Local Smethport notices and society items April 1920
Smethport and McKean county items from the McKean Democrat list a mix of society news and local notes. Alfred Bush hosts Lavkie’s Club. Kim McCandless buys a new Pierce Arrow touring car. births, recoveries, club meetings, theater ads, and business updates fill the page including details on a formaldehyde plant, a bridge club gathering, and a dance at Galeo Park.
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Lolal Panuilians
Tolday
Gate Hey Co
Bmis
Alfred Bush
Lavkie’s
Mechanic Street
Ars
Kima McCandless
Pierce-Arrow
Galeo Park
Choate
Star Theater
Jones
Bridge Club
H. H. Redfield
Neil Gleason
Arden
Fricilla Club
MEL Church
Cotezrove’ Grocery
Smethport Social Roundup Recap of Local Visits
Miss Mable Larsen of Mr. Jewett visited Smethport Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Fred Masser and children Joseph returned from Niagara Falls trips. Messrs Emmet Shea and Leo Bess of Eldred were Smethport visitors. Several residents spent time in Bradford New York and Baltimore. Miss Anna Cooper attended the Trig Six dance in Bradford Friday evening. Mrs. George Howe and Forrest Abbey spent weekends away. Multiple residents were noted as shoppers or visitors in Bradford Olean Johnsonburg Kane Kasson and Tupper Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Larsen
Jewett
Smmethport
Miga Mildred Leeman
Port Allegany
Emmet Shea
Leo Bess
Eldred
Smathport
Fred Masser
Joseph
Niagara Walls
Robert Hull
Norwich
Anna Cooper
Jean McGarthy
Johnsonburs
Dera Keenan
Buffalo
Frei Brennan
Kane
State Highway Department
Smethport
Michael McKiernan
Crosby
5. Curran
Mortimer Bell
Baltimore
Donovan Bell
Lydia Burlingame
Kasson
Smthport
T. R. Lyle
New York
Scott T. Redfield Publishing Co
Iss Norrine Scidder
Bradford
Misa Gladys McHass
Tupperlake
N.Y
Webb Happer
Chis Milroy
Strarpsville, Pa
HK. A. Words
Orphans Home Appeals Voted In Lodge District Meeting
Appeals to Odd Fellows across the Northwest district seek pledges to fund a new orphan home at Meadvilleville. Members read at the meeting and pledged donations for a ten year period, with lodges discussing the plan favorably. The Camp meeting last evening addressed several important matters amid Republican tensions.
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Gilettor
Oorphan
Llamp
Meauleville
Byen
Ing
Ole Hanson to Speak at Bradford Theatre Event
Bradford Star Record reports former Seatte mayor Ole Hanson will speak at Bradford Theatre Friday evening April 16 at 8 oclock under Bradford Post No 108 American Legion. No admission charged. Hanson known for opposing disorder in the northwest and for standing against the I W W and anarchists.
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Ole Hanson
Bradford
Seatte
Wash
Wil Speck
Bradford Post
American Legion
Hanson
Northwest
Meal Post
Bradford Peat
Bradford Star-Record
SIM-CO SALVE Promoted For Flu And Pneumonia Relief
Wells' Drug Store touts SIM-CO SALVE as the remedy for influenza coughs colds and pneumonia with a guaranteed quick relief or money back. The ad claims antiseptic heating vapors reach the lungs and promises satisfaction or a refund. Jar prices 20c 60c and 1.00 with orders directed to Williams Gen Drug Co and Pittsburgh wholesale station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim-Co
Wells’ Drug Store
Jess Highley
Wim. M. Simpgen Drug Co
Witkinsburg Station
Pittsburgh
Dr M C Carpenter Dies in Lineaville Train Crash
Dr M C Carpenter a 48 year old Lineaville physician was killed and his son Mead Carpenter aged 14 injured when the doctor’s car was struck by a P R A passenger train in Lineaville on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Carpenter
Lineaville, FP
Mead Carpenter
For‘ner
P. R.A
For Sale Bulls and Cattle Readable Listing
For sale three-year bulls six cows and holstein stock full blooded cattle. Ages and details partly legible. Contact seller for full description and location.
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M.S
Post No Bills Upheld In New York Theaters Case
Chief Magistrate McAdoo rules after a Telin Boe hearing that theaters and bill posters must not post bills on property without written owner consent. The session, subpoenaed, included five theater representatives and one bill poster, urged by Arthur B K Wing, attorney for the National Highways Protective Association. Minturn testified he posted opposite Mount Sinai with no written consent, claiming only a watchman’s permission in return for theater tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McAdoo Decile
Arthur BK. Wing
National Highways Protective Osociation
Cedar Street
Wlog
Joseph P. Minturn
Eighth Avenue
Poatjing Blila
Mant Sinai Hospital
Minturn
Yorkville Theater
Siberian Misery Linked to Unsanitary Conditions
Col. R. B. Teusler, chief American Red Cross commissioner to Siberia, says recent Siberian army reverses stem from disease and malnutrition. He notes swelling famine and population suffering, with wretched morale and mental indifference, while transportation bottlenecks blocked food distribution to the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
R. B. Teusler
Ted Cross
Siterin
Col. Tenster
Tengler
Thirsty for Words Is Her Bigamy Defense
A northern England case features a defendant pleading bigamy with a novel defense about words and speech. The court hears her explanation claiming a regal threat for having words spoken, while the jurist weighs the unusual rationale amid a triple bigamy allegation.
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London
England
Ternether
Lonely Horse Walks Into Town In Great Falls
Mrs Wilhelmina Rideau Nes ranch 20 miles north of Great Falls faced a surprising incident when the family horse, left on the Nes property, trotted into town during supper hour and wandered into the front yard, prompting local notice.
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Great Falls
Mont
Wilhelmina Rideau
Kinecard
Kincaids
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