Get Acquainted Banquet Draws Western PA Guests
Blairsville March 15 One hundred fifty attended the Get Acquainted banquet in the Armory under Company L 110th Infantry Blairsville unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard Guests came from Indiana Latrobe Greensburg Punxsutawney and other Western Pennsylvania points J P Archibald presided Invocaton by Rev J Norman Hunter Schubert Orchestra provided instrumental music Will iam Archibald Samuel Lowry Richard Andre performed with Russell Hayes at the piano Speeches by Col John W Woodend State Senator Lee S North Major William E Pierce Captain 5 S Walker and Col Henry Coulter He presented six reels of WWII France motion pictures The event included sextemporaneous speakers Captain Dale Marlin
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Blairsville
Armory
110Th
Infantry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Indiana
Latrobe Greensburg
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
J. P. Archibald
J. Norman Hunter
First Presbyterian Church
Schubert
D. W Yealy
William Archibald
Samuel Lowry
Richard Andre
Russell Hayes
John W. Woodend
Lee S. North
William E. Pierce
5S. P. Walker
Altoona
Henry Coulter
Greensburg
France
Dale Marlin
Death notices from Hillsdale and Boswell areas
Nonagenarian widow Mrs Mary Trimble died at her Hillsdale home Tuesday night at 1130. She left five sons and three daughters and belonged to Wesleyan Methodist Church. Funeral at 2 pm Friday, burial in Thompson Cemetery. Lavan Ash Acosta, 69, president of People's State Bank of Boswell, died Wednesday morning at home after illness.
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Mary Trimble
Thomas Trimble
Hillsdale
Wesleyan Methodist Church of
Thompson Cemetery
Lavan Ash Acosta
Lavan Ash
People’s ‘State Bank of
Boswell
Pit Orchestra to Blairsville at Kiwanis Dinner
Blairsville March 15 The Pit Orchestra with eighteen Indiana High School students directed by Prof. Fred A Ringrose will perform at the Blairsville Kiwanis Club dinner in the Jamison Hotel tonight presenting a special program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Fred A. Ringrose
Pittsburgh Detectives Film Crime Scene For Trial
Allegheny detectives staged a motion picture as evidence in a murder trial. The unreleased film shows a character named Michael Yarsavage, 42, a Nant-y-Glo resident, being mistaken for a non union miner and killed by nine youths near a cemetery in a mining town setting.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Michael Yarsavage
Nant-y-Glo
Yarsavage
Bisselle Carpet Sweepers Promoted by J M Stewart Co
Ad copy notes Bisselle carpet sweepers as essential home items. Mentions a Bissalla in every home and that they cost less to use than a broom. Price range listed from 4.76 to 6.25 with J M Stewart & Co at 172 x Biggs. Also references Biggs dining rooms and counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stewart & Co
Prisoners May Be Put To Work At Court House
The Board of County Commissioners consider the grand jury recommendation to use jail labor to clear the courthouse basement and dig the cellar in preparation for improvements. Plans call for fire and water proof storage rooms to house crowded court records.
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Board of County Commissioners
March Grand Jury
Court House
Boy Scout Campaign Dinner Grows in Size
An organization dinner for the Boy Scout Campaign in the county is expanding. Chairman H J Buchheit increased the plated count due to strong support from community chairmen in neighboring districts. Delegations arrive from Clymer and Marion Center with multiple representatives, while Indiana's skeleton group finalizes plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J.buchheit
Clymer
W. N. Templeton
Charles Griffith
Marion ‘Center
D. W. Douds
Plumville
Thomas Sheehe
Indiana
National Music Week Planning For Indiana Event
The state prepares for National Music Week the first week in May with a community driven effort. An informal committee seeks support from Indiana singers to present Gauss The Holy City at the Ritz Theatre, viewed as a premier sacred work and a centerpiece of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy City
Indiana
Gauss
Ritz
League plans St Patrick event at M E Church
An invitation invites AV church members to a St Patrick event on March 1 in the evening at 7 30 with green decorations and a request to bring 15 cents.
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M. E
Blind attorney Gillespie argues suit in Supreme Court
William M. Gillespie of Punxsutawney, a blind attorney, argues for Amelia V. Litch in a suit against Thomas K. Litch and One Bank and Trust Co. over monthly payments from the Litch estate, valued at about $125,000, with proceedings in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunille
William M. Gillespie
Punxsutawney
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Gillespie
Amelia V. Litch
Thomas K. Litch
One Bank and Trust Co
DuBois, Truste
Litch
Wita
Patient Kills Jessup Doctor in Fatally Long-Standing Feud
A patient fatally shot Dr. Gerald A. Kelly yesterday, ending a long held resentment. The shooting occurred in Jessup as authorities investigated the motive and context of the gun violence amid local tensions.
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Gerald A. Kelly
Man admits killing doctor after leg amputation
In Scranton Joseph Kamensky, 20, confessed he shot Dr. Gerald A. Kelly in Jessup to avenge his lost leg, saying he blamed the doctor for the amputation after a mine accident. Kamensky, held without bail, faces murder charges as investigators detail his motive and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Joseph Kamensky
Gerald Kelly
Jessup
Kamensky
Kelly
Kelly Amputated It. Yesterday the Cripple Accosted Dr. Kelly
Dr. Kelly
Lackawanna County
Monday Music Club Meeting Opens New Year Programs
A Monday Musical Club gathering at Mrs. W A Simpson home featured a vocal and instrumental program ranging from Woods in Winter to Snowflakes. The social hour followed with refreshments provided by the hostess and guest Miss Margaret Walye Bloomsburg attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monday Musical Club
W. A. Simpson
Magaret Wal Ye
Bloomsburg
Kittanning Church Trouble Leads to Inquiry Committee
The Rev Dr W Hinnet Rev O M Offut John Woods and others named to investigate trouble at First Presbyterian Church Kittanning. The inquiry will report at the Kittanning Presbytery meeting in Leechburg on April 9. President Coolidge will skip Tone Mountain Memorial dedication in Atlanta next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hinitt
O. M. Offut
John Woods
Indiana
M. D. MaClelland
Elderton
A. W. Wilson
Salieburg
First Presbyterian
Washington
Coolidge
Tone Mountain Memorial
Atlanta
White House
Preacher Planned for Penn Run Presbyterian Service
The Rev Mr Jordan of Shenandoah will preach at Penn Run Presbyterian Church on March 48 at 11 oclock mm.
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Penn Run
Mr. Jordan
Shenandoah
Penn Run Presbyterian Church
Oelock
Frogs' Party Framing Tomorrow at High School Auditorium
Pupils of the Third Ward under Lola A Beelar have nearly finished preparations for the spring operetta The Frogs Party to be performed tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium. Miss Beelar composed the words and music for the production.
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Lola A.beelar
Miss Beelar
Flood toll rises in St Francis Dam disaster
As daylight revealed the Santa Clara Valley search, 12 more flood victims were found, bringing total known dead and missing to 873. Seven inquiries began to determine blame for the massive dam burst, with 300,000 forces involved in the hunt.
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Arthur L. Marek
INS
Los Angeles
Santa Clara Valley
St. Francis
Musser Denies False Report On Coal Mines
Jacob Frantz, superintendent of Clymer Mines for Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp., states operations and wage scales remain unchanged through April 1, 1929. He rejects sensational reports and notes a two week reduced price for ReMetagraph calling cards from March 16 to April 1.
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Jacob Frantz
Clymer
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp
N. Clymer
Pennsylvania
Sirs
Faive
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Rossiter, Barr
Commodore
Johnston
Stationer and Neras
Fire destroys Rochester Methodist Church and parsonage
A blaze at Rochester Michigan parish and adjacent house caused about 178000 dollars in damage. Pastor R B Callahan his wife and son Richard aged 10 escaped after quaran tine. Fire started in furnace room and spread through a Sunday school room. Fire crews from Beaver and Rochester battled flames until 5 am as a tower near the parsonage collapsed.
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Rochester
First Methodist Episcopal
R. B. Callahan
Richard
Beaver
Rochestter
Daugherty’s Cut Rate Drug Store Ad Mention
An OCR snippet promotes Daugherty’s Cut Rate Drug Store as the place to entertain and get what you want for less, noting its location opposite the P. R. R. Station. It emphasizes cut rate values and references Riggs as a nearby landmark.
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Daugherty
Cut Rate
Daugherty’s
P. R
Fords Denied Suit Dismissal In Breach Case
Pontland Mich March 15. Judge F L Covert denied attorneys for Henry and Edsel Ford a motion to dismiss the $6 000 000 breach of faith suit filed by Henry M and Wilfred C Leland and other stockholders of the old Lincoln Motor Company. The Lelands say the Fords failed to keep a promise to reimburse stockholders of the Lincoln company bought by the Fords at a receiver sale.
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Pontiac
Mich
F. L. Covert
Circuit Court Today
Henry
Edsel Ford
Henry M
Wilfred C. Leland
Lincoln Metor Car Company
Lelands
Fords
Lincoln Company
Duel Survivor May Be Indicted In Joe Town Shootout
Samuel Mancrella, hospitalized in Johns town, is expected to face murder charges within days after a Sunday night double shooting near Sew ard left Giuseppe Germano dead and another victim wounded. District Attorney L Marl Mier said police expect enough evidence soon to file information. Germano died at Memorial hospital from wounds to the left side and spine. Mancrella was the more seriously wounded.
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Samuel Mancrella
Lee Hospital
Jownstown
Charles
Seward
L. Marl Mier
Guiseppe Sermano
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Miller
Mancrella
Carrins
Germano
One Attorney for 200 Cases in Election Probes
A Pittsburgh special committee of the Allegheny Bar Association accuses Republican leaders of delaying 299 election fraud prosecutions by appointing a single attorney to represent all indicted officials. The plan could take two years to clear, as two cases can’t be tried together, and Attorney Aady P Marshall failed to report or request postponement. Bar president Joseph Stadlefeld calls it an unfortunate delay tactic while noting Marshall’s other court commitments.
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Pittsburgh
Marsh
Allegheny Bar Association
Tvo
Aady P. Marshall
Marshall
Joseph Stadlefeld
The
Bar Association
Tax receipts in Pittsburgh district may exceed prior year
Pittsburgh March 15 federal income tax receipts in this district for 1927 likely will surpass those of the previous year, said D. B. Heiner collector of internal revenue on the last day to file without penalty. Receipts and taxable returns were larger to date than last year though figures not released. Most returns arrive by mail as the final hour crowds are missing this year. A noted clipping on scissors and a stray ad end the item.
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Pittsburgh
D. B. Heiner
Internal Revenue
Meiner
Tragic Fate Report On Miss Mackay And Others
Late advices from James L Kilgallen report Elsie Mackay daughter of an English lord and Captain Walter Hinchcliffe among those who attempted a westward Atlantic crossing. Hopes rose briefly from vague sightings but no definite confirmation of crossing or survival by 8:30 a.m. local time.
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Atlantic
United States
W. G.R. Hinchcliff
Elsie Mackay
Hinchcliffe
America
Jas. L. Kilgallen
New York
Walter Hinchcliffe
Nungesser
Colt
St.John New Brunswick
Renee
New Brunswick
Slickville man fleeced in Pittsburgh money racket
Joe Perry, owner in Slickville, handed over 3000 as life savings to a group claiming to run a money making machine in Pittsburgh. They urged him to wrap 24000 then 86000 more in a restaurant at 567 15 avenue. Detectives noted the ploy aimed at extorting 100000 for a supposed kidnapping.
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Joe Perry
Slickville
Pittsburgh
Frank Malone
Mike
Perry
Avenue
James R. Lancia
Pittle
Washington
Mitionaire
Seems
iPerry
Borough Tax Debate From The Borough Bulletin
Christwaite, editor of The Borough Bulletin, argues municipal budgets rise while national taxes fall. He analyzes why boroughs adjust taxes and budgets, comparing broader state patterns and local pressures. The piece frames tax policy as a dog eating the smaller one, illustrating the dynamics in city finance.
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Celal Curtallmenta
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Pretty Girl
Atlanti
Interesque
Riggs
Biggs
Organization Scout
U. P
National Music Week
ST. Patrick
King Ping
Auto Parts Co
Rite Theatre
Yoix
Joseph Comiskig
Comiskie
Kittanning Church
FROGS
Musser
Rochest
Callahan
Criminal Court
Frank Zeroski
Pete
Joe Kopgan
Buck Run
John T. Booth
Booth
Avenley
Lincoln Commandery
Companion
J. M. Stewart
Belind
Pilot
Mit Mackay
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