Weddings in Week Include Six Local Couples
Mack Lichtenfels and Grace Lichtenfeld wed in New Florence on November 4 in a Presbyterian ceremony. Sophia Carter and Clair McGaughey married the same day at the grooms’ home with Rev. Emerson officiating. M. Bel Brandon and Robert P. Bayard tied the knot in Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, and will winter in Miami. Carrie Black and Lester Dick wed in Indiana’s M. E. Church and plan a Buffalo trip then home to 1148 Grant Street. Rilla Fulcomer and Samuel Fulcomer married in Robinson and settled in Torrance. Esther A. Barron and Hugh Mabon wed in Johnstown and will reside there after a trip to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Lichtenfels
Grace Lichtenfeld
M. M. Lichtenfels
West Wheatfield
Colling BE. Mack
Mack
Clyde
New Florence
West Wheatfield Township
West
Washington Street
Miami
Fla
Dick-Black
Carrie’ Black
Kiski Heights
Lester Dick
Indiana
M. E. Church
O. B. Emerson
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Points
Canada
Grant Street
Alumni Gather for Cambria County Indiana Normal Reunion
Graduates of Indiana Normal School from Cambria county gathered at the Fort Stanwix Hotel in Johnstown on Saturday evening. About seventy five alumni attended as Dr. A H Keith and Hon John Fisher of Indiana spoke. They formed the Cambria County Alumni Association and pledged support for a memorial and library hall for Jane B H Leonard on the campus library project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal School
Johnstown
Indiana Normal School
Cambria County
Fort Stanwix
Jane BH. Leonard
Cherryhill Township Local Calls and Obituary Notice
John Engle visited A A Bennett in Strongstown on Sunday. Amos Shultz returns home from Cherryhill after two weeks in Heilwood. Myra Stitt homeward bound. M H Stitt visited John McCoy Wednesday. L H Lowman and sons from Pine Cats visited Heilwood Thursday. Geylord Denver and Worth Lowman were business callers Saturday. Johnston Moorhead and son John from near Clymer called Wednesday. Mrs Mike McQueeney dined with Mrs O Brien of Heilwood Thursday. Mrs Rebecca Elizabeth Campbell Grumbling, 63, wife of George H Grumbling of Johnstown, died after two weeks illness. Survived by husband, Ernest and Vera Grumbling, and Clyde Emory Smith. two grandchildren and brother William Campbell. Funeral Tuesday afternoon with Grand View cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Engle
A. A. Bennett
Strongstown
Amos Shultz
Cherryhill Township
Heilwood
Myra Stitt
M. H. Stitt
John McCoy
L. H. Lowman
Denver
Worth Lowman
Johnston Moorhead
John
Near Clymer
Mike McQueeney
O'Brien
Hellwood
Rebecca BE. C. Grumbling
Rebecca Elizabeth Campbell Grumbling
George H. Grumbling
Johnstown
Grumbling
Indiana County
Ernest Grumbling
Emory Smith
Jackson Township
Cambria County
Clyde
Vera Grumbling
William Campbell
Conemaugh
Grandview Cemetery
Oregon Battlefleet Tale Echoes The Horn Voyage
A New Orleans States reflection quotes a crewman on the Oregon recalling its wartime journey around Cape Horn to join Sampson in the Spanish American War. Discussion among officers about stripping lifeboats to avoid sinking, Captain Clark settled the risk with a vow that the coffin of 95 000 000 dollars was not needed. The crew resolved to fight to the end, colors flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Sampson
Spain
New York Sun
Davy Jones
Clark
New Orleans
Troubles of the Duke of Norfolk in Hard Times
Le Figaro notes the wealthiest nobleman faces strain as the sixteen year old duke cannot manage affairs. The duchess closes Arundel Castle and relocates to Italy with caretakers to replenish funds until majority. He still owns much of London between the Strand and the Thames, aiding tax resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk
Arundel Castle
Italy
London
Strand
Thames
le Figaro
Has Sun a companion in Taurus 46 Tauri discovered
A possible genuine companion to the sun may lie in Taurus. Dr. W J Layton of Harvard College Observatory reports 46 Tauri, barely visible to the naked eye, observed at Lick Observatory and Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria. It is approaching the sun at about half a kilometer per second, a slow velocity astronomically speaking, suggesting it travels through space with the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taurus
W. J. Layton
Harvard College Observatory
Lick Observatory
California
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
Mutual Creed Urged at Reformed Churches Council
Advocates mutual creed for all denominations were urged at Cardiff Wales by a leading speaker at the twelfth quadrennial council of Re formed churches He proposed adoption of a common statement of faith more distinct than the Re formed creeds yet absorbing the Westminster confession and similar creeds He encouraged efforts to unite all Christian religions and urged listeners to aid this objective without compromising their church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
New Bill Exempts 1 630 000 Taxpayers From Income Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee proposes exemptions of 1500 for singles and 3500 for heads of families, cutting top tax rates from 40 to 20 percent and lowering rates on lower incomes. The plan would reduce revenue by over 200 million annually and raise the dependent exemption to 400 with dependents allowed up to age 21. A second item notes catfish stocking in Little Mahoning creek and warnings against illegal gigging near Hamill bridge.
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House
Ways, and Means Committee
Congress
Little Mahoning
Little Mahoning Creek
Punxsutawney
Hamil Bridge
Mahoning Creek
Harrisburg
Deaths of Snyder Cameron and Pinkerton People
Obituary notices report John A. Snyder of Savan station dying after a paralytic stroke and illness complications. Stewart A. Davis of Pittsburgh, 58, former VP at American Sheet and Tin-Plate, dies of a heart attack. Catharine R. Cameron of Nanty-Glo, 77, widow of Wellington Cameron, passes after long Indiana county service. Mrs N C Pinkerton, mother of Rev J C Pinkerton, dies at her son's home in Indiana.
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Stewart A. Davis
Blairsville
Pittsburgh
American Sheet and Tin-Plate Company
Archie
Pennsylvania
Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania
American Institute of Mining Engineers
American Electro-Chemical Society
American Iron & Steel Institute
Pittsburgh Country Club
Duquesne Club
John D. Davis
Vandergrift
Roy Davis
New Philadelphia
Mes
Catharine Roberts Cameron
Wellington Cameron
B. C.mahan
Nanty-Glo
Indiana County
Baptist Church
J. W. Waddell
Commodore
B. C. Mahan
David Stutzman
Wehrum
Robert
Dilltown
John Smith
Kenwood
Thomas Trout
Grisemore
George Smith
Warren
Blacklick Cemetery
May Revive Old Oxford Court In Assize Trial
An Oxford undergraduate faces manslaughter charges in ordinary assize courts over a motor accident. A renowned law don argues for a university court like the lord high steward to hear and punish such offenses. The ancient Oxford court dates to 1401 but has not tried a case in over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
Assize
Blackstone
Practicing Law Veteran George Hill Smith Dies at Ninety Two
A Dublin and northeast circuit lawyer born in 1883 remained active in Belfast after 194? set up a separate Ulster judiciary. He served as one of the crown counsel, pursuing a long legal career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
George Hill Smith
Dublin
Ulster
Belfast
Aberdeen Councilman Orders Telegraph Pole Replacement
Councilman James Empey led Aberdeen Washington's effort to remove an ugly telegraph pole in front of City Hall and replace it with a better looking one. A brass plate will mark the pole with the councilman's achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Wash
James Empey
Railway and Light Company
Health Talk Warns Against Self Treatment At Home
Dr Charles H Miner Pennsylvan ia Department of Health secretary urges caution over home medicine chests filled with temporary remedies He warns self diagnosis and self treatment risk dangerous delays and calls for professional medical guidance to avoid potentially fatal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Charles H Miner
Miner
Youthful Victim of Accidental Shooting Recovers at Home
The little son of Stewart Myers of Gipsy was accidentally shot in the chest by a playmate with a .32 caliber revolver several weeks ago. He has been moved from the Indiana hospital to his home and is rapidly convalescing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Myers
Gipsy
Indiana Hospital
Community Notes From Washington Township
Washington Township social and family news highlights visits among Rearick Blystone Fisher Martz and McCullough households. A kitchen shower honored Kenneth Blystone’s marriage. Burns and King families move recounts and local shoppers attend a Risinger sale. A Five Points social drew crowds despite wet weather.
Advance notices and family visits reported in Indiana and Ohio
Mrs Martha Gordon shows steady improvement after illness. Miss Martha Wissinger and Miss Mary Kepple attended the institute in Indiana. Mr and Mrs Sloan Kepple of Pittsburgh visit Mr and Mrs S V Kepple. Clair Fryn returns to Ohio after time with Frank Frye and grandparents William Calhoun in Indiana. Mr and Mrs A H Allison of Derry and Mr and Mrs Homer Aul of Creeksville spend week at Homer Park. The death of William Miller shocks the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Gordon
Martha Wissinger
Mary Kepple
Indiana
Sloan Kepple
Pittsburgh
Kepple
V. Kepple
Clair Fryn
Ohio
Frank Frye
William Calhoun
A. H. Allison
Derry
Homer Aul
Creeksvile
Homer Parka
Wm. Miller
Local Notices On Illness And Guests In Community
Mr Miller has been ill a long time and shows slight improvement. George Bark remains unwell from his illness. Mrs Adda Johnston of Biderton visited Mrs Martha Gordon for a few days last week. Jacob Fisher closed the hottie here and spends winter with his son Arthur Fisher of Cummists. Todd Fisher returns to work after a short illness. Edgar Fleming of Pittsburgh is noted as an advance caller recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Miller
George Bark
Bark
Adda Johnston
Biderton
Martha“Gordon
Jacob Fisher
Arthur Fisher
Cummists
Todd Fisher
Edgar Fleming
Pittburgh
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Fulcomer-Fulcomer
Rilla Fulcomer
Robinson
Samuel Fulcomer
Torrance
Fulcomer
John A. Snyder
Savan Station
North Mahoning, Township
John A
Margaret Snyder
Martha Long
William Long
Young Township
Jefferson County
Marchand and
Corode
Covode
Presbyterian Church
Martha Snyder
Eewin L. Snyder
Homer City
Jessie Richards
J. T. Alexander
Mingo Junction
Covode Cemetery
N.C. Pinkerton
N. (. Pinkerton
J.'C. Pinkerton
D. D
School Street
Washington Township
Myron Rearick
James Blystone
Josiah Fisher
Walter Martz
W. W. Faith
Greensburg
Fulton County
Tear Greensburg
Joseph Marshall
Kenneth
Anthony Burns
AW. McCullough
Near Atwood
Edward McIntyre
Gon. Paul
Eldora Heesley
J. E. Blystons
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Lohr
Paul Black
Tra Martin
J. ©. Blystone
William Orr
Mr. Orr
John Orr
Anderson
Rosenbaum
Liberty
PENN
Atlantic
Coats
Rosenbaum Co
America
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