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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
3
Critics hail the Ziegfeld Follies touring the nation as a brilliant theatrical event with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn leading a star-studded cast. The Library Theatre presentation includes vaudeville acts and a film feature, with lavish décor and an East Asian influence, while promoting the latest edition as among the finest.
Johnson argued prohibition is not perfect but a workable remedy for a terrible evil. He warned failure would set back international prohibition by fifty years and that America leads the world in this issue. He traced prohibition history from ancient times, noting past evils like slavery and piracy were curbed by prohibition. Shops closed in Egypt as evidence of this impact.
A Pennsylvania Antisaloon League speaker cites Prohibition's reach, noting Zanzibar’s ban on strong drink and a comment on baptism allowing liquor purchases. The Rev. H. E. Dornheim introduces the speaker at the church. Mussolini calls for English study, predicting its future dominance as a universal language over millennia.
A dated column laments surplus political parties in America noting two main groups only, while praising Caruso and his grave in Naples. It muses on public spirit, forecasts price drops of about ten percent from Mr. Firestone, and invites readers to anticipate spring outdoors.
A dynamite blast at the A. J. Black Coal Company mine in Huntingdon halted all operations. The generator, powering the mine, was damaged and more than 200 idle miners await repairs while state police and deputies were off duty at the time of the explosion.
A Friday morning chapel featured a short play The Modern Home with Bramer Carlson and Howard Colt as mother and daughter and Kai Peterson and Eve Burns as father and son. The Girls and Boys Glee clubs performed, with strong showings from the girls. Carlson and Ruth Goodwin won Dramatic Club prizes for senior dramatic work.
Market, Koma Anderson, Louise Card, Margaret MacDonald and Ern est Null were awarded degrees of merit keys and certificates of credit. Students not yet in the league receiving certificates for work include Nellie Taylor, Grace Greer, John Guild, Elaine Kerven, Ruth Goldstein, Sylvester Mullen, Berdette Jordan and Lucile Hamiltton. The chemistry class toured United Refinery Thursday afternoon as part of the semester’s work.
Borough council will select from twelve bids to furnish a new track for the street department at the adjourned Monday meeting. G M Borg, street committee chair, urged committees be allowed a week to review the bids after a large intake at the previous regular meeting. Council also eyed final reading of an ordinance to widen Pennsylvania Avenue between One Rang o Avenue and Prospect Street, postponed due to indefinite widening specs. Borough Engineer Mason completed measurements this week as council considers related fire hydrant needs on Oneida Avenue.
A half grown deer fleeing pursuers forced its way through a garage window in Schuylkill Haven, suffering severe cuts. After an attempted second leap failed, rescuers freed the animal, treated its wounds, and transported it to the mountains for release.
Puzzle grid clues cover horizontal and vertical items ranging from family terms to Greek gods and historical figures. Many errors in spelling and capitalization appear. the only clear outcome is a completed solution to yesterday's puzzle.
One miner was killed and three others seriously injured in a timber fall at the Notingham colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company in Plymouth. The deceased worker was Peter Marovich, 28, of Wilkes-Barre.
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