Leidig Sent to Officers Training Camp
Word from Waren reports J. Leing, a member of the high school faculty, has been sent to an officers training camp for a course.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
3
Word from Waren reports J. Leing, a member of the high school faculty, has been sent to an officers training camp for a course.
Laura Snyder of Warren has been elected superintendent of the schools at Lions ta, reflecting a leadership shift in the district.
Firebugs sparked two fires in Corry Cerry on Thursday night causing about 3000 dollars in damage. An appeal to the State Fire Marshall was made to aid in detecting the incendiary. Chanders Valley man Charles Swanson shot to fame as a flyer in wartime.
Willam F Scranton, reported killed in France, writes to his sister Mrs. C A Sandeen of Sheffield that he was wounded on July 15 and is in a hospital with not serious injuries, and that he expects to return to his company soon.
Parents and friends of Ralph Bates of Youngsville hope he is alive after being reported missing in action in France. Bates is one of eight cousins fighting for their country. if killed, he would be the third among the eight to die in the war.
At a Pine Grove school meeting on Wednesday the old schoolhouse property was deeded to Jacob Thiesen of Warren. He will start a silk mill with 25 machines and 100 workers by January 1, plans to weave and dye his own material at the site.
Leon Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Thompson of Barnes, is said to be seriously wounded in France. The Thompsons, now in Clare, had been notified of his injuries.
Harold Jackson of Canton broke a leg Wednesday after falling from a stepladder at the Clarendon refinery. He was brought to the General Hospital.
W J Kreibel of the South Side killed a 39 inch rattlesnake with 8 rattles and a button during a Wednesday auto trip near Lander. John Burns and Thomas Flynn, Pitesburg Construction Co. workers, narrowly escaped when a bridge crane toppled a flood damaged structure at Sugar Run as the old bridge fell into the stream during removal.
Mrs Munson verified by letter from Axel Munson of Salamanca that Lieut Munson had been gassed in France and was recovering. A later note from Munson said he had a slight cheek wound from a sniper but was not seriously hurt and expected a short furlough soon.
William Adams Talbott a Warren lifelong resident died Tuesday morning at his Market Street home after months of heart disease. Born February 21, 1852 in Eastfield Ohio he served in the naval academy at Annapolis and studied in Germany and Austria before 40 years with Pisa and Co. He married Teetia McNair in 1884 and Harriet McNair in 1890, leaving several children. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at the Warren chapel.
Lady Michael Wardell, daughter of Australian millionaire Sir Daniel Cooper, has married a third husband during wartime. She first wed Viscount Northland, who died in 1914, then Capt. Geoffrey Mills who was killed last year. Her current husband is a British officer.
Lt. Arthur Nelson reports the 112th U S Infantry Co B Meadville is in rest billets after intense fighting in France. The Oil Country unit endured long marches and heavy shelling from July through late July, including attacks near the Marne and Ourcq, and the defense at the Wesle bridgehead where 400 Pennsylvanians repelled 4,000 Germans.
John J. O'Hern, long time compositor for the Warren Ledger and later a worker at the Government Printing Office, died in Washington DC after a 16 month illness. He was a Knights of Columbus and Ancient Order of Hibernians member. He is survived by his widow and two brothers. Burial plans set for Warren with services at St Josephs Church.
Notice in the Western District of Pennsylvania that Fred William Jewell of Warner County PA is a bankrupt under the 1898 act and seeks discharge. Creditors and interested parties must appear in the District Court in Pittsburgh on September 30, 1918 at 10 a.m. to show cause why the discharge should not be decreed. Clerk J Word Clark signs the notice.
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