State auto plates shift to Western Penitentiary plant
Harrisburg reports that the Western penitentiary will begin producing all state licensed vehicle plates, transferring operations from Huntingdon reformatory. Long-term prisoners will work in the tag industry, with Huntingdon adding new wood working, foundry, and related shops to train inmates for life after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Western Penitentiary
Industrial Reformatory
Huntingdon
Pittsburgh
State Welfare Department
Reformatory
Two Miles Of Road Finished In Mercer County
Two miles of concrete have been poured on a six mile strip of road from Sandy Lake to New Lebanon, part of a ten mile project to connect Mercer and Crawford counties. Contractor Paul Krosch of St. Paul reports most grading done and finishing this tract will take only a few weeks. The crew uses labor saving devices and is praised for efficiency. Love thy neighbor but be not too friendly with borrowing lis goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Sandy Lake
New Lebanon
Crawford County
Paul Krosch
St. Paul
Councilmen Fix Personal Tax Valuations Across Occupations
City revision board sets occupational taxes for numerous professions and trades, with ministers lawyers and other white collar workers grouped into a single class. Salaries vary, and disputes arose over brick layers carpenters plumbers and funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Century Week Reel Reflections On a Local Parade And Trial
Residents recall a late night ride on the B&O coach during centennial week while tourists from Michigan dine on hot dogs. Prosecutors and defense face a tense trial scene with jury selection praised as fair by officials. The panel leans rural, with farmers and merchants dominant and church members well represented.
Dayton Citizens Prepare Welcome for W J Bryan
Dayton, Ohio mobilizes for a large welcome to William Jennings Bryan as guest of honor in a sequence of fetes ending with a banquet. Town buzzes with prep, bunting, flags, and crowded main streets while Scopes defense negotiates last minute tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
W. J. Bryan
Scopes
Williem Jen
Election ticket fragment targets local judges in New Castle
Fragmentary OCR shows party labels and candidate hints for President Judge and Pragidene Judge positions in Second Ward New Castle with Republican markings. The text is incomplete but indicates a local election slate including John P. iocxwarr and Emery as Republican nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FP. Iocxwarr
New Castle
Ak Emery
New Castle Afro-Americans Club Meets at Elm Street Center
The P. L. D. Heading circle met at the W. G. A. center on Elm Street with Mrs. Mallia Johnston as hostess. Members discussed club expertise and heard talks on personal experiences. Mrs. Belle Shannon read a paper on The Progress of the Race. Refreshments were served and the next meeting was announced for two weeks hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Mallia Johnston
Chee”. Hach
Belle Shannon
Grace Boyd
Elizabeth Clark
Rum Runners Slay Officer in Moss Landing Field
Continued from page one. Sheriff Oyer led a Salinas posse to Moss Landing to arrest rum runners. Gunfire wounded Oyer and Livingston. Rader was found dead on the roadside. A missing man from Moss Landing aided officers before cavalry from Monterey was called in as several runners escaped. Daylight was awaited to resume the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Oyer
Salinas
Selinas
Livingston
Rader
Moss Landing
Monterey
Sherrff Dyer
Coolidge Not To Engage In Klan Problem
President Coolidge plans no reply to a letter from a Protestant group amid ongoing communications over a Klan question. Nearby, a rum fleet off White Court provides an unusual vacation diversion as coast guard patrols intensify to prevent landings near the president’s summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Lynn
Holy Name Society
Klan
Mrs. Coolidge
White Court
White House
Swampscott
Little Girl Flees Alleged Abductor in Ohio
In Steubenville on July 1 13 year old Susan Paden of Martins Ferry told police she was kidnapped near Rome and driven to West Virginia by 45 year old George Blair. Blair faced charges of kidnapping and assault after the girl returned home. She remains under medical care as authorities plan to turn Blair over to Martins Ferry officials.
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Steubenville
Susan Paden
Martins Ferry
Rome
West Virginia
George Blair
Blair
Loter
Operators Take Up Hard Coal Demands
The hard coal miners demands adopted at Scranton will be reviewed today by the Anthracite Operators Conference in Philadelphia. The demands will be formally presented to employers at a joint miners and operators session in Atlantic City next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Philadelphia
Scranton
Policy Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
Britain Prepares Sharp Reply To Soviet Note
London reports the cabinet debated the Soviet note on China and prepared a staunch reply to M. Teboucherin. Britain denied Soviet propaganda claims and questioned mixed courts in China. Foreign Minister Chamberlain said the government reserves the right to reply without Commons approval.
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Britain
International News Service
London
M. Tebucherin
Jeter
Russia
China
Tehitcherinu
M. Dosser
Moscow
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Thitcherin
Commons
Home Rule for New York Faces Court Reversal
New York's home rule effort, linked to broader city empowerment movements, suffered a setback when an appellate court invalidated many laws and ordinances enacted under the amendment. The ruling affects municipal affairs, including a traffic relief measure once governing New York City's buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International News Service
New York City
Prince of Wales Visits Rhodesian Mining Centers
Salisbury Rhodesia July 7 The Prince of Wales visited Rhodesian mining centers where locals praised his prowess as a hunter and called him a strong medicine as they expressed admiration for the royal visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaternacional News Service
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Prince of Wales
Rhodesian
Marriage Licenses Listed Across Multiple Cities
A list of marriage licenses shows individuals from Ellwood City Pittsburgh Chewron New Castle and New York. Names include Julius Ploddi Elizabeth Satzilio Edward Koslon Sophie Moddrefeskia Moila Marka Leopold Goss Emma Gelder Charley Vonditto Zelda George Alfred Hartman and Alice Myers with associated cities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Ploddi
Ellwood City
Elizabeth Satzilio
Edward Koslon
Chewron
Sophie Moddrefeskia
Wr. J. Griffith
Pittsburgh
Moila Marka
McKeespork
Leopold Goss
Emma Gelder
Charley Vonditto
New Castle
Zelda George
Alfred Hartman
New York
Alice Myers
Deaths Of The Day in New Wilmington and vicinity
Funeral services for Samuel T. Ferguson were held at Mt Jackson with Rev. Hamill and Rev. Haverfield in charge. Interment in Oak Park cemetery. Mrs Venla Philips, 80, of New Wilmington, died after a stroke. Survived by children Margaret Foster, Frank Phillips, George Phillips, and others. Jerrid Cain, 74, died in Ashtabula. services in East North Street chapel. Hosea C. Warner, 72, of Petersburg, died after illness. funeral at Petersburg M E Church. The column ends with a quip about honesty and ugly girls and dark lights.
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Mr. Ferguson
Samuel T. Ferguson
Mt. Jackson
Robert Hamill
Mt. Jacksom United Presbyterian Church
Ross Haverfield
Westfetd Presbyterian Church
William Eile
Samuel Laughlin
Robert Brewster
David Gilmore
Charles F. Ball
A. A. Young
Oak Park Cemetery
Verde Phillips
Venla Philips
New Wilmington
Campus Avenue
College Town
Margaret Forter
Weal Middlesex
Frank Phillips
George Phillips
Margaret McLaughry
William McLaughry
J. 4. McLaughry
Mercer County
Presbyterian Church In
Rex
George Bucher
3. A. Kirkbride
Neshannock Cemetery
Hosea C. Warner
Petersburg
Warner
Sky Light Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
R. E. Marz
Enon Valley
E. Fox
T. M. Meyers
Columbus
S. E., Fox
Powers
Petersburg M. E. Church
Petersburg Cemetery
Jerrid Cain
Enabrook
Ashtabula
John
Harry
Elmer
Lew Castle
Nellie Parker
Ellen Ray
Edward
Eastbrook
Neer, Castle
Jos
Rice Company
East North Street
Eastbrook M. E
Arrest of Ellwood City man on narcotic charges
Ellwood City police arrested Tom Allen, a colored man, on narcotic law violations and held him in the Ellwood City jail awaiting a federal narcotics division agent. He is accused of peddling dope in the Ellwood City area and funding drugs for Mabel Straley, who identified Allen as her supplier. Authorities say they have uncovered the source of the drug activity, with a hearing set for Friday.
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Tom Allen
Ellwood City
Federal Narcotic Division
Philadelphia
Allen
Mabel Straley
Youngstown
Elwood City
Elwood
Taddrie
Trinity Church Is Well Represented at Conference
A number of members from Trinity and St. Andrew's Episcopal churches attend the Conneaut Lake conference of Episcopal Church workers at Conneaut Lake Park Hotel from Monday to July 17. Miss Mary Vandivort is on the faculty, with Trinity attendees Miss Mildred Gresham Miss Martha Lav tack Miss Dorothy Clark and Mrs. Raymond B. Daverport. From St. Andrew's attend Miss Anne Hitchens and Miss Violet Evans, with expected growth of Trinity representation next week. Dorotha Elder and Martha Grace Elder of Jackson Center are guests of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cole.
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Trinity
St. Andrew's Episcopal
Conneaut Lake
Episcopal Church Workers
Conneaut Lake Park Hotel
Mary Vandivort
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mildred Gresham
Martha Lav Tack
Dorothy Clark
Raymond B. Daverport
St. Andrew's
Anne Hitchens
Violet Evans
Trinity Church
Farmers embrace radios to boost Lawrence County outlook
Lawrence County farmers increasingly own radio sets as 183 farmers are listed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture via the Weekly News Run. The device promises market reports and music to shorten dull winter hours, with Westmoreland County leading at 82 and Cameron County at a low, while some text is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Department of Axe Ticulture
Lawrence County
Westmoreland Coounty
Cameron County
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Belt
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Wedutlord & Co
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Mackie
Michigan
Weat
Washington Street
R. B. Harris
J. H. Hinds
Grandview
B.C. Byron
Christ Church
Talesmen
Walter White
Cumberland Hill
E. W. Hall
Rhea County Farmer’s Union
Tennessee
Moving Picture Theatre
Legion
Zobiet L. Warchos
Charle
Teker
James
Josepk B. Fieox
Wayne Township
Moone
Leslie
Frank
Wadlington
Tlesee
W. R. McKed
Eastbroon
HR. M. “Quck" Reynolds
New Caastla
Prark N. Johnston
Jack MW. Dunlap
Bert) Dinsmore
Foren
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Burgess
Ellwood Ct
LDB
P. L. D. Reading Circle
NEW Castle News
Prince
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East
Washington
Castle PA
Martha Grace Elder
Dorotha Elder
Jackson Center
Mrs. James, L. Cole
Sheridan Avenue
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Meshannock Ave
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