State game lands reach new total and transfers
Harrisburg reports 44,630.7 acres conveyed to the Commonwealth in the year ending June 1. Total game lands now 364,772 acres with 82,358 acres under contract for purchase. Also notes the world s smallest moving picture theater at the Chicago World s Fair with seating for 22 and modern lighting and air conditioning.
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Harrisburg
The
Game Commission
Commonwealth
Sportsmen
Chicago
Norways Police Use Blood Test to Prove Drunkenness
A police station in Norway uses a blood sample to determine intoxication. If the blood alcohol level is 2.61 per thousand, the person is considered drunk.
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Norway
New School Text Book Adoption Sparks Board Debate
The New Castle School Board debated adopting 490 new textbooks for the coming year. Dr. Green said the board recommends the books while teachers and principals review them, and three members abstained from voting on the adoption. The cost and budget overages at Senior High, Mahoning, and Washington schools were discussed.
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New Castle
A. C. Hyde
Dr. Green
J. Herbert McTivenny
McIlvenny
McKilvenny
John E. Elliott
Hyde
Mahoning
Washington
D. B. Woolcock
Mcllvenny
Marriage Licenses and Butterflies At Smithsonian Tests
Marriage licenses listed for Jas W Patton S New Castle Baro Sue D Adams New Castle William W Simonds New Rochelle Dorothy E Hillig Bellmar N J William P Davis Althea L Stearns New Castle R D 3 Tests by the Smithsonian Institution reveal butterflies choose egg laying leaves by chemical content not appearance.
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Jas. W. Patton
New Castle
Baro Sue D. Adams
William W. Simonds
New Rochelle
N. Y
Dorothy E. Hillig
Bellmar
N. J
William P. Davis
Althea L. Stearns
New Castle, R. D
Smithsonian Institution
Re elect Flanagan To Head K Of C
Members of St Marys Council No 512 Knights of Columbus reelected Thomas A Flanagan as grand knight for the ensuing year. Officers named include Hugh M Rocks chancellor William Carlin warden Hugh Daugherty and others with terms beginning before July 1. The council plans a 50th anniversary program and a golden anniversary book with ceremonies to follow.
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St. Mary's Council No
Knights of Columbus
Thomas A. Flanagan
Jefferson Street
National Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Council
Flanagan
Hugh M. Rocks
William Carlin
Hugh Daugherty
Ray Swords
John Carlin
Joseph Guilfoyle
Robert Guinagh
Francis Augustine
P. J. Daugherty
Frank Nugent
Apple Queen Miss Mary Armour Crowned at Nova Scotia Festival
Miss Mary Armour has been selected as queen of the Festival of Apples in Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia where Canada grows most of the nation's apples. She is pictured with her prize.
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Mary Armour
Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia
Canada
Miss Armour
Hellgramite wings seen on Neshannock and more
A harmless hellgramite mistaken for a flying threat on Neshannock avenue is clarified by Norman Martin. The insect, Corydalis cornuta, is described as neuropterous and wings later, facing birds in the air and fish underwater. In June, local garden plots along Bridge Street risk a vegetable deluge from high water. The New Castle school board spent a long night in session, delaying normal business.
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Neshannock Avenue
Norman Martin
Webster
Bridge Street
Neshannock River
Jefferson Street
New Castle
James Roosevelt Home Damaged by Fire in New Hampshire
James Roosevelt eldest son of the president sees his summer home at Little Boars Head damaged by a fire that firemen confined to the upper floors. The blaze caused about 6000 dollars in damages as plans were made to repair the residence. Reports alleging a kidnap plot were dismissed as groundless by Roosevelt who said the idea was crazy. The fire was spotted by a servant and departments from nearby towns responded.
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International News Service
Little Boars Head
N. H
James Roosevelt
Boston
Little Sara Delano Roosevelt
Washington
New England
Roosevelt
North Hampton
Hampton
Rye
Portsmouth
Read Today's Offer For Indigestion Relief
A promotional pitch claims Mentha Pepsin rebuilds a weak stomach for lasting comfort. It touts faster relief than patches and asserts wide daily sales and a guarantee by Eckerd's Drug Store.
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Dare
Dave
Eckerd
Employment On Upward Trend
Pennsylvania factory employment rose 5.4 percent in May with wage payments up 13 percent. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported from 780 factories, 211,000 workers, and a weekly payroll of 3.213 million dollars. Since March, employment is up nearly 7 percent and payrolls 19 percent.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Francis M. Walker Elected President By State Rebekahs
Mrs. Francis M. Walker of Philadelphia was elected president of the Pennsylvania lodge of Rebekahs at a Erie convention. Elected officers include Garnet Drake Pittsburgh vice president Josie M. Brotherson Erie warden Martha R. Perry Philadelphia secretary and Elva G. Morrow Pittsburgh treasurer. Appointive posts went to Olive Lindley Chester marshal Jane Lentz Bloomsburg consul Elza Zeigler Philadelphia chaplain Florence Hallam Greensburg inside guardian Annie Birdsall Indiana outside guardian.
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International News Service
Erie
Francis M. Walker
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Lodge of Rebekahs
Garnet Drake
Pittsburgh
Josie M. Brotherson
Eric
Martha R. Perry
Elva G. Morrow
Olive Lindley
Chester
Jane Lentz
Bloomsburg
Consul
Elza Zeigler
Florence Hallam
Greensburg
Inside Guardian
Annie Birdsall
Indiana
Vets Of Foreign Wars Open Annual Convention Today
The ninth annual convention and encampment of the Pennsylvania department Veterans of Foreign Wars opens in Allentown with about 1,000 delegates. Commander Benjamin Ralsky of Bradford presides over a three day session. A major topic is a proposed state constitutional amendment to authorize a soldiers bonus payment in Pennsylvania.
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International News Service
Allentown
Pennsylvania Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Benjamin Ralsky
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Variety program by Mrs. Houston's Sunday School class
Friday at 8 pm in Central Christian Church East Long avenue presents a public program by Mrs. William Houston's class. The lineup includes xylophone, trumpet, piano, violin, saxophone solos, readings, and a sextette featuring performers such as June Foringer Betty Jane Cope Elvira Bluehorn Vivian Jones Isabell Johnson Catherine Ann Johnson Bertha Taylor Thomas Evans Sam Dennis and Don Potter. Nations in the League haven't renounced war. They just don't call their shots.
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East Long Avenue
William Houston
The
Church Sunday School
June Foringer
Betty Jane Cope
Elvira Bluehorn
Vivian Jones
Arthur Gorman
George Calhoun
Mrs. Cope
Isabell Johnson
Lutz Family
Bertha Taylor
Catherine Ann Johnson
Thomas Evans
Sam Dennis
Don Potter
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