East Smethport Society Notes and Local Events
East Smethport notes report Miss Mary Mailers visiting home on Valley road with Master Le a Hackell recovering from illness. Mention of meat market planned for East Smethport. Tawrenes Washburs of Coryville as weekend guest of friends in East Smethport. Fre a Brogham in Smethport Tuesday. Archie Austin's family narrowly escaped a house fire caused by a chimney. Jay Stickley works on Wolf rut timber hauling. W C Hyde came from Eldred to wire for warmer weather and drilling to resume. Mrs John Zellock bedridden. Mr and Mrs J Nourse and daughter Gladys at Holders Hall dance. Joe Schlough of Wheeler Wis visiting relatives. Miss Clara Oviatt visits sister Mrs Tom Bryan at Buffalo. Miss Belle Butterfield visiting Farmers Valley. Miss Gladys Nourse at Port Ailes rally. James M Hackett in Bolivar and Richburg on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Hackell
Teda
E. Smethport
Tawrenes Washburs
Coryville
East Smethyport
Frea Brogham
Smethport
Archie¢ Austin
Luling
Jay Stickley
W.C. Hyde
Eldred
John Iellock
J. Nourse
Gladys
Holders Hall
Joe Schlough
Wheeler
Wis
Clara Oviatt
Tom Bryat
Buffalo, WN
Retains Gift Baby Billy Helms in Chicago
Chicago January report says Katherine Helms the mother of Billy Helms will keep the infant despite earlier plans to give him away. She declares she cannot part with him and will provide for him, after being deserted by her husband months earlier.
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Chicago
Alwys
Solid tires not evidence in motor vehicle tag ruling
Harrisburg officials clarify that sand tire equipped vehicles need not bear commercial tags. Commercial motor vehicles under 3000 lbs register as passenger vehicles, while those 2000 lbs and up require tags. State highway department notes police misinterpretation and cites a popular car with solid tires may fall under passenger class.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Highest French Honor for Capt Koester in Bradford
Captain C. W. Koester of Bradford received the Legion of Honor medal from the French government. Presented by the French embassy in Washington, the award honors his services directing the seizure of German vessels and his wartime duties after retirement.
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C. W. Koester
Oscar Wi Kcester
United States
Koester
Navy
Uty
Washington
Muirsday
Mrs Louis W Oakes Dead In Pittsburgh Home
Mrs Lands W Uiuhes of No. 1 Sir ford street Bradford notes the death of Mrs. Louis W. Oakes in Pittsburgh after a severe cold developed into pneumonia. Survived by husband, three daughters including Mrs Gerald Moses, Beatrice Oakes, two brothers, two sisters, and a half sister. Body to arrive in Bradford for funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis W. Oakes
Lands W. Uiuhes
Sirford Street
Fay Nornive
Gerald Moses
Pudge Kes
Pittsburgh
Documonta
Gale Lad
Oakes
Migs Beatrise Gaker
Pitshursk
Christiia
Mnses
Byford
Georgia
Newell
A. T Newell
Daniel Kingsbury
Landhelder
MeKean
Bradford
Jamestown
N. Y
Ist
Gerald Mosea
Willum Beck
New York
Beatrice Oakes
Willie
William Newell
Colorado Springs
Ida Lordstron
Lost All in Mexico A Williamsport Relief Tale
A.M. Engle a Civil War veteran and his family, driven from Mexico by authorities after bandits robbed them, travel back toward Pennsylvania. Receiving aid from Mazanie lodge and Keng Pi G. R. in Williamsport, they reach St Marys with help from the Reeno Post and Stasonie lodge to complete their journey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Mazanie Lodge
Keng Pi G. R
A.M. Engle
St. Marys
Mexico
Fishta
Engle
Pennsylvania
Reno Post
Stasonie Lodge
St. Maryse
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement After Five Years
Smethport resident S I McKendrick recalls severe back pain and dark kidney secretions years ago. He bought Doan's Kidney Pills at Work Drug Store and was cured after a few boxes. In 1950 he again endorsed the medicine, claiming a permanent cure and expressing gratitude. Price 60 cents at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smethport
S. I. McKendrick
Bank St
Doan
Duan
MeMcKermies
Mentor-Milburn Co. Mfers
Buffalo
Used Studebaker Touring Car For Sale
Only one car remains in our used auto lot. A Studebaker six cylinder five passenger touring car in good condition with five good tires. Glad to demonstrate. Will sell at a bargain to clear out inventory.
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Studebaker
Pete Bowers Farm For Sale Or Rent Near Open Teale
Open Teale area farm listing offering a nine or ten room house with two barns and additional outbuildings. Owner seeks rental or sale with or without stock and farm implements. located beside other properties in the area. contact Gillet Ady for details.
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Pete Bowers
Allenby’s 1915 air battle halts Turkish drive partners
The account describes General Allenby planning a summer 1915 push toward Nazareth aided by Emil Fetsal and Arab troops. Lawrence’s advice and the use of airplanes turn the tide as Turkish air forces are destroyed while the Allies resume their desert drive, with two Turkish planes destroyed and the rest burning their craft.
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Allenby
Emil Fetsal
Nazareth Wil Gullies
Monsundane
Ievert
Tin
Red Cross
Herth
Amy Dat
Allen
Jelow Gould
Laawrence
Félsal
Rat
Lawrence
Law
Persal
Very Moderate Vacation at Cotton-Gun Yard
A Louisiana cotton-gun company draftsman confronts Mose the longtime worker about a three day absence indifferently. Mose explains he had to attend a funeral, saying he has worked in the shop for over thirty years and was only off three days. The scene ends with the draftsman returning to his blueprints.
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Louisiana
Snr
Mose
Bose
Watt
Tea Not Food, Says Court Defining Food Value in Tea Debate
A court clarifies that tea is not food and debates on what constitutes food. The appeal court rejects the idea that tea leaves or tea drinking count as nourishment, noting confusion over definitions and the need for a clearer term.
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Oyta
Fragmentary Report on a Fine Building and Drilling
A damaged OCR fragment notes a fine building and a dribbling scene. It mentions a court setting and suggests impeded or unclear wording about styles and display. The readable parts imply architectural or ceremonial remarks without full context.
Food and price pain spread across occupied Germany amid shortages
Reports note rising smuggling and usury as rationing fails to curb scarcity in Rhineland areas. Prices soar for meat and staples with Berlin and Bavaria showing steep costs while farmers and hotels struggle to obtain goods via long smuggling routes and cross-border supplies.
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Cobtena—I
Germany
Ace
Rhineland
Bavarhy
Russia
Rae Worta
du Gurmany
Buller
Berlin
Baus
Teruy Iiedividuals
Gevwing
Holland
prehistoric mastodons once roamed Alameda beach
Alameda California reports long ago bathers at Alameda Beach may have trod on the remains of mastodons tall as fourteen feet. Walls Drake Winetrout former Wisconsin professor and US board member confirms a study after bathers found an elephant foot print two feet across buried in rock sand two feet deep near Hay Street. Allan Lewin of New Jersey, a former student, alerted Winetrout with a precise location.
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Alameda
Cal
Alameda Bench
Walls Drake Winetrout
University of Wisconsin
United States Board For Research
Alameda Island
Winetrout
California
Alameda Beach
Mude
Allan Lewin
New Jersey
Hay Street
Pulp Wood Supply in Canada Declines Amid Defoliation
A commission on conservation reports vast pulp wood resources are largely inaccessible for commercial use. Major losses from the bark beetle or blight dwarf the yearly growth in Canada and the United States. Chief forester Glyde Lenvilt cites provincial figures: Quebec 700,000,000. British Columbia 255,476,000. Ontario 101,000,000. Nova Scotia 34,900,000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Glyde Tlenvilt
Commission
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
United States
Wild Ducks Not Scared by Those Men Who Fly
Ducks remain unafraid as pilots in airplanes maneuver over a swampy area near Athens. Report mentions repeated flights by observers at Poer and Chishotuy fields and noted efforts to herd the flock with attempts to spook the birds.
The Banana Sack Terror in a Sleeper Car
In a disjointed memoir style account a traveler recounts a claustrophobic journey in a night train sleeper where a banana sack hides a tarantula. The narrator panics, crawls, and fears a bite as others investigate, then discovers the sack remains aboard the car amid stunned passengers and a frightened conductor.
Ingenious Wolf Trap Triad in Alaska Kill Scene
An old Alaska notice describes a brutal wolf trap using an iron spear or blade set in ice, baited with blubber. Wolves discover the bait and begin biting each other, driven mad by their own blood, leading to mass slaughter of the pack.
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Pligue
Alaska
Abig
Mp Mvay
Hurre
Christening Customs of Rural English Folk
Rural English traditions about infant christenings show superstition in dress and rites. Carrying the child into church with the right foot and dancing the baby in the nurse’s arms is thought to foster cheerfulness. Color choices for infant garments carry lucky or unlucky meanings with red pink and blue favored while green and yellow signify strife.
Things You Simply Cannot Do A Puzzle On Movement
A fragment describes a series of dexterity challenges from a puzzle about movement and balance. It mentions blindfolded timing, standing with minimal space, rising from a chair without bending, and the difficulty of maneuvering with one hand while balancing on the other. It notes attempting to stand upright from two feet from a wall with the back against it.
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Tininas
Tavas
Ant
Tosa
Henri
A Real Treat at Photoplays Audience Reacts
A fragment notes Mrs. Townsmith and Miss Witmatae promoting a film. The text hints at a husband and wife dynamic and suggests a silent performance. Details are garbled but imply an entertainment scene at a theater or photoplay venue with audience interest.
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East Smethport
Mydels
Liburyville
Mary Mailers
Valley Road
Belle Butterfield
Farmers Valley
Gladys Nourse
Port Ailes
James M. Hackett
Bolivar and
Richburgh
The
Democrat
Ady I
Wwe
Treca
Garay
Sciendler
Canadian Commission
By J. E. Hungerford
Eekimos
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