monongshéla
Raccoon Creek
Vanport
Tionesta Creek
Allgheny River
The Sucker Lists the Sucker List Phrase
The ordinary citizen feels relieved when even men with business acumen are on sucker lists per Des Moines Trip une Capital.
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Des Moines
Tripune-Capital
Will probate in Dunkirk and Warren session
In Dunkirk and Warren a surge of probate actions recalls two wills. Charles S. Aldrich of Pomfret names Ruth J. Aldrich executrix and bequeaths 15000 dollars plus 2000 to Martha Aldrich Kelly fund with widow Myrtle and four sons as beneficiaries. Katherine Mangon of Dunkirk also probate with Mary Dempsry named executrix and estate valued around 2000 dollars passing to a sister-in-law. In Warren William Glassman, son of E I Glassman, is admitted to the Warren County Bar after studies at Penn Law and University of Pennsylvania, now residing at 19 Jefferson Street with a wife and two children.
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Dunkirk
Surrogate’s Court
Cuty Hall
Warner S. Rexford
Charles S. Aldrich
Pomfret
Ruth J. Aldrich
Myrtle Aldrich
Fredonia
Nathan
Vincent
Kenneth
Charles Aldrich
Ruth
Gerry
Martha Aldrich Kelly
Wir.s. Stearns
Katherine Mangon
Mary Dempsry
Nelson J. Palmer
Marilyn ‘Miller
Jona L. Hurlburt
Warren
Wiliam Glassman
E. I. Glassman
Warren County
Warren High School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia
Jefferson Street
Glassman
Pension Bill May Face Hoover Veto Battle
Washington May 29 United Press supporters of the pension bill for Spanish American War veterans weigh chances of passing it over President Hoover's veto. The White House delivered a 400 word message outlining three reasons for non signing. House and Senate focus on naval, tariff, and banking issues with hearings and executive sessions planned. Mrs Nellie Dalary of Chicago visits relatives in the city.
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United Press
Washington
House
Senate
White House
Hoover
Connally
Den
Texas
Waite House
Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Naval Affairs ‘Committee
New County Courthouse Nears Completion By July Fifteenth
Final steps in the construction of the Erse courthouse are underway with interior fittings arriving. Architect Walter Monohan says it should be fully completed and turned over to county commissioners by July 15. The old building’s stonework nears finish, the large courtroom is redecorated, and new office equipment has arrived for permanent quarters.
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Bris
Walter Monohan
Monohan
Meadville Man in Running for Presbyterian Moderator
Cincinnati May 29 For the first time in years the Presbyterian general assembly opened without a major dispute. About 950 commissioners from churches nationwide gathered to elect a moderator from five candidates including Dr Hugh Kerr Dr Henry B Master Dr Samuel G Craig Rev Howard Agnew Johnson Rev Edwin L Motlyatie The retiring moderator was Rev Clarence Boyd McAfee An oratorical contest on loyalty to the constitution won by George P Monroe Jr 14 with several other prize winners named
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Edwin L. McKvaine
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cincinnati
Hugh. Kerr, Bittsburgh
Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
Henry B. Master
Philadelphia
Board of Pensions
Samuel G. Craig
Princeton
Christanity Today
Howard Agnew Johmson
Immanuel Church
Milwaukee
Wis
Edwin L. Motlyatie
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Clarence Boyd McAfee
Chicago
National Loyalty Commission
George P. Monroe, Jr
Santa Ana
Calif
Elizabeth McKinley
Brookville
Virginis Sullivan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Margaret McBeth
Delta
Utah
George Steele
Davenport
WilkesBarre ballot box impounded in recount request
In WilkesBarre Second District Eighth Ward the ballot box will be opened Monday by order of Judge Valentine. The box was impounded after a personal check of Abram Salsburg, attorney for Francis Shunte Brown, defeated Republican gubernatorial hopeful, for $50 to cover a recount. Attorneys expect petitions to impound about 40 more boxes to be filed today.
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Wilkes-Barre
Eighth Ward
W. A. Valentine
Abram Salsburg
Francis Shunte Brown
Brown Attornes
War memory honored by local ceremony and readings
An event in Hosbach featured remarks by Rev. L Emmanuel Epi and CO L Alexander as veterans and local residents gathered. The program centered on war memories, with poems and readings about courage, sacrifice, and national history retold through a commemorative sequence.
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America
Alexa
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