Points on People notes visitors and moves in Indiana area
Mrs H Donahey returns from Ohio and Michigan with relatives. Many locals greet friends from Greensburg Ashland Ky Bethel Park Camp Meeting visitors from Thomas West Virginia Staten Island and Erie. Various towns report residents traveling, visiting, or returning home after trips and events.
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H. Donahey
Ohio
Michigan
Ughter
Tyger
Blair
Raybern Aha Howard
Greensburg
Aecord
Hazel Stahl
County ‘Commissioners’ Office
Ashland
Indiana
L. B. Rittenhouse
Paul
Charles Robeck
Thomas
W. Va
Bethel Park
Bedford
Grace Wallace
Long Island
H. W. Walace
William Lynn McCracken
Staten Island
New York
Ezra Gibson
Trade City
Charles Nippes
Blacklick
L. E. Empfield
Diltown
Harry Beckett
North Warren
Murray Peeler
R. McCullough
Strangstown
Court
George Edwards
Plumville
H. P. Kauffman
State College
John W. Hastie
Fréeport
R. N. Ray
North 10Th Street
Smith to formally accept Democratic nomination with farm relief focus
Governor Smith moved to finalize an address for his Democratic presidential nomination acceptance, arguing his farm relief stance wins support from farm leaders nationwide. Farm experts met at the Executive Mansion for five hours but did not commit to public endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond, Borst
On. S
Albany
N. Y
Smith
Yeatreday
Stewart Deyarmin Reunion At Brushvalley Home
The Stewart Deyarmin clan holds its annual reunion at the Ralph Stewart home in Brushvalley on Saturday August 18. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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Stewart-Deyarmin
Stewart- Deyarmin Clan
Ralph Stewart
Brushvalley
Neal and Boucher reunions announced for August in Marion Center
The Neal family reunion will be held at Marion Center Community Park on Thursday in August. The twenty-eighth Boucher reunion gathers at the Fair Grounds on Thursday, August 6 with Bouchers and friends invited.
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Neal
Neals
Marion Center
Administratrix Notice for Estate of Samuel L Bierer
Letters of administration issued to L Miller for Samuel L Bierer of Indiana Borough Allegheny County. Claimants must present them for settlement and debtors must promptly pay. Address Indiana Pa RD 1 Box 16 barl 18x VE REST.
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L. Miller
Samuel L. Bierer
Indiana
Manly
Bierer
R. D
Mount Gretna Rifle Meet Shows 109th Triumphs Over 110th
At Mount Gretna Aug 4, the 109th Infantry Regiment of Northeastern Pennsylvania under Colonel Robert M. Vail outshot the 110th Regiment of Western Pennsylvania led by Colonel John Aken. Capt. Dale C. Marlin of the 110th posted the top score 238. Two 108th soldiers tied for second with 286 as six battalions of the 66th Infantry Brigade practiced rifle pistol bayonet and grenade drills and bivouacked after a battalion combat problem.
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Camp Henderson
Mount Gretna
George E. Kemp
109Th Infantry
Pennsylvania
Robert M. Vail
110Th Regiment
John Aken
109Th
110Th
Dale C. Marlin
Indiana
Lieut. Reynolds
Scranton
Schroeder
66Th Infantry Brigade
Edward T. Martin
Washington
Governor's Farm Policy Stance Largely Noncommittal
Governor Smith faces farm leaders and advisers as he weighs surplus control and one group cost sharing. Six of ten farm experts present are Republicans, with two delegates to the Republican convention. Some urged a firm stand on the McNary-Haugen relief bill. he signaled general support for a conference outcome but no specifics. He plans broad talks on farm relief and prohibition, with meetings with Democratic leaders and notable figures like Josephus Daniels, Senator George, and Senator Walsh.
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Smith
Capitol
Coolidge
Congress
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Walter F. George
Georgia
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Hoover proposes farm relief plan with farmer controlled board
The plan calls for one for each major crop to cut waste and lower costs. It seeks a farm board backed by at least 250 million dollars of government funds but controlled by farmers to manage surplus crops. The push aims to boost market conditions and farm profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Farm
Congress
Lydie Reunion At Marion Center Draws Many Attendees
The Lydie reunion at Marion Center drew a large turnout with the Ford and Mrs. John McCullough thanking attendees. Civil War veterans spoke and officials announced next year’s event, with Mrs. Lydie appointed entertainment chair and Mrs. Anna Hawk named hostess. The Smith Stormer reunion will be held August 18 at Smicksburg posts.
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Lydie
Marion Center
Ford
John McCullough
Friendsville
Ind
Motors
McCullough
M. Lydie
F. O'Neil
Smith-Stormer
Howard Knauf
Smicks Rez
Polly And Gene Set To Wed In Sunny Italy
New York Aug 14 Under romantic skies of Sunny Italy Gene Tunney will marry heiress Mary Josephine Polly Laud er in a ceremony far from American public gaze. The wedding is slated for Aug 16 before Thornton Wildey. Polly Laud er is heiress to a vast fortune. her grandfather made his money with Carnegie steel. Details on arrival times in Italy remain unconfirmed.
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New York
Sunny
Italy
Gene Tunney
Mary Josephine
Polly” Laudare
Europe
Thornton Wildey
Gene
Miss Lauder
Padre Carnegie
Alreay
Wilder
Scotland
United States
Hoover Proposes Farm Cooperatives to Ease Surplus
The Republican nominee urged inland waterways development to cut transport costs and tariff equalization for farm products. He advocated farmer controlled, federally financed boards and nationwide cooperatives to handle market, distribution, and production issues, aiming to reduce losses from faulty distribution and waste. He cited a 11,000,000 bale cotton withdrawal as a stabilization plan and pledged to pursue these measures if elected. He planned a busy campaign itinerary through Iowa, Topeka, and Washington before August 24.
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Hoover
Congress
Hmself
Washington
Topeka
Charles Curtis
West Branch
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Organ Dedication Praises Ritz Theatre Morton Organ
Hon Elder Peeler lauds the Ritz theatre benefactors Mrs Elkin Mr Elkin and Mr Stuart for funding the Morton organ installation in the Ritz Theatre. The Morton organ built in Los Angeles by the Robert Morton Company and installed by J B Jacobs in Van Nuys is praised for its versatility to mimic orchestral sounds and even animal noises and traffic horns.
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Elder Peeler
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Elkin
Stuart
Indiana
Ritz Theatre
Robert Morton Company
Los Angeles
Calif
J. B. Jacobs
van Nuys
Jacobs
Broadcasting Talks Fight Over North American Frequencies
Washington Aug 14 radio authorities from the United States Canada Cuba and Mexico will meet Aug 20 to agree on an equitable distribution of broadcasting frequencies. Commissioner O H Caldwell will represent the United States. Canada seeks 12 exclusive channels and shared time on others amid growing interference. Cuba and Mexico have no exclusive channels adding to cross border interference. Cuba runs about 50 stations between 200 and 550 meters. Mexico 18. Haiti one. El Salvador one. North America has about 900 stations on 200 to 650 meters but only 96 channels.
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Washington
O. H. Caldwell
United States
North America
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Haiti
Salvador
Remarkable Ritz Theatre Organ Impresses Indiana Readers
The Ritz organ, custom built for the Ritz Theatre, features 1487 pipes and 22 hundred electro magnets. It reproduces cello trumpet oboe and other sounds and includes percussion and sound box chambers for perfect acoustics. An immense instrument with advanced controls, motors, and expressive capabilities underscores the future of theater music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz Organ
Indiana
Ritz
Ritz Theatre
Alaska
Will H Tyson Dies in 1930s Era Sports Figures
Funeral services are planned for Will H Tyson, 36, labor contractor, mine operator, and former world checker champion, from his Big Run home in Punxsutawney. Tyson led the American team to the 1927 international checker title and was president of the American Checker Association. He died late yesterday of an intestinal disorder. He also invested in Punxsutawney National and Big Run Banks, leaving a widow and three children.
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Punxsutawney
Will H. Tyson
Big Run
Tyson
J. M. Tyson
John Hugh Groves
Duy Bois
Nora Bell Tyson
Youth Arrested in Bradley Institute Professor slaying
Detectives sheltered in a jeweler’s shop as Lebart Bastian, a youth, admitted stealing a watch linked to Miss Constance Bradley of Peoria and led officers to his father’s shoe-shine business where Shanks was identified. Shanks confessed guilt while denying the Evanston murder attack claim.
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Miss Constance
Lebart Bastian
Bradley Polytechnical Institute
Peoria
Northwestern University
George R. Peaks
Evanston
Shanks
Chicago
Florida flood woes deepen as Kissimmee river rises
Steady rains and storms push the Kissimmee river higher inundating hundreds of acres of farmland and flooding highways. Okeechobee residents appeal to the Red Cross for aid to farmers along Kissimmee and Taylor’s Creek. Cattle losses are reported from the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch as carcasses drift on the river. Lake Okeechobee’s level nears flood stage, while Boca Grande and Gasparillo suffer similar damage and communications and a railway station roof are breached by the gale.
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Kissimmee
Okeechobee
National Red Cross
Taylor's Creek
Miller Brothers 101
Lake Okeechobee
Boca Grande
Gasparillo
Blairsville visitors and locals share a busy day
Blairsville aug 14 lieut j Wendell Jamison arrived for a two month vacation at his parents home and will report to great lakes naval training station in october for two years on land duty. william h sweet and son enjoy a two week fishing trip in canada while many local residents and visitors were seen in town and surrounding areas yesterday including dr w f peters and others from pittsburgh beaver falls greensburg and johnstown over the day
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Blairsville
J. Wendell Jamison
U. S
John Paul Jones
Asiatic Squadron
John @. Jamison
Maple Avenue
Jamison
Great Lakes
Chicago
William H.sweet
The
Wage cut hits English railway workers in crisis
In London, about 660,000 railway employees from executives to porters agreed to a 21-2 percent wage reduction after companies faced near bankruptcy. Executives voluntarily trimmed pay as unions ratified the plan, expected to save roughly 14 million dollars next year. J H Thomas called the agreement historic, signaling a new era in capital and labor relations in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
Great Britain
Coal operators warm to table talk amid mine talks
The policy committee of District No. 7 invites a representative group of operators to meet miners’ leaders at the conference table to discuss stabilizing the industry and creating thousands of jobs. Most operators, including firms like Vesta Coal and Jones and Laughlin Steel Subsidiary, were out of town and largely opposed to the overtures.
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Fagan
District No
Morrow
Vesta Coal Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Island Collieries
Langeloth Coal Company
Bugler Block Coal
Chartiers Creek Company
Henderson Coal Company
M. AL
Coal Operators Open Shop Stance Affected by Union Talks
Pittsburgh union leader Fagan outlined plans for wage-scale negotiations and continued strikes if coal operators refuse to parley. He noted some operators claim a satisfactory basis while others avoided comment. Downey of Pittsburgh Terminal Corp remained noncommittal to a conference but open to meetings with mine unions, seen as a possible opening.
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Fagan
Fagen
Jail breaker recaptured in Bradford county jail
William Wesmiller aged 20, McKean County jailbreaker, was recaptured last night at the Lewis Run home of his brother in law John Jordon by Sheriff Edgar L. Rhone. He was returned to his Smethport jail cell from which he escaped Saturday.
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Bradford
William Wesmiller
McKean
Wesmiller
John Jordon
Lewis Run
Edgar L. Rhone
Smethport
Notice of wife's departure and bill responsibility in Black Lick
L Murr Stewart of Black Lick Pa states that wife Charlotte Muir Stewart has left his home and will not be responsible for any bills she incurs. Dated 14 21 28.
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Charlotte Muir Stewart
L. Murr Stewart
Black Lick
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