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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
3
Inquiry at the County Commissioners' office established that the spring primaries of 1918 will be held on May 21. The primaries will occur on the third Tuesday of the month.
E H Beshlin elected to Congress from this district on Democratic Prohibition tickets will speak at the state Prohibition convention in Pittsburg on February 12.
The annual county school directors convention will be held at the Court House on January 29 and 30. Several speakers on educational topics have been secured by Supt. of Schools Co. S. Knapp and it is expected the meeting will be profitable and well attended.
Miss Bertha Uhl a bookkeeper at the Baker and Johnson dry goods company was injured Friday afternoon when a finger was caught in a safe. She will be kept from work for some time.
Fire in the Smith Co store basement at Second and Liberty streets Saturday around five destroyed rubbish and caused about 100 dollars in damage to goods stored below. Edgar L. Corah of 415 Hickory Street announced resignation after 15 years with Cornplanter Refining and will move to Niotaze Kansas to work for the Oklahoma and Kansas Oil and Gas company.
Dr. Joseph T. Danforth of Warren named captain of Company M, Third Infantry, Pennsylvania Reserve Militia by Governor Brumbaugh on Friday. Close friends had anticipated the appointment.
Sheffield resident John C. Gregg was scalded after falling into a mill pond where boiler exhaust entered the water. He was taken to Warren hospital for special care at the start of the week. H A Willey of Warren police killed Warren county's first dog under the new dog law last Friday after finding a stray dog without a tag. He collected a $1 compensation from the County Commissioners.
Income tax man A W Eaton has opened an office at the Court House and invites the public to call and inspect his line. He is so cordial that word has spread that if you do not visit him within a certain period he will come to your home.
Warren plants followed a government order to close for five days to conserve fuel. They operated only to prevent losses from dam shutdowns. Businesses observed Monday as a holiday and await clearer provisions.
Chief of Police Haag served notice to Doc Wallace Monday to discontinue wood repairs on Pennsylvania Avenue. Under borough ordinance governing repairs in the fire zone the borough seeks an explanation of Wallace's intended repairs.
Frigid conditions blanketed the area as thermometers ranged from 20 to 25 below zero making Sunday night one of the coldest of the season.
J. H. West who departed Warren midmonth to begin YMCA duties in France cabled his family that he had safely reached Paris.
The Waren Nest of Owls No 1108 has filed an incorporation application with Prothonotary Clark. Attorney George B. Munn serves as solicitor for the group.
At a trustees meeting in Oil City Commissioner Lowe of Warren proposes Irvine farms at Irvine as the site for the proposed workhouse.
Centennial Hose Company announces its annual Easter ball at the state Armory on Monday April 1. Proceeds go to the Red Cross.
The recruiting office at the state armory will close at the end of February. Sergeant Major Oberg will transfer to the Erie office.
E. F. McLaren former editor of the Warren Mirror from Brooks was moved under court order from the state hospital to General hospital where his right leg was amputated below the knee due to blood poisoning. Wilson McGrew of Pittsfield appointed among six commissioners of the state aid campaign by Governor Brumbaugh. a noted hunter and fisherman, his appointment is described as an honor.
George Quinn of Stoneham stepped on a nail in a plank while working on an Eastern Petroleum oil lease. The injury worsened later, became infected, and he is now homebound under Dr. J. C. Russell’s care.
Chief of Police Haag reports United States Marshal Howley has announced German alien enemies must register in the western district of Pennsylvania from February 4 at 6 a.m. through February 9, daily between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The registration targets males 14 and older who are natives citizens denizens or subjects of a nation at war with the United States and who are within the United States not naturalized citizens.
Miss Margaret Reeves Hulburt became the bride of Earl Willis Cowan of Pittsburgh at St John’s Episcopal Church in Buffalo. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Walter R. Lord with many relatives and friends in attendance. The couple planned a later wedding trip and will reside at 539 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, after February 15.
Europe braces for severe winter as food and fuel shortages bite across nations. England relies on shipping and coal, while Germany battles scarce farming tools and milk and potato supplies. Potatoes may be rationed and fodder aims to protect livestock amid rising prices and anxious governments.
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