Spelling Emphasis Marks Year at Terrace School
Terrace Avenue School reports strong spelling results from a yearlong Terrace method focusing on eye ear training and sound symbol bonds. The program stressed reading, writing, and spontaneous word production, with the Golden Key citizenship incentive and a Current Events project boosting discipline and group work.
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Terrace Avenue
Anna Perry
Ben G Graham
Terrace
Aiken
New Castle
Pennsylvania
United States
Pirates
Giants
Bank at Ford City Solvent After Loss by Alleged Frauds
Ford City Pennsylvania reports John Z. Stewart state bank examiner and assistants investigated People's Bank after Michael Yassem Jr aged 28 allegedly embezzled 36000. Losses traced to 1920 with ledger manipulation. Yassem arrested and jailed on 10000 bail. Stewart says bank solvent. Yassem has paid 45000 to the bank.
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Ford City
John Z. Stewart
People’s Bank
Michael Yassem, Jr
Yassem
Armstrong County
Tewart
Yassery
Fine Grinding Of Cement Raises Concrete Strength
Washington DC August 20 The U S Bureau of Standards reports decade long experiments prove that finer grinding of cement strengthens concrete within certain limits. The findings settle a long debated topic and quantify strength gains from grinding fineness.
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GEORGE _H. MANNING
Washington
The
New Castle News
Washington, D. C
U.S. Bureau of Standards
The Ten Commandments Has Record Run at Penn Theatre
Cecil B DeMille’s The Ten Commandments drew praise from critics in New York as it began a 62 week run. George Mitchell of Judge called for adding another commandment after seeing the production. The Paramount Picture opens at Penn Theatre for first popular priced engagement from August 31 to September 6 with $2 tickets.
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Cecil B. DeMille
New York
Wnenimous
George
Mitchell
Paramount
Penn Theatre
Fineness of Cement Grinding Increases Concrete Strength
A ten year Bureau of Standards study tested cylinders made with Potomac sand and gravel and varied Portland cement fineness and mix richness. Specimens tested at six months to ten years showed that finer cement improves concrete strength, especially in rich mixes, with 78 percent passing a 40,000 openings per square inch cement screen under the national specification.
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Bureau of Standards
Potomac River
Washington
Antil
Hurt Crossing Street Accident Involving Campbell Rigby
Campbell Rigby of 498 Neshan nock boulevard was struck while crossing West Washington and Jefferson streets this morning by J Hershman of 448 Croton avenue driving south on Jefferson. Rigby’s leg was injured. In a separate incident Samuel McCracken’s car damaged after turning onto Lincoln avenue from North Jefferson and colliding with the Penn Coal and Supply truck stopped to let Campbell Lumber pass. Penn driver Harry Reynolds said the McCracken car passed Campbell truck and hit his vehicle. The Penn truck was undamaged.
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Jefferson Street
Penn
Harry Reynolds
McCracken
Campbell
Borough Is Sued By Farm Owner
Zelienople, Pa Aug 20. The borough is sued in county common pleas for 20000 by Sebastian and Mary Palikofer alleging sewage contamination of a spring and damage to 31 acres of Jackson township farm land adjacent to Zelienople. Plaintiffs claim the sewer system construction and outfall negligently overflowed onto their pasture and water supply.
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Zelienople
Borough of
Common Pleas Court
Sebastian
Mary Palikofer
Jackson Township
One Child Dies Of Strange Malady In Uniontown Pa
Uniontown Pennsylvania August 20. A Kansas City family of four, Mr and Mrs Frederick Bellemere, arrived home from an eastern auto tour with their children Mary Jellen two and Frederick jr seven struck by a mysterious illness. Mary Jellen died soon after hospital arrival while Frederick jr remains alive by blood transfusions. Doctors cannot diagnose the illness marked by dysentery and hemorrhages.
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Uniontown
Uniontown Hospital
Frederick Bellemere
Kansas City
Mary Jéllen
Washington
Frederick, Jr
Local Visitors and Garden Notes Highlight Week
Gardner Rev and Mrs Schu maker of Pittsburgh visit with relatives here. New York visitors Mr and Mrs Potter and family, Ellwood City guests, and Sewickley resident Mrs Kerr stay with local hosts. Local trips, illnesses, and a bloom season note conclude with Olean visitors to East Wallace Avenue.
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Albert J. R. Schumaker
Pittsburgh
Earl Potter
James
New York City
Frank Potter
Mary, Martha
Ester
Ellwood City
W. J. Kerr
Sewickley
Athhe
Thomas Dickson
Mary Sherer
Bernice Bartlett
Jefferson County
F. P. Gallagher
Mary McDanel
Howard Blinn
Virgil and
Malcolm
Frisco
Roseatt Cambaugh
North Sewicle Ey
Fred Wood
Doris
Olean, N. Y
Mrs. Wood
L. H. McCamb
Miss Ellen Wood
East
Wallace Avenue
Bradford Oil Man Sells Holdings At Over Million Dollars
Bradford, Pa Aug 20 John Looker of Summit sold 1000 acres in the Bradford field to New York capitalists for more than 1.4 million dollars. The buyer will operate the lease under J C Looker Oil Company. Looker arrived from Crawford county 48 years ago and worked as a rouseabout before locating in Summit in 1879.
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International News Service
Bradford
John &. Looker
Summit
New York
J. C. Looker Oil Company
Looker
Crawford County
Rouseabout
Suarmit
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Ares Price
SUIS
Athletic Union
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Watkins Muboe
Cretonne
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Gardner
Jennie McCracken
Grant City
Edna Armor
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Jean Galbreath
Louise
William
Jolnétown
Updagraph
H, MW. Updegraph
Youngstown
Jack Wimner
Woodlawn
John Kirkwood
Dunigpanil
Enon Valley
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Richard Williams
George Varga
Pauline
Edna Shiffler
Martha Holdbrook
Williams
Dickson Gardens
Bradford Oil Man
First State Bank of
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