Many Scouts to Receive Awards On Friday Night
Thirty seven Boy Scouts of the Lawrence County Council will earn second class badges and thirty nine will gain first class badges at a Court of Honor Friday night at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School. The ceremony is expected to attract a capacity crowd with awards to Scouts from multiple troops including Rotary Troop 2 New Castle and Ellwood City units.
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Boy Scouts
Lawrence County
Jim Remley
Edward Cox
Croton
Ray King
Clement Parkison
Thomas Riney
Epworth M. E
N. Nimean
Louis Soul
Mike Wanner
James Gardner
Christiaan
Robert Calahan
Ben Nessle
William Lawsen
Joe Lockley
William Stump
Dale Young
George Anderson
George McCracken
State Highway Patrol Undergoing Inspection in Franklin
Franklin Pa Dec 15 The state highway patrol covering several counties is undergoing an inspection. Sergeant W B Smoot from Erie is conducting the survey and will stay a week. He says Northwestern highways are well patrolled and open weather has boosted automobile traffic to unusually high levels.
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Franklin
State Highway Patrol
W. B. Smoot
Erie
Safety In The Home Advice for protecting children from household accidents
The article notes that many home accidents involve children due to adult carelessness neglect and disorderly habits. It stresses that curiosity in children is natural and desirable but dangerous paths can be avoided if adults set safe examples and teach proper safety habits.
Home safety tips on lamps and outdoor electrical hazards
This fifth article in a safety series warns about lamp heat risks when wrapped with paper or cloth and stresses ventilated shades. It covers radio antenna lightning dangers, proper grounding, and avoiding attaching aerials to light poles. It also details safe handling of lead-in wires and cautions about fallen wires after storms and the dangers of climbing poles or touching guy and ground wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Electric
Electric Light Company
Treasury funds of unions nearly exhausted in Appalachia
Mount Carmel Pa December 15 local union treasuries have run dry as relief money was spent on miners families John J Carr relief committee member said funds now come from district treasury to aid the stricken families.
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Mount Carmel
John J. Carr
Anthracite Mine Workers’ Relief Committee
District Treasury
Mr. Carr
Red Cross Home Service Reports Strong Year In Lawrence County
The Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross presents its annual Home Service Department report detailing 74 new or reopened cases and 425 office interviews. It notes 68 relief instances totaling $812.34, plus 12 hospital referrals, 7 Christmas boxes, and 4 Christmas cards with the effort acknowledged by WM. J. Moffatt and others.
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Ilegal
State of
Pennsylvania
Department of Banking
Ploor
Allace
Jacob F. Perelman
Home Service Department
Lawrence County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Discontinuation of Chautauqua Lake Boat Service
Western Pennsylvanians and Ohio residents who visited Chautauqua Lake for years will see boats end their long run after 97 years of pleasure craft navigation. The Chautauqua Lake Navigation Company will scrap the boats and discontinue business due to dwindling patronage in recent seasons.
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International News Service
Franklin
Change in Weather Lowers Egg Prices in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville Pa December 15 The weather shift in early December boosted hens laying and caused egg prices to drop from 60 cents a week ago to 50 cents in the Titusville Grand Valley Townville Centerville area. Southern New York state points also reported a price decline due to open weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pleasantville
Titusville
Grand Valley
Townville
Centerville
New York State
Christmas Gift Autos Creating Active Dealing
New Castle dealers report an off season surge as local buyers extend Christmas gifts to cars. Dealers expect December sales to outpace the year so far, with family cars sought as seasonal presents and early momentum suggesting a strong finish.
Locust Gap basketball star freed by nail ring accident
In Locust Gap Pa on December 15 William T Weldon a leading local basketball player became stuck mid air after his ring snagged on a nail during a St Josephs Hall game Players struggled to release him and had to cut the ring with a tool The injured finger required medical attention
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Locust Gap
William T. Weldon
Weldon
St. Joseph’s Hall
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John Hancher
Jim Ullom
Charles Mayne
Joe Pearson
Jack Stone
John Boston
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Arthur Silliman
Fred Schuller
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Robert Gibson
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Dee Doher
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Wesley Drake
Clayton Rudolph
Bessemer
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Ellwood
William Fike
Francis Keller
Wayne Greer
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George Zebali
Burton Mehaffey
Tony Pasta
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McBride Shannon Co
East Washington Street
United States
the Citizen's National Bank
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Vance Williams
Hall-Anderson Motor CO
Mercer Street
Prince Albert
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BR. J. Reynolds Tobacco
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P.A
Pringe-Albert
Report of
WM. J. Moffatt
M. Feuchtwanger
Fred Butz
Barton BE. Richards
Huntington Sterling Shonninger Pianos
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