County 4 Sabbath School convention schedule announced
A county Sabbath School convention will be held at First United Presbyterian Church of Indiana on Sept 16 17 with talks by state and local workers, departmental conferences, and dinners. The program lists registration worships addresses and meals, plus 4 H Club Week notes from Indiana County youth attending Penn State events led by Miss Bessie Owen and J W Warner.
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First United Presbyterian Church of Indiana
J. J. Mellvaine
Convention Church
Robt. J. McDowell
Pittsburgh
Carl C. Rasmussen
Washington, D.C
Lillian
John C. Silstey
Westmoreland Co. S
Lawrence E. Bair
Greensburg
McDowell
D.D
J. B. Baker
York
J. Stanley Harkway
Saltsburg
State College
Penn State
Indiana County
Robert
Charles
Ruth Wetzel
James Bence
Earl Botsford
Pearl
Marion Smith
Marion Center
Orval Wetzel
Marchand
Harry
Chester
Norman Kirkland
Richard Kinter
William
L. Patterson
Wilber Armstrong
Ernest
Harold
Ralph Vinton
Indiana
Bessie Owen
J. W. Warner
Frank Fowler
Lfe
Sixth Street
William and
Elizabeth Coy Fowler
Cherryhill Township
White Township
Guthrie
Stone House
Second United Presbyterian Church of
Fowler
Elvira Gault Fowler
Ohio
Bertha Fowler White
New Concord
Wilbert
Floyd
Noble
Clarence
Edson Fowler
Ida Brinkley
Penn Run
Elizabeth Garman
Tyrone
Archie C
Anderson Fowler
Mary Fowler Alison
Rachel Fowler
Greenwound Cemetery
Game Protectors Hold Their Own On Good Snake Stories
Cementon August 20 reports of local deputies sharing snake encounters while fruit and grain fields were at hand. Accounts describe a house cat killing a water snake, a king snake near haby birds, a blacksnake killing garter and robins, and a mysterious escapade where eleven quail eggs appeared in a box after a failed blacksnake containment.
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Cementon
Chichola Lale
Scholtis
Upper Black Eddy
Jacob R. Smith
Twin Rocks
Harry ‘Moore
Reading
C. F. Fenstermmaker
Community Social Notes From Plum Creek
Mrs. Wm. Kauffman visited her son Homer Kauffman and family on Friday. The Reefer couple received a rousing serenade Thursday night. Families from Kittanning spent a day at the Klenger farm. Lucille Rearick stayed with Mrs. Arthur Dodge Thursday. Margaret Frailey visiting Orman Myers in Blanco. Ramer sisters and relatives visited Frances Bleakney Thursday. Virginia Kimmel and Walter Shaffer wed at Brethren church parsonage with Rev. Dodge. Mrs. Rowe and son of Indiana visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Wm. Thomas. Rhoda Ramer visiting brother Ralph Ramer and family.
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Wm. Kauffman
Homer Kauffman
Loyd Reefer
John Klenger
Klingensmith
Kittanning
Klenger Farm
Lucille Rearick
Arthur Dodge
Margaret Frailey
Orman Myers
Blanco
Florence
Janet
Viola Ramer
Frances Bleakney
Virginia Kimmel
Plunyrcreek
Walter Shaffer
Near Elderton
Brethren Church Parsonage
Rav. Dodge
Rowe and Son
Indiana
Wm. Thomas
Rhoda Ramer
Ralph Ramer
Currys Run Sabbath School and Christian Endeavor Schedule
A note lists Currys Run Sabbath school next Sunday at 4 30 p m and Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m Walter Rising and family visited relatives at the west end The Bran don reunion at Marion Center park attended by Hitler McCurdy is mentioned The young peoples convention postponed from August 28 to September and an office manager story about a job ad ending with a nurse saying it was a girl United Metals Magazine
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Christian Endeavor
Hitler McCurdy
Brandon
Marion Center Park
May
Walter Rising
West End
Young Peoples’ Convention
How Jabez Got Revenge
A long, tense tale centers on Jabez Martin who bears a grudge against his rival Mathew Scott. Jabez plans financial vengeance while Mathew prospers in farming and stocks. A chance ride reveals Clarissa’s son, and old rivalries blend with a plan to settle scores through marriage and business.
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Jabez Martin
Mathew Scott
Mathew
Jabez
Her
Clarissa Thornton
McCreary Pioneer Death Frames Indiana County Loss
Veteran entrepreneur Harry McCreary dies after decades shaping Indiana county coal and tire industries. He built Graceton plants, developed coal washing, ran McCreary Tire & Rubber near Indiana with sons Ralph and Harry C., supported Lutheran and YMCA work, and left a large industrial legacy. Funeral at Zion Lutheran with burial in Oakland.
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Mammoth
Mt. Pleasant
Moore
Graceton No
Graceton
McCreary
Youngstown Stock Co
Youngstown
C. Te
Indiana Coal and Coke Co
Joseph Wharton
Philadelphia
Wharton
Gnral
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Cleveland
Josephine
Jamison Coal & Coke Co
Indiana County
California
Nevada
McCreary Tire & Rubber Co
Indiana
Ralph W
Harry C. McCreary
Zion Lutheran
This Place
Church Council
Lutheran Theological Seminaries
Chicago
Gettysburg
Tregsler Orphans’ Home
Loysville
Young Men's Christian Association
Zion Lutheran Church
J. B. Baker
York
Oakland Cemetery
Record of exceptionally long diamond back rattlers
A 1920 claim reports a rattlesnake near Stevenson Alu measuring 11 feet with no head and 22 rattles. The text also notes authentic records of diamond back rattlers reaching up to eight feet, with lengths between eight and nine feet.
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Stevenson
Alu
Rites for Local Residents Highlight Slater Obituaries
A string of funeral notices from Punxsutawney and surrounding towns lists relatives and burial details for Brina Prothero, Emma Prothero, Crossman family members, George Holt, James Holt, Carl Elt, and others. The notices reference traders, farms, and churches, with services held at Robinson Funeral Home and Oakland Cemetery, highlighting the community’s prominent residents and their kin.
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Ter
D. H W. R Baun
Annt Clark Baun
Rochester Mills
Clair Baun
Reynoldsville
George and Irwin Baun
Independence
Ore
William Uber
Indiana
Robinson Funeral Home
R. M. Offut
Oakland Cemetery
Brina Prathero
Emma Margaret Prothero
Kellysburg
Rayne Township
Tanoma
Hugh
Emily Warden Kinter
Silay C. Prothero
Stayne Township
Prothera Farm
Prothera Med Webruary
Washington Presbyterian Church
Charles G. Prothero
Cleveland
Dale Prothere
M. BB. Church
White Church
George Be Holt
Marion Toner
George J. Molt
Suniday
John H. Tolt
Marion Center
Punxsulawney
Youngstown
General
Teia
Ruth Lewrne James Arthur
Hazel Kathryn
Oaister
Verner A. Holt
Muriel Terpe
Marion Genter
Carl Elelt
Graceton
Elderton High School to Open Next Tuesday
Elderton High School will open Tuesday September 2. Indications point to a large enrollment from Elderton and surrounding sections as students prepare to begin the new academic year.
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Elderton High School
Elderton
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United Metals Magazine
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Clarissa
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Scott Place
Heles Barstow
Juden
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Seatt Bince
Helen
Perhans
Barstow
Harry McCreary
Bevin T. Wineberg
Priscilla K. Wineberg
Young Township
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Eva (Pifer) Baan
Canoel Township
Ervin T. Wineberg
Clara May Byers
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Ki. Ol, Crossman
LL. Crossman
Hamilton
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George Petterhoff
Trade City
J. L. Crossman
Roy Remaley
Georgeville
Pla. Crossman
Girard
Boyd Smith
Clark Neal
Punxsutawney
Monroe Fetterhoff
Grant Pierce
Plumyille
Bemer Beck
J. W. Fetterhoff
D. R. Fetterhoff
Boston
Chiles
Charles J. Stweer
Johnstown
J. G. Groner
Elsie Jones
Johnnstown
J. J. Ager
Lower Yowder Township
Cambria County
Wiliam Rager
Gas Genter
This County
Jennie Warner
Fred Stewart
Conneautville
James H. Cautviel
James H. Canifiel
Blacklick
Toledo
Tiel
Daniel M
Mary Hanmer Cautffel
City
Byron W. Rupert
South Bend
William Howard
James
Jennnette
Doris Humble
Doris
John Humble
North Paint
Punssutawhey Hospital
St. Jacob's Church
Rady Lanich
Goal Run
Jugo-Slivia
Marco Lanich
Coal Run
St. Bernardonan Catholic Church
Morris Rupert
G. I
HT. Rupert
Sykesville
A. A. Llepbrung
Mahaffey
Edward Ludwick
Baum
D. A. Rupert
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