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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1928
Page
7
The document outlines a detailed scout meeting schedule with times from 7:30 to 9:30. It covers assembly, roll call, minutes, troop business, weekend hike planning, inter patrol contests, patrol periods, tests, library and quartermaster activities, inspections, and adjournment. It notes flag salutes, role of patrol leaders, and a closing salute by the S M and S P L.
Scout notes show Troop 83 meeting at Ned Perry’s home at 7 PM Friday with 25 cents for the American Red Cross relief drive and aiming for 100 percent enrollment. Updates include Scout Clifford Johnson’s improving health, Ludlow District Committee planning fall and winter programs, requests for troop news, and plans for Camp Olmsted trips and a reunion with skits and snowshoes preparation.
A notice sets a Board of Review for Second and First Class and Merit Badge work on October 18 and a Merit Badges only review on October 26. Applications with papers must reach Scout headquarters one week before the Review. Includes photos from Camp Olmsted taken this summer. Wonich, Germany, to host a September Oktober Fest.
Mrs G H Shepard and daughters visited Warren for dental work while the village reports a water odor incident from the National Transit stock tank. Local events include music students at Reagan Run, bear sightings near Pious Avenue, school activities, Teachers Institute preparations for Tionesta, fence work at Reagan Run, and a Gusher baseball postponement against a Tionesta team.
Boy Scouts aided relief efforts in Florida and Rockford areas, helping at Red Cross and Miami relief offices. In Moorehaven they assisted refugees and Red Cross, while Fort Myers units collected clothing for shipment. Tornado damage in Rockford and Austin mobilized troops to support traffic control and debris cleanup.
A fragmented report notes that the married and single men divided the crowd with lively entertainment, saving spectators from disappointment as they had come to watch a ball game.
The paper invites Lone Scouts to send news or questions for a weekly column. It explains how to pass tests to advance to Second class and First class, advising scouts to obtain tests from a teacher or trusted community member, sign test certificates, and submit blue certificates to Warren for Board of Review notices.
Agricultural conditions show definite improvement this year with crops larger than 1927 yields. Government estimates project a corn crop of 2.931 billion bushels vs 2.774 billion in 1927, and wheat output higher by 901 million pounds. Despite price uncertainty for wheat and potatoes, large crops are expected to boost farmers’ income by about 8 percent from 1927.
The eighth Efficiency contest among Warren County troops begins this week with each troop meeting. Slavendon troop No. 33 holds the cup. The event runs to December 29, covering thirteen meetings. New members earn 60 points each, and a possible fall rally is suggested.
The notice details a Boy Scouts board of review where a second class rank grants 126 points per Scout, with 50 additional points for becoming second class and 5 extra points for on time attendance at meetings.
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