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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1918
Page
2
Liberty Loan campaign roars nationwide with strong subscriptions as reports arrive at headquarters. A single donor, a lady, contributed over 50 000 dollars, and receipts at banks Saturday night were highly gratifying. Enthusiasm runs high in jin County and across communities, with reports expected today.
At 3 pm the women’s Liberty Loan committee released ward totals totaling $156,900 through Saturday. First Ward $5,750. Second $6,000. Third $17,600. Fourth $50,750. Fifth $16,060. Sixth $15,050. Seventh and Eighth not reported. Banks list bonds signed by Citizens National, Warren Savings, Warren Trust, Conewango Trust, Warren National, First National, Sheffield Bank, and Youngsville. The Beshlin Valve Co reports 100 percent employee bond sales. Corydon hosts Fourth Liberty Loan rally Oct 1 with H H Beshlin among speakers.
A conference of the Laymen's Union will be held in connection with the Pennsylvania Baptist General Convention in Bradford from October 14 to 17. Formed at the October 1917 state meeting in Altoona, the union aims to engage laymen in church affairs locally and generally. A Thursday program will focus on its work with speaker Rev W A Cameron of Toronto, a Canadian service captain recently returned from France.
Do not neglect catarrh. Medicated sprays and douches offer only temporary relief and symptoms return. S S S promises to attack the disease at its source by drawing germs from the blood. Researchers offer free medical advice via Medical Director, 22 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The saddle and equipment of Major C E Bordwell were received by Mrs Bordwell from Spartansburg Pa where his regiment trained. It is believed he has sailed for Europe or arrived there, with last word saying he would start the voyage shortly and no further news has come. Also, Mrs ao M Gates of Cleveland is visiting her mother Mrs J C Neicker at 26 Jefferson Ave.
A joint resolution proposes amending article nine section four to allow bonds up to fifty million dollars for highway improvements. The amendment would modify debt limits and authorize bond issuance while detailing submission to the qualified voters at the next general election.
The joint resolution proposes amending section eleven of article sixteen of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It transfers banking and trust company incorporation powers to general law, replacing prior restrictions requiring three months notice and charters limited to twenty years, as certified by Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A 1918 notice states the first Monday in November will host the election to approve or reject a specified amendment. It details open and close times, polling places, and ballot printing in line with Pennsylvania election laws. A true copy of Resolution No. 1 is attached, signed by R. E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Proposes amending Article Nine Section Eight to cap county city and district debt at seven percent of assessed property value, with Philadelphia allowed up to ten percent, and prohibiting new debt beyond two percent without specified conditions. The amendment seeks to restrict municipal indebtedness under the eighteenth article framework.
Public money to be paid by the State Treasurer on a warrant drawn by the Auditor General. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2 Cyrus E. Woods.
The document records a proposed amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight, of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It limits local debts to seven percent of assessed property value for counties and similar districts, allows Philadelphia to exceed to ten percent, and restricts new debt growth beyond two percent without electors' consent. It discusses methods to deduct city debt tied to revenues from public works or utilities and outlines fifty year maturities with sinking funds, plus guidance for obligations linked to wharves, docks, or land reclamation.
A joint resolution proposes amending Section 16 of Article Three to require state expenditures to follow law and specific appropriations. The measure, enacted by the Senate and General Assembly, directs wording changes to state that no money may be paid from the State Treasury except as prescribed by an act of the Legislature detailing expenditures and appropriations.
Evening Times invites readers to vote for Warren’s most beautiful woman from eight days of photographs published in the paper. The grand winner receives worldwide recognition and a $1,006 donation to hospital or public charity.
The Warren Times sponsors an American Beauty Hunt running now through October 7. The winner, chosen by noted artists in New York and a committee, will star in a William Fox motion picture, benefit her hometown with a $3,000 prize, and receive a screen test and potential contract. Eligible entrants need only be physically attractive. no age limit.
Harry Haley of 12 Crescent street is ill at Camp Meade with Spanish influenza and Catholic rites have been given as his parents are notified of his decline. Ray McNierney learns his brother William F. McNierney died at the naval hospital at Great Lakes Naval Station, Chicago, after contracting influenza. another brother is Dr. Frank B. McNierney. The report notes the illness began a week earlier and pneumonia threatened him midweek but was later checked. Theresa Hartz of Olean visits Corry and Titusville, briefly traveling to see Mrs. A. Bauer and plans to return home.
The document outlines rules for calculating borrowing capacity of Philadelphia, deducting debt tied to public improvements yielding net revenue, and capitalizing such revenue to set deductible amounts. It allows city borrowing up to fifty years with sinking funds, permits including interest and sinking fund charges during construction, and postpones tax levy on interest until one year after project completion. True copy of Joint Resolution No. h. CYRUS EH. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe charges accruing during construction and for one year after completion, with no tax levy required to cover interest and sinking fund charges until the period ends. The text cites section ten, article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Joint resolution proposes amending section one of article nine to allow graded taxes while preserving general law levies and exemptions for public property religious worship places of burial charity institutions. Section two sets a November 1919 election to approve or reject the amendment with ballot printing and compliance to election laws.
Draft officials announced the five day pick of 41 men starting October 7 is postponed indefinitely due to the Spanish influenza epidemic. Seven limited service men remain slated to depart October 4. J Livingston Hunter of Tidioute volunteered for service and was sent to Fort Slocum assigned to the Aircraft division, Ruy Ligerty Bonos.
In a wartime address the speaker asserts that granting women the vote is essential for justice and postwar governance. He argues women are noble and capable, insisting soldiers deserve equal suffrage and that women must participate directly in future counsels to solve the world’s urgent problems.
The speaker asserts responsibility for executive tasks of a war and pleads for spiritual instruments to lighten the burden. He argues that only he can fulfill the duties, while others may deny the validity of his appeal but cannot refute its basis. He emphasizes daily regret over lacking these tools.
Kaukauna Wisconsin story cites Mrs Jay Parker praising Vinel for lifting weakness and asthma after other treatments failed. Ad claims beef and cod liver peptones iron and glycerophosphates in Vinel build appetite blood and strength. Sold by Siegfried's pharmacy and druggists. Stop scratching Saxot Salve relieves itching. Norris family departs Tulsa by car after visit.
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