Swarthmore Alumni Welcome New President At Buck Hill Falls
Mr and Mrs Frank Aydelotte hosted alumni at Buck Hill Falls welcoming Swarthmore College's new president. Activities included informal suppers and a breakfast, with alumni gathering at the Shelter golf area and Charmaine Farms to greet and pledge loyalty to the college's future.
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Frank Aydelotte
Buck Hill Falls
Henry Turner
Swarthmore
Tur
Wil- W. Speakman
Iles Jenkins
Swarthmore Shelter
Buck Hill
Charmaine Farms
Aydete
Worthmore College
Swarthmoreans
Fane EA
Labor Day Post Office Schedule and Local Sports Trials
The post office closes Labor Day with limited early mail collection and no carrier service after hours. Carrier customers calling before 10 receive their mail. Trials for a champion quiet pitcher and elimination contests draw new contenders as Tommy Gwinn fails to qualify.
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Hhe
Tommy” Gwinn
Tommy
Republican Rally Tonight At Woman's Club House
Capacity attendance expected as candidates from the ticket and Judge Isaac Son appear to announce platform. William A. Garrett of Baldwin Locomotive Works will address the meeting. Major tt brings many friends and a notable oratorical treat is promised. The rally starts at 8:15.
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Isaacson
William A. Garrett
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Noted Speaker to Address Meeting Sunday
Ederic J. Libby of the American Service Committee will speak at the meeting Sunday September 4 at 11 o'clock. Libby has served as a commission member to the Friends in Europe and will share first hand information about social conditions abroad. The public is invited.
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Ederic J. Libby
Americans’ Service Committee
Libby
Friends In
Europe
the Pub
Swarthmore Prep School Begins 29th Year
Swarthmore Prep School for Boys opens its 29th year on September 21 with S Norman Wilson returning for a 15th year in mathematics. Howard Shoiner starts his third year as Junior Department principal, while G O Aubrey joins as science instructor and F A Heuer leads history and Towers dormitory duties. Two Princeton alumni George Gillespie and William Love coach football as the Garnet and Gray prepare for a strong season. An auto bus service from Ridley Park and Chester will transport day students due to limited trolley service.
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Swarthmore Prep
S. Norman Wilson
Howard Shoiner
G. O. Aubrey
Mackenzie School
F. A. Heuer
Episcopal High
Virginia
Towers
Princeton
George Gillespie
William Love
Garnet and
Gray
Ridley Park
Chester
Gas Men's Royal Blow Out at Essington Picnic
Gas Company employees plus families gathered at the Rosedale Inn grounds in Essington for their annual picnic led by General Manager J. D. Shattuck. About 250 attendees enjoyed inter-department contests, prizes, dancing, and a shared post event feast, with Tug of War and Relay Cup honors going to Tilghman Street works.
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Shattuck
Welsh Streets
Tilghman Street
Darby
M. Evans
A._ Rochrig
Miss Kitts
Gladys Horman
Thomas Brown
J. D. Shattuck
W. G. Sterrett
C. J. Fox
John Stainton
Farley and Coates Unite in Friends' Ceremony
Eugene S Farley and Eleanor E Coates wed in a Friends ceremony at the Meeting House with many relatives present. The bride wore white crepe de chine with Brussels lace veil and carried white roses. Edna Coates was maid of honor, Albert Oehrie best man, ushers Harry Lang and Shedden Shoemaker. The couple plans a wedding trip to shore towns then will reside on a farm near Norristown PA.
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Eugene Shedden Farley
Sarah Shoemaker Farley
Eleanor Ethel Coates
Robert L. Coates
Edna Coates
Albert Oehrie
Harry Lang
Shedden
John E. Genseme
E. C. Walton
Chester Roberts
Asbury Park
Atlantic City
Farley
Norristown
Swarthmore Post Office Hours and Local Travel News
Labor Day morning the post office opens until 10 am with morning collection and no carrier delivery. Prominent Swarthmore politicians traveled to Jersey last Saturday by the first P R T car, departing at starlight and returning by moonlight. Mr and Mrs Joseph A Perry and daughters return from Avalon New Jersey after August stay.
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Swarthmore
Jersey
Joseph A. Perry
Avalon
N. J
Farleys Welcome Daughter Edith Young Farley
Mr and Mrs Walter S Farley receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter Edith Young Farley born Monday August 29.
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Walter S. Farley
Edith Young Farley
Why Don't You Speak For Yourself John
A Swarthmore editorial urges critics of the school tax to sign their letters and publish openly. It laments critics who attack the paper instead of backing objections with names and letters, noting the community’s reliance on a local paper during costly times.
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Swarthmore
John
Question Box on Voter Registration and Tax Duties
A letter argues that nonregistration leaves voters unqualified and taxes still apply, claiming the assessor must register worthy citizens and the tax collector must send tax bills. It notes that failure to vote does not erase tax liability, while failure to pay taxes disqualifies voting, questioning enforcement.
News Notes and Social Updates from Local Week
A weekly digest lists events from September including a Republican rally at the Woman's Club House and a Labor Day post office closure. It reports religious services, school openings, Red Cross sewing for children in Europe, weddings, hospital visits, travels, and residents’ vacations across Philadelphia area addresses and institutions.
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Crum Creek
Red Cross
Whittier House
Europe
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Bublican Rally
Farley-Coates
Post Office Information
Question
Drexel Hill, Pa
Swarthmore News
Woman's Club House
Emmons
Mr. D. W. R. Morgan
Ohio
Mrs. Morgan
Phyllis Gilman
Maryland
Charles Price
New Brunswick, N. J
Frank Getz
Charlotte Smith
Lower Merion School
Ardmore
Cornell Avenue
Dayton Whipple Hulburt
Austin Allison
Ocean Grove
Koe
J. Donald Gibson
Margaret Henry
Mr. Gibson
Niagara Falls
A. Ie
Mr. Price Mowery
Wilkinsburg
Mrs
A.M. Allison
Mary Clothier Hull
Jamestown
R. I
New York City
William I. Hull
Jamestown, RI
Kak
Mrs. W. W. Grimes
Ralph Stockton
Pacific Coast
Mrs. A. M. Custer
Baltimore, Md
FE. A. Stockton
Prague
Miriam Jenkins
Catskills
Trenton
Miss Farley
Robert Farley
W. B. Keighton
Martha
Irma Keighton
Mrs. J. Davies
Rose Tree
Jack Gensemer
Crozer Hospital
Rev
Walter S. Humphreys
New England
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