Farm Decline Across Beaver Butler Mercer Counties
The 1930 farm census shows a material drop in farm numbers and land value in Beaver Butler and Mercer counties. Butler leads the decline with 1920 to 1930 farm totals down 1 584 and farm land value down over nine million dollars though poultry and mule numbers rise. Mercer shows the best record with only a 482 farm decrease and dairy county status, while Beaver records a 541 farm drop and large building value loss.
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Beaver
Butler
Mercer Counties
Mercer
Butler County
Mercer County
Beaver County
West Pittsburg Visitors Share News Across Town
West Pittsburg residents report weekend travel with Mr and Mrs Joseph Butera and Mr and Mrs Sam Truby plus Katherine visiting Akron. Ellwood City hosts Mr and Mrs Harry Smith at Fred Fredrick's home. Junior Drake returns from a week in New Castle. New Castle visitors include Mr and Mrs Harry Brown Mr and Mrs Jack Bretell and son at the W M Brown residence. Mrs Edward Krupa of Ellwood continues recovery news.
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City
Joseph Butera
Mary Baldwin
New Castle
R. S. Frederick
Rochester
Fred Frederick
Stella Elsesser
Ruth Elsesser
Richard
John Elsesser
George Wind
Brakenridge
Benny Butera
A. S. Hainsworth
Cascade Park
Mary Fenciak
Mary
Annie
Canton
Andrew Lazar
Ovid Buchanan
John Toth
Yetsko
Clyde Ben
Sam Truby
Katherine
Akron
Harry Smith
Ellwood City
Fred Fredrick
Junior Drake
Harry Brown
Jack Bretell
W. M. Brown
Edward Krupa
Ellwood
Dr Farr Attends Erie Conference Day at Ida M Cribbs Home
Dr C G Farr superintendent of the New Castle District of the Methodist Episcopal Church attended Erie Conference Day at Ida M Cribbs Home Conneautville Pa. The event drew representatives from across the conference with a lawn picnic and program featuring a Conneautville quartet. Dr J F Black pastor of the Albion PA church delivered the main address.
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C. G. Farr
New Castle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Erie
Ida M
Letters to The News 1931 Thanks To Publicity
A reader from New Castle Pa signs a June 23 1931 letter to The New Castle News thanking Mr Rentz for courtesy and publicity for Temple Israel Sisterhood. The note includes a brief item about Constantinople school enrollments and a Kansas youth earning a 500 scholarship for discovering a planet.
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North Mercer St
New Castle
New Castle News
Rentz
Temple Israel Sisterhood
Sisterhood
Up Into The Blue No 3 Third article on the Akron airship
Akron reporter details the U S S Akron gas cells using gelatine latex as the lifting gas container. Each cell ranges from 80 000 to nearly 1 000 000 cubic feet with 12 compartments. Fabric covering provides heat reflection and weather protection. Ward Van Orman guides explain structure and lightning safety.
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Akron
Los Angeles
Purchase of 2309 Acre Game Refuge Planned
Titusville news reports state the State Game Commission will create a game preserve in Central Crawford county near Townville. District Game Protector Herbert L. Beatty confirms the commission has contracted for multiple parcels totaling 2,309 acres to establish the refuge.
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Titusville
Herbert L. Beatty
Franklin
State Game Commission
Crawford County
Townville
Best Of Radio Features Tonight
A list of evening radio features and performances across stations WJAS WCAE KDKA KQV outlining times and artists such as Roy Atwell Frances Alda and Connie Boswell. The Milwaukee Sentinel quote discusses a mental state affecting business and a safety note about rail crossing visibility using a wax dummy.
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KQV
Arabesque
WJAS
Olive Palmer
WCAE
Goldman
KDKA
Connie Boswell
Colonel Young Post No 528 Am erican Legion Meeting
An important meeting of Colonel Charles Young Post No 528 American Legion will be held Monday evening June 29 1931 at 1192 West Washington Street. Members are expected to be present to take part in matters of importance on the agenda.
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Charles Young
American Legion
West
Washington Street
Driver Held for Manslaughter After Fatal Latrobe Crash
Joseph Nobile 44 of Latrobe faces involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated charges after a car collision that fatally injured Gus Colechi 68 of Latrobe late Sunday. Nobile was committed to the county jail by Justice C W Wineburner Bradenville.
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Greensburg
Joseph Nobile
Latrobe
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Wineburner
Bradenville
Nobile
Gus Colechi
TIZ Foot Bath Promises Quick Relief for Sore Feet
Ad copy touts TIZ foot bath as soothing in 30 seconds. It claims to draw out acids and poisons causing swelling burning and odor. Also says it eases corns calluses and bunions for fresh comfortable feet.
Circus figure linked to fatal crash near Latrobe
A report notes Colechi was a passenger in Nobile's car when it struck a mule and plunged into an embankment after hitting a young man near Latrobe. The victim sustained only minor injuries. The piece also mentions a Youngstown greeting and Russell Miller, ring sales manager with Ringling Brothers for seven years, whom he had not seen in two years.
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Colechi
Nobile
Latrobe
Youngstown
Russell Miller
Ringling Brothers Circus
Sergeant Miller Greeted by Brother at Circus Visit
Sergeant Willard Miller, regular army instructor of Troop F, welcomed his brother during a Ringling Brothers Circus visit last week. The note adds a quip about the undertaker benefiting from violent exercise.
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Willard Miller
Ringling Brothers Circus
Quote on crooks fools and lawyers joining bread line
A terse line suggests that without criminals or gullible people, many lawyers would seek breadline work. It frames lawyers as potential participants in social hardship rather than as advocates.
Local Firm Wins School Construction Plumbing Contract
The William M. Clark & Company of New Castle received a 12475 dollar contract to handle plumbing and heating for the Scienceville High School addition. The award was announced by the local board of education.
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William M. Clark & Company of
New Castle
Scienceville O.) High School
Board of Education
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All Expense River Tour
Pittsburgh
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W.va
Ohio River
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Constantinople
Kansas
Flint Daily Journal
Frew’s
E. Washington St
N. Mill St
U. S. S. Akron
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Bonita Witt
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Mey
Offutt’s
Roy Atwell
Mme
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Robert L. Ripley
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Old Timers Quartet
Fast Freight
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Col. Young Post
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Undertaker
Eberakram
Graham
Riney Motor Sales
New Castle, Va
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