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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
2
Warren Draft Board received an order to set twenty-five men to Camp Lee during May 25 to 27. Draftee names and leaving times will be announced next week. Circular No. 173 calls for voluntary induction of mechanics including telegraphers machinists air brake inspectors and helpers to volunteer for suitable branch work.
Unprecedented 18 seat sale for a Red Cross Benefit concert in the Library Theater by the Schubert Club draws music lovers. Seats priced 50c for orchestra circle balcony and 25c for gallery. box office open until nine tonight and all day Monday.
David McKelvey founder and longtime chief legal adviser of Tidewater Pipe Line Co died at his home after a long illness. He was born January 12, 1842, in Sugar Grove and spent nearly 50 years in Titusville. He leaves a wife and two children. Funeral at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Mrs Henry Fuelhart, a longtime resident of Tidioute, died at age 72.
War conditions shift this year’s Life Study club event from a banquet to a social evening for the Y M C A ladies who prepared and served meals. The MCA will host next Tuesday May 14 at 8 o'clock with invitations sent to members and wives. An entertainment and light refreshments are planned.
Women residents chosen to work in the Red Cross campaign will gather at six o'clock Monday in the Irvine Methodist church basement for a get-together supper. J. K. Kottcamp will speak informally about campaign prep and committees. Peter Nelson is chairman. Irvine women’s committees and captains are listed with several members named. The May 26 start date and early campaign guidance are highlighted.
A collection of campaign statements from E. H. Beshlin James W Neilly and William P Wood outlining party nominations for the 28th district Warren County assembly seats and state senate. They pledge support for the national prohibition amendment and temperance related reforms while noting primary election dates and party affiliations. Also included are brief notices for taxi service and a local hat sale.
Wartime guidance urges using potatoes to supply energy for war work. Eat well and keep your figure, as spuds won’t make you fat. Write to the United States Department of Agriculture for new potato recipes.
State Highway Commissioner J Denny O Neil announced bids opened at Harrisburg for road construction in Bedford Cambria Erie Warren and Washington counties. Anundson Brothers and Fred Chiodo Sheffield Pa bid 57259 11 Keystone Construction Co Meadville Pa 64859 91 and E M Love and Sox Corry Pa 61809 71 were listed as bids. The winning Warren County contractor was Anundson Bros and Fred C Chiedo.
Warren County teachers will take exams across the county over a week beginning Tuesday May 14. Tidioute May 14, Sugar Grove May 16, North Warren May 18, Youngsville May 21. Provisional and professional certificates require pedagogy, common branches, largebra and civil government. an exam in pedagogy for provisional certificates. Eighth grade tests for nine month term schools May 28. Shorter term schools held April 26. Also includes local light notices and jokes.
New enlistment guidelines urge men aged 18 to 41 to sign up for military service. Recruiting officers report updated rulings allowing enlistment via engineer units, with orders directing processing through the 404th Engineers at Vancouver Barracks, Washington.
Sealed proposals for a Warren County bridge on Route 89 in Pittsfield Township will be received in Harrisburg until 10 am May 16, 1918. Plans are available in Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Warren. Inquires directed to J D O Neil State Highway Commission.
An old advertisement extols Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a remedy for stomach kidney and bladder issues and urges immediate use to prevent serious harm. It claims two centuries of proven merit and warns readers to avoid imitations while promising a money back guarantee.
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