Central Pennsylvanian Coal Operators Fight New Freight Order
Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal operators plan to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission freight cut on West Virginia coal. Charles O’Neill leads talks in Philadelphia to revoke the order, citing increased car shortages and market disruption as Pennsylvania seeks to protect its own supply ahead of a potential hard coal strike.
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International News Service
Altoona
Interstate Commerce Commission
West Virginia
Trunk Line
New England
Central Pennsylvania
Charles O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Coal Products’ Association
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commission
Seaboard
Pennsyvania
Poultry Culling Demonstrations Slated in Lawrence County
Three poultry culling demonstrations are arranged by the Lawrence County Farm Bureau for Tuesday September 1. Agent H. R. McCulloch will supervise all three sessions guiding farmers through the process and schedule for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Farm Bureau
H. R. McCulloch
Realty Transfers And Transfers Listed By Ward
Realty transfers record multiple parcels with buyers and sellers including Mary Ann Richards to Leo J. Rogan in Union for 1 dollar. Thomas F. Maher to Frank M. Reig in the 6th ward for 1 dollar. James A. Brown to Edna L. Kent in Wayne for 600 dollars. Selene F. Anderson to Ernest W. Murphy in the 7th ward for 1 dollar. Mary A. Archer to Carrie M. Carens in Newport for 200 dollars. Clara Kuhne to Frank A. Naugle in Newport for 1 dollar. W. D. St. John to Wm. H. Burk in Enon Valley for 1506 dollars. Clarence J. Lovick to Ben D. White in North Beaver for 1 dollar. J. Clyde Gilfillan to Wm. M. Cameron in the 2nd ward for 1 dollar. Mary O. Newton to Harry J. Ault Ellwood for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Richards
Leo J. Rogan
Union
Thomas F. Maher
Frank M. Reig
6Th Ward
James A. Brown
Edna L. Kent
Wayne
Selene F. Anderson
Ernest W. Murphy
7Th Ward
Mary A. Archer
Carrie M. Carens
Newport
Clara Kuhne
Frank A. Naugle
W. D. St. John
Wm. H. Burk
Enon Valley
Clarence J. Lovick
Ben D. White
North Beaver
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Wm. M. Cameron
2Nd Ward
Mary O. Newton
Harry J. Ault
Neighborhood Farm Demonstrations Schedule Announced
For the first at the home of Ellsworth Aiken R D 6 at 10 a m the second at the home of L Z Johns Ellwood City R D 1 at 1 20 p m and the third at the home of J W Aiken Portersville R D 3 at 4 p m all persons interested in country raising are invited to attend the demonstration in their various neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Aiken
R. D
L. Z. Johns
Ellwood City
J. W. Aiken
Portersville
Seventy-Four Arrested for State Fishing Violations
Harrisburg reports July enforcement by state fish commission field officers led to seventy four arrests and fines totaling 2155. Violations included illegal devices 35 arrests undersize fish three aliens fishing two Sunday fishing five dynamiting streams two and fishing without licenses twenty seven.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Fish Commission
Lindis Pastor To Speak Here
Rev. William B. Matthews of Bloomington Illinois will speak Sunday at 10 45 in First Christian church. There will be no evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Matthews
Bloomington
Illinois
First Christian Church
Wealthy Widower Reunites With Adopted Bride After Wedding
In Plainfield New Jersey August Laggren a wealthy manufacturer and widower returns from a Saratoga honeymoon with his sixteen year old bride Alice Banta whom he adopted nine years earlier. Laggren later relinquishes guardianship to his sister Mrs. Banta of Linden New Jersey as he completes a wedding with his former ward.
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Tinternatonalews
Servica Plainfield
N. J
Cinderella
August N. Laggren
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Alice Banta
Laggren
Edward W. Browning
Mary Spas
New Gardens Inn
Herbert Banta
Linden
Banta
Coast Guard Seizes Runner Virginia With Liquor Cargo
The Coast Guard Cutter 259 intercepted the fishing trawler Virginia off the Golden Gate early today as it tried to run 12 000 cases of liquor valued at 50 000 into San Francisco Bay. Four men aboard including the captain were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
San Francisco
Virginia
Coast Guard
Golden Gate
Farrallone Islands
Mercer County Court List Grows Likely Exceeds One Hundred
Mercer County Pennsylvania reports 96 transcripts filed in the clerk of courts office for the October term. With the term running to the third Monday in October, officials expect more than 100 cases and the largest docket of the year in county criminal court practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Clerk of Courts Office
Lawrence Auto Company Picnic Attended by 75 Employees and Families
The Lawrence Auto Company held its annual corn roast and picnic on the Slippery Rock road at the camps of L. C. Johns and James P. Cope. About 75 employees and relatives participated in diverse sports and a big feed. Florence Rice won high diving, Ruth Cleveland long-distance swimming, and several racing and shooting events awarded prizes to Swartzlander, Young, Christy, and others. The day featured bathing beauties contests, coasting, and a disputed baseball result.
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Lawrence Auto Company
L. C. Johns
James P. Cope
Slippery Rock Road
A. A. Schultz
Tom O’niel
Harry Wettich
John Johnson
Jesse Gibson
Florence Rice
Miss Sweeney
Ruth Cleveland
Swartz
Charles McDowell
Sam
Spider
Harold
Sampson
Charles Brookover
Fred Beck
Clyde Brest
Local Children to See Juvenile Actress at Regent
The Regent Theatre screens Desert Madness featuring Vandelle Carr as Peggy Morgan. Carr, a fast rising juvenile star, forms a strong bond with Jack Perrin and Leatherneck on desert location. The Bath scene promises laughs as Perrin and cast present the film next Monday and Tuesday.
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Vandelle Carr
Peggy Morgan
Jack Perrin
Perrin
Plains
Leatherneck
Regent Theatre
Reverend Landis Returns From Vacation to Lead Sunday Services
Rev. G. M. Landis pastor of First Baptist church returns from Honey Grove Pennsylvania after a two week vacation. His mother Mrs J M Landis accompanies him and will visit in the city a few days. He will preach at 11:00 on Putting God to the Test and at 7:45 p m Safety First both suggested by local members.
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George M. Landis
First Baptist Church
Honey Grove
Pennsylvania
J. M. Landis
Landis
God
Community Chest Payments Over Due
H. B. Richards treasurer of the New Castle Community Chest notes a sizeable sum remains unpaid from the last quarterly payments due in August. Disbursements to several institutions are delayed due to funds shortage, and those owing are urged to pay promptly.
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H. B. Richards
New Castle
Fifty Three In Mercer Jail
Fifty three inmates are housed in Mercer County Jail, a reduced number from the winter and spring enrollments. Most are serving sentences from the April and June criminal court terms. He who gambles picks his own pocket.
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Mercer
D A R to Unveil Marker at Grave of Philip Main
Lawrence chapter of the D A R plans an unveiling at the grave of Philip Main in Sewickley cemetery Beaver county. The ceremony is set for Sunday afternoon September 6 at 3 o clock with a dignified program and several speakers. Additional markers will be unveiled this fall.
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Lawrence
Phillip Main
Sewickley Cemetery
Beaver County
Ellwood City
Acknowledgment Of Funds For Elk Refuge Hay
Certificates show contributions to the Elk Refuge fund received in New Castle from the Izaak Walton League of America. Local sports fans held subscription lists and raised a fair sum to buy hay for elk herds near Jackson Hole Wyoming facing winter forage shortages.
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Elk Refuge Committee
New Castle
Izaak Walton
Men Arrested Here Face Serious Charges
Milburn Dicks alias Thomas Elwood and John Shank alias John Spanker of Indiana Pa arrested here on suspicion after noon by Officer Thomas Lynch and turned over to Sharon authorities. They face charges of passing fraudulent checks with confessions they used the same scam in Brookville Oil City Oklahoma City and Detroit Michigan. Oil City police plan five separate charges and will prosecute in Sharon.
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Milburn Dicks
Thomas Elwood
John Shank
John Spanker
Indiana
Thomas Lynch
Sharon
Brookville
OU City
Detroit
Mich
Oil City
Historic Harmony Church Near Harrisville Razed for Reconstruction
GROVE CITY Pa Aug 29 The old Harmony church of the United Presbyterian denomination near Harrisville is being razed and a new structure will rise on a Harrisville lot purchased by the congregation. Contractors Andrews and Davis of Oil City oversee the work. The building has stood as a community landmark for nearly a century.
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Grove City
Harmony
Harrisville
United Presbyterian
Messrs. Andrews and Davis
Oil City
Golden Rule Class Members Entertain at Dinner
The Golden Rule class of the Second Presbyterian Sunday school was hosted by Miss Gladys Carr in Grove City Pennsylvania. Honored guests included Miss Eleanor McDougal Miss Ruth Christy and Miss Eva Hettenbaugh who all plan new teaching positions at New Brighton Woodlawn and Parnassus. Dinner covered twelve guests.
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Grove City
Second Presbyterian Sunday School
Gladys Carr
Eleanor McDougal
Ruth Christy
Eva Hettenbaugh
Miss McDougal
New Brighton
Christy
Woodlawn
Hettenbaugh
Parnassus
Local Women Attend Py thian Convention
Miss Ethel Douglas of Norwood avenue Mrs Jennie Kiser of North Jefferson street and Mrs Sara Steen of Shenango street returned from Reading Pennsylvania where they attended the annual state convention of the Pythian Sisters August 26 to 27 inclusive Mrs Kiser was re elected for the fifteenth year as Gand Mistress of Finance Mrs Sara Steen was appointed chair lady of the advisory board for the coming year
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Ethel Douglas
Norwood Avenue
Jennie Kiser
North Jefferson Street
Sara Steen
Shenango Street
Reading
Pythian Sisters
Kiser
Gand
Oming
West Pittsburg Churches and Local Notes
Sunday church schedules listed for Methodist Episcopal Moravia Presbyterian and Roumanian Baptist with service times and pastors named. West Pittsburg notes summarize visits from relatives, nearby towns, and residents traveling or visiting friends in New Castle Akron Pittsburgh Beaver Falls and Detroit with several listed names and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pittsburg
John
Richard Blesser
Wind
Russel Hartman
Dorothy
Robert
Clifford Bickerstaff
Harry
New Kensington
Fred Anderson
Welter Thomas
Carl Cochran
Charles Macea
Stephn Fuchs
G. C. Benn
New Castle
J. A. Elesser
Pittsburgh
Mae
Kate Bayner
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Demonstra
Lindis
Lawrence County
Dunlap
Advertising Committee
Penn Theatre
Moses
Runner
Mercer County Criminal Court
Conneaut Lake
Erie
North Girards
Pennsyly V. Railroad
Wright’s Market
Franklin
Wright’s
Butler
Neshannock Avenue
Liberty Avenue
East Long Avenue
Washington Street
Winston Churchill
Hugh M.quist and
Senora, del Rio
Thernard Seppatia
France
Britain
Senora Martinez del Rio
Mexico City
Hugh McQuillan
Giants
New York
Leonard Seppalle
Nome
Department of the Interior
Lawrence Auto Company Picnic
Regent
G. M. Landis
Sun
Richards
D.A.R
Philip Main
Sewickley
Golden Rule
Pythian Convention
Percy B. Walls Motor CO
South Mercer Street
Sam H. McGoun
Methodist Episcopal
C. Downs
Moravia Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
T. C. Henderson
Roumanian Baptist
A. Silbak
Myrtle Miller
Ralph Taylor
Mahoningtown
Charles Fisher
Margaret
Hans
Elizabeth George
West Pittsburgh
J. R. Rodgers
West Bridgewater
H. C. Harper
William Savage
Kate Burner
John Blesser
Ruth
Akron
Richard Adams
Hilda
Charles
Kerstone
Jack Howell Jr
William Jones
Thomas Stickle
Frank N. Johnston
Sheriff's Office
Johnston Campaign Committee
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