Democratic County Committee Meets to Choose Leader
County Chairman Harry W. Feehag calls a Saturday 7:30 PM meeting in Democrat club rooms at the Deposit Bank building to elect a two year county chairman and plan the fall campaign. The list of committee men and committeewomen spans many towns and boroughs, urging unity and support for the nominated candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Feehag
Democratic County Committee
Democrat Club
Deposit Bank
Armagh
H. L. Tinkcom
Sedena Bidelman
Armstrong
A. H. Wiggins
Jessie S. Conrad
J. H. Devlin
Ruth I. Kunkle
Banks
L. A. Cessna
Carl Elbell
John Bratten
Elda Nallory
Elva Mallary
Blacklick
Paul Hill
Carrie Claws
Edna Miller
Buffington
James Peddicord
Amanda Hollenbaugh
Merle Hunter
Mary Hunter
R. M. Dias
Edna Dias
Burrell
George Miller
Elizabeth Stoneback
Guy W. Baker
Mary Louise Harkins
Paul Okopal
Pearl DeSalle
Canoe
James Lyons
Veronica Lyons
Floyd A. States
Ora White
Center
Arthur Anthony
Henry Turnbill
Albin J. Hibel
Mary Repka
J. M. Caldwell
J. M. Currey
Cherryhill
Gere Donahey
A. F. Stewart
Loy W. Oligher
Ella Stadtmiller
Cherry Treeborough
John F. Murphy
Clymer
James Me ¥All
Loretta King
John Lukash
Steve Volk
Anta
Conemaugh
G. C. Hilty
Leila M. Compton
Ralph Reeger
Nellie Reeger
Leonard A. Parsons
Vivian Parsons
Howard Waddle
Sue McLaughlin
Creekside
Lewis Cardanione
Grace A. Lahr
Glen Campbell
Henry Pennington
Victoria Andresak
Grant
Frank Sheesley
Gail Reithmiller
Paul Smith
Elva Smith
Green
Meade Douglass
Loleta Stahl
Golden Wedding Celebration in Center Township
Mr and Mrs J A Henderson of Center township celebrated fifty years of marriage with a June 10 event. The couple, both 73, appeared in wedding attire from 1886 in a buggy, with four hundred guests at Edward B Hendersons home on the old farm. Attending relatives included Jennie Miller Bell George William Pounds Blair McGara Clara Robbins and Clara Carson. Both spouses remain in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Henderson
Center Township
Jennie Miller
Bell George
Henderson
William Pounds
Blair McGara
Misa Clara Robbins
Clara Carson
Edward B. Henderson
Old Home
Mrs. Henderson
Wiggins Calhoun clan reunion held in Apollo Pa
The Wiggins Calhoun Reunion at Apollo Pennsylvania drew about 125 attendees on Saturday June 18. Weather forced the picnic and business meeting to be moved to the United Presbyterian Social Hall. Officers elected include President Lowry Calhoun and George Gailey as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins-Calhoun
Apollo
United Presbyterian Church
J. C. Smith
A. H. Wiggins
D. D. Walker
Sheloca
Owens Grove
Oak Hill
Wiggins
Math Walker
Aleitha Walker
George Gailey
Harold
Frank Gailey
Alliance, Ohio
Della £ E. Little
W. J. Mitchell
Son Clair
Youngstown
Ohio
Democrat Club Meeting Postponed to Next Saturday
The Democrat Club postpones its regular meeting to the following Saturday night due to the Democrat County Committee meeting in the club rooms. President Roosevelt will speak via radio and deliver his nomination acceptance speech at Franklin Field Philadelphia. The program starts at 10 PM local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat Club
Democrat County Committee
Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Homer Curry High School Alumni Picnic at Camp Rest
The annual Hom ey City High School Alumni picnic will be held Thursday afternoon and evening June 18 at Camp Rest Indiana County one mile south of Indiana. Alumni are invited to bring families friends and children with swimming music hall dancing and a basket dinner at 6 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homey City High School
Camp Rest
Indiana County
Indiana
Four Foot Deep Hail Strikes Indiana County Fields
A severe wind hail and rain storm Friday night caused extensive damage across Indiana County. Hail up to four feet deep struck near Plumville, destroying crops and flooding fields and cellars. The McMillen farm reported hail as large as walnuts and highway crews cleared mud and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Mahoning Township
McMillen
Pluniville
State Highway Department
McMillen Farm
Plum Creek
Plumville
R. D. Marshall
Soil Conservation Service
St. Patrick's Day
Summer meets at Kiski for six church groups
Kiski School hosts a summer conference center with six groups starting late June. The schedule lists dates for Episcopal Women’s Auxiliary, Episcopal groups, Kittanning Presbytery Young People, and two Presbyterian sessions from June 26 to August 1. Locations and churches are provided for each session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiski
Episcopalian Women's Auxiliary
Episcopalians
Kittanning
I Presbyterian
II Presbyterian
Man Pleads Guilty to DUI in Blairsville Court
An elderly man, about 80, from Johnstown, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Judge Crepson Mmery Mihhel ic imposed a sentence of five to 10 months in Allegheny County Workhouse plus a $200 fine and costs. Patrolman J M Steele of Blairsville arrested him on Market Street in Blairsville in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Crepson Mmery J. Mihhelic
R. DP
Johnstown
Michelli
J. M. Steele
Blairsville
Market St
Walsh College Names Acting President At Special Board Meet
At a Saturday board session Indiana State Teachers College named Matthew J. Walsh acting president effective immediately and John W. Price acting bursar. Dr Charles I Foster resigned and William Schuster left the bursar post. Walsh, long connected with the college, accepted the acting post under conditions including payroll limits for summer staff and control over staffing decisions until a permanent president is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers College
Matthew J. Walsh
John W. Price
Charles I. Foster
William Shuster
Burger
Price
Dean Walsh
Institutlioo
Oanell
Walsh
William Schusther
Celebrates eighty fourth birthday at Marion Center gathering
Samuel Bash of Marion Center marked his eighty four birthday with a family gathering on Wednesday. Attending were Myr and Mrs Lee Bash, Noble Muterbaugh, Ed Vronk, Myr and Mrs B J Myers, Richard Bush, Leonard Bush, Eugene Strastler, Willian Huntt and June Whanas who has returned from Oberh College for summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bash
Marion Center
Myr
Lee Bash
Noble Muterbaugh
Wandon
Ed Vronk
Clymer
B. J. Myers
Indiana
Richard Bush
Leonard Bush
Eugene Strastler
Marton Center
Willian Huntt
Detroit
Michigan
Deaths Mark Long Life in Indiana County and Pennsylvania
Mrs. Sarah Anderson Good dies at 105 after a stroke. She lived most of her life in Cherryhill township and Spangler, mother of 12, with 153 descendants. Funeral at McDowell Cemetery near Cherry Tree. Also notes the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Row Christy, longtime educator born 1864 in Maryland, who taught across several states.
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Sarah (Anderson) Good
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Ellsworth Henry
Cherryhill Township
Spangler
Good
Miners Hospital
Goad
Green Township
Miami
William Alderson
Creekside
Drucilla Lowmaster
Bert Good
Baltimore
McDowell
Cherry Tree
Sarah (Row) Christy
Robinson Funeral Home
Robert L. Clark
Je. ST. 1
First Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Maryland
Herman Row
Mary (Gompers) Row
Ladiana
Publie
Indiana State Normal School
Oswego Training and Normal School
Oswego
N. Y
Columbia University of Southern California
Indiana
Greensburg
Reading
Youngstown
Witana
Minn
Sioux Falls
Barn Destroyed by Lightning in Armstrong Township
At 12 30 a m Saturday Murray George prominent farmer of Armstrong Township saw his barn struck by lightning. The haymow fire spread consuming the barn and its contents. Mr George sustained burns while aiding livestock rescue as Indiana and Homer City fire departments and neighbors helped save surrounding buildings. Loss is estimated at 2500 though the barn was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray George
Armstrong Township
George
Indiana
Homer
Lions Club Elects Officers At Rustic Lodge Meeting
The Lions Club elected officers for the coming year with Paul Boyts chosen as president and Clarence Gephardt as vice president. Bill Neff was named secretary, Harold Williams treasurer, George Miller Tail Twister, Karl Morton acting Lion Tamer, and Ed Clark third vice president. Paul Woodring joined the Board of Directors, and George Miller reported on the state convention in Scranton, praising Lions Clubs statewide for charitable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Rustic Lodge
Paul Boyts
State Teachers College
Clarence Gephardt
Bill Neff
Harold Williams
George Miller
Karl Morton
Lion
Ralph Walker
Chubby
Ed Clark
Paul Woodring
Lion George Miller
Lions
Scranton
Indiana
Onteebton
Parkies
Pihanelle al Eyo
The
Wind
Fry Business
Celebration Of Mrs. Mabon’s 87th Birthday
A pleasant evening gathered relatives at Mrs. John A. Mabon’s home on Church Street to honor her 87th birthday. A chicken dinner with all trimmings was served at 6 30 apart from two grandchildren. Attendees included G C Mabon H A Stonebreaker Laura Lightcap Leonard Wilker Magaret Harris and George Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Mabon
Church St
G. C. Mabon
H. A. Stone- Breaker
Laura Lightcap
Leonard
H- L. Wilker
Magaret Harris
George Harris
Larceny Charge Seizes Two Men in Coal Mine Theft
Karl Penman and Lawrence Larrone of Punxsutawney were jailed on larceny charges after state police alleged in an information before Justice Walter H. Jackson that they stole copper wires and brass fittings from North Point Coal Co mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Penman
Lawrence Larrone
Punxsutawney
Justice of the Peace
Walter H. Jackson
North Point Coal Co
West Point Wedding Joins Buchheit Family in Yorktown
Mr. and Mrs. Buchheit attended the West Point ceremony of Harold William Wolf and Margaret Lucille Buchheit at 6 PM in West Point Chapel. A Bear Mountain reception followed before a tour of the East and South prior to returning home. Tomas Bis, son of My and Mrs Wilner Bis, completes his sophomore year at Johns Hopkins and will spend the summer with family on School Street. Mrs. Silas Browning visits her Blairsville parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Buchheit
West Point
N. Y
Harold William Wolf
Margaret Lucille Buchheit
West Point Chapel
Bear Mountain
Tomas
Wilner Bis
John Hopkins University
School Street
Indiana County dairy herd sets state record for butterfat
The Indiana County Dairy Herd Improvement Association No. 1 reports the highest butterfat average in Pennsylvania among 88 associations. Of 81 herds and 467 cows, average production reached 8,857 pounds milk per cow and 873.6 pounds butterfat per cow, with $85.34 per cow in feed costs. Eleven of 31 herds averaged over 400 pounds butterfat. Oxford's Charming Princess leads the herd. The article also notes cattle culling for low production and udder trouble. The Indiana County Sheep and Wool Cooperative Association opened bids. William H. Grundy Co. won at 66.27 cents per pound for fine wool, with delivery specifics and wool grading details.
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Indiana County Dairy Herd Improvement Association No
Pennsylvania
Carl Johnston
Jersey
Oxford
Quay McMillen
Clymer
Indiana County Sheep and Wool Co-operative Association, Inc
William H. Grundy Co
Philadelphia
Indiana
Old Fur Trade Story and Reunion Invite in Pittsburgh Press
Harold Titus novel Black Feather will be published in full in The Pittsburgh Press Sunday June 21 as part of the Novel Tablet. The annual Clawson McMillen reunion is set for Saturday June 20 at Doughey’s Park near Indiana on Route 422, with relatives invited. Esther Buchanan departs for Jacksonville Beach Florida to visit her sister and brother in law Randall Lane.
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The
Northwest
Harold Titus
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh
Clawson-McMillen
Doughey’s Park
Indiana
Route 422
Esther Buchanan
N. 6Th St
Jacksonville Beach
Florida
Randall Lane
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Laura Breth
South Seventh Street
Shelocta Road
Indiana Hospital
Clark R. Moser
Wayne Avenue
Moser
Homer Curry
Convention Hall
Dean Walsh College
Board of Trustees
Schuster
June Whanas
Oberh College
Sarah A. Good
Thursday
Christy Death
Sarah
Row
Christy
Silas Browning
County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Wool Pool
Connell
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