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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
5
The Morning Chronicle reports Warren's new daily will publish on Friday and Sundays as well as weekdays, introducing a fresh local newspaper offering.
A squad of National Guardsmen from Erie went on duty Saturday night guarding the two Pennsylvania railroad bridges in town. They are quartered in the vacant offices of the Struthers Wells Company.
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Mead were conducted at the family home between Youngsville and Pittsfield on Saturday afternoon with interment in the I O O F cemetery.
The D. A. V. and Pi branch of the New York Central lines will operate two daily trains with a single passenger coach. The trains will include engine and a combined baggage express and mail car, plus no smoking compartment.
Frank C. Patch of Pittsfield and Mrs. Gertrude Bragg of this city were married Wednesday night at 9 at the home of Mrs. Dietrich on Oneida avenue by Rev. H Barr of Grace church. They will reside in Warren.
Peter Ohleen 59 died Friday afternoon in Emergency Hospital after a several day illness with pneumonia. He is survived by one son Hadar Ohleen who works in the oil fields at Tampico Mexico. The first telegram informing the son reached him when his father died.
Warren pastors preached on food economy during Sunday services and discussed the President's stance on the food control bill and its dry amendment. They urged that the government cut wheat use by legislation where feasible to win church support for reducing wheat consumption.
Mr and Mrs J P Jefferson have arrived in San Francisco aboard the Pacific mail steamer Venezuela after a yearlong honeymoon in the Far East. They will visit Santa Barbara briefly before returning home. Jefferson helped fund the local Public Library and has not seen it in years.
Patriotic gatherings were held Sunday evening with two sessions for men at the Library Theatre and women at the First Presbyterian church. Dr. W H Jones presided at the theatre with G A R veterans on the platform and Company I in the front seating. The A F of M band escorted the veterans, under A J Mooney, while at the church Miss Anna Knowlton directed music with singers from local churches.
Stewart Newby aged 30 died in Penn Yan New York from blood poisoning after a wild hair extraction at the C. H. Smith Sons Company store in Sheffield. He had been ill for three months under care in Sheffield.
The Eagle Hotel license in Youngsville moved Saturday afternoon from John B. Shortman to Bert Brown of Jamestown. Brown, former Akeley resident, has long operated in Jamestown. A hearing was under way to determine Shortman’s fitness for the license as five prosecution witnesses had testified when transfer permission was requested.
Final reports from districts in the county outside Warren show contributions totaling 12641.75 to the Red Cross fund. Distributions include Sheffield 8200, Clarendon 1208.75, Sugar Grove 1242.75, Youngsville 659.40, Russell 508, Pittsfield 311.25, Garland 311.25, Grand Valley 211.60, Chandlers Valley 200. Tidioute did not cooperate and contributed about 3000.
Judge Hinckley decides the L. A. Coates & Co case against Warren County Agricultural Association without a jury under a new act making jury trials optional. Coates sought about 2500 dollars for building the fair grounds race track, with trial costs borne by the plaintiff under the new method.
About thirty citizens appeared before the City Council to seek damages and sewer protection after last night's storms. The council approved a $3,397.39 compromise with the street railway company and deferred police hiring due to budget limits. Burgess Knabb vetoes on sewer fire and hose cart funds were overridden, and Mrs. Phoebe Mitten was hired as policewoman.
Jake York of Irvine died after being struck by a Ford truck near the Irvine Run bridge east of the village as three Youngsville youths in a racing car fled the scene. Police halted the vehicle on Hickory Street after a pursuit. a Warren coroner's inquest was set to begin with witnesses.
The Russell School Board approved a four year high school program and added a seventh teacher for next year. The district has progressed well over the past two years under Prof. Young’s leadership.
G Anderson and family visited Jamestown on Saturday. Y P C E rally at U B church on the 28th and 29th drew many out of town attendees. Mrs Mabel Dilley and Mildred visit relatives in town. Auto trip to Erie by Cash Parkhurst and L L Carpenter. Horace Hoyt burial and funeral details follow. Numerous locals and out of town guests attend. A Bear Lake Red Cross branch organized with about 60 members.
The Official Journal publishes a decree extending to American soldiers and sailors in France the same postal privileges as French troops. Letters will be delivered free and money orders up to 5 francs issued without commission.
John Buchan’s new book on the Somme lauds no shirkers and many acts of courage. Major Loudoun-Shand, Private Miller, Private Short, and Private McFadzean are highlighted for extraordinary sacrifice under fire. The general closure notes the British soldier’s great soul.
Balance sheet style report shows assets and liabilities of Warren National Bank in Warren Pennsylvania as of June 20 1917. It lists cash items reserves bonds securities and bank earnings along with deposits and capital stock figures and a notary public oath confirming accuracy by cashier E H Lampe and directors.
A Warren County 1917 sheriff sale lists property in Columbus borough with 134 acres and a frame house, seized from E S Sidler and Hanna Sidler under D W Chapin. The document also includes a Citizens National Bank financial report dated June 29 1917 detailing assets liabilities and reserves with cash and deposits.
The document presents a bank balance sheet for No. 520 First National Bank at Warren Pennsylvania listing loans and discounts, securities, reserves, deposits and capital. It shows total assets near 2.69 million dollars and total deposits around 1.85 million with notes due and other items. Signatures include C. T. Conarro as cashier and officers Eldred Schofield Stone.
At the monthly school board meeting on Monday evening janitors won a salary increase from 60 dollars to 75 dollars per month after teachers were raised earlier. The board also received Health Officer Dr. C W Schmehl’s annual report, noting 373 normals out of 2,307 examined and 1,934 defective.
A brief Life quotation notes a persona who always puts others first while plotting to enlist others to act for him, implying self-serving manipulation behind the unselfish veneer.
Washington reports the president will name a five member central allied purchasing committee to supervise all food munitions and supplies for the entente and the United States. Bernard Baruch is tipped as chairman replacing costly negotiations and expected to oversee more than 10 billion dollars in purchases this year. The move follows cabinet talks and Baruch's noted efficiency in coordinating rail and powder purchases at favorable prices saving about 47 million dollars.
In Warren County Common Pleas No 29 June Term 1916 William C Hunt Libellant vs Gertrude Hunt Respondent. Respondent must appear August 6 at Warren Court House to answer the divorce petition and show cause why bonds of matrimony should not be dissolved per Acts of Assembly. E H Beshlin Attorney Warren Pa July 2 1917 Jul 5 1 19 26
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