Learn Family Holds 10th Annual Reunion
The Learn family held their tenth annual reunion Friday at Cable Hollow at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Potter. Forty two members attended despite heavy rain. A business meeting followed dinner with Levi Learn elected president Melvin Clendenning vice president and Mrs Maggie Fullerton secretary and treasurer.
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Learn
Arthur Potter
Cable Hollow
Savas
Levi Learn
Melvin Clendenning
Maggie Fullerton
Nineteen Nurses Graduate From State Hospital
Nineteen nurses graduated from the State Hospital on Friday evening. W. E. Rice presented diplomas after an address by Rev. W. H. Jones of Trinity Memorial Warren. Trustees, meeting that day, witnessed the commencement. Graduates include William Barr Ada Brown Edna Bremen dey Mary Cleveland Bessie Gould Hazel Grey Stephen Hayes Mary Huddleston Charles Huddleston Edit Kingsley Clara Lauffenberger Laura Marsh Blanche Martin Louise Mille Melva McQuiston Mabel Payne Mary Sweeney Gertrude Ward Ruby Young.
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State Hospital
W. E. Rice
Board of Trustees
W. H. Jones
Trinity Memorial
Warren
William Barr
Ada Brown
Edna Bremendey
Mary Cleveland
Bessie Gould
Hazel Grey
Stephen Hayes
Mary Huddleston
Charles Huddleston
Edit Kingsley
Clara Lauffenberger
Laura Marsh
Blanche Martin
Louise Mille
Melva McQuiston
Mabel Payne
Mary Sweeney
Gertrude Ward
Ruby Young
Warren County Sunday School Convention Set in Warren
Warren will host the Sunday School Convention with sessions in the Baptist Church at 9 30 a m Thursday and Friday including day sessions for workers and teachers and afternoon addresses. A mass meeting in the Presbyterian Church is planned for Thursday at 7 45 p m with Rev B F Rhoads of Butler Pennsylvania as speaker on Get Up or Get Out.
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Warren
Warren County
Baptist Church
B. F. Rhoads
Butler
Miss Ernestine Cowan Wed J E Hill in June Ceremony
Miss Ernestine Cowan and J E Hill married Thursday evening at the Cowan home 103 East Street in front of 135 guests. Rev W C Beck officiated assisted by Dr J W Smith with C H Howell of Coshocton Ohio as best man and Mrs Percy WIlling of St Louis as matrons of honor. The ribbon bearers were Evelyn Weed Genevieve Magee William Messner and Lillian Yockway. The couple plans a honeymoon on the East and will reside on Third Avenue East after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hill
Warren Light and Power Company
Ernestine Cowan
Dwight Cowan
East Street
J. W. Smith
W. C. Beck
C. H. Howell
Coshsdon
Ohio
Percy Willing
St. Louis
Evelyn Weed
Genevieve Magee
William Messner
Lillian
Hill
Trey
Third Avenue
Warren Man Sees Ball Game. Misses Purse Worth $64
John A. Barnes of Warren reports paying $64 to witness last Saturday's ball game at Warren High-Enoo Park. He entered during the crowd surge, felt a purse slip from his hip pocket, and later helped identify two suspects who were questioned but released. Two hundred business leaders attended a smoker at Cenewango Club where the Industrial Development Company stock sale was launched, planning to raise 5 1/2 million dollars for factory space rentals.
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John A. Barnes
Warren
Warren High -Enoo Park
Riverside
Jamestown
Onlice
Warren W
More Industries
Cenewango Club
Industrial Development Company
Aptain A. G. Lyons
Vumber of Commerce
W. F. Messner
Messner
Cing
C. W. Lansing
Industrial Service Company
Aall
Postmaster Ephraim Swanson Dies in Youngsville
Ephraim A Swanson former postmaster of Youngsville died June 14 after six weeks illness. Funeral held Saturday at 2 30 at the family home in Youngsville Rev J A Lyons officiating. Interment in I C O F cemetery. Born Chandlers Valley Warren county April 21 1867 he is survived by wife Amelia Murhart Swanson and three sons Ernest W Malnard E and Homer M Swanson. Appointed postmaster March 4 last.
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Youngsville
Ephraim A. Swanson
J. A. Lyons
Mr. Swanson
Chandlers Valley
Warren County
Amelia Murhart Swanson
Ernest, W
Malnard E
Homer M. Swanson
Pardon Recommended For Chas E Weeks
Charles E Weeks of Jamestown New York was named among pardon recommendations by the state board. He received a five year minimum sentence after pleading nolo contendere to murder in the second degree for the May 31 1914 shooting of Leo Ganey at his home near Fentonville just over the Pennsylvania line. Weeks brother James L Weeks a former Jamestown mayor is a leading western New York attorney. their family has long prominence in Jamestown.
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State Board of Pardons
Charles E. Weeks
Jamestown
N. Y
Warren
Nolo Contendre
Weeks
Leo Ganey
New York State
Pennsylvania
James L. Weeks
New York
Finances of Y. M. C. A. In Excellent Shape
The Y M C A spent 14 464 238 last year with receipts exceeding disbursements by 281 65. Only 3 126 of the surplus came from donations. Secretary A F Kottchamp announced the annual report at the meeting last Thursday evening. Dormitory receipts reached 1 169 85 and total expenditures including laundry were 518 51. Towels soap and candy netted 137 07 in profit and suppers at 25 cents a plate earned 92 07. The association now counts 877 members.
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A. F. Kottchamp
Association
New Industry Secured For Warren
Negotiations by the Chamber of Commerce yield a new factory for Warren with plans to lease the Madden building from the Woolworth company and repurpose the old Pickett Table Company site. Bradford Supply Company, based in Bradford Pa, will operate retail business on the South Side and extend stores to Robinson Illinois. Warren is chosen after review of oil region locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Woolworth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Citizens National Bank
Bradford Supply Company
Bradford
Warren Planning Mill Company
Pickett Table Company
Warren Brewery
Madden
Woolworth Company
Leesees
South Side
Robinson
Illinois
Warren
Warren Man Beholds Search For His Body
A Warren man witnessed a long Allegheny River search near the suspension bridge end abruptly when Joseph Agard, presumed drowned, appeared on the scene. Dredging teams had to stop as Agard was brought to Warren by a buggy from Toner, revealing he had wandered after his boat stalled Sunday night and misrouted his path.
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Allegheny
Joseph Agard
Andred Magini
Toner
Irvine
Failed to Wed Sued By Girl in Local Court
Isa belle Gulch of Clarendon sued John Wawrayko for breach of promise after their engagement ended in 1913 and he later married someone else in 1914. Testimony showed Belle sent letters to disrupt his new marriage and she received a $75 verdict from the jury.
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Brech
Isabelle Gulch
Clarendon
John Wawrayko
Miss Guich
Belle
John
Jamestown
Niagara Falls
Wheelock Re-enlists in Company IL of Illinois National Guard
Harry O Wheelock son of Col D F A Wheelock re-enlists with Company I in Illinois. He will leave Warren Friday as a private after previously serving 1906 to 1910. He rose from captain to battalion quartermaster then second lieutenant on staff before rejoining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O. Wheelock
Harry Wheelock
D. F. A. Wheelock
Warren
Struthers-Wells Boilermakers Demand Higher Wages
Boiler department workers at Struthers-Wells & Co seek a 10 percent wage increase and shift pay days to Saturdays from the 4th and 19th. Current rate is $3 per day, with nearby plants paying about $3.40 for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struthers-Wells & Co
Neaby
Captain Bordwell Ordered to Recruit Company I to 150
Captain C. E. Bordwell of Company I received orders from Colonel Richards in Oil City to increase the company to 150 men. Lieutenant E. S. Munson will likely be left behind when the company departs Friday, as recruitment may not reach the target. Nine Sheffield men arrived in town this evening and signed applications.
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C. E. Bordwell
Tidioute Woman Receives Government Reading Post
Miss Nellie Turner of Tidioute has been engaged by the department of the interior as instructor of reading in institutes nationwide for Indian service workers. Institutes will be held in Lawrence Kansas Santa Fe New Mexico Riverside California Salem Oregon Tomah Wisconsin Rapid City South Dakota and Carlisle Pennsylvania with Turner taking an active role in each program.
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Nellie Turner
Tidioute
West
Miss Turner
Department of the Interior
Lawrence Kan
Sante Fe
N. M
Riverside Cal
Salem
Ore
Tomah Wis
Rapid City
S. D
Carlisle
Closing Exercises At St. Josephs School
Closing exercises at St. Josephs hall marked the end of the grammar grades at the Parochial schools. Alumni served ice cream and cake after the program, with pupils from all grades performing songs recitations dialogues and instrumental selections. Prizes for merit marks in attendance averages essays and other work were awarded.
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St. Joseph’s Hall
Barnes Branch Nuptials Join Asa Barnes and Florence Branch
Asa H. Barnes and Miss Florence R. Branch were married at noon Wednesday in the bride’s home on Prospect Street. Rev. J. W. Smith officiated. After a brief wedding trip to Cleveland and Detroit, the couple will live at 207 Prospect Street. The bride worked for Warren Axe and Tool. the groom is a Warren post office clerk.
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Asa H. Barnes
Florence R. Branch
J. W. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
B. F. Branch
Prospect Street
Cleveland
Detroit
Warren Axe & Tool Company
Warren Post Office
Patriotic Dinner At Y M C A For Soldiers
A noon patriotic banquet for Company I will be held at the Y M C A before their Friday departure. Local Women's clubs and organizations assist, with 75 men to Mt Gretna. Cornplanter Refinery halves pay for current and prospective company employees in service.
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Company I
Harry Logan
W. D. Todd
E. S. Lindsey
Blue Stocking Club
M. W. Jamieson
Woman’s Club
J. R. Mitchell
J.P. Rogers
Thomas Creal
Y. M. C. A. Auxilary
W. H. Jones
Red Cross
Graduating Class Attends Warren High Baccalaureate
Rev. Norris A. White preached the annual baccalaureate sermon for Warren High School’s 1916 graduating class. Thirty nine seniors and mothers of faculty attended in a decorated church with peonies buttercups and an American flag. The sermon used a parable based on II Timothy 4 13 titled A play on the Text.
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Norris A. White
Warren High School
Dr. White
Paul
Timothy
Warren High School grants 39 diplomas in historic same-building ceremony
Thirty nine seniors graduated at Warren High School in a ceremony held in the same building as the past four years. The auditorium was full, with an all star program including two choruses, an orchestra directed by Roy McGowan, student essays by Delia Cook and Robert Adams, and prizes awarded by Colonel Windsor and Earle V. McDonald.
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Warren High School
W. H. Jones
Ww. Z
W. C. Beck
Roy McGowan
Red Cross
Delia C. Cook
Arthur Fehlman
Evelyn H. Johnson
Robert D. W. Adams
Delcie G. Korb
Pennsylvania
Rowena M. Berkle
J. Anderson Schofield, Jr
Earle V. McDonald
Fred E. Windsor
R. T. Adams
Mary Ball
Deleie G. Korb
D. I. Ball
James O. Parmlee
Russell Elliott
J. Anderson Schofield
Deleie Korb
R. D. W. Adams
Ruby Strickland
Ww. Co. T. A
Temperance
Madeline Rogers
Gretchen Nathan
Herman Kabenik
Allen Vinton
Colonel Windsor
Albert C. Gustafson
Robert Adams
Delia Cook
Helen Hall
Mildred Johnson
Delcie Korb
Douglas Smith
Alice Allen
Ethlyn Connelly
Helen Cousins
Clara Johnson
Arlene Enos
Freda Gander
Vera Himebaugh
Hazel Cousins
Evelyn Johnson
Mildred Larson
Florence Mohr
Mabel Strickland
Helen Stuart
Joseph Schofield
Earl Sundell
Hilda Thelin
John Young
Rocena Buerble
Albert Gustafson
Doris Hazeltine
Ruth Holmberg
Hildur Leander
Genevieve McMahon
Maria Probst
Goldie Viele
Edna Nordland
Elizabeth Enaman
Viola Walters-Galey
Bertha Hartweg
Alvida Malm
Eugene Baker
Fritz Anderson
Youngsville Community Notes Share Visits and Meetings
Dr W H Shortt and son William traveled to Philadelphia. Lincoln tea at M Buck home drew a good crowd. Next tea at Mrs A Mourer. Red Circle Missionary Society baked goods sale raised funds. Nettie Dugan from Columbus, Ohio visited relatives. Mrs Anna Shortt spent Sunday in Warren. Mrs Benson and daughter Helen visited Warren. K O T M picnic at Winnie Parker's on Mill Street attended by most members. H L Mead and family from Erie visited C S Mead. Ruth Hodges working in Sheffield spent Sunday at home.
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Youngsville
W. H. Shortt
William
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Anna Shortt
Warren
Benson
Helen
Winnie Parker
Mill Street
H. L. Mead
Erie
C. S. Mead
Ruth Hodges
Sheffield
State Hospital death by own action by safety razor
Albert Emling of Erie Pa aged 3 a patient in the State Hospital Fifth ward died by self inflicted throat wound with an old safety razor blade Tuesday night. He was found in a room locked from inside after movements between 8 45 and 9 20 p m. Coroner and doctors investigated but could not determine where the blade came from. Emling would have marked two years as a patient today. He left a note to a patient named Davis saying this was his last day and gave his clothes in a pillow case.
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State Hospital
Albert Emling
Erie Pa
Emling
DeForest
Mitchell
Darling
Davis
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Chas. E. Weeks
Lie
Struthers-Wells
Co. I
St. Joseph’s School
Potato Growers
E. D. Everts Hardware
Carver House
Penna. Ave. W
Conewango Building Loan Association
Second Avenue
Conenango Building Loan Association
Penna
Leisureland
New York City
Albany
Troy
Lake George
the Adirondacks
Beautiful “Searchlight Magazine
Hudson Navigation Company
Pier
North River
Cape May
Wildwood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Anglesea
Stone Harbor
Avalon
Washington
B. P. Fraser
Brisbane Building
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad
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