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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
4
Crawford 4-H Club met June 13 at Lor raine Broughier home to learn sewing on buttons. They decided to send Get Well cards to member Monabelle Wulfert in Indiana Hospital. A talk covered how to sew.
SSGT. Joan W. Getty, son of Mrs. Bell Getty of Marton Center, R. D., spent 22 days at home following a 92 month separation. Inducted July 1942, trained at Jackson Air Base Mississippi, he served with the 13th Air Force in the Southwest Pacific, with postings in Australia New Caledonia New Hebrides Guadalcanal and Pearl Harbor before returning to Lincoln Nebraska where he is now stationed.
Ariene Shields led a session where soldiers made cameras from damaged gear and displayed process photos. Miss Mildred Yeariel explained sewing machine parts and helped girls pin patterns and fit them for proper adjustments. A meeting is planned for June 27 at Vivian Winchark's home.
Ensign Donald C. Beatty U.S.N.R. of Monongahela Pennsylvania visited his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beaty of Marion Center last weekend. He graduated from Monongahela High School in 1941 and Washington and Jefferson College in January 1944. He was commissioned at Notre Dame on May 30 1944.
The Jolly Farmerettes met at Mrs Behm’s home on June 13 at 9 o clock Ruth Behn demonstrated embroidery first year girls sewed on buttons and second year girls learned darning patterns were selected and the next meeting set for Martha Knox’s home on June 24.
Aultman 4 H Club officers met at the home of Ernestine Mazzola on June 12 to plan demonstrations for the next meeting. Girls Doris Taylor Peggy Lou Hendersonson Hélen Ream Anna Rellick Charlotte Swan and Edna Taylor are slated to present. All officers attended. refreshments and entertainment preceded adjournment.
Mr. and Mrs. Joh Farnsiwold of Marion Center BR announce the marriage of their daughter Jean to Earl Wetzel son of Mr and Mrs Howard Wetzel of Marion Center. The ceremony was performed Monday June 12.
Mrs Teoka Lyke of 763 Locust Street enjoyed a weekend family reunion with three children three grandchildren a daughter in law and two sons in law. Attending were Karen Jane and Kim of Pittsburgh Seaman Lyke stationed at Samson NY and Mrs Lyke in Asheville NC. Mrs Lyke a former Indiana State Teachers College faculty member directed games on the Lions program last Tuesday night. She plans to remain in Indiana with her daughter until Friday while managing a farm in the south. This marks the first time in years all of Mrs Lyke’s children have gathered.
The Indiana County Canteen seeks transport volunteers to help service members. People may offer rides by notifying the canteen with destination, leaving time, and a phone number. Corporal Patterson has space for four or five, and another service member needs a ride to Pittsburgh after 5 pm to catch an 11 pm train. Call 1865 or 989-1. The notice urges buying bonds and stamps to support the war effort.
Dorothy Agnello and Betty Bun barsky of Indiana are home after a week visiting friends and relatives in Baltimore Maryland and Washington D C. They reported a pleasant trip and plans to resume daily activities.
Willis Ruddock, son of Andrew Ruddock of Homer City, graduated from American University in Washington DC at the June 5 commencement. He now attends Drew Seminary in Madison NJ and serves as second year pastor at Cheswold Delaware. Andrew J. Ruddock, Mrs. Rogers Rankin and daughter Janice My, and Mrs. Rhine and Mrs. Dillinger of Homer City attended.
In Italy word has been received that Staff Sergeant Paul Allin has landed safely. Also noted are birthdays for Bonnie Flo Moorhead Thelma Velma Brandon F A Hoffman and Janice Bathurst, observed in local notices.
A federal grand jury in Williamsport indicted eight Northumberland County miners on coercion charges tied to labor stoppages at Raven Run Coal Company operations in Mt Carmel Township. The indictments follow a prior Harrisburg grand jury action charging 36 more in connection with coal production stoppages tied to Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron and Stevens Coal Company in Northumberland County. Arraignment in that case is set for June 26.
Northumberland County figures Guy FP Helwig Peter Starehock and Charles Aimbroge among speakers for Brethren Service Committee fundraising and relief work across multiple areas. Belgium is noted as densely populated. A virus disease spread across nations is described with symptoms including loss of appetite vomiting diarrhea and cramps. Doctors say it is infectious and possibly airborne with a filterable virus likely.
A digestive disease of unknown cause spreading worldwide was described to the American Medical Association by Dr. Hobart A. Rel- The report noted unsettled facts about the illness and referenced ongoing investigations by medical researchers and health agencies.
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