Half Million Motor Trucks For Commercial Use in U S
Chicago reports a bulletin from the American Research Foundation predicting 500000 motor trucks will be deployed for commercial transport in the United States in 1937. The study cites economies of scale, fuel abundance, and favorable financing as drivers, noting gasoline production surged from 1926 to 1927 while automobile totals rose from 9,148,000 in 1916 to 22,001,399 in 1926.
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Chicago
United States
American Research Foundation
Standard
Sinclair
Standard, Texas
Late Seeding In Canada Adds 30 Million Bushels
Winnipeg reports that late seeding will add about 30 million bushels to Western Canada's wheat crop. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show combined wheat acreage of 19,240,473 acres by end of June, up from 17,749,473 earlier. Manitoba leads gains with oats up 20 percent and barley up 30 percent, while Saskatchewan and Alberta show 40 percent oats increases. Weather has been favorable, with warm days boosting growth. light rains needed in some areas to soften soil crust after heavy spring rains.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
The Origin of Vinegar Hill
An account on Vinegar Hill during the uprising notes the Insurgents faced 20,000 British troops under General Lake and were eventually defeated. British writers accuse the Insurgents of atrocities, but portrayals omit British retaliation against noncombatants. Vinegar Hill is described as an undying monument of Irish valor and patriotism.
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Vinegar Hill
September Wedding Plans Of Local Couple
A local couple plans a September wedding and a trip to New York City and other eastern points. The groom, Mr. Bishop, previously worked as a tobacco apprentice in the area. The bride, Aradunle, is connected to Johnstown High School and Indiana Normal and attended sessions at Columbia University, with ties to Moxham and Somerset schools.
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New York City
Metropolis
Bishop
Dea Aradunle
Johnstown
Indiana ‘Normal
Columbia Unity
Moxham
Heta Ean
Gomerset
Local golfers duel in Kit'tanning match amid long list
Local golfers clashed at Kit'tanning with a long roster of players and scores listed for many. The event included a Ladies Handicap Tournament at the Country Club beginning August 1 with pairings and starting times shown for Mary Jane Pealer, Ethel Emerson, Anne Buterkeggh, Mary Pealer, and others.
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Ruth Campbell Taylor
Country Club
Mary Jane Pealer
Ethel Emerson
Anne Buterkeggh
Mary Pealer
Martha Reed
Abigail Guthrie
Betty Ellis
Mrs.Douglass
Sally Reed
Meda Ritter
Florence Sutton
Edith McCartney
Anna Simpson
Edna Pierce
Katherine Blair
Hazel Guthrie
Adrian March Cites 13 For Court Contempt
Judge Carr issues rule to show cause why attachment should not be issued for contempt of the perpetual injunction. Sheriff Evans summoned thirteen named defendants to appear at 10 this morning. Adrian mine remains active while nearby mines show mixed status and labor unrest persists.
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Adrian
Carr
C. FP. Evans
Levi McConnaughy
Tony Ross
Joseh Bellaria
Gerome Jeomondola
Mike Larossa
John
Rossiter
Cramer
Wandin Home Thefts Prompt Local Crackdown
A theft wave at Wandin Home prompts police action after a tire identified by Alex Malcolm as stolen from his garage linked to a recent theft. Justice Butterworth notes multiple similar complaints and vows harsh penalties for convicted offenders as residents push for results.
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Kephart
Alex Malcolm
Justice Butterworth
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That fellow must live in a very wg Rath
The exchange humorously questions a neighbor’s habits with a stray dog wagging its tail in an odd way.
Church notes announce worship times and services
Regular notices list morning and evening worship hours for numerous denominations in Indiana. Services include First Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Catholic, Baptist, and Christian Science, with a Wednesday prayer meeting and various union services. Names of pastors and specific sermon topics are given for several churches.
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First ‘Presbyteriane
Ti W
Hinitt
Union
Tree Methodist
Richardson
F Methodist Episcopal
C. B. Fmeraon
C. L. Headless
N. OP. McNeilis
Christian Science
Inove
Homer City
John S. Scott
Christ
Ln Y.M. G
Indiana
Glen Campbell Baptist
L. F. Davis
Baptist ‘Presbyterian
First United Presbyterian
J. C. Pinkerton
Kinley McMillan
Presbyterian
Pittsburgh
God
Tragic Boat Disaster Report Questions Lifesaving Gear
A graphic account defends Captain Ol son and his craft while noting reports about insufficient lifeboats. The boat carried life preservers for 17 year olds and nearly a hundred passengers including women and children were aboard. Twenty seven bodies have been recovered with eight to ten still missing.
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Olson
Stephenson's defiant vow echoes from prison walls
Stephenson, under heavy guard at Indiana State Prison, vowed to continue his plan as attorney Moore announced the warden would not discuss his whereabouts. He claimed officials bought influence, were railroaded to convict him, and said he would expose them to Indiana authorities.
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Walter H. Daly
Stephenson
Robert H. Moore
Indiana
Moore
Marion County
It Was a Certain Match It Was a Certain Match
Shirley Van Dorn travels with Aunt Victoria and meets Tim Torrence at a spring rescue. Shirley agrees to drive the Torrences to the Gardner estate, where she unexpectedly encounters Ted Farson, the shipbuilder’s son, and faces a social tangle at Langhorn Road.
Superstition Explained Three Lights From One Match Origin
The superstition that taking three lights from one match is bad luck originated in the Russian Orthodox church. At funerals it was customary to light three candles with one taper, linking the practice to death.
French court sets egg freshness based on season
After deliberation the court ruled an egg is fresh if not more than two weeks old in summer or three weeks old in winter. Henceforth eggs will bear the lay date in red to indicate freshness as per the decision.
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France
Marriage Quotes Move Malcolm Toward Real Affection
Malcolm visits Maude Granger and discusses marriage quoting Stevenson as a ruse to propose. Maude counters with paired quotes about love's pace, then reveals her commitment as Malcolm confesses his longing, sharing a kiss by the book-lined living room fire.
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Bren
Malcolm Strong
Mauda Granger
Malcolm
Kate
Alice
Maude
Tox
Stevenson
Freaeh
Malcolmr
Manda
Malcolm Ted
Fanny Freg
Tye
Ran
Muteolny
Stevensan
Claude
Lovaé
Atal
Colm
Social Round of Indiana Visitors and Local Notables
A bustling social note item lists Mrs John Hum and daughter Mise Hennett of Glen Campbell No 1 as guests of Mr and Mrs Pence of South Seventh Street. It mentions Attorney Miller in Biafra ville on court business, and several Indiana visitors including Dell Keith of Stafford, Steve Wilhelm of Cherry Tree, Ellie Armstrong near Hilladale, Constable Harry Lewis, Deputy Constable Andy Duncan, and HH. B. Fulton among others. Also noted are visits by Mrs Alfred Pebler and son George of Wheeling to relatives in Indiana, golf at the Country Club with MacGregor and Lind, and local residents like Fred Lind and Charles McGregor hosting guests. among others, former Sheriff George I. Jefries of Rochester Mills, Fred Hare visiting relatives, P. Daugherty, Miss May Scott, and Bruce Wagner and Charles Pann returning from trips. The Misses Margaret, Miriam, and Norma Snee of Clarion are guests at the Clayton Miller home near Creekside.
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John Hum
Mise Hennett
Glen Campbell No. 1
Mra
Pence
South Seventh Street
Preach It
LADY KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN. BOY WITNESSES TRAUMA
Funeral arrangements were completed for Mrs. Ellen Vernon 43 who was run over and killed by a freight train in Union to MW Pa. July 30. Her 5-year-old son Frederick, watching in horror, said she told him to crawl under a standing train then followed. The boy escaped as the train began moving. ten cars passed over the body.
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Union
Ellen Vernon
Frederick
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