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VENANGO COUNTY NEWS HERALD
1930s
December 5, 1931
*Mr. and Mrs. H. Carl WASSON have moved into their newly built home at 1528 Elk Street.
*Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. AMBERSON left this morning for Wilkinsburg, where they will spend two months at the home of James SMITH.
December 17, 1931
*Miss Rachel BEERS entertained the members of her club Wednesday evening at her home, 128 Maple Street, Rocky Grove.
December 19, 1931
*Miss Jane HENDERSON, a student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, arrived home Saturday morning to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.R. HENDERSON.
Jan. 16, 1932
*Fran FRY'S Orchestra will provide music for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet next week. Piano and vocal solos will be given by Mrs. Francis J. CLARK and Mrs. Robert HULING.
* Eighteen friends of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. WESTON, who are spending the winter in Meadville, held a surprise party for them Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. OWEN.
June 22, 1932
*Mrs. John C. O'CONNOR and children, Mary and Jack, have gone to Wildwood, N.J. for a months visit.
June 26, 1932
*R. R. BLEAKLEY, Jr. was first in the Saturday sweepstakes at Wanango Country Club golf course Saturday.
June 29, 1932
*J. Laurence CALLAN, recently elected Rotary Club president, was inducted into office at the regular meeting of the club held Wednesday afternoon.
*Curb market had 25 dealers Wednesday and an extraordinary display of strawberries selling at three or four quarts for 25 cents.
July 8, 1932
*Mr. and Mrs. F.N. BARNES and two little sons of Warren, Ohio, are guest of Mrs. BARNES' mother, Mrs. George K. MOFFETT.
July 9, 1932
*Mrs. Myron SMITH entertained 67 guests Thursday evening in honor of her mother, Mrs. R.A. BATTLES of Utica, at the BATTLES home.
*Mr. and Mrs. L.L. GRAHAM of Franklin RD 1 announce the marriage of their daughter, Pauline, to Glenn McCARTNEY of Rocky Grove. The ceremony took place Oct. 10 at Mercer.
July 10, 1932
*R.W. COX scored a hole-in-one yesterday at the No. 10 hole of Wanango Country Club.
*Mrs. T.B. ELY and Miss Marian FARRELL were hostesses to members of the Monday Club at their luncheon yesterday at the Wanango Club.
August 3, 1932
*O. J. THOMPSON will leave today for St. Louis, Mo., on business.
August 4, 1932
*Mr. and Mrs. William SHAMBAUGH and children of Williamsport are the guests of Mrs. SHAMBAUGH'S mother, Mrs. Ella J. LEYDA.
August 5, 1932
*Mr. and Mrs. W.M. RITTS and little daughters, Nancy and Peggy RITTS, and John and Robert WILSON leave Saturday for a two-week stay in Chicago.
August 6, 1932
*Paul BEICHNER of Notre Dame is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. BEICHNER.
*Berries are plentiful at the curb market today - blackberries and raspberries sold for 10 and 15 cents a quart with huckleberries going for 10 cents a quart.
August 7, 1932
*Mrs. T.D. FOLEY and daughter, Helen, have gone to Cleveland to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul RIESENMAN.
September 10, 1932
*Robert LESCO has returned to Franklin after spending the past two months with relatives in Buffalo.
*Mr. and Mrs. W. L. SARVER of Johnstown are weekend guest of Miss Margaret SUTTER.
September 11, 1932
*Miss Elizabeth KUNKEL left yesterday for Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn.
September 14, 1932
*Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. IRWIN are sojourning at Chalfonte Hadon Hall, Atlantic City.
*Thursday evening, a group of young people pleasantly surprised Miss Almeda SEEFREIT at the Calvary Baptist Church, on the occasion of her birthday anniversary.
September 17, 1932
*A daughter was born September 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd PYLE, Eagle Street.
*Mr. and Mrs. H.L. CONE of 343 Liberty Street, and their guest, J.R. SANDAGE of Winslow, Ind., left today for a two-week trip through southern Indiana and Illinois.
October 5, 1932
*Charles J. HARTMAN, who for 15 years operated a hotel dining room in Uniontown, has taken over the dining room of the Exchange Hotel of Franklin.
*County Commissioner Joseph McELHANEY of Sugarcreek was elected a vice president of the State Association of Directors of the Poor on Tuesday evening at the state convention in Harrisburg.
January 5, 1933
*Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, died suddenly today at his home in Northampton.
*Miss Jane SHALER left Wednesday to resume her studies at Mary Baldwin College, Stanton, Va., after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. SHALER.
January 6, 1933
*Harold RIVERS went to Brooklyn, N.Y., today where he will attend Mergenthaler Linotype School.
*Bertha TUCKER has returned to Pittsburgh to resume her duties as a teacher in the public schools, after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. BEAN.
January 19, 1933
*Full military tribute to the memory of Major General George C. RICHARDS, 48-year soldier of his state and country, was paid in impressive military fashion this afternoon following services in Grace United Methodist Church, Oil City.
January 20, 1933
*Miss Margaret HOFFMAN was hostess at a delightful bridge party Wednesday evening at her home, 707 Buffalo St., honoring her house guest, Mrs. Nesbit R. POPE of Youngstown, Ohio.
March 4, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. MILLER, Miller Apartments, are in Washington to attend the inaugural ceremonies. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
March 8, 1933
*Gene McFALLS, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy FALLS, 1327 Myrtle St., underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Franklin Hospital Wednesday.
March 9, 1933
*J. Laurence CALLAN, president of Franklin Rotary Club, was presented with a white gold lapel button in recognition of an unbroken attendance of 262 consecutive meetings.
March 11, 1933
*The only triplets in Venango County were 12 years old Friday. They are Fred, Floyd and Francis FINCH, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. FINCH, Oak Hill.
March 17, 1933
*Frank W. OFFICER, 81, a well-known banker, died this morning at his home, 918 Elk St.
*A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe PASTOR, 1223 1/2 Chestnut St.
*The lettermen of Rocky Grove High School elected Charles REINA captain of the 1933 -34 basketball team. The lettermen are William BAKER, Gerald YOUNG, Frank KOCKLER, Louis FOGLE, Allen SEAHOLM and Glenn HOGUE (manager) and REINA.
March 19, 1933
*The Fred BAKER home at Takitezy burned to the ground Saturday evening with a loss of about $2,500
March 22, 1933
*To chop through a red oak log, 18 inches in diameter and 55 inches around, in two minutes and 55 seconds was an achievement of Peter McLAREN, world champion wood chopper, at Tionesta Tuesday in the presence of a crowd of 1,000 people.
March 23, 1933
*Mrs. Charles H. THOMAS of Franklin and Mrs. Leon H. GAVIN of Oil City left today for Austin, Texas, where they will visit the former's sister, Mrs. E.P. WILMOT.
March 25, 1933
*The curb market grew to 16 dealers Saturday morning, and eggs were down to two dozen for 25 cents.
*Miss Joan ZERBE, a student at Lake Erie College, Painsville, Ohio, is here to spend the spring vacation with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. I. ZERBE.
June 7, 1933
*Mrs. Arden GORELY, a recent bride, was honored guest at a delightful surprise party Tuesday evening in her home, 220 14th St., by the girls who work in The News-Herald office.
June 10, 1933
*Frederick W. WILSON, a student at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, is home to spend the summer with his father, Fred T. WILSON.
June 11, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Wallace BURKE of NYC were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne BLEAKLEY.
*Jack BLEAKLEY, a student at Hill School, Pottstown, arrived home Sunday to spend the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rollin R. BLEAKLEY.
June 14, 1933
*The Rev. Dr. Martin AIGNER, rector of St. John's parish for the past 33 years, quietly observed his 70th birthday anniversary this week.
June 15, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. McCLINTOCK of Piedmont, Calif., arrived Wednesday to be the guests of Mrs. George K. MOFFETT.
*Early this morning unknown persons forced their way into the garage of C. A. MILLER, 522 15th St., and stole the buick coupe bearing license, C-7218.
June 16, 1933
*Mrs. Rollin R. BLEAKLEY and Mrs. C. F. MACKEY returned Thursday evening from NYC and were accompanied by their mother, Mrs. E. G. ACHESON. Mrs. ACHESON left today for her summer home at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
June 17, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. DECK of Philadelphia are here to spend a few days with relatives.
*Miss Jeannette McCALMONT left for Chicago, where she will be the guest of friends.
June 18, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. BLEAKLEY were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. DeLos CAMPBELL of Indiana, Pa.
June 21, 1933
*The funeral for the late Richard A. CLARK is announced for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at his home with the Rev. Martin ALGNER officiating.
June 22, 1933
*Robert Gilfillan LAMBERTON has been appointed a lieutenant in the Calvary Reserve Corps of the regular Army, according to an announcement made today by the War Department.
June 23, 1933
*J. Laurence CALLEN leaves Sunday for Boston to attend the Rotary International convention and at the conclusion of the meeting, will sail aboard the Aquitania for Nova Scotia with other Rotarians for a week's cruise.
June 24, 1933
*David B. McCALMONT, who attended the meeting of oil producers in Chicago to talk over the general situation and help draft the new code for the industry, as required by the new National Industrial Recovery Act, will address the Rotary Club members Wednesday.
June 25, 1933
*"Red" NICHOLAS and his Pennies, world famous orchestra, will play at the Stoneboro pavilion June 27. Admission is 75 cents.
June 30, 1933
*William Thomas BEAN left Thursday for NYC, where he will be met by a group of boys. They will proceed by boat up the coast to Cape Cod, Mass., to an aquatic camp, where Mr. BEAN has been an instructor for the past four years.
July 1, 1933
*The curb market of Saturday morning, with about 30 dealers, featured cherries at 10 cents a quart. There were still a few strawberries at 10 cents a quart or three for 25 cents.
July 2, 1933
*Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. HAYLETT announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Florence E. HAYLETT, to Mr. P. HIGHFIELD, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. HIGHFIELD of this city.
May 1, 1937
*Approximately 200 attended the benefit dance which was sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth HARTMAN and held in the Exchange Hotel last evening. The dance was considered very successful as may people sent donations in addition to the number who attended the afffair. The proceeds will go to the Venango County Association for the Blind. Jake JERGE and his orchestra furnished the music for dancing.
Aug. 24, 1933
* Mr. and Mrs. Robert LAMBERTON, Jessie, Robert and Harry returned Wednesday from Chicago where they attended the Century of Progress Exposition.
Aug. 30, 1933
* Miss Anita MILLER has returned from Madison, Wis., where she took a masters degree course in history at the University of Wisconsin.
Sept. 1, 1933
* Miss Irene PERRY will be general chairman for the penny supper of the young people of the Rocky Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church will serve next Friday.
Sept. 7, 1933
*Mrs. R. E. BROWN of Grove City has returned to her home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. E. A. KEAN.
*Miss Bertha TUCKER has returned to Pittsburgh to resume her duties as a teacher in the public schools there after spending her summer vacation here.
Sept. 8, 1933
* A swimming party for couples will be held at the YMCA tonight. Gentlemen may bring their ladies for a swim in the pool.
Sept. 9, 1933
* Mr. and Mrs. John F. ROSS have returned for a visit with the latter's parents, Judge and Mrs. Charles EVANS, at Berwick.
* Mrs. Cora SYFER and Mildred ROSS have returned from a sojourn to Chautauqua Lake and will spend the month of September at their home, 601 Liberty Street.
Sept. 10, 1933
* Miss Alice BUNNELL enterred the Indiana State Teachers College this morning.
Sept. 13, 1933
* Jane SHALER has gone to Staunton, Va., to resume her studies at Mary Baldwin College.
Sept. 14, 1933
* E. B. TURNER of Franklin displayed a tomato weighing 2 pounds, 12 ounces at the News-Herald office today.
Sept. 15, 1933
* Dr. and Mrs. S. S. BENNEHOFF, Sr. have returned from a seven week visit with relatives in Milwaukee and Chicago.
Sept. 16, 1933
* Beauty and simplicity marked the marriage of Miss Margaret McIntosh SMITH, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Smith, and John Henry BORGAS, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Borgas.
Sept. 20, 1933
* James G. BOHLENDER is the Republican nominee for mayor of Franklin in the November election.
* J. Robert BURNS has returned to Saltsburg to resume his studies at Kiski School, after spending his summer vacation with his mother, Mrs. Edna Burns.
Sept. 22, 1933
* Mrs. Rollin R. BLEAKLEY, Jr. and little son, Rollin Richardson III, were removed from the Franklin Hospital Friday afternoon to their home in the Wyn-Hof Apartment.
Sept. 21, 1933
* E. W. TREADWELL, Chris CHACONA, Ralph REID, Harold CUNNINGHAM and Eddie RICE motored to Pittsburgh Wednesday and attended the Pittsburgh - New York professional football game.
Sept. 24, 1933
* Miss Emily MYERS left Sunday for Northampton, Mass., to resume her studies at Smith College, after spending the past three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Myers.
* C. R. GALBRAITH and James A. MURRIN left for Chicago this morning to attend the Century of Progress Exposition.
Sept. 30, 1933
* Carl REIB, 1331 Chestnut St., left Friday evening for Chicago, where he will enter the Coyne Electrical School.
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