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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
4
By virtue of writs of FL Va Wend Ex and Lev Fa saved out of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County the order directs public vendue or outcry at the Court House Indiana Pennsylvania on a date to be announced.
Auction notices list multiple parcels in Pine Township Cone maugh and Conemaugh Townships Indiana County Pennsylvania. Included are coal rights and mineral interests, two story frame houses, gas stations, and assorted lots. Several parcels trace title back to ELMER DETWILER and others, with numerous deeds and prior owners cited. Sale details require payment of a portion at sale and balance by the second Monday of September court.
Lester Rupert and family of Parkwood spent Wednesday with the N A and I G Davis home. Royden Fulton and family and their aunt Mrs Margaret McGaughey were visitors at Five Points. Virgie Alshouse called Friday at the Melvin Silvis home. Glenn Faith of Iselin called on friends Friday. The R A Silvis reunion was held at Fred Silvis’s near Parkwood on Saturday. Rev Carhaugh wife and son Justine of South Carolina and Mr and Mrs B N Dillinger of Apollo were in the area Wednesday. The festival at the Reformed church drew a large crowd Friday night. Irwin Silvis and family from Canton Ohio visited his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs O M Anderson. The remains of E L Young of Aliquippa were interred in South Bend cemetery Saturday after a short service at the Lutheran church. Irwin Silvis and family and Andersons visited the McIntire and Mac Anderson homes Friday. Jim Porter and family and Mr and Mrs Irwin Kelly of Vandergrift visited their parents, Mr and Mrs Rheuben Silvis, Saturday. A surprise party was held for Raleigh Fulton Saturday. Callers at the Alshouse home included Rev Garner and family of Hazeltown and Mrs Roy Heckart and three daughters of Elderton. Mrs Robert Dunmire. S B Irwin of Canton. M A Silvis of near Parkwood. Herman Knepshield and family of Apollo. Mr and Mrs David Barnett of Indiana visited Ed Barnett. Junior Townsend spent Saturday in Pittsburgh. Hara Dunmire and family, Mrs James Smith, and Mrs Margaret Jane Smith visited Maria and Sadie Smith Sunday. R A Silvis and son Gene were business callers at Kittanning Monday.
Mrs Marla Kimmel visiting in Indiana this week with son J Paul Kimmel and family. Mr and Mrs Joseph King spent weekend with Ralph Ramer family. Lester and James Balentyne visited Galen Kimmel Monday. Mrs Allen Kinder from Homer City stayed with Tillie Fralley. Bierer family shopped in Indiana Saturday night. Genevieve and Harold Altman visiting uncle Ralph Ramer and family. Loyd Reefer and baby Billy visited Monday. Wim McFarland and children Ruth and Robert from Detroit stay with Pearl McFarland. Milers Jacob and R B Miller hosts noted two week stay by Vernie McEfresh and children.
NICROLTOWN residents attended reunions in Ingiana and Maryland with numerous Spicer and Raleigh attendees. Miss Larue Lowman and Ralph Oaks stayed with Geo. W. Oaks while John Leasure remains ill. Mary Leasure hosts care for his father as Harry McMillen assists. Local notice also promotes T H Frantz for County Commissioner on the Republican ticket.
A writer argues that satire and humor deserve formal study. He notes the rarity of true wit compared to poets and suggests treating wisecracking as an art, akin to poetry, and to attempt epigrams or persiflage when inspired, per F. H. Collier.
Lucerne, in Switzerland, famed for picture bridges, fine shops, and visits to Rigi Tell's monument Glacier garden and historic sites. It notes Goethe Hugo Wagner Tolstoy Longfellow and mentions Axenstrasse, urging readers to stay at Lucerne.
Oxen lead a Whit Sunday procession at Loreto Aprutino with a child in white linen and golden beads. Seanno hosts a Corpus Christi oxen parade, Villalago and Cucullo feature St Dominic parade with snakes and vipers. Scanno is famed for costumes, Pesco Costanzo for rich embroidery and lace, with other towns Pettorano, Campodiglove, and Introdaqua showing colorful attire.
Archaeologists uncover the first known sanctuary to a crocodile god in a town sacred to Sekneptynis. Greek inscriptions on an altar aid identification. A limestone kiosk, a paved court, and four mud brick ritual buildings surround a sacred way leading to the principal temple in Umestone. Statues flank the temple portals, a pharaoh and a sleeping lion.
The article explains the distinction between metals and alloys. It notes that metals include elements like iron and copper, while alloys such as steel brass and pewter are composed of multiple elements. Both groups exhibit metallic properties in practice.
The article extols hobbies for children to build constructive skills and provide amusement when outdoor options fade. It highlights photography carpentry stamp collecting painting and radio building as engaging, beneficial pastimes for youngsters.
A folkloric belief from Burman communities holds that upon death the soul of a Burman dissipates in disappointment and becomes a tree-dwelling demon. To avert harm, locals ritualistically offer continual food and drink to appease the restless spirit.
A sequence of marriages is reported across Chambersville, Smicksburg, Vandergrift, Blairsville, Elderton, and nearby towns. Notable pairs include Madeline Elizabeth Buggy and Herbert Paul Kinter, Velma Pearl Walker and Arthur Howard Kauffman, Marie Warren and Harold F. Williams, Gertrude Hipp and Robert Stitt, Edna Mulberger and Daniel McGaughey, Bertha Gray and James Boden, Evelyn Hart and Raymond Cable, Luella Mack and Eugene Irvin, Ernest Slippy and Mary Golden, George Nesbitt and Clara Postlewait, Luella Mack's wedding held in Cumberland, with attendants listed for several ceremonies. The notices place most unions in August with local professions and family ties outlined.
Mrs Chas Neal of Tulsa visits Mr and Mrs M L Black. Bert Elkin returns from six weeks away including Lake Chautauqua James town and Cleveland. Pittsburgh visitors James Riethmiller and Wilkinsburg guests share time with local families. many relatives and friends visit across Evans City Tarentum Punxsutawney and Blairsville as spring visits continue.
Mr and Mrs C W Sebring with three sons spent last weekend in Akron Ohio. They returned with daughter Juanita who had been visiting there. Mrs Hamilton and three children of Lambertville N J visit Mrs Jane Peterman. Mr and Mrs Boyd Anderson announce the birth of a son. Mrs Anna Leach of Elizabeth town and grandsons Wallace Jr and Ronald Sheaffer of Lancaster visit family. Mr and Mrs S L Irwin Mr and Mrs Chester Irwin and the Hope Ogden of Clymer motor to Pottersdale.
East Wheatfield columns note Sunday school picnics by Armagh at Buena Vista and M E Sunday school at Round Top 1 on Thursday. Local residents visit, host, or attend events at Ligonier, Pitcairn, William Penn Grange hall, Park Ridge Chicago, and Indiana Country Club, with multiple households listed among guests and hosts.
Voters are urged to support T H Frantz in the county administration race on the Republican ticket. The notice emphasizes Frantz as a candidate for county administrator and advises civic participation.
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