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Newspaper

Indiana Evening Gazette

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

4

A Mountain Feud War Reignites After Ballfield Tragedy

Rossy McAfee returns home to Mountain City after a campus feud erupts into a deadly altercation at Ebenezer. Sock Tolliver, the Tolliver pitcher, is shot and graveside tensions flare as families revive the old McAfee Tolliver feud. Steve Hogg warns of looming power behind the college and a looming confrontation.

Rossy Mountain City Mint’s Creek Pappy Mint Ebenezer Church McAfees Tollivers Ebenezer Steve iRossy Steven Hogg Hogg McAfee Steve Hogg

Jobs for June Graduates.American government as employer

Uncle Sam is the nation’s largest employer with nearly a million workers. About one third labor in the Postal Service and 90,000 in Agriculture. Most federal employees work outside Washington. Each year over half a million apply for civil service exams, with about 40,000 appointments made. Practical, high standards aim to hire fully competent workers.

Uncle Sam America Postal Service Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C Acluel Service Hashinas H.B. Mitchell Miny Civil Service Commission Imany Couphitul Eutens Aaa

Woman Sues for Millions Over Railroad Transactions

Philadelphia reports a Pennroad Corp stockholder, Mrs Grate Stein Weigle of Chicago, filing a federal suit seeking damages exceeding 4 000 000. She alleges officers and trustees of Pennwood and related entities overstated investments to push a Pennsylvania railroad plan, citing heavy losses from controlling-share purchases in multiple railroads and a bogus forwardings venture.

Philadelphia Pennroad Corporation Pennsylvania Railroad The Sun Grate Stein Weigle Chicago Penproad Corporation Pennsylvania Weigle Offvers Pennwood Eastern Railroad Secun Canton Company Baltimore Tost Canton Railroad Detroit, Voledo and Tonto Pittsburgh and West Virginia Seaboard Air Line Railway New York, New Haven and Hartford Boston and Maine Railroad

Lehigh Valley Railroad Names Key Defendants in Suit

Individual defendants include Albert J. County vice president of the Pennsylvania and a Pennroad director Henry H. Lee Pennroad president and a Pennsylvania director Joseph Wayne Jr a director of both companies and the estates of Jay Cooke Effingham B. Morris Levi L. Rue W W Atterbury Richard B Mellon and Charles E Ingersoll.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Albert J. County the Pennsylvania Pennroad Henry H. Lee Pennsylvania Joseph Wayne, Jr Jay Cooke Effingham B. Morris Levi L. Rue W. W. Atterbury Richard B. Mellon Charles E. Ingersoll

Miss Beplar and Kerr Nurses Visit in Kerr Home

Miss Beplar and Miss Mildred Kerr nurses at Mayview Hospital spent several days in the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kerr. Many relatives and other locals were noted visiting or traveling between Homer City and nearby towns including Pittsburgh Youngstown Vandergrift and Baltimore.

Beplar Mildred Kerr Mayview Hospital H. E. Kerr Margaret Allison R. N Pittsburgh William Wetzel Roy Baker Harrisburg Emma Miller Jean Blyth Darrell Robertson Youngstown Ohig Myrtle Feve Bernice Vernon Coup Patty Very Mes Virgil Grambling Berlin Donald Sickenberger Moshier du- Buis Gillan Johnston Philadelphia Anton Reiner Graceton Arthur Frederick Iowa Purley Somerset-Indiana County American Legion Auxiliary Johnstown Lewis Thomas Hudak Billy Mor Runtown West Virginia Ab Lown Mabel McKee Nanette Johnson William Fleming L. G. Raub Salem Ohio Clarence Condon Carl State College

Three Thousand Attend World Largest Bible Class Rally

Three thousand persons attended the World’s Largest Bible Class Rally at the Fair Grounds with delegations from Indiana Jefferson Clearfield Cambria Washington Somerset and Westmoreland Counties. Rev L T Culp founder of the Bible Crusade spoke at both services and announced continued meetings each evening at 7:44 o clock. The Clovers provided music and Rev Culp sponsors the Bible Crusaders on WHUIB radio at 11 30 a m on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Fair Grounds Indiana Jefferson Clearfield Cambria Washington Somerset Westmoreland L. T. Culp Bible Crusade Rev. Culp Bible Crusaders WHUIB

May relief decline trims Pennsylvania welfare rolls

The end of May saw a further drop in the state's general assistance with 3,377 fewer cases and 10,424 fewer persons on relief. Through June nationwide figures show 169,634 cases and about 94,000 fewer people since mid March, as 7,384 cases closed while 3,957 opened. In Indiana County, 6,193 people benefited from 9,320.18 dollars in net expenditures as WPA and private employment shifts reduced overall relief. Applications fell to 6,465 with Memorial Day closures affecting counts, and total weekly aid dropped by about 10,876 from prior week to 1,181,206 dollars in cash relief plus 74,214 dollars in milk orders.

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Harry Harrison Kroll MEA Service, Inc Hosay Andy Hoasy Dr.Tolliyar Vossy McAfee Old Leacock Judy Hannah Hurd Bob T' Jay Tolliver Jay McAfee Sock Tolliver Sock Civil Service Samuel Elbert Hubbard Garcia Pennroad-P. R. R Homer City News Cluvers Peat Collier's Life Enquire Coopers Peter Fick Camel Cigarettes Pete Fick Caro Ling
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