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Burglars failed last night to rob the safe in the Ft. McIntosh school building in Second Street, Beaver and a saving bank machine in the Market street school building although both safe and bank were damaged in the attempt.
Seven hundred men representing the various plants in Beaver Valley are expected to be in attendance at the industrial dinner to be held at the Junction Park pavillion this evening.
Fire on Saturday night at the Freedom high school building completely destroyed the chemistry laboratory in the rear of the building. Damage is estimated between $5,000 to $6,000. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Excavation work on a three story business and apartment block costing $90,000 to be built at Seventh Avenue and Fifteenth Street by Dr. J.S. Jackson was begun this morning.
Miss Lillian Nair entertained the members of the Young Ladies Bible class of the First Presbyterian Church, last evening. A debate of unusual interest and which caused a lot of fun was given with Miriam Kornman and Mrs. Alfred Davidson having part.
Trying to thaw out frozen water pipes with burning paper, this morning resulted in a bad fire in the double frame house occupied by Leroy Freed and Charles Allan of 1210 Ninth Avenue, Beaver Falls. Damage estimated at $6,000 is covered by insurance.
A banquet at the Tamaqua Club this evening will mark the formal opening of the new Beaver Falls substation of the Duquesne Light Company, erected at a cost of $300,000.
Vincent Sakraida was shot to death and John Sakraida, cashier of the State bank, Beaver Falls, was wounded when two masked gunmen held up the bank at the corner of Fourteenth Street and Seventh Avenue at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Vincent Sakraida was making a deposit at the time.
Harold Smith, aged 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Smith, Darlington, was kicked in the head and had his skull fractured by a horse on his father's farm on Friday.
Seventy-five young women, representing every denomination in the city, attended an enthusiastic meeting last night at the First M.E. Church, Beaver Falls, in the interest of forming a Y.W.C.A. here.
More than 3,000 persons inspected the new quarter million dollar addition to the Beaver Falls High School building last evening and found it to be an ideal school plant.
Frank Johnson, a dairyman, was injured this morning in the dense fog when the wagon in which he was riding was struck by a small car driven by Charles Zinkham. Johnson was cut about the face and head. The horse broke loose and ran away. The accident occurred on the Dutch Ridge Road back of Beaver near the Peter Boyd farm.
Rev. A.P. Bittinger, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Ambridge was named moderator of the Pennsylvania synod of the First Presbyterian Church at the session held this week at Wayne, Pa. Lieutenant Governor Davis was elected vice moderator.
The West Mayfield borough fire department was organized at a meeting held in the voting place recently. There were fifty citizens present and officers for the year were elected.
A meeting for the purpose of discussing plans fo ra Y.W.C.A. for Beaver Falls will be held Thursday evening. It will be an open meeting and Miss Winifred Meyers of Titusville, Pa., field secretary for the Y.M.C.A. will address the meeting.
Lieut. J. Elson Jeffers, a Beaver Falls soldier of the staff of Brig. General Wm. H. Sage, sailed for France October 17th, where he has been assigned to duty with the American Army of Occupation in Germany.
Arthur McKean, has resigned his position as postmaster at the Beaver Falls office. It is Mr. McKean's intention to go back to the practice of law in Beaver Falls, forming a partnership with Col. Jos. H. Thompson.
The Beaver Valley is in the tightest grip of a sugar famine of the most serious and undeniable proportions. Appeals to government are apparently ignored as replies indicate nothing will be done toward local relief.
Residents of Darlington and surrounding territory are incensed over the murder of Edward C. Autenreith merchant of the community who was shot to death by ~ bandit near his home. Autenreith, mortally wounded, fired at the fleeing man but did not succeed in hitting him. Neighbors scoured the woods for hours after the shooting in a vain hunt for bandit.
The Kramer newsstand, Third Avenue, New Brighton, was entered early this morning by thieves who escaped with about $400. Weather stripping on each side of a rear door was removed and entrance gained. No trace of the burglars has been found.
The body of Fred Sager. 701 Tenth Avenue was found near a railroad side switch in Block House Run. It is believed he was killed by a switching engine.
Police throughout the entire district are engaged in a search for several yeggs who broke into Graham Bros. garage, Darlington, blew open the safe and escaped with about $150 in cash. Fortunately much of the currency had been removed before the shop was locked for the night. Two radios were also stolen.
Firemen from practically every volunteer department
in Beaver County gathered this afternoon to organize as a county
unit. Much business of importance was discussed including the
election of officers, George E. Dietrich, of New Brighton, being
chosen as president.
An Ambridge realtor, Bert Bianchi narrowly escaped death when his machine skidded on the icy highway near that town, crashed over a 40-foot embankment and landed in the branches of a tree. Bianchi opened the car door and slid down the tree trunk to safety. Garagemen removed the car from its perilous position.