Unusual Fish License Deception Leads to Fines
Mercer county fish warden C E Koonse intercepted a man at Garner Mill who claimed to be twenty one but looked fifty and used another’s license. The man Lewis Holzaphel confessed using nephew Charles Bronson’s license and both faced Justice H E Phipps, paying fines of 25 dollars and costs totaling 2 dollars. Bronson’s license was confiscated.
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C. E. Koonse
Mercer County
Garner Mill
New Wilmington
Mercer
Charles Bronson
Koonse
Lewis Holzapbel
Warden Koonse
Holzaphel
Justice of the Peace
H. E. Phipps
Sharon
Name a New Elephant for Bringing Up Father Contest
More than 50 000 letters and postcards poured into George McManus for a national contest to name the elephant in Bringing Up Father. Entries close June 9 with a $50 prize and a winner to be announced in The News by July 1.
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George McManus
Father
Maggie
Congress of Cartoonists
McManus
Fourth Annual Rose Show Offers Many Classes
The Rose Show returns to Carnegie Auditorium on June 22 and 25 with numerous classes for peonies roses delphinium iris poppies and lilies. Amateur private and commercial growers may compete with no overlap plus luncheon and dinner sets featured. Garden Club posters by Senior High students are promoting the event and judges will be announced soon.
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Carnegie Auditorium
Garden Club
Hair Remedy Prices Survive Fragments of Market Ad
A damaged OCR listing shows scattered hair care prices with cents and fraction marks. Multiple items and prices appear without clear product names or dates, suggesting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper market snippet.
Exhibitors Asked to Submit Entry Blanks
Exhibitors are requested to mail or deliver their entry blanks to Mrs. S. D. Pearson on Moody Avenue.
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S. D. Pearson
Moody Avenue
Socket inserted transformer powers tiny surgical lamps
A transformer designed to plug into a standard electric light socket powers small incandescent lamps used by surgeons and dentists. The device enables compact, easily replaceable illumination for medical procedures.
Big Still Seized Near West Middlesex
County detective Samuel Leyshock and aides seized a 75 gallon still, modern distilling gear, and 29 barrels of mash on the Foreman farm near West Middlesex Pa. A ripe water line lay 370 feet to a well and the operation appeared up to date. Hunters alerted the owner after smelling odor, prompting the search.
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West Middlesex Pa
Samuel Leyshock
Foreman Farm
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