New Castle Boys Begin Army Training At Camp Meade
New Castle youths join Camp Meade Md for military training with Company B of the 12th infantry. They travel by special car, receive uniforms, tents, and daily drills, with mornings spent in drill and afternoons free except Sundays and holidays. Reports note early training pace and emphasis on military discipline.
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New Castle
Camp Meade
Washington
W. B
12Th Infantry
Pennsylvania
MT. Cc
Oath Taken On Parade Grounds By Regiment
About 4 400 soldiers stand in regular army formation on parade grounds as Brigadier General Upton leads the oath with troops repeating afterward. A postscript notes men thinking of girls back home and differing in their opinions on who is the prettiest.
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Upton
New Castle
Rockefeller Now Eighty six And Still Golfing
John D Rockefeller, aged eighty six, celebrated his birthday at Pocantico Hills and played a round of golf. He has been golfing nine holes daily and his friends say his form is excellent. After a family dinner he planned an organ recital by Rev. John M Furman at the Rockefeller home.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
John M. Furman
First Reformed Church of
Ray
Furman
Rockefeller
Pittsburgh Teacher To Speak To Women
Mrs. Carmails of Pittsburgh who has returned from an extended trip to the Holy Land will speak to the Indies of the King's Daughters Bible class of the First Methodist church Saturday afternoon July 11 at 2 30 at the home of Mrs. William Y Fielding of Winters avenue. Mrs Carmain is an instructor in a Pittsburgh institution and will be a guest of Mrs. Co W Foulke of Boyles avenue.
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Carmauls
Pittsburgh
Holy Land
King's Daughters
First Methodist Church
William Y. Fielding
Winters Avenue
Carmain
Co. W. Foulke
Boyles Avenue
Growth of gas stations and restrooms on Western Pennsylvania roads
Gas stations restrooms and tourist camp accommodations continue to increase on the improved roads of this section of Western Pennsylvania. On most every road out of New Castle these places are increasing this summer. Most report that patronage is increasing as auto travel rises beyond prior years and likely will keep expanding, observers say.
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Pennsylvania
New Castle
County C E Plan To Have Meeting At Pulaski Church
Lawrence County Christian Endeavor Society held an executive committee meeting at Central Presbyterian Church to arrange a Sunday July 18 gathering at Pulaski Presbyterian Church at 7 pm Cecil Bailey of New Bedford will lead with a county wide youth program A county picnic was planned for later this month Kirwin Hilbert and Miss Joyce Wilson were named to the general committee
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Lawrence County Christian Endeavor Society
Central Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of
Must Leave Country Or Serve One Year For Selling Booze
In Mercer court Judge P. Emery sentenced Mrs. James Decoratto on a liquor charge to pay 200 dollars and costs and to undergo one year in the work house. When she expressed a desire to leave the country, the sentence was suspended 60 days to allow her time to secure passports and depart, but she must pay the fine and costs.
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Mercer Court
P. Emery
James Decoratto
Soldier Hays of Sixty-Third Pennsylvanians Dies in Battle
Alexander Hays born July 8 1814 in Franklin Venango County Pennsylvania led the Sixty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Second Brigade at Gettysburg where he earned a brigadier general’s brevet. He rose from West Point classmate of Hancock Pleasonton Grant to Civil War hero and fell at the Wilderness May 1864 after braving heavy fire. His funeral in Pittsburgh honored his service with swords from Franklin comrades Texas Rangers City Guards Pittsburgh citizens.
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Alexander Hays
Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers
Franklin
Venango County
Penna
Samuel
Agnes Broadfort Hays
Allegheny College
Meadville
United States Military College
Woast Point
Hancock
Pleasonton
Grant
Fourth Infantry
Louisiana
Palo Alto
Resaca de la Palma
Woods
Young Hays
Pennsylvania
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Hays
Lane
City of
Atlexto
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Railroad
City Guard
United States Army
16Th
U. S. Infantry
Peninsula
Philip Kearney
P. Heintzeman
Richmond
Maryland
Chancellorsvile
Gettysburg
A. P. Hill
Pickett
Emmettsburg
Hill
Haye
Birney
Richsmond
Pio Itoy
Texas Rangers
Epworth Scouts Meet. Camping Talk Dominates Session
Epworth M E church Boy Scout Troop 10 held its regular Tuesday meeting with a focus on camping. Assistant Scoutmaster Too Stritreater led the session, highlighting the benefits of camping at a real scout camp for the boys.
Citizen's Night At Union Baptist Church
About 20 people attended Tuesday evening at the Citizens Night service at Union Baptist Church in the city. The meeting featured addresses by Judge S. Plummer Amery Rev. Ralph Duan Attorney R. Wale lace Stratten and others. Musical numbers were performed by Irving Wills, King, and Miss Miller. The program closed with a moral message about striving for what we truly want.
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Union Baptist Reh
S. Plummer Amery
Ralph Duan
Wale Lace
L. Stratten
A. Taxlor
Z . Biralen
Trving
King
Miss Miller
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Sam ER. Rorer
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First National Pictures
Anna Q. Nilsson
Lewis Stone
Shirley Mason
Tully Marshall
Tan Keith
Weber & Fields
Golf Linke
C. E
Pulaski Church
Smith
London
Yom Moore
Pauline Starke
Wallace Beery
Pnthe News
Capitol
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Reopuctio
Florence
Vida Ore Matt
Louise Fazenda
Pathe News
Pathe Review
Dick Hatton
Neal Burns
Frank Merrill
Mack Sennett
PATHE
Qave
Epworth Scouts
Union Baptist Church
Harold
Clyde Fitch
Robert Ellis
Soasneeters
Korras
Aoi
Hoot Gibson
Felix the
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