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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1925
Page
2
The fragmentary OCR text mentions a commissioner and a mission related to wine and radon, but the readable content is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or participants. No definite actions or outcomes can be established from the available words.
Articles discuss regional anxiety over a potential coal strike called by miners led by John L. Lewis. Warnings warn authorities to stay clear of the conflict as fear grows of widespread disruption and economic impact.
The Rev J C Pinkerton and family return from vacation and will lead Sunday services at First United Presbyterian. Union evening service set for Zion Lutheran. The Rev D W Berry of Millville N J will preach at First Presbyterian tomorrow. Christian Endeavor unions join Zion Lutheran and other churches for a 6 15 pm service. Salvation Army Lt Lottie Myers promoted to captain. officers Margaret Brough and Winifred Ream to take part in weekend services. Regular notices list church activities across Methodist Episcopal, Episcopal, First United Presbyterian, and Salvation Army. Ongoing services include Bible studies, prayer meetings, and open-air events. The St Anthony Orphanage seeks funds for a new $60,000 addition.
We thank friends of Tide and Homer City for kindness and beautiful flowers and for use of cars at the sudden death of husband and father Velmer Kinder. We also thank fellow workmen for their donation and the check from the Ladies of the Ku Klux Klan.
Philadelphia reports a man shot in the neck near Bristol despite a 15 mile chase by Buck County detectives and three suspects, Cratford Young Sadler and Cooper firing scores of shots at a sideing machine. The fleeing trio drove a blue high powered touring car bearing Pennsylvania license A 10107, traced to a Pittsburgh man.
Auto Club booster speech extols road improvements and safety efforts in the county. Members recount personal donations from 200 to 500 dollars, lobbying trips to Harrisburg, and promises that 125 miles of improved roads will be achieved this season. They advocate directing automobile taxes to road upkeep and construction.
Resolutions and other reports will conclude the unfinished business of the convention. Dr. A. Rogers of Freeport Post 110, formerly district commander, was made vice commander of the Western Division. Jacob F. Miller of Hatboro Post 271 became vice commander of the Eastern Division and Dr. E. J. Williams of Huntington Post 24 was named vice commander of the Central Division.
In Mexico City armed guards patrol as bands raid villages near Mezled City and abduct numerous girls from communities including Cochimilleo. Newspapers urge parents to keep children indoors amid a nationwide surge of girl disappearances and growing calls for action.
A historical obituary notes Sir James C. B. Ewing, a missionary and educator in India, served as dean and later vice chancellor of the University of the Punjab. He received Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal in 1907 and was named Knight Commander of the Indian Empire in 1923. Survived by widow, daughters Mrs Vernon Jackson and Mrs Robert Goheen, sons Gerard and J C R B Ewing Jr, among others. Funeral at Saltsburg Monday at 2 p.m. Also reports the death of William Adamson, 49, from a mine accident in Indiana Hospital. He resided in West Lebanon 17 years, and leaves widow, daughter Mary, two stepsons James and John Phipps, and step-daughter Elizabeth Phipps.
Competitors are urged to nominate and join the Gazette Cars campaign today. Enter by sending the coupon or calling 188K to claim a spot and vie for big cash prizes. Campaign headquarters invite inquiries during open evenings and open day and night to explain details and enrollment.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a death or memorial event with cryptic place names and personal references. The readable bits mention a tragedy followed by scattered terms that resemble names and locations, though specifics remain unclear.
Frederick C. Baird of Pittsburgh named Federal prohibition administrator for the Fourth District, covering Western and Central Pennsylvania. He will head efforts in Pittsburgh area while studying conditions and meeting with officials before detailing plans, as officials hail his return and expect further dry enforcement.
President Coolidge weighs a crowded political agenda centered on New York Senate and mayoral races. Senator Wadsworth, Republican of New York, leads the Military Affairs Committee as tensions mount over a next year’s contest pitting Wadsworth against Governor Al Smith and a divided Democratic mayoralty camp in New York City. Col. George Harvey, former ambassador and Coolidge adviser, joins the White House weekend discussions.
Five passengers sustained minor injuries when four Pullman cars and a day coach of westbound Pennsylvania Railroad No. 169 derailed near Saint Paris, Illinois. The incident disrupted traffic for about two hours. one injured passenger, Gowdy, was only lightly hurt and continued on to the coast with the Giants expedition.
The report covers a Ward League match and upcoming fixtures. Second Warders faced Third Warders with Third's sharp pitching, Fourth and First set to clash for top spot, and County League standings show Lucerne leading with Indiana second. Local teams plan games Thursday and Friday at various times.
Supervising Principal E W Over berger arrived to supervise the opening of the schools set for Tuesday September 1. A two room portable school building was erected on the property to handle the large number of new students enrolled for the fall term.
A stream of Indiana business visitors and locals crisscrossed together Friday in Blairsville, Clymer, Pine, Young, and Green townships. Names like James Fryex, Charles Fisher, John Rice, and many others appear in calls on friends, court visits, and business, with a Cleveland clinic note for Harvey Engli and an appendicitis operation for Vivian McHenry.
Reported by A. B. Masten and Co Vandergrift Building Pittsburgh PA listing various percentages and references to companies such as Steel, Royal Dutch, Rock Island, Willys Overland and Pista Alegre. Mentions Gib content like Motors and Burgess notes, with references to locations and dates in a dense industrial clipping.
The New Mexico editor J. W. Parker was shot and jailed after an editorial attack on the Supreme Court. Magee received six months imprisonment, later pardoned by Governor Jones F. Hinkle. In July 1924 Judge Healey confronted Magee over a criminal libel case and sentenced him to three months for contempt. Magee said no court, and a preliminary district attorney investigation into manslaughter charges is underway.
About 200 Twolick Club members enjoyed a full day picnic at Camp Rest-a-While with games dancing and a luncheon on Thursday. Dr J B Miller who was injured in a car crash was able to walk with crutches yesterday and his relatives are recovering well. Chief Tony Askey has returned from a trip to Eastern cities. The Clymer Merchants Association plans an all day event on Thursday the 27 with sports and prizes. Zionist movement in Soviet Russia reportedly crushed according to a Zionist Congress message noting Jews jailed and appeals for aid.
Public acknowledgment of gratitude from Mrs Adamson and children for kindness shown during illness and after the death of husband and father William Adam Bot.
A correction appears in the Evening Gazette for a display advertisement for Slyker Radiotele Furniture misattributed to Steving Furnitura Co. The Slyker line is sold in India by Buchheit Bros.
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