Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Constitution Amendments Proposed
A garbled OCR summary outlines multiple joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution. It includes changes on taxation exemptions for public and religious property, investment powers for fiduciaries, free or discounted railroad passes for officers and blind persons, voter registration criteria, and a new debt authorization of up to fifty million dollars for veterans and WWI service-related benefits. The document is dated with signatures from James A. Walker, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Suni
Reno Peai
Representanicse Pi
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Beers
Tava
General Assembly
Acta
Wesamp
James A. Walker
The
Commonwealth
Peorhe Sonthe
Jamietty
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
Cotjmonwealth
United States
A. Waliser
Commonwealth of Tennadyvania
Spain
Auegrat
China
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Atwil
Noewender
Ames A. Walker
Local visitors and town happenings in Plumville area
Plumville residents hosted and visited relatives during the week including Mrs T W Dowds and son Carl and daughter Jean at Dexter Terium’s Altoona home, Mrs Clyde Bratt and children returning from Windber, and Mr and Mrs Charles Shaffer of Wayion. Rev Wood of the Luther an church tours Europe and the Holy Land while his wife stays home. A newborn son died at one week old. burial at Rochester Mills. Several families moved to Penfield as road work completed to Trade City. Ruth Morrow hosts cousin Alban McKee from Detroit. A child burned slightly after tumbling into hot water. burns healing. Local residents Joe Houser and son Raymond visited Smicksburg. Rev Arthur Jones and Peggy visited Findley Lake. Mrs Olsen hosted near town. Mrs Norman VanHorn and children visiting in Friendsville. Maude and Mabel Stuchell spent weekend in Saltsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
T. W. Dowds
Carl
Jean
Dexter Terium Jan
Altoonavile
Clyde Bratt
Forrest
Near Windber
Charles Shaffer
Wayion
Robert Wood
Wittsburgh
Margaret Douds
Wood
Lutheran Church
Europe
Holy Land
Joe Adamson
Near Town
Rochester Mills
Indiana
Penfield
Trade City
Ruth Morrow
Alban McKee
Detroit
Herbert Tincoln
Charles Zimmerman
Joe Houser
Raymond
Smicksburg
Arthur Jones
Peggy
Findley Lake
N.Y
Jones
Olsen
Norman VanHorn
J. L. Lytle
Friendsville
Maude
Mabel Stuchell
Saltsburg
Plum Creek Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Hurbert Prugh and daughter Martha called Thursday in Fleming Bleakney and Ramer homes. Miss Lucille Rearick and Mae Keeler stayed with Blenger family of Indiana. Delane Wood visits his brother Frank in Plumville. Mary Boucher of Marion Genter visits J F Kimmel. Frances Bleakney and Frances Fleming share a day together. Mae Keeler visits Margaret Keeler. James Caldwell stays overnight with J F Kimmel.
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Frances Fleming
Mae Keeler
Margaret Keeler
James Caldwell
J. F. Kimmel
To Preserve Children Take
A recipe from the American Child Health Association instructs mixing one large grassy field with six children two to eight small dogs a pinch of brook and pebbles. Stir children and dogs then pour brook over pebbles sprinkle with flowers and cover with a deep blue sky and sun. Remove when brown and cool in a bathtub.
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American Child Health Association
Mina Lou Beauty Contest Girl Scores Unexpected Prize
In a crowded late night scene near a grocery and drug store, Mina Lou, a store helper, is surprised when two men from the Community Film Corporation award her first prize in the Merchants Beauty Contest. They offer a movie contract but insist she follow a strict diet. Mina Lou dreams of chocolate sundaes while pondering stardom.
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Smith's
Novelty Shop
Smart Roadsters
Mini Low
Minn Low
Mr. Smith
Mina
Lona
the “Merchants
Mina Lon
Mina Lou
Lnly
Community Film Corporation
Lease dispute over 3000 year lease in Boston
A Boston case reveals a lease dated 1817 requiring rent in Russian sable iron. During World War I the lessee could not obtain the iron and offered cash. Courts retained the lease and permitted cash rent instead of the iron.
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Boston
Fishermen saved Pilgrims colony at Plymouth in 1623
Research on the Massachusetts tercentenary reveals that a brave band of early Portsmouth fishermen aided Plymouth during the 1622 23 famine. David Thomson led ten men who founded Pannaway at Codiorne Point, delivering crucial provisions to Miles Standish and the Pilgrim settlement, strengthening ties between Pannaway and Plymouth.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Plymouth
Massachusetts
England
Atlantic
David Thomson
Massachusetts Bay
Thomas
Qodiorne’s Point
Piscataqua River
Pannaway
Miles Standish
Thomson
Standish
Pannawaay
Carelessness Cited as Main Cause of Auto Accidents
Chicago reports a bulletin from the American Research foundation stating that sheer carelessness, not speed alone, is the primary cause of most automobile accidents. It cites negligent maintenance like neglected brake relining and gears, plus inattention to traffic rules and failing to stop at through streets as key factors.
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Chicago
America
American Research + foundation
Violin Lures Moose Family Out of Swedish Forest
A Swedish fiddler Kers-Lars sat in Leksand woods and played his violin. A moose family approached, stood still briefly, then bolted back into the forest when the bow faded. The incident showcases music’s odd sway over wildlife in forested Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leksand
Sweden
Kers-Lars
Daleearlin
Lis
War Dud Killa Boys Berlin Tragedy Near Muench Hausen
Two boys in Alsace near Muench Hausen found a war relic and threw it into a ditch. The dud exploded, enveloping them in gas and causing a painful death. Local authorities investigate the incident and warn of remaining unexploded ordnance.
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Berlin
Muench Hausen
Alsace
Ship for Arctic Is Regular Noahs Ark Seattle
The sailing schooner C H Holmes carries an unusual Arctic cargo to Point Barrow Alaska including a complete hospital and equipment, one motorcycle, eleven knockdown houses, radios and phonographs for fur traders, and a ski equipped motorcycle for Dr A W Greist to reach Eskimo patients. It will return with furs and ivory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Noah’s Ark
Seattle
Holmes
Point Larren
Alaska
A. W. Greist
Indiana County Faces Big Timber Income From Waste Lands
Discussion highlights layout of vast idle acres in Indiana County as potential timber resource. Estimates project two to three million dollars yearly from sustained growth, with tax reductions urged. Photos show Clymer nursery and 3,000 acres planted, plus the C.B.C. Co’s modern sawmill and steam vacuum wood treatment extending wood life.
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Clearfield Bituminous Coal Co
Murphy
Indiana
C. B. C. Corporation
Clymer
Donald Moorhead
Sleepy Hollow
Clymer Nursery
C.B.C. Go
Carnegie
Lefevre
Forestry Department
C.B.C. Co
The Musical Director Prefers Silence to Poor Song
A theater advertised for new songs. An applicant sang a dull ditty before manager and musical director Mr Bibbs who deemed himself a genius. The director covered his ears as the singer shouted. The minstrel asked what he would gain. the director retorted I am a musical director not a magistrate.
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Bibbs
Toronto Globe
Donkey Insult Sparks Tense Exchange in Montreal
In a sharp confrontation, a woman labels Macalister M Ilhenny a donkey, provoking his startled recoil and a tense moment reported by the Montreal Family Berald. The exchange centers on perception and pride as the insult lands, leaving both parties unsettled.
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Montreal
Berald
No Man Stands Alone in This World Quote
A Moose Magazine quotation by James J. Davis proclaims no one is self made and that every act requires cooperation. It argues true friendship exists for anyone who can say they never had a single friend. The piece emphasizes enduring humanity through shared effort.
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Wind
James J. Davis
Moose Magazine
Child Misreads Growth as Ungrowing
A seven year old, Biddy, misinterprets her mother weighing a newborn at eleven pounds. She believes the baby’s growth stopped at seven pounds and exclaims in dismay that the baby is ungrowing.
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Biddy
Local Social Roundup From Plum Creek Valley
Miss Geneva and Erma Lydle of Erie spent a few days last week with Kya Jamison. Ben Lightcap of Buffalo is visiting his home here. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bell returned home after a week with friends in Ohio. Betty Jane Carlson and a friend from Makesport stayed with her aunt Mrs. W. C. Jamison. Mrs. Harry Wadding and children from Indiana were at J. M. Rankin’s home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Potts and Clyde visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Potts Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William McMillen and Bobby Herman of Ambrose, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMillen and daughter of Grove Chapel, called at W. C. Jamison’s Tuesday evening. Mrs. Bella McLaughlin and son Charles and wife visited Mrs. J. M. Rankin Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weaver and children visited Mrs. Weaver’s mother, Mrs. John Pearce, in Leechbure Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Erma Lydle
Erie
Kya Jamison
Ben Lightcap
Buffalo
C. T. Bell
Ohio
Betty Jane Carlson
Makeesport
W. C. Jamison
Harry Wadding
Indiana
Arthur Weaver
County Sunday School Workers Attend Camp Kanesatake
County Sabbath School workers from Spruce Creek Indiana county travel to Camp Kanesatake in the Alleghenies for training. The Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association awarded scholarships to Miss Zella Kuntz Marion Center Mrs I F Wilson Clymer and Miss Helen Repine who left with several companions for the camp.
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Spruce Creek
Indiana County
Camp Kanesatake
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
The
Alleghenies
State Association
Zella Kuntz
Marion Center
I. F. Wilson
Clymer
Helen Repine
Clara Gemmell
Alma Rugh
John Fulton
Mary
Sarah Baggley
Cherry ‘Tree
Impressions of the West from a Blacklick Traveler
A former Blacklick township resident now in Denver reports on the middle west while renewing a Progress subscription. He and another former resident traveled 5000 miles through Kansas and Nebraska amid wheat harvest preparations, noting yields of 30 to 40 bushels per acre. He praises Colorado and the Rocky Mountain district as highly attractive.
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Colorado
The
Progress
A. Ackerson
Blacklick Township
Denver
Colo
Middle West
William Brandon
Kansas
Nebraska
Plains
Ackerson
Rock Mountain District
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G. W. Huntley
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PLES
Troutman’s
Roxbury
Ardsley Axminster
Ay.gonne
Axminsti
Troutman Bugs
Plum Creek Valley
Indiana Theatre
Love Comes
Bebe Daniels
Prince OF Diamonds
Aileen Pringle
Buster Heat
Lon Chaney
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