07 Sep 1927
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1927
Page
1
The notice advertises a Saturday purchase line meet with crowd details and sale timing. It references a city event near the pier, listing participants and a sequence of recitation performances. The item notes bidding and sale terms with emphasis on attendance and schedule.
A jumble of names shows teaching assignments at Mabie and Wyawl colleges and various preparations for the coming school year. Faculty and family travelers include Jane Ade Ada teaching nearby, Marry B. Maleadynec returning to Mead Mrs. Waller Mateolay, and Jimmie Bartlehaugh joining W and J College football training. Nearby Postmaster Ralph Kunkle, county inspectors, and many Indiana area residents are listed among visits, travels, and farewells.
The Frick family gathered for their annual reunion at Atwood Pennsylvania. Attendees included Mr and Mrs C W Reed and many Fricks from New York Indiana Vandergrift Wilkinsburg and others. A peanut race for women and a program with talks readings and songs filled the afternoon before officers were elected for the coming year.
In Harrisburg Governor John Fisher orders a full traffic survey after mounting auto accident deaths and injuries. Captain Wil l Price, head of the State Motor Patrol, is tasked with immediate analysis. a fatal hit and run near Sunbury triggers added concern as details remain unclear.
A fragmented account describes an inspection trip near Coatsville and nearby areas including Tonner State, Maverteevile, and Franklin County. The report notes a board member of Western Penitentiary and mentions Iris and Edward Jane with unclear details. Subscribe for the Evening Gazette.
Two Senate committees met in Chicago to plan handling of ballots from Pennsylvania’s senatorial election as Reed Slush Fund inquiries stalled by a federal court order. Funding shortages and recess powers hinder action, with Pennsylvania law set to destroy remaining ballots within two weeks ahead of the September 20 primary.
A rear alleyway blaze in Jamison Hotel spread to adjoining Room 26 where a bed caught fire. Guests unaware until firefighters arrived. beds and bedclothes burned with three mattresses ignited on four sides. Fire officials suspect incendiary action and noted most rooms were unoccupied.
Reports from New York and Boston detail the missing Old Glory monoplane after contact was lost, with the Transylvania and other ships searching a position around 40:30 N 41:00 W. Radio operators aboard Vestris relayed distress calls but no sign of the plane, while Italy and U.S. officials monitor developments and rescue plans.
A flight log recounts the Old Glory’s New York to Rome journey with daily milestones. Messages report speed and position from Old Orchard Beach to Newfoundland with sightings by Canadian and U.S. vessels. The log notes multiple radio touches and coastal landmarks as the aircraft progresses eastward.
A Gastown man brought Mr Timblin to the Kit tanning hospital where a back injury caused paralysis. He was moved from Kittanning hospital to the Pittsburgh Institution on Sunday and died Tuesday, survived by his wife and several children.
A car is on display daily in a booth at the corner of Tth and Philadelphia streets with tickets on sale. The American Legion urges public participation and announces the car will be given away Saturday night September 17 on the Block Party grounds. You need not be present to win but attendance on upcoming nights is encouraged.
Chief of Police George O Connell led volunteers to locate and shoot a starving dog blamed for biting several children. The animal, found on the Presbyterian Church lawn, had no collar or license tag and was euthanized. Its head was sent to the University of Pennsylvania for examination. Authorities warn owners to keep dogs off streets for three weeks or face shooting.
In Moon Run Mine trouble between striking miners and strike breakers near Pittsburgh Pa one miner James Toots from Cleveland Ohio was killed and another Joseph Varga severely wounded and hospitalized in critical condition Both had quit their jobs and were walking toward McKees Rocks when an automobile stopped and men beat them with blackjacks after questioning their union status The incident underscores the violence of labor strife at the Pittsburg Coal Co mine complex
A fire swept the Penn evivanty Institution for the Peeble minded barn in Polk early today causing extensive damage. Estimated losses run near forty thousand dollars with grain feed and livestock reportedly consumed or harmed in the blaze.
Sheriff William T. Allison leads a posse through Rush Run woods seeking the body of a woman believed killed shortly after midnight. Eyewitnesses report screams and a man’s threat while a doctor notes a trail of blood and two men carrying a body toward the Ohio River from a deserted house.
Willis L. King vice president of Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh is slated to succeed the late Judge B. Gary as president of the American Iron and Steel Institute. He will be elevated at a directors meeting on September 40. Local members of the organization confirm the plan.
E. OH Stephens of Cherryhill township, a Sheriff candidate, is confined by illness at his home and will be unable to campaign actively. He asks supporters not to forget him on election day.
Mary and Odie Zimmerman return from a visit to sister Mia in Plumcreek. Teachers Louie Stuchell and Gertrude Cochran depart for Woodlawn and Apollo. Rev. Garman returned from Allegheny General Hospital after treatment. Local families visited, injured Clyde Moore improves. Rink remodeled with new flour cleanouts sandpapered and an organ set for Tuesday. Many relatives travel for reunions and vacations. Last of nine sermons in series delivered by Rev Gill at United Presbyterian Church.
A garbled report notes a discovery related to hardening glass by dipping it in a liquid at a certain temperature. The text mentions high tension and explosive consequences, but the details are unclear and the exact events or dates are not legible.
The treasurer’s office states that all United States dollar bills weigh the same. A single bill weighs about 20.72 grains, and the total weight depends on the number of notes used. The standard is uniform regardless of denomination.
A suburban area reports injuries from hot conditions causing burns. Officials note exposure to intense heat reaching around 140 degrees Fahrenheit and higher. Residents describe rapid skin irritation and precautionary cautions issued for outdoor work and handling of jute canes.
Nat Winan helps Irene a neat waitress at the Red Front confronting poverty and pride. After a street accident a well dressed woman offers him money, revealing the girl’s fragile life and his growing sense of responsibility.
In a Morley memoir fragment a biographer recalls hearing Gladstone’s voice through a phonograph as Charles F Thing of Western University once quarreled with Marley. The excerpt notes Gladstone’s vast hip bone collection and a remark by Carnegie about hearing Gladstone’s voice, with Morley’s sigh in response.
A reflective passage on praising the nightingale and the swan, contrasting worldly imitation with praise of God. The speaker rejects vanity, asserts duty to their post, and implies steadfast faith amid temptation, within a devotional discursive frame.
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