Large crowd honors fallen at Youngsville Memorial Day
Youngsville May 31 a large crowd gathered at the cemetery for Memorial Day services. The procession, led by a newly formed Youngsville band under Joe Davis, included veterans from Civil War to Spanish War, American Legion, Relief Corps, and auxiliary members. Major tributes were placed on the monument, with speeches by S Paul Weaver and readings by Gerald McKinney and Jane Kinnear. A town-wide program followed at the speakers stand with prayer, Gettysburg address, and reflections on patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsville
Joe Davis
Mike Gardner
William York
Scott Darling
Rounds
Legion
Earl Walters
Raymond Wingard
Ernest Peterson
H. M. Maorer
G. T. Kinney
Dr. Hicks
W. L. York
Ernest Hendrickson
Ed Brenneman
Martin Henning
Arthur Lawson
Alfred Smith
Kenneth Wood
Clayton Wesley
Halgren-Walcox Post
Auxiliary
Relief Corps
Speis
Nellie Belnap
Violet Sandberg
Michael Gardner
Walters
American Legion
Aonitary
America
S. T. Davison
M. E. Church
Lincoln
Gerald McKinney
Jane Kinnear
Robert Spencer
France
Warren
Lutheran Church
Youngsville Lutheran Church
Carl Jacobson
Our Lord
Carson
Titusville
Lungren
Sheffield
Edwin Carson
G. Swanson
Lillian
Highland Avenue
J. A. Carlstron
Chandlers Valley
Carlon
Iowa
Charles Weaver
Porkey newsman outlines week of musical visits and community work
The Porkey column recaps Monday practice at Clyde Littlefield home, trouting trips by Kenneth Littlefield and Earl Downey, and a Tuesday session at Dr Serrill with Kellerville players. It notes Wednesday’s Kingsley visit to Brookston, church painting plans, cemetery improvement talks, and local social calls across nearby towns including Sheffield, Tiona, and Warren, plus a neighborly ice cream stand at Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porkey
Clyde Littlefield
Opal Shepard
Littlefield
Kenneth Littlefield
Earl Downey
Andy Snyder
Naptha
Altoona
Chevry
Hame
Dr. Serrill
Kellerville Players
Kingsley
Brookston
Arthur Dobson
Dobson
Wade Simpson
Kellerville
Ezra Spicer
Norman Newark
Henrys Mill
Sheffield
G. H. Shepard
Tiona
A. F. Hoover
Lois Rupert
C.H. Littlefield
Town Line Church
Oil City
Bobs Creek
Fools Creek
Edward Merchant
Anderson
Mayburg
Cook
Cora M Littlefield
J. B. Littlefield
Grand Valley
Lyle Rupert
Wm. Mellinger
Tidioute
James Mansfield
Warren
Carl Miller
Barnes
F. A. Littlefield
Frank Fitzgerald
Roystone
Whit Hill
G. B. Shepard
Tion
SG. W. Swanson
Bobby
O. E. Rupert
Norris Brenan
Bolivar
N. Y
Charles Downey
Tidicote
Wim. Nupher
Star Brick
Nupher
Hewe
W. H. Hunt
Titusville
Bank Street
L. R. Brenan and Son
Tragedy Ends Duo as Man Kills Wife Then Himself
In Pottsville Pa on May 31, David Jenkins of Williamstown and his estranged wife were shot. Jenkins then killed himself. Five orphaned children are under the care of Mrs. Jenkins’s sister. The double tragedy occurred yesterday, and burials are planned for both victims.
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Pottsville Pa
David Jenkins
Williamstown
Jenkins
Sale of Allegheny Gas Co. assets before Public Service Commission
Notice that H A Siggins C S Fogle and James P Rogers of Warren PA seek a Certificate of Public Convenience to approve the sale and assignment of Allegheny Gas Co. property and franchises to Fred H Smith and D E Stone of Kinzua PA. A public hearing will be held June 13, 1928 at 8:00 AM in Erie Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Public Service Company Law
H. A. Siggins
C. S. Fogle
James P. Rogers
Warren
Pennsylvania
Fred H. Smith
D. E. Stone
Kinzua
Allegheny Gas Company
Warren County
Court House
Erie
Garland Oldsters Meet Youngsville Students in Baseball Clash
In Garland on Saturday, veteran players faced Youngsville High students in a close game, keeping the students’ score low given the age and training gap. Local social notes report visits by Mrs. Katherine Alger and others, Memorial Day addresses, family updates, and residents traveling to Erie, Canada, and West Virginia.
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Garland
Garland Oldsters
Youngsville High School
Katherine Alger
Cor‘ry
Emory Jordan
Alger
de Lury
Jordans
Audrey
Warren
Hoeen
Youngsville
Taylor
Frederick Carlson
Davison
W. E. Taylor
Norman
Claude Price
Price
George Price
N. Thomip
Eugene
John Taylor
Stanford
Hare
J. B. Moore
West Virginia
John Calkins
Canada
Fred Anderson
Porter Rhodes
Boyd
Erie
Herbert
Fileger
Morris Heirs
Mine Cave-In Threatens New School Building In Wilkes-Barre
A street cave-in on Newport avenue in Wilkes-Barre endangers the new $100,000 Perishing school building. The crater spans about 200 feet and reaches nearly 100 feet deep after the sudden collapse. A car passed moments before and another stopped near the brink. Workings of Glen Alden Coal company are beneath the street.
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Wilkes-Barre
Newport Avenue
Glen Alden Coal Company
Six Men Arrested in Extortion Ring in Pennsylvania
Six men linked to an extortion ring seized more than $5000 in cash and hundreds of gallons of applejack from Berks and Lancaster county farmers. They are held on bail over $1000 and will face charges of highway robbery as announced by state police.
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Reading
Berks
Lancaster County
Woman Dies Suddenly in Memorial Day Parade
Mrs. George A. Cochrane, 55, collapsed and died from a heart attack while watching a Memorial Day parade in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
George A. Cochrane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Youngsville and Vicinity
Weaver
S. Paul Weaver
United Brethren Church
Mr. Weaver
Columbus
Mississippi
Halgren- Wilcox
Youngsville Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rouse Hospital
E. L. Phillips
Afra. Phillips
James Kilpatrick
Lander
L. A. Coleman
Blanch Foster
Rocky Mountain
Caroline
A. E. Coleman
Henry Brace
Fogle
Allegheny Gas Co
Alexander & Clark, Solicitors
the Fair Store
Army and Navy Store
Working Man’s and Farmer's Store
W. Penna. Ave
John Hutley
Youngsville, Pa
Arrow
Maree
Engstrom
Atore
Swanson
To Nee
Geo. F. Anderson
Hull’s Furniture Store
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