Local notes from Indiana area list varied visits and meetings
Mrs. Johnson Neal of Derry visits relatives in diana en route here shopping with Blairaville friends. Robert Martin of A G E Co leaves for Altoona for Central Pennsylvania Safety Council meeting. Deputies Wilson and Kaozer attend county business in West Wheatfield. Several residents from Green, Stivford, Ambrose, Homer City and Greensburg are noted as visitors, shoppers or attendees at a funeral. A quoted expert argues navy buildup is key to freedom of the seas, warning against a bill.
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Johnson Neal
Derry
Indiana
Blairaville
Robert Martin
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Altoona
Central Pennsylvania Safety Council
Penn Alto
Jealous Husband Threatens Divorce Tragedy
A husband shadows his wife after she seeks a divorce and vows to claw her eyes and kill the children before killing himself. After a quarrel in their home two roomers left, the wife survived in hospital with one child dead and another dying. doctors say eye injuries may be permanent.
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Thomas
City Hospital
Daner
Senator Borah Warns Against Naval Race Policy
Senator Borah said Britain must pledge inviolability of neutral sea rights or the U S must build its navy. He warned against entering a naval race, calling it disaster second only to war. Senator Metcalf defended the talks, opposing pacifists and internationalists amid protests over sinking ships.
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Great Britain
America
Metcalf
Hot
Britain
Borah
Rhodeland
Township Reclassification Bill Advances to Codify Laws
A proposed measure would reorganize township governance by creating separate codas for each class and consolidating related laws. A nine member commission would include township officials and legislators, empowered to hire staff, report by January 1, 1981, and operate on a $15,000 appropriation. Commission members would serve without pay.
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Senate
House
St Louis Style Show crowns Miss Larson beauty queen
Miss Alfrieda Larson known as the Fashion Queen of America led a lineup of famous beauty contest winners at a St Louis show. The Pittsburgh native, a blond with poise and stage presence, shared the spotlight with Miss Wisconsin Miss Cleveland Miss Kentucky and Miss Minneapolis wearing gowns and jewelry from Indiana stores. Vocalists Robert Whitney and J K Finch won applause, while the Marlow Sisters performed grace and charm. Sponsors including The Lon ton Stevings Furniture Luxenberg and Indiana Floral aided the event. The Garden of Washington newsreel and feature pictures will screen at the Fitz tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfrieda Larson
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Kentucky
Minneapolis
Miss Larson
Indiana
Robert IE. Whitney
J. KE. Finch
Mr.Whitney
Lon Ton
Stevings Furniture
Streams
Luxenberg
Indiana Floral Co
Widmann and Teah
Gray
Mu»ers
Five Robbers Apprehended After Heist Rush to Centerville
State police report identify suspects from a bank theft tied to a five and ten cent store raid in Sturgis. Joseph Wy Parrish, store manager, names Wood. Alelon Craine, bank bookkeeper, identifies Holt. Five cars seized under heavy guard as arrests occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
St Joseph County
Joseph Wy, Parrish
Sturgis
Wood
Alelon Craine
Holt
Hoover seen as own secretary of state in speculation
President-elect likely to appoint a trusted collaborator for foreign affairs with Henry P. Fletcher and Henry L. Stimson among leading candidates. Other names include Alanson B. Houghton while Hoover’s own overseas experience informs the debate about who should guide the nation’s diplomacy. The Florida Keys fishing trip interrupted by political chatter as speculation continues.
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Hoover
Department of Commerce Foreign Service
Henry P. Fletcher
Navy
Rome
Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Henry L. Stimson
The
Philippines
Alanson B. Houghton
Britain
Florida Keys
Miami
Sailfish Club
TWO NATIONS HONOR HEROIC LIFEOCEIL CREW OF RESCUE
New York City hosts a royal reception for Captain Fried and his crew including Chief Officer Manning and radio operator Nelson Smith who aided the Italian sailors in a perilous rescue. The group also includes W J Clark V Walleck and others from diverse U S cities. Washington motions to award gold medals while lawmakers discuss Treasury medals for the lifeboat crew.
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Doughty
Fried
Harry Manning
New York
Nelson,Smith
Port Chester
N. Y
Americas
Smith
Roosevelt
Manning
W. J. Clark
Butte
Mont
V. Walleck
San Francisco
W. Trettin
Camden
N. J
F. Kellam
Braddock
H. Harrobin
Jessup
S. Bracco
Union City
N. Dvy
A. Wilson
J. Taft
Testimony on murder case includes adopted son witness
Sanford Mardis testified that Merdison Campbell and the defendant were at his house hours before the crime, under liquor influence, and departed at four o'clock. Mardis added he knew nothing of their subsequent movements as the testimony continued.
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George Given
Johnstown
Carney
Memorial Hospital
Campbell
Mardis
Kooser
Commonwealth
Mara
Strong Campbell
Nant-y-Glo
Koozer
Hartman
W. AW. Campbell
Sanford Mardis
Merdison Campbell
Mr. Mardis
Rise of a titan: Indiana Company grows to massive value
The text credits the organization with turning the Indiana Company from a $170 million asset in 1918 into about $900 million in ten years. It notes that no stockholder funds were requested and that the company paid over $200 million in cash dividends during the period, asserting a dramatic expansion led by leadership including Mr. Rockefeller Jr.
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Rockefeller, Jr
Indiana Company
High School Players Stage Walting-Jane Stew ark
George and the Second Lady feature in Walting-Jane Stew ark with General Northrup as Premier Albert Moreau stars as King Eric VIII Horace Thompson commands the Palace Guard Charles Mitch ell leads the guard John Clark Raymond Gress ley Franklin George and Dr Fellman lead radicals George Whitmyre Prince William as Greek crown prince Harold Overgeck Laker an anarchist starry Fleming serves as business manager Eugene Fairman handles properties Charles Mitchell stage manager Donald McGaughey and the High School Pit Orchestra under Mr Harry Canfield.
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George
Walting
Jane Stewark
Northrup
Albert Moreau
Eric VIII
Horace Thompson
Brent
Charles Mitchell
John Clark
Raymond Gressley
Franklin George
Dr. Fellman
George Whitmyre
Prince William
Harold Overgeck
Laker
Starry Fleming
Eugene Fairman
Donald McGaughey
Harry Canfield
Notable deaths in early 20th century science figures
The obituary notes UNTRUMPLED in West Africa from yellow fever. Professor J Bergonne of France dies from burns from X ray experiments. Bergonne devised a bullet extractor magnet and an electric vibrator for shell shock treatment. M Demenstroux, ex-aide to Curie, dies from disease contracted through radium work. William Halsted dies from health decline after cocaine use while testing nerve blocking methods, credited with pioneering neuro regional anesthesia.
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West Africa
Wes
J. Bergonne
France
Bergonne
M. Demenstroux
Mme Currie
William 58
Halsted
Medical Pioneers Sacrifice for Science Referenced
A tribute recalls American and international medical researchers who risked or gave their lives in pursuit of knowledge. It highlights Thomas B. McClintock, Howard Taylor Ricketts, Mihran Kassabian, James Carroll, Henry Head, L. F. Barker, and Madame Curie among others, noting their deaths and ongoing influence on medicine.
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L. F. Barker
Madame Curie
Indiana Sons of the American Revolution meet to recruit
Indiana County chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution held its regular monthly meeting at Memorial Hall last night. Plans include an intensive membership drive and securing permanent markers for the Old Indian trail and the Black Houses. A membership committee was appointed with several named members, and the group asked residents with county histories or family records to share material at registrar C. C. McLain’s office in Indiana.
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Indiana
Sons of the American Revolution
Memorial Hall
Indiana County
Major Co
McClain
Johns. Fisher
Hon
Elder Peeler
Elmer W. Allison
H. Elmer Borland
J. Willis Wilson
George T. McHenry
J. Wilse McCartney
Robert M. Fisher
C.C. McLain
Sixty first birthday celebrated for George Hannaman in North Ninth
The sixty first birthday of George Hannaman of North Ninth street was celebrated January 24 at the First Baptist Church home. Family and church members gathered for hymns prayers and Bible study. A thank you note praised visiting friends and hospital staff including Vaster Fowler and the medical team who cared for George and Asa Hannaman.
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George Hannaman
North Ninth Street
I N-Law
Mia
Charles Hann Iman
Alfred Standcombe
Vaster Fowler
George
Asa Hannaman
Georges Hannaman
Medical progress in 1928 yields key advances
New York reports steady medical progress in 1928 with noteworthy findings. Researchers highlight the subjugation of pernicious anemia using liver extracts and the development of a polyvalent serum for pneumonia treatment, marking forward steps in disease control.
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New York
Advances in Civil Medicine and Cancer Research
A historical overview notes progress in anesthesia for special operations and trauma care, the rise of accident and aviation injuries, tannic acid burns treatment, and three key cancer insights. Carrel links malignancy to connective tissue cell changes. Puckett shows tumor cell death via X rays or radium depends on energy released in each cell, not wavelength.
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Carrel
Charles Pucket
Deaths and Obituaries in Indiana Area
Obituaries list Mrs. Mary Franklin aged 69 who died after an operation in Indiana Hospital. Also noted are Mary K. Franklin’s survivors, and funeral notices soon to follow. Charles E. Bowman, veteran of the Spanish American War, dies at a niece’s home in Mechanicsburg with services planned Saturday at 2 PM. Frank Heff, 69, dies at home in Dixonville from complications. funeral Sunday at 1 PM, Greenwood Cemetery interment. Margaret Jane Rittenhouse, 88, dies at a niece’s home in Glen Willard Pa from injuries last October automobile accident. services held in Rochester Mills United Brethren Church with interment at Pine Grove Cemetery. Survivors include children, grandchildren, and siblings. multiple locations noted.
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Mary Franklin
Mary K. Franklin
Indiana Hospital
Charles E. Bowman
Near
Grove Chapel
Joseph A. Blakley
H. B. Lucas
Mechanicsburg
Lucas
Frank Heff
Dixonville
Albert Longewill
John Paul
D. R. Gates
Fairmont
W. Va
R. C. Gates
Williamson
Blain
Margaret Jane Rittenhouse
John B. Rittenhouse
Rochester Mills
Glen Willard
George Jeffries
Olive Smiley
Kane
Clara Rittenhouse
Indiana
Charles
Cleveland
Money Coming In For Sharkey Fight
Miami Beach January 25 Jack Dempseys money supply grew as promotorial struggles mounted with ticket distribution for the Sharkey Stribling bout not yet begun He held 36000 in cash plus advance orders and 116000 in advance reservations before ticket prices were revealed Mayor Ted Snedigar delivered seal orders and checks sent by friends across America and the South to Dempsey
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Miami Beach
Ula
INS
Jack Dempsey
Amile
Hig
Vintondale Loses to Adams Township in League Game
Vintondale High boys fell 35 to 84 on Adams Township floor. Girls tied Adams Township 29 to 23 in preliminary contest. Key players Kuchenbrod Frazier Nevy Ickes Walsh Swansboro Prosser and Folmer for Vintondale. Referee Gilbert.
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Vintondale
Vintondale High School
Adams ‘Township
Adams Township
Adams Township Lassies
Wintondale
Adams
Kuchenbrod
Foeseeeees
Ickes Nevy
Sase
Swansboro
Williams
Seeverees Jones
Sharkey versus Christner Fight Promises High Drama Tonight
Boxing column notes Sharkey must face K O Christner with a chance to repeat Christner’s dramatic earlier knockout of Hanson in Cleveland. A loss would jeopardize a Miami Beach bout and $100,000 purse, drawing in Dempsey and Garden associates who promoter fears cannot risk another setback. Christner already signals he is out of the event, diminishing chances of Willie Stripe- ing matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sharkey
K. O. Christner
Knute Hanson
Cleveland
Hanson
Wall Street
Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Miami Beach
Dempsey and the Garden
Christner
Willie Stribling
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Eugene Wilson
Harry Kaozer
West Wheatfield Township
Couny
W. T. Moorhead
Green Township
Clair Iewin
Stivford
Sheriff's Office
J. G. Glasser
Hinksville
Indiana Friends
S. Gd. Mulberger
Ambrose
Walter Federhoff
North Maahoning Township
Squire
Minerva Heiner
Homer City
Edward W. Clark
Greensburg
M. J. Rovoke
Mr. Rovoke
J. N. Langham
Weimar Watson
John G. St. Clair
Pearl Walker
Logan Houck
Roy Litzinger
Louis Litzinger
James D. Ake
Hillsdale
Wade McConnaughy
Marchand
G. Greast
Pittsburgh
Harry Lydick
Two Lick Gardens
Charles E. Reichard
Pope
Congoleum-Nairn Company
Indiana Hotel
Senator Borah
Scott
Gert
Lowae
Hoovers
Florida
Money
Sharkey Fight
Queen Quality
Oxfords
Geodrich
Goodyear
Snap Arctic
Glasser
Phila
Indiana, Pa
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