Tri State Apple and Potato Show in Pittsburgh
Entries pour in for the Tri-State Apple and Potato Show to be held October 29 to 31 in the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Pittsburgh. Counties from Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio send exhibits while 4 H clubs join the Junior Potato Judging Contest. Stockman Sam will visit October 30 and farm tours will be led by county agents with tours ending at the show.
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Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Henry R. Eby
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Butler County
Pennsylvania
Widl
Somerset
Indiana
Allegheny
Preston County
W. Va
Ohio
Panhandle
Tri-State
Trinity High School
Washington
Slippery Rock High School
Salem Vocational School
Emtenton
West Sunbury High School
Center Township High School
Rogersville
Stockman
Sam
KDKA
Tristate
Hio County
Agriculture Committee
Pittsburgh Chamber of Quommerce
Frank HH. Shaffer
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Derry Woman at Betts Home
A Saturday birthday surprise for Mrs. Betts was hosted by Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Betts in Derry. Indiana notables attended, gifting various presents and enjoying a late lunch. Attendees included multiple families from Vandergrift Elder ton Creekside and Derry, with many relatives listed.
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Diana
Derry
J. G. Betts
Mildred
Harmon
Margaret
Elizabeth
Eva Hendricks
Creekside
M. Long
Marion
Don Egner
Ehildren
Jean
Theodore
Dorothy
Charles R. Betta
Dean Fry
Harry Finley
R. R. Betts
J. G. Ts
Martha
Paul and
Warren
Local Bocal Singers Win Atwater Kent State Audition
Miss Mabel Fiscus and Donald Longwill of town Indiana were winners at the Atwater Kent audition and competed in the state audition at Station WCAE Pittsburgh over the weekend. Fiscus sang with the girls group Saturday evening and Longwill with the boys group Sunday afternoon. Both delivered strong performances and friends hope they are selected as state winners.
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Bocal
Atwater
Out of the Bag and the Secret in His Hands
Edna debates marriage with George as he promises a future home. A misfired car and a surprise reveal test loyalties. George's days of study and night work payoff with news of a promotion and a home, reshaping Edna's choice between Blake and George.
So We Are Mexico S Silent Middle Class Backbone
Commentary notes that Mexico struggles without a robust middle class, seen as the nation's backbone. The piece argues social and economic gaps threaten stability and growth in the society. It contrasts wealth distribution and civic cohesion, urging policy attention.
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Mexico
Wowan
Death Ends Hiking Pact of Two Englishmen
Antofagasta Chile narrative of Albert MacLewin and James Winyard, two English hikers who began August 1928 to walk Buenos Aires to New York for a 25000 prize. MacLewin died after being run down near the port. Winyard vowed to continue solo, diary notes recount months of hardship, punctuated by fever and bites, rescues, and a violent encounter near Mendoza as they sought the nitrate frontier.
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Antofagasta
Chile
Buenos Aires
New York
Albert MacLewin
General Hospital
James Winyard
MacLewin
Argentina
Vineyard
Mendoza
Winyard
Old Sow Cannon at Sacketts Harbor Fought First War of 1812
The piece recalls the 1812 battle at Sackett's Harbor where the 32-pound Old Sow gun, mounted on shore defense, fought five Royal Navy ships led by the Royal George. Despite scarce aim and limited ammunition, the Yankee gunners rammed balls in carpet and scored a fatal hit, driving off the fleet after 14 killed and 18 wounded. The article urges memorials for the gun. It also notes astrologists in New York, Mary Hay the actress, Gershwin's golf score, and military enlistment trends influenced by economic crashes.
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John Olfiver la Goree
New York
Sacketts Marbor
Wake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands
Royal George
Sacketts Harbor
Lettuce Hailed as Aid to U S Women Beauty
Mile. Paulette Bernege after a three month tour of the United States says American women owe their beauty to vegetables and vitamins. She notes they drink more orange and tomato juice than gin and are loyal industrious and independent. She favors a diet between French and American styles and warns starvation shortens life.
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U. S
Paris
Mile
Paulette Bernege
United States
Bernege Sai
Milo
Bernege
Vienna Police Weight Rule Upheld by Court of Appeals
The Austrian Court of Appeals upheld the police right to dismiss any officer whose weight falls below 115 pounds. Johann Glebedler, 33, challenged dismissal after a semiannual health exam found him underweight.
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Vienna
Austrian Court of Appeals
Johann Glebedler
Firemen Rescue Boy During See the City Trip
In Canon City Colorado six year old Wilbur Ward toured the city alone spending the day doing 80 He did not return home and his mother called the fire department who located him within thirty minutes.
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Kid
Canon City
Colo
Wilbur Ward
Wilbur
West Wheatfield Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Etta Billstine of Ohio visits her parents Mr and Mrs L J Carnathan over the weekend. Mrs George Palmer and nephew Bernell Jens McConnell of Mt Tab or visit Mrs Co B Emphfield of Heshbon. Ruth Smith returns from New York, Dorothy Iitchenfels comes home from Idair. Guy McConnell in Pittsburgh spends Sunday with Mt Tabor family. R D Palmer family, Smyth family visits. Mrs R C Palmer visits Charles Shoup home. Clyde Palmer and daughter from Homer City visit locals. Mr and Mrs Charles Shoup welcome a baby boy. Eva Palmer of Mr Tabor is on the sick list. Mrs G W Palmer visits daughter Mrs G W Clawson of Blacklick RD1.
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West Wheatfield
Etta Billstine
Ohio
L. J. Carnathan
George Palmer
Bernell Jens McConnell
Mt. Tabor
Co. B. Emphfield
Heshbon
Ruth Smith
New York
Dorothy Iitchenfels
Russell
Local Folklore: Indiana and Ohio Travel Notes
Frances Bleakney, Florence Ramer, and Francis Fleming shared a Monday night visit. Mrs. Grant Watterson and Sara Jane returned to Youngwood after a week with friends nearby. Mrs. Cal Fry and Gertrude shopped in Indiana on Tuesday. Ralph Ramer and family visited South Bend with Alfred Silvis. Bleakney wife is with sons in Newton Falls Ohio. Mrs. J N Blose returned from two weeks with daughter in Ohio. Lee Kimmel and children visited relatives in Ohio.
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Frances Bleakney
Florence Ramer
Francis Fleming
Grant Watterson
Sara Jane
Youngwood
Cal Fry
Gertrude
Indiana
Ralph Ramer
Alfred Silvis
South Bend
J. N. Blose
Frank Feigel
Ohio
Lee Kimmel
Robert
Hazel Bell
Local Priest To Be Honored At Columbus Bay Banquet
Indiana and Punxsutawney Knights of Columbus councils attend a Columbus Day banquet at St Bernard church hall to honor the local pastor Very Rev N P McNelis and James F Flaherty with attorney D J Driscoll of St Marys as principal speaker.
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Columbus Bay
Indiana
Punxsutawney
Knights of Columbus
St. Bernard
D. J. Driscoll
St. Marys
Vintondale Man Wounded in Grapes Shooting
Stephen Ura, 25, of Vintondale, is hospitalized in Johnstown with gunshot wounds to both thighs sustained Friday while picking wild grapes in the woods. The shooter, David Pescei of Vintendall, is jailed on felonious assault and battery charges after allegedly firing at Branch movement mistaken for a pheasant. about 50 shot entered Ura.
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Vintondale
Stephen Ura
Memoriat Hospital
Johnstown
Ura
David Pescei
Vintendall
Ttid
Pescei
Honor For Local Physician Named State Medical Trustee
Local physician Dr. A Hamilton Stewart of town was named trustee and councilor and joined the executive committee of the ninth district Pennsylvania State Medical Association at the annual Johns town convention held last week.
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A. Hamilton Stewart
Pennsylvania State Medical Association
Johns‘town
Wednesday Oct 15 London Will Rogers Benefit Fire Company
A benefit event titled So This Is London featuring Will Rogers raises funds for the local fire company. The show is staged on a Wednesday evening and promotes community support for firefighting services. Proceeds aid equipment and firehouse needs.
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London
Will Rogers
Will Rogers Henetii
Fire Company
THUR
FBI
Escape
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