France Raises Immigration Push To Rebuild Industry
The Paris Consular Bureau report shows France, battered by war, seeks foreign labor to rehabilitate agriculture and industry. It notes strict rules, eight hour days, and agreements with Italy Poland and Czecho Slovakia, with 180000 workers in 1922 and 50000 leaving.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
News
Washington
United States
France
Department of Commerce
Chester Lloyd Jones
Paris
Alsasce
Channel
Italy
French Labor Office
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Great Britain
Switzerland
Russia
Belgium
Greece
Africa
Dr B M Berger Takes Special Medical Course
Dr B M Berger, a well known city physician, departed for Cleveland Ohio to enroll in a Lakeside hospital program on treating diabetes and high blood pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Berger
Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
Local People to Attend Pittsburgh Christian Endeavor Convention
Delegates from Christian Endeavor societies across the state will gather in Pittsburgh from July 7 to 11 for the annual convention. About fifteen thousand attendees from sixty seven counties are expected in what organizers call the largest youth assemblage in state history. Dr. Francis B. Clark of Boston founder of the movement will speak, joined by Curtis D. Wilbur secretary of the navy and other church leaders. A downtown parade and a Forbes Field pageant featuring about 1500 youths will include a telephone directed cast and the same amplification system used at the unknown soldier ceremony. Local participants include Miss Joyce Wilson Esther McClintock Marian Hoover and Mable Collins.
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Christian Endeavor Societies
Pittsburgh
Christian Endeavor Movement
Portland
Maine
Francis B. Clark
Boston
Curtis D. Wilbur
Harding
Joyce Wilson
Central Presbyterian
Esther McClintock
Marian Hoover
First Christian
Mable Collins
Volant Presbyterian
Beer price hike hits Tamaqua breweries in Prohibition era
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on June 30 breweries raised beer prices from 22 to 30 a barrel. Insiders blame intensified federal enforcement for the eight dollar increase deeming it essential to stay in business.
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Tamaqua
Lemon Juice Skin Bleach for White Complexion Advised
An old advertisement promotes a lemon juice and Orchard White skin whitening mix. It claims the formula yields a safe, fragrant solution to lighten the face neck arms and hands, suitable for freckles sunburn and tans, with guidance to shake and apply soon after preparation.
First Aid Contests At Hazelton Draw 24000 Workers
Hazleton Pa June 30 The Lehigh Valley Coal company schedules July 21 22 as idle periods for its 24000 employees who will gather at Hazle park to watch annual first aid and mine rescue team contests from various collieries. The event cites Governor Pinchots push to reduce mining hazards as a rationale for reviving contests not held since the war.
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Hazleton
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Hazle Park
Pinchot
Pottsville to Photograph Legal Papers at Court
Pottsville Pa June 30 officials announce a change at Schuylkill county court house to photograph wills and other documents instead of issuing certified copies. Executors and others must pay higher fees under the new plan as settlements are affected by the cost increase.
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Pottsville
Schuylkill County Court House
Register of Wills
Church Plans To Erect Social Hall At Cost Of $75,000
ALLENTOWN Pa June 30 Seventy five thousand dollars will be spent by St. Peters Lutheran church here to erect a two story parish house with a gymnasium social hall auditorium and game rooms. The improvement aims to keep the churchs young people engaged in church amusements rather than gathering elsewhere.
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Allentown
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Mrs. Daugherty Injured After Fall From Terrace
Mrs. J. M. Daugherty of Croton avenue was confined to her home after slipping on a terrace between her home and a neighbor’s. She injured her hip but can now walk with crutches.
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J. M. Daugherty
Croton Avenue
Daugherty
Short Circuit Triggers Fire Alarm at Cochran Residence
Saturday evening a short circuit in wires on the rear porch of William J. Cochran at 225 Winter Avenue caused a fire alarm from box 27 at 7 50 p m. Damage was slight and a more serious fire was prevented by early discovery.
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William J. Cochran
Winter Avenue
Bran Flakes Ads Highlight Healthy Breakfast Choice
A healthful breakfast pitch promotes bran flakes as versatile and nourishing. The copy urges mixing with fruits or cereals, adding milk or cream, and baking into muffins or bread, claiming it’s safer than drugs and cathartics. It invites readers to buy Post's Bran Flakes at grocers.
Woman Released After Paying Personal School Tax in Butler
Mrs Elizabeth Marci of Washington township was released after paying $5 personal school tax plus $8 50 costs totaling 13 50. The 1923 act allows both women and men to be jailed for nonpayment of personal school taxes. The case may strengthen tax collection in Butler County and affect school boards. Miss Elliott's New Wilmington home noted. Herald praises exhibit of enamel work stenciling desk painting and drawing.
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Butler
Elizabeth Marci
Washington Township
Butler County
Marci
Bootlegging figure Fox gets Erie sentence in bootlegging case
Louis Fox of Erie was recently sentenced in Lawrence County court on a bootlegging charge. Once active in Erie’s illicit trade he reportedly quit the game a year ago, telling friends he would not return even for a million dollars. He pleaded no defense at arraignment. the home linked to the case is 242 East Twenty-third Street.
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Louis Fox
Erie
Lawrence County
Erie Times
Fox
Emery
East Twenty-third Street
Eric
Miss Elliott Honored for School Work in Sewickley
In the Sewickley Herald an account of the town's closing exercises lauds Miss M Katherine Elliott as instructor in the art department, praising her work and contributions to the schools.
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Sewickley
M. Katherine Elliot
Deer Seen On Sharpsville Farm Doe Spotted In Meadow
Sharon PA June 30 a deer was seen on the West Side Sharpsville farm of David Scott by Scott and his brother George as they prepared to plow. The animal rose from a meadow and leaped a fence then headed toward woods on the Codyea farm. It was a doe.
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Sharon
David Scott
Sharpsville
Mr. Scott
George
Codyea
Italian Troops Kill 179 Arabs in Tripoli Patrol
A dispatch from North Africa reports Italian forces clashed with Arab rebels in Tripoli, killing 179 and wounding 30 others while suffering three dead and 30 wounded in the engagement.
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Intrnational
Rome
Tripoli
Cuerenaica
Sign damaged by storm endangers pedestrians near Italian American Restaurant
Electric sign of the Italian American Restaurant over the McCrory fire and ten cent store was damaged in the heavy wind storm. The central fire department was notified at 10 15 am Sunday that large pieces of broken glass in the sign might fall and injure people nearby.
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McCrory
Ten Cent
Central Fire Department
Glass Removed After Ladder Reaches Scene
Passersby report a ladder was sent to the location and the glass removed. No injuries or further details are provided in the fragment.
District Fair Dates Set for Four Local Venues
Sixty one annual fairs are scheduled this fall across the state with four of interest to residents here. Conneaut Lake hosts August 26 to 30, Mercer county fair runs September 9 to 11, Stoneboro September 22 to 25, and New Castle September 30 to October 4.
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Conneaut Lake
Mercer County
Mercer
Stoneboro
New Castle
Tent Stolen From Mrs. Sanford’s Yard
Police report a tent was stolen Saturday evening from the back yard of Mrs. Harry Sanford at 302 South Walnuw Street.
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Harry Sanford
South Walnuw Street
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P. C. Co
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