First Indiana County Cow Testing Report Highlights
Report covers November period. 801 cows milking and 39 dry, 8 sold for beef, 2 died, 2 bought. High milk herd owned by H M Travis of Smicksburg. butterfat leaders include Clyde Houck and John Walker. November totals show 151 cows on test. multiple herds and individuals cited with milk and butterfat figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wold
D. Bence
A. P. Marshall
H. M. Travis
Smicksburg
H. O. Kimmel
Shelocta
R. J
Clyde Houck
Clymer
John GO. Walker
Marion Center
Fat County Home
Gr. H
L. W. Robinson
R. G
Gr. G
County Home
W. S. Wetzel
County
Quay McMillen
R. D. Marshall
Isle
Bil
Carl Walkerd
Ro J
Eves
Torrance State
Ios
R. H. Ies
C. S. Gearhard
R. H
M. Speedy
M. Travis
R. G. Sane
H. “Kind
R.H
Mystery Notes Hint at Missing Groceries Case
A nearby hamlet received groceries delivered by Mystery S. A note found at a gate read I have gone to M. O, afoot. Two of Mrs. Jones children said the meaning was unknown to them. A second message on the kitchen door said I have gone away for a few days Take care of the stuff. The children deny their mother wrote either note.
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M. O
Two youths held in York county jail over Rehmeyer murder
John Curry, 14, and Wilbert Hess, 17, remain in York county jail on murder charges connected to Rehmeyer’s slaying. They refuse to elaborate on claims that the killing followed Rehmeyer’s refusal to let them cut a lock of hair to break a spell. The York Medical Club plans a committee to curb witch doctor practices as police admit limits on stopping pow-wowing and authorities aim to bring black art workers under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curry
Wilbert Hess
Rehmeyer
York County
Hess
York Medical Club
Brush Valley Notes on Deer Hunt and Local Events
Mrs William Altimus stays with her parents T Rugh while her husband hunts in Huntingdon county. Six Brush Valley Rod and Gun Club members bag a deer on opening day: Momer Spiers Noble Murdock Quay Overgor Waldo Mauk Dean Clyde McCrea. Community Club piesodge Friday December 7. Bazaar and chicken dinner for M E Church Ladies Aid Friday December 14. Residents attend funeral of Ben Hileman’s granddaughter.
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William Altimus
T. Rugh
Huntingdon Couty
Brush Valley Rod and Gun Club
Huntingdon County
Momer Spiers
Noble Murdock
Quay Overgor
Waldo Mauk
Dean
Clyde McCrea
Ladies’ Aid
M. E. Church
Brush Valley
Ben Hileman
Wilkinsburg pupil returns after eight weeks illness
Joseph George resumes attendance at school in Wilkinsburg after an illness lasting about eight weeks. In Brush Valley many children are reported to have whooping cough as Sunday Schools prepare Christmas entertainments.
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Wilkinsburg
Joseph George
Brush Valley
Murals of Future to Be Screens in Paris Homes
American artist Le Roy Daniel MacMorris predicts future homes will use screens instead of wall murals. He paints portable screens to fit any home, praising their adaptability for changing properties and apartment life. Screens, he says, reflect personal taste and offer broader subject choice than fixed wall art.
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Paris
Alice Langelier
INS
Dec
le Roy
Daniel MacMorris
MacMorrin
Oir
Dolores Still Loves Jaime Del Rio Amid Critical Illness
Dee 6. Los Angeles. Dolores Del Rio, the famous actress, sends a cablegram to ex husband Jaime Del Rio urging him to fight on for their love as he dies from blood poisoning and paralysis in a private hospital. His knee was opened to drain toxin after surgery for a carbuncle. status described as rapidly growing worse. Padre Francis Moreno arrives from Madrid as the Del Rio family copes with the crisis.
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Berlin
Dee
INS
Jaime del Rio
Dolores del Rio
del Rio
Padre Francis Moreno
Madrid
Miss del Rio
Los Angeles
Hunting Parties Return Home After Field Work Near Frenchville
A long list of residents from Clearfield and Indiana counties recounts hunters returning from fields near Frenchville and Penfield. Among those noted are Charles and Earl Shaffer, James and Frank McAfoose, Devar Brown, Arthur Clawson, and many others who each reported deer taken. Local business visitors from Indiana include E M Westcott of Galion Works, Bert Orr, Steve Tunko, and H R Badger, while others like John Gordon, J H Shields, and James McCracken are tied to court or grand jury duties.
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Charles
Earl Shaffer
Dale Sourwine
James
Frank McAfoose
Elder Groft
Devar Brown
Arthur Clawson
Frenchville
Clearfield County
Norman Hamilton
Akron
Ohio
J. Morrow
Plumville
Alfonso de Gaetano
Robinson
Rye
George Lindsay
Heilwood
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Indiana
John Gordon
J. H. Shields
Smithport
J. D. Duncan
R. F. Getty
Creekside
Jay Ralston
Cherryhill Township
Court House
Robert Lang
Indiana Friends
Alma Rose
Clarksburg
E. Crist
Blairsville
Grand Jury
Alva Crum
Parkwood
Richard Bagley
Dixonville
Frank Gaston
Rochester Mills
Towy
John Fetterman
Rossiter
James McCracken
Glen Campbell
Couple Told to Practice Birth Control for Three Years
Otto Kourim and Helen Kourim, married five years with three children, were refused a divorce by Judge Harrison Ewing who said he was not issuing a court order but advising three years of birth control. The couple, who had eloped at ages 2 and 17, had requested a divorce on cruelty.
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Cleveland
Dee
Common Pleas
Otto Kourim
Helen
Harrison Ewing
Ewing
Ohio
Kidnapping tale of Ed Alvey rattles Louisville
Ed Alvey, famed race track operator, appeared unharmed after claiming six men abducted him near his home. He said he was tied blindfolded, driven around, then held in a New Albany house while ransom sought. Police questioned him but chief L. L. Hall called the tale hokum and saw no action.
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Louisville
Alvey
New Albany
Ind
Ile
L. L. Hall
Hall
Deaths and obituaries from local area families
SISTER Continued from Page 1) who was taken ill last month while visiting his daughter Mrs. Ethel Fitzmaurice of Heshbon Indiana county died at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Mercy hospital Johns town where he has been a patient since November 6 Mr Hey's wife Mrs Mary Greenawalt Hoy died on January 11 1926 A aon Charles PF Hoy died April 18 1998 at Brook ville Mr Hoy is survived by Wilbert E Clarington Pa Mrs Fitzmaurice Heshbon Mrs Edith West Pampa Tex Casper V Cleveland O and Mrs Elsie Sanger Farrell Pa Mr Hoy was a brother of Mrs William Reese of Wellbank and also is survived by three grandchil dren The body will be shipped to Brook ville at noon today for burial in the Fiscus cemetery at Sigel William Hepler William Hepler aged 84 years died at the home of his daughter Mrs E Cooper 213 Whittier street Vandergrift Wednesday morning at 6 15 o'clock Mrs Hepler passed away at the same place last Saturday afternoon and was laid at rest at Sarver Tuesday afternoon Pneumonia was the cause of death in both cases Mr and Mrs Hepler resided at Sarver and went to Vandergrift recently to spend the winter with their daughter During the Civil War Mr Hepler served in the 6th Penna Heavy Ar tillery He is survived by the fol lowing children Edward of Spring dale Charles of Worthington John of Glassmere Mrs E 0 Cooper of Vandergrift Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at one o'clock in St Pauls Lutheran church Sarver Interment in the adjoining cemetery
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Ethel Fitzmaurice
Heshbon
Indiana County
Mercy Hospital
Johnstown
Hey
Mary Greenawalt
Hoy
Charles PF. Hoy
Brookville
Wilbert E
Clarington
Fitzmaurice
Edith West
Pampa
Tex
Casper V
Cleveland
Elsie
Sanger
Farrell
William Reese
Wellbank
Fiscus
Sigel
William Hepler
E. ©. Cooper
Whittier Street
Vandergrift
Wall Street Noon Trading Sees Moderate Stock Advances
Big brokers forecast higher call money and a softer finish for the year as stocks drift lower. Chrysler gains to 186.5 and Packard to 154 amid a modest market advance while Studebaker and Willys Overland rise about a point. Oils weaken on gasoline market softness and copper and rail stocks edge higher with small volume. Nine percent call loan rate noted.
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New York
Wall Street
Chrysler
Packard
Studebaker
Willys Overland
Coolidge Eyes West Recess Appointment to Block Fight
Washington reports say President Coolidge may keep Roy C. West of Illinois in cabinet via a recess appointment to Interior. Western insurgents and allied Democrats may oppose West over ties to Illinois utility interests. Aiming to avoid Senate battle, Coolidge would let West serve until March 4 under Hoover’s upcoming administration.
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Washington
Coolidge
Roy C. West
Illinois
Capitol
West
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Secretary West
Murder in marshes as child found dead after weeks
Detroit police report Peter Kudzinowski confession to kidnapping and killing seven year old Joseph Storelli in New York and a 1924 murder in Scranton. He described luring the boy to New Jersey marshland, binding him, slitting his throat, and leaving the body before fleeing via trains to Detroit.
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Detroit
Peter Kudzinowski
Roy Lambert
Roy Rogers
Joseph Storelli
New York
New Jersey
Harry Quinn
Scranton
Kudzinowski
Fred Frahm
Quinn
Frank Rogers
Paterson
N. J
Delaware and Lackawanna
Secaucus
Joe
First Avenue
Journal Square
Jersey City
Susquehanna Bridge
Joo
Buffalo
Royal physicians report king's infection improving slowly
A royal bulletin issued shortly before 11 a m. says the king's temperature is rising and the infection remains severe though the general condition is improving. Signed by Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Law, the note notes the infection is becoming more legalised.
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Royal Physicians
Stanley Hewett
Lord Law, Son
Penn
Northcott search widens for burial sites linked to victims
Northcott Palmdale and Victorville area officers pursue new leads after finding a crude map in Northcott's former home. Police believe the map may be a graveyard plan revealing burial locations tied to victims of the alleged murder farm.
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Palmdale
Victorville
Northcott
Pittsburgh Vice Probe Prompts Jury Plans
Pittsburgh news reports District Attorney John D. Meyer planning an announcement on prosecutions in the Northside rum conspiracy case and possible recall of the federal grand jury to reindict 44 defendants. Former detective P E Jappy Moran testifies again as DA Gardner probes police graft and bank records amid grand jury activity.
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Pittsburgh
INS
U. 8
John D. Meyer
Meyer
U. S
Southside
Gibson
Inner Circle
South Side
P. E
Jappy” Moran
S. Gardner
Moran
Peter P. Walsh
Gardner
Coast Guard Discipline Tightened Amid Rum War
Admiral Billard reported a year of strict enforcement with over 1,000 courts martial 13 dishonorable discharges and 128 imprisonments amid rum smuggling corruption risks. Navigation protection set records saving 9,983 persons aiding 6,846 vessels boarded 65,710 and 1,554 seized. The Submarine 8-4 incident near Wood End Mass drew grave attention.
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Robert Thornsburg C
INS
Washington
United States Coast Guard
F. C. Billard
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Admiral Billard
U. S
Paulding
Wood End
Mass
Billard
The
Treasury de
Fragmentary Navy report notes no blame to officers
A fragment from a Navy report states that no blame attaches to the commanding officer or to any other personnel of the building, indicating no fault found with the command staff involved.
New Voiture Officers Installed In Indiana Pa
Indiana Voiture Locale No. 798 held a 1929 officer installation in Memorial Hall Indiana Pa with Passe Chef de Gare W Ralph Cummings presiding. New officers include Chef de Train James Leply and other posts such as Commissaire Intendant RE Dale Timberlake and Conducteur John Erickson. The annual Voiture banquet will follow at Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening January 16, 1929.
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Indiana
Memorial Hall
W. Ralph Cummings
James Leply
Commissiare
RE. Dale ‘Timberlake
C. C. Mc
Howard Buterhaugh
W. B. Pierce
G. E. Rink
Hugh Bell
Auto crash blamed on dead man in inquest
In Canonsburg Coroner William B. Baker led an inquest into a Pittsburgh Washington road crash that killed two men Frank Morton a 45 year old Brownex Brick contractor and John Stass a 28 year old Pittsburgh bricklayer. Witnesses said Morton drove too close to a Baker Brothers truck causing his fenders to strike, sending Morton's car into a tree and over an embankment.
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Washington, Pa
Pittsburgh- Washington Road
Canonsburg
William B. Baker
Frank Morton
Brownex
John Stass
Pittsburgh
Morton
Baker Brothers
New Florence Man Taken In Moonshine Case
J Decker of New Florence was arrested by State Police Corp. W. d. White near Seward after a patrol man found a bag containing a gallon jug of moonshine whiskey. Decker was jailed to answer charges of possessing and transporting liquor.
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J. ¥. Decker
New Florence
Corp
W. d. White
Seward
Corp. White
Vockey
Decker
White
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