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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - July 28, 1927, Smethport, Pennsylvania My Kean Democrat volume 52. Democrat publishing 0o., inc. Hu9sei.l l1mjslev, editor Smethport pa., thursday july 28, 1927. Term8-42.00 per year. No. 30, Good roads daddy j. J. Allison Mckean county s popu Lar county detective won a race by air plane against time Elliis week and hns vearned Fame As the first real flying 1 Rosa dispatches for the past few clays have carried the nov to every part of the country. It All transpired in the following manner a certain gentleman named Fred Brougham was taken into Custodi Al Mayville n. Y., on a charge of felonious assault with intent to kill and robbery in connection with the beating and robbing a Bradford merchant. T. J. Mcauliffe. Another gentleman named. Albeit Wiser a prisoner at the Western Penitentiary Pittsburgh was the on person who could identify Brougham the proposition that or. Allison was up against was the fact that Hareas Corpus proceedings a Ould release is Rougham from custody a Foi a he could possibly so the Nec Essary formalities of i Dent ill cation of the Mayville prisoner. Travel by Rai v or automobile would be far too Slov. Since the deadline was at a m. This morning. Consequently the selective hired the air plane of Ham Emery Bradford aviator tuesday and hopped off for Harrisburg with or Emery As Pilot. The plane reached Harrisburg at 1 a. M. Tuesday requisition papers on Brougham were secured from the Pennsylvania Watato authorities and the plane left for Albany to obtain extradition papera at 1 p. M. Governor Al Smith of new granted the necessary extradition papers at tuesday and the Fly spent tuesday night in Geneva n. T. In the meantime. Dep qty Halsey Alli son son of the county detective went to Pittsburgh and managed to secure Welser s temporary release from the Penitentiary. Emery and Allison or raved Back in Bradford yesterday afternoon. To stay it is planned to have Weiser identify Brougham at the state line. The air plane night broke All exist ing records for distance covered in a similar manner to Aid in bringing a criminal to Justice. It is understood that the distance covered wag approximately Soo Miles. James Mcdonald of new Haven conn., five times president of the american Road builders ass n. Is known throughout the country As the father of Good big Outing for United employees a Large number of people from this Section expect to attend the eighth annual Outing of the United natural try j. Kice publicity director for be Roosevelt Highway association or a copy of the state Humber of Commerce s Booklet Pennsylvania forty thousand a blog Beautiful modern hts re Tays and historic which is list off uie press. Occupying tie most prominent pos ton in the attractive of n eight Pago Coli de a map escort Pulve matter and photographs of he Highway the Beautiful Ion trans Stato Rood Wilch takes in Smethport s Street and is Conse latently of special interest to Loca citizens. The insert was u a. of by the Roosevelt association. It is expected that lbt ing publicity from the distribution of copies of the Booklet by Stato chamber of commie to will be Worth Many times that figure. Tho Roosevelt association has been allotted 7000 copies for free distribution. The Booklet describes Tho Roosevelt Highway As follows mile after mile of Ever changing Fine hard surfaced Road All the Way across Trio state intersecting important North acid South trunk routes. A direct fast route from Erie to new York and new England re sorts avoiding big City congestion. Summer travel Over the Roosevelt Highway 13 Maccomo Dation in town and country Side 2omf.orta.ble, Cool neg hts numerous Ilde trips into regions Rich in historic and Scenic Spring and Paradise for sportsmen. 1 Van a s North unit j Coli it Les Are filled with natural beauties. Rush no creeks a Noble Hills old mountains Fertile Fields quaff villages and thriving and Contentment to travel the Roosevelt i Erhuy is to fill memory a store House with pleasant themes. Aside from its frrea.1 natural Charm and historic interest the Roosevelt Highway is a direct route through Pennsylvania from the West to new York stale and new England resorts. New location for grocery a Deal was concluded in Unis Bor Ough lust week by which the Market 3asket stores inc., of Olean purchased to two Stoi a wooden business Balcuk on main Street owned by the Jennie estate. Consic Guiou wag j3.uoo. The new owners take Possession 1st and it is understood will occupy the Uii to store room with their local Cash grocery establishment which is now situated in the Bailey bilk Llop on lower Jun Street Las. Mcguire who occupies Tho Era Kochor building with his Pool Ami billiard Parlours hag not Yot decided on a new location. Horse pulling contests feature of greatest Mckean county fair for the information of Mckean county banners who Are tote Rostovi in horse pulling contests. County agent Ross announces that six of these events have been scheduled to Date h the state for the la to summer i am fall picnic and fair season. Of Bradford county will meat at Towanda. August 31 am Success at 74 ass Haven conn., who at 74 is Active presi Dent and general manager of the Griessl manufacturing co., employ ing 400 know your business and attend to it is her formula. Little girl Hurt in Auto crash september i with their teams and on he same Days Erie county teamsters Vil try to establish new recoils a Wattsburg. Mckean county drive re will compete at Smethport september 2 and 3 As a feature of the fair Fay Ette county horsemen at . September 7 and 8 Cambria county reins mean at Bensburg. September to ind 10 and Bedford county it Bedford september 23 and 30. Two dynamometers from the Penn Sylvania state College will be used Asral this year in the contests and attempts will be made by the teams ters to break the state and National records s. H elder of holds Tho state record for teams under 3uoo pounds in weight. His 2880 evening a Chrysler Auto Mobil driven by a Bradford Man Whoso Nav could not to Learned and a Ford Sodai driven by Floyd Wright of Wolf run collided at Valloy. Tho Ford was badly wrecked but the Chrysler was Only slightly damaged. A four year old daughter of or. Wright thrown through Tho wind shield with great Forcht by the Impact and was severely Cut about who fore head. The Little girl received surgical attention at the on co of or. Robert tamil ton of this Borough. Firo of unknown origin at mid night last saturday destroyed three in Noah by Crosby and damaged another dwelling. V the Blaze originated in a. House owned by d. A. A ii Tord Wiloh waa unoccupied. Club cons of Crosby wore unable to Willii Uio flames which spread rapidly to Homes owned by Frank Bloomster and mrs. Thoa her Rutt. A Call for Kielp was sent to the met snort fire dept and Tho local fire fighters made a fast run to Tho scene it a Cong estimated that they in do Trio Soven mlle trip with the apparatus in a trl Flo Over Twenty minutes after the cull was sent from1 Crosby. When Trio department arrived they round the Throo above mentioned houses beyond saving and at Tontina was Clov Olimi to preventing further apr cad of the Homes which had communicated to a Bouso owned by Mana. A Vav. Ito Nomann. Tho Llroy wus checked at place but considerable dam age inflicted to Tho pro pc to. It la understood that All Houfley were partially protected by insurance residents of Crosby greatly appreciate the As Talanco rendered them by the Smo Liport fire Deal which responded to Tho Call for

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