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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1934
Page
7
A devotional piece from the County Home in Indiana Pa listing verses and praises to God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son. It cites numerous Bible references and ends with the author’s name M. Work and address in Indiana Pa.
Samuel B. Sterner aged over 84 died at his home in Derry on Wednesday. He was a native of Indiana County, long resident of Dixonville and Pine Flats where he ran a general store. He moved to Derry in 1898 and worked as a merchant until 1916, then joined Westinghouse until retiring four years ago. He married Anna Woodruff and leaves a widow, children Roy L. Sterner, Mrs. Alverda Cribbs, Mrs. Helen Horbach, John Sterner, and siblings Matilda Ruffner, Rebecca Ruffner, and Carolyn Burke. Funeral was held at the home with interment in Derry cemetery. Wanda Jean Lichtenfels, 20 months, died Saturday from pneumonia. funeral in Oakhurst, Johnstown, with burial in Armagh cemetery. Parents Glenn V. and Beulah Lichtenfels survive with a brother William. she was a great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Rehn.
Murray E Pounds dies after seven year illness from uremia aged 58 at Wayne avenue home. Interment Greenwood cemetery. Survived by Agnes Behan Pounds widow and son Murray Jr with sister Clara. Jennie M Allshouse dies near Plumville aged 80. Interment Atwood cemetery after Plumville service. leaves daughter Mrs Oliver Coleman and son Clayton, sister Lizzie McLain, brother John A McLain. Emma Jane Huston of Derry dies aged 60. Interment Derry cemetery. survives son Charles W Huston and daughter Mrs Margaret Hughes. member Fort Palmer Presbyterian church and Derry OBE Star chapter.
Funeral notices from Rural Valley Parkwood and Rossiter list Collins Growden Martha Growden and William Growden among survivors. Interments followed at Rural Valley Greenwood Union Saltsburg Cemetery and Parkwood areas. Also listed are Laura Wilkinson Julia Callen and Bertha Dodson, with survivor details and church affiliations.
Judge J N Langham fixed May 21 for the argument on the County Commissioners petition filed January 29 1934 seeking extra bond from Indiana County Treasurer Charles C McLain National Surety Company and United States Casualty Company The March first Monday original date was extended to April and then postponed to May 21 due to conflict with the civil list The matter involves showing why further bond should not be provided by the county treasurer.
The Savings & Trust Company of Indiana bought the county bond issue totaling 200000. The sole bid was accepted at par plus accrued interest. Bonds of 1000 denomination dated April 1 1934 are tax free with 4 1 2 percent interest and mature in 20000 installments from 1939 to 1948.
A Progressive newspaper offer lists a price of 5.60 dollars per year for residents of Indiana county and 6.00 dollars per year for out of county residents. The notice appears in the Progress and Pittsburgh Peat Gazette addressed to R. D. residents.
Head up and shoulders back are a distinct advantage says Dr. Theodore Appel Health Secretary. Slouching leads to weak abdominal walls and nervous disturbances. Posture affects organs and blood circulation, with bad carriage hindering physical and mental alertness. Maintaining proper stance requires concentration and effort, but good posture boosts dignity and performance in daily life.
Former McIntyre miner George Abandon, a father from McIntyre Pennsylvania, left his four and two year old son and daughter in a Brooklyn taxicab on Sunday promising to return. A Canton, North Dakota letter says he would not come back, seeking a new life. Mrs Sarah Rowan, aunt in Brooklyn, cannot keep the children and reports the case to police.
Major William W. Pierce was elected president and Clarence Compton named secretary and treasurer of the Courmont Club, formed by Company F 110th Infantry veterans. Forty five members attended along with Indiana veterans from Edensburg Johns town Punxsutawney and Clymer. A chicken and waffle dinner followed with reminiscences of camp life and battles in France. officers welcomed absent members via greetings read by Capt. Joseph King.
Thomas Sutton, a longtime Indiana resident, retires from the First Presbyterian Church board after 56 years of service. At the annual meeting, Logan Houck, Walter Kissinger, J. R. Maloney and W. Har Long were elected trustees, with John Q. Anderson, Walter H. Jackson, Robert L. Jamison, John P. Pounds, John Woods, Miss C Myrtle Gray, Miss Rosa Myers and C. K. Carnahan chosen as elders and deacons.
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