Slippery Rock Folk Picnic Promises Old Style Fun
Slippery Rock township holds its fourth annual Old Time picnic Monday July 5 in woods between Princeton and Princeton station. The event features contests for all ages including watermelon eating, hat trimming, nail driving, three legged and fat men races, sprints, tug of war, and a ball game. Notables J Mershimer Elmer Armstrong J H Boyd and J C Bowers attend with demonstrations and party chatter amid shade ice cream and lemonade.
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Slippery Rock
A. P. Gibson
Esly
Princeton
Princeton Station
Joseph Mershimer
Elmer Armstrong
J. H. Boyd
J. C. Bowers
South N. C. Boro Picnickers Enjoy Auburn Mill Dam Afternoon
Mrs. W. Barber and family along with several others from South N. C. Boro formed a picnic at the Auburn mill dam on Saturday. A noon picnic dinner was served by the ladies and the afternoon centered on games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Barber
Allen Leslie
Lula Parks
J. McCabe
C. P. Craig
T. Phelps
F. Yingling
Dorothy
Harry Reece
Ruth Wilts
Kent
Auburn Mill Dam
Birthday dinner honors young daughter at Beaver Street
Mrs. Alex Cowmeadow of Beaver street entertained a few friends Monday in honor of her little daughter s birthday. At 5 o'clock a delicious supper was served by Mrs. Cowmeadow assisted by Mrs. John Cowmeadow. The decorations were red roses, music being rendered by Anna Phillips.
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Alex. Cowmeadow
Beaver Street
Ministers Cortell to Lead Morris Street Church
Rev and Mrs Cortell of Pittsburg will take charge of the Christian Alliance church on Morris Street. They reside with Mr and Mrs J Shaffer of Terrace Avenue. Mrs Cortell will lead the Young People's meeting Tuesday evening.
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Cortell
Pittsburg
Morris Street
J. Shaffer
Terrace Avenue
Culver Mason Severely Scalded in Accident
Culver Mason of Morris street sustained a severe scald to his leg while visiting his cousin Mrs. Myrtle Tanner of Savannah. He was taken home for treatment and is expected to recover.
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Culver Mason
Morris Street
Myrtle Tanner
Savannah
Hunters Bag Ground Hogs Near Mt Jackson
John Patton and Jim Patton of Morehead Avenue with Rube Camer on of Ralph Avenue reported good luck on a hunting trip Saturday, catching two ground hogs near Mt. Jackson.
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John
Jim Patton
Morehead Avenue
Rube and
Miller Cameron
Ralph Avenue
Mt. Jackson
Eleanor Spaeth Injures Foot While Yard Play
Eleanor Spaeth of Tempalena Avenue sustained a nail injury to her foot during yard play on Monday. The incident was described as painful but not serious. Report from Franklin mentions Mr and Mrs L A Sanford involvement but details are unclear.
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Eleanor Spaeth
Tempalena Avenue
Children Birtha LeRoy and Fred Bertine Visit Gilmore Street
Birtha and LeRoy Bertine and Fred Bertine traveled from Franklin and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Hoover on Gilmore Street.
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Birtha
LeRoy
Fred Bertine
Franklin
William Hoover
Gilmore Street
Bessie Hasely Heads to Pittsburg University Summer Term
Bessie Hasely of Hanna Street leaves for Pittsburg University to attend a six week summer term.
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Bessie Hasely
Hanna Street
Pittsburg University
Hoover Heights tabernacle prayer meeting at Jefferson street
Friday night prayer meeting at Hoover Heights tabernacle will be held at the home of Mrs. Gus tasin on Jefferson street.
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Hoover Heights
Local Residents Noted In Care Lists And Moves
A string of notes records neighbors ill or improving and several moving plans. Mrs. Sweizy and Mrs. Smith are listed sick or ill on Beaver and Morris streets, while Ruth Shoaf, Anna O Day, and others are noted on various sick lists. Several households plan moves to Jefferson Ranney Treser and Tempalena avenues, with painting and home improvements cited at multiple addresses. Communities on.Tempalena and adjacent streets appear active with visits, parties, and family gatherings amid routine health and relocation updates.
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John Sweizy
Beaver Street
Clyde Smith
Morris Street
Ruth Shoaf
Hanna Street
Jefferson Street
Alice Miles
Tempalena Avenue
Hattie Kelley
Gilmore Street
Sam Law
Mahoningtown
Adam Anderson
Terrace Avenue
Ranney Avenue
John Covert
Treser Avenue
Anna
Catherine O'Day
Youngstown
Guy Eckels
Morehead Avenue
Eleanor Hoover
Eastside
Joe Hogue
Elizabeth Maxwell
Westside
Florence Maxwell
Allen Leslie
Southside
Thomas Phelps
Grover Hoover
Joe. Hogue
E. Allison
William Kelley
Josie Lutton
J. Thomas
J. Sweizy
Joe Patton
William Patton
Bessie Stewart
Harry Tanner
Savannah
Thomas Dunkerly
C. W. Manning
Clifton Flats
Loyd Donaldson
John Kerr
Wm. Patton
Jean Hindbaugh
Ames Hindbaugh
George Levitt
W. M. Sheaff
Voice Restored By Radium After Five Years
Former Supreme Court Justice Alfred Reed of Trenton New Jersey regains his voice after more than five years of whispering. He credits radium treatments on his vocal chords with restoring his speech, noting gradual improvement and renewed confidence after a second treatment.
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Reed
N. J. Supreme Court
Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
Alfred Reed
Radium
Justice Reed
Hold Youth for Murder in Greenville Pa
John Drew, a youth arrested for the murder of Amos Washburn, faced a hearing before Squire Loutzenhiser in Greenville. Bound over to court without bail, the case rests on strong evidence though a coroner jury has not yet identified the killer. Witnesses place Drew near the store with a hammer, later identified as belonging to Will Miller, while Deputy Coroner VicElhaney testified about stains on Drew's shoes.
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Greenville
John Drew
Amos Washburn
Squire Loutzenhiser
Greervile
Drew
C. J. Williams
Will Miller
VicElhaney
18 Year Old Snyder Sentenced to Electrocuted Death
Adam Snyder, 18, found guilty of murdering Mrs. Calvin Port at Shavers Creek valley is sentenced by Judge J. M. Woods to be electrocuted. Snyder, on parole at the time, displayed no emotion after the ruling and asked for a stogie. His home was in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
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Huntingdon
Adam Snyder
Calvin Port
Shavers Creek Valley
J. M. Woods
Snyder
Inspector Treat Becomes Assistant Postmaster at New Castle
William Treat, longtime postal inspector based in New Castle, is appointed assistant postmaster at the MReaver Falls post office. He succeeds Wallace Miller, who resigns after 23 years of service due to poor health.
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William Treat
Postal Service
New Castle
Mreaver Falls
Mr. Treat
Wallace Miller
Miller
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Gibson
Woods
Watermel’n Eater
Pennsylvania
South N. C. Boro
George W. Dawson
International Press
Ss. N. C. Boro
Jennie Rigby
Clifton Flat
C R. Miles
William Humble
Punxsutawney
Bessie Parks
Wampum
Lyla Fye
Margaret
Sam Tanner
Dr. Davis
Alliance
Gaston Millinery
Washington
Apple Way
Highland and
Meyer Aves
Highland Ave
Meyer Avenue
Lawrence R. Jones
Marvel Products Co
Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh
Treat
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