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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
McKean Democrat Smethport Pa reports a busy week with convention praise for local hospitality. Mentions guests Mrs Hy Rubin, families from Olean Erie and Tulsa, and remarks on oil exploration in Olean area. Notes hunting licenses issuance Aug 27 and a fatal car strike in Olean. Includes local visits, social events, and civic updates across Smethport and surrounding towns.
Walter Sterte and Joy McCarey along with James McCarey of Portville attended Miss Margaret Barker’s pageant in New York City. Hon and Mrs J W Bouton and daughter from Bradford visited the Lawrence resort region. St De Male, a Palace pool employee, recounts a bridge ride in a Ford with two companions over the Kham viaduct, 201 feet high, taking about five minutes to cross.
Reader notes reflect rambling reflections on marriage advice, civic matters, and odd anecdotes. The writer mentions a question about marriage, a lowa undertaker advertising in churches, and various fragmented references to events and people including a wrestler, a German war lord, and local figures. The piece reads as a collage of impressions and jokes with no clear single event.
The sixth annual Hafner reunion took place Tuesday at the M. S. church despite rain that spoiled the grove plan in Clermont. A large attendance enjoyed a bountiful 1 pm dinner, with a business meeting electing officers for the year. Attendees included Ruth Hafner Brockwayville, Ambrose Maloney Punxatawney, J J Hafner, Esther Water, Glen Johnston Lock Haven, Earl Hafner Buffalo, HFP Glibe Port Allegany, and others.
Aged resident Pauline Brandell of Linvert Hollow, Allegany, was porch-sitting when a bull wandered from a field. She chased it with a broom, the animal charged, broke her shoulder and tossed her over a fence. She lay unconscious until a neighbor found her and she was rushed to Olean General Hospital in critical condition.
John Cunningham attends the 1st annual reunion of Company A 207th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Eldridge Park Elmira. Cunningham notes that only a few ordinary members of the company survive.
Louise Wilson aged three drowned at Cuba Lake Wednesday evening. She was with her mother and uncle visiting the lake, and they had rented a cottage nearby, with companions present.
Auction sale announced west of the borough line by A Miller. Thirty head of milk cats and fifty head of pegs plus numerous articles to be sold at public auction. Full details to appear in next week's newspaper.
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