Railroad Engineers Meet At Altoona For ASME Conference
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers visits Altoona Pennsylvania October 5 to 7 hosted by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Highlights include a demonstration of a large electrical locomotive at the Altoona test plant and honorary membership for General William Wallace Atterbury.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AltoOna
Penn-Alto
Elisha Lee
Eral William Wallace Atterbury
General Atterbury
Charles Day
Dam and Lizzerman
Philadelphia
William F. Durand
Society
Buckeye Steel Casting Co
Albert J. County
Treasury
M. E. McDowell
First Kissing Then Hand Shaking Are Taboo In Russia
In Leningrad Oct 6 a nationwide drive begins to ban handshakes in soviet Russia. Health commissar Semashko backs the movement with circulars and placards urging hygienic reasons. Resolutions in unions and workers clubs condemn the practice and Semashko claims handshakes spread disease. He had previously pushed a campaign against kissing.
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Russia
Leningrad
Soviet
N. A. Semashko
Semashko
Samashko
Grove City Rotary Guests Feted by New Castle Club
Grove City Rotary Club members will visit the New Castle Field Club on October 8. The New Castle Club plans a special program to entertain the Grove City guests in royal fashion, reciprocating a recent New Castle visit to Grove City.
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Grove City
Rotary Club
New Castle
Grateful Thanks for Sympathy After Our Son’s Death
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of our son John. Thanks for floral tributes and car donations. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Willey. Local 11.
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John
Herbert P. Willey
International Syndicate Cross-Word Puzzle and Peppermint Life Savers
A long cross word puzzle lists many horizontal and vertical clues from 1 to 72 with various word plays. The passage ends with a promotional paragraph praising Life Savers peppermint candies as pure, china-hard mints with a hole and a habit of slow enjoyment for children.
Grove City Plans $50,000 Bond Issue For School Building
Grove City Board of Education moves to place a $50,000 bond on the November 3 general election ballot to fund a new East End school on land already purchased. The district lists a $3,679,655 total assessment and $50,000 existing debt as part of the legal notices. Grove City serves about 1,500 pupils this year. high school enrollment reaches 700 with 32 teachers led by Principal G. H. Crouther.
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Grove City
G. H. Crouther
Boys and Girls Cross Word Puzzle Review
Yesterday's puzzle solutions are noted. Running Across clues suggest a murder instrument for Cock Robin and common words like car and sea. Running Down clues hint at a North American territory and terms meaning withdraw and recall, plus a Polish city.
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Cock Robin
North America
Poland
World to Feature Gerald Beaumont Boxing Tales
Next Sunday's World will publish a special short story supplement with two complete pieces by Gerald Beaumont about boxing and racing. Esperanza Iris, famed Mexican stage star for 30 years, retires with nearly a million dollars from earnings and investments.
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Gerald Beaumont
Esperanza Iris
Game Laws Bulletins For 1925 26 Distributed In District
The Department of Agriculture offers two bulletins on federal state and provisional game laws for the 1925 26 season with Pennsylvania provisions included. Congressman T W Phillips Jr has secured copies for distribution in his district and residents may apply by mail to Phillips at the House of Representatives Washington DC.
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Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
T. W. Phillips, Jr
Phillips
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
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Altoona, PA
American Society of Mechanical Engineers of Pennsylvania
A. K
Portage
Allegheny Mountains
Home Service Bureau
Cee
Jyesk
Richard Mellmann
Rv Long
Tseland City
Hellmann
Blue Ribbon
Meebele Uels
South Mill Street
Bell
the International Syndicate
Protestant Episcopal
Blackbirds
City
Italy
New England State
Continent
Life Savers, Inc
Port Chester
N. Y
Nature
Coniferae Amber Co
Penn Ave
Pittsburgh
McKinley & Frantz
Washington and
Mercer Streets
D. G. Ramsey & Sons
Croton Avenue
East Washington Street
Ieta
AIP
Renn
Onal
Ella J. Poffing
W. North Street
D. M. Bell
New Castle Electric, Co
U. S
South Home
East
Washington
Robins Furniture Co
Washington Street
New Castle, Pa
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