Orphans Demand City Run Orphans Home In Lawrence County
William Williams Sr. Director of New Castle’s indigent care decried a city overrun with orphans and dependent children. He urged creation of a county orphans home, citing 1928 aid to about 1,449 offspring and numerous cases of parents unable to provide care. He described shifting children among homes and urged converting current facilities into a proper institution to shield children from instability.
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New Castle
Lawrence
William Williams
Europa
Otern
Lawrence County
Bank Change Hands in Farrell as Local Men Buy Peoples Bank
Local businessmen purchased the Peoples Bank in Farrell from BreeDowell National Bank interests. Burgess Fred Fish was named president. Assets placed at 900,000.
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International News Service
Farrell
Bee
Peoples’ Bank
BreeDowell National Bank
Burgess Fred Fish
Westminster College Pool Filling Solves Water Strain
New Wilmington residents feared the pool would drain town water as the Westminster college pool nears completion. Architects say the tank will fill gradually over days to avoid winter supply impact, with heating and filtration in place. Contractors anticipate turnover by January 14 as tiling proceeds.
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Westminster College
New Wilmington
Negro Woman Is Granted Parole
Mrs. Houise Grooms of Wampum, convicted of manslaughter in a recent term, was paroled from the Allegheny workhouse in connection with the death of Lucy Alen. Louis Telpas of Ellwood City district, convicted on a liquor charge, also paroled from the workhouse and returned home.
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Houise Grooms
Palisley’s Tonic Cough Syrup Advertisement
An old ad advises quick relief for lingering coughs with Palisley’s Tonic Cough Syrup. It markets a white pine tar menthol cough mix with cod liver oil as a tonic and lists a 50 cent bottle price.
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Palisley
Card Sharp Nabbed In New York City In Swindle Game
Edward J. Naughton, described as an international card sharp, is under arrest in New York charged with attempting to swindle Dr. L H Jones dentist of New York. Police say Naughton used aliases and taught a card game to Hunt and Reed suspects as accomplices and he faces multiple investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Br. Jones
Naughton
New York
Australia
Jones
Jonay
International News Service
Edward J. ‘Naughton
International Cxrd Sharp
L. H. Jones
F. Reed
Miami
J. D. Hunt
Oklahoma City
Missionary from Wyoming to Speak at First Presbyterian
Rev J N Carnine of Laramie Wyoming will speak at 7 50 this evening to Mizpah Circle at First Presbyterian Church. His talk, The Moraana among whom he is now working, will cover his mission work and address. Public invited He is a guest of Mr and Mrs Howard Magill of Garfield Avenue.
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J. N. Carnine
Laramie, Wie
First Presbyterian Church
Carnine
Cornine
Alrs
Howard Magill
Garfield Avenue
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W. D. Williams
Williams
Landiers
Mary Pickford
Lettle
Annie Rooney
Keith
Rosemont Troubadours
Capitol
Laura
Irene
Fred D. March
Water Street
Kew Castle Drug Corp
bin Theat Cine Eae Dora Toe
Jos. Santuro
Oacared
Barbara Bemp
Jose Santurey Sacane
Morocco
John F. O’ryan
Cole Blease
South Carolina
United States
Barbara Kemp
Max von Schilling
Will Rogers
the Equitable Life
M. J. Donnelly
Special Agent
East Side
East Washington
Bell
Vance Williams
Wright’s
Wright’s Market
Hall-Anderson Motor CO
Mercer Street
Jet
Coffin
Skinner's
Thorn & Summers
T. C. Jenkins
Pittsburgh
Lo Po- Hee
Arerle
Wyoming
First Presbyterian
Peoples Savings & Trust Co
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