Weekend traffic crashes kill two in Indiana County
A weekend and Labor Day crash spree in Indiana County left two dead and twenty two injured, with several in critical condition. George Mishler, 32, of North Lima Ohio died in a wreck at the William Penn Highway and Route 56 Armagh, while Charles Emerson McNoldy, 17, of Cleveland, perished when a car hit a telephone pole between Armagh and Mundys Corner. Eight others were admitted to Indiana Hospital for a head on collision near Shelocta on the Curry Run bridge. Anna Kanas and Fika Kanas of Leechburg endured head injuries and shock. several others were discharged.
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Indiana
George Mishler
North Lima
Ohio
Wiliam Penn Highway
Armagh
Charles Emerson McNoldy
Cleveland
William Penn Highway
Mundy's Corner
Demactere
Spangler
Shelecta Bridge
Indiana Hospital
Curry Run
Shelocta
Dewlyweds Given Fine Shower in Clymer
Mr and Mrs James Daniels of Clymer were honored with a weekend miscellaneous shower at the Moose Temple in Clymer by neighbors and friends. Over 200 attended. After lunch gifts were exchanged and dancing cards and music followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Daniels
Clymer
Moose Temple
Grover Cleveland Alexander Visits Hotel Indiana
Grover Cleveland Alexander the former National League pitcher and manager of the House of David team stays at Hotel Indiana Sunday. He travels with the team en route to Erie where they are slated to play today. The party brings a truck with a complete lighting plant for night games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Indiana
Erie
Local Teachers Named for 1931 32 Term
The opening of the 1931 32 term began with class registrations and lesson assignments as schools resume under favorable auspices. Superintendent Koontz released the list of High School teachers including Hugh M. Bell principal and Viola Simpson assistant principal along with numerous faculty names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koontz
Hugh M. Bell
Viola Simpson
Virginia M. Adama
Clair Borland
Kathryn Boundy
Laura Buterbaugh
Gertrude Gluck
Harry A. Canfield
Jiaura Church
Alice S. Clements
Emma L. Dent
David A. Dunmire
Melinda Detwiler
Caroline Gesesler
Bernice Graves
Gertrude Handler
Helen Hersperger
George M. Hill
Helen Holstein
James Johnston
Ward C. Johnston
Lambert Joseph
Harold Luts
Elizabeth McClure
Mary
O Hara Recovers From Appendicitis In Indiana Hospital
Bernard Bill O Hara of North Sixth Street recovers from an appendicitis operation at Indiana Hospital. Though not fully comfortable he maintains his pleasant demeanour as friends carry on his duties while he aims to return to public service as a supervisor candidate in Whitestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile
Bernard
Bill’' O'Hara
North Sixth Street
Indiana Hospital
O'Hara
White Township
Blairsville Residents Dead in Weekend Losses
Blairsville reports three deaths over the weekend. Joseph H. Rugg, 66, retired cigar maker, died at his home on West Market Street after a long illness. George A. Warnshuis, 47, Blairsville jeweler, died at his apartment in the Wilkinson building following a short illness. Mrs. James Bonner, 71, mentioned in notices, is listed among weekend deaths. Funeral details for Rugg and Warnshuis are given, with services set at 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm respectively, at their homes and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Rugg
George A. Warnshuis
James Bonner
Blairsville
West Market Street
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Acacia Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Harriet Rugg
Charles Rugg
Gordon Rugg
Newark
New Jersey
Elizabeth Rugs
Phy- His Rugg
Laura Rugg Graff
W. Jewart Miller
Blairsville Cemetery
Wilkinson
East Market Street
Warnshuis
First Market Street
First Presbyterian Church
Mabel Clark Warnshuia
Paul L. Warnshula
Denver
Colorado
Charles Nelt
Meadville
Joseph C. Stuart
Mexico to Join League of Nations Invitation Voted
The 12th assembly of the League of Nations voted unanimously to extend membership to Mexico. Delegates greeted the vote with wild applause after speeches from heads of delegations praising Mexico's role in global affairs.
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Geneva
Assembly
The
League of Nations
Mexico
Treasury net balance and daily expenditures report
The treasury net balance as of September 4 1981 stood at 108,467,286.29 dollars. Expenditures for that day reached 12,800,280. Utilities and customs receipts for the month up to September 4 totaled 4,769,009.79 dollars.
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U. S. Treasury
Washington
Treasury
Tax Justice In Dayton Meet Begins In Armstrong County
A crowd of about two hundred Dayton Borough and Wayne Township taxpayers organized a Tax Justice League at Dayton Fairgrounds. Charles Dickason was chosen president with Miles Rumbaugh as treasurer and C Radaker as secretary. Arm strong county groups mirror Indiana county. by week’s end many townships will organize. A tax relief movement concentrates on real estate, and music lovers are invited to the M E Church September 11 at 8 PM for organ violin and soprano with admission a tax.
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Dayton
Wayne Township
Armstrong County
Dayton Fair Grounds
Charles Dickason
Miles Rumbaugh
C. Radaker
Indiana County
M. E
Coal Executives Address Kiwanis On Labor Relations
Kiwanis Club heard A J Musser and B M Clark discuss coal industry relations with the community. Musser traced labor capital progress from stone age to modern era, while Clark cited 6,000,000 tons annual output with 60 percent in Indiana and 6,000 workers, payroll near a million monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Moore Hotel
A. J. Musser
Clearfield Bituminous ‘Coal Corporation
B. M. Clark
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Beryl L. Seanor
Musser
Mr. Mussed
Kipling
Earth
Mr. Clark
Indiana
Clearfield
Jefferson
Armstrong
Clark
Oiling of Slag Road Under Way
Oil spraying on the slag road from the Benjamin Franklin highway to Parkwood is in progress. Drivers are advised to use the alternative Parkwood road until completion. The Sothern Asphalt Company of Richmond, Virginia handles the work, with a reported contract to place over 600,000 gallons of oil on low-velocity roads in Indiana County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Highway
Watts Hill
Parkwood
Sothern Asphalt Company
Richmond
Low Vest
Indiana
Economy Fuel Co Place Robbed
Thieves forced a rear entrance at Economy Fuel Corporation 1062 Wayne Avenue early Sunday morning and stole oil and a revolver from the storage room. They likely planned a larger robbery but fled after entering. State police sub-station personnel are investigating the case.
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Economy Fuel Corporation
Wayne Avenue
State Police
Salina chain store robbed by three bandits near Greensburg
Three bandits held up C Gondar proprietor of a Salina chain store near Greensburg, Pa., escaping with $40. State police were summoned. The item notes a separate Indiana County vote slate supporting Hie Flickinger of Homestead.
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Greensburg
C. Gondar
Salina
Here
Cory
Indiana County
Hie
Flickinger
Hom
Wauchisn Service Station Robbery Repeats
Robbers hit the Wauchisn Service Station in Montgomery township for the fifth time in six months. Entry was gained via a window, loot over 150 dollars taken. County Detective Harry Koozer, who solved prior robberies, is on the case.
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Wauchisn
Montgomery Township
John Wauchisn
Harry Koozer
Named Foreman of September Grand Jury
William McElhoes of Indiana was named foreman by Judge J N Langham of the Grand Jury which met to deliberate on criminal cases for the September term of criminal court. Nineteen of the 24 jurors reported for duty and 78 cases await deliberation. The trial list had 110 cases, reduced after 35 defendants pled guilty in the past three weeks. Jurors will return at 1 30 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McElhoes
Indiana
J. N. Langham
Grand Jury
Nineten
Missionary Grace Beers to Speak to Society
Miss Grace Beers of Water street will address the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church at Mrs Linus M Lewis home 106 North Ninth street this Tuesday at 7 30 p m She is home on furlough from her mission work in Japan and will report on her field work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Beers
Water Street
Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Linus M. Lewis
North Ninth Street
Miss Beers
Japan
Mrs Mildred Gaston Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Mildred Gaston of Indiana underwent an operation for acute appendicitis at Indiana Hospital. Wet condition today is reported as satisfactory.
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Mildred Gaston
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Brandon Brings 2705 Year Sentence In Brush Valley Robberies
Willis Brandon of Meca pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and larceny in three Brush Valley thefts. He confessed to robbing Wilbert McCrea’s home, John A. Brown’s garage, and Shouts Service Station, totaling 750 25 and 125 dollars respectively. He received a jail term of two to five years in the Allegheny County Work House, to run concurrently with the other charges, plus costs and restitution. Six other defendants pleaded guilty. one case was nolle pressed. details follow.
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Willis Brandon
Meca
County
Koozer
Brush Valley
Brandon
Wilbert T. McCrea
John A. Brown
Shouts
Brush Valley Township
McCrea
Brown
J. N. Langham
Allegheny County
Nolle
Henry Pennington
Raymond Battestilli
Oliver Willis
Samuel E. Carnell
Washington D C Visitors Here
Mr and Mrs Fred Lucas and Miss Parkinson of Washington DC were weekend guests in the home of their cousins Henry Hall and Mrs Mary H Russell. Herbert Russell accompanied them back to Washington but will return to Indiana before resuming teaching duties in Detroit. It is noted Mr Lucas great grandfather lived in the house that stood on the site of Brody Bros store.
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Fred Lucas
Miss Parkinson
Washington, D. C
Henry Hall
Mary H. Russell
Herbert Russell
Washington
Indiana
Detroit
Mr. Lucas
Brody Bros
Indiana County Alumni Dinner Meeting at Hotel Moore
The annual dinner of Indiana County members of the Alumni Association and State College students, held in the Crystal Room at the Hotel Moore on Saturday night, proved to be a delightful reunion with addresses, music, and a social hour following the dinner.
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Indiana County
Alumni Association
Students of
State College
Crystal Room
Moore
Nazarene Service Planned at Willett
Rev Spicher of Johnstown will speak at the Nazarene Church Willett Wednesday September 16 at 7 30 pm Rev Shaffer of Homer City will also attend There will be special music and a program toward organizing a young people's society Sabbath School meets each Sabbath at 10 00 am followed by preaching at 11 00 am
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Spicher
Johnstown
Nazarene Church
Willett
Shaffer
Homer City
Bluebeard suspect case linked to Powers in West Virginia
Mrs Luella Powers admitted her husband Harry F Powers, famed Bluebeard matrimony agent, gave a $3657 check on August 27 the day of his arrest for the disappearance of Mrs Asta Buick Richer and her three children from Park Ridge Illinois. Police opened Powers safe deposit box in Empire National Bank, found empty as investigators study Powers aliases Rogers and Wade and trace personal accounts.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Luella Powers
Harry F. Powers
Powers
Asta Buick Richer
Park Ridge
Ill
Empire National Bank
Harry Rew Powers
Carl Southern
Charles S. Rogers
Pittsburgh
Asta Eicher
Wade
Surprise Party for Helen Lloyd Held in Punxsulawney
Mistress Helen Lloyd daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Lloyd of Punxsulawney received a weekend surprise party at her parents home arranged by Clymer girls Mistresses Peggy Odgen Marie Edding Lois Baxter and Emma Mae Ellenberg. They were accompanied to Punxsulawney by Andrew Holmes.
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Helen Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
Punxsulawney
Clymer
Peggy Odgen
Marie Edding
Lois Baxter
Emma Mae Ellenberg
Andrew Holmes
Electric silo demonstration draws farmers to Weitzel farms
Interested readers are invited to observe electric motor powered silo filling at the Weitzel farms near Marion Center. The article notes the growing role of electric motors in farm heavy work and predicts wider adoption in coming years.
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Harry
Howard
William Weitzel
Marion Center
George Couple Are Congratulated Baby Arrives at Indiana Hospital
Mr and Mrs John R George of West Pike announce the arrival of a son at the Indiana Hospital yesterday Mother and son are reported as getting along nicely. The notice lists the newborns parents and hospital stay in a brief society item.
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John R. George
West Pike
Indiana Hospital
Labor Day Speech Sparks Unrest Across Nation
Labor leaders and governors rally against relief limits on Labor Day as threats of doles and wage cuts echo across the country. Figures like Governor William H. Murray and Senators Borah and Wagner condemn Wall Street and call for government action to feed or work the unemployed, signaling deep political tension and calls for policy change.
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America
Middle West
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Wall Street
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
William E. Borah
Tonwood
Idaho
Robert F. Wagner
Syacuse
N. Y
Broadway's Tiger Rag Heard Tonight on Stage
The Tiger Rose show on Broadway will feature Al Katz and his famed orchestra tonight for dancers at Cli side. Katz's orchestra has made Tiger Rag a signature tune, widely loved by New York audiences and dancers alike.
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Broadway
Great White
Cli Side
al Katz
Fama
Katz
Republican Council of Women Luncheon Seeks Candidate Attendees
Board urges candidates for office to attend a September 10 luncheon at the Moore Hotel in Indiana Borough and White Township. Members must RSVP via Mrs. Morris Rothstein by September 9 noon. Also notes election interest and fair entry deadlines with county officials invited.
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The
Republican Council of Women
Moore Hotel
Indiana
White Township
Morris Rothstein
Wlace Thomas
Nellie Bennett
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Mra
Anna Kanas
Leechburg
Fika Kanas
Opera
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Tax -Justice
R. & P. Company
Economy Fuel CO
Michigan City
Ind
Gene Alger
Daugherty
Miss Gaston Hospital
Nazarene
George
Buchheit
Rosa Volrath
Philadelphia St
Jary
Bank
Philadel
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