Death of Martha Mann Rowan Jenkins 76 in Cherry Tree
Mrs Martha Mann Rowan Jenkins aged 76 wife of John Jenkins of Indiana died at her daughter Mrs Gertrude Barnes Cherry Tree on Thursday April 13 at 10 26 am from a stroke. Born August 26 1857 at Wrightsville York co Pa she lived 60 years in Hillsdale and resided in Cherry Tree near death. Surviving are husband John Jenkins Pittsburgh area son William McMahan Pittsburgh daughters Gertrude Barnes Pittsburgh area C B Bull of Pittsburgh John Gates Yukon W Va and Kyle Spicar Hillsdale Fifteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral at Mrs Barnes home Saturday at 2 pm by Rev C O Anderson burial Thompson cemetery Hillsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mann Rowan Jenkins
John Jenkins
Indiana
Gertrude Barnes
Cherry Tree
Jenkins
David and Mary Riowan
Wrightsville
York County
Hillsdale
Miss Emeline Craighead Rites Held in Saltsburg
Funeral services for Miss Emeline Craighead were held this afternoon at her brother Rev James R E Craighead's home in Saltsburg with Rev J Stanley Herker presiding. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Born April 14 1878 she was daughter of the late Samuel Judson Craighead and Sarah Elder Craighead. She taught in Blairsville and at Birmingham Seminary and was part of Pittsburgh Juvenile Court and Miss Ellis private school faculty. She leaves a sister Marie J Craighead and three brothers George W Craighead Rev James R E Craighead and Rev David E B Craighead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. B. Craighead
Saltsburg
J. Stanley Herker
Saltshore Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Emeline Craighead
Pittsburgh
Ciders Ridge
Samuel Judson
Sarah
Elder) Craighead
Craighead
Indiana
Washington Seminary
Miss Ellis
That Cty
Marie 3. Craighead
George W. Craighead
Wilkinsburg
James R. E. Craighead
Saltsburgh
David EB. Craighead
Santa Anna Calif
Charles H Fleming funeral held at Elderton church
Funeral services for Charles H Fleming were held Tuesday at the Elderton M E church with Rev Beggs presiding. Interment followed in Elderton cemetery. Fleming, 59, died Saturday at his home near Elderton after a lifetime in the area. He taught school 35 terms and leaves a widow, children in Bradford, Pittsburgh, Yatesboro, and home, plus siblings. Also notes obituary of W P George, 78, of Idaho, former South Bend resident, with funeral at South Bend Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elderton M
Elderton M. BH
Beggs
BE. G. Fleming
Bradford
William Fleming
University of Pittsburgh
Roy Schall
Yatesboro
Mary
Nelle
Frances
H. M. Zimmerman
Plumville
E. L. Fleming
North Sixth Street
J. D. Fleming
Elderton
W.H. Fleming
Erie
Mrs H Howe of Spokane Dies After Illness
Mrs. H C Howe of Spokane Washington died in San Diego California after a long illness. Born June 7 1858 she was a daughter of Squire W B Hoskinson of West Wheatfield township. She lived in Spokane since 1906 and is survived by husband, son Irving of Portland, two grandchildren, sister Mrs E A Zimmerman of Johnstown and brother John M Hoskinson of Atkinson Kansas. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Howe
Spokane
Wash
San Diego
Calif
Jennie Hoskinson
Squire W. B. Hoskinson
West Wheatfield Township
Land
Aro Ther
Irving
Portland
Ore
E. A. Zimmerman
Johnsontown
John M. Hos Kingon
Atkinson
Kans
Milton Williams
West Washington Street
Indiana
Los Angeles
Funeral Services for Andrew J. Duncan in Blairsville
Funeral services were held Monday at the late residence followed by interment in Blairsville cemetery for Andrew J. Duncan aged 74 who died suddenly at his home in Blairsville Friday He had long service in the freight department of the Pennsylvania Railroad and served as constable in Blairsville He leaves three daughters Mrs Colwell Mrs Cochran and Miss Duncan and several brothers and sisters including Mrs Thompson Mabion Charles Duncan Letitia Sarah Duncan and Mrs Martin of Chicago
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Blairsville
Andrew J. Duncan
Blacklick
Pennsylvania ‘Railroad Company
Mia
Agnes ‘Colwell
Gertrude Cochran
Rosemary Duncan
Hettie Thompson
Mabion
Charles Duncan
Letitia
Sarah Duncan
Josephine Martin
Chicago
Funeral services for Lewis Thomas Juart held at Plumville residence
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the late residence for Lewis Thomas Juart who died Saturday at his home near Plumville. He was born December 19 1905 in Plumville and lived there all his life. He ran a gas service station. Survived by wife and children Mildred Ettamae Loisjean and Thomas, his parents, and siblings Theodore Adeline Mary Edward Ellen Bernadette Catherine of New Kensington. Interment followed in Plumville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
Lewis Thomas Juart
Andrew Juart
Mildred
Ettamae
Loisjean
Thomas
Theodore
Obituary notes from Penn township and county firms
John S Barnes age 83 dies at Barnes homestead Penn township Westmoreland county survivor list includes widow Agnes and children Mrs White DelMonte Mrs Paul Del mont and Mrs Conley Long Island John o M Barnes at home. Jennie McCrorey McCullough native of Brush Valley dies in Orlando Florida sister of John G MecGrorey founder of McCrorey stores. Grangers at State College Indiana county attend State Lecturers Conference Penn State with 250 delegates led by National Lecturer Mr Farmer from New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Barnes
Penn Township
Westmoreland County
Barnes
Harry White
Jacksonville
White
R. T. Paul
Delmont
C. J. Conley
Long Island
N. Y
John O M. Barnes
Agnes (McQuinda) Barnes
Jennie McCrorey McCullough
Orlando
Florida
Brush Valley
John G. MecGrorey
McCrorey Five
John G. McCloray Store Corporation
Indiana County
Penn State
Florence Wissinger
Harry Wissinger
James Musser
C. C. Beatty
Marion Center
B. B. Pleming
H. W. Leech
Indiana
R.D
Andy Kinter
Rayne Township
Helen Smith
Penn Run
South African folk music tied to Holland in origin
A San Francisco Chronicle writer notes that South African white settlers still sing songs from Holland seven to eight centuries ago. The gramo phone records reveal a blend of white colonial music with influences from France England and Germany. The music preserves historical verses and includes the lay Die Nonnetjie en die Tuddertjie sung by Calvinistic Boers.
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Holland
South Africa
San Francisco Chronicle
Cape
France
England
Germany
Almanacs Trace Back to Ancient China and Beyond
The Washington Star notes almanacs date to the fifth century after Christ in China and even earlier in Asia. Printing broadened their reach, and early volumes offered astronomy tides and weather forecasts though often with superstition. Franklin’s Poor Richard Almanac of 1782 is a famed early American example.
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Lkely
Washington Star
Henry II
France
Franklin
Richard
America
Origin of the Wardrobe Word Traces Through Old Languages
The term wardrobe derives from the old English ward meaning guard and survives in ward off. Its lineage traces back to Anglo Saxon Weardian and the descendant warder for guard. The ward robe phrase enters English via old French warderobe from German roots, denoting a room or compartment for clothes.
Touchstone as a test of authority and righteousness
The passage explains touchstone as a criterion or test for qualities, referencing its literal use to test gold and silver. It notes the earliest figurative use in 1570 from Ascham’s The Schoolmaster and traces its widespread figurative application in literature.
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Ascham
Tower of London's builders linked to Gun dulf and Henry II
The Tower of London is a complex of buildings and walls on high ground near London Bridge commanding the Thames. Its principal piles are linked to two figures, a Benedict monk called Gundulf the Weeper and King Henry II of England.
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Tower of London
Cleveland’s unusual habit of reading every congressionally sent document
The article notes Grover Cleveland was the only post–Civil War president in White House memory to read every line and word of all communications and bills from Congress. Subsequent presidents reportedly relied on departmental heads to review details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
White House
Congress
Fakery Unearthed in Georgia Mummies Scandal
Sensational mummies exhibited near Indian Springs Georgia are exposed as fakes. Modern X ray techniques reveal interiors made of wire nails and hardware rather than ancient organs, undermining claims of survivals from antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Springs
Georgia
Ministers Endorse Move to Organize Voters Clubs in Pa
At the Kittaning Presbytery meeting in Freeport Pa on April 11 193 The body unanimously endorses forming Voters Clubs in each precinct in Allegheny and Indiana counties to educate voters about Prohibition and to elect dry delegates to a state convention to vote on repealing the 18th amendment. Citizens are urged to meet promptly to form the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
First Presbyterian Church
Freeport
Presbytery of
Aring Strong
Indiana
Demand for Maple Syrup Drops in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg April 18 The production of maple syrup and sugar in Pennsylvania fell sharply due to unsatisfactory market conditions. About 500000 trees were tapped this year versus a million a decade ago. Output will exceed a million pounds of sugar. Since 1900 Pennsylvania ranked fourth behind Vermont New York and Ohio. Somerset County leads the state in maple production supplying about one third of the state total.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Vermont
New York
Ohio
Somerset County
Birthday Greetings For Hillcrest Gas Station Proprietor
William J. Johnston, proprietor of the Hillcrest gas service station north of town, was greeted Saturday evening by relatives and friends for his Easter Sunday birthday. Mrs. Johnston hosted an inviting dinner, with guests including Agusta Pattison, Melissa Fleming, Harry Thompson, Jennie Carnahan, Emma J. Johnston, Charles Hildebrand, Robert Thompson, Elizabeth Watson, Ruth Hildebrand, Clifford Fleming, Jack Gearhart, and James and Robert Gearhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Johnston
Hillcrest
Town
Johnston
Agusta Pattison
Melissa Fleming
Harry Thompson
Jennie Carnahan
Emma J. Johnston
Charles Hildebrand
Robert Thompson
Elizabeth Watson
Ruth Hildebrand
Clifford Fleming
Jack Gearhart
James
Robert Gearhart
Woman sustains arm fracture in Saturday auto collision
Mrs Roy Beers of Indiana R D 5 received an arm fracture when the car she rode in collided with another vehicle near the trolley barns on South Wayne avenue Saturday morning. Injuries were treated at Indiana Hospital. Glenn Lockard of Indiana R D 5 drove north and Albert Moore of Penn Run R D went south. Both cars were considerably damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Beers
Indiana
Wayne Avenue
Indiana Hospital
Glenn Lockard
R.D.5
Albert Moore
Penn. Run
R.D
County Commissioners Cut Memorial Day Expenditures
County Commission meeting plans to limit Memorial Day spending to grave decoration flags and flag standards, aiming to cut total from last year’s 600 to about 200. Also notes Vandergraft postmaster sentenced for six months in jail for embezzlement of postal funds. Stork brings two girls to local hospitals. evangelistic services scheduled in Dixonville Baptist church with Evangelist T Le Troy Muir. Be careful burning brush as fires threaten game cover and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Vanderg
Tracy Brandon
Vandergrift
M. Gibson
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland County
Dixonville
Dixonville Baptist Church
T. le Troy Muir
Roxbury
N.Y
J. P. Tampt
Shady Hollow Community Notes And Visits
Local residents report social events and visits across Elderton Indiana and nearby towns. Rev W H Brown and daughter Della of Widerton joined calls, families hosted guests, and school activities included a spelling bee at Shoup school. A tax justice league meeting is planned for Friday night April 21.
Local visitors and callers fill Patton town notes
Alverda T. F. Melton of Patton transacted business in town Monday. Gomer Smith and Dave Martin were Indiana callers Tuesday. Louise Martin of Mineral Point visited relatives Monday. Caroline Pinter of Philadelphia spent Sunday at Andy Pinter's home. Mrs. Pete McDermott and son James, Mrs. Harry Simmons and family, Bill Boggan and Caroline Dunlap were Spangler callers Monday. Robert Vozer and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Davis of Ebensburg called on Mrs. E. B. Davis Monday. Alma Vozer and sister-in-law Mrs. Joseph Vozer, Sadie Repine and Joseph Lewry were Indiana callers Wednesday. Wm. Cleat Laney of Clymer R.D. was a caller Thursday. Helen Bhulty was a caller at Barnesboro Thursday. Jacob Gordon of Indian was a town caller Wednesday. George Williams of Rossiter spent the holidays with Isparatta. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Williams and Nellia Burkhart of New Kensington are vacationing with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Burkhart. Mrs. Joseph Leone and children of Nellwood spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Detwiller returned home after months in Glen Rogers, W. Va. Harry Lunn of Mallwood was a caller Thursday. Alma Vozer was a caller at Johnstown Saturday. Sara Contracel is on the sick list. Quay Davis of Barnesboro R.D. was a caller Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Melton
Patton
Gomer Smith
Dave Martin
Indiana
Louise Martin
Mineral Point
Caroline ‘Pinter
Philadelphia
Andy Pinter
Pete McDermott
James
Harry Simmons
Gon
Bill Boggan
Caroline Dunlap
Robert Vozer
Glen Rogers
Virginia
Harry Lunn
Mallwood
Alma Vozer
Johnstown
Sara
Quay Dayis
Barnesboro
R.D
Progress and Pitts Burgh Daily Post Gazetter Offer
The Post GazettA offers by mail home delivery at 5.50 per year limited to Indiana County R F D residents or those not served by Post Gazetta carriers. Readers are informed other club bargains appear on page 2.
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Progress
Pittsburgh Daily Post Gazetta
Indiana County
R.F.D
Post-Gazetta
Clyde residents return from Florida and local social notes
Clyde families Doyle Lutherans return home after winter in Florida. Mrs G F Lichtenfels hosts quilting party with many neighbors and children. Genevieve Kehn attended the Brushvalley M E B church Easter program. A. M. Luther visited mother Viola Duncan in Johnstown. Clyde residents Frank Mack and Joe Hutchinson traveled to Washington to view the cherry trees. Glenn Mack and children visited Clyde relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Lichtenfels
Clarence Findley
B. P. McCullough
2. L.rehn
Kenneth Mack
Gerald and
Rosemary
Ervy Mack
W. C. Lichtenfels
Ciladys Mack
B. Mack
Flora
Wisse
Lichtenfels
Inna
Geneva
Kehn
M. EB. Church
Brushvalley
A. M. Luther
Viola Duncan
Johnstown
Frank Mack
Clyde
Joe Hutchinson
Indiana
Washington, D.C
Glenn Mack
Anne Katherine
Donald Glenn
Post-Gazette announces home delivery and rates
County residents not served by Post-Gazette carriers are informed that the Post-Gazette is the only daily newspaper delivered by mail to homes. The notice references club bargains on page 7 and lists a yearly price of $5.50.
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Mrs
Charles H. Fleming
W. P. George
Idaho
Armatrong County
Frank Georges
Ralph Mikesell
Margaret Fryey George
South Bend
Mrs. H. ©. Howe
Margaret Wissinger
Elyria
Wissinger
Lorain
Lawrence
Ira
Sadie Wissinger
Ruel
Grangers
State College
Stork
C. M. Millen
West Lebanon
Early S. Morton
Imperial Type Magazine
Shady Hollow
W. H. Brown
Della
Widerton
L.M. Henderson
W. R. Thompson
Clair
W. 2B
Porter
Margaret McGaughey
Shoup School
Frank Matson
Zong Vallay
L. M. Henderson
Jean ‘Blair
Arthur Morrin
George Deemer
Deemer
Frank Altman
Anna Altman
Corinna Kimmal
Cornelia Young
R. W. Mikesell
J. F. Russell
Louise
B. J. Boyer
H. K. Rearick
Steele Henderson
Helen
Marjorie Henderson
Stony Point
Matt
Tom Wiscus
Lewis Fiscus
L. E. Deemer
Sam Salsgiver
Nevin Smith
J. Boye
Louise Rearick
William Knepshield
Hiderton
Moorhead
Harold Walker
Dwight Paris
Rural Valley
Tl. M
William Rose
J. . ‘Russell
Ruth Deemer
Elderton High School
James Geiger
Floyd ‘Boyer
Orley Miller
Mt. Union
F. A. Edmonds
Leechburg
Roy Siverling
Harry Rearie
Tax Justice League
Alverda
Sloan Bros
Sloans
Axminster
Simmons
Mrs. Doyle Lutheran
R.E.D
Post-Gazette
Hockward
HEC Generation
Paul Myers
Indiana Motor Co
GAR
Buick
Oakland
Paris North 8Th St
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