May Toll On Pennsylvania Highways Rises
The Bureau of Highway Patrol and Safety reports May saw 4132 accidents in Pennsylvania, up 29.7 percent from April, with 155 killed and 3675 injured. Most incidents occurred 5 to 6 pm, and weekends, especially Saturday, were heavy for wrecks. Railroad crossing crashes doubled versus April. intoxication was rare, inattentiveness and speeding remain major factors.
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Pennsylvania
Bureau of Highway Patrol and Safety
Department of Revenue
Windsor Palace of Shells Gathers Six Million Shells
Mrs Ada Pitt Windsor of Cronulla New South Wales claims six million shells make up the Windsor Palace of Shells. The collection includes 50 000 varieties and is cited as the finest shell collection in the world. Collecting shells has been her lifelong project.
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International News Service
Sydney
Lord Nelson
Ada Pitt Windsor
Cronulla
New South Wales
Windsor Palace
Manhattan Daguerrotypes: Sully the Private Policeman
Central Press story set in Manhattan follows Sully a fifty year old private policeman with a gray-blue uniform and a Special Policeman badge. He guards a townhouse full of art and silver, longs for action, recalls a near we chose life, and interacts with Abe Mabel and Luke as a slice of city life and ambition.
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Central Press Association
New York
Manhattan
Sully
Europe
Florida
Copra
42 Years a Fireman
Salem Massachusetts veteran Charles W Getchell 74 long served 42 years as a postal worker and firefighter. He is honored as New England's No 1 fire spark and has been with the Salem Veteran Firemen’s association since 1882. His grandfather captained Engine No 1 Relief in 1853 and his father led the same engine in 1888.
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Salem
Mass
Charles W. Getchell
New England
Getchell
Sam
Salem Veteran Firemen’s Association
Reliance
Writs and foreclosures dominate Beaver County notices
Attorney J Clyde Gilfillan issues a foreign attachment writ against Gordon J and Elsie M Brownlee directing sheriff to attach land in Unio township and summon them as garnishees. Beaver County Building and Loan Association sues Anna Cenderbeck Mary Fox Thomas Majors and William Majors heirs of Bridget Majors over a 1929 mortgage on Wayne township land for 1500 now claimed due 1617.93.
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J. Clyde Gilfillan
Gordon J
Elsie M. Brownlee
Unio
David
Minnie Clayton
Beaver County Building & Loan Association
Anna Cenderbeck
Mary Fox
Thomas Majors
William Majors
Bridget Majors
Wayne Township
Farley Prefers Law Over Songs in Campaign Message
The speaker notes Mr. Farley would rather draft national laws than compose campaign songs, promising all music submissions will be gratefully received and considered before the public. A biblical proverb about diligence before rulers is quoted.
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Farley
Notable Legal Fees Across Generations Highlighted
The obituary notes Nathan Burkan died young with a million and a half to his widow and child, compares to Louis Levy who once earned two million in a single fee, and recalls a cabinet lawyer who earned two hundred fifty thousand for approving a trust paper. Rufus Cheate, once modest, admitted charging twenty five hundred after 30 years of study.
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Nathan Burkan
Tammany
Louis Levy
United States
R. W. de Forest
Rufus Cheate
April licenses issued for motion picture projectionists
Harrisburg reports that the Building Section of the Department of Labor and Industry issued 160 motion picture projectionists licenses in April and collected 288 dollars for the Department of Revenue. In the first four months of 1920 the department issued 1059 licenses in total.
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Harrisburg
Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Revenue
Grand Army Aides Lead Encampment
In Williamsport Pennsylvania the Grand Army of the Republic opens its 70th annual encampment with younger affiliated groups prominent in sessions. The event honors Civil War survivors and includes over 1000 delegates from the Sons of Union Veterans and four auxiliary groups. Jacob Wenzel wins the presidency with officers including Alena S. Kuhlfise of the Ladies of the Grand Army.
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Williamsport
Grand Army of the Republic
Sons of Union Veterans
Federated Patriotic Society
Jacob Wenzel
The
Alena S. Kuhlfise
Grand Army
Local veterans groups appoint officers in ceremony
The report lists officers elected for the American Legion affiliated bodies with Katherine Joyce named vice president and auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans appointing secretary and Mrs. Marie Smith serving as treasurer.
Dogs Put Down in State Rabies Drive
Agents of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture destroyed 1021 dogs in Montgomery Delaware and Bucks counties since quarantine began. Only forty one carried license tags. Thirty seven rabid dogs were reported in the state last month. State officers destroyed 362 uncontrolled dogs in May.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Montgomery
Delaware
Bucks
J. Hansell French
Brown University Class Ties Honor as Sons Follow Fathers
Providence R I reports that twenty six members of Brown University's graduating class are sons of former students and plan to follow in their fathers' footsteps in careers and scholarly paths.
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International News Service
Providence
R. 1
Brown University
Air travel shows heavy increase nationwide rail air growth
Mounting public acceptance of air travel and cargo shipment is shown by J B Walker of TWA who cites a 32.4 percent rise in passengers and sharp gains in mail 38.3 percent and express 42.9 percent in first five months. Improvements in service lower rates and faster cross country trips drive the surge. There is a noted contrast between those who will and those who merely wish.
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International News Service
Kansas City
TWA
John B. Walker
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