Camp Henderson Diary From Warren Guards 1928
Corporal Gordon Wedlock writes from Camp Henderson Mt Gretna Pa about the Warren unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard training two weeks. He praises Captain Pearson and the kitchen staff, notes 100 degree heat and cool nights, reports meals and entertainment, and hints at a forthcoming track meet and baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Henderson
Mt. Gretna
Warren
Pennsylvania National Guard
Gordon Wedlock
the Tribune
Mount Gita
Warren Tribune
Warren, Pa
Feiro
Pearson
Sgt. Feiro
John Gardner
Fred Case
Local Health Update and Notable Community News
Warren General Hospital reported no change in Evalyn Laine's condition after she drank Lysol in a failed suicide attempt earlier this week. Donald Ecklund, 12, dislocated a thumb in a friendly boxing bout with Cooney Stillwell. William Allinger of Ridgway won the Clarion State College tennis championship, defeating Herbert Harris of Warren. Br E M Miller of Lebanon will speak on The Quincy Orphanage at the First United Brethren Church on Sunday at 7 30 PM. The Rev Harry G Nelson will preach at the Sugargrove Mission with special music. Hawthorne Lodge hosts visiting residents from Warren and Daytona Beach. Cautious buyers are advised to read the Classified Ads.
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Warren General Hospital
Evalyn Laine
Corydon
McKean County
Donald Ecklund
G. E. Eckland
North Warren
Cooney
Stillwell
M. TY
Warren
Br. E. M. Miller
Lebanon
Quincy
First United Brethren Church
Pennnsylvania Avenue
Nelson
Harry G. Nelson
M. E. Church
Sugargrove Mission
Fire Sweeps Central State Hospital Freeing 50 Insane Patients
In Nashville, Tennessee a $200000 fire at Central State Hospital freed more than fifty inmates including eleven convicted of murder or insanity. Guards evacuated patients into drizzle as lightning sparked a short circuit. Dozens fled on foot into fields and roads around the city prompting a citywide manhunt.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. P
Central State Hospital
Woolworth Expands Abroad to Eighteen German Stores
The report notes Woolworths now operates eighteen German stores branded as 26 and 50 pfennig outlets, selling at 5 and 10 cent equivalents. The summary mentions American business importing from foreign markets to maintain profits and satisfy stakeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
Germany
Labor Seeks Neutral Ground in Nations Campaign Debate
The piece argues labor should avoid race and religion in politics, and notes organized labor cannot guarantee votes or outcomes. It cites Green of the federation, references the Tunney Heeney fight as history, and critiques beliefs in spiritualism,Medical and political notes touch on Mrs. Cantlon and Chief Indian relics, plus praise for Secretary Work and Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Green
Federation
D A R Day at Chautauqua Program Highlights
Daughters of the American Revolution from Warren chapter joined by Mrs. Sill and Miss Rogers attended the Chautauqua day program. Lieut. Colonel Seymour Bullock spoke on Liberty, Dr. Robert W. Moore discussed America in China, and Charles Colfax-Long gave an illustrated lecture The Enchanted City From Dawn to Dusk at 8 15 Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iise Harriette Rogers
Lars
Alice Sim
Cneral
Joseph Warren
Daughters of the American Revolution
L. P. Rogers
Harriette Rossiter
Chautauqua
Miss Rogers
Sill
Warren
Seymour Bullock
Chicago
Robert W. Moore
America
China
Chautauqua Woman’s Club
George Thacher Guernsey
Chautauqua Woman's Club
Charles Colfax-Long
Washington, D. C
Alterations discussed on bridge in wreck inquiry
State highway patrol said the bridge road was not banked and did not note slope toward curve ends. Constantine reported grease staining on the first horizontal pipe railing after examining the bridge following the accident.
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State Highway Patrol
Eddy
Constantine
Witnesses Describe Car Striking Bridge Abutment In Fatal Crash
Eyewitnesses testified the Dick car climbed the concrete abutment on the right side and the right front wheel hub rode the railing before striking a perpendicular post and landing on the pavement. The vehicle crossed the bridge at a 45 degree angle.
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Constantine
Gibson
Geer
Paul Flick
Flick Bros. Garage
William K. Bender
Erie
State Highway Department
EF. D. Lowrey
F. B. Hosbauch
J. W. Dick
R. F. Otterbein
Warren General Hospital
C. B. Loucks
Prospect Street
Peterson
Scene details emerge in bridge accident report
Eyewitnesses describe early arrivals at the scene of the crash. Mr. Eddy questions Constantine about county bridges and guard walls. Witnesses recall the momentum of the Dick car, distances at impact, and the discovery of a girl and a baby beneath the overturned vehicle with five others trapped.
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Eddy
Constantine
Roosevelt Highway
Gibson
Notice to mail orders for sale of credits discontinuing office
Effective August 1 1928 the buying office of the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency at Warren Pa will be discontinued Patrons are asked to mail their signed orders for the sale of their credit balances to the Oil City Pa office South Penn Oil Co 6 20 66
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Joseph Seep
Warren, Ps
Oil City
South Penn Oil Co
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Capt. Pearson
Daily News
Joe Irene
CORP
Company I
112Th Inf
William Allinger
Ridgway
Clarion State Teachers’ College
Clarion
Herbert Harris
F. G. Schuler
Val Genge
Chester S. Allen
B. §. Knagensure
GG Brockway
Paul Sherry
Daytona Beach
Florida
Hawthorne Lodge
Potter County
The
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de Wasi
Warren Wholesale Co
Bor
Atlantic City
Both Nations
Labor
Oliver Lodge
Arthur Gowan-Doyle
London
Cantlon
Lodge
Conan-Doyle
Myrtle Huddleston
Jim Picketn
Pennsylvania Railroad
the. Ann
Kleinert
Empire
Chrysler
Chautauqua D A. R
BAYER
J. Warren
Helmbrecht
Tme
Wayne C. Helmbrecht
Optometrist
Warren Savings Bank Bldg
C. A. Hubbard Motor Sales Co
East St
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