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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1934
Page
1
Blacklick residents hosted and visited relatives including Mrs. Augustus Fetterman and daughters of Wilgus, Mrs. Wm. McMillen, Mrs. Emma Fielding of Millvale, and sister Mrs. J. D. Roger. Attendance at a food show in Altoona, a Ligoner visit, a pageant at Indiana High School, and Civic Club supper in Blairsville are noted with local families and figures named.
Forty four children from the Wil Hard Home in Indiana presented an Easter program in the M church Sunday evening under superintendent Mrs Alberta Stahl and assistants. The audience praised the children for their speech and song. Various local residents visited relatives and friends, with multiple weekend calls and visits noted. Revival plans also announced for Brush valley Evangelical church starting April 22 led by Miss Louise Lear and Miss Myra McVicker.
A long list of visits and callers from Cherry Tree to Pittsburgh highlights a weekend of social activity. Residents including Mr. and Mrs. Orland Kopp, Mrs. J. Beck, Miss Helen Barnes, Rev. and Mrs. Harry Leland, and others traveled to nearby towns or hosted relatives, with numerous Indiana and Nanty Glo and Barnesboro stops noted. Estonian politics appear in brief as a separate line, then a newspaper offer for subscriptions.
Romance brings announcements and shower plans for the bride to be. A clever gift concealment using a parasol holder centerpiece, fern fronds, and lace-dolly tags accompanies a festive menu of fruit baskets salad, assorted sandwiches, butterscotch parfait, rice flakes macaroons, and shrimp savories with detailed preparation steps and decorative touches.
Indiana town activity fills pages as Jennie Forrest and Mary Coy and others visit residents in Heilwood Penn Run and Strongstown. Local calls include Buddies Jacobs and Waldo Brown with Crosstown visits and sale talk at Stephens auction near Kenwood. The Dutch freighter Brian sank in Gatun Lake marking canal history.
Mr and Mrs Harl Garvin and children spent Sunday with John Engle. Joe Lantry of Garman called in the vicinity. Quay Henry of Hedlwood and Ralph Muftley of Olver with Mrs F M Gance shopped at Indiana Saturday evening. Dr and Mrs Lyons and son of Marianna called on friends in Heilwood Sunday. Frank Bonannon of Barnesboro was a business caller Wednesday. Horace Bentz and daughter Ruth visited Indiana Saturday. Mrs Zenas Hines, patient in Indiana hospital, convalescing. John Engle was a Clymer caller. Odd Fellows from Pine Flats Lodge at Cherry Tree Tuesday evening included Logan Parry, Calvyn Joiner, John Engle, Walter Crone, Shelton Schultz, William Roberts, Percy Roberts and Robert Roberts.
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