Death notices of Mrs Rachel L Hershberger widow of Rev D J Hershberger
Mrs Rachel Lochie Hershberger age 85 widow of Rev David J Hershberger died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs Sadie Silvis in Rural Valley Pa. A Revolutionary descendant her long minister husband served in Johnstown and other Pennsylvania communities. Surviving children include Irwin Hershberger Buffalo NY Morrow and Elbert Hershberger Cleveland OH Clara Zener Indiana Pa Sadie Silvis Rural Valley Arminta Vore Johnstown Pearl Groke Evans Portage and Grace Knox Cleveland. Funeral at Silvis home 9:30 EST Saturday then in state Johnstown Willow Street church 1 8 pm. Burial Grandview Cemetery Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JT. M. Zener
Taylor Avenue
Rachel Lochie Hershberger
David J. Hershberger
Sadie Silvis
Valley
Johnstown
Hershberger
Stoyestown
George
Susanna Bowman
Millwood
Salem
Mechanicsburg
Cherry Tree
Marchand
Worthville
Hawthorne
Bedford
Somerset
Hyndman
Portage
Westover
Scottdale
Salix
Irwin J. Hershberger
Buffalo
N. Yu Morrow
Elbert Hershberger
Cleveland
Clara Zener
Indiana
Rural Valley
Armstrong County
Arminta Vore
Pearl Groke-Evans
Grace Knox
Silvis
Willow Street Evangelical Church
F.E. Hetrick
Beulah Evangelical Church
Dale
V. Carmany
Willow Street
Grandview Cemtery
County relief board allocations for July released
A county relief board report lists July food relief allocations by county. Allegheny receives $1,192,183.53. Blair $47,380. Cambria $81,601. Center $28,085. Clinton $19,000. Elk $13,600. Erie $80,366.60. Fayette $188,901. Indiana $48,100. Jefferson $90,600. Lawrence $61,410. McKean $16,262. Mercer $48,755. Mifflin $?. Venango $37,733. Washington $? for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Blair
Cambria
Center
Clinton
Elk
Erie
Fayette
Indiana
Jefferson
Lawrence
McKean
Mercer
Mifflin
Oldest Man in the World Claimant Zara Agha Dies in Istanbul
Zara Agha aged claimant to longevity died at Children's Hospital in Istanbul. He claimed birth before the American Revolution in 1774 and spent his last days hoping others would believe his long life. He visited the United States in 1930 and was celebrated by temperance advocates as a symbol of abstinence and pious adherence to the Koran.
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Istanbul
Jane
Ara Agha
Tut
Children’s
Zara Apha
United States
French Astor wedding draws elite attendance in Newport
Newport June 29 Ellen Tuck French 18 and John Jacob Astor II 21 wed tomorrow as social roads converge on the Spa. The bride received a $100000 diamond ring once returned by her fiancé Eileen Gillespie, to be reworked into a brooch. Francis French, ex-husband of Ellen’s mother, attends with Nazi aide Hanfstaengl as his guest. French disputes any marriage settlement, favoring a love-based union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Sentner
Newport
BR. T
Ellen Tuck French
John Jacob Astor II
Eileen Gillespie
Astor
Francis 0. French
Ellen
French
Ernest Franz Sedowick Hagstaeng
Hitler
America
Harvard
Livingston French
Hanfstaengl
Young Astor
Ireland
New York
International News Service
Jack
Tucky
Roosevelt urges nation to judge by gains made
Roosevelt declares relief, recovery, and reconstruction show gains under the New Deal while acknowledging ongoing government effort. He notes relief already prepaid costs, recovery well under way, and reconstruction just starting as Congress advances, despite critics who fear political or financial privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
NRA
John J
Thomases
Roosevelt Defends Brain Trust And Public Service
The article quotes President Roosevelt defending the brain trust and public service as essential to national progress. He argues the administration will seek the best abilities from across the country, offering service-based rewards over salaries, and warns against labeling new policies as fascism or socialism. He emphasizes practical, tested American ideals guiding current reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Mrs Antonio Gets Reprieve At Sing Sing
Dramatic delay at Sing Sing ends with Gov Lehman halting executions of Mrs Anna Antonio Sam Feracci and Vincent Saetta until June 29. Saetta claims Antonio owed him money and that the killing occurred after a quarrel during a ride, leaving Antonio unconnected to the murder. London foreign population shares Russian 34 percent Italian 10 percent German 8 percent French 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Antonio
Lewis B. Lawes
Albany
Amma Antonin
Tam
Lehman
Sing Sing Prison
Anna Antonio
Sam Feracci
Vincent Saetta
Lawes
Saetta
Theyppene
Suetta
Peraci
Wreck Promised by Indiana County Voiture at Cliffside Park
Indiana County Voiture No 798 40 Hommes et 8 Cheveaux leases Cliffside Park pavilion for July 12th to conduct its annual promenade and wreck. Delegations from multiple counties expected with invitations extended to state officers including George A. Smith and Bill Felix. Blue Devils Drum Corps of Johnstown invited after participating at the Voiture’s founding parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Cliffside Park
American Legion Department of
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland
Cambria
Armstrong
Blair
Butler
Bedford
Allegheny
George A. Smith
Philadelphia
Bill Felix
Johnstown
Blue Devils
Indiana
Rural school meeting urges tax and district reform
The gathering urged revising property assessments to equalize tax burdens on districts and improve state aid. It highlighted high per cent collection costs in cities versus rural areas, called for regional school district reorganizations, and discussed sites and transportation. Dr Driver and Dr Foster led talks, praising directors for cooperation. Pauline Kopka, 14, Blairsville, was treated after a fall from a cherry tree with non serious injuries.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Driver
Charles R. Foster
Pauline Kopka
Blairsville
Indiana
Indiana's First Street Oiling Completed
The report notes completion of the first oiling program on streets including Buchanan Vogel Brothers Koontz. It warns there may be a little bus this fall but after the second application results should improve. Grant Street from Wayne Avenue to the railroad is cited as an example of hardening with multiple oilings reducing future maintenance costs. No work can be done on off streets or the oiling effect will be spoiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Vogel Brothers
Koontz
Grant Street
Wayne Avenue
Jealous Father Kills Wife and Son at Lake Cottage
A man murdered his wife Maggie and his eldest son at a lakeside cottage in Berlin New Jersey after discovering alleged infidelity between his second wife and the son. He fired several bullets using a pistol from a drawer and fled as state police and Philadelphia authorities were notified to apprehend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
N. J
Maggie
Lake Side
Maggia
Philadelphia
Marion Residents In Auto Accident
Injuries reported after a collision on the Indiana Tunxsatawney road near Marchand. Mrs. C. W. Barr of Marion Center was taken to Indiana Hospital for X rays and a probable shoulder fracture. Mrs. Barrs daughter Mrs. Lynn McCoy and Mr. McCoy suffered facial and minor lacerations. La Rue Brilhart also of Marion Center was uninjured. The other car driven by J Quinlan of Punxsutawney rammed the McCoy vehicle. all involved were en route back to Marion Center for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
J. Quinlan
Punxsutawney
McCoy Machine
McCoy
Marion Center
German Crisis Tests Nazi Unity As Von Papen Stirs Talons
President Hindenburg reportedly threatened resignation if Von Papen quits as chancellor while tensions rise over internal Nazi factionalism. Von Papen sought to calm internal rifts at Hess, saying there is no disunity though reports linger of a showdown. In London an Indian athlete arrived after a 10,000 mile bicycle journey from Bombay.
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Chanwellor Hitler
von Blomberg
Hess
von Papen
London
Bombay
Kittanning Loses Patrol Station on Highways
The Kittanning State Highway Patrol station will be abandoned effective July 1, transferring one patrolman to Indiana and reducing Armstrong county coverage to four men. The Indiana and Butler stations will patrol the area, sparking expected protests from motorists and residents who credit the local patrol with improving highway safety. The change follows a prior shift of one officer to Greensburg, leaving a sergeant and trooper.
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Armstrong County
Kittanning
State Highway Patrol
Indiana
Butler
Greensburg
Seargent
Europe Will Pay Someday Reflects on Wealth and Prohibition
A speaker argues for a more equitable wealth distribution to sustain free government and liberty, warning that five percent controlling wealth risks civilization. He asserts laws and policies must compel fair sharing and advocates state action under the 21st Amendment to protect dry states amid talk of resurrecting prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Cabins Surprise Scouts At Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn opens July 9 with six finished Scout cabins and a Seascout program under Skipper Barber. Howard Kuhns and aides occupy the chef’s cabin while four cabins house Cub Scouts. Seascout ship under construction aims for a maiden voyage with ample instruction. Enrolments rise as the council plans a bigger season.
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Camp
William Penn
William Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Howard Kuhns
Barber
New Jersey
Council
A Trouper's Death Ends Young Bobby Smythe's Stretch
Pittsburgh June 22 A brave 8 year old Bobby Smythe aspirant circus acrobat met his end with a smile after a fall from a six foot dresser onto a bed springs He was rushed to St Joseph's Hospital where doctors say he was internally injured yet kept smiling throughout the emergency The boy's parents Mr and Mrs Russell Smythe describe his final curtain as a trouper's death reflecting a life spent in performance and laughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Robert Smythe
Smiss
Russell D Slmy
Bobby
St. Joseph's Hospital
Trouper
Wreck Victim Frank Rowand Dies After 14 Days
Frank Rowand aged 55 of Wilkinsburg died at Lee Hospital Johnstown after 14 days unconscious following a collision on Wintondale road near Armuagh with a State Highway Department truck. Passenger Frank Linen, 16, also injured, driver tried to turn as the truck approached. Rowand suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and right paralysis. accident occurred June 15.
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Frank Rowand
Wilkinsburg
State Highway Department
Wintondale
Armuagh
Lee Hospital
Johnstown
M. M. Davis
Cyrus W. Davis
Cambria County
Rowand
Frank Linen
Linen
Indiana
Mane
Lux Toilet Soap Tenth Anniversary Ad Lauds Stars
The Indiana Evening Gazette features a full page Lux Toilet Soap anniversary ad calling Lux the soap of stars. It notes nine of ten movie stars use Lux and lists Claudette Colbert Irene Dunne Barbara Stanwyck among supporters. District grocers and merchants join in Lux week with special prices and visits arranged by Lux rep J Roch and dealer C L McKeod.
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Indiana Evening Gazette Today
Lux
Lux Company
Claudette Colbert
Irene Dunn
Barbara Stanwycks
J Roch
C. L. Mckeod
Bass fishermen set for opening of bass season
Harrisburg reports favorable opening conditions for the bass season next Monday barring heavy weekend storms. Water levels vary with some streams clearing while others stay low aiding fly fishing. Anglers expected to pursue wall-eyed pike and Susquehanna salmon in the Juniata Susquehanna North Branch and Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Fish Commission
Izaak Walton
Juniata
Susquehanna
North Branch
Allegheny
Restore Old Cemetery in Collingswood New Jersey
The Newton burial ground at West Collingswood will be restored by descendants organizing a trustees board under an old charter to perpetuate the ancient cemetery. Many of South Jersey’s earliest settlers are buried there.
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Collingswood
N, J
Newton
West Collingswood
South Jersey
Boy Graded First Promoted, Then Killed in Pittsburgh
George Kopas six received a promotion card from Breokling School yesterday and died today en route to school after telling Traffic Policeman Hagel he would be a first grader. He dashed between parked cars and was struck by a third, dying at a doctor's office. The candy melted in the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
George Kopas
Breokling School
George
Alex Hogel
Hagel
Pennsylvania Republicans Outline State Driven Strategy
Harrisburg June 29 Republican strategy for fall campaign centers on winning Pennsylvania state administration and portraying the race as a state issue rather than a referendum on the New Deal. Attorney General William A. Schnader frames the plan, urging young Republicans to focus on state benefits and to separate from federal politics. Possible parallel campaigns may run on both state and national issues with Senator David A. Reed possible to oppose Roosevelt policies alongside Guffey.
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G. Erverett Doying
INS
Harrisburg
William A. Schnader
Schnader
Pennsylvania
G. O. P. State Committee
United States
David A. Reed
Reed
Joseph I. Guffey
Obituary notices for W A Faith and related death notices
William Archie Faith died at home in Mt Pleasant R D 2 at 4 45 pm. He would have turned 65 in July and worked 18 to 26 years at the Walworth Greensburg plant. Survived by widow Hattie and two sons Clarence Greensburg and Gerald at home, plus two brothers and six sisters. He belonged to Greensburg J O U A M and I O O F, and attended Greensburg United Brethren Church. Body to Frank Newill’s home Mt Pleasant R D 2. Funeral at Mt Joy Church of the Brethren near Mt Pleasant at 1 pm Sunday, Rev W K Gulp. burial in Cherry Hill Bethren Cemetery, Indiana County.
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William A. Walth
William Archie Faith
Pleasant
R. D
Pittsburgh
Daniel Faith
Indiana R. D
Clara Harr
Greensburg
Tillie Ruffner
Indiana
Mary Young
Turtle Creek
Daisy Hoover
Adeline Nieswonger
Jemima Lute
New Flovence
Faith
Greensburg Jr
Clark C. Gardner
Nora Gardner
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
William and
Old Allen
McGraw) Gardner
Wyoming County
Scranton
Nora Garner
Glenn
Lester
Leonard
Otis
Kenneth Gardner
Hoomer City
Hazel Glance
Tessie Anderson
Thelma
Elsie
Gladys Gardner
Perry Anderson
Roberts
Greenwood Cemetery
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Rachael Hershberger
County Relief Board
Palm Beach
Zaro Agiba
Gillespie
Marie Dressler
Maria Dressler
Sante Barbara
Calif
Motion Picture Academy
Tillie
Tyelaw
Miss Deessler
Min and
Bill
Marion
Pres. Hindenburg
Indiana Barracks
Europe
UX CO
Ek Eh Boy
William Schnader
Jacob N. Diehl
Jacob. Diehl
Jacob F. Diehl
Fulton Run
Frick
John McCausland
Sagamore
Japan
OOM
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