Death Comes Sudden for Mrs Widdowson in Highway Crash
Mrs Alice Widdowson 68 of Harrington Del a former Indiana resident was killed Friday at 2 00 pm after crossing a highway to buy peaches She was struck by a Maspeth New Jersey car driven by Hugh Evans The deceased widow of John Widdowson was born in Magee s Mills Oct 29 1863 and leaves several children and siblings The body was taken to Indiana for funeral services at Rochester Mills later. Mrs Laura McCullough Helman 58 died at her sister s home following an illness of over a year The obituary continues on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Widdowson
Harrington
Del
Indiana
New Castle
Hugh Evans
Maspeth
N. J
McDonald
John Widdowson
Magee’s Mills
Christian Church
Emaline Webster
Magee's Mills
Luther Widdowson
Kittanning
Earl Widdowson
Spokane
Wash
John B. Mitchell
J. Paul Widdowson
O. J. Nemish
W. ©. Widdowson
Blacklick
Percy Evans
G. R. Webster
Gipsy
Nellie Baird
Oregon
Claude Webster
S. B. Webster
Burnside
John M. Webster
Ralph Barber
Mahaffey
Sidney Martin
Los Angeles
Earl Reithmiller
South Sixth Street
Rochester Mills
Laura McCullough Helman
Henry Helman
Alex Hobuseh
Church Street
Isaac and
Sara
McGuire) McCullough
Bridge Party in Homer City Hosts Local Women
Miss Ida Sickenberger of Homer City entertained a group of Homer City guests for bridge on Friday evening. Attendees included June Weamer, Dorothea Uber, Jean Miller, Isabel Kirk, Mildred Love, Ruth Kelly, Verna Fulmer, Cleda McNutt, Margaret Caldwell, Mrs. George Kerr, Helen Beahr, and Mrs. John Lipsie. Out-of-town guests were Mildred Karr and Daisy Kilne of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Bernard Opdyke of Passaic New Jersey, and Mrs. Donald Strong of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Sickenberger
Homer City
Bridge
June Weamer
Dorothea Uber
Jean Miller
Isabel Kirk
Mildred Love
Ruth Kelly
Verna Fulmer
Cleda McNutt
Margaret Caldwell
George Kerr
Helen Beahr
John Lipsie
Mildrad Karr
Daisy Kilne
Pittsburgh
Bernard Opdyke
Passaic
N. J
Donald Strong
Philadelphia
Treasury balance and August figures released
The U S Treasury reported a net balance on August 20 of 112080140.26 dollars with expenditures for that day at 10520240.89 dollars. Customs receipts through August 20 totaled 24300117.61 dollars, reflecting monthly progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Seward Road Detour Opened
Seward Road detour opened with removal of the detour on state highway No. 54 from Johnstown to Armagh. The Johnstown Motor Club announced the closure of the Seward approach for nearly two months to pave the new overhead bridge and relocate widening of curves. A four mile detour over a ash road to New Florence is provided, with alternative routes via Armagh and Jimble Ridge. all routes now in good condition with some narrow faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Johnstown
Armagh
Leu J. Buelner
New Florence
Buettner
White School
Clyde
Jimble
Turtle Supper The gra purtle ma iz one ha
A fragmented notice notes a local event described as a turtle supper with unclear details. The readable text mentions a gathering or fundraising meal, featuring turtles as the centerpiece, held at a community venue.
Lindberghs Forced to Land Amid Pacific Fog
Charles A. Lindbergh and wife land at Iturup Island after emergency landing due to dense fogs while en route from Moroton Bay to Nemuro. They had departed Moroton Bay, faced storm clouds, and planned to continue to Tokyo on a 7000 mile flight from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Csr
Charles A. Lindbergh
Shana Ba
Iturup Island
Nemuro
Pacific
Ochisi
Col
Chan
A. Lindbergh
Kurile Islands
Kuriles
Ketoi
Elders Chosen for Free Methodist Conference
Delegates at the Pittsburgh Free Methodist Conference elected presiding elders for five districts. Sev. C. P. Paige was named Uniontown district elder, Rev. R. Leight for Fairfield? Fairfield is unclear, Rev. R. B. Campbell for Pittsburgh, Ray. J. B. Foy for Butler, and Rev. O. Atkinson for the Rochester district. About 200 ministers attend the session at Mt. Washington Church. conference opens Wednesday and ends tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
The
Free Methodist Church
Mt. Washington
Court House Girls Had Jollification
Court House clerks and their friends, 33 in number, enjoyed a corn and weiner roast at J. Kauffman home in Center township. Butter and corn marked the faces as they ate the cob. Music and indoor games followed. Syster and Cramer reunion set for Saturday, Aug. 29, at J. G. Lyster’s home. All friends invited. Pinaene Jay-Jun Tact or BA meeting Of the Tawnghi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kauffman
Center Township
Syster and Cramer
J. G. Lyster
Baby killer gang spree leaves 6 dead in Harlem and New York streets
In a 90 minute gun battle across a five mile area five gangsters and one policeman were killed while 12 others were wounded. Four year old Gloria Lopez died after gunfire struck a passing car and a mother and father were wounded. The bloodshed disrupted what began as a payroll holdup and stretched from Harlem to surrounding streets, shocking New Yorkers with a second child victim this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gloria Lopez
Michael Veneghallo
Harlem
Gloria
Morrissiania Hospital
Motorist Crash Damages Lights at Indiana Hospital
A Word sedan driven by Hillgabeth Puhuto of Ernest struck a driveway side light support in the Indiana hospital grounds at 4 yesterday afternoon. The vehicle veered off the road near the driveway and hit the pole. Puhuto escaped injury and damage was estimated at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Word
Hillgabeth Puhuto
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
Miss Puhuto
Communal Dollar Days Set for Aug 27 28
Indiana merchants announce semi annual Dollar Days on Thursday and Friday August 27 and 28. They promise the greatest value giving event yet with extra effort from participating merchants to attract shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Free Welsh Bus Rides Drawn at Ritz Theatre
Indiana resident John Blair won a free Welsh Bus ride in a Ritz Theatre drawing and may choose a return trip to Niagara Falls Detroit or Chicago Martha Tyger won an out-of-state trip and has departed for Niagara Falls The two week campaign in the Ritz Theatre offers free PA rides to theatre patrons with a lucky ticket drawn after the first show Third grand prize tickets grant a return trip to Niagara Falls Detroit or Chicago Campaign ends Saturday night August 29 Coupons are distributed at both shows in the Ritz Theater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blair
Indiana
Ritz Theatre
Blair
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
Martha
Tyger
Pennsylvania
Ritz
Twin-Chute Jump Planned at Indiana Airport Sunday
Walter J Caswell, 23, of Pittsburgh, will attempt a twin chute jump at Indiana airport Sunday with two chutes opening simultaneously. He plans to jump from 2,000 feet to reach 1,000 feet before deploying, with afternoon and evening flights. Caswell is licensed to test and pack parachutes and has prior emergency deployments. Toe Salary, a Waco Aircraft test pilot, accompanies him to demonstrate a Continental powered racing ship capable of 200 mph diving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J.caswell
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Goswell
Department of Commerce
Caswell
Waco Airplane Manufacturing Company
Preparing for Life at Princeton
Dr and Mrs William A Simpson and their sons John and Tommy travel to Princeton New Jersey where John Simpson and Raymond Hess will matriculate as first year students They cannot be quartered on campus and will room in a nearby home The Simpsons will then proceed to Allenhurst New Jersey to stay with Fred Winters a roommate of John Simpson during their three year stint at Keski Minetas Springs School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Simpson
John
Tommy
South Seventh Street
R. L. Fless
Raymond
Wayne Avenue
Princeton
N. J
John Simpson
Raymond Hess
University
Simpson
Hess
Simpsons
Allenhurst
Fred Winters
Kiskiminetas Springs School
West Wheatfield Seeks Tax Justice League
Citizens of West Wheatfield township meet in Community Hall at Huff Tuesday evening August 25 at 8 for organizing a Tax Justice League. The move aims to complete organization of Indiana county and foster fiscal accountability within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Wheatfield Township
Huff
Tax-Justice League
Indiana
Will Rogers to the Editor Item Cited in Gazette
Beverly Kills reports a satirical note from Will Rogers to the editor in the Evening Gazette. The piece jokes about mood, life’s necessities, and a new book prompting 60 appointees. It comments on banking leaders and stockholders in a witty, local tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hvening Gasette
Beverly Kills
Cal
Ioever
Flex
Coronation
Peedy
Six arrested for wire thefts at Buck Run
Six copper wire thieves aimed to steal four tons of copper feed wire and field cables from the McCain mine storage yard near Buck Run valued at over $4,000. They fled in a Packard with a Reo truck nearby. a watchman halted their approach and state police apprehended four men after a pursuit two miles south of Clymer. Additional suspects were later detained while walking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCain
Empire Coal Company
Buck Run
Indiana-Clymer
Dixonville- Clymet
Dixonville-Clymer
Russell Coal Company
A. C. Hohnke
Sacco Vanzetti Meeting Sparks City Squabble
Pittsburgh officials clashed over banning a Sacco Vanzetti memorial meeting set for 5 p m today in East Park under the International Labor Defense. Safety Director James Clark overruled Police Superintendent Peter Walsh who warned no permit had been obtained, clearing sponsors to proceed while directing park authorities and police to resolve permit authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Safety and Board of Works
East Park
International Labor Defense
James Clark
Peter Walsh
Board of Works
Directory Lang
Clark
Duke of Gloucester Undergoes Appendectomy
London August 22 The Duke of Gloucester third son of King George and Queen Mary underwent an appendectomy today. An official bulletin from the attending surgeon and physicians said the operation was successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of Gloucester
George
Queen Mary
New Picture of Soviet Russia
Paris dispatch reports a different view of Russia with a smiling Moscow and a revived sense of humor. The correspondent observes busy streets, factories, trolley cars, stores, and parks showing life and cheer rather than fear. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wailedt Press
Herewich
Jack Howard
Russia
Howard CP Sta
Paris
Moscow
Rus
Vandergrift woman gets three years in county workhouse
Mrs Hazel Bush 40 of Vandergrift was sentenced to three years in Allegheny County Workhouse at Blawnox for complicity in the July 2 heating robbing and shooting of 60 year old farmer Al Anderson of Shady Plain near Elderton. She supplied a blackjack and shared in the $50 split with James Kennedy and Dominic Scarfo and was taken from the Kittanning court to jail by Sheriff George W. Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel. Bush
Vandergrift
Allegheny County
Blawnox
al Anderson
Shady Plain
Elderton
J. Frank Graff
Kittanning
George W. Shaffer
Dominic Scarfo
New Kensington
Western Penitentiary
Bush
James
Donald Kennedy
Anderson
Kennedy Brothers
Scarfo
James Kennedy
Vandergrift High School
HK. O. Golden
McLuckie Named Top Member of State CPA Institute
E McLuckie of the State Teachers College faculty has been admitted to active membership in the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The institute, among the oldest accounting bodies, has elevated practice standards in the state. Mr McLuckie previously worked with Price Waterhouse and Company and J P Gardiner Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.-Mcluckie
State Teachers College
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Pennsylvania Institute
MaLuchin
Price Waterhouse and Company
J. P. Gardiner Company
Visitors from Loxley Alabama stay month with locals
Mr and Mrs BR Smith and children Frost and Goldie of Loxley Alabama toured Indiana Thursday and will remain a month with friends and relatives. They are currently staying at the home of Dr and Mrs W F Weitzel on North Sixth street. Make fair entries now entries are being taken at the secretary's office on the second floor of the Citizens Bank Building 640 Philadelphia Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. ¥. Smith
Frost and
Goldie
Loxley
Alabama
Indiana
W. F. Weitzel
North Sixth Street
Segretary
Citizens Bank
Philadelphia St
Irwin Man Held After Fatal Blairsville Wreck
Peter Wright 25 of Irwin is jailed in Greensburg on involuntary manslaughter charges after a crash on William Penn highway three miles west of Blairsville that killed Marie Fulcomer 27 and seriously injured her sister Alice 20. Wright, the downed car driver, and the Fulcomer sisters had attended a local picnic and dance before the fatal ride. The sisters’ mother Mrs. John Fulcomer hovers near grief as Alice improves in Latrobe hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wright
Irwin
Greensburg
Kratze
Highway Patrol
Wright
G. Bert Faust
William Penn Highway
Blairsville
Marie
Fulcomer
Alice
Alice Fulcomer
Latrobe
John Fulcomer
St. Simon’ and Jude
Kratzke
Campbell's Mill Park
Johnson Avenue
Torch Murder Girl Pleads Not Guilty
Ann Arbor Michigan August 22 Catherine Keller girlfriend of Fred Smith the torch killer today pleaded not guilty to an accessory after the fact charge in four torch murders at Willis Michigan Miss Keller said she saw Smith about two hours before the killings but not again until 6 am bail of 10000 was set she is to be heard September 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Gatherine Keller
Fred Smith
Willis
Miss Keller
Jay. H. Payne
Smith
Last Chance for Audition Register
Mrs Rosa Vollrath Buchheit, chairman, announced that all enrollment blanks must reach her by Monday night August 24 and be mailed to state headquarters by Tuesday morning. Any enrollment blank received after Monday will be discarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Vollrath Buchheit
Atwater Kent
Last Stake: Veteran John Fitzgerald Left Penniless
Homeless men who befriended John Fitzgerald visit his morgue stake in hand and tears in their eyes noting his generosity. He spent 380 in government pay and Joan money to ease their burdens while out of work. He will be buried by 100 from government. Relatives sought. Fitzgerald born Cambridge July 2, 1889, Catholic. brother Peter Fitzgerald listed as closest kin. service number 425 39865. William Snyder of Renova, Pay awaits notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Fitzgerald
Joan
Fitzgerald
Improvement of
Poor Industrial Bureau
Cambridge
Mass
Peter Fitzgerald
Charleston
Adjutant Geneeral
Washington
William Snyder
Renova
Snyder
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Mrs. Widdowson
U. S. Treasury
Seward Road
Montana
Duncan McDonald
Hudson Bay Company
West
Lindberghs
Japan
Court House
Hisashi Fujimura
Bergenland
New Yor
Fujimura
Halifax
West Wheatfield
Tax-Justice Meet
Will Rogers
Coraopolis
Sacco-Venzetti
Soviet Russia
Dean
Kinois University
Thomas Arkle Clark
Tommy Arkle
Mrs
Hazel Bush
Shady Plain Farmer
Ala
Torch
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