Complete Plans For Convention In Mercer County
Two day program for the 62nd Mercer county Sunday school convention is set for June 11 12 with sessions at Mercer high school. Noted speakers include Dr John W Elliott Walter E Myers Dr Frank M McKiben and Dr W W T Duncan while local officials Mrs Lida Bean and Mrs J P Harrit also participate. Reports indicate over 11000 pupils under the office jurisdiction and a rise in rural school reopenings as urban residents move back to the farm.
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Mercer
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Mercer County
Mercer High School
John W. Elliott
Baptist
Walter E. Myers
State Association
Frank M. McKiben
Northwestern University
Evanston
State Board
Harrisburg
Wm. Armstrong
Leora Douglass
Charles Bunney
Sam Oakes
Alice
J. C. Offutt
Carmen Hawthorne
Jack
New Castle
James Mayberry
Grace Scollard
Charley Scollard
Paul Macom
Grove City College
Charles Mills
Lewis Coleman
Elizabeth
Wm. Royal
John Royal
Edyth Palmer
James Hughes
Miss Anderson
Stoneboro High School
Arthur
George Sigeins
Sharon
George Miller
Frank Palmer
Elizabeth Coleman
Cascade Park
Courthouse Employees Begin Annual Paid Vacation
Court staff and officials start a two week paid vacation period each year. The time off is scheduled across June July and August to distribute leave among departments and duties.
Pension increases aid 500 war veterans filings in 15 months
Congressman T. C. Cochran reports that higher pensions for Spanish war veterans have led to 500 veteran applications in the past 15 months. World War relief requests also rose materially over the year according to official reports.
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T. C. Cochran
Venango
Warren
Elk, Forest
Mercer
Plaingrove Notes and Mercer County School Reports
Financial records for 45 Mercer County school districts are being compiled by County Superintendent W. M. Johnson. Memorial services at Plaingrove Presbyterian Church honored Mrs Harris of New Castle and Sara Jane Eppinger, with obituaries noting lifelong local ties. Local residents and visitors share updates on schooling, travel, and hospital events across Plaingrove.
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Mercer County
W. M. Johnson
Odd Fellows
Presbyterian Church
Stevenson of
Farrel
Rebeccas
New Castle
Allen Quartette
Grove City
Plaingrove
Leonard Uber
Ellwood City
Clyde McCommon
O. S. Minor
Kittanning
al Hamilton
Fred McGee
Raymond Flack
Mrs. Allen
Martha McCune
Marysville College
Raymond McCleary
Bliss College
Harris
Howard Gardner
Sara Jane Eppinger
Plaingrove Presbyterian Cemetery
Dickerson
Loyd
Leesburg
Plaingrove High Honors Alex Brown With Surprise Party
A surprise party was held Thursday evening in Plaingrove to honor Alex Brown, a Plaingrove High School graduate, by fellow students. Guests received gifts as games cards and music filled the night. A late lunch was served by the hostess.
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Alex Brown
Plaingrove High School
4-H Cooking Club Meets at Miss Leora McCommon Home
The 4 H Cooking Club met at Miss Leora McCommon house with members Miss Elda Mac Seth Flioretta Pollock Mary Shoaff Irene Wallace Elenor Rodgers Leora Houston Edith Rodgers Elizabeth Rodgers Alene Mc Bride Isabelle Adams and Bertha Cunningham present. The next meeting will be at Mrs Floyd Rodgers.
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Leora McCommon
Elda Mac Seth
Flioretta Pollock
Mary Shoaff
Irene Wallace
Elenor Rodgers
Leora Houston
Edith Rodgers
Elizabeth Rodgers
Alene McBride
Isabelle Adams
Bertha Cunningham
Floyd Rodgers
Century-old Madonna Found Hidden in Vienna Cathedral Loft
A 27 feet long Madonna by Austrian painter Spielenberger, dating from around 1672, was uncovered by the Vienna St Stephan church sexton while cleaning the cathedral loft. The painting, hidden beneath vestments and church plates, appears well preserved after likely resting there for more than a century.
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Vienna
Spielenberger
Vienna St. Stephan
Concrete flashing beacon protects pedestrians in St Louis streets
St Louis traffic engineer Charles G. Gonter says new concrete flashing beacons at safety zones have reduced pedestrian risk. In two weeks after installation more than a score of cars were damaged by crashes into the cones, though he credits them as the best safety devices for pedestrians while urging drivers to steer clear.
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ST. Louis
Charles G. Gonter
Gonter
Leesburg youth council meeting and regional visits
The Young People's Council of District 14 met at the church with Gaylord Armstrong leading. Greenville members attended as guests and a large delegation was present. After a business session a lunch was served. The next meeting is set for July 3 at Balm M. E. church.
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Young People’s Council of District 14
Gaylord Armstrong
Greenville
Balm M. E. Church
Plaingrove Church Plans Plays In June
The Woman's Missionary Society of Plaingrove church will present a play at Leesburg church on Friday evening June 12. The Four-H Club girls will stage a second play in the church basement on Friday evening June 26. The title of the play is Poor Me.
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Woman's Missionary Society of
Dorcas Club Holds All Day Meeting in Church Basement
The Dorcas Club met in the church basement for an all day session on June 10. Members created scrapbooks for children in India, highlighting charity work and community service.
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Dorcas Club
India
Full Of Pep Club Plans All Day Meeting
The Full Of Pep Club meets at Mrs. Monas Collins home on Thursday June 11 for an all day gathering.
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Monas Collins
New Galilee Residents Move to Loudenville Ohio
Roy Henderson and family moved to Loudenville Ohio this week. Rev and Mrs Harry Dean of New Castle Pa have gone on a church assignment and will arrive here on Wednesday for the Nazarene church duties.
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Beaver County
New Castle
J. H. McKinney
Big Beaver Township
R. W. Dodds
Wilkinsburg
Mary Reeder
Salem O
Albert Welsh
Roy Henderson
Loudenville
Ohio
Harry Dean
Church of the Nazarene
Seventy Year Old Civil War Letter Delivered in Oberlin
A letter mailed to a Union Army soldier by his cousin in Oberlin Ohio was delivered to the soldier’s daughter after lying in an attic of Rowan County courthouse Salisbury North Carolina a Confederate prison during the Civil War.
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Oberlin
Eugene Dick
Rowan County
Salisbury
N. C
Looking Back at the 31 Year Old Mule in the District
The mule once owned by the late Abe Welsh and now by Fred Robinson on Pulaski Road has lived thirty one years. It pulled mail for nine years and still works steadily harnessed. The article notes its quiet docile nature and usefulness as Parochial Schools of the district are discussed tomorrow.
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Fred Robinson
Pulaski Road
Abe Welsh
William Reynolds
Card Of Thanks From ARTHURS Family
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness shown during illness and death of their wife and mother. They acknowledge floral tributes and car donations. Robert Arthurs & Son.
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Robert Arthurs & Son
Racket Eers Scorn Moral Claims For Killings
The remark notes that criminals in racket circles avoid citing a strong moral principle to justify their killings, implying a pragmatic or opportunistic stance rather than ethical rationale.
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