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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1928
Page
2
H L Greenlund Furniture staged a semi annual spring display Thursday evening from 6 to 9 pm to inspire home refresh. The store showcased jade green living room sets, a replica Old Ironsides, a sunroom, garden accents, a Chinese red motif, and a diverse range of bedroom and dining room furnishings.
Miller of the Lions club opened the charter night ceremony and praised the year’s record while pledging a stronger next year. A guessing contest for the door prize and a musical program followed, with solos by Carmen Milliren and others, then the play It Happened in June by a First Baptist Frotheon cast. Evening ended with dancing, cards, and the charter night jamboree led by Lions officers.
The report shows per share assets totaling 198.14 after deductions for bonds and current obligations. Earnings are incomplete with 1927 lacking a full statement. dividends on common were halted then resumed January 2, 1926, after a long run of payments through 1922 and a gap in 1923. The Cuban situation is cited as disturbing with sugar world prices depressed versus Britain. Plants are described as capable of efficient production.
Pennsylvania officials touted good roads and efficient spending while detailing a program to boulevard principal routes and erect 300 foot stop signs. New traffic code raises speed limits and clarifies laws for school zones and street car passing, with stricter rules at intersections and for reporting accidents.
The United Brethren Woman's Missionary Society completed a strong year with 38 members the largest since organization and a society paper The Evangel in every home. Seventy five missionary books read plus study, pledges oversubscribed totaling about one hundred dollars. Officers elected unanimously: Mrs A B Brubaker president Mrs Sarah Thurston vice president Mrs George Olson secretary Mrs Mary Fitzsimmons treasurer Walter Holt minser. Representatives chosen to Erie Branch in May.
Francis E Bush of Standing Stone Pa is noted as the country’s oldest postmaster. Appointed 1875 served 1889 reappointed 1902 and has served continuously since. He received a congratulatory message from the Postmaster General New.
Funeral services for Timothy J. Foley who died at his home 23 Prospect Street will be held at Holy Redeemer church Saturday at 10 AM with Rev Father P W O'Brien presiding high mass. Interment will follow in St Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs D F A Wheelock of Third Avenue plans to move to Lock Haven next week to reside with relatives.
R Moore and several dignitaries attended a dinner where locals heard Route 89 center-route advocates. The Warren County Good Roads Association welcomed 64 new members. C C Hoge of National Petroleum Co presented surveys and costings after driving sixteen miles of rough road to the meeting.
The Warren County Good Roads Association meets in March 1928 praising past efforts and urging continued state road improvements. It endorses Gov. Fisher and Highways Secretary James L. Stuart, supports county commissioners work, and backs extensive Route 89 mileage south of Torpedo. The group also endorses a $50 million state bond issue for ongoing road construction. Also honors Col. Wheelock, praising his loyalty, engineering skill, and faithful service to Warren County.
Floyd Briggs of Warren R D 4 was stricken at the Wilson Wetmore Lumber company plant Friday morning and removed to his home. Plant officials attributed the faintness to a sprain he had sustained a few days earlier.
A terse OCR fragment lists market mentions and business names including American, Maricaibo, Carib Syndicate, Cities Service, Continental Oil, Bankers, Durant, Del, New Bradford, New York 031. It reads as a catalog of entities rather than a full event.
A dense list of companies spans chemicals, steel, oil, autos, and utilities. Entries include Allied Chemicals and Dye, American Car Foundry, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, General Motors, Standard Oil affiliates, Texas oil firms, and railroads such as New York Central and Northern Pacific. The compilation reflects broad market activity with many percent changes and multifirm cross references.
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