Corbetts attend funeral. multiple local visits noted
Georgeville scenes show Mr. and Mrs. R H Corbett at the funeral of William Elkin of Smicksburg. Visitors and callers include Mrs Lucy Lydie Reynoldsville, John Emerick Oak Tree, Mr and Mrs R JH Dilts, Earl Lewis, and many others visiting friends and relatives across area towns including Homer City and Punxsutawney. Multiple baccalaureate attendances and shopping trips in Indiana. Howard Lockard buys a new Hasex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgeville
R. H. Corbett
William Elkin
Smicksburg
Lucy Lydie
Reynoldsville
John Emerick
Oak Tree
R. JH. Dilts
Earl Lewis
George Hawk
Q. A. Whitaker
John McCormick
Homer City
BE. H. Elder
Richmond
W. T. Frederick
Albert Whitaker
Cv Cramer
Weat
BE. H. Corbett
Aliee Means
Walier
Semnta
Plumville School
Blaine Goon
Arthur Chapman
Sarah Chapman
Mary Sutter
Mildred Frederick
Guy Kime
Mra. Kime
R. R. Hazlett
Stokes
Punxsutawney
Mra
Vinitine
T. C. Kerr
Guy Kime and Son
Floyd Stear
Waldo Simpson
Mary
Indiana
Hawk
Hannah Lemmon and Son
Mildred
Mabel Kinter
Latrobe
Burt Kinster
Howard Lockard
Visitors and family notes from Pine Flats and Barr Slope
Mr and Mrs W R Moorhead and two children and Mrs Amanda Strong visited Brice Myers at Pine Flats. Mr and Mrs E T Barber and two children Clair and Laura visited Mr and Mrs Bressler at Barr Slope. Mrs Bressler was Maggie Widdowson before marriage. Mrs 7 A Barber and two sons Raymond and Thomas were Sunday tailors at E T Barbers. Katherine daughter of Mr and Mrs John Meteschen died Sunday evening of diphtheria aged just over three. Burial in Greek Catholic Cemetery at this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Moorhead
Amanda Strong
Brice Myers
Pine Flats
E. T. Barber
Clair
Laura
Bressler
Barr Slope
Katherine
John Meteschen
Germans Try to Demolish the Atom by Controlling Lightning
Three German students from the University of Berlin Lange Brasch and Urban all under thirty work on a lightning powered device at Mount Generoso in Switzerland. They aim to release atomic energy by channeling millions of volts from thunderclouds through a giant wire mesh suspended between Alpine peaks. They expect to refine the apparatus to control up to five million volts and renew tests after snowmelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herlin
Benjamin
Franklin
Mount Generoso
Switzerland
Lange
Brasch
Urban
University of Berlin
Swiss Alps
Richard
Sword of De Soto Found Near Carters Ga
Traces of Hernando De Soto’s expedition uncovered in an Indian mound near Carters Ga include an iron sword hilt and blade fragment found by Dr Warren K Moorehead. The relic, placed among skeletons and ceremonial items, is dated pre Columbian and likely from De Soto’s men. A green granite spade and numerous arrow points accompanied the warrior's burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Carters, Ga
Hernando de Soto
North Georgia
Warren K. Moorehead
Department of Archeology
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Moorehear
Clerk's Panto Held Up at Kaufman Hat Store
Solomon Welsman, a Kaufman hat store clerk, was held up at gunpoint by two men who stole $61 from the register and a $50 watch. To hinder pursuit, the thieves also stripped him of his trousers and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Solomon Welsman
Kaufman Hat
Welsman
Prehistoric Survivor London Aegina Plesiosaurus Debate
Scientists estimate the plesiosaurus lived about one hundred million years ago and may not be extinct. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle claims he personally saw a living creature off the coast of Aegina years ago, supporting the ongoing debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Aegina
Air Mail Cuts Bankers Interest Costs
Air mail service between the Pacific coast and New York lets bankers save thousands monthly in interest. Checks over 500 travel by air and arrive at the Western terminus in two days after mailing, two to four days faster than fast train service. Returns are rushed west by plane, shortening the time for remittance collection to less than a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Coast
New York
Local residents shuffle homes and news from Maud Long area
Joe Mack moved his family from the Maud Long property to the Dave Johns property. Mrs Nester Stephens and children return home after visiting Hellwood, Elmer Smith ill with flu, Claude Fisher and Arthur Stites of Clymer hosted in town. Becky Laney returns from two weeks with Arthur Stites in Clymer. Emma and Mary Rodkey back after six months in Kittanning and Pittsburgh. Della Goodrich goes to Alverda to assist with a meeting. Elmer Weston buys a Ford. Mrs Frank Meekins receives a 1786 US stamp letter dated Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mack
Maud Long
Dave Johns
Nester Stephens
Hellwood
Elmer Smith
Claude Fisher
Arthur Stites
Clymer
William Lovell, Jr
Florence McDermott
Elmira
W. J. Sickenberger
Henry
Meryle Laney
Becky Laney
Emma
Mary Rodkey
Kittanning
Pittsburgh
Della Goodrich
Alverda
Elmer Weston
Frank Meekins
U. S
Washington
Brush Valley callers and visits noted in Homer City area
Albert Buterbaugh and family were callers in Homer City last Friday. William Deyarmin and family of Cherry Tree spent a few days with his brother Chalmer and family. Russell Herlinger visited the county seat last Saturday. Harry Mikesell and family of Weh rum were callers in the Valley last Saturday evening. Raymond Davis and Nettie McCrea spent Sunday afternoon with G. I. McCrea. Elmer Gray was a Homer City caller last Saturday. Martha McCrea and Dorothy Rugh visited their grandfather G. T. McCrea on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Miller of Johnstown visited with their daughter Mrs. Blain Stewart last Sunday afternoon. Ida Bailey of Cherry Tree is spending a few days with Mrs. Chalmer Degarmin. A modern poet who sings of the blush of sixteen seems to have not learned that blush when silkose began to supplant cotton stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Deyarmin
Cherry Tree
Chalmer
Russell Herlinger
Harry Mikesell
Wehrum
Raymond Davis
Nettie Mccrea
G. I. McCrea
Elmer Gray
Homer City
Martha McCrea
Dorothy Rugh
G. T. McCrea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silas C. Streams
Bell Phone
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Weather Bros
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Mutual Fire Insurance Agency
Indiana Deposit Bank
Garnet J. Grow
W. P. Littlefield
Weather Bldg
Douglass
Dinsmore
Ork
R. W. Wehrle & CO
Philadelphia
Clymer R. D. 1
Pennsylvania Electric Company
A. Mighty Fines
Sayless
Steving Furniture Store
Brush Valley
Albert Buterbaugh
Buick
Indiana Motor Co
Penna
W. P. Shepard
D.C
Philadelphia Street
Pennsylvania
Jno
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