ACHTIEETH DIVISION S Le be Feathae BUDDIES AT JOHNSTOWN
The 818th Infantry met in Johnstown to form the Last Man's Club and plan events for the upcoming convention. Delegates from Pittsburgh Philadelphia Richmond and Wheeling discussed bids for the 1981 convention. An annual parade and drum and bugle corps contest followed by the annual division ball were on the schedule with election of officers and next year’s convention city to close the session.
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Ulad
Pittsburgh Paulisdalphie
Richmoud
Wheeling
818Th Infantry
Minnesota
Service teams and drills at rifle range and field events
Ambiguous notes describe training scenes with infantry, bayonet runs, airplane rides, and rifle practice. Mentions Old Glory, a 220 medley relay, and relay team members, with Company F and Company B linked to events. Afternoon events centered on athletic drills and field competition.
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Hia
Aspen
Sang
Boh
Alsopp
Pany
Archie Bar
Pany B
Edward Face
Iin
Raul
Aibboy
Irward
Wednestrack
Field
Hard Coal Belt Wage Pact Ceremony Attracts Leaders
International President John L. Lewis will address the gathering of miners and town leaders in the hard coal belt. About 8,000 people are expected including many town officials. The wage pact will be informally ratified and broadcast over a wide radio hookup. Mayor Fred Verh of Scranton and numerous mayors and burgesses are slated to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Minera
Hard Con -Belt
Fred &, Verh
Scranton
Nearlavery
Hard Coal Belt
Lime tour continues on lime effect in Indiana county
The report notes lime needs for soil improvement, detailing three tons of limestone per acre for time required tests. Experiments at Snowshoe show lime boosts clover production on Dekalb soils, thin and mountainous. Such soils are common in Indiana county, making liming a key fertility issue.
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Indiana County
Snowshoe
Kyler
Dekalb
Missionary Safe Mission in Changdha Raid Report
Report notes extensive losses of American property in Changdha amid government troops reentering the city after evacuation by the Communists. Red Armies raided the area, with ongoing investigations into the incidents and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dered
Changdha
iCommunitats
Red
Chinese tensions rise over foreign gunboat aid in China
Chinese newspapers condemn American and British permission for gunboats to aid Chinese forces shelling Changsha. Chiang Kai-shek protests to London and Washington over interference with China's sovereign rights. An unofficial count cites over 6,000 affluent Chinese victims in the Changsha occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanete Valley
Wéte
Changalia
Chiang Kai-Shiek
Nanking
Changaha
School Reunion and Officers Elected for Next Year
A school reunion featured a delicious picnic lunch in the evening. Officers elected for the year were President Dr. M. M. Palmer Homer City, Vice President Frank McCrea Brushvalley, Secretary Miss Willie Cunningham Armagh, Treasurer Mrs. J. C. Weaver. Next reunion to be held in Penn Run on the first Thursday in August next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Palmer
Homer City
Frank McCrea
Brushvalley
Misa Willie Cunningham
Armagh
Mre
J. C. Weaver
Own
Penn Run
Census says California led numeric population gain since 1930
California posted the largest numerical increase in population since 1930, with 2,246,148. The 10-state top list shows New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Missouri. The nation’s growth totaled 16,987,570, and California had the top rate at 65.5 percent in the Far West, while other states showed varied gains and slower overall growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Upper Lake
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Viginia
Texas
Florida
California
Middle West
Illinois
Arizona
Shelga
America
Pennsylvania
Washington
U. S. Cenana Bureau
New York
Massachusetts
Census Bureau
Union
New Yorks
North Carolina
Unidentified man robs, swallows vial, dies in custody
A stranger, pressed for more money, paid portions of an account then sat under surveillance. Miss Minnie Beckert and Walter Johnston summoned police. The man tried to swallow a vial, half the contents, then collapsed after writing the name and the word adigna as he gasped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Beckert
Stiffey
Miss Beckert
Walter Johnston
Johnston
Death inquiry after Blairsville man found near hospital
A man, about 46, 6 feet tall, with gray hair and a gray suit, was found near Blacklick en route to an Indiana hospital. Coroner Frederick W. St. Clair investigated but could not identify him. state police were alerted. Photo IDs and notes with algebraic figures were recovered. residents say he had been seen in Blairsville recently.
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Nan
Reloh Undertaking Company
Indiana Hospital
Blacklick
Reich Undertaking
Blairaville
Frederick W.st. Clair
Indiana
Blairsville
Boggs & Buht
Pittsburgh
Blaze Ravages 1200 Acres Forcing Mine Closures
A fierce forest fire in the Cumberland region devoured over 1200 acres since Sunday, threatening Byrnedala village as flames advanced within a mile. More than 600 firefighters fought the blaze aided by two new crews, but a drought and lack of water hampered efforts. In Kanth Pa, volunteers formed a bucket brigade atop a mountain near Roystone Station to block the fire that has scorched about 106 acres so far. Berry pickers were blamed for the blaze as crews work to bring the blaze under control.
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Byrnedala
Kanh
Forrest Ringers
Roystone
Berry Pickers
Bears Lead Worst Stock Selloff In A Month
New York August 8 The Bear campaign dominated trading with a heavy selling wave that pushed active industrial and railroad stocks down 2 to 6 points. Warner Brothers common stock omission sparked pretext for the decline as crop reports and steel downturns spurred losses. Volumes reached about 1.4 million in two hours with major names like Warner, Radio Keith, United States Steel, American Can, Westinghouse, and New York Central under pressure.
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New York
Bears
Warner Brothers
Warner
Radio Keith
Radio Three
United States Steel
American Can
Westinghouse
American Smelting
Southern Railway
Bria
Atchison and
New York Central
Standard of Jersey
Vanadium
American Gan
Yerees Anaconda Copper
Cere
Gees
Bethlshem Steel
Chrysler
Yisverenvesss Continental
Eastman Kodak
Erie Ri Ry
Serrodyy
General Moto
Grisghy-Grund
Kelvinator
Kennecott
Iyrereeereye
Aso
GasrBlec
Wyreestrisrenes
iMys-Overland Egiecieern
Curtis Wright
Nash Motor
Penn
Radio Corp
Petteventest Studebaker
GM Sh P
Femuroad
Homer City garden contest praised despite drought
Homer City yards and gardens were judged by Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce officials after a drought hit many plots. Nearly fifty prizes spurred effort, with nine top winners to receive merit certificates and potential entry to a national contest. Judges praised variety, arrangement, and usefulness of space, noting that local beautification could boost wider regional projects.
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Homer City
Spita
Lions Club
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Better Homes
Pennsylvania
UN Uder
A. O. Rasmussén
Pennsylvania State College
Forest Fire Front Holds Near Shamokin Aug. 3
More than 100 new firefighters, recruited by State Police from poolrooms and other districts, joined the six mile front in a battle along the Shamokin area. Three to five thousand acres burned as fire raged on Mahanoy mountain for days, with 600 on the line and officials seeking aid as flames threatened nearby towns.
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MT. Garmel
Shamokin
Mahanoy Mountain
Philadelphiand Reading Coal and ‘Iron Company
Firs
Nogales
Ariz
Arizona
Sonora
Mexico
Arigona
Aziz
Aew Leer
Death Claims Center Resident in Marion County
Charles Rochester of Marion Center died at 4:00 Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held at Bethel Church near Dixonville Indiana County Sunday afternoon. The funeral cortege will leave Beaverdale at 12:30 Daylight Saving Time. Brief services led by Rev Dr J I L Ressler will be at the Black home Saturday evening at 3:00.
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Bethel Church
Dixonville
Indiana County
Beaverdale
J. I. L. Ressler
Charles Rochester
Marion Center
Man Dies after Railway Injury at Marion Center
Benjamin D Rochester, nephew of late John Rochester, died after injuries from a railway work accident. He and Laura Rochester lived on a North paste farm. he never married and is survived by his sister Genevieve. He was a Marion Center Church member and was treated at Adrian Hospital after gangrene developed from frozen toes.
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Avas & Roh
Benjamin D
Laura
Aka) Paaneee
Seribas
Adrian Hospital
Purxautawney
Genevieve
Marion Center
Points on People in Indiana and Nearby Visits
Miss Lydia St Clair departed for Scranton to vacation with Miss Verna Bellersheim who was formerly employed at the White Indexing Company. Numerous Indiana residents and visitors are listed, including Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Baun, Mrs. Bertha Baun, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Helman, Miss Florenci Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hickey, Prof. Henry Moor, Mr. and Mrs. William Gallager and family, and others from Indiana, Johnstown, Crete Church, and surrounding areas. The notes mention visits, travel to Tigne esta for fishing, Marchand Home Coming, fairs, art study in Pittsburgh, and a church pastor visiting relatives in Beaver county.
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Lydia St. Clair
Scranton
Verna Bellersheim
Bellersheim
White Indexing Company
Eugene Baun
Bertha M. Baun
Gretna
Henry Herlinger
Lorraine
Washington, D. C
Samuel ‘Helman
School Street
Florenci
C. Bowman
Columbia Hospital
Wilkinsburg
Crete Church
Frank Hickey
Tigne Esta
Henry. Moor
Johnstown
Indiana
Marchand
William T. Gallager
Murraysville
Allegheny County
George T. McHenry
Gallager
McHenry
Aed
Babe” Corraini
Pittsburgh
Antonio Gandolf
North Tenth Street
Daniel Empfield
Johnatown
E. H. Finn
Cherryhill Township
Ruth Watt
Emma Reisman
Gettysburg
Shanandoah Valley
Endless Caverns
Robert Henry
Presbyterian Church of
Darlington
Beaver County
Henry
Zula Miller
W. 8. Miller
Washington ‘Street
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