Swick Rushed to Aid as Representative Eslick Dies on House Floor
Congressman J Howard Swick a physician rushed to assist Representative Eslick after he collapsed while speaking for the Patman Bonus bill in the House of Representatives. Indiana Representative Larrabee joined the effort and House physician Dr George Calver attended. Eslick died instantly despite resuscitation attempts prompting a ten minute recess, a sorrow resolution, and adjournment until Wednesday.
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Doward E. Eslick
Pulaski
Tennessee
Patman
Washington
J. Howard Swick
Pennsylvania
Swick
Larrabee
Indiana
George Calver
House
Representative Eslick
Tom Rainey
Memory Book To Feature Volant College Reunion
Annual reunion of Volant College alumni will be held June 29 on the college campus in Volant. A sample memory book will be displayed at the event and serve as a last chance for former students to join. The organizing committee includes C. B. Galbreath and A. A. Galbreath, I. D. Powman, Robert Perry, and Judge L. T. Farr. Prominent attendees include Judge James A. Chambers, Attorney Walter W. Braham, Attorney John P. Lockhart, J. F. Syling, and C. F. Ball.
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Volant College
Volant
C. B. Galbreath
Ohio
A. A. Galbreath
I. D. Powman
Mt. Union
Local Guests and Family Visits Reported Across Towns
Harlansburg Road Shirley Winner visits Volant relatives Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Booker. John Noggle stays with Mrs. R. J. Cameron in Beaver Falls. N. M. Hunt family dine with Clare Hunt in Volant. Ramona and Virginia Mounts visit grandparents T. W. Blair in New Wilmington. Caroline Hunt and daughters arrive safely. W. S. Weigle and S. H. Hunt in Enid Oklahoma. Robert Cameron and Reba Jane visit A. M. Clark family in New Bedford. Betty Jane Phillips from New Castle.
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Shirley Winner
Wilson Booker
Volant
John Noggle
Beaver Falls
R. J. Cameron
N. M. Hunt
Clare Hunt
Ramona
Virginia Mounts
New Wilmington
T. W. Blair
Caroline Hunt
Ethel
Carrie Hunt
W. S. Weigle
S. H. Hunt
Enid
Oklo
Robert Cameron
Reba Jane
McCracken Family Hosts and Guests Across Beaver County
A summer vacation plan with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. McCracken is noted. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Francis McCracken, Mr. and Mrs. Milton McCracken, Gladys, Raymond, and Isabelle Hunt at Beaver county Pomona. Visitors Wednesday evening were Gladys Pool, Mrs. John Halley, Mrs. Oscar Phillips of Koppel with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie McCracken. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie McCracken included Mr. and Mrs. Fay Colbentz and son Junior of Volant, Blanche Brown, and James Baret of New Castle.
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L. T. McCracken
Francis McCracken
Milton McCracken
Gladys
Raymond
Isabelle Hunt
Beaver County Pomona
Gladys Pool
John Halley
Oscar Phillips
Koppel
Leslie McCracken
Fay Colbentz and Son
Volant
Blanche Brown
James Baret
New Castle
Cattle Show Plans Set for Joint Jersey Progress Show
The Joint Lawrence Mercer County Jersey Progress Show will be held at New Wilmington on Friday June 17 with judging by R H Olmstead from State College starting at 10 a.m Standard time. A New Wilmington committee led by James Minner prepares the grounds beside the new swimming pool and offers refreshments and lunch stands. About 80 Jersey cattle from both counties will be shown selected by breeder committees with an unusual Production Class requiring 400 pounds of butterfat in a year. The public is invited.
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New Wilmington
R. H. Olmstead
State College
James Minner
Lawrence and
Mercer County
Jersey Club
Jersey
Drum Corps Plans Open Air Practice For Memorial Day Unit
The Sons of Union Veterans fife and drum corps, which debuted publicly on Memorial Day, aims to stay ready for any occasion. Regular outdoor practices are held and the next open air session is planned for next Monday evening, weather permitting.
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Sons of Union Veterans Fife and Drum Corps
Fight Boys Caught In Gang Roundup
Butler police arrested eight youths alleged to be part of the Bredinville gang. They are linked to five local robberies in weeks with property valued at 350 dollars. Zygmunt Kauner 23, the so called brains, posted 1000 dollar bond. others remain in county jail. Suspects under 20 include William Macaboho Stanley Zabicki Patsy Rocco Frank Russo Nick Radick Samuel M Lovrie and Harry Herwat. Chief George W Kelly and officers spent weeks gathering evidence.
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Butler
Zygmunt Kauner
William Macaboho
Stanley Zabicki
Patsy Rocco
Frank Russo
Nick Radick
Samuel M. Lovrie
Harry Herwat
George W. Kelly
P. R. R. Folks Plan Frolic at Cascade
An Erie and Ashtabula division railroad social gathering for Pennsylvania railroad employes their families and friends will be held at Cascade park picnic grounds soon. The full division is invited with date and committee details to be announced.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie & Ashtabula
Cascade Park
Bank Reopens Civic Holiday Marks Local Town Celebration
The Illinois town celebrated a civic holiday on the reopening of its only bank. The event added a light humorous note about an O Henry touch suggesting the bank might have closed for the holiday while inviting old timers of the Glenn School to a picnic at the Charles Wimner Grove near the schoolhouse on Saturday June 18.
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Glenn School
Charles Wimner
Illinois
O. Henry
Detroit News
Neighborhood House Board Meets to Review Budget and Activities
The Americanization Society of the Neighborhood House held a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. T. W. Phillips home. Reports covered budget, fundraising, and Miss Butler's welfare work with 61 calls and 439 book exchanges.
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The
Americanization Society of the
Neighborhood House
T. W. Phillips
Highland Avenue
Charles Greer
Butler
E. E. McGill
Helen Wilkins
Wimner
W. C. Stewart
Castle Beach
Girls Bible Club
Five Monarchists In Spain Nabbed
An International News Service report from Madrid says five Monarchists were arrested for allegedly leading a plot against the Republican government. General Barrera was taken in Barcelona while Baron Mora Captain Alfonzo Barrera Colonel Bellver and a civilian were arrested in Madrid.
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International News Service
London
Spain
Madrid
General Barrera
Barcelona
Baron Mora
Alfonzo Barrera
Bellver
Slayer Changes Plea to Guilty in Beaver Murder Case
Aliquippa Negro Lee Brown pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after the state rested its case against him in the murder of James Millner. Judge W A McConnel said the record supported a manslaughter finding rather than murder.
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Beaver
Lee Brown
James Millner
Brown
W. A. McConnel
Mastodons Found in New York State Restored
The remains of 101 mastodons were discovered in New York with a living site restoration described from measurements of the Cohoes mastodon fossil excavated in 1860. Dental trouble in the right jaw led to its death, noted in the report.
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New York State
Lions Use Coin Toss To Set Club Leadership
The Lions Club elected George L. Smith to the presidency after a tie resolved by a coin flip. Dr. B. M. Rogers and W. H. Fenton won official posts. a tie for third vice president pitted Dr. Rogers and Jesse Gibson, and ties for tail twister involved Fenton and I. J. Miller. Other officers named include Dr. T. M. Shaffer and M. V. Hyde. Nicholas Casillo gave a travel talk on an Alaskan fishing trip from 1923. A joint dinner with the Kiwanians is planned for Tuesday evening, June 21 at a New Wilmington inn.
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Lion's Club
George L. Smith
Earl E. Book
Dr. Rogers
Jesse Gibson
Fenton
I. J. Miller
T. M. Shaffer
M. V. Hyde
Lo Tamer
W. O. “Red” Williams
Sky Pilot
G. S. Bennett
D. Marvin
B. K. Thacker
Casillo
Nicholas Casillo
Kiwanians
Lions
New Wilmington Inn
P. R. R. Reorganizes Operating Staff
Philadelphia June 15. The Pennsylvania railroad announces changes in its operating department effective June 16. F W Stoops shifts from Toledo to Chicago Terminal as superintendent, taking over from R D McKeon who moves to Grand Rapids. C E Adams becomes Toledo superintendent. In Baltimore General Agent G M Smith becomes Baltimore division superintendent and J G ...
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
F. W. Stoops
Toledo
Chicago Terminal
R. D. McKeon
Grand Rapids
C. E. Adams
Logansport division names new superintendent
Sheaffer will become superintendent of the Logansport division, succeeding F. C. Wilkinson. The Socialist platform is a promising document. It promises almost everything that can't be done. A casual acquaintance reports that low mood has taken a slice from everything he has except his golf game.
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Sheaffer
Logansport
F. C. Wilkinson
The
Minneapolis Journal
Nashville Banner
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