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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
3
A son was born Tuesday morning to Mr and Mrs A G Eldred of Second Avenue. The family announced the birth and welcomed the new addition to the household.
Andrew Clendenning, 78, died this morning at his home in Akeley. Born in Ireland, he was a Civil War veteran and is survived by four daughters.
George Crump of Philadelphia dies after long charity work with the Pennsylvania Humane Society. County school officers elected leaders at the courthouse with Ridelsperger as president and Williston P. Wood as secretary. Miss Nina Pearl Adams marries Corporal Cliffod Watson Pangborn. Pangborn to join Snartansburg company in Frewsburg. Mrs. G W Warden travels to San Antonio where her son G E Warden dies of pneumonia at Camp Travis. he served in aviation training.
A O Briggs a well known Farmington township farmer was stricken with paralysis while breaking ice for water. When he did not return his daughter found him on the ice and he died Tuesday evening. He is survived by his wife three sisters Lorand Perrine Mrs Jennie Duell and Mrs Kate Sadler a daughter Mrs Alice Higgins of Russell and one brother H Briggs of Warren.
Sugar was completely sold out in Sheffield before the week began. John Ferry of the Day Chemical Company at Clarendon broke his arm at the plant last Thursday.
C. E. Robinson, longtime Pickett Hardware accountant, has accepted a new position with Clarendon Refining Co and began work there on Monday.
Andrew Swanson suffered a severe foot injury when his foot was badly mangled by a saw at a mill near Sugar Grove on Saturday. He was transported to General Hospital for treatment.
Waren grocers study a cooperative delivery system to improve distribution. The project aims to pool resources, reduce costs, and expand service to customers in the area. Further details and timeline are to be announced.
Miss Camilla Barber, an employee of the SyL Cafe, was on Tuesday taken to the General hospital suffering with a nervous breakdown.
Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Corydon reports a cablegram from her son Sidney stating he has safely reached France.
S. J. Wallace has leased the farm on the Rivey road from P. J. Newmaker and will make improvements before taking possession immediately.
At a Wednesday night meeting the Socialist County Committee chose Dr. M. W. Ball of Warren as their candidate for Congress and A. W. Reeves of Corydon for Assembly.
Albert Knabb the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Knabb has been appointed second lieutenant of Company M under the command of Captain J T Danforth.
Recorder Bassett declares that ministers and justices who have delayed returning marriage records must speed up the process or face fines. The warning targets officials responsible for filing the solemnization returns.
A fine picture of Company I is displayed in the Schwing cigar store window on Liberty street. The image draws attention as each face is plainly recognizable to those who know it.
The Warren-Rayner Silver Fox Co. received two fine silver foxes from Prince Rupert Canada valued at $1 000. They are placed on the fox farm near Hatch Run for breeding and production.
At a Saturday meeting in Warren the Democratic and Prohibition County committees endorsed Earl A. Beshlin for Congress in the 28th District and W. B. Ferringey of Oil City for State Senate.
Internal revenue officials correct a mistaken impression stating women owe tax only when incomes reach 100000 for single filers and 200000 for married filers, clarifying the tax thresholds for households and individuals.
County Food Administrator W D Todd names corn meal starch flour hominy corn grits barley flour oatmeal rolled oats buckwheat potato flour mycet potato soya bean flour and meals as only permitted substitutes for wheat flour. Nathaniel Siggins longtime Warren County resident dies at 87 years old in Youngsville after illness. He served in the Civil War and leaves a wife Mrs P L Wilcox and son Earl Siggins.
Oil refiners in Warren report the embargo limits shipments to fuel oil and refined products. Neutrals and wax products cannot be shipped and are being stored.
A son was born Sunday at General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Turner of Irvinest. The father, manager of the Lester Shoe Store, is busy but can still receive congratulations.
Elmer H. Jones, a noted Warren circus figure, rescued the Sunny South Musical Comedy Company in Corry by paying hotel bills and launching the show on the road.
The historic Hotel Columbia at Fra Donia New York was totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of Sunday. All guests escaped unharmed. The site previously housed the Johnson House where Lafayette was entertained during his 1826 visit to America.
Mrs. Geo F Condit of Warren says her husband Ir Condit is coming home from the battlefields of France in February. He was among the first Warren county doctors to enlist and was wounded in the tank drive by Field Marshal Haig.
Two attempts to burn the Irvine school house were reported in the past month. Last Thursday night two Warren men found the building afire with a straw pile burning fiercely. A similar arson attempt occurred two years ago at the Star Brick school, with the culprits never found.
The IR Commissioner is quoted as correcting prior figures. Returns are required only above 1000 for unmarried and 2000 for married individuals after exemptions. The 3800 wage rule applies to employers paying wages to any one person, requiring a return to the deputy collector.
Al accounts report brisk dog license purchases as the new act takes effect. The law aims to control dogs in sheep-raising counties and to compel local police and constables to enforce the rule by acting against dogs running at large or without tags.
The Penn’a Railroad announces an embargo on all freight east of Erie and Pittsburgh. It applies to car load and fractional carload shipments, forbidding acceptance of freight except for fuel food and war supplies approved by the War Department until further notice.
The text lists ballot party order Republican Democrat Socialist Prohibition Washington and Roosevelt Progressive and details registration days by city class. First and second class cities set April 17 for those unregistered for the November 1917 election to vote in the primaries. Third class cities schedule May 1. November registration dates are September 5 17 and October 5. Boroughs and townships hold spring primary registration on March 19 and 20.
The 1918 political calendar lists a May 21 spring primary and a November general election. Primaries name candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Internal Affairs, Superior Court Judge, four at large Congressmen, one Representative in Congress per district, one Senator from each even numbered General Assembly district, and vacancies in three other districts.
N L Harris of Kansas State Agricultural College emphasizes a clean, dry, well ventilated hen house. Regular thorough disinfection, ample sunshine, and good air flow prevent weakened constitutions and illness, boosting comfort and profit in poultry culture.
A Newark New Jersey janitor nicknamed Gus Hartman, listed in a soldiers comfort kit, receives an unexpected letter from a Camp Dix bound soldier. The note asks for personal details and a photo, signifying a wartime romance impulse sparked by a convalescent aid gesture.
William Fulton, a farmer northwest of Noblesville Indiana, found his horse up a 25 foot narrow stair to the haymow after he went to feed. The animal climbed the stair to reach hay and was later lowered to the barn floor with help from two veterinarians using glocks and tackles.
At the second meeting held in Erie last week the Titusville Traction Co. decided to tear up streetcar lines to Hydetown Pleasantville and Titusville and sell equipment. The company accumulated 264000 in debt over twenty years and last year despite a six-cent fare it lost another 1000 compared with the prior year. The road never paid any dividend to shareholders.
Rebecca Girman heard heavy footsteps at the door and a man entered with pepper spray and a gun. A panic voice in the next room caused him to flee and he has not been caught as police search the area. The parrot acted as a deterrent during the incident.
Message urges readers to mail orders for printing to The Mail in Warren Pennsylvania and notes that prices are acceptable. The note emphasizes straightforward mail service for printing needs.
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