Prohibition raid clash sparks federal charges warning
Philadelphia reports Pennington vows to haul police to federal court over incident in Shenandoah where two alleged agents surrendered to local officers. The case links corrupt politicians, police, and beer mobs. Shenandoah scene saw two men held at gunpoint by armed crowd, lacking credentials. Pittsburgh report labels the Shenandoah raid a ruse to block the operation.
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Philadelphia
John
Pennington
Prohibition
Tri-State
Shenandoah
Federal Prohibition Agents
Home Brewing Company
Pittsburgh
Prohibition Office
Man and Son Die in Drowning at Pinegrove Dam
Victor Madenford, 60, and his son Fred, 25, were found dead after a double drowning near a small dam in Pinegrove Pennsylvania. Neighbors on a hillside noticed them struggling and they sank before help arrived. One man reportedly suffered cramps and the other tried to aid him.
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Pinegrove
Usp
Victor Madenford
Fred
Coup Deyarmin Wedding Quiet Ceremony in Porter Pa
Willis W Coup son of Mrs Lulu Coup Indiana and Hazelle Mildred Deyarmin daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Deyarmin Homer City were married Friday morning July 17 at 11 the ceremony at the officiating minister's home in Porter Pa Attendants were the bride's sister and her husband Mrs W Glenn Sprinkle of New Kensington A dinner followed at the bride’s parents home with groom’s grandmother Mrs M H Shannon present Mother Shannon 86 years old The couple receive best wishes from friends for their future together
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W. Glenn Sprinkle
New Kensington
G. W. Sprinkle
M.H. Shannon
Mother Shannon
Prohibition Agents Detained After Liquor Sweep
Two agents were taken into custody and questioned then released with no liquor violations found. Prohibition cautions say detentions bought time to remove products from the building. Pennington and Krause, tied to a Shenandoah shift, were connected to sales moves from Pittsburgh.
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Prohibition
John D. Pennington
Robert Krause
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Shenanah
Devinning Rod as Lecture Theme at Castle Hill
Large crowds attend Castle Hill services as evangelist L Schmidt presents a devining rod demonstration to locate water and minerals including oil coal and gold. He asserts Bible truth against evolution and offers free Bibles and Testaments in multiple languages.
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Castle Hill
L. Schmidt
Evangelist
Evangelist Schmidt
Hawks Set New Air Records From New York To Havana
Captain Frank W Hawks regains the New York to Havana record and adds two new marks by flying a mono plane from New York to Havana in 7 hours 31 minutes at Floyd Bennett Field arriving 8 04 P M SST. He covered 1400 miles at 3.1 miles per minute, boosting his total to 30 new air records in two years.
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New York
Frank W. Hawks
Havanna
Hawks
Floyd Bennett Field
Ostermeyer and Duncan See Akron Air Giant
William Ostermeyer of School Street and Jack Duncan of Homer City returned home after visiting Akron. They toured the Goodyear Rubber Company plant and the giant airship Akron, described it vividly, and brought back discarded blimp parts as souvenirs. They also rode in a Goodyear Blimp during the visit.
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William Ostermeyer
School Street
Jack Duncan
Homer City
Akron
Goodyear Rubber Company
Mr. Ostermeyer
Mr. Duncan
Messrs Ostermeyer
Duncan
Flames Roar Through Forests In Beaverhead Reserve
Forestry officials dispatched 150 men to the south Flathead Reservation last night to augment the U S forces as wildfires spread through the Beaverhead Forest. The action underscores mounting efforts to contain the blaze and protect surrounding communities.
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Beaverhead Forest
Forestry Service
South Flathead Reservation
U. S
Royal Romance of Princess Nieana and Archduke Anton
European gossip centers on the announced wedding of Princess Nieana of Romania and Archduke Anton of Hapsburg. The couple, ages 2 and 48 in the text, are pictured together as rumors end with a July 26 wedding date.
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Nieana
Romania
Anton of
American Legion dinner sparks war talk and golf ball debate
Floyd Gibbons riffs on a Staten Island Legion party, recounting a joke about a past battlefield encounter. He then surveys a Chicago golf ball trial, notes a possible draw between USGA and manufacturers, and muses on golf’s impact on players. He moves to Nevada’s wedding-dedicated gold revenue, newspaper layoffs, a new paper, and a Panama to Texas road survey.
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American Legion
Staten Island
Jack Evans
Legion
Jack
Gus Knoblauch
Chemical Works
France
Gus
Walker-Sharkey
Chicago
United States Golf Association
Iit
Oes
Fire threatens Selway Lake resorts as Place Creek blaze grows
Indian Service reports the Arlee fire near Selway Lake spreading on a four mile front driven by a 40 mile wind. The Place Creek fire is out of control and feared to devastate summer resort colonies unless it is checked today.
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Indian Service
Arlee
Selway Lake
Place Creek
Missionary Vinton Visitor Returns From Africa
A missionary named Sam visits a station for medical and dental care before returning to Africa at the end of a four month vacation. It notes natives travel long distances through jungle for treatment and praises the mission work.
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Sam
Africa
Fast Mahoning Baptist Church Sunday Services Overview
A. J. Bowser, pastor, hosts Sunday School at 10 with Clyde Houck as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon. evening service at 8 titled Living Together. Last evening service until September. Missionary Society meets at the Baker home Thursday July 30. August will have no preaching or evening services except the first and last Sundays. Sunday School remains at 10 A. M.
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A. J. Bowser
Clyde Houck
Missionary Society
Clay Baker Thuradey
Low Accident Total Reported
Harrisburg Pa May 24 The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported the lowest accident total since 1926 for the month with 130 fatalities and 8 899 non fatal accidents The six month record for the final half of 1981 also set a low since 1916 when the Workmen s Compensation Act began
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
Multiple Hitch Demonstrations In Indiana County
Multiple hitch demonstration meetings will be conducted in Indiana county under the supervision of C A Burge of the State College Extension Bureau. Farmers and horse breeders are urged to attend one of the demonstrations at Cream Rose Dairy Farm Livermore at 10 A M and R H Thompson Farm Hanie at 2 P M. The demonstrations aim to show practical methods for teams of four or more horses, proving that four or five horses can match or exceed daily plowing output of an average farm tractor if the horses are already on the farm.
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Indiana County
C. A. Burge
State College Extension Buréau
Cream Rose Dairy Farm
Livermore
R. H. Thompson
Hanie
Multiple family killings shock Huntington and Allentown
In Huntington W Va a gunman Demofanti killed several family members and injured others in a spree across homes, then battled responders before being subdued. In Allentown Pa a man Kalendra Kalendiak killed his wife and then himself after an intoxicated burst of jealousy.
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Oli¢E
Allentown
John Kalendra
Anna
Kalendiak
Allentown State Hospital
Thumb Allegations Fly Over Eye Injury in Fracas
In a brawl between Willie and Maxie observers dispute who caused the eye injury. Some say Willie defended himself and injured Maxie’s eye with a right hand, while others claim Willie’s thumb was planted into the eye. Witnesses differ on the sequence and force, with a possible neck bump noted.
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Max
Willie
Vicious
Maxie
Sabbath of the Bible Discussed at Adventist Meeting
E Luther Martin and W A Nelson of the West Pennsylvania Conference spoke on the Sabbath of the Bible. They argued the seventh day is the Christian Sabbath, created before sin, and that keeping God’s commandments grants eternal life and a place in the kingdom.
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Adventists
E. Luther Martin W. A. Nelson
West Pennsylvania
Christ
Christendom
Sea of Glass
Marks of Risks Forging Ahead in Golf Match
In a golf championship, Marks defeats Haverstick 4 and 2 in the first round before advancing by beating Long 6 and 4 in the second. Totten wins over Nicklin 5 and 4, McKee over Kay 5 and 4, Carson over Parker 3 and 2, while Consolation action sees Haverstick 6 and 4 over Bleakley and Stevenson 2 and 1 over Gamble.
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Marks
Haverstick
Wilson Marks
Joel Haverstick
William Long
D. Bleakley
F. X. Totten
William Stevenson
W. B. Nicklig
Paden Gamble
Charles Kay
Joe Totten
Claude McKee
James Oppenheimer
R. BR
Parker
Robert Hamilton
Sid Carson, Jr
Foster Meyer
Long
Totten
Nicklin
McKee
Kay
Carson
Flight Haverstick
Bleakley
Stevenson
Gamble
Jon Totten
Oppenheimer
Hamilton
Moyer
Groft enters race for sheriff in Indiana County
petitions circulate in White Township for J E H Groft Republican sheriff candidate. Groft, a lifelong White Township resident and farmer, ran for the same office four years ago and is widely known across the county.
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Indiana County
J. E.H. Groft
White Township
Groft
Public Auction at Bates Farm near Advance in 1991
Public sale will be held at the farm of Robert H Bates one mile south of Advance three miles north of Beloit in Washington township on Saturday May 25 1991. Livestock farming implements household goods and many other items. Paul Walker purchaser Mrs Annis McCreight Mrs Ellen Johnston administratrix.
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Robert H. Bates
Advance
Shelocta
Washington Township
Paul Walker
Annis McCreight
Ellen Johnston
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Lorna Dee Smith
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Fast Mahoning Baptist Church
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Tony Cecilian
Pete Cecilian
Mercer Hospital
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Deddyk
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