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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1930
Page
7
Chambersville and Blairsville residents, including Mr. and Mrs. James Brownfield and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, visited their parents over the weekend. Many locals attended Easter services at Crooked Creek Baptist church as George Uhrm returned from Beckley College for the holiday.
Mr and Mrs George McMillen spent Sunday with Delbert Frantz. Mrs W C Jamison Eva Jamison and Ralph Saddler visited Mrs Jamison's sister Mrs Frank Ord of McKeesport. Pearl Johnson Vandergrift spent Sunday with her father George Johnston. C T Ball and daughter Thelma were Indiana callers on Saturday. Emmett McMillen lost a valuable horse on Sunday. Ted George Curwena ville called on his sister Mrs Arthur Weaver Sunday. Mr and Mrs Laury Little and daughters Esther and Eliza were Indiana callers on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Paul Weaver and daughter of Wilkinsburg spent Saturday with Mr Weaver's sister Mrs Sam Patts. Ben Lightcap of New York is spending a few days at his home here. Mr and Mrs Herman Way and Mrs Way's mother Mrs Lightcap called on Norman Lightcap and family Sunday evening. D R Hill and family were Indiana callers on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Lowman and daughters Trudell and Laure and her friend Mr Oaks called at Laura Kinnan's home Sunday. Rev Hostettler preached at Pinevale church Monday night. A number from here attended Easter services at Hillsdale. Don Trimble is moving to the Harry Brillhart property this week. Roy Douglass wife and family called at Murl Leasure's on Sunday. Iona Buterbaugh and Laura Kinnan spent Tuesday at Harvey Sheasley's. Laney Oharrah is spending a few days in Indiana. Glenn Lowman wife and son called at Laura Kinnan's Sunday evening.
Senator Vest defended a man whose dog was shot, prompting a $600 verdict from a seated jury after a $200 claim. The address praised the dog as the true friend who stays loyal through wealth, poverty, illness, and death, outlasting all other ties. The column notes local names and a separate brief about Alonzo McDuffie dying after attempting to cross traffic.
A flurry of spring weddings unfolds across Blairsville Homer City and Bolivar with couples including Miss Matty Stadtmiller and Waller B. Scholes, Miss Minerva Wolf and Harry G. Kunkle, Paul Rummell and Bertha Lichtenfels, Liman Fairman and Elizabeth Mack, Harry Wolfe and Alice Housholder, Josephine Boyle and Hugh Rager, Blair Neal and Alta Welder, Charles Mauk and Helen Smith, I Howard Spicer and Mrs M A Lowman, Joe Macar and Domenica Amino, Edward Treser and Sarah Gilbert. Ceremonies take place in local churches, courthouses, and parishes with postnuptial plans in Homer City, Cokeville, and Deckers Point. Families share details of residences, occupations, and upcoming home destinations.
Mrs Edna Pyle and son Robert visited Mrs Vernie Barr on Tuesday. Indiana shoppers included Mrs Harry Stahl and son Ward of Heilwood on Saturday. Rev Offutt of Indiana attended Easter service at Heilwood Presbyterian church. Easter service planned at Pine Flats Christian church on Sunday April 27.
Sabbath visits and Easter gatherings across Greensburg Apollo Indiana and surrounding areas. Residents like Mrs Akey Delbert Akers Perry McCreight and Rosé attended family and funeral events while others traveled to Johnstown and Dilltown for business or family times.
Traffic figures from the Railway & Bus Associates show a drop of more than 2,000,000 passengers in four weeks ending April as cars outpace other transit. The report cites widespread automobile use as the main cause. Other items note fines for violations and defrauding a boarding house keeper with costs listed.
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