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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1928
Page
1
Pack ice blocks the Krassin’s path toward the Italia encampment with Soresby Island and Cape Leigh Smith in view. German relief support joins the operation with a ski-equipped plane and aviator Udet offering capabilities to aid the rescue.
Joseph E. Perkins of Russell receives a $25 Tribune accident insurance payment today. He was injured while pruning a fruit tree when a fire started in a nearby field on March 24. A lighted cigarette is believed to have sparked the blaze as Perkins battled to save nearby buildings and burned his set.
A disputed quote shows a farmer quote about gaining money if he worked, followed by Bootlegger Ike Lark reacting to the Republican pledge to uphold and declare sacrosanct the Eighteenth Amendment. The passage reflects partisan rhetoric around agriculture and Prohibition.
Irvine Bridge, dedicated as a patriotic project, opens tomorrow on Independence Day as part of the Allegheny National Forest system and Route 193. Major Wheeler summarizes the bridge’s conception, with Colonel Crosby noting Irvineton as the site to connect Warren’s western boundary while showcasing local tourism and state highway development.
The Manchester Guardian views Governor Smith’s nomination as showing power shifts to great cities with immigrant communities and a new champion in the presidential race. Senator Capper praises Hoover Curtis tickets as farm-friendly, signaling Republican strength among farmers and western leadership. Assan Dina, a Hindu figure, is reported dead with a final reflection on his legacy.
John P. Wood flies a Waco bi plane and leads the twenty four plane caravan as it moves from Wichita toward Tulsa. This fifth leg of thirty two travels from Detroit to the Pacific coast and back with a Fourth of July stop in Tulsa and a Thursday move into Texas.
The North Central College Glee Club of twelve men will give a summer tour concert at the First Evangelical Church of Warren a week from Thursday evening July 12. The group, guided by their training professor, will present a program on par with the Bible drama The Valiant Man, recently well received in Warren. Admission matches that of the drama.
George E. Wedin 35 longtime Warren resident and assistant chief engineer at International Harvester died at W C A hospital in Jamestown after six months illness. He played for Warren athletic teams, moved to Philadelphia in 1917, later worked with International Harvester in Springfield Ohio. He will be buried in Oakland cemetery after services at Swedish Lutheran church with Rev Carl Jacobson officiating. Survived by four sisters Clara Ellen and Anna Wedin and W H Turner of Sugar Grove and Miss Anna Wedin of Waterstreet. brother Carl Wedin preceded in death. He was born June 7 1894 in Carrolton New York. He was a Mason and Odd Fellow. Society of Automotive Engineers member. Pallbearers to be provided by Masonic lodge.
President Coolidge pledged to do everything he can to help Herbert Hoover win the White House. The Republican National Committee chair Dr. Hubert Work, who will direct the campaign, announced Work’s resignation as secretary of the interior yesterday. Coolidge has not yet accepted the resignation.
Federal soldiers killed 79 rebels in four clashes in Jelisco state and suffered eleven own dead, officials announced. The reports describe varying levels of combat intensity with casualties on both sides.
Detroit July 3 Reports that Herr Ferdinand Eimer macher German pilot landed his balloon Munster on a Lynchburg mountainside revived hopes that Germany may win the Gordon Bennett trophy for the third year running. Karl Betts scored Kepner in U S A drift near Kendridge West Virginia and Kepner landed there while Kaulen near Chase City Virginia. Dolfus in Gore North Carolina was down in a mill pond near Warnet Cor Gorre. Betts said distances among the leaders differ by less than ten miles and final winner to be announced from National Aeronautical Association HQ Washington.
Ernest H. Cherrington of the Anti-Saloon League labels Governor Smith of New York as the fiercest antagon ist of prohibition yet. He warns the nation faces a great wet and dry clash triggered by Smith’s opposition to current laws, noting past actions on enforcement repeal and calls for looser beer restrictions.
Local paper outline lists sections and page numbers for continued coverage. Includes late local telegraph society news, editorials, topics, sport news, Boy Scout items, society and church notes, features, and entertainment across pages two to fourteen.
Scout Executive Frank Roud announced that 10 319 cars passed the double crossing at F N tower from Saturday 6 am to Tuesday 6 am. Eastbound trips totaled 6186 and westbound 5133 with a small 53 car difference across the period.
Senator Joseph Robinson plans rest in Hot Springs Arkansas after Little Rock visit as Democratic vice presidential nominee. Herbert Hoover cancels engagements to focus on campaign operations with Dr Hubert Work and Henry Alten en route to Washington. President Coolidge backs Hoover but weighs eastern speeches. Prohibition leader H P Favis predicts Hoover endorsement with no own candidate, while D Leigh Colvin notes split with Anti-Saloon League not aiding this year. Governor Smith gathers in New York for two speeches before large voter turnout.
Patrols regain three man strength as T M Reilly returns from roundsville to Warren. His first assignment back was the Sun day auto tragedy near Pittabfield that killed an elderly Edinboro man and injured four others. Corporal W Constantine leads the unit with Patrolman Howard McJunkin as the third member.
Gunmen on a crowded Philadelphia street fired pump guns wounding three bystanders and killing racketeer George Catana. Michael Rosso, 12, was struck in the abdomen and may die. Walter Bosher, 64, and Marion Hughes, 23, were lightly wounded as police labeled the incident gang violence.
H P Faris of Clinton Missouri, the Prohibition party candidate in 1924, said the party may endorse Herbert Hoover rather than nominate its own candidate. He noted the party seeks to make prohibition the major issue and criticized the Democratic candidate selection. If endorsed, it would be the first time since 1869 the party did not nominate its own candidate.
A blaze at Hoover Field across the Potomac from Washington destroyed one hangar and eight planes. Estimated damage stood at 81000 dollars. The field operated a flying school with 40 students and offered air sightseeing tours.
Weather permitting, Warren marks Independence Day with a two-organization sponsored program. Morning events include a dedication of Irvine Memorial Bridge with a parade of National Guard units, while the afternoon features auto races at the Fairgrounds and a parachute jump.
The United States Shipping Board on July cannot be sure of the exact date authorized the Merchant Free Corporation to prepare bid specifications for the sale of United States lines and the American Merchant line under eight proposals. It also directed sale bid specs for the American Palmetto line, based on six or more of its ten cargo ships, operating from South Atlantic ports.
The Weather Guess Lona Observations report a dry morning with no precipitation. It notes the sun sets tonight at 7 34 and Wednesday sunrise at 4 33, indicating a straightforward clear day with early daylight.
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