Local notes from Nicholtown and Rossmoyne communities
Nicholtown and Rossmoyne brief roundup of residents and activities. Ambrose Rowley visited relatives at Penn Run. Earl Cowan and Bert C Browny ill at home or on lists. Hannah Doty teaches at Kinnan school. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reed moved. visits to Clymer, Marion Center, Dora, and Ambridge noted. Ward Elkin recovering from pneumonia. Ernest Pearce back at Plumville. Norris Johnston and others mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Rowley
Penn Run
Earl Cowan
Hazel Brown
Ben Nupp
Geo. Nupp
Irvin Myers
Clymer
H. Reithmiller
Marion Center
Floyd Reed
Hannah Doty
Kinnan School
George Napp
Harry Lydick
Bert C. Browny
Rossmoyne Orval Lewes
Jannnette
Mbert Brower
Wir
R. Boyd Wikin
Dora
Mr. Elkin
Ward Elkin
Norris Johnston
Hamilton
Ernest Pearce
Plumville
Tall
A. M. Vanborn
Ambridge
Abiquippi
Youngstown
Brushvalley notables and neighbors return home and visit
Noble Murdick and Russell Ingen returned home from Van Steveritt where they were employed. Rev and Mrs Ford were fromer city visitors Tuesday and Wednesday. Frank McCrea attended the funeral of his nephew in Pittsburgh last week. Clyde McCrea and Gr T McCrea were Johnstown visitors. Cal Fettermans ill child recovers. Edgar Stewart visited Blaine Stewart's family. Lawrence Roser attended a nephew's funeral in Sheleta. Blaine Stewart convalesces at home from an abscess. Margaret McCrea and Frank McCrea attend Pittsburgh funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Murdick
Russell Swearingen
Vansteveritt
Rev
Mrs. Ford
Fromer City
Frank McCrea
Pittsburgh
Chambers Rauaimelldef
West Virginia
Lawrence Roser
Sheleta
Luciday
Blain Stewart
Clyde McCrea
Johnstown
Cal Fetterman
Lovejoy Couple Wed in Cumberland Maryland
Miss Mary Olive Scott of this place and Crooks Brown of Commodore were married in Cumberland Maryland last week. Miss Louise McCune and Glenrose Burnheimer of Commodore visited their grandmother Mrs Jane Frank on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Olive Scott
Crooks Brown
Commodore
Cumberland
Louise McCune
Glenrose Burnheimer
Jane Frank
Automobile Here to Stay and Road Capacity Concerns
A New York Sun editorial argues the automobile is not a craze but a lasting institution. It contrasts past crazes like roller skating and ping-pong with ongoing use, noting crowded streets and sidewalks, and anticipates the need to adapt roads for continued motorcar traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburgh
New York Sun
Changes in Arctic Ocean
A Commerce department report from Consul at Bergen notes rapid Arctic warming with scarce icebergs and scarce seals in parts, while temperatures reach unheard of highs. Explorers report little ice to 81 degrees 2 minutes, Gulf Stream remains warm, moraines replace ice, glaciers disappear, and seals and white fish vanish in the east as herrings and smelts venture north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Ocean
Commerce Department
Ifft
Bergen
Arctic Zone
Gulf Stream
Arctic
Ingenious but Futile Plea in Robbery Case at NY Sessions
A man charged with entering a house and taking a $3,500 diamond ring insists it wasn’t burglary. He claims it was summer, windows were open, a frightened woman urged him to take the spallier and leave, and the judge hears his tale amid a string of prior convictions. The excerpt ends with his sentencing to fourteen years in Sing Sing, reflecting on ancestral boasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sessions
New York
Jedge
Sing Sing
Reverse dieting tricks produce surprising body results
A friend teases a formerly thin man about gaining weight and jokes about his fattening methods. He explains he used the reduction dope, diet, and exercises prescribed for his wife and began to gain flesh fast. She started tonics and diets, losing 20 pounds already.
Airplanes to Locate Lakes in Alaska National Forests
American Forestry cites Forest Service plans to map uncharted Alaska lakes by aerial photography from seaplanes based in Ketchikan. The effort aims to locate and name water bodies unseen on maps, with significance for potential water power and extensive terrain challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
American Forestry
United States Forest Service
Seattle
Skagway
New York
Short Bay
Tidewater
Forest Service
Knees of wood aid ships and topography of air noted
An article explains ship knees as crucial wooden braces for shipframes, built from Douglas fir and often six to seven feet high, with a Portland sawmill dedicated to knees. It also discusses air topography, noting how hills raise wind and valleys lower it, plus Beebe expedition notes on jungle diamond fields drawing prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Ley
England
Local notes from Plumville and Dixonville recount family visits and town events
Emma Thompson visits kin near Zanesville while Mrs Amanda Kirkpatrick hosts relatives. Mrs Whitesell hosts a bridal shower in town. Two new arrivals, Clark Weaver and Chas Cochran families welcomed. Mine work resumes after a car shortage. High school student Ernest Pierce returns after arm injury. Police or school events include a picture show and PTA meeting. Several Indiana shoppers visit, and local residents travel to Spangler Marion Center Harrisburg. Governor Pinchot inauguration noted. Hugh McAllister buys a new Oldsmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Thompson
Zanesville
Amanda Kirkpatrick
Martha Pearson
Westfield
Tioga County
Orphan Streams
Edith Colbitt Whitesell
Josephine Schrecengost
Indiana
Harkleroad
Ernest Pierce
Chas. Cochran
Local notices from South Bend and area brief updates
No. 1 H. H. Hanna was a business caller in Indiana on Thursday. Jane King returned home Thursday after a weeks visit in Indiana with her sister Mrs Edward Ankeny. Alvie Beighley has returned to work after illness. Margaret Smith, a student at Wilders Ridge Vocational school, spent the weekend at home. Mrs Jane Smith returned home after weeks visiting Indiana with her daughter-in-law Mrs Bila Smith. Holy Communion observed in Reformed church Sunday. The derrick is being built on the Montgomery farm. Jessa King was a business caller in Shelcoa on Thursday. Mrs Ida B Wherry had gas installed. Many people are confined to their homes with colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hanna
Indiana
Jane King
Edward Ankeny
Alvie Beighley
Lita
Margaret Smith
Wilders Ridge
Jane Smith
Bila Smith
Reformed
Montgomery
Jessa King
Sheloca
Ida B. Wherry
Rochester Mills Social Notes and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Joseph Pierce visited at Louis Depps on Saturday and Sunday. The Methodist Aid Society met at Mrs Fair home on Thursday. Frank Hughes bought a new piano. Redmond expects electric lights by February. Most houses wired. Mr and Mrs Louis Depp Mr and Mrs Joseph Pierce and Homer Pitter dined with Mrs Emma Braughter on Sunday. Miss Jean Trimble visited her parents Wilgus Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pierce
Louis Depp
Methodist Aid Society
Fair
Frank Hughes
Redmond
Homer Pitter
Emma Braughter
Jean Trimble
Wilgus
French inventions aid cattle and cyclists with novel devices
A French inventor created a halterlike headpiece for young cattle enabling feeding while restraining them without separation from the herd. Another invention is a hands free umbrella that attaches to the shoulders, protecting cyclists and artists from sun or rain and folds compactly when not in use.
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Lovejoy
Aera
Salard DD
Park and Pollard Co
Pollard
Indiana Roller Mills
Hetrick, Wilson & Co
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Glasser
Irvin S. Glasser
Philadelphia St
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Countries
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London
Safa
Waal
Alaskan
Beebe Tropical Research Expedition
Dixonville
Thelma Belle
Charles J. Callen
D. R. Bolvin
The
Baptist Church
Twolick Cemetery
Leonard Pearson
Bess Latdington
Muir Frew
John McAllister
Stafford
H."Mc_ Allister
Hugh McAllister
South Bend No
Rochester Mills
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Ford
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