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Pennsylvania Newspapers
ADAMS GAZETTE, Gettysburg, PA.
June 15, 1840-"Brother Struggles to Save Brother"-
The Natchez Free Trader of the 26th ult. has the fol-
lowing paragraph, descriptive of a "brother's strug-
gles to save a brother", during the late fearful
tornado at that place:-
Mr. William Hendry and his brother, owners of
a flat boat at Natchez landing, from Park County,
Indiana, were on board their boat at the time of the
storm. William was struggling to save his bro-
ther, who was apparently dying from blows received
by missiles sent by the wind, as both brothers were
whirled from boat to boat. At length the boat on which
they clung to each other sunk beneath them, the wounded
brother being engaged at the time in begging
William to drop him and save himself. The
later, at this time several yards from shore, was
separated from one whom he shall never more see in the
land of the living, was wafted down the stormy tor-
rent, and although not a swimmer, managed to get ashore
far below Natchez at the foot of the bluffs. He came
back and found his friends on the levee lamenting over
the supposed death of both brothers. In his trunk on
board his boat, William Hendry had $2,000
in money lost, and about $5,000 more in value of
pork and lard.
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TITUSVILLE MORNING HERALD, Titusville,PA.
Jan. 18, 1871- "Unclaimed Letters"-
All letters must be claimed by Feb. 18, 1871 or they
will be sent to dead letters office.
Mr. A. Hendry
Mr. J.L. Henry
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STAR AND SENTINEL, Gettysburg,PA.
Dec. 22, 1945-"Hammond-Hendry"
The wedding of Miss Edna Sue Hendry, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Hendry, Tampa,
Fla., and Fort Meyers, Fla., and Captain Charles
Willis Hammond, USAAF, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Skelton Hammond, of Baltimore, took
place Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church, Hagerstown.
Captian Hammond attended Gettysburg College. He
returned to this country in October, having served in
England with the 8th Air Force for 18 months. He is
now on a terminal leave.
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NEWS COMMET, E. Berlin, PA.
Aug. 31, 1934-"Young Spring News Events"-
No less than 100 members of the Howe Family,
from Adams, York, Cumberland, Franklin, Dauphin and
Berks counties, attended the annual family reunion
at Arendtsville Union Park, Sunday. During the program
an address was made by Congressman Harry L.
Haines, of Red Lion, and music was presented by
the Howe Quartet, under the direction of
Miss Ethel Howe, of Gardners, Miss Laura Walters
and John Walters, of Gardners, presented a vocal
duet. Alfred Howe, of Mechanicsburg, was the
oldest person present, and his granddaughter, Nancy
Hendrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hendry,
Pittsburgh, was the youngest member of the family pre-
sent. Mrs. Carrie Howe DeForrest of Detroit
came the greatest distance to attend the reunion.
Mrs. Sadie J. Albert, Mrs. George W. Coulson, Guy
Albert and Francis Coulson spent Monday at Harris-
burg.
Sept. 09, 1937-AD
Wanted-Highest cash prices paid for old stamps on ene-
velopes, stamp collections and accumulations. Write:
Larry T. Hendry
40 E. Market St., York, PA.
Jan. 26, 1940- AD (as above)
Larry T. Hendry
19 W. Market St., York, PA.
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NEWS OXFORD, New Oxford, PA.
Dec. 15, 1899-"Items of State News"
Altoona, PA. Dec. 11- Ralph and Clyde Hendry
, brothers, aged 13 and 11 years, respectively, and
Albert Schilling, aged 14 years, while skating
on McCoy's pond at Galitzin Saturday afternoon, broke
through the ice and were drowned in sight of a number
of young companions.
Mar. 13, 1952-Local News
Mr. and Mrs. David Hendry returned home from
Florida. Mr. Hendry is the golf pro at the
Hanover Country Club, this place.
Dec. 04, 1952-Local News
Mr. and Mrs. David Hendry left to spend the
winter months at Dunedin, Fla.
Mar. 02, 1955-Local News
Mr. and Mrs. David Hendry who spent several
months in Scotland visiting his mother, returned home.
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INDIANA PROGRESS, Indiana, PA.
Nov. 11, 1896-"A Boys Odd Death in West Wheatfield Township"-
While swinging a towel little John Hendry twists
it around his neck and is strangled.
Found dead shortly afterwards. The Coroner called.
A tragic death occured over in West Wheatfield Township
in a most peculiar way on Saturday evening and ended
the life of little John M. Hendry, who made his
home with Mr. W.R. Dickie, who resides on a farm
near Heshbon. The little fellow is an orphan and his
former home was in Pittsburg but for the past three
years he has been making his home at the Dickie
farm house. The boy assisted with the light chores
about the farm and that evening between 4 and 5 o'clock
, when Mr. Dickie returned from the barn, he
found the little fellow lying on the floor of the porch
with the towel twisted around his neck.
At first, Mr. Dickie thought he was playing as
he had often seen him swing on the towel which was
suspended on a roller against the wall, but as the
little boy lay motionless the man hurried to him. The
towel was taken from his neck and the boy fell back in-
to the mans arms, dead. Death must have came shortly
before as the body was still warm. The man was alone
and worked with the boy for some time in hopes that a
spark of life still remained, but it was all in vain.
While Mr. Dickie had been absent from the house
doing some work at the barn,the boy had milked the cows
and had placed the two buckets of milk on the table.
He had washed in the basin and had in all probability
gone to the towel to dry his hands and it is reasonably
supposed he then amused himself by swinging on the
towel in some unexplained way wrapped it around his
neck. Just how he strangled himself will never be known
but Mr. Dickie believes that the little fellow likely
slipped when the towel was about his neck and his
weight tightening the grip, held him a helpless victim
until death resulted from stranglation. This was the
way he was found and the circumstances point to the
conclusion. Several times the little fellow was seen
swinging on the towel but had always been warned by
Mr. Dickie against the probable danger which
might result.
Coroner Miller, of this place, was called and
on Sabbath he went down and held an inquest. Five of
the near neighbors were examined and each testified to
the good character of the boy and his great attachment
to his new home. He had a pleasant disposition and had
expressed his desire to live at the Dickie's
farm on account of the good treatment which he had
received there.
Some neighbors entertained the thought however that
perhaps the boy had been poisoned and to relieve all
suspicions, a post mortem examination was made by
Dr. E.H. Dickie, of Blacklick, on Sabbath but no
poison was found in the stomache.
Coroner Miller's jury made up of the following;
A.L. Cribbs, Daniel Miksell, J.D. McCraken, Wilson
M. Gees, John Kobes, and A.R. Palmer. The
same day they revealed a verdict of accidental death by
stranglation. The remains were intered in that neigh-
borhood on Monday.
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INDIANA MESSENGER, Indiana, PA.
Jan. 16, 1936-Advertisement
"The New Woman-the woman in business is no new thing.
In colonial days they sold farm products, ran news-
papers, tailor shops, hardware shops, carpenter shops,
and worked as lawyers and druggist. In 1767, Boston
folks read this ad: "The widdow Hendry, having
had her workshop destroyed by fire in Paddy's Alley
carries on the Farrier's (horseshoers) business on
Scarlett's Wharf at the North End."
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INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE, Indiana, PA.
Feb. 17, 1919: Wounded : Earl R. Hendry, Pitcarn
May 27, 1924-"Captain Hero"-
Camso, N.S.-May 27- Nine men went to the their deaths
in the cauldren of the seas when the steam trowler
Mikado was wrecked Sunday night on Cape Fouchu reef, it
was learned today.
The dead are:
M. Neilson, fireman, 40, Norway, unmarried
B. Grimshaw, cook, 48, Grimsby, married
A. Hendry, wireless op.,29,Lincoln, ENG.,married
J. Jensen,1st eng., 42, Denmark,unmarried
W. Brown, 2nd eng., 38,ENG. unmarried
T. Williamson, deck hand,21, ENG.,unmarried
(more crew members)
Nov. 02, 1943-"Hunt Sailor in Abduction"-
Girl is Margaret Moore, 14, member of the New
York Social Elite
NY-Police broadcast a general alarm today for the
arrest of Edward J. Moore, 20 year old sailor,
who they said was wanted on a charge of abduction in
the disappearance of Margaret Leighton Moore,
14, member of a prominent Park Avenue family.
The alarm was broadcast, police said, after Harry
Nagle, a taxi cab driver, reported a couple answer-
ing descriptions of the sailor and girl, rode in his
cab to the Pennsylvania station at 3 a.m. yesterday.
Miss Moore was last seen Sunday in the company
of two sailors in Central Park.
Police quoted Nagle as saying he picked up a
sailor and girl in Times Square and overheard them
planning what they would do when they reached Norfolk,
Virginia.
Miss Moore was walking with a girl companion
when the sailors spoke to them, according to police
who said the other girl slapped the face oc one man
who held her arm and announced, "I'm going home."
The Moore girl walked with the man, police
added.
One of the sailors, Robert H. Hendry, who said
he recognized the girl from the newspaper photos,
voluntarily went to the police last night and said he
left her with his friends in the park.
Hendry said that he and the other sailor had
been rooming in Brooklyn and that the later had left
a note saying, "I will return the money I borrowed
soon. I'm going away with the girl."
Police reported that an inquiry at the Navy yard dis-
closed that Hendry's shipmate had not reported
back to ship and was listed as absent without leave.
The girl is the daughter of Major and Mrs. David
Dodge Moore, who are listed in the social register.
Moore, a physician, now is serving in the European war
theater.
A nine state police alarm has been broadcast.
Mar. 15, 1946-"Caesiarian Trips Are Doing Nicely"-
Carlisle, PA.-Mrs. James S. Hendry and her three
daughters are "doing very nicely" today after the
triplets birth through caesiarian section at Carlisle
Hospital yesterday.
Dr. E. Blaine Haps, the attending phyician, said
it was the first birth of triplets at the hospital in
twenty years.
The father, meanwhile, was reported en route here from
his station at Fort Sam Houston, TX.
Mar. 25, 1946-"Name Triplets"-
March 23-The 8 day old triplet daughters of 2nd
Lt. and Mrs. James S. Hendry family were named
yesterday.
Carole Lynn, Mary Alice and June Christina
, the parents decided to call them.
Hendry said the selections were made from
"family names", following Mrs. Hendry re-
covery from the caesiarian section which brought the
tots into the world about a month before they could
have been expected.
Mrs. Hendry, the former Carolyn Mullen
of Carlisle and the triplets will remain in the hos-
pital for awhile.
Hendry is here on emergency leave from the army
Medical Center, Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, TX.
Mar. 12, 1953-"Freedom of Youth"
Ronnie Hendry, freshman at Universtiy of Miami,
played in the movie "Freedom of Youth".
Mar. 26, 1956-"Man Serious After Freak Mishap Here"-
A Blue Island, IL., truck driver is in serious con-
dition in Indiana Hospital today as a result of injur-
ies suffered in a freak accident at an Indiana farm
feed house Saturday afternoon.
Warren Hendry, 34, suffered a badly mangled
right arm when his clothing was caught in the power
take-off.
A representative of the Industrial Molasses Corperation
,owner of the tractor-trailor rig, said Hendry's
clothing was caught as he was unloading his tank
trailor of molasses at the Eastern States Farm Co-
operative at Water and 11th Streets in Indiana.
The representative stated that the accident caused
the motor of the truck, which fed the power to the
take-off, to stall. The company has headquarters in
Leonia, NJ.
The molasses was brought here from Philadelphia.
Mar. 29, 1956-"Hospital Discharges"
Warren Hendry, 13503 Western Ave., Blue Island,
Illinois
July 02, 1963-"Electric Firm Names Manager"-
Pittsburg-Westinghouse Electric Corperation said today
A.J. Hendry has been named general manager of
the firm's standard control division in Beaver.
Hendry succeeds W.J. Delaney who will
become assistant to the Vice President and General
Manager, controls division, at Westinghouse's office
in Pittsburg.
Feb. 23, 1976-"Elavator Blast Debris Probed"-
Galena Park, TX.-Firemen and rescue crews searched to-
day for more victims at the site of a waterfront grain
elevator explosion which left six persons dead and
another twenty-five injured.
Several victims were believed buried Sunday under
broken concrete and twisted stell.
"We are certain we will find others dead but we don't
know how many," said Paul Carr, a Houston fire
department spokesman. "It may be a couple of days
before we can dig down and find the others. They may
be buried under 60 feet of rubble."
Officials said they were uncertain how many were in the
area at the time of the early afternoon blast.
The blast blew out "almost all the glass in downtown
Galena Park," said one official and police were
pestered by looters who took advantage of broken shop
windows. Debris was burled over a broad waterfront
area along the Houston Ship Channel.
Firemen blamed the explosion, heard 10 miles away in
industrial Pasadena, on grain dust possibly ignited by
a welder's torch. Grain dust is highly combustible.
Carr said a welding crew was working in the area at the
time. "We can't account for them and think they may be
under the rubble," he said. "Their trucks and equip-
ment are totally destroyed and under those rocks."
5 bodies were found Sunday and a 6th man died at a hos-
pital.
3 of the dead were identified as W.L. Hendry,
Delbert Payne, 46, and Lary Lopez, 9, son of one of
the injured men. Another man is in critical condition.
Truitt Kennedy, executive V.P. of Goodpasture
Inc., owner of the elavator estimated damage at 50
million.
The explosion and fires threatened briefly the numerous
petroleum and chemical plants along the busy Houston
Ship Channel. Coast Guardsmen said two fireboats went
to the scene to quench peir fires.
Galena Park is nearly surrounded by Houston.
Firemem worked through the night, wading knee-deep
through spilled grain and pouring water on stubborn but
contained fires. Heavy equipment was moved into the
area to remove rubble.
The force of the explosion gouged out chucks of con-
crete and steel, heaving them into smaller storage
tanks nearby.
Dec. 26, 1975-"Seven Scalded Yesterday at Homer City"
Sevan men were scalded, two seriously, while cleaning
a broiler Christmas morning at Pennsylvania Electric
Company's electric generating station at Homer City.
According to Penelec spokesman, the workmen were in-
jured when they were struck by hot steam while remov- ing molten ash from No.1 broiler.
Burned the most seriously were Robert D. Wingard
, 43, of Elderton and Joseph Costlow, 26 of
Johnstown.
Mr. Wingard was taken to Indiana Hospital and
was trasfered to the burn unit at Western Pennsylvania
Hospital, Pittsburgh where he is listed in guarded
condition today with serious burns of the face. Mr.
Costlow was treated at Indiana Hosptial and then
transfered to Johnstown Mercy Hospital, where he is
listed in serious condition with 2nd degree burns of
the face, hands, neck and left arm and 1st degree burns
of the back.
Also injured were Kenneth Weimert, 26, of
Indiana, and Chris Detwiter, 27, of Blacklick,
both who are listed in satisfactory condition at
LaTrobe Area Hosptial. Robert Leigey, 51, of
Blairsville, Randal Richmond, 20, of Dexter,
MO., and Richard Hendry, 35, also of Dexter, who
are all listed in good condition today at Indiana Hos-
pital.
The Penelec spokesman said Mr. Weimert is a
Penelec maintenance foreman, while Mr. Richmond
and Mr. Hendry are employees of Hardy Brothers,
a broiler maintenance contractor headquartered at
Dexter. The others were Penelec employees.
The spokesman said the accident happened at 5:45 a.m.
as the men were performing routine maintenance on the
plant's main broiler attempting to remove an ash build-
up, known as a "clinker", with a high pressure water
hose.
A chunk of ash about nine feet in diameter broke loose
from the broiler wall, exposing the molten side of the
ash and the water on the hot ash created a surge of
scalding steam.
The men wore some protective equipment, but all were
burned in varying degrees on their faces, hands, necks,
and legs.
The company spokesman said there was no physical dam-
age to the plant and that there was no fire or ex-
plosions.
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INDIANA DEMOCRAT, Indiana, PA.
Nov. 18, 1936-"Mrs. Frank Freund"
Mrs. Davinea (Hendry) Freund, 39, wife of
Frank Freund, died of complications at her home in
Penn Run at 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
She formerly lived in New York and had been resident of
Penn Run for eighteen months. She was a member of the
Methodist Church of Penn Run.
Surviving are her husband and six sons: Fred,
William Frank, Charles, James and John, all at
home: a brother, A. Hendry, of New York, and
her stepmother, Mrs. Mary Miles at New York.
Funeral services were conducted at Streans Funeral
Home at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Interment followed in
Harmony Cemetery.
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GETTYSBURG TIMES, Gettysburg, PA.
Nov. 15, 1923-"Lifer Takes Flyer"-
Boston-Jesse Pomeroy, life prisoner of the
Charlestown State Prison, who served nearly half a cen-
tury in that institution, has been dipping into the
stock market, it was learned today, and the return of
his investment, amounting to $50 to $60, has been
tucked away in the prison safe for his conveinience.
"Pomeroy bought some Liberty Bonds during the war,
about $300 worth," said William Hendry, the war-
den, "and decided to cash them and buy some stock. We
took care of the transaction for him and bought some
shares." The warden said that no other prisoners had
been allowed to take "flyers" in state street.
Pomeroy was convicted at the age of 15 of mur-
der and his death sentence was commuted to life im-
prisonment in 1876. He has been in the Charlestown
prison ever since.
Nov. 02, 1935-"Rain Drenches Court"-
Port Arthur, TX.-During a session of the corporation
court here recently it began to rain. The roof leaked
and the rain descended upon the just and the unjust.
Judge H.H. Hendry moved the seat of justice and
commandeered 4 trustees to attend the emptying of 2
beer crocks and a washtub pressed into service to catch
the rainwater.
July 21, 1938-"Joys of Living"-
Chicago-James Alexander Hendry, St. Louis bus-
inessman, says he has had a full and happy 82 years of
living although he has never: Read a novel, danced,
smoked nor chewed tobacco, taken a drink of liquor,
played cards, seen a ballgame.
But, he said, he has: Not missed church or Sunday
school in 55 years.
He is here for the convention of the Gideon
Association.
Dec. 23, 1953-"Disturbance Quelled"-
Tampa-W. Marion Hendry, justice of the peace,
seeking judicial calm in his courtroom, ordered a wail-
ing baby removed.
Then another turned up.
The persistant jurist finally obtained a silence after
having seven strong-lunged infants removed.
Apr. 20, 1957-DEATHS
Orange, NJ.-John W. Hendry, 81, colorful and
widely known ship building personality who had worked
52 years for the Bethlehem Steel Company and it's sub-
sidiaries, died Thursday. He was born in Dumbarton,
Scotland.
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GETTYSBURG COMPILER, Gettysburg, PA.
Sept. 25, 1822-"Invention"-
Mr. Josiah J. Hendry, and ingenious mechanic of
this town, has lately invented, and obtained a patent,
for an instrument called the delineator, to be used in
the cutting of garments. Being fitted to the fashion
required, it shows with precision all the points nec-
cessary to be found in cutting for any size or portion,
and, we think, must be of great use to the tailors. It
has been tried by himself and others in the vicinity,
and answers well the purpose intended. It will prob-
ably be useful in drawing.
Sept. 25, 1822-"Progress of Methodists"-
Extracts from the "Minutes of the Annual Conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal Church" for the year 1822,
just published.
Bishops and Superintendants-
William M'Kendree, Enoch George, Robert R.
Roberts.
Numbers of preachers and congregation.
Whites Colored
OH. 34,336 205
KY. 20,846 2859
MO. 9161 288
TN. 15,823 1810
MS. 3,531 1020
SC. 21,290 12,906
VA. 19,329 6626
Baltimore 28,265 9616
Phil. 26,500 8270
NY. 22557 442
Oct. 23, 1945-"Bradford Hospital Admissions:
Nancy and James Hendry, 27 Burnside Ave.
Oct. 24, 1945-"Bradford Hospital Discharges:
Nancy and James Hendry, 27 Burnside Ave.
Sept. 05, 1949-"Pupils, Teachers Assigned to Four Elementary Schools
Here"-
Grade 2- Miss Sanford
Walter Benson, Ronald Benton, Ronald Caty, Ronald
Davis, Boyden Denniston, Troy Fraley, Edwin Greek,
Jack Hanson, Charles Higgins, Larry Hogue, Richard
Howes, Donald Kinney, Harry Popiel, Russel Price, Jane
Shaley, Michael Smith, Hargus Smith, James Weary,
Amaryllis Beck, Margaret Foster, Carolyn Gutherie,
Dorothy Haynes, Delores Henderson, Nancy Hendry, Sandra
Hoover, Diane McDonald, Donna McDonald, Judith
Maitland, Joyce McChesney, Molly Monjar, Jean Olowski,
Norma Shaffer, Barbara Stinson, Carole Wesmiller, Bar-
bara Wingert, Anna Jean Webster, Nancy Steckinfinger.
Mar. 10, 1953-Local News-
Thomas Hendryx (architect) celebrated as well as
birth of Don Mackie,Jr.'s son. Group singing
led by Harold Osbourne, with T. Sangster
Hawley as the piano accompanist.