County Commissioners Set Budget Amid Salary Rises
The Indiana County board met in the courthouse to organize for the year with Campbell president, Clark secretary, and Smith adviser. Salaries mostly held steady except for Mrs. Faye Trimble, chief clerk in the Register and Recorder, raised from 465 to 75 per month, and appointments to the County Home and Jail posts were reaffirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
L. , Clark
G. L. Campbell
Frank M. Smith
John Bennett
Court House
Campbell
Clark
Smith
M. M. Davis
Indiana County
John M. St. Clair
James White
Anna Weaver
Willard
Faye Trimble
Office of Register and Recorder
Odd Fellows Home-Coming Meeting Set for January 8
A special Odd Fellows meeting is planned for Friday evening January 8 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend an open session without a password ritual, followed by refreshments. The event, named Re consecration Day, ties to a communication from William T. Fowden Grand Master urging reconsecration to Friendship Love and Truth among suspended brothers.
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Odd Fellows
William T. Fowden
Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
Prince of Wales Granted Medical License and Honorary Diploma
London January 6 The Prince of Wales has been licensed to practice medicine midwifery and surgery He was invested at York House with an honorary diploma from the Ancient and Honorable Society of Apothecaries He is the only honorary member The diploma came in a shagreen and silver casket
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London
Prince of Wales
York House
Society of Apothecaries
Success Grange Open Meeting in Malta
Success Grange will hold an open meeting in Malta Hell North Sixth Street on Thursday evening January 7 at 8 o'clock. Officers will be installed and a pie social will follow to benefit the Grange. The public is invited.
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Success Grange
Malta
Hell, North
Sixth Street
The
Grange
Blairsville Resident Catherine Houser Dies at Home
Blairsville resident Mrs. Catherine Houser mother of Mrs. Frank Livingstone of Indiana died Tuesday at 11 26 am at her home 888 North Water Street Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 00 o clock by Ray J Davis Interment will be in Blairsville Cemetery She is survived by seven daughters including Mrs Livingstone and four sons plus six other daughters with the exact names not fully legible.
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Catherine
N. ‘Houser
Blairsville
Frank Livingstone
Indiana
North Water Street
Ray,j
Davis
Livingstone
Early settlement of anthracite miners strike doubtful
New York Jan 6 prospects for an early settlement in the 168000 miner strike dim as arbitration remains the sticking point for both sides. Both miners and operators insist on privacy at today’s 11 o clock talks behind closed doors while ministers urge peace and outside intervention remains not imminent. Major Inglis says operators have not receded from August position. Christ Golden says miners have retreated no further than their previous stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Kilgallen
N.S
New York
New York City
W. W. Inglis
Atlantic City
Christ J. Golden
Horton Silent on New Position
Dabney Horton former OSU professor found guilty of manufacturing and possessing liquor in his home refused to discuss reports that Columbia University offered him a post. He plans to appeal Justice Holcomb’s decision while friends, some influential, back him amid the Columbia rumor. Horton pleaded not guilty and said the raid was without a warrant.
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Columbus
Dabney Horton
Ohio State University
Columbia University
Justice of the Peace Holcomb
Horton
Columbia
200 Year Old Fiddles For Ball
Three violins over two centuries old will be used at a ball in Shreveport Louisiana with volunteers performing old fashioned dances to show music from the past outshines the Charleston and modern jazz.
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Shreveport
Buterbaugh Back to School at Dickinson College
J Murray Buterbaugh left his parents’ home after two weeks to return to Carlisle and resume studies at Dickinson College. Radio sets and supplies are tested and rejuvenated. Hydrometer y voltmeters batteries. Auto Party Co N Sixth St.
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J. Murray Buterbaugh
Carlisle
Dickinston College
A. B
Auto Party Co. N
Sixth St
Prisoner Escape in Brookville Jail Ends With Recapture
Four prisoners at Jefferson county jail in Brookville tunneled out by loosening a stone in the wall and sliding down with blankets for a 20 foot drop. They escaped at 3 am Tuesday and were recaptured by 6 am in Falls Creek and Brockway. Names include Rene Orio Punasutawney and Warren A Wilson alias Walter Blaisdell. Lomski Brockway and Frank Iland awaited trial on forgery or breaking and entering charges.
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Jefferson County
Brookville
Rene Orio
Punasutawney
Huntingdon Reformatory
Warren A. Wilson
Walter Blaisdell
Frank Iland
Edward Lomski
Brockway
Tomski
Falls ‘Creek
Tisdaan
Franklin Way to Boom in Indiana
Uniontown column claims the Benjamin Franklin highway will boost Indiana traffic as 500 000 to 600 000 tourists passed through Uniontown on the National Pike from May to October. Officials say 145 197 autos carried over half a million people, enough to circle the earth 12 times if lined up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Post
Indiana
National Uniontown
Union
Alaska
Canal Zone
Canada
Central America
Cuba
British America
Uniontown
Uniontown Motor Club
Civil Service Exam Opens in Indiana Pa Post Office
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for Clerk-Carrier Chauffeur-Carrier at the Indiana Pennsylvania post office. Applications close February 10, 1926. Obtain forms and instructions from local representative Clarence S. Borland at the Indiana Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service ‘Commission
Indiana
Commission
Clarence .S. Borland
Indiana Post Fice
Women lawmakers join beer bloc in Volstead debate
Three women in the sixty-ninth Congress join Rep John Philip Hill's beer bloc. Mrs Mary Norton and Mrs Florence Kahn openly back altering prohibition while Mrs John Jacob Rogers leans toward modification. They criticize enforcement and warn of long-term harm from the Volstead Act amid wartime context.
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Washington
John Jacob Rogers
Massachusetts
Florence Kahn
San Francisco
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Congress
Norton
Arg. Kahn
John Philip Hill
Rogers
Anti-Saloon League
Kehn
Mrs. Kahn
Kahn
Hill
Mrs. Norton
Hicks and party head south to Florida for winter
Mr and Mrs O E Hicks Mrs W B Shome and J A Sink of Punxsutawney depart by overland route for St Petersburg Florida to spend the remainder of the winter They will join Mrs Sink who is already in the Florida city for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Hicks
W. B. Shome
J. A. Sink
iPunxsutawney
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sink
Florida City
United Presbyterians Plan Jacksonville Congregational Meeting
The United Presbyterians of Jacksonville will hold their annual congregational meeting and dinner in the church on Saturday January 9. All present and former members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterians of
Jacksonville
Democrats Push Tariff and Aluminum Attack in Congress
Congress notes that Democrats and insurgent Republicans plan a vigorous campaign against the Payne other provisions to lower high duties under the Payne McCumber tariff law and attack the Mellon owned Aluminum Company of America alleging monopoly. The push aims to energize the 1926 race while criticizing the Justice Department and FTC actions on aluminum. The effort targets the middle and agricultural West with tariff and aluminum issues as non partisan concerns fade.
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W. K. Hutchinson
Department of Justice
Sargent
Aluminum Company
Federal Trade Commission
Stone
Congress
U S bid for steel hegemony
Berlin reports Arnold Rechberg claims Dillon Read finances a German steel merger to establish American control over German steel and bar French ore credits. He says Wall Street uses Dillon Read as a straw man to dominate the global steel industry and press.
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Berlin
Dillon-Reed
Arnold Rechberg
Neu Berliner Today
Rechberg
Dillon-Read Corporation
Wall Street
United States
Dutcher Joins Campbell Coal Firm in Kentucky
The Campbell Coal Company expands with Dutcher joining the firm alongside Old Dutch Young Dutch and Dutch. The newcomer arrived at his parents home in Kentucky early Tuesday and will sign the firm name once he affixes his signature. His mother Esther Neff, formerly Miss Esther Bicker Neff of Fork Thomas, Ky., is involved in the celebration.
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Campbell Coal Company
Delos
Indiana Sees Unsettled Weather After Warm Spell
Forecaster EB C Lorentz links a ten day old Alaska low pressure system to warmer-than-average conditions in Indiana. The forecast calls for rain and snow with cooling through Friday, while Nome reports subzero temps and northern districts rise 12 to 40 degrees above average. A disturbance travels eastward across the upper lake region as new systems form over the southwest and the north Pacific coast.
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Indiana
EB. C. Lorentz
Alaska
Canadian Northwest
United States
Rocky Mountains
Nome
Central
Upper Lake
Gulf
North Pacific Coast
Sheriff Gets Jail Release From Workhouse Sentence
Bigway January 8. Sheriff Bucky Norris of Cameron county was granted release from Elk county jail en route to Allegheny institution after attorney D J Driscoll filed a habeas corpus petition before Judge E H Baird. The petition returns February 9. Superior Court had set aside the main sentence and ordered a new trial on the charge of permitting a prisoner to escape. Norris had faced two to four years for that charge and one year for the concurrent sentence.
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Bigway
Bucky Norris
Cameron County
Elk County
Allegheny County
D. J. Driscoll
E. H. Baird
Graff
Armstrong Co
Smd
Norris
Man Charged With Assault Remanded For Trial
W Vadan a man from this city told Justice Powell a husband has right to beat his wife for correction. The judge replied that a husband who beats his wife bears state responsibility and remanded the case for trial.
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Pairmon
W. Vadan
Frank Smock
Ex Newsie Buys His Old Corner Hotel Normandie Purchase
A. E. Lefcourt, once a paperboy at the Hotel Normandie, now a wealthy real estate operator, has bought the hotel and its site for 4 million dollars. The item notes a Thursday league game with a preliminary at 7:80.
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Newsie
New York
Normandie
A. E. Lefcourt
Blairsville chooses J. C. Long as police chief
Blairsville Borough Council elected Latrobe veteran J. C. Long as chief of police at a salary of 150 dollars monthly to replace George D. Brubaker who resigned. Long, a former Latrobe patrolman, begins duties tonight. Robert D. Neal was re elected as patrolman at 125 dollars monthly. The new administration also names G. C. Overdorff burgess James Nesbit president of council T. C. North borough manager and secretary of council. R. W. Plowman treasurer. Charles J. Seigfried fire chief. council members Nesbit Sweet and Dr. H. B. Smith. Continued on page 4.
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Paul McGillick
Blairsville
TJ. C. Long
Latrobe
George D. Brubaker
Police
Long
Robert D. Neal
Burgess
G. C. Overdorff
James Nesbit
T. C. North
J. C. Long
R.D. Neal
R. W. Plowman
Charles J. Seigfried
W.H. Sweet
H. B. Smith
Gin Saved Evelyn Thaw From Suicide Attempt
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw survived a possible suicide after drinking gin counteracting poison she ingested in a despondent moment. She recovered enough to say life is colorful again, plans a rest then resuming theatrical work, with cabaret engagement ended but offers available in Chicago.
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Lyn Nesbit
Chicago
Tal Rom
Birthday Party at Heilwood for Rosemary Covalesky
A New Year afternoon birthday gathering was held at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Covalesky in Heilwood for their daughter Rosemary. Guests enjoyed games and dainty luncheons, with many beautiful gifts, including Rosie Croyle and Elizabeth Phillipni among others.
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Charles Covalsesky
Heilwood
Rosemary
A _nomas
Marie Henry
Lois Henry
Rosemary ‘Croyle
Mr Beveridge
Rita McGinley
Ella Himond
Betty Shaffer
Betty Banhoof
Ethel Mae Nolf
Hulda Keiring
Elizabeth ‘Phillipni
Edna
Lantzy
Billie Brinkley
Ed Smith
Amred Lee
Elizebeth Coesky
Petranella Covalesky
Roasi
Thomas Potted
Linford Gadeer
Gordon Davis
J--nh Minch
Joseph Covalesky
Jimmie Shields Celebrates Birthday With Family
Master Jimmie Shields enjoyed a bin day Friday and a chicken dinner. A bright cake was given by his mother from Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Shields of South Seventh Street. He plans a bright future and says he will own a house and buy an automobile when grown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Shields
Helgin
Clayton Shiel
Jimm Bright
Hair Too Long Delays Tampa Boardings
Amid chaotic wording a Swedish ship is referenced with Norman Klein aboard. Bolshevik charge and a note about orders to President Coolidge appear, mentioning life and a sep ter timeframe, reflecting a disjointed wartime or postwar terror tense scene with unclear resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Reca
Norman Klein
Klebe
Coolidge
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Commissioners Organization
Beauty Shop
Buterbaugh
Franklin
BEER
the Southland
Tariff and Aluminum CO
Mellon- Owned
U.S
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Blairsvile
Fire Company
Gin
Evelyn Thaw
Jimmie
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