County Assured Of Two Assemblymen In Legislature
The apportionment bill is headed for passage, boosting Indian county to a new seat and increasing Westmoreland and Clearfield representation while Jefferson loses one. State Senator J O Clark and Representative J T Davis from this county backed the bill amid a stormy session. The seated changes come as Chaplin's plan to erase the Cramer Pike is expected to fail. Robert Spangler was ousted as House speaker with Samuel Whittaker winning the vacancy, marking a turbulent conclusion to the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian County
Westmoreland
Clearfield
Jefferson County
J. O. Clark
J. T. Davis
Chaplin
Robert Spangler
Samuel Whittaker
Sunday School Union Reports Local Missionary Work
The American Sunday School Union releases a report on George B. Conner for the past 23 months. He supervised 13 new Sunday schools with 500 enrollments, visited 2724 homes across 27 districts, distributed over 3000 tracts and 440 Bibles, held seven evangelistic meetings, delivered 229 sermons, established three prayer meetings, and organized two churches resulting in 116 professed conversions. Conner oversees 20 Sunday schools in districts including Aultman White Pioneer Robindale Tearin Run Claghorn Commodore Tide Meco Oak Grove Tanoma Learn Risinger Caldwell Waterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George BH
Conner
American Sunday School Union
George B. Conner
A. O. Cravener
Town
Aultman
White
Pioneer
Robindale
Tearing Run
Claghorn
Commodore
Tide
Meco
Oak Grove
Tanoma
Learn
Risinger
Caldwell and
Waterman
Indiana Hospital Board Plans Fundraiser for Extension
At a Saturday meeting of the Indiana hospital board, the former committee of John A. Scott and D. B. Taylor and the hospital extension committee represented by Dr. B. F. Coe Dr. F. F. Moore E. B. Campbell and Alex M. Stewart were empowered to draft a fundraising plan for the project. The article also notes several local social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hospital
John A. Scott
D. B. ‘Taylor
B. F. Coe
F. F. Moore
E. B. Campbell
Alex M. Stewart
Indiana Boys To Open Modern Eating Place Next Month
Indiana youths J Milford Tomb and Clair F Walker will open a modern eating place in the Sutton Miller building room formerly Sloan Bros. store, succeeding Myers and Little. The new firm plans $15,000 in upgrades, including a $5,000 soda fountain, onyx topped tables, and up-to-date culinary equipment, maintaining the prior high service standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers & Little Establishment
Walker
Weddings Of A Week In Holmes County And Nearby Areas
A succession of weddings reported across Homer City Ephrata and Blairsville include Plickinger Reichardt at Emanuel Lutheran Lancaster with W Z Roy as organist. The bride a nurse and groom a WWI veteran plan home in Homer City after May 5. Also Little Long George W Little and Lavina Smith Long wed at Lutheran church parsonage with surprise announcement. Yeager Libengood Newrytown couple wed in Newrytown with Libengood sister as bridesmaid. Kunkle Beatty in Homer City at grandmother's home. Adams Nichols in Punxsutawney at Presbyterian parsonage. Axe Harris wed Blairsville couple. Naugle Wagner married in Johnstown. Sales Boring wed Strongstown. Licenses list names including Lilliffe Long Mott Foust and more. Church notes report Sunday school and services at Rich Till church and a purse presented to teacher Mrs Blakley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plickinger-Reichardt
Bysle
Amy Reichardt
Herbert A. Tuck
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Indiana
Harry Flickinger
Little Long
George W. Little
Lavina Smith Long
Lutheran Church
George W. Lillfe
Layina F. Long
Paul Mott
Margaret Irene Foust
Beaverdale
Ord M. Lee
Clarksbore
Jwhna
Peter
Trusgelton Wilber &, Stahl
Pine Two
Luella Boring
Trongstown
Jeroy Kunkle
Esther M. Beatty
Wound Fatal in Sagamore Speakeasy Shooting
Fred Pretta of Sagamore died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen after an argument in a speakeasy run by John Vandyke. Vandyke surrendered, claiming self defense, and is jailed in Kittanning as authorities investigate the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagamore
Viettm
Fred Pretta
John Vandyke
Vandyke
Preaza
Funxsutawney Hospital
Kittanning
Benefit Performance for 7 Clymer American Legion
The American Legion Post No. 222 plans a week long Old Home Week benefit in Clymer from May 9 to May 14. Hassan Bros will headline a varied midway with ten big shows four riding devices and acts imported from Europe. A traveling concert band will provide music and numerous sensational free acts are promised to draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post No. 222
Clymer
Hassan Bros
America
Europe
Children Division Institute Sessions Tomorrow in Homer City
The Indiana County Sabbath School Association presents the Children’s Division Institute at the M E church in Homer City with an afternoon session at 1 45 featuring a song service devotional and talks on securing and training teachers child missions and a teacher conference led by local and nearby leaders. An evening session at 7 30 continues with devotional religious education the church and her children and the value of worship led by ministers and professors from Indiana Blairsville and Créte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Children’s Institute of District No
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
M. E. Church
Camby Moore
H. W. Earhart
Indiana
iChild and Missions
Personal Brevities Show Indiana Area Weekend Travel
A wide list of local residents and visitors includes Glassford families from Clymer Heilwood and Parkwood. Many travelers from Indiana and nearby towns visited Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New Alexandria, and Pittsburgh areas. A funeral procession for John St Clair was led by local residents, and a Coke Plant worker John Colich died from injuries at Coral. The Seward fire destroyed bunkhouses housing workers for Dwight Nobin gon Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewarte
Seward
Sumny
Dwight Nobingon Company
Penn Public Service Company
Local social and school notes from Punxsutawney area
Glena Campbell Dr ER I Smythe visited Punxsutawney for business. Mrs Carry Seimbach of Elizabeth New Jersey returned home after a week with sister Mrs J N Miller. Wilmoth spent several days with relatives. In Meyersdale Miss Mary Thomas and Ruth Martin, Indiana Normal students, spent the weekend here. Martha Nelson of Cherry Sree attended commencements here Tuesday. James Martin of Attanna visited his parents Ma and Mus 1 2). MagtiI over the weekend. Commencement exercises at Campbell high school held April 9 with Lula May Gardner Esther Dorothy Nelson and Va du Bennett in the class. Mrs Kila Gillet of Newark N J and Mrs L W Freeman of Mutila NY are visiting Mrs J d Miller who has rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassford
Clymer
J. M. Glassford
Heilwood
Downey
Cherryhill Township
Frank Barker
Clymer R. D. 1
Water Brandon
Philadaldun Street
Newark
N. J
Aliss
Mildred Weaver
Stenagramer
Farm Bureau
Lowry Calhoun
Thoms Peterman
Parkwood
Indiana
J. F. Glasser
Marion Center
Drvin S. Glasser
Town
DG. Billingslee
Gon. Robert
Laura Pahel
Blacklick Township
Howard Camp
Near Cherry Tree
J. B. North
Wintondale
Mary Fisens
West Church
Byron Randall
Carl Douglass
Philadelphia
A. F. Clark
Joey
Ralph B. Kuntz
Old Nrantlinger
West Wheafield Township
Johns
St. Clair
Howard Way
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Tron Company
Rochester
N. Y
Harry E. Allison
South Seventh Street
New Orleans
Pan-American Life Insurance Company
J. A. Rumbaugh
Homer
City
Robert J. Porter
Wayne Avenue
Greengburg
New Alexandria
Meade W. Park
Washington’ Township
Five Points
Misa Grace Cunningham
Frank Glover
Pittsburgh
Herbert Long
Earl Rige
Wade Harris
Charles W. $Itign
Joseph DB. Walbeck
Russell
Robinson
John
HO St. Clair
F. Ff. Work
Rochester, Mills
Frank MecGinity
Work
J. C. Douglas
ER. I. Smythe
Punxsutawney
Carry Seimbach
Elizabeth
J. N. Miller
Wilmoth
Meyersdale
Mary ,Thomas
Ruth Martin
Indiana Normal
Martha Nelson
Cherry Sree
James Martin
Attanna
Ten Campbell High School
Lula May Gardner
Esther Dorothy Nelson
Vadu Bennett
Kila Gilett
Ll. W. Freeman
Mut‘ula
J., d. Miller
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana County Listed
A list of property conveyances recorded since the last report shows transfers across Indiana County. Notable entries include W H Brody to Walter L Myora in Green with an 840 dollar value and multiple parcels traded among residents and local firms in Blairsville, White, Green, and nearby townships, with prices ranging from 200 to 11,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeds
Indiana County
W. H. Brody
Walter L. Myora
Green
W. CG
Downey
Frank 4A
Royne
Rebecca Staite Niller
Second Ward
Emma Rishmeur
Ponrad
Ain Hurrell
W. G. Stewart
Tom Laucel
Waller I. Williams
Joseph Fi Vine
White
Nannie Riggs
W. J. Robingon
Saltsburg
Samuel D. Dixon
J. G. Moorland
Jacksonville
Gibson
Todd
Brown
Indiana
John Abraham
A. Innocenti
Clymer
Vreeman Wilkinson
George A. Cub
Bhulrsville
Janet Cg, Richey
John Gaudkin
Blairyville
G. A. McLain
Geo
Mclain
Mabel McHenry
Jl.t. McQuaide
Omag
M. McGurdy
George Jongitko
Young
Maude G. Sleppy
Jack
Ellis BR. Smith
Smith
A. CG. Shewart
John Tunk
Walter J. Stingon
R. Wisdnger
Blairsville
Geo. CG. Golly
J. A. Ratrigh
Leroy
Montgomery
Clarence Fisher
Geo. A. Perguson
Elizabeth Robinson
G. Walker
G. Tt. Walker
West Mahoning
W. W. Brickell
Frank Shields
Banks
Ira W. Coleman
FR. J. Gamble
West Wheatfield
A. Drobniewski
Lucetta
Sarah Strong
J. A. Lydick
Cherryhill
Hy Lynn Prothero
Indiana Lumber & Supply Co
Fourth
Wild
Henry M. Black
J. Kolesky
B. M. Cluflin
J. Regeting
Atres
Bullington
Fire Burnd Robbery At Armagh And Local Gatherings
Fragments report a fire destroying the G. W. Fomb barn in Armagh with horse buggy and tools lost. A thief looted Pant Walker’s home during the blaze. a revolver missing, pursuit failed. Other items note Indiana County women’s clubs meet May 19 at the Presbyterian church, tributes to Dr J Bell Nett, temperance work, and local farm sales and roadwork in nearby townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W.fomb
Armagh
Simlth
Strangth
Pant Walker
Scotten Goal Company
Indiana County Congress of Womien’s Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Brushvalley visit notes local residents in Indiana trip
Warren Buterbaugh and family of near Tun called at the home of A. M. Buterbaugh on Sunday while Peterhatch was a caller in Indiana Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. A. M. Buterbaugh visited her fire Lea Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Park
J. G. Younkins
Church Street
Younkins
Earl Bigg
South Tenth Street
Warren Buterbaugh
Familly
Buterbadgh
Sunde
Indiana
A. M. Buterbaugh
Lea
Death notices from Indiana County obituaries and town deaths
A series of local death notices follows. John Wf St. Chair a former resident of West Wheatfield Township died at 60 on South Mines street after illness. William Guthrie, 50, of Wayne Avenue, was a Princeton graduate and bank executive. James Hazlett, 90, of Smyrna, a Civil War veteran, died near Caprgevile after heart trouble. James McCoy, 83, drowned near Buffalo while being treated. survived by wife and six children. David D. Mack, 79, Clyde resident and Civil War veteran, died after illness, survived by widow and four brothers. Charles Frampton, 72, Marion Center lifelong resident and former postmaster, died after brief illness. Interments held at local cemeteries. multiple survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wf. St. Chair
Waest Wiestfield
South Mineventh Street
West Wheafield Township
Tat
West Wheatfield
Ile
Indiana County School Directors Association
Bureau of Chemistry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Lutheran Church
White
Ularment
Oakland Canelery
John F. St. Chale
Robinson
Forest St. Clair
West Wheatford Township
Lydia St Chur
Liola
Amanda Cunninghm
Margaret Wile Hama
Jows
Wiliam Aa
Guthrie
Wayne Avenue
Tate
Indiana
Theearing Stun Cou
Princeton University
Hewie
WF. W. Hinttt
Groanwood
Ingister
Nellie Guthrie
Woo Murray Hy Guthrie
Lown
Clyde Gubbiris
Balthoore
Samuel GC. Hazlett
Caprgevile
Io Yong
Gorgeville
Mast Mahoning Township
Ann L. Hamelton
Marpy
Neal
Near
Dackwonvtie
John Grove
Ambrose
Frank Starlett
Robert
Chorge Stasztett
Near Georgevilla
Thomas Hazlett
Clarksburg
Wil Chambers
Punxsutrwney
Oundora
Newton Ansley
Tow City
Jawa
United Presbyterian Church of
Jiunes A. McCoy
Donduelad
Tha Tayloraine
James A. McQnay
Buffalo
Viglenes
Ta Park
Railroad Teachy Neue Chaelly
Knawn
Mast Million Hi Lownship
Gix
Trigworthe McCoy
I Sinter
M. A. Thaorr
Purchase Line
David D. Mack
David J. Mack
Clyde
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Tires
Samuel Mack
West Wheatfield Township
Willliam C. Mack
Seward
James Mack
Johstown
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Charles Keampton
Charles Prummpton
Muion Center
Tumsilay
Advin Hospital
Punxairliwney
Heat Lreulde
Tad Bean i
Marion Centar
John W. Frampton
Marion Center
County Farm Bureau Annual Report Highlights 1929
Indiana County Farm Bureau records show broad help to farmers through advisory services, demonstrations, and cooperation with commissioners, banks, and state institutes. John W. Warner’s yearlong summary notes drainage, livestock, dairy, forestry, and machinery work, with many meetings, field days, and travel across the county and beyond. Descriptions list demonstrations attended, letters written, and affiliations with local societies and schools, plus obituaries and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Bureau
Indiana
John W. Warner
Tericulture
Ulbers
Increna
Warner
Fia
Asu
Ely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunday School Union
John O'Neal
Waterstreat
Bookamore
Rayne Township
Luella Dick
Rogers
Margaret
Rosemary Huer
Rossiter
Dr. Stauffer
W. B. Bailey
Rossiter Bank
Smiyerstown
John*Ruffner
Trade City
Federal Bakery
Ww. R. Lougury
East Philhaelphia Street
Tadiana Marketa
Indi
Indiana Boys
Yeager-Libengood Harl Yeager
Florence Libengood
Newrytown
Wissinger
Helen Libengood
Allen Waugaman
Saltshore
Kunkle-Beatty
Leroy Kunkle
Julia Kunkle
Gladys Beatty
B. Beatty
Mary Fritz
Adams-Nichols
Vernon Adams
Mis
Joan <A. Nichols
Presbyterian Church Parsonage
F. W. Hinitt
Axe-Harris
George T. Axe
Corrine Harris
J. Norman Hunter
Naugle-Wagner
Clarence N. Naugle
Miss Pearl Wagner
Cramer
Johnstown
W. J. Lamberd
Boring Wilber
Stiles
Luella
Boring
Strongstown
M. Johnson
Rich Till
Charryhill Township
Gea V'Elock
J. B. Bruce
Spruce, Grove
James II. Blakley
McCreight
Armstrong Township
IGEN
George W. Graff
J. Anthony Graff
Charles Carroll
Bertha Graff
Ralph Graff
France
American Legion
Joseph Graff
Harold Simpson
Lehigh University
Anders. G . Simpson
Ninth Street
Bethlehem
Garold
Sctool
Pine Township
T Heilwood
Helen Houston
Esta Stahl
Clyde Williams
Twilanger
Robert Roberts
Annabel Glenn
Grace Williams
Sarah Williams
Starion Center
State College Livestock Sale
W. S. Wetzel
State College
Mr. Wetzel
Pennsylvania
Indiana Branch
East Mahoning
James Donaldson
Altropa
East Mahoning Baptist Church
Willian W. Jack
William J. Jack
Seventh Street
Phinville
B. Seanor
Plumville
J. W. Dovis
Alex Thompson
Fudge Langham
Mercereb
J. N. Langham
Frank Finsthwait
New York
Cit
Cherry Tree
7 Clymer American Legion
Children's Division Institute
Eliza J. Fleming
Madiwna
Jennie
Exile
Frank
A. G. Learn
Laura
Jills Ituth
Johnston
Grant
John Colich
Coral
Glen Campbell
Heath
Ktey
J. Bell Nett
le Kre
M Ie
Hurely
Dullois
Gars
Sykesville
Dytote
Temperance
Temperance Workers
Towhester Mills
Washington Township
John A
John Rahman
Creekside
Wark
Klah
Gance
Swellver
Clyde Vertukee
Gherey ‘Tree
Unloh- Hwa
Tre Heapen
Chevrolet
Brushvalley
Joby FP
William A. Guthrie
County Farm Bureau
Thorenu
Progr of Literary Society
Mhilanathean Literary Society
Ravioty
Glen Sprinne
Lom Ja Davis
Sebel Reading
Mlizabeth Strang
Toplo
Howard Cunnngham
A. W. Overdarif
Buel
Almaugh
Miry Ruby
Nuvo
du Douglass
Uth Evans
Muriel Uutarbaugh
Blair Doeyarmin
Leroy Gunningham
Lioyd Buchanan
John Hayarmin
Clyde Mikesell
Vents
Ethel Vaeink
Mary Swearingen
Cora Rugh
Mrs. J. Rhink
Taple
John Brink
Troy
Dettride Li
Michael A. Johnston
Laura Cribbs Johnaton
Washinton Township
Salem Methodist Church
Paul
Starvey Johnston
Lame
Lisle Peterman
John Li Sell
John J. Sell
Conomaugh
Laura McFeaters
McMeuters
Joh V. Leonard
John ¥. Leonard
Gatiltadu
Innun
To Memorial Hospital
Phe Reve
Wrunk Leonard
G. Buckingham Willican
G. Burkingham
Wehram
Wedwilds Hame
Toronto
Can
Ung
Thomas Shekdusham
Welram
Thomias Hogarth
Dre
Rochester Mills
Ruben Rant
Robert Tant
Loretta McMillen
George Wy
Luthertion
Buattalo
Wilse Earl
Sunbury
Indiana Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Josepl Years
Josephine Pitts
Pitts
Indigna Hospital
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