NEWS: Tyrone Topics, August 31, 1918, Altoona Tribune, Blair County, PA

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TYRONE
  
NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE  

  C. A. Printer, a business man of Syracuse, N.Y., was a caller on friends in 
Tyrone on Saturday and remained over the Sabbath before returning home.
  Miss Miriam Luke, who has been the efficient stenographer for John A. 
Lytle, the agent at the Tyrone Scales for the past summer, has resigned her 
position, on account of her intention to go to college.
  Frank Sparling, who while he lived in Osceola was one of the police force 
of the Tyrone division for the P. R. R., and was consequently much in Tyrone, 
has been transferred to the police force of the Trenton division in New 
Jersey.
  W. R. Anderson, of Philadelphia, an expert tonsorial artist, is the latest 
addition to the force at the Henry Allen barber shop.
  Mr. and Mrs. John Loughery, of West Fifteenth street, are enjoying the 
latter part of this week and the greater part of next week in a vacation tour 
to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y.
  Mrs. J. H. Stewart, of West Thirteenth street, spent Friday in Mt. Union, 
calling upon friends.
  Mildred, Clarence and Simler Batcheler, of Cameron avenue, are visiting 
over Sunday with their grandparents in Philipsburg.
  Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scullin received word on Friday that their son, Robert, 
who is now a sergeant in the United States army, and who only left Tyrone 
about two months ago, has arrived safely overseas.
  Mr. and Mrs. James Stover left on Friday for a visit that includes 
Washington and Richmond, Va., with a journey to Camp Lee, Virginia, where Mr. 
Stover's brother is in training.
  Mrs. Urbana Barnes, after an extended visit with her children in Pittsburg, 
has returned to her home in Tyrone.
  Mrs. H. M. Gray, the Misses Crouch and Miss Stewart are enjoying an 
automobile tour to the southern part of Pennsylvania and Gettysburg as the 
objective.
  Miss Mary Musser has enrolled as a student nurse at the Jefferson hospital, 
Philadelphia, and will leave in a few days to take up her course of study.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August, 31, 1918, page 5

SERVICE MEN LEAVING RAPIDLY 
 
  The call on the local draft board for selective service men is becoming 
more insistent each day, but as more are being accepted for limited service 
each call can be readily met.  On Friday afternoon, two more young fellows 
departed.  These were Guy Kenneth Jones, of Tyrone, who was originally the 
alternate, but as one of the regular chosen ones was granted a deferred 
classification, it was necessary to send this man, and Chester B. Hammers 
Altoona.  This afternoon five more depart.  Those on Friday were shipped to 
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.  Of the five leaving this afternoon, three go 
to Delaware College, Newark, Del.  These are Paul and Wayne Everhart, two 
brothers of Tyrone, and Wallace Q. Glatt of Juniata.  The other two to go are 
Frank A. McKinney and John D. Reisig, who depart for Cambridge Springs.  For 
next week, eight more limited service men are needed to fill the quota, but 
to date have not been selected.  September 5 sees the exodus of 62 general 
draft men to Camp Greenleaf, Oglethorpe, Ga.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August, 31, 1918, page 5 
 
EVENTS ABOUT TOWN 
 
  Charles Dubbs, of East Eleventh street, abut 15 years of age, met with an 
accident at the Athletic field on Thursday that will lay him up for a 
considerable period.  Taking advantage of the merchant' half holiday, as he 
is employed at McLanahan's store, he hied (sic), with some friends, to the 
park.  Doing some stunts, they climbed a tree, and in some manner Dubbs lost 
his hold and fell to the ground.  Besides breaking his right wrist he badly 
bruised his hip. 
  Rev. J. J. Bullen, one time pastor of the Baptist church of this place, 
later being located in Canada, and 
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recently being in the Y. M. C. A. was work, has been called to the pastorate 
of the First Baptist church, of Huntingdon.  Rev. Mr. Bullen is very well 
known here, as he visits at this place frequently with his family, as his 
wife was Miss Grau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Grau, of this place. 
 
Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August, 31, 1918, page 5 and 6