Three Hundred Warren Boys to Grow Crops for Red Cross
The Y M C A organizes a community project near town on a 35 acre tract donated by Fred C Eaton to W E Yeager. Aimed at enlisting 300 Warren boys to grow beans potatoes and other crops under adult leadership with county farm agent Reist and state college methods guiding the effort.
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Warren
Red Cross
Fred C. Eaton
Jackson Avenue
W. E. Yeager
Yeager
Reist
State College
Miriam Messner Bride Of Illinois Physician
At the Messner home 110 East Street the marriage of Miss Miriam Borchers Messner and Dr. Raymond F. Dowell of Elgin Illinois was held last Wednesday in a double ring ceremony. The couple will reside in Elgin after June 1 and left for the west that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Messner
East Street
Miriam Borchers Messner
Raymond F. Dowell
Elgin
Illinois
J. W. Smith
A. M. Rickel
Pittsfield Couple Marks Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs N P Young of Pittsfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday. The couple residence near Pittsfield and have lived in western Warren county most of their married life. Mr Young is 76 and his wife 68.
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N. P. Young
Pittsfield
State Hospital Nurse Contracts Small Pox Quarantine Ordered
Pearl Haglund a 20 year old nurse at the State Hospital North Warren was found to have small pox last week. The hospital is quarantined and about 2000 patients attendants and employees have been vaccinated. No admissions will occur until the quarantine ends.
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Pearl Haglund
State Hospital
North Warren
Sarah Crooks to Wed Guy Johnson in Society Announcement
Miss Sarah Crooks and Guy Johnson announced their engagement at a dinner party hosted by Miss Myrtle Comstock at 107 Cayuga Avenue. Fourteen guests from the I-Gama Club attended. Crooks is a Registered Nurse with the State Health Department and Johnson works at Warren National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Crooks
Guy Johnson
Myrtle Comstock
Cayuga Avenue
I-Gama Club
Miss Crooks
State Health Department
Mr. Johnson
Warren National Bank
Tidioute Plans an Old Home Week Event
Residents organize an Old Home Week during the week of July 4 with officers James K. Bell president Harry Fuelhart vice president Clarence Merkle secretary and John P. Sage treasurer.
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Tidioute
James K. Bell
Harry Fuelhart
Clarence Merkle
John P. Sage
Deep Snow Drifts Block Warren Road Trip
A farmer driving from Russell to Scandia reported two foot drifts on Scandia Hill and four inch average depth along the route. He said roads were very poor and passage was difficult.
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Scandia
Warren
Russell
Health Board Orders Manure Receptacles Compliance
About ninety property owners are affected as the Warren Board of Health empowers the Health Officer to prosecute if manure is not placed in proper receptacles.
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Warren Board of Health
Knights of Columbus Campaign for Belgian Relief Fund
The Knights of Columbus of War ren launch a drive to raise $2000 for Belgian relief. On Monday nineteen teams began canvassing the Catholic residents of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus of
Warren
Northwestern Pa towns plan united stand against gas price rise
City Solicitor E. H. Beshlin attended a meeting of northwestern Pennsylvania city attorneys in Corry to discuss protesting before the Public Service Commission against a proposed natural gas price increase. Franklin Corry Meadville Warren Erie were represented. The Corry Board of Commerce organized the effort with Mayor Kitts of Erie, aiming to boost impact by broad local support. The Pennsylvania Gas Co. and United Natural Gas Co. supply Warren Eric Corry, Franklin, Oil City, Meadville, and nearby towns.
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E. H. Beshlin
Corry
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Franklin
Meadville
Warren
Erie
Corry Board of Commerce
Kitts
Harrisburg
Eric
Pennsylvania Gas Co
United Natural Gas Co
Oil City
Bert Wilson Dies After Gall Stone Surgery at Warren
Bert Wilson died Friday at Warren Hospital after gall stones surgery. He was known along Tionesta Creek and the Sheffeld and Tionesta railroad where he served as first passenger engineer. Survived by his widow Alda Jackson and son Glenwood Wilson.
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Bert Wilson
Warren Hospital
Tionesta Creek
Sheffield & Tionesta Railroad
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Clarendon
Alda Jackson
Glenwood Wilson
Clarendon Odd Fellows to Build Temple
Clarendon Odd Fellows will begin erection of a two story lodge temple costing about 15000 dollars. Basement plans include a kitchen and dining room while the first floor serves as an auditorium for public meetings dances and entertainments and the second floor houses a lodge room a billiard parlor and regalia rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon Odd Fellows
Clarendon I. O. O. F. Lodge
Warren and Chautauqua Gas Co Raise Prices Three Cents
The Warren and Chautauqua Gas Company announced a three cent per thousand rise in gas prices to manufacturers. No domestic consumer schedule was announced and officials expect delays. The Pennsylvania schedule will be argued at a Public Service Commission hearing soon.
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Warren and Chatauqua Gas Company
Chautauqua
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Peterson Hurt by Passenger Train in Youngsville
Frank Peterson of Cadillac Michigan suffered a broken shoulder and elbow plus minor injuries after stepping off and back onto a track as a passenger train whistled in Youngsville. He was operated on at Emergency hospital Warren and is expected to recover. Peterson was there for a relative’s funeral.
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Frank Peterson
Cadillac
Mich
Youngsville
Warren
Peterson
First National Bank of Warren Pays Clerks for Army Service
Bank resolves to pay all employees who enlist full salary for the entire term of service and guarantees reinstatement to their current positions after discharge. The policy was adopted by the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Warren
Board of Directors
Flag Code Sent to School Teachers
Knapp county superintendent of schools has distributed the Flag Code to every teacher in the county ensuring uniform flag etiquette in classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
County Superintendent of Schools
M V Van Etten Dies in Gas Explosion at Adams House
Martin Van Buren Van Etten an elderly Warren veteran and architect died after a gas explosion at the Adams House in Russell Friday night. Firemen fought the blaze with patent extinguishers as he was rushed to Emergency hospital where he died Wednesday. He was a well known county builder and longtime resident.
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Martin van Buren van Etten
Warren
Adams House
Russell
van Etten
Commissioners Consider Farm Purchase Near Youngsville
The County Commissioners may buy 103 acres known as the Black farm adjoining Rouse Hospital at Youngsville valued at 10000 dollars. The Black place borders Rouse Hospital Farms now totaling 600 acres. They discuss converting the large house into a children's home to replace the Randolph Home and Warren Children's Home. Two years ago Jerry Crary offered to donate such a home, but no action followed.
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Rouse Hospital
Youngsville
Rouse Hospital Farms
Black Place
Randolph
Warren
Jerry Crary
Forge Works Foreman Hurt By Hammer
At the Irvine Forge works a fellow worker’s sledge hammer flew from the handle and struck night foreman Clifford Miller on the head. He was unconscious for about twenty minutes, then regained consciousness with medical aid. He is reported doing well and expected to return soon.
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Irvine
Clifford Miller
Clifford
Warren Auto Club to Install 300 Warren Signs
Secretary Guy M. Gandin orders 300 sign boards bearing the word Warren to mark roads entering the city. Boards will be placed as soon as travel permits, marking the club's first concrete undertaking ahead of a planned rally and membership drive.
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Guy M. Gandin
The
Warren Automobile Club
Warren
Machinery Arrives for Allegheny Bridge Work
Two carloads of bridge machinery, delayed by railroad congestion, have reached Warren for the new Allegheny Bridge project. Lumber for the span is being loaded and should arrive soon, signaling faster construction prospects.
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Allegheny
Warren
Bradford Company to Build Mirror Works
The Tuna Manufacturing Co of Bradford awarded the contract to build a new mirror works plant. The Warren Mirror Works structure will be a one day brick building 70 by 156 feet with a boiler coal building 70 by 16 feet. It will be located at the corner of Lexington and Irvine streets.
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The
Tuna Manufacturing Co
Bradford
Warren Mirror Works
Lexington and
Irvine Streets
Handle Works Employee Loses Two Fingers
F W Meader, an employee of the Peterson Handle Works, lost the tips of the two middle fingers on his left hand when they were caught in a piece of machinery on Wednesday.
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F. W. Meader
Peterson Handle Works
Miner D Crary to Wed Brooklyn Girl Edith Ingraham
Mrs. Henry C. M. Ingraham of 444 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn announced the engagement of her daughter Edith to Minor D. Crary of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner D. Crary
Brooklyn
Henry C. M. Ingraham
Clinton Avenue
N. Y
Edith
Minor D. Crary
Two Doctors Offer Services To Government
Dr. William P. Clancy and Dr. Charles W. Arird have offered their medical services to the government. Dent ist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Clancy
Charles W. Arird
Harry Hutchinson Found Dead on Highway
Coroner Chapman investigated the death of Harry Hutchinson found along Nickle Hill near Spring Creek. He was last seen Monday afternoon and initially suspected of foul play until a jury ruled death from natural causes likely a stroke of apoplexy.
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Chapman
Spring Creek
Harry Hutchinson
Nickle Hill
Hutchinson
Roy Putnam Trades Farm for Block in Jamestown Deal
Roy Putnam, longtime resident of Farmington township, traded his Sugar Grove and Farmington farms for a three story brick block at 3046 East Second Street Jamestown and a 280 acre Henry Hollis farm. The transaction totaled about $31,000. The Jamestown block dates from 1915 and the two farms total roughly 350 acres.
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Roy Putnam
Farmington Township
Sugar Grove
Farmington Townships
East Second Street
Jamestown
Henry Hollis
Warren Postoffice Sees Rapid 1917 Revenue Rise
The Warren postoffice projects a fiscal year ending June 30 1917 to surpass 100000 in business. For nine months to March 31 activity totaled 87522 74, up from 82333 57 in the prior year, a gain of 5189 17 driven by growing town size and demand.
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Warren
Centennial Hose Company Annual Ball Delightful Dance Night
In the Armory of Company I 16th Regiment the Centennial Hose Company held its annual ball Monday evening. About 330 couples enjoyed a fine program of dance music by Suter's Orchestra. The Armory was well decorated and the Hose company committee performed admirably.
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16Th Reg
Centennial Hose Company
Suter
Hose Company
Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Lord Held at Hertzel Home
At Andrew Hertzel’s Third avenue home a 1 pm Monday luncheon was hosted. Mrs. Sarah Lord of North Collins New York, a former Warren resident, was the guest of honor.
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Andrew Hertzel
Third Avenue
Sarah Lord
North Collins
N. Y
Warren
Financial report of Conewango Trust Co 1917
The statement lists assets and liabilities as of March 22 1917 for Conewango Trust Co Warren Pa. It shows reserve cash deposits mortgages bonds time loans and trust assets totaling 686 702.44 with capital funds surplus profits and various deposit classifications and a sworn certification by treasurer H S Keck and notary public Mattie C Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewango Trust CO
Penn’n Ave. East
Warren
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Banks and Trust Co
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Capital Stock
Sereersessereers
Cercrestreseses
Sears Ec Eset Asis
Ssssersereesers
Commonwealth of Penn- Sylvania Vo
Mattie C. Snyder
Florida Legislature Backs Statewide Prohibition Referendum
Tallahassee April 12 1918 both houses adopt resolutions to submit a state wide prohibition amendment in 1918 making Dry referendum a statewide issue for voters to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Largest line of Men's heavy footwear for trade show
Our exhibit features work shoes with blacker cut and full double soles in black or tan priced at 1.98 2.48 2.98 3.98 and up. Dress shoes in gun metal with lace and button styles priced similarly. Rubber boots remain at 1.98 and 2.08 despite price increases, available throughout the season.
Family Shoe Store highlights full range footwear
A local shop advertises as a family shoe store offering footwear for every member with a complete range of styles and sizes.
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Health Board
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Franklin, Warren, Erie
Hospital Ane
ODD Fellows
Temple
M. V. van Etten
Forge Works
Auto Club
Bradford Company
Mirror
Warren Postoffice
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Resources
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I. H. S. Keck
H. S. Keck
C. C. Swanson
Jos. G. Johnson
Emil Johnson
Stanly
E.D. Clapp
Warren Co. Warren
Jamieson
Timothy
Cal
Jamieson Hardware & Supply CO
Just Wright
Pathe
Salvation Army
Bidg
Warren PA
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