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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
3
The state food administration announced no sugar allotments to retail grocers in New Jersey for August. Households were told to use existing stock, and no new allotments will be issued until September.
Leonard Murphy, the sole African American registrant in Warren County, departs Saturday morning for Camp Custer in Michigan.
J. A. Schofield learned his son Lt Brad Dock has been commissioned a captain, making him the third Warren boy to receive this honor.
In France during World War II Sergeant Kin near serves with the unit stationed near 023 Cone Wango Avenue. Ben Kinnear is noted in the surrounding roster as a local contact.
Arthur McGraw of Bear Lake and Miss Goldie Taylor of Warren wed Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s parents’ home on Conenango Avenue. Rev. W. C. Beck officiated. The couple will reside in Bear Lake.
Last Wednesday a lightning strike hit the Carlson Homestead barn on the state road near Lander killing three sheep. Nearby resident C H Cramer reported several cattle killed in the same storm.
W. W. Dalrymple, long-time Pittsfield resident, died July 23 at his home in Oblong Illinois. His body was brought to Pittsfield for interment in Riverside Cemetery.
A notice to the parents of Private Raymond Vesting of Company 11th Regiment reports he was killed in action in France on July 15. Vesting is the third Company IT man to be reported killed in battle.
E. M. Mixer halts teaching to accept a summer job with a Sharon bank. He was elected principal of Clarendon and Tionesta schools but declined both posts to take the Sharon position.
Former Warren resident Bert McConnell now based at Fort Baker California has been appointed a first class corporal. McConnell led Warren Clothing Co. before enlisting in April at Fort Slocum New York and transferring to California.
The Bradford Era reports that self styled war veteran Bombardier Jack Clifford spoke at the Library theater in Warren under the Channel of Commerce. He is alleged to have no listing on the Fourteenth Canadian Artillery roll and other claims lack substantiation.
Twenty seven Warren County youths departed Wednesday for Camp Forest at Lytle Georgia. The group comprises local young men preparing for training and service.
Mr and Mrs George McClen announce the arrival of their son Edgar in France, confirming his location and sending word of his status during wartime.
The season's first drowning occurred on Chautauqua Lake last Wednesday when 19 year old Gunnard Swanson of Jamestown died while fishing from a canoe.
Elmer Soderburgh has purchased the McKinney Garage in Youngsville from Robert McKinney and will hereafter operate the business under the name The Service Garage.
The Warren Hebrews synagogue on Conewango Avenue will be dedicated Sunday at 3 o clock. It formerly housed the United Brettren congregation.
Governor Brumbaugh and his wife will visit Warren on September 16 and 17 for the Old Bucktail regiment reunion, announced by the organizing committee.
Funeral services in memory of Sheriff De Forest were held at his Market Street home at 3 PM Tuesday. The Rev. Walter C. Beck of First Lutheran Church conducted the service and interment followed in Oakland Cemetery.
Starling Rowland and Ernest Watt of Warren are reported killed in action in France on July 6. They are the first Warren County men officially listed as killed, with Co I and the 112th Regiment believed in action in the past week and more deaths expected.
The body of Aaron Day of Corydon was found Sunday on the road near his home by a Bradford automobile party. A stroke of apoplexy is believed to have caused his death while he was on his way to the pasture for his cow. He had lived alone since his wife died two years ago.
Approximately 160 men remain in the first class including June registrants. Of 264 June registrants, about half were placed in Class I while the rest received claims based on industrial and dependency reasons.
George A. W. De Forest, Warren County sheriff, died Saturday from hemorrhages of the stomach. He had long been in poor health yet kept up his duties until Friday night. He was active in county politics, twice serving as coroner, and was appointed sheriff after Will Tate's death in 1916 and elected to a four year term last year. Coroner Dr. L. E. Chapman acts as sheriff awaiting the governor's appointment.
In Warren County Common Pleas No 20 June Term 1918 Libellant Robert J Clawson seeks divorce from Helen G Clawson Respondent alias subpoenas returned non est inventus notice to appear August 5 at Warren Court House before judges to answer complaint and show cause why divorce should not be granted Sheriff Geo A W DeForest Warren Pa July 2 1918
The Clarion State Normal School offers a full course with life teaching certificates in Pennsylvania. Short courses available during the crisis. Free tuition. board and room at cost. Fall term begins September 10. Address C. C. Green, Principal, Clarion, Pa. 7-25-3 times.
Notice states guardian Wm J Keery will apply September 2 1918 at 10 am to the Orphans Court of Warren County for discharge from duties as guardian of Carl B Rote. The notice is dated July 25 1918 and appears in the public record.
Hon John Siggins died at his home in Tidioute on Wednesday evening after a long illness. He was 79 and long prominent in Tidioute and Warren County. He ran a mercantile business for forty years and was involved in lumber manufacturing and oil production. He served two terms as Associate Judge, second term ending in January.
In Atlanta a police judge heard Clifford Ogden defend speeding and driving on the trolley car’s wrong side. He claimed a man passenger sought to catch a street car to obtain evidence in a divorce case. The court reduced the fine to 12 dollars plus costs.
A nostalgic wartime snippet cites John B. Fencer proposing a large nine yard pie dough concept to save crust daily. The idea, described as an American institution, imagines a thin crust layer over roe baked into a dish, with playful critique about wartime shortages.
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