Starford Man Falls Dead in Mine on First Day
Horace Hilberry aged about 44 from Stafford dropped dead in the Sample Run mine of the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation at 12:30 this morning. Death was a heart attack per Dr. M. M. Davis. He was on his first day of work in that operation receiving machine instruction. He leaves a widow and children. Funeral arrangements pending. Also noted are details of Mrs. Sarah Shultz who died in Cambria County hospital after injuries from a fall, with funeral services held, and a broader notice of Lt. Gov. Edward C. Shannon planning a campaign visit to Indiana County next week to address voters on his gubernatorial candidacy.
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Sample Run
C. IB
Sarah Shultd
Strongstown
Horace Hilberry
Stafford
Sample ‘Run
Clearfield Bituminous Coal ‘Corporation
M. M. Davis
Hilberry
Twin Rocks
Sarah Shultz
John ‘Cresswell
James Hagens
John Milner
Russell Shultz
Colyer
Clark Shultz
Bichensburg
Shannon
District 12 Sells Quota for State Sabbath Convention
District 12 of the State Sabbath School Association including Rayne Washington townships and Creekside Borough has sold its quota of registrations for the Indiana county convention to be held in October. Fees collected were turned over to the treasurer. Other county districts report encouraging progress toward 2,000 registrations statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Sunday School Association
State
Rayne
Washington Townships
Creekside Borough
Indiana County
Indiana County Supervisors Meet For Home Rule Talk
County supervisors, school directors, and citizens are urged to attend a Monday gathering in the Court House Court Room at 1:16 PM. H A Thompson and J G Bagahaw will lead, with talks by local residents on political topics and the importance of home rule over centralization. James B Hellbrun and J F Johnston issued the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Association
Court House Road
Indiana County
H. A. Thompson
J. G. Bagahaw
State Association of Township Supervisors
James B. Hellbrun
J. F. Johnston
Indiana County Association
Early Morning Fire Damages Troth Furniture Store
Fire damaged the Trouwb furniture store room and stock late Friday in a rear fire believed caused by spontaneous combustion of furniture polishing cloths. Estimated damage runs to about $6,000, with smoke and water spoilage the main losses. Balough building corner of Taylor alley and Philadelphia street sustained minor damage to an apartment.
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Trouwb
Steve Balough
Taylor Alley
Philadelphia Street
Balotzh
Real estate transfers and postmaster celebrates 35 years
Real estate transfers include A H B Gearhard to W C Rankin for 26 acres in White and Cora J Walker to Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co for 159 acres in White with $1 and $1600 respectively. In Cherry Tree parcels change hands among Presbyterian Church, Farmers & Merchants Bank, and Esther C Zeigler all for $1. Postmaster H A Borland completes 35 years in Indiana postal service after starting as substitute clerk April 1, 1899 and ascending to postmaster August 1, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. HB. Gearhard
W. C. Rankin
Burrell
Presbyterian Church of
Cherry Tree
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Esther C. Zeigler
John Serio
Joe Guion
White
Indiana County Commissioners
Ray Wolfe
Brushvalley
Cora J. Walker
Rochester and
Pittsburgh Coal Co
H. A. Borland
Indiana
Missionary Rally at Grove Chapel Lutheran Church Friday Evening
A missionary rally for District No 22 of the Indiana County Sabbath School Association will be held at Grove Chapel Lutheran Church on Indiana Gir announced Friday evening at 7 30 o clock. Sara M Wherry of Indiana announced the marriage of Edna Mae Ward to Wm R Strong occurred at New Alexandria Feb 12 1934. The bride is a stenographer in Fisher Ruddock’s law offices. Mr Strong works in the trust department of Clearfield National Bank. The couple will reside in Clearfield. Pinchot Headquarters Opened in Deposit Bank Building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Chapel Lutheran Church
Indiana County
Grove ‘Chapel Lutheran ‘Church
Indiana
Clearfield
New Alexandria
Fisher &Ruddock
Strong
Clearfield National Bank
Jas W Mack Dr Passes State Law Examinations
Jas W Mack a physician and son of Mr and Mrs Jas W Mack of North Sixth Street passed the State Board law examinations. He is a Dickinson Law School graduate. Joseph B Bath of the town has been named chairman of the Earle for Governor Committee in Indiana County as part of a statewide committee drive. Similar county committees are forming across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
W. Mack
Mra
North Sixth Street
State Board
James
Dickinson Law School
Joseph EB
Bath
Earle
Joseph B. Bath
Town
Indiana County
Personal Briefs From West Lebanon and Surrounding Areas
Local social notes list visitors and callers across Indiana and nearby towns. Names include Hh D King Edward Harvey W T Henry and son William Lockport Ritchey Hoover Smicksburg Cramer Elnora Mack Beech Cumberland Md Getty Latrobe Means Lytle Couch Gamb er Shantz Scott Given Work Stern Salkeld Fleming Smith and others, with trips to New York Orlando Washington Akron and Cleveland.
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D. King
Edward Harvey
West Lebanon
Indianna
W. T. Henry
William
Lockvate
Mary ‘Agnes Sutton
Town
New York
Long Island
BR. B. Ritchey
J. T. Hoover
Smicksburg
Mrs. C. P. Cramer
Elnora
Blairaville
Indiana
J. B. Calhoun
Shelocta
Armstrong Township
Fred’ Kear
East Pike
Weedville
John G
St. Clair
Billy
School Street
Cleveland
Horace Brown
Misa Edna Smith
Punxautawney
William Malcolm
Pittsburgh
Charles ‘Mack
West Church Street
Hal Beech
Ritz Theatre
Embassy Theatre
Cumberland
John Getty
McKeenport
W. A. Getty
Maple Street
Delbert Means
North Twelfth Street
Jesse Lytle
Latrobe
Joseph Stern
Esther
Fannie
Allen Salkeld
Washington, D.C
J. A. Fleming
Merle
South Eleventh Street
John Smith
Evelyn
Penn Run
Akron
Indiana Judge Langham Tries Tougher Punishment for Drunk Driving
Judge J N Langham vows to remove intoxicated drivers from Indiana county highways by imposing jail terms at the Allegheny County Workhouse. He criticizes fines and jail terms as ineffective and has previously imposed 200 fines and 30 day jail sentences. G A Myers of Indiana and Joseph Kervicks of Waterman pled guilty, each fined 200 and jailed. Kervicks must pay 130 for vehicle damages after a crash. County treasurer C C McLain reports 7555 dog licenses issued by noon.
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J. N. Langham
Indiana
Langham
Allegheny County
G. A. Myers
Joseph Kervicks
Waterman
Myers
Church Street
Wm. J. Kelly
Kervicki
Homer City
A. I. Campbell
Homer City-Waterman
West Mahoning Township Resident Elmer Dinger Dies In Truck Accident
Funeral services were held for Elmer A. Dinger 64 a long time West Mahoning township resident and former foreman for the State Highway maintenance in Smicksburg district. He was killed Wednesday afternoon when crushed by a Punxsutawney Baking Company truck driven by J D Weaver as he stepped aside to let the vehicle pass on the Smicksburg Trade City road. Interment followed at Smicksburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Fi. Dinger
Hia Idte
Smicksburg
Elmer A. Dinger
West Mahoning Township
Punxsutawney Baking Company
J. DB. Weaver
Dinger
Youth on Trial in Pittsburgh for Patrolman Slaying
Brantlinger Davis a 19 year old high school student faces trial in Pittsburgh for the death of Highway Patrolman Herbert Brantlinger a former Blairsville resident. The state seeks the death penalty alleging a filling station holdup ended with the patrolman shot. Davis fled and was later arrested in Carlyle Illinois where he is charged with wounding a deputy sheriff in another holdup.
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Pittsburgh
Herbert
Brantlinger
Thomas Davis
Herbert Brantlinger
Blairsville
Davis
Carlyle
Illi
Woman Appointed Assistant Registry Assessor in Canoe Township
Judge J. N. Langham appointed Nannie Crawford as assistant registry assessor in Canoe township to fill the unexpired term of E. M. Crawford who has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canoe Township
J. N. Langham
Red Nannie Crawford
E. M. Crawford
Indiana Couple Grenten on Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs James N Elder of School Street celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an anniversary dinner at the Presbyterian church in Indiana. Six guests who attended the 1884 wedding joined a larger gathering at the Elder home along with daughters and grandchildren from Winslow Norristown White Township and Loraine. The couple, early settlers from Armagh, later moved to Indiana where Elder worked in cold storage and produce businesses. They are active Presbyterians and long-time community leaders. Eight additional relatives attended, and a Sunday family dinner was held at the Pounds home. A stray note mentions cleaning window shades with corn meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes N. Elder
James N. Elder
School Street
Presbyterian Church
Elder
Slx
Jefferson Davis
Wehrum
Jennie Kerr
Belle McCoy
Seward
Jerry Greenwood
Loraine, C
Edwin Tomb
Youngwood
Polly Tomb
Clyde Blackford
Mary
Elizabeth
Winslow
Ariz
Lynn McKee
Helen
Betty
Jean
James
Norristown
John F. Pounds
White Township
Pounds
Alice Tomb
George W. Tomb
Armagh
Samuel Elder
East Wheatfield Township
Indiana
Johnstown Sanitary Dairy Company
R.N. Ray
John Bennett
Community notes from Washington trip to D A R and cherry blossom events
Mrs J Arthur Robinson Mrs Allen Kirkpatrick Miss Mabel Cunningham and Mrs Lawrence Redding attended the D A R convention in Washington D C last week. Mrs Howard B Buterbaugh and her father Thomas Brown were in Washington over the weekend for the cherry blossom festival. Mrs Thomas Smythe will return home next week after a patient recovery at Oil City hospital. H R Johnston A H Johnston Mrs Jeannette Makin and Mr and Mrs Stanton Nelson of Cherry Tree shopped in Indiana where Mr H R Johnston ordered The Progress for a year. S F Blakley renewed his subscription in Indiana. Three elected to fill vacancies in the Indiana High School Faculty Ralph Widdowson Anna Man Skelton Leech and Dr Charles B Rink returns as school physician. Dixonville man Josaph Liptak sentenced to six months for felonious entry larceny and similar terms for assault and battery. Mrs Jan W Mack resigns from County Relief Board. The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to RF D readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Arthur Robinson
Allen Kirkpatrick
Mabel Cunningham
Lawrence Redding
Town
Washington, D. C
Howard B. Buterbaugh
Hast Church Street
Thomas Brown
Blairsville
Thomas Smythe
Oil City
H. R. Johnston
A. H. Johnston
Jeannette Makin
Stanton Nelson
Cherry Tree
Indiana
S. F. Blakley
West Lebanon
Progress
Blakley
Indiana High School
Ralph Widdowson
Anna Man Skelton
Fussel Leech
Charles B. Rink
Dixonville
Josaph Liptak
United Presbyterians Enjoyable Avont Last Evening
More than 100 men from First United Presbyterian church attended a supper sponsored by the Men's Bible class. After refreshments, group singing and brief talks by Dr. John J. Mellvaine and John A. Miller followed, with motion pictures shown by Merrill & Jamas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
John J. Mellvaine
John A. Miller
Merrill
Banquet for Beracha U P Chereh Men’s Bible Class
Eighty seven men attended a Thursday banquet in Plumville for the Beracha United Presbyterian church Men’s Bible Class. Rev J McColl acted as toast master with speeches by Blaine Dick Scott Chambers Charles W McMillen W C Chapman B J Hill and Ray Atchison. Harry Colbitt, a class teacher, is a patient in Indiana hospital after surgery. A postponed tax sale will be held at the courthouse on Monday April 30 at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beracha U.P. Chereh
Beracha United Presbyterian Church
Plumville
Rev. J. McColl
Mae
Blaine Dick
Scott ‘Chambers
Charles W. McMillen
County Association
W. C. Chapman
B. J. Hill
Ray. Atchison
Rimersburg
Harry Colbitt
Beracha
Indiana Hospital
Court House
Indiana to Have a New Highway Building
Beaver Fire Cook Anderson Co of Beaver won the contract to construct a new state highway building at Chestnut and Fourth streets. The one story buff brick facility will include a 229 by 62 foot garage, a front office wing, a 62 by 75 foot shop, and a storage basement. It features metal and glass partitions, reinforced concrete floors, and fireproof steel components with landscaped grounds and 240 by 140 foot parking. Heating by Stunard Alley plan, electrical by Devlin Electric, plumbing by Arick Eliingham.
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Cook Anderson Co
Beaver
Edward B. Bennett
S. 3. Lewis
Chestnut
Fourth Streets
Fourth
Fourth Street
Chestnut Street
Highway Department
Stunard Alley
Borough Council
Wi. M. Clark &Co
New Castile
Devlin Electric Co
Pittsburgh
Arick & Eliingham
Dubois
Cantata Nazarene Presented at Washington Church
A choir of 30 voices will sing the cantata Nazarene by Chas HH Gabriel at Washington Church Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock The public is invited to hear the sacred music Chapman speaker at a banquet Blairsville Hi Y Boys event was hosted in Blairsville United Presbyterian church Tuesday evening Sophisticated New York leads the country in the production of kraut diction unclear in text
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Nazarene
Washington Church
New York
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Starford
TROTH
Sam Lashley
Sedygiemarche
Helen Johnson
Jesse W. Rhine
Martha F. Laney
Anthony T. Vanity
Maxine Q
Morrison
Kenneth ‘T. Pierce
Saltsburg
Sophia H
Urban
Harry H. Doty
Oaeae
Aeeae Iselin
Sarah Carter Seelin
Earl Jones
Mary L. Carr - Kent
C. Pellegrino Franask
Yatesboro
Annie Covolo
Pinchot
Deposit Bank
Goy
United States Bengtoy
Bishop Shoe Co
Jas, W. Mack
Sult
C. ‘C. McLain
BE. Dinger
Grenten
Mis. Das
County Relief Board
Jan, W. Mack
North Bixth Street
the Progress and Pittsburgh Post. Gazette
RF D
United Presbyterian
Blairsville Copple
Harold Gibson
Fourth and
Chestnut Streets
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