Hollywood intrigue ends in hoax romance with Maharajah
A Hollywood social set tale unfolds as Lela Martini fancies a supposed Maharajah of Dinore. The ruse unravels when a Calcutta newspaperman reveals himself, exposing a publicity stunt and a planned kidnapping hoax. Ben Meyer and Watson plot to reclaim control of Martini's career while facing a mounting media storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Phil Watson
Frisco
Watson
Lela Martini
ABC
Lela
Mahara‘jah
Dinore
Hollywood
Miss ‘Martini
Lele
Maharajah
Myself
Maharajah of
Calcutta
Toledo Sword Craftmen Helped Spaniards Build Empire
The fine tempered Toledo blades and inlay work of Toledo craftsmen aided Spanish conquest in the New World. Their gold and silver inlay technique traces back to Moorish influence and refined by local artisans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
New World
Inside of Tree as Hall Natives in Senegambia
An account describes a large baobab used as a council house in Senegambia within French West Africa. The interior features carved statues near the Wrunk entrance, forming a ceremonial and communal space for local governance and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senegambia
French West Africa
Ouse
Council at Jerusalem and Christian liberty
The lesson surveys the first Jerusalem council and the clash between grace and law. It highlights humility, courtesy, and the decision to recognize Paul and Barnabas, stressing that salvation comes by grace and should lead to righteous living rather than license. The Magna Charta of Christian liberty frames the Gentile welcome and church unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Paul
Barnabas
Jesus
Council At
Following an Ideal Blessed Is He Who Carries Within
A fragment reflecting on carrying a God an ideal and war obeying it as the source of great thoughts and actions. It links art science gospel virtues to divine light and infinite guidance.
Our Own Pleasures Quote by George Eliot
A compact quotation from George Eliot on happiness and self cares. It notes that true contentment is not found in narrow personal pleasures but in broader understanding and empathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Local Families Share News from Washington Township
A flurry of visits and family events fills Washington Township as Archie and Mrs. Brown celebrate a new granddaughter while Byron Brown and Creekside relatives host gatherings. Higgins Harman returns home from visit. Harry Davis hosts a kitchen shower for his daughter’s marriage to John Burns with Charles Harman and Indiana callers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jashington
Archie Brown
The
Clork
Inlaw
Byron Brown
Creekalde
Harry Davis
John Burns
Joseph Marshall
Coral
Atwood
Maple Grove Community Weekend Guests and Visits
Maple Grove residents hosted and visited relatives from Johnstown Bethel New Castle Cuyahoga Falls Greenburg Indiana Hillsdale and nearby towns. Families including Adams Sproull Coy Detwiler and Perry plus several children and relatives attended church gatherings snow shovelers reunion and Labor Day visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
H. I. Adams
Paul and
Forrest
Gladys
Harold. Penrod
Mildred
Morgan
Sara Jane
Getty
Johnstown
Chalmers Sproull
Song
Ted
New Castle
W. P. Wagner
Harry
Minnie
Bethel
W. H. Sloppy
Wayne
Florence Stephens
I. Chalmers Decker
Mary Coy
Indiana
Robert Adams
Greenwich
Ralph Detwiler
David and
Wade
Pittsburgh
D. E. Detwiler
Ed. Meloy
Greensburg
Adams Place
Walter Carney
Armagh
Royilen Coy
Hillsdale
Jennie Coy
Labor
Isaac Sleppy
Forrest Coy
Sam Perry
Jewtown
Locals and visitors share a Labor Day visit report
CHERRYHILL families and relatives visited with cousins in Maxam and with Mr and Mrs John Duncan of Maxam on Sunday. Many from the area spent Labor Day at the Indiana fairgrounds. Martha Kinney returned to Akron after visiting at the Lunn home. Margaret and Violet Overman shopped in Indiana Friday. O N Wilson of Kittanning and Wesley Engle of Germantown called on neighbors. The Smithsonian Harvard university expedition excavating in Central America found evidence of a crude Aboriginal culture beneath Maya era remains.
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Cherryhill
John Onegle
John Duncan
Max
Indiana Fair
Martha Kinney
Akron
Lunn
Margaret
Violet Overman
Indiana
Smithsonian
Harvard University
Central America
Indiana visitors and local calls fill Labor Day week
A stream of Indiana visitors and local callers populate the week. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Sickon and family, Arch Repine, Dean Thorburn, Amos Cooper and son Paul, Joe Simenotis and daughters, T. A. Burkhart and daughters, Mia McQuillan, Joe Mooney and family, George Joiner, and many others. Several families hosted relatives from Cleveland, Warren, Detroit, and Philadelphia area. Students and staff noted at schools. Labor Day gatherings and travels to York, Pa and Baltimore marked the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alverda
John Sickon
Tom Sickon
Josephine
Indiana
Martin
Hugene
Pine Flats
Arch Repine
Dean Thorburn
Rossiter
John J. Williams
Amos Cooper
Paul
Barnesboro
R.D
Martha
John Pinter
Shippensburg
John Yukas
Catherine Percle
McIntyre
Mike Skorija
Leroy Meling
Song
Twin Rocks
Aldean Rennie
John Rennie
Day Heiser
Linden
N. J
Mia
W. H. Heiser
George Joiner
Washington
Dic
Heenaburg
Pete Innocenti
Cleveland
Albert Contrucci
Sara
Enzo
Local Social Roundup From Punxsutawney to Ebensburg
A sequence of family visits and weekend trips across western Pennsylvania is noted. The Lowman family of Punxsutawney visited relatives including sister-in-law T. H. Coleman and Clyde Lowman. Wolford family from Cokeville stayed with August Heberstich and B. H. Fitzgerald’s circle. Marshall, Albert Coleman, and Blue families appear in various visits to McKeesport Colorado Reynoldsville and Pittsburgh areas. Paul Dixon joined his wife at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Hugh Lowman and Ralph Dick traveled to Indiana. Meade Shearer near Kittanning called on Raymond Hierick. W. K. Cramer hosted Indiana callers. George Rose and Bert Caleman attended Ebensburg fair. Elwood Steffy and family from New Kensington spent the weekend with Harry Steffy’s relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Lowman
Punxsutawahey
Lowman
T. H. Coleman
Clyde Lowman
Geo, Wolford and Son
Albert Coleman
Mr. Coleman
Colorado
Tom Blue
Reynoldsville
Mra
Blue
R. A. Brown
Paul Dixon
Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
Hugh Lowman
Ralph Dick
Indiana
Meade Shearer
Kittanning
Raymond Hierick
W. K. Cramer
John Shearer
Rogister
George Rose
Bert Caleman
Ebensburg Fair
Elwood Steffy
New Kensington
Harry Steffy
Harkleroads Visit. Many Local Folks Listed in Mount Union
Mount Union column notes visits and calls from Gastown to Tarentum and Indiana. Families including Harkleroad Shaeffer Rosborough Boyer Cessna and Elgin are mentioned with weekend visits and schooling opening. A comic exchange closes the item.
Rain spots removed from auede shoes by emery board
A brief instruction notes that rain spots on auede shoes can be removed by rubbing with a fine emery board. The tip emphasizes a gentle, careful approach to restore the shoe finish without damage.
Elders Ridge Church Schedule and Local Visit Notes
Elders Ridge hosts Sunday school at ten and a church service at 11 730. A sacred concert by Elders Ridge Band thrilled Saltsburg Presbyterian church attendees Sunday evening. The young men’s Bible class meets at James Hwing’s home Thursday. Helen Fassett returns from a Philadelphia visit with the Fassett family. Genevieve Manners of Pittsburgh visits her parents Earl and Mrs Manners. Milk bottle storage tip warns to keep the cap on to prevent odor transfer in the ice box.
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Elders Ridge
Eldera Ridge
Saltsburg Presbyterian Church
James Hwing
Helen Fassett
Lloyd Fassett
Philadelphia
Genevieve Manners
Pittsburgh
Mrs
Earl Manners
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Ben Land Watson
San Francisco
Lela Martini Smith
International Senay School
Moody Bible Initiate
Weatorh Newspaper Union
Hilzabeth Harman
Josiah Fisher
Annie Boyer
Charles Harman
Arthur Blystone
Walter Harman
Willet Grange
Vis‘sted
Success Grange
Clarence Brown
Mis
Ruby Brown
George Brown
Sagamore
James Stuchell
Barnard Orr
Milo Miller
Glenn Jewart
Charles
J. G. Russell
Glenn Blystone
Morris Miller
Leroy Park
Elkin Bothel
Bert Fairman
Willet
James Blystone
J. E. Blystone
O. N. Wilson
Wesley Engle
Garmantown
Dilltown
Albert Mack
Warren, O
J. M. Wires
H. B. Stiles
Baltimore
I. L. Dias
R. M. Dias
Delaware Bay
Shelton Lee
Detroit
John Danello
Elsie Stewart
Walter Stiles
Tanneryville
R. O. Lytle
Cherry Tree
H. E. Woodring
Clarence Danello
Joan
Port Matilda
W. F. Elkin
W. H. McLaughlin, Jr
Bennett
Strongstown
George Stephens
Matilda Stewart
Bob McLaughlin
Peta Maek
Indiana State Teachers College
Frank Palmer
Olive Mayer
Farmers Bank & Trust Company
S.C. Rowley
Milford Rowley
Ronald
Lester Irvin
Warren
O.erwin Sheasley
Leonard Miller
Sheroda
Keith Cessna
Emlenton
Newton Rosborough
Howard
Ruth Ann
Kokomo
Ind
C. G.rosborough
Jesse Elgin
Bobby
Frank Cessna
Union School
Jessie Colgan
Quinter Boyer
Thhree
Twila
Ethel
Hulda
Beatty
Florence Chivers
Spring ‘Church
Dorothy
Boyer
A. K
Shaeffer
Beasle Alt‘man
Eddie Altman
Apollo
J. T. Sheasley
Dorothy Richard
Clair Kowgh
Amos Boyer
Dale Boyer
Paul Boyer
Blaine Miller
Erwin Sheasley
Dean Elgin
Merle Boren and Family
Brackenridge
Indiana, PA
Crosley
Shelvador
Hines
Kinter Motors
Geo. D. Leydie Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Larrow and Eschelman
Morton’s
Hetrick & Wilson
Bear
BR. KR
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