Scout Camp Opens Monday Under Local Leadership
Sixty three boys from eight Lawrence County Boy Scout troops will open the summer at Camp John Phillips Monday June 14. Scout Executive J Lee Calahan Camp Director Arthur McCoomb and Fred Poister will oversee the first delegation. The new dining hall funded by Ellwood City Community Chest nears completion and the camp is praised as a top state facility with visitors from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Boy Scout Council
John Phillips
J. Lee Calahan
Arthur McCoomb
Fred Poister
Ellwood City
Calahan
Lawrence County
Rotary
Robert Gibson
Chas. McConnell
Epworth
M. E
Nesab Neiman
Chas. Khouray
James McMasters
Harry Dates
Oren McFarlane
Clair Wallace
Fred Alexander
Deeb Habib
Dee Dohrer
Chas. Dohrer
Elmer Whittanen
Oscar Patton
Nelson Yingling
First Presbyterian Church
Stewart Mardis
Kenneth Atkinson
Leroy Mardis
Jack Treser
Ferris Hartley
Jonathan Brown
Oliver Brown
Chas. Buscman
Paul Butler
David Richards
Harry Shannon
Clyde Shannon
George Curry
Robert Dambach
Robert Stevenson
Kenneth Balmer
Robert Shields
Earl Unger
Lawrence Carlson
James Dunn
Glenn Lape
Merit Haberman
Frank Zeigler
Albert Howells
Donald Cloak
Henry Gardiner
Thomas Barnes
Thomas Wilson
Electric Home to Stay Closed Sunday
Announcement says the Electrical Home at Highland avenue and Clenmoore boulevard will not be open to the public on Sunday. It will be open all next week with urging for afternoon visits to ease crowds as evening hours strain capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue
Clenmoore Boulevard
Tenderfoot Badges Awarded To Scouts
Lions Troop 13 held a meeting with many scouts. Ellsworth Dewberry Claire Kelso Scott Morrison John Sereva and Joe Thompson received tenderfoot badges. Next meeting is June 16 at Scotland Lane school with Kanagroo Patrol in charge.
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Lions Troop 13
Ellsworth Dewberry
Claire Kelso
Scott Morrison
John Sereva
Joe Thompson
Scotland Lane School
Interpleader case before Judge Hildebrand concludes
In the dispute Nicholas Frazzo v Victor Doyne the interpleader was addressed. Judge Hildebrand discharged the rule after morning arguments indicating Frazzo wins. In the McMahon Piano Company v C B Nord the motion to open judgment was dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Frazzo
Victor Doyne
Hildebrand
Frazzo
McMahon Piano Company
C. B. Nord
Around Town Highlights of Odd Local Happenings
Reports note a downtown runaway, a copperhead killed, a highway deer north of town, and two cows struck by lightning. Local swimmer Jack Hulmes laments delayed season while water and weather dampen spirits. bicycle theft reported, car cut around funeral procession, Ivy from Mt. Vernon starts new growth on a home chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hulmes
R. J. Young
Youngstreet
M. Kennedy
Pulaski
Driver Who Fled At Wilmington Is Caught At Farrell
Frank Recaprio of this city was arrested at Farrell after fleeing when approached by Constable Dresch in New Wilmington on Thursday. He is held on $3,000 bail for transporting liquor as 25 gallons of liquor were found in the car. The girl in the car was also arrested. Recaprio said he escaped into the woods and fell into an abandoned well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Recaprio
Dresch
New Wilmington
Farrell
George Kennedy
Squire Francis
Recaprio
Westminster Fund Climbs to One Hundred Thousand for College
Westminster College reports a drive totaling 84 693 dollars with a goal of 100 000 dollars. A Century committee is named to push subscriptions, listing many local leaders and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Fund
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Albert P. Treser
Thaw Visits Nesbit in Atlantic City Cabaret
Harry K. Thaw returns to Atlantic City and joins Evelyn Nesbit after her cabaret performance. Nesbit sings with songs like I Never Knew and I Love You while Thaw socializes, plans a possible house purchase for her opposite the Atlantic City Country Club, and heads to Pittsburgh to see his ill mother on her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Gaylight
Miss Nesbit
Russell
Thaw
Morgan Pendleton
H. K
Harry
Pendleton
Burton Gaskill
Nesbit
Atlantic City Country Club
Pittsburgh
Suspicious Man With Sack Arrested After Sugar Find
Early morning in the South Side district Officers Horner Lockard and Thomas spotted Giuseppe Mangieri carrying a heavy bag. After a chase three officers recovered 100 pounds of brown sugar from the sack. A loaded revolver was found during a station search. Mangieri is held on weapon and suspicious character charges pending further inquiry.
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Horner
Lockard
Thomas
South Side
Guiseppe Mangieri
Mangieri
Sixteen Argentine Sailors Arrested In Liverpool Riot
Sixteen Argentine sailors are under arrest with six more in hospital after a clash with British sailors in Liverpool. Jealousy over dancing partners sparked the fight, British sailors returned with reinforcements, knives were drawn, and several girls were knocked down as police sweep the waterfront for rioters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Liverpool
Local Knights Of Columbus To Visit Butler Gathering
Members of St. Marys Council No. 512 Knights of Columbus will attend a K of C event in Butler Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon. A large class from the local council will receive second and third degrees with a new class from towns in the fourth Pennsylvania district. The first degree was exemplified here Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Council
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Butler
Pennsylvania
Shields Given One Year Term
Daniel J. Shields of Johnstown was sentenced in Federal court to one year in Cambria County jail and a $2,000 fine by Judge Schoonmaker after conviction for conspiracy tied to illegal operations of Emmerling Products Co. Two co defendants became state witnesses and testified Shields received $13 per barrel for beer protection. A request for a new trial was denied. Attorneys Rose and Schoonmaker posted a $5,000 bond and said they would pursue an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Daniel J. Shields
Johnstown
Cambria County
Schoonmaker
Emmerling Products Co
Shields
Harry L. Rose
Max Schoonmaker
Runaway Team Terrorizes Mercer Street In New Castle Collision
A pair of runaway horses struck a farm wagon on Euclid Avenue then dashed through Mercer Street toward the business district. A sorrel horse sustained injuries, while a gray horse appeared less hurt. The wagon and bumper suffered damage, with no cars hit. Witnesses called the escapade spectacular and feared worse harm.
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Nugent
Nunn
Euclid Avenue
Byler
Mercer Street
Falls Street
Washington
Washington Street
New Castle
Democrats Plan Use of Primary Probe Revelations
A Senate probe into campaign funds for Pepper Vare and Pinchot expands as Cyrus Woods and Joseph Grundy testify. The panel to examine unsecured notes and loans totals, then moves to a Chicago inquiry on Frank Smith and McKinley after Congress adjourns.
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Pepper
William S. Vare
Gifford Pinchot
Vare
Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Cyrus Woods
Japan
Pepper State Committee
Woods
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Grundy
Pepper Committee
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Frank Smith
William B. McKinley
Congress
West Pittsburg Social Items Cover Wampum and New Castle Guests
Delegates from the West Pittsburg M E church attended a convention at Wampum on Thursday. The report lists many local residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs H C Harper and others. Several families visited relatives in Ellwood City New Castle Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh over the weekend and attended weddings and ball events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pittsburg
M. FE
Wampum
Agnew Howell
Virginia Slee
Arminia Mason
C. B. Christie
W. M. Brown
Ross Brown
Calver Mason
Richard Mason
Amil Sandru
John Onicka
Nose Andakan
William Savage
Joe Brankovich
H. C. Harper
William Quear
William
Arthur Hainsworth
New Brighton
William Jones
J. R. Howell
Pittsburgh
Thomas Fred
Dewey Clark
Clark
Charles Benn
L. C. Houle
New Castle
Ralph Beamer
Apollo
Richard Adams
Lee Rice
Fred Anderson
Maurice Edmiston
Paul Voland
Mildred Edwards
Dorothy Bannon
William Winell
Newport
Constable
Walter Bannon
Dorothy
Charles Fischer
Margaret
Beaver Falls
Carl Cochran
Youth Killed in Auto Crash Near Altoona
Charles Sayers 24 of Pittsburgh died instantly when a coupe crashed into a bridge abutment near Altoona on Yellow Springs road. Driver Mike De Lilo 24 and passenger Otto Inder 24, both of Pittsburgh, were injured and Uninjured respectively while heading to races.
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International News Service
Altoona
Charles Sayers
Pittsburgh
Yellow Springs
Sauers
Mike de Lilo
Otto Inder
Succeeds Baker as Head of Party in Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Cunningham of Philadelphia is re-elected treasurer while W. Harry Baker advances to secretary. Former State Senator J. O. Clark of Indiana did not seek re election, and Mrs. Charles F. Pugh of Bucks County was re elected assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Cunningham
Philadelphia
W. Harry Baker
J. O. Clark
Indiana
Charles F. Pugh
Bucks County
Mellon to Lead Republican State Committee Reorganization
W L Mellon of Pittsburgh is to be elected chairman succeeding W Harry Baker of Harrisburg as the Republican state committee convenes in Philadelphia. Baker becomes secretary. Other officers include Mrs Worthington as vice chairwoman and Thomas W Cunningham as treasurer with Eric Fisher Wood as executive chair. Attending members include George Oliver Mayor Kline and several regional leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harmony
Republican State Committee
W. L. Mellon
Pittsburgh
W. Harry Baker
Harrisburg
Baker
Worthington
Scranton
Thomas W. Cunningham
Charles E. Pugh
Bucks County
Eric Fisher Wood
Allegheny County
Republican Committee
George 8. Oliver
Kline
Harry A. Bovard
Greensburg
W. W. Geist
Lancaster
Charles Johnson
Montgomery County
Joseph R. Grundy
Rentz Named Chairman for Independence Week Celebration
Mayor William Dunlap appoints Fred L. Rentz as chairman of American Independence Week starting June 28 to mark the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence He will appoint committees and request hoisting of the national colors throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dunlap
Fred L. Rentz
Rentz
Rapid Progress On Paying Jobs Attaches Report Concrete Work
City engineer department reporters say Long avenue now has concrete laid between Belmont and William streets. Crews are ready to pour concrete on Allen street as they push ahead with the project.
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Long Avenue
Belmont
William Streets
Allen Street
All thrones uncomfortable for sitting purposes
A short line notes that all thrones lack comfort for seating. No further details or context are provided.
Officials Probe Sale Of Liquor In High School
Cambridge authorities investigate alleged synthetic gin sales by five Cambridge Latin School boys in cloak rooms after a wild post prom party. Mayor Quinn summoned school officials to explain conditions while Superintendent Fitzgerald reports rumors and failed attempts to gather evidence.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Cambridge Latin School
Edward W. Quinn
Michael E. Fitzgerald
Nantasket Beach
Railroads set new freight tonnage record in first four months
American railroads moved 148,065,839,000 net ton miles of freight in the first four months of the year, surpassing the best prior mark set in 1923. Eastern district up 7.3 percent, Southern 11.6 percent, Western 2.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Railway Economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Railway Economics
Pepper Leader Tells Committee Of Fund Raising
The report notes Pepper leader Edward Bok and other millionaires contributed to a Philadelphia committee fund in late 1925. Bok gave $2,000 but later asked that his name be removed. The group, based in Philadelphia, raised about $40,000 to $50,000 by December 27, 1925, before Pepper’s reelection campaign.
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Edward W. Bok
Sidney T. Brock
Charles J. Webb
Charlton Yarnell
J. Leonard Replogle
Edward B. Robinette
E. W. Clark
W. S. Ellis
John H. Browning
Bok
Philadelphia
Pepper
Europa
Countess Wins Damage Suit Over Libel Claims
The Countess of Seafield and her mother the dowager countess won damages of 2500 and 5000 dollars respectively in a libel case against George Wilbeforce Grant. The suit challenged Grant’s statements disputing the countess’s rightful claim to the title and heirship.
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International News Service
London
Countess of Seafield
George Wilbeforce Grant
Grant
Auto Crash in Connecticut Kills Four
Four people died in a Connecticut auto accident. Ethel Miller’s body cleared the car while others remained trapped in the wreckage. Hundreds from New Haven visited the scene after daybreak as officials improvised traffic controls. The bodies were taken to a local undertaker’s morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Ethel Miller
New Haven
Building Permits Issued for Dwellings and Garages
Permits granted to L Mersheimer for a dwelling at 1819 East Washington, Lusa Matson for a garage at 188 Temple, Floyd Moore for a garage at 834 Beckford, Paul Sitler for a dwelling at 1414 Jackson, and James Calahan for a garage at 11h EB Moody. Population and car usage note concludes with a reflective remark on human intellect.
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L. M. Mersheimer
E. Washington Street
Lusa Matson
Temple Avenue
Floyd Moore
Beckford Street
Paul Sitler
Jackson Avenue
James Calahan
Moody Avenue
Deaths Of The Day Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis died Friday afternoon June 11 at his home 4 Hobart street He was a member of Knights of Pythias lodge 86 Americus Ga He leaves one sister Lillian Jamigan of Philadelphia Funeral arrangements announced later.
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Daniel Lewis
Hobart Street
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Americus, Ga
Lillian Jamigan
Philadelphia
Suzanne Lenglen Dominates to International Tennis Title
In Paris amid a heavy rain Suzanne Lenglen defeated Mary K. Browne of California in the finals of the international hard courts championship 6 1 6 0. The French star showcased superiority and claimed the victory despite poor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick K. Abbott
Paris
Suzanne
Mary K. Browne
California
Trinity Church Women Run Noon Meals Campaign
In the Westminster campaign which closed today the Trinity Episcopal church basement hosted daily noon meals. The service and meals were praised by the executive committee which thanked the women of the church. First team led by Mrs. C. L. Snyder and Mrs. William Hewitt. second by Mrs. Wm. Shibler Mrs. Henry J. Hope and Mrs. Chas. Donges. third by Mrs. Herbert W. French and Mrs. William Davis.
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Westminster
Trinity Episcopal Church
C. L. Snyder
William Hewitt
Wm. Shibler
Henry J. Hope
Chas. Donges
Herbert W. French
William Davis
Boston Man Seeks Divorce In French Tribunal
Eben S. Draper of Boston filed a divorce petition in Paris. His wife does not defend. He agrees to custody with the mother and to pay 200000 francs annually in alimony.
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International News Service
Paris
Eben S. Draper
Boston Today
Draper
Shenango Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Leona Bills and Mrs. Mattie Shaffer. Discharged Mike McCarwell. Residences listed as Harbor Street and Green Street. hospital notes from Shenango Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Bills
Shenango Valley Hospital
Mattie Shaffer
Harbor Street
Modesta Knight
Green Street
Mike McCarwell
Croton Avenue
One Man Probe of Prohibition
New York Rep La Guardia will convene a one man inquiry next Wednesday. He will summon William Caine Sam Francisco and a Los Angeles investigator to reveal how bootleggers are aided by bankers. The alcoholic liquor traffic committee has not held the promised survey and La Guardia aims to present facts to the nation.
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International News Service
Washington
Rep
la Guardia
Thirteen Injured in Prague Riot After Grain Duty Increases
A Prague riot after a large communist demonstration left thirteen policemen injured. The clash occurred as protests grew against a rise in grain import duties, per Central News dispatch.
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Prague
International News Service
London
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McCoomb
Poister
Tunk
E. L. Young
East Waethington
Davis Shoe
Andy Lacky
Howard
Delux
Frank Reynolds
Northview Avenue
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Reynolds
Wilmington
Westminster College
Lockhart
Geo. T. Weingartner
Ira M. Ramsey
R. K. Aiken
O. P. Brown
W. W. Braham
F. L. Burton
Jas. A. Chambers
W. D. Cleland
H. C. Drake
Thos. A. Gilkey
Clyde Gibson
H. M. Goldberg
Thos
H. Hartman
John B. Haley
F. A. Hover
Roy Jamison
John P. Lockhart
Jane A. Love
J. Roy Mercer
R. C. McKinley
Geo. W. Muse
J. Lee McFate
Wylie McCaslin
R. C. Patterson
Louis B. Round
Jas. M. Smith
H. A. Wilkison
Chas
H. Young
Roy E. Graham
H. G. Gibson
B. EB. Leavy
Herbert S. Christman
J. Ed Duff
Chas. G. Martin
John E. Dye
Mahoningtown
George W. Weddell
Paul Butz
W. F. Moody
John M. Wallace
J. C. Leohner
Roy A. Long
D. D. Angell
Wm. H. Dunlap, Jr
Roy F. Conway
Jao B. Offutt
E. L. Davenport
C. H. Milholland
Dr. C. E. Trainor
Clarence Patterson
Earl Book
Orville Brown
DeLuce Cole
John Ray Preston
Lee Allen
Atlantic City
Evelyn
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Senate
Mellon
George Wharton Pepper
Massachusetts
W.leslie Wilson
Sd&t
Suzanne Lenglen
Star
Trinity Church
Boston
the Garden Club of
Lawrence Co
Allen A
Chiffon
Fashion Park Clothiers
Rep. la Guardia
New York
Sum
Mons
Marvin Electric Company
North Mercer Street
Sam H. McGoun
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