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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
5
Committees form to boost the Hospital Extension drive starting with a basket picnic and Independence Day celebration at the Fair Grounds. The program includes rides, horse racing, dances, and a countywide reunion to raise funds for Indiana County General Hospital, with the Ladies' All Societies aiding edibles at reasonable prices.
Senator Warren G. Harding, Republican Presidential nominee, defers declarations on major issues until final acceptance letter outlines views. He occupies his desk with suggestions from labor groups and political leaders, declines mass-meeting invitations, and studies labor and domestic labor conditions as a key section of his forthcoming letter. Congratulatory telegrams from labor leaders, especially those from Ohio, pour in.
Pittsburgh June 17 Two men are believed to have lost their lives when the Esplen McKees Rocks Bridge over Chartiers Creek collapsed after a gas main was struck by lightning and the bridge dropped into the creek. An unrelated church notice invites members to a 9 30 Sunday service and meditation on a psalm in the Presbyterian auditorium.
The Indiana Board of Health issued a morning report listing quarantines on three residences for Scarlet Fever and erysipelas two children from East Church Street and 1206 Schoul Street, plus John Cummings of East Oak Street.
The 60 piece Oil City Boy Scout Band, fresh from a concert for the President, will perform in Indiana Monday June 21 with no admission. Scout Commissioner Gearhart arranges a central city venue and welcomes all Indiana County residents to attend. Ten scouts are sought at campaign HQ at four. Judge Langham endorses the Boy Scout campaign praising its value for county youth.
A freak lightning bolt near Crockside yesterday split a 100 foot pine, tossing debris across the Dunacan home and farm buildings. All lower windows broke. a branch damaged the Creekside telephone switch and a phonograph. No injuries were reported as restoration work continues and lines remain hard to reach.
Montreal June 17 President Samuel Gompers of the AFL leads a bitter campaign to stop federation endorsement of the Plumb Plan for government ownership and Democratic control of railways. His allies in the administration resist committing to more than government control. Jack Wickford appears in a film review at the Strand today.
In New Hampshire, Robert Meads junior of Chicago was arrested on murder charges in the killing of Henry K. Maroney of Massachusetts. Authorities investigated liquor rumors denied by students. Meads reportedly had liquor but secured none for Maroney. Meads awaits Grand Jury in Woodsville as his father travels east to defend him. Maroney’s family faces distress amid a year of total abstinence by the slain student.
The State Highway Department awarded M. Trennett & Sons a contract for 18 625 feet of improved highway from the Cokesville Bridge toward Derry. The bid totals 190 900 dollars. Plans include straightening curves and grades and new locations across two and a half miles. Work to start soon and be rushed to finish.
Washington reports Secretary Tuntulty denied that the President will miss the Democratic convention in San Francisco though in touch via a special White House wire. Visitors to Kellysburg and Lakefield Minnesota share news with relatives in Home, Pa. U.S. W. V. Notice. Local union events include a meeting of Camp Blakely in Court House tonight at 8. Women’s Relief Corps hold a monthly meeting at Solliers Memorial Hall tomorrow. Jack Pickford film “In Wrong” screens, with 1910s nostalgia noted for kids’ memories of old hometown games and dress.
Boston June 17 The Vice President sent a message to Governor Calvin Coolidge nominee of the Republican party not of congratulations but of sincere sympathy Marshall said Mease accept my sincere sympathy in greeting his possible successor noting the tone of commiseration in the message
Developments report a continued walkout on the B. R. & P. Railway with no freight trains moving since Monday midnight and yard crews refusing to work. Representatives from railroad brotherhoods confer with employees in Punxsutawney, G H Hines of the National Organization of Ball and Rail Trainmen attending, action expected after 1 p.m. Follow up notes reference a May 27 1920 Pittsburgh Division notice about combined seniority.
Mr Herbert F P Duffman of Vandergrift and Mrs Bessie May Lytle of Indiana were married Wednesday morning at 8 46 by Rev Dr James A Lawrence at the Second United Presbyterian Church Water street. They depart at 12 01 for Chicago and other points then return to a furnished home in Vandergrift. Duffman, a county native and son of Mrs Martha Duffman, works in a Vandergrift mill. Lytle, also a county native, has been a public school teacher.
Margaret Elizabeth Learn and Roger M. Harbison wed in a noon ceremony at the Learn home on First Church Street. Rev. Dr. Hinitt officiated under an arch of blossoms with rhododendrons and roses. Attendants wore white net and pink satin. out-of-town guests from West Lebanon, Newtown, Philadelphia and Homer City attended.
Olimer Whitesell a miner from Grange working half a mile from the mine entrance in Frostburg near Punxsutawney was struck by lightning during an electrical storm. The bolt hit the rail, traveled through equipment, splitting a shovel in his hands and throwing him to the ground with a severe head cut and nervous shock. He is expected to recover. Jack Pickford in In Wrong at the Strand Today.
A harsh spell of weather disrupts traffic and endangers the Black family. Shealtiel Black remains missing after days with no word, while Jechonih Black is found unconscious near the Court House fountain after an incident last night. The piece notes repeated injuries to the Black male family members over the past year and worries about their protective duties.
County Commissioners Berkey Hy Boyd Richard Reamer and Gorge W Deeds with Controller Weber A Arter from Greensburg arrived in Indiana today to confer with Tiijana County Commissions and to open bids for resurfacing the Cokesville Bridge with creosote wood blocks. At noon the visitors and local officials Douglass Wilson Bothell and Wiley joined County Engineer Penler for a luncheon at the Country Club.
The Criminal Court week in Indiana closed with three murder trials in progress. William Palkiewicz pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Coal Run shooting of Pete Tigger, ending one murder case. Continuances were granted in Hymen Moore and Genaro Mute trials. A verdict found Robert E. Roberts guilty of forcible entry, clearing Mary Jane Roberts Fleming. Adjournment moves Civil Court start next Monday. The abrupt end hints at a longer September session.
In Wilkes Barre on June 17 two miners Louis Buffalito aged 88 and Pasquale Biliana aged 35 are trapped in a South Scranton coal mine. Bufalito wedged between three loaded cars pleads for help as rescuers fear removal could crush him and the miner and foremen worry other rock may separate him from escape.
The Cook Brothers Circus comes to Marion Center and Indiana with a parade at noon and shows tomorrow on Wayne Avenue. Reports praise the circus, though the arrival delays upset fans. It will be witnessed by old standbys and kiddies alike.
Tyrone's 1920 population was announced today as 0,084, an increase since 1910 of 1,908 or 26.6 percent. All Kinds Electric Working and Repairing advertises at 802 Wayne Ave, phone 331. W. Ray Hiesaek and men are listed.
A large gathering from nearby towns attended a Wednesday session at Fellows Hall Lodge No 175. The event featured a Degree Team representing Sisterhood No 114 Bla, with the Zelta Sisterhood instituted with 76 members led by Lady Edna M. Wilson and Lady Clara Askey as Past. The program included examinations of records, degree work, and a supper at Lewis Cafe, followed by further degree work into the evening.
New York June 17 detectives follow a lead from Mrs Mari sen Elwell's widow. Joyce directs the examination as Mrs Larsen reveals finding a kimono and slippers with Elwell and concealing them to hide the woman. Investigators pursue clues in Lexington and nearby areas as the case unfolds.
In Harrisburg on June 47, Martin, state commissioner, named health officers J. C. Moore of Marion East and North Mahoning Indiana, John Creighton of North Huntingdon and Westmoreland County, S. Armitage, and Chester City for the gentital? ent, Jack Pickford. The report notes some garbled text but confirms appointments of health officers in the listed localities.
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