07 Dec 1929
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
1
In Today's Choice, Governor Harry G. Leslie surveys state affairs and political currents, outlining priorities for Indiana. He addresses governance, economic recovery, and public service, urging unity and resilience amid evolving challenges facing the state administration.
Kellysburg hosts Plumville Independents Monday night December 9 in a four game stretch on the home floor. Tumville brings back four players who wore Kellysburg uniforms in 1927 and 192k. Earlier Kellysburg beat Altman 8 to 52 in a hard fought game as lineup lists show Hilbert Watl Alt many Houser Kinter for Kellysburg and Altman Hurd Craig Turnbull Heith Grundy for Altman.
Financial editors report a brisk start in trading with a broad surge in industrial and utility stocks. General Electric led gains amid a market rally, while U.S. Steel, American Can, Westinghouse, and Fox assets posted notable moves as investors reacted to improving business signals.
Church notes list schedule for Pastor Sunday School 9 45 a m sermon 11 a m praise service 7 15 p m preaching 8 p m class meeting Tuesday Tid pm prayer meeting Friday 7 30 First Baptist Artin Fowler pastor Bible School 9 30 morning and evening services United Presbyterian Rev J S Mellvaine Mrs Thos Smyth guest soloist at 11 a m morning service song How Lovely Are Our Dwellings choir sings The Lord Is My Rock Evening service 7 20 Batter precedes both services midweek items follow
A missionary to Central America will speak. Zion Lutheran extends cordial invitation to all. Rev. B F Bieber leads morning service "Gentlemen, the Reality of Service" and evening sermon "He was the Friend of God." Choir to sing "He Shall Be Great" by Hall and "Brightest and Best Are the Song of the Morning" by Burk.
The route loops from the County Home around the main building through Thirteenth Street to Philadelphia Street and Sixth, then Wayne Avenue to the Fair Grounds. Visitors are asked to call Jay Manhing for car capacity, with windshield stickers provided. Tuesday evening features Mrs. Gifford Pinchot and Dr. CO G Jordan as speakers, with Dr R D Hotzel addressing Wednesday afternoon. The Grange sessions end Thursday at 10 30 P M and Ritz Theatre offers a clock show for attendees.
SOUTHERN STATES notes 1,302 cases dropped with remaining pending. Smuggling and illegal narcotics selling remain key issues though overall illegal traffic appears to shrink. Doran says many drug cases now harder to prosecute as traffickers grow more expert. Dry agent instruction campaign reduced untrained officers and improved citizen rights awareness. Six prohibition agents killed and 84 injured in the line of duty during the year ending June 30, with deaths in DC, Indiana, Maryland, Texas, and Washington. Foreign cooperation cut suspected foreign vessels from 250 to 108. The bureau’s serious-employe charges division reviewed 341 cases, closing 278. The re-
The report notes no action shown for the prohibition army at year end itemized as 4 664 permanent and 35 temporary employees, an increase of 268 permanents during the previous 12 months.
Reports from various Indiana County communities detail cabbage strain demonstrations led by Viking Copenhagen at Cockport. Officers elected include Paul Hopkins as president and Norman Barkley as vice president. Extension work, seed potatoes, horse associations, and dairy testing programs are highlighted, with remarks on the growth of Home Economics within Pennsylvania’s extension system.
Clyde Houck described treating poultry with iodine emulsion for parasites. State College Extension's Earl L. Moffitt urged farmers to diagnose leaks and specialize for profit, noting Cow Testing Association data show yearly cow costs around 205 dollars unless milk and butterfat return enough. Ethel Jeffords discussed nutrition for growing children with demonstrations, while County Agent Warner reported on broader Extension projects beyond committee coverage in Indiana County.
In Washington the Pennsylvania governor weighs appointing a Republican to the vacant Senate seat as Nye threatens to challenge admission of Grundy. Grundy, longtime supporter of the party, is eyed as a potential appointee though uncertainty remains about his willingness to return to public life.
Philadelphia politics shift to fill the U S Senate seat denied to Ware as Norristown leader Ralph Strassburger enters discussion to fill the unexpired term. Insurgent and Old Guard factions seek a acceptable candidate while Grundy declines the post, aiming for influence outside the Senate. Local leaders anticipate a Vindication campaign for Vare backers and Strassburger’s brief tenure.
E C Sams president of J C Penney Co says no discussions on merging with a Chicago mail or day house have occurred. A committee studied potential economic benefits of combining mail order with over the counter service, noting distribution limits and mass production outpacing distribution. The current study aims to determine advantages and will not proceed unless survey results justify further negotiations toward a merger.
East Olive street resident Sam Burnheimer returns from Clinton County with a 160 pound seven point duck. Others, including Mrs. Florence Burnheimer and Miss Bertha Conrad, came home from Williamsport and Tyler s ville after visiting friends. Various locals like Maurice Stern and J Maloney are listed on county business and hunting license trips.
R J Cromie argues the Asia one billion people offers the world’s greatest economic potential. He says the United States and Canada thrived on Europe’s industrial drift, but Europe is rising again. He urges North America to focus on Asia, predicting political unity in China and modernization in Java India Siam and the Philippines, to profit and aid humanity.
At Mrs. Margaret Kanauff home in Punxsutawney a group of Beulah Tyger’s pupils from Juneau School No.7 staged a pleasant surprise party. They played games and enjoyed a lunch with attendees including Helen Nagey Jon Nagey Lloyd Baun Mary Hudak Ellen Lewis Grace Kanauff Mary Kanauff Harry Kanauk Olen Lewis Arnold Lewis Hetty Carey Eddy Nelson Wade Baun Earl Smith Dwight White Wayne White Caroline Hudak Walter Mucak Stanley Mucak Henry Mucak Kenneth Wolfgang Clarence Dunmire Arthur Oleon.
Dubie Thomas aged 69 a former Mahaffey resident died at his late home at 11 45 yesterday. He was a nephew of W C Thomas of Marion Genter and cousin of Mrs Florence G Burnheimer of the Burnheimer Maternity Home Mahaffey. Funeral services will be held in Mahaffey at 1 80 o clock Sunday afternoon with interment in Mahaffey cemetery.
Virginia Harvey and Kenneth Harvey joined the Indiana gathering with a list of local attendees including Rosersteel Bruce Beamer Humphrey and Prof Beamer. The event featured ministers and elders from Elders Ridge and nearby communities in a Sunday Presbyterian Men's Meeting.
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