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Newspaper

Indiana Evening Gazette

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1928

Page

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Town Scene of Indiana County Notables Visit Day

A string of Indiana County residents and visitors are noted in a Tuesday record. Jas M Wakefield West Wheatfield, Elmer Borland, and Jack Richards attended sheriffs’ conference in Conneaut Lake. H Clyda Caldwell from Johnstown called on bankers while W F Miller and son visited Reading. Warren Pa based craftsman plans trout fishing as J W Cook of Pittsburgh discussed Studebaker Automo Wilé. Trans Department store owner RR Travis and Dewey Ray Blairsville shopped in Indiana. George D Patrisk and grandson Ralph toured Green township, with Lary Houck Rayne township among county courthouse guests. Del R Keith traveled to Kittanning to visit friends. Charles F Glasser of Rayne township handled legal business. W Jamison Girty, once a well known Indiana resident, and W M Harbieon Young township tax collector appeared in county offices. John Johnson Overkride and Lynn Brown with Mrs Fagghat Johnston visited in town. W H McCann Ray Township tax collector attended to business in the county offices ahead of Swarthmore wedding news of Laura Pfardt and Pau D.

Camp Mahoning Camp Notes and Show at National Theatre

Camp Mahoning diary reports on baseball players Reed Clark Kid Wachob Gibby and Coyle hitting over .400 with Dwynell Bennet striking out bases empty. Mud Crawlers Association forms after a thunderstorm causing mud and initiation secrets. Camp plans Big Show with Charlie Chaplin Floorwalker and other comedies at Camp Mahoning National Theatre. Station J W E Lancaster plans new post office at Prince and Chestnut streets Wilkinsburg installs traffic signals at South and Trenton.

Reed Clark Kid Wachob Gibby Coyle Dwynell Bennett Pittsburgh Mud Crawlers Association Mud Crawlers Asec Crow Brookville i Charlie Chaplin Camp Mahoning National Theatre

Notable Visitors At Indiana Town Events And Meetings

Williams from Punxsutawney hosts a social gathering in Memorial Chapel Valley Forge with guests Virginia Johnston Violet Hornae Lil Nan Bell Mrs J H Hughes and Hi Smitten visiting from Punxsutawney R C Bratton of Blairsville stays with Ralph Cummings East Church street Horace Thompson Marion Center banker spends time with friends E Walker Smith Jr Clairton visits with parents J P Bennett and S B Miller Blairsville conduct business John B Selma Glen Campbell merchant attends Indiana visit J D Palmer Blacklick handles town business Joseph P Lyda Butler S W Straus Stock and Bond representative calls on Indiana firms Clark Coleman Young township tax assessor County Seat visitor

New Thing In Face Powder Exclusive to Mello-Glo

A youth shade exclusive to Mello-Glo promises longer wear and less perspiration impact. The Beau ty Powder boasts a new French process, is described as absolutely pure, and priced at one dollar. Widmann and Teah, Ina.

Widmann and Teah Ina

Girl Reporter Out on Yige Sunt

International News Service assigns Ruth Ridenour to probe vice in New York. The piece profiles Leona, a night club hostess in the West Forties red light district, detailing her life, how she entered the trade, her pay, and the control of a managing Countess over duty hours and clients.

International Neiws Service Today T ‘Ts Youke New York Ruth Ridenour INS Leona Red Light District Weat Forties Rom Vienna Prater Ringrun Towa Long Island Iin Falla

Camp Mahoning Promotes Girls and Boys Camps World Wide

The M C A champions camps for youth with swimming lifesaving first aid and arts like baskata weaving. Camp Mahoning is highlighted as one of the best camps in the country inviting readers to visit and join the experience. Lewistown reports a 600 gallon pump fire engine purchase and Mt Holly Springs hosts a third annual Dairy Show August 22 to 28.

Mt. Holly Springs

Nocturnal potters and a county district attorney raid

The article recalls nocturnal potters at cemeteries and school porches, plus a Meadvill e and Crawford County flag, where District Attorney Stuart Culbertson describes a drunken orgy at a Conneaut Lake sheriffs association convention. He demands officials enforce the law and crit icizes officials acting against it.

Crawford County Laley Meadville Stuart Culbertson Crawford’ County Pennsylvania State Sheriff’s Association Conneaut Lake Culbertson International News Service J. L Laley

Grim outlook for stranded Italia crew in polar ice

Relief prospects fade as warmer northlands thaw the ice floes near Spitzbergen. The Soviet ice-breaker Krassin is blocked by ice, forcing possible rerouting via Hinlopen Strait while radio contacts with the Italia’s marooned crew remain absent. Nine deaths are linked to the Nobile expedition and several search parties are presumed lost.

Spitzbargen Northlands Krassin Fof Hinlopen Strait Lundborg Giuseppe Biagi Biagi Alfred Vizlert Felice Trojani Francisco Behounek Natale Cescioni Italia Cecchhoini Nobile Roald Amundsen Rene Guilbaud Lief Deitrichsen Tromsoe Norway Sora Varming Vandwangén

Raid Drama Ends With Arrests As Sheriffs Denounce Action

District Attorney Culbertson recounts a chaotic hotel raid that netted about 400 bottles of liquor and led to the arrest of bellboy Robert Clark after clashes with 35 to 40 sheriffs from Pennsylvania counties. Sheriff Sterrett calls the event a political move and embarrassing to law enforcement.

Robert Clark Culbertson Clark Justice of the Peace A. G. Burgoyne Conmach Lake Park John L. Laley Tom Sterrett Erie Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Laley

Indiana Bank Officers and Directors Listed

Indiana Bank announces officers including John A. Scott as President S. M. Jack as Vice President and E. EF Lewi as Secretary and Treasurer The list also names assistants Frank M. Duncan Roy Stephens and J W Mc Cartney with Robert E. Lewis and H T Rankin as assistants and a roster of directors headed by Geo T Buchanan and B M Clark among others.

John A. Scott S. M. Jack E. EF Lewi J. W. McCartney Robert E. Lewis H. T. Rankin Frank M. Duncan Teller Roy Stephens Geo. T. Buchanan B. M. Clark Robt M. Fisher Henry Hall M. Jack E. E. Lewis

Chicago Fed rediscount rate hits five percent record

Washington reports the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank set a rediscount rate at 5 percent, a record high since August 1922. Officials offered no comment, but observers expect most reserve banks to adopt the new level within months, signaling higher costs for member banks and likely higher lending rates for the public.

Washington Chicago

Bitter Will Battle Over Dean Estate In Lawrence County

In New Castle Pa on July 11 a bitter court fight over a handwritten will of the late Mrs. Nellis M. Dean seeks to overturn the document valuing her estate around 3123. Relatives say the will ignores them and bequeaths most of the estate to First Christian Church Almira Home and other institutions, with many named beneficiaries unrelated to Mrs. Dean.

New Castle Lawrence Nellis M. Dean First Christian Church Almira Home Degn

Patrolman Dibble Involved In Train Collision

State Highway patrol reports patrolman Dibble, with service in Butlek Weesleyville New Kennington and Greensburg, was injured December 1 after his motorcycle failed to see an approaching coal train. No formal statement yet. Oldham noted Dibble had no prior accidents.

Spib Butlek Weesleyville New Kennington Greensburg B. R. Oldham Dibblé Sargt Oldham Dibble

Heavyweight Match At Johnstown Showcase July 16

Johnstown Pa July 11 The biggest heavyweight boxing attraction in this section will take place Monday night July 16 on The Point field featuring Ad Stone of Philadelphia facing Mc Fowler in a marquee bout. Stone receives the largest guarantee ever offered to a boxer in this city as about 5 000 are expected to attend. Gene Baker of Johnstown and Dick Gibbons of McKeesport are set for the semifinal, with two more all star bouts planned.

Johnstown Ad Stone Philadelphia Mc Fowler Stone Gene Baker Dick Gibbons McKeesport

Fight Results From Lucerne and Yatesboro Per Reports

Lucerne defeats Yatesboro 11 to 1 with 17 hits and 2 errors. Yatesboro edges Iselin 3 to 2 at Iselin, 7 hits and 1 error for Yatesboro while Iselin has 5 hits and 2 errors. Waterman over McIntyre in a separate game with 11 hits and 2 errors for Waterman. McIntyre has 3 runs and 8 hits. Piekarskie pitched for McIntyre and Bellas for Waterman, with Bellas noted for 16 stake outs.

Lucerne Yatesboro Lucerts Lucérnée Iselin Isélin Waterman-McIntyre Waterman McIntyre É Ring Piekarskie Bellas Wa- Rena

Will of Capt Alfred Loewenstein Found In Brussels

The will of Capt Alfred Loewenstein the Belgian financier who disappeared from his plane over the English Channel has been found. The Surrogate Judge will not open it until official confirmation of the banker death is received from French and British authorities.

Brussels INS Alfred Loewenstein Loewenstein

Debris clear as mine blast traps three workers

Rescue crews at Lytle Colliery struggle to reach three miners believed killed after an explosion. Tunneling under the fifth level proceeds slowly while workers move thousands of tons of rock and coal from gangways at about ten tons per hour.

Pottsville Lytle Susquehanna Coal Company

Motor Party Heads to Ocean City Maryland

Mrs J I L Rowe travels with Hulda Violet and kin from Ta noma Blairsville and Clymer to Ocean City Md to visit daughter Mrs F M Widdowson. Cars plan Gettysburg battlefield stop eastbound and Washington return trip entries.

Ocean City, MD J. IL. Rowe Hulda Violet Tanoma Marion Rowe Blairsville J. H. McGuire Moody McGuire Clymer Ocean City Washington, D. CG

Delightful Continued Social Page Gathering

A continuation lists attendees including Mesdames Bertha Wilson Della Highlands Nora Moorhead Sadie Steetle Agnes Wilson Mary Steele Mary Russell Charles Russell Arthur Russell and Misses Belle Fleming Nettie Fleming Laura Ellis Harries Walker Gertrude Anthony Lou Anthony Melinda Pourdes Carrie Geysler Fannie Geksler Martha Arnold Alice Smith Gretta Hood Daisy Gilbert and Anna Nicholson.

Bert, Russell Mesdames Bertha Wilson Della Highlands Nora Moorhead Sadie Steetle Agnes Wilson Mary Steele Mary Russell Charles Russell Arthur Russell Belle Fleming Nettie Fleming Laura Ellis Harries Walker Gertrude Anthony Lou Anthony Melinda Pourdes Carrie Geysler Fannie Geksler Martha Arnold Alice Smith Gretta Hood Daisy Gilbert Anna Nicholson

Woman makes first hole in one at Titusville club

Woman golfer Mrs. E. D. McCalmont of Franklin claimed the first hole in one at Titusville Country Club, a 108 yard shot on a par three. Only three or four men have aced the course in its history. Gazette subscribers.

City Titusville Country Club E. D. McCalmont Franklin McCalmont

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Pastor II Revi Earl Anderson Top Dallas Tex Jas. M. Wakefield West Wheatfield Ghezit Elmer Borland Jack Richards Ema Fron Conneaut Lake State Sheriffs H. Clyda Caldwell Indiana W. F. Miller W. B Miller Reading Jeri Dete Tern Vers Warren J. W., Cook Studebaker Automo- Wilé Company Local 3 RR. Travis Trans ‘Department Dewey Ray George D. Patrisk Ralph Green Township Lary Houck Rayne Township del R. Keith Stafford Kittanting Charles F. Glasser Rayne Townshi Jamison Girty W. M. Harbieon Young Township County Commissioners John Johnson Overkride W. HW McCann Rayte Township Lynn Brown Ais Fagghat Johnston Swarthmore, Pa Brown Laura Pfardt Pau Camp Mahoning Lancaster Prince and Chestnut Streets Wilkinsburg South Trenton John Lofink Indiana Hotel Mr. Lofink Virginia Johnston Mrs. Lofas Violet Hornae W. C. Hall Lil- Nan Bell Punxsutawney R. C. Bratton Ralph Cummings East Church Street Horace Thompson Marion Center E. Walker Smith, Jr Clairton E. Walker Smith J. P. Bennett S. B. Miller Court House Paul J. Strautiff Marion Center Bank John B. Selma Glen Campbell J. D. Palmer Blacklick Joseph P. Lyda Butler S. W. Straus Stock and Bond Company New York City Clark Coleman Indiana, Pa Lewistown Newcomerstown Uniontown St. Joseph's Cemetery Crawford Indiana Bank Nuu Loewenstein Will Brownsville N.Y Sas A. T PQ Ajax Rubber Beth Steel Marland Pan Am Pet Phillips Faberaneee Pierce Arrow Royal UbCh Inclair Oi Peer Lattes Tudebaker Avene South Pac Te Cal Ind West Elec Air Willys Overland Queen Quality Glasser's I. Miller Hose
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