Dance and social news from Porkey community gathering
A July fourth style update from Porkey reports a lively Monday evening dance at the local bungalow with strong turnout of Lynch youth and notable visitors from New Martinsville West Virginia. The piece recaps splashes of travel, visits, repairs at the pump station, local meetings, and long memories of Balltown and surrounding households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porkey
Lynch
Irs
James Welsh
New Martinsville
West Va
Kenneth Littlefield
John Littlefield
Ezra Spicer
O. E. Rupert
Wilbur Salsgiver
Kellettville
South Penn Qi Co
Kerr
D. W. Downey
Carl Miller
Warren
George Welsh
John Sitzle
Anson
Balltown
Albert Rudolph
Newtown
Wylacker
Mayburg
Howe Township
A. M. Hunter
John Burns
Brookston
Tidioute Refining Company
Supt. Allen
Oil City
Allen
Glen Hazel
Mystery Man Solves Bank Robbery And Reveals Trio
A Chicago mystery man exposed a bank robbery at Chenosa Illinois when he identified Harry Funk Dave Blumenfeld and Mike Evans as suspects. Funk and Blumenfeld were captured with Evans later posing as a priest. Blumenfeld bought an apartment with stolen funds and all three face prison terms. The informer’s identity remains sealed amid threats of further violence.
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Hargis Earlywine
Bloomington
Kmost
Rim
Illinois
Harry Funk
Dave Blumenfeld
Fank
Dolief
Bloomfeld
Mike Evans
Chicago
Chenosa Bank
Chenoa
Ill
Edward Kelly
Kelly
Funk
Joliet
Evans
David Blumenfeld
Blumenfeld
Ins Wafe
Blumenfeld and
Marienville Family Visit Extends Into Fourth
Day morning reports show Mr and Mrs Adam Spencer joining the Silvis family at Marienville for the Fourth weekend. Floyd Sipble and child and Robert Shepard of Franklin spent Sunday with the G H Shepard family and then traveled to Erie on Monday morning. Miss Shepard accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Downey
Adam Spencer
Silvis
Marienville
Floyd Sipble
Robert Shepard
Franklin
G. H. Shepard
Erie
Miss Shepard
Will
Turn home to Erie with the party
Mr and Mrs Howard Watson of derrick Tract visited the Shepard family on Sunday last. More children are killed from swallowing pins than by unloaded guns, according to statistics recently compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Howard Watson
Derrick Tract
Shepard
Sheffield Boys Leave to Enter Training Camp
July 5 notes indicate Frank Henry Jr returned home from West Virginia for a few days. Multiple residents travel for visits, family events, and local commerce activity. A piano demonstration by Frederick's Piano Company in Butler and a Tudor gasoline pump installation are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Frank Henry Jr
West Virginia
Kathleen Jenkins
Warres
L. M. Jenkins
Arthur Williver
Williamsport
Walter Drum
Kinzua
Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company
Cora Dallas
Dallas
Texas
Henry Tomb
Earl Easton
Clarence Jones
Youngsville
E.G. Jones
R. QO. Anderson
Deloria
Scott Wilson
Akron
Ohio
Harry Eckman
Elmer S. Black
Richard Phillip
Berton Dunn
Robert Mann
Karl Kemp
Miles
Philadelphia
E.C. Jones
Mill Street
Louise Overbeck
Sigel
Chas.iss. Wr
Charles QC
Riley
Ray Vantassel
Detroit
Sweden Industries Support One Third Population Now
The report notes that industries in Sweden now sustain about one third of the population versus fifty years ago when they supported only a fraction, highlighting shifts in economic structure and employment.
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Sweden
Jones Uses Birth Records To Name School Superintendent
In a Midwestern town a five member school board split over choosing a superintendent. Jones proposed a plan to guess the average age of the board members, with the closest guess winning the right to name a candidate. His guess matched the actual average age exactly to the two year fraction, and he subsequently named his candidate after researching members' birth records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinally Jones
Jones
Iones
Navy to bore ammunition in caves to guard against explosions
The U S Navy plans to use cave storage and boring methods to reduce the risk of catastrophic explosions in ammunition depots. Officials say controlled caverns provide safer, stable handling and improved protective measures for volatile ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Best Scout May Have Chance on Byrd Flight
Paris July 6 United Press America's best boy scout may be invited to accompany Commander Richard E Byrd on his forthcoming flight across the south pole. Byrd would confer upon returning to the United States with leaders about inviting the champion scout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Press
America
Stout
Richard E. Byrd
South
Dyed
United States
Byrd
L'Hopital
Och
Boy Scouts
Alarm Clock Memorandum Pads Aid Busin ess Appointments
Recent invention features memo pads with built in alarm clocks to help keep business appointments on time. The compact device integrates notes and audible reminders, promising improved punctuality for professionals and office workers alike.
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Tidioute
V. L. Hogue
Mr. Mortimer
Miss Mortimer
Butler
Norman
Darli “ Darling
Wm. Casper
Em+ Ienton
Lou de Maison
Fred Popeney
Mabelle Popeney
Meadville
D. L. Buck
Harrisburg
Peter Karns
Oscar Maze
Durant City
Lloyd
Walter Shepard
Misses Beaulah
Betty Shepard
Maggie Caster
Seal Caste
Frank Moore
Welsh
Minnie Wolfe
Perry
Sistersville
F. F. Spencer
Sherman Dodge
Susie Spencer
Hermit Springs
Miles O'Donnel
J. R. Lindsey
Seatch Hill
Hearts Content
D. F. Youry
Dexter Double Tub
Dexter Washer & Appliance Co
Third Avenue Bell
the City Building
Underwood
Und
Walter Brinkman
Brinkman
the Smith Shoe Store
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