29 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1928
Page
1
Misses Charlotte and Matian WilJaws, Pitt University students, spend the weekend at home. several professionals and travelers from Greensburg, Blairsville, Johnstown, and nearby towns visited Indiana for business, court, or Hometown connections. Notable names include Louis Walkinshaw, A. W. Patterson, c. EB. Davis, Robert Mullen, and James Jewel as they moved through the county seats and local towns.
Governor Smith drew a huge crowd in Milwaukee as he toured the city amid strong contrasts over prohibition reform. Support from Lafollette allies and Blaine shifted to Smith, bolstering hopes to carry Wisconsin in November while Milwaukee remains wet and preparations for the state convention proceed.
The piece details Hoover’s effort to unite Republican factions for a major East Coast push in November. It lists invited groups including Union League Club and state committees, notes plans to consult New York leaders, and describes attacks on Smith by the Republican National Committee alongside fallout over the Great Lakes waterway.
Will wish to extend our thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our wife and mother. Thanks are extended for the floral tributes and for the use of cars and to those who helped in any way. Frank George and Family.
George Klink, conductor of a Brownsville Uniontown trolley, foiled a hold up by four bandits as the car traveled in darkness after signals were thrown. He knocked the revolver from one robber and escaped with the crew and passengers unharmed. He then traveled to Brownsville to obtain weapons before the return trip.
A solid 260 gram gold snake bracelet from a Gothic tomb in Kur sky province near Ukraine was unearthed by Soviet archaeologists led by Professors N N Pomerantzeff and V A Mamurovsky. The 4 head design and missing eye jewels mark an ornate pagan piece dated to the fourth century migrations. the bracelet was recovered after a thief stole it and was later seized near the Polish border. The relics are to be housed in a Kremlin Gothic museum.
NARRISBURG Sept 29 Approximately one fourth or 649 of August total 2779 motor accidents occurred on Sunday mainly in the afternoon and evening. Benjamin G Eynon Registrar of Motor Vehicles Pennsylvania Department of Highways announced today. Eleven lines summarize Sunday crashes with speeds over the limit and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Indiana High opened the season with three different squads routing Plumville 38 to 0. Malcolm led the Indians with Sawyer Leech and McGaughey in the backfield as the first unit scored three quick touchdowns and a third team nearly added another. The coaches praised the opener and mapped changes for Curwentsville next week.
Kellogg argued that crafting should be added to other class restraints to limit construction and potentially stop competition between nations. He warned that unregulated effort could escalate tensions and disturb order.
Church notes list sermons and speakers across denominations from Friday through Monday at Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist, Free Methodist, Episcopal, Wesleyan, Evangelical, Christian Science and more. Details include service times, sermon topics, Sabbath school, youth groups, and a farewell for Homer City pastor with rally day.
The census lists 180,768 hens and pullets laying, 05,108 other chickens, and 2973 hives of bees. Farms average modern amenities with 728 running-water kitchens and 818 furnace-heated homes. Equipment includes 2796 automobiles, 478 trucks, 582 tractors, 549 gas engines, 1540 telephones, 626 radios, and 339 silos. Seventy eight farms have private electric plants, while 301 receive power from a station.
Army fundraising appeal urges donations over the next ten days to raise four thousand three hundred dollars for a year of Salvation Army work. Contributions may be mailed to Thomas N. Robinson at Citizens National Bank or Captain H. R. Painer at 685 Water Street, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Heilwood in Indiana Court stood among early communities to form a Boy Scout Troop in March 1924 under Scout Executive Jey. Carl Babiak became Heilwood’s first Eagle Scout at a September 20 Court of Honor in the high school building.
Arlo Winfield North two years nine days old died September 23 1928 Funeral services held at St Josephs Catholic Church Coupon with interment in church cemetery Parents Mr and Mrs John North sisters Truda Hope brother Byron and extended family listed Funeral services later at Baptist Chapel Glen Campbell interment Thompson Cemetery In Memoriam poem paid tribute by family to Arlo with religious reflections.
The American delegation argues that the plan sets no limits on six inch gun cruisers and allows large cruisers to avoid restraint. It notes the Franco-British summary shows submarines under 600 tons escape limits, while 600 ton or less still face none. The note labels the proposal incompatible with the three power conference stance.
Report cites fault lines in crashes with statistics: ten percent or 65 motorists violated rules by cutting in. fourteen accidents due to failure to signal. Overall two thirds of incidents stem from motorist law violations.
Washington Sept 29 AP William Greer president of the American Federation of Labor issued an appeal to organized labor to contribute to the Red Cross fund for relief of Provida and Porto Rico storm damage. He cited the misery of workers and called on national and international unions state federations and city central bodies to help.
Philadelphia District Attorney John Monaghan and a special grand jury prepared to indict 40 policemen as the big drive nears Monday. Prosecutors continued gathering final evidence for presentation to the jury.
Professor Linderman pressures football captain Jack Martin to escort his niece to a dance to influence grades and fate tests. Jack agrees to play to the game, wins a hero's welcome, but the setup strains trust as Lora confronts the uncle and the pair face consequences.
An uncertain dialogue shows two men debating cost per family with scattered remarks. One man asserts a single head per family while the other, anxious, notes figures from paper, referencing a recent payment and implying shared burden.
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