Presbytery Set to Ordain Young Minister Shoemaker
Shenango Presbytery at Hopewell Church New Bedford received Edwin A. Shoemaker licentiate from Clarion Presbytery after a successful ordination exam. Shoemaker will be ordained and installed June 20 as pastor of Westfield church. Seth Morrow seeks ministry under care after Bethany College and Princeton studies.
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Shenango
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
New Bedford
Edwin A. Shoemaker
Westfield Presbyterian Church
Clarion
Westfield
Sharpsville
W. J. Holmes
West Middlesex
S. A. Kirkbride
New Wilmington
Edwin Shoemaker
Seth Morrow
Mt. Herman Presbyterian Church
City Hall Briefs Note Youths Disorderly Conduct and Fireworks
Police received reports of dis orderly boys at Jefferson and Home streets and a singing quartet practice at Cascade and East Washington. A man accused of trouble fled before police arrival on Division street. Officers warned boys about baseball on Pollock avenue while city cruisers patrolled for fireworks shooters. no arrests.
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Jefferson
Cascade
East Washington Street
Captain Cook’s 1770 California Map Marked Island View
The explorer’s preplanned chart depicted California as an island when he first sighted the coast in the 1770s. The historical map reflects Cartography from that era and reveals how geographic understanding evolved as exploration continued.
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Captain Cook
California
Earle Addresses College Students at Waynesburg
Gov. George H. Earle spoke at Waynesburg College commencement receiving an honorary doctor of literature. He urged graduates to emulate Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne in courage and practical realism as they begin their careers. Oil industry leaders push for a broad levy while Ways and Means resists. a two year extension of current taxes is favored to avoid a lapse.
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International News Service
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George H. Earle
Anthony Wayne
Harrisburg
Waynesburg College
General Wayne
Earle
Anthony
Congress
Ways and Means
Sam Hill
Washington
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
House
Treasury
Demand for General Sales Tax Renewed in House Action
Washington reports house leaders approved a renewed drive for a general manufacturers sales tax. The move targets expiring miscellaneous sales taxes that together bring in about 475 million dollars annually, with spokesmen from industries such as auto makers backing the measure.
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Internatinal News Service
Washington
Union Meat Market Ad Highlights Offers
Union Meat Market at 2 E. Long Ave lists Ib Silver Nut Oleo and fresh roasted items with contact phone 1675-R. Ad emphasizes daily specials and products for sale at the storefront location.
Western Pennsylvania Coal Mines Prep for Imminent Strike
Bituminous mines in Western Pennsylvania surge to meet anticipated strike next week. Current above ground supply is estimated at 25 to 30 days and the Bureau of Mines notes rising activity as observers doubt Congress can pass the Guffey bill before the strike is scheduled to begin.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Congress
Furniture executive sentenced on mail fraud charges
Miles F. Goodman former president of Keystone Furniture of Lancaster received an 18 month suspended sentence a $2500 fine and three years probation after being brought into court from Moyamen Sing prison where he has been confined since his May 20 conviction for using the mails to defraud.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Moyamensing
Miles F. Goodman
Keystone Furniture Company
Lancaster
Brother of C E Widel Dies in Chicago
C E Widel of 1802 Hamilton Street received word that his brother Harry E. Widel aged 49 of Chicago Illinois has died. Former resident of Emlenton Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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C. E. Widel
Hamilton Street
Chicago, Ill
Harry E. Widel
Widel
Emlenton
Farmers Day For Western District Planned in Mercer County
Two gatherings for farmers are planned next Monday June 17 in Mercer county under the Mercer County Farm Bureau Federation. At 3 PM Memorial Park Grove City Murray D Lincoln of Columbus Ohio will speak on Farm Cooperation. A basket picnic precedes the meeting. At 7 PM Mercer High School Auditorium Lincoln will speak again on the same topic.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Farm Bureau Federation
Memorial Park
Grove City
Murray D. Lincoln
Columbus
Western Pennsylvania
Mercer
Lincoln
Finnish Centennial Celebration Planned in Ashtabula
Local Finnish residents plan a two day observance for Kalevela centennial on June 22 and 23 in Ashtabula. The event opens with a bonfire marking Juhannus, part of Finland’s summer tradition. Kalevela, authored by Elias Lonroot, expands from 12 000 verses in the first edition to 23 000 in its present form and translation.
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Kalevela
Ashtabula
Finland
Elias Lonroot
West Side Peeper Resumes Operations
Cruiser cars patrolled the West Side last night as the Peeper resumed activities on Smithfield Street. Police received a call and dispatched units to pursue and cap ture the suspect amid renewed agitation among residents.
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West Side Peeper
West Side
Peeper
Smithfield Street
Panhandler Receives Workhouse Sentence in Read ing
Henry Long from Read ing, Pa , a panhandler with 90 arrests, admitted asking policemen for alms Monday night and was ordered out of the city yesterday. He returned and was placed in the Allegheny county workhouse for five months and 29 days after a police court appearance.
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Henry Long
Reading
Mayne
Allegheny County
Long
McNair and City Council Reach Appointment Accord
Pittsburgh June 12 Relations between Mayor William N McNair and the city council, long strained over McNair appointments, were reportedly smoothed over. The council approved three of McNair's appointments to the board of city assessors after the group received its pay, which the mayor had said he would withhold until his picks were confirmed.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William N McNair
McNair
Board of City Assessors
Final action scheduled for three men next Monday
The final action on Robert C. Bowers, H. H. Rankin and M. S. Robinson is set for next Monday, with court or official proceedings expected to conclude the matter. The outcome will determine their legal status and any pending penalties or sentences.
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Robert C. Bowers
H. H. Rankin
M.S. Robinson
Large Class Will Receive Communion
The Rev. Fr. Nicholas DeMita announced today that over 200 boys and girls from New Castle and Lawrence County will receive their first Holy Communion at services Sunday morning. Final plans are being made.
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Nicholas DeMita
New Castle
Lawrence County
Probe death of Johnstown woman by auto injuries
The death of Mrs. Henry J. Heidorn, 25, mother of two, struck by an auto in Johnstown, Pa., is under investigation. Magistrate James Malloy freed two car occupants Grace Friedhoff and A D Shuman. charges not pressed. A coroner's jury recommended action by the district attorney's office.
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Johnstown
Henry J. Heidorn
James Malloy
Grace Friedhoff
A. D. Shuman
District Attorney's Office
Princeton Cast to Appear in Play at School Hall Friday
The program Prisoner At the Bar will be staged at Princeton high school auditorium Friday evening June 14. The cast features Richard McGary as Prisoner and J Audley Boak as judge with a large ensemble including names like Nancy Blair D C Cole Margaret Louisé McCracken and Ada Stewart among others.
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Princeton
Princeton High School
Richard McGary
J. Audley Boak
State Grange
Paul McCracken
Frans Forbes
Ashley Stevenson
Norman Montgomery
Jesse Houk
Frank Hall
Nancy Blair
D. C. Cole
Dorothy Jones
Margaret Louisé McCracken
John Kelland
Anna Kelland
Illie Weisz
Madge Armstrong
Lloyd Kildoo
Pearl Morrison
Clarence Wilson
Audley McClymonds
Mary Stoner
Ada Stewart
Bertha White
Clarence McElwain
Motorcyclist Killed When Car Strikes Bike
Henry Coneby Jr. 18 of Meadowlands died after an auto struck the motorcycle he rode in Washington PennsylvanIa Police held 55 year old P Emerson Kerns for inquest Dominick Anderall escaped with cuts and bruises in the collision.
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International News Service
Washington
Henry Coneby, Jr
Meadowlands
P. Emerson Kerns
Dominick Anderall
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