Lewis Orders Highway Work for 382 Miles of New Light Type Roads
Harrisburg secret plan to build 382.87 miles of light type low cost highways approved by Gov. Pinchot. Projects begin immediately with local labor. 40 counties receive sections scattered statewide. Engineers will select exact sections later.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Sam Lewis
Gifford Pinchot
Lewis
Miles
Adams
Armstrong
Bedford
Berks
Blair
Bradford
Cambria
Cameron
Centre
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford
Elk
Forest
Franklin
Fulton
Huntingdon
Indiana
Jefferson
Juniata
Lancaster
Lebanon
Luzerne
Lycoming
Mercer
Miff
Highway Department
Sanitary Police Report Details May Quarantines and Inspections
Sanitary policemen placed 25 homes under quarantine and released 22 in May. They conducted 538 inspections and investigated 25 nuisance complaints. Inspections covered meat and fish markets 77, hotels and restaurants 55, confectionary stores and fruit stands 38, and milk depots and pasteurizing plants 8.
Garbage collection shows big May increase citywide
Howard Phillips, superintendent, reports a May rise in collected and incinerated garbage. City trucks handled 655 tons, with 100 loads by non city workers and 200 barrels removed by others. An ex motorcyclist cop won the Indianapolis Speedway race.
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Howard Phillips
Municipal Garbage Department
Altoona
Lux Toilet Soap Promotes Youthful Skin in Hollywood
Dainty Ann Pennington says age should not worry women as long as youth is kept. She praises Lux Toilet Soap for its skin smoothing and youthful glow. She notes many stars use it and that the soap is official in major film studios.
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Ann Pennington
Lux
Hollywood
A Tam Many Town Play Review and New York Dining Shifts
In a Central Press piece a Tam many Town reviewer praises Flo Zingfield’s new show noting its cost. The article shifts to a New York dining scene change with young multilingual waiters, basement kitchens and streetwise Silk label tailors shaping East Side prestige. It highlights how modernity reshapes service and status.
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New York
Tammany Town Play
Flo Zingfield
Wall Street
Park Avenue
Bernard Shaw Quotation on Theatre Sex Appeal
A fragment quotes Bernard Shaw noting theatre is always occupied with sex appeal, likening it to a costermonger always tending to turnips. The remark critiques intrusion and propriety in social spaces.
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Bernard Shaw
City Nurse Mary Bryan Records May Activities
Mary Bryan reported 158 calls in May to the city council. She visited 41 houses under quarantine and 52 observation visits. She performed 44 surgical dressings, 12 business calls, and provided 24 hours of bedside care. A rail crossing anecdote ends with a remark about cemetery timing.
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Mary Bryan
Epworth Boy Scouts Seek Pennsylvania Forest Guides Membership
Epworth M E Church Troop 10 meeting led by H L McCurdy reports on scoutmaster inquiries and approves joining the Pennsylvania Forest Guides. The gathering included opening rites, drill, a Maxwell sermon, and plans for two hikes for leaders and buglers. Tenderfoot tests passed while others finish preliminary work. some troops did not return feeding-station postcards.
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Epworth M. E. Boy Scouts
H. L. McCurdy
S. L. Maxwell
Cartwright
Demand Genuine Kotex For Health and Hygiene
The message warns against substitutes that imitate Kotex and urges buyers to seek genuine Kotex for absolute purity. It emphasizes health and hygiene in choosing sanitary protection and advises verifying origin and maker before purchase.
State game department urges return of winter ballots
Winter ballots recently sent out by the office are urged to be returned now as the State game department offices seek them.
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State Game Department
Burdette Sankey to Lead Camp First Aid at Camp John M. Phillips
Scout Executive Herbert Horton announced that B. Burdette Sankey a medical student at Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia will supervise first aid work during the summer at Camp John M. Phillips.
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B. Burdette Sankey
Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
John M. Phillips
Herbert Horton
Sentence Sermons By Rev Roy L Smith D D
Short sermons offer moral maxims from Rev Roy L Smith D D. Each brief reflection distills faith, duty, and daily living into accessible guidance for readers seeking steady counsel.
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Roy L. Smith
To find fault and justify prejudice in public life
A reflective note on scrutiny and bias in politics and society. It condemns fault finding aimed at rivals, easy judgments about others beliefs, and cloaking prejudice as virtue or profit. It warns against rationalizing contemptible acts with grand labels.
Religious and social events at Liberty Grange Hall
Liberty Grange Hall hosted Sunday services with plans for a June 28 service. Upcoming events include the Pizer and Emery reunion on June 18 and the Cameron reunion on June 20. North Sewickly Grange to present an entertainment on June 22. Residents Brooks and Locke families noted with visits and travel. The Beantown Choir play, and Earl Wright trial are referenced for June 12 and 25 respectively. Marguerite and James Locke return from Monaco after two weeks visit with S A Locke.
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Liberty Grange
Pizer and Emery
Cameron Runion
North Sewickly Grange
Liberty Grange Hall
Ernest Brooks
Greenville
Brooks
A Locke
Wylda Locke
Ethel
Mildred McCracken
Will Gardner
Plaingrove
Beantown
Plaingrove Presbyterian Church
Earl Wright
James
Marguerite Locke
Monaco
S. A. Locke
City Issues Seven Rubbish Hauler Permits in May
During May the city health bureau issued seven permits to individuals wishing to haul rubbish. The city charged 25 cents per permit under an ordinance enacted several years ago.
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City Health Bureau
Dinner Stories A Very Different Speed
The excerpt presents a quick witted exchange about a car's performance. A speaker claims the vehicle operates at two speeds: one when addressing a judge and the other when boasting to friends. The dialogue hinges on courtroom stakes and social bragging.
Then He Really Worried On Arriving At His Office Gates
A fragment notes concern as a figure arrives at an office gates scene. The text hints at distress or anxiety during a key moment but provides no further details on people, place, or outcome.
Pocketbook Missing Sparks Household Mystery
A husband asks his maid where his pocketbook is after a rushed search, learning his wife has already put away his clothes and gone out shopping. The fragment ends with a humorous aside about a ball in a hole.
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Jane
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