Winners announced in Warren essay contest
The Warren Chamber of Commerce announced awards for the essay contest Why I Like to Live in Warren Best. First prize went to Miriam S. Trezise, second to Margaret Summers, third to Peter Alfred Rinfrette. A committee reviewed many letters showing local patriotism.
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Miss Trezise
Warren Best
Miriam S. Trezise
Pennsylvania Avenue
Margaret Summers
North Warren
Warren High School
Peter Alfred Rinfrette
Russell Street
Great Country Circus Docked in Philadelphia Parade Soon
The Augustine DeGrasse bearing the Great Country Circus arrived in Philadelphia on June 22 with all acts aboard except the hippopotamus. The unloading showed cages, wagons, and diverse performers as Hek and Eck restored order. The circus plans to leave for Warren for the July 8 parade.
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Philadelphia
Augustine DeGrasse
Europe
Hippopotamus
Hek
Eck
Warren
Our City Emphasizes Growth Through Improvement and Development
The piece urges citizens to actively develop and work the land of their city to extract maximum benefit. It contrasts passive land use with proactive effort, warning that a town relying on nature alone will yield only weeds and hardship.
State highway licenses fund road repairs amid large increase
The State Highway Department says auto license revenue will be used for repairs on 9,900 miles of state roads. As of June 8 the on hand total is $1,028,665. Vehicle classifications show 145,434 licenses. In 1918 totals were 103,782 licenses with revenue of $696,478.37, up by $332,186.63.
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State Highway Department
Dr Lewis resigns as University of Pennsylvania Law School dean
Philadelphia June 19 William Draper Lewis Progressive candidate for governor resigns as dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. William FE Mikell elected dean for the ensuing year after Lewis took a leave of absence to pursue the gubernatorial race.
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Philadelphia
William Draper Lewis
Washington Party
University of Pennsylvania Law School
William FE. Mikell
Lewis
Law School
Congressman Ainey attends interparliamentary peace meeting
Tokio June 25 Congressman W D B Ainey prominent in the international peace movement attends the American Japanese group session of the interparliamentary union. He leads the secretary duties for about four weeks and will travel to Stockholm for a concluding convention before returning to the United States around September 1. Fourth of July safety note urges careful cracker and firework use to avoid dangerous explosives.
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Tokio
W. D. B. Ainey
Interparliamentary Union
Mr. Ainey
Ainey
Stockholm
United States
Father’s Day Observed Nationally Across Nations
The article notes Father’s Day began with Mrs. John Bruce Dodd in Spokane in 1909 and gained federal recognition, becoming a worldwide observance including Germany, Sweden, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada and India. It explains the tradition of wearing red and white roses on the third Sunday in June and presents a poem about the everyday father by Edmund Vance Cook.
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Spokane
Wash
John Bruce Dodd
Houses of
Congress
Germany
Sweden
Korea
Japan
Mexico
Hawaii
Canada
India
Dodd
Spokane Y. M. C. A
N. S. Pratt
M. E. Hay
Wedding Lexicon A Glossary of Terms
A humorous glossary parsing wedding terms with satirical definitions. It reinterprets common words as workplace or social roles and reveals a playful critique of marriage customs. The piece frames marriage language as a business document with tongue in cheek.
Jamestown Woman Buys Maple Cream Depot
Mrs. Bessie Nelson of Jamestown purchases the milk depot in the Glassman Building from Maple Creamery Co. An addition is under construction to the Reller Skating Rink, with a 48 by 60 foot foundation by Contractor Tower, expanding existing floor space to create a premier skating venue in the state.
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Jamestown
Bessie Nelson
Glassman
Maple Creamery Co
Tower
Beaty to wed Dalzell in June at Moundsville
Mrs. W. D. Hinckley hosted Friday at her Conewango Avenue home for Miss Helen M. Beaty the bride to be. Helen Beaty will marry William F. Dalzell of Moundsville West Virginia on June 30.
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W. D. Hinckley
Conewango Avenue
Helen M. Beaty
William F. Dalzell
Moundsville
W. Va
Boy Falls From Maple Tree Injury Overcome
Robert Covel a 10 year old boy of Bradley street fell from a maple tree about 20 feet to the ground Friday afternoon. He was rendered unconscious but recovered quickly. for a time it was feared he was badly injured.
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Robert Covel
Bradley Street
Marriage Licenses Adorn Warren County Ledger Pages
A list of marriage licenses dated June with couples from Warren, Sheffield, Clarendon, Youngsville and surrounding towns. Names include Dzvenyesk and Staryka. Benson and McCall. Palmer and Allaire. Lucia and Scalise. Baker and Rickerson. Brown and Hoper. Rowley and Schuyler. Anderson and Hartnett. Carrier and Carrier. Pangborn and Kelley. Gard ner and Carpenter. Benson and Nelson. Swanson and Gustafson. Lewis and King. Farnsworth and Hahn. Thompson and Oviatt. Casey and McGuire. Bartsch and Camp. Nagowrny and Anastazeja. Davidson and Steen. Robinson and Wiggins. Thomas and Bowman. Cochran and Shutt. Hilldale and Landin. Arter and Vandersluys. Knapp and Stalker.
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Pietro Lucia
Mamie Scalise
Warren
Miles F. Baker
North East
Eva M. Rickerson
Spring Creek
Leon R. Brown
Mary A. Hoper
Hart A. Rowley
Iva M. Schuyler
Vern Anderson
Nellie V. Hartnett
Robert J. Swanson
Anna D. Gustafson
Ludlow
Harry Bert Lewis
Susan Blair King
Tidioute
Ray E. Farnsworth
Clarendon
Pearl B. Hahn
Harold S. Thompson
Ira Marie Oviatt
Youngsville
Sugar Grove
Ammon W. Arter
Beatrice M. Vandersluys
Frank W. Knapp
Bloomfield
N. J
Mary A. Stalker
Rescued Boy Survives Drowning Attempt Near Dam
Melvin Darnell a 12 year old from North Warren narrowly escaped drowning near the State Hospital gas works when cramps pulled him under for a third time. J Owens plunged into the creek and pulled him to safety. The Second Brigade Encampment to be held in Indiana in July 1825 will be named Camp General James A Beaver in honor of the late governor and Civil War survivor. General Logan will command. Miss Maude Shutt and Guy C Cochran wed last Wednesday at the Shutt home with Miriam Messener and Harold Boynton in attendance. The couple will reside at 110 Pennsylvania Avenue W Detroit via Buffalo and the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Darnell
North Warren
State Hospital
J. Owens
Indiana
James A. Beaver
Keystone
Logan
Maude Shutt
Guy C. Cochran
Kirk Shutt
J. W. Smith
Miriam Messener
Harold Boynton
Marian Hamm
Detroit
Buffalo
Lakes
Pennsylvania Avenue
Union Furniture and Novelty Co to Open in Warren
A new Union Furniture and Novelty Co will operate soon in Warren. It has purchased the Hart Furniture Works property and equipment on the South Side from the C. W. Jamieson Estate and the Keystone Metal Culvert frame building from J. S. Bayer and associates. Both sites near Pennsylvania railroad tracks offer strong receiving and shipping facilities. Hart and Keystone plants had been idle after Hart ceased operations a year ago and Keystone closed out. The Chamber of Commerce aided in securing the works.
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Union Furniture and Novelty Co
Warren
Union City
Hart Furniture Works
C. W. Jamieson
J. S. Bayer
Keystone Metal
Hart
Pennsylvania Railroad
Keystone Company
Chamber of Commerce
Fire damages Chandlers Valley amid strong wind
A Thursday fire in Chandlers Valley started in Victor Ramburg’s saw mill and spread to three buildings owned by N W Dupree. Damage reached about 8000 dollars. Firefighters from Sugar Grove aided as flames threatened about 20 nearby structures. Ramburg’s saw mill and lumber were a total loss. Dupree’s loss unknown.
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Chandlers Valley
Victor Ramburg
N. W. Dupree
Sugar Grove
Ramburg
Akeley Briggs Reunion Held at Russell
The sixteenth annual Akeley and Briggs families reunion met at Fern Cliff Park in Russell on Wednesday with over 200 relatives. Officers elected included President George W Fehlman and Treasurer Miss Georgia Fehlman. A Russell vs Lander baseball game ended 19 to 4 for Russell, followed by an Adams Hall dance for eighty couples with Smith's Orchestra of Busti.
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Lander
Russell
Adams Hall
Smith
Busti
Ross Hill Notes On Local Life And Births
Ross Hill report notes Charles Bartsch and bride home after their honeymoon with work at the groom’s parents. Fred Cotterman welcomes an 8 pound girl born Sunday. Orvil Robishaw remains ill with liver trouble. E L Martin and children visit Garland. Mrs Benedict and Mrs Belknapp visit Pittsfield. L J Palmer called on the Hill.
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Ross Hill
Charles Bartsch
Fred Cotterman
Orvil Robishaw
E. L. Martin
Garland
Benedict
Mrs. Belknapp
Pittsfield
Mr. L. J. Palmer
Honest coal dealer helps widow by shorting delivery
A coal dealer tells driver to reduce a ton by 200 pounds for a "poor delicate widow" to avoid overburdening her with stairs, illustrating a small act of altruism. The anecdote centers on Jim and the driver as examples of considerate charity.
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Jim
United Doctors Offer Free Consultations for Chronic Diseases
New Struthers Hotel hosts free consultation and examination by licensed United Doctors for chronic diseases. They claim bloodless, nonoperative treatment, with urine analysis for kidney issues and promise to reveal incurable cases. visit only, husband and parent attendance required for certain attendees.
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The
United Doctors
State of
Pennsylvania
America
Pierce Oil Corp Stock Increase Planned at Special Meet
New York June 25 A special meeting of Pierce Oil Corporation stockholders is held to vote on increasing authorized capital from 21 million to 50 million and to amend the certificate to classify all stock as common with a par value cut from 100 to 25 dollars.
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New York
Pierce Oil Corporation
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Warren Mail
Home Folk
Er J. A. Larson
Penn’a
American Press Association
General Ofces
Chicago
Washington Ticket
Gifford Pinchot
Pike County
Santa
Percy S. Smith
Allegheny County
Yred FE
Lehigh County
Willis J. Hulings
Oil City
Venango County
Joseph H. Defrees
General Assembly
John G. Smith
George B. Munn
Our City
POR International Peace
Father
Edmund Vance Cook
Trousseau
Reller
Helen Beaty
Recorder Bassett
Mike Dzvenyesk
Mary Staryka
Sheffield
Henry R. Benson
Elsie E. McCall
Fred. O. Palmer
Anna V. Allaire
Cherry Grove
Neil L. Carrier
Mildred E. Carrier
Columbus
Ernest W. Pangborn
Myrtle B. Kelley
Cornelius R. Gardner
Ruth L. Carpenter
Celoron
N. Y
Louis H. Benson
Nettie E. Nelson
Cochran—Shutt
Bride
South Side
Warren, Penn’a
New Struthers Hotel
Pierce Company
Angelo Scalise
Erik Vanman
Akeley
Pine Grove Township
Akeley, Pa
S. A. Crame
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