State Highway Field Forces: Reorganized Maintenance Heads
The state highway department announced a reorganization to meet the burden of 20 000 miles of former township roads assigning a superintendent to each county except Cameron Elle district. Sixteen promotions from within created eight new county supervisors and four new appointments. Several transfers and reinstatements accompanied the shakeup with 28 kept in their former posts and two former workers rehired.
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United Press Harrisburg
Stall Highway Department
Cameron-Elle
Lewis
Itl
Armstrong
R. J. Noll
Kittanning
Blair
Benjamin
Diverchas
Butler
Hunger strike ends in suicide of former dry agent Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy also known as Mary Booth returns to Allegany County after a two day hunger strike at Olean police headquarters and shoots herself. After the act she is taken to her relatives by Mrs Donnelly, a charities agent. Mary had previously served as an undercover dry agent in Allegany and Chautauqua counties and had a prior detention in Monroe County Penitentiary.
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Olman
Mary Meuuttity
Lig
Mary Booth
Allegany County
Olean
Oley
Mary
Dennis Heating
Yedr
Monroe County
Mra
Anne Donnelly
Mamie McCarthy
MiAry McCarthy
Wellsville
Belmont
Allegany
Chauteuqua
Dunkine
Boy loses fingers in dynamite cap blast
Kane October incident reports seven year old Frank Dickson son of Mr and Mrs George Dickson of BR D 1 playing in back yard with dynamite caps. The blast injures his left hand eyelids forehead arm legs and causes burns. He is in Community hospital under observation with infection precautions.
Gas station theft charged after eight gallons gasoline taken
Charles Glosser of Lucinda Clarion county is in Warren borough jail awaiting a Wednesday hearing before Justice Watts N. Davis on petit larceny charges. He allegedly stopped at the Farm Colony gas station owned by W A Sherman Sunday morning and took eight gallons of gasoline without paying.
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Warren
Witty
Farm Colony
W. A. Sherman
Charles Glosser
Lucinda
Clarion County
Justice of the Peace
Watts
Women Heavily Own Penn. Rail Road Stock
New York reports show 105 496 women hold one third of the Pennsylvania Railroad stock. The average stockholder owns 4.53 shares, with the largest group totaling 96 163 shares, all within Pennsylvania. A note mentions November 7, 1831, and a policy will charge only for exclusive occupancy of a sleeping car compartment, with no reduction in the Pullman fare.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvani
Three Rescued In Johnstown Blaze
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on October 27 three employees of the A. McKeown Printing Co. were rescued from a second story window as fire swept a six story Greer block causing about 76000 dollars in total damage. Firemen used ladders to reach the men and none were hurt. The blaze destroyed the entire building contents including the printing plant and six new cars stored on the first floor.
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Johnstown
A. McKeown Printing Company
Greer
Hallowe'en Party Attended by Philatheas Class
Forty members and visitors of the Philathes class of the Baptist church gathered at Mr and Mrs D F Lundquist's home on Frederick Street for a Halloween party. Guests arrived in ghostly costumes greeted by a welcoming committee in ghost outfits. Various members wore notable costumes such as gypsy, Indian squaw, Bat t erry girl and nurse. The youngest, Bables Lundquist and Peiffer, dressed as nurse and little farmer boy. After unmasking two gentlemen appeared as guests. no business meeting was held, but reports on the calling contest were given with 194 calls and 182 calls reported by the group leaders.
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Meinilrges
Baptist Church
D. F Lundqirst
Frederick Street
Uan
George Keefe
B. %. Thomas
Frank Gilson
Raymond Barned
W. N. Jones
Charles Hubertz
Jarlia Ben-Bolt
Miles McCray
J. Hardinger
Lloyd Thomas
Fanhy
Emma Linswoll
College Women Hold Meeting and Halloween Plans
Twenty members of the College Woman's Club met at the home of Mrs A G Postlethwait. Business topics were discussed, followed by a program on Books and Bodka by Miss Mary Condra. The group toured literature history, shared synopses, then socialized with bridge and Halloween stunt planning, a witches party, and reading performances. Refreshments were served by committee members.
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Wullege Woman's Club
A. G. Postlethwait
Matture
Rmitine
Mary Condra
Condra
Aristophanes
Ute
Florence Wileson
Charlotte Waller
Postlethwait
Nelle
Pitus
Dorothy Morrow
First Methodist Conference Postponed Ahead of Taylor University Talk
The First Methodist church quarterly conference scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed. Dr. Clemens will lead on a later date while Rev. and Mrs. Wimmer plan to attend the inauguration of Taylor University’s new president Thursday of the upcoming week in Upland Indiana.
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First Methodist Pracopal Church
Clemens
Frenter
Taylor University
Wimmer
Upland
Ind
Food adulterers and profiteers endure through changes
A fragment notes that despite change the profiteer and adulterer of food remain a constant, as in the era when the pillory was common and its tenants were often public shaming targets. The passage reflects on persistent vices across periods and the enduring social penalty.
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Will Ws
Junior Club Hosts Dancing Party for Charity
The Junior Department of the Woman's Club held a dancing party with about twenty five couples attending. Lyle Wilcox provided piano music from 9 to 12, and proceeds will be added to the department's treasury, with several out of town guests present.
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Lyle Wilcox
Department
Treasury
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