Beracha U P Church Observes 110th Year
Beracha United Presbyterian church celebrated 110 years of Christian service to Plumville residents with daylong ceremonies. Rev J B McCall presided. Hon John Fisher gave the morning address. Rev Davis and Rev Cheek spoke in afternoon sessions. greetings came from nearby congregations. evening sermons by Rev W J M Copeland. closing remarks thanked the community. noonday and evening lunch were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
Beracha United Presbyterian Church
J. B. ‘McCall
Shane
Hast McKeesport
John 8. Fisher
Indiana
Beracha Church
John Stuchul
Davis
Kiski Presbytery
Beracha
Cheek
East Liverpool
Blakeville
Kittanning
Doyston
W. JE. M. Copeland
Turtle Creek
McCall
Miss Helen Pinkerton Sails for Cairo on Mission Field
Miss Helen Pinkerton daughter of Dr and Mrs J C Pinkerton of Sterling Kansas and formerly of Indiana sails today aboard the New York Hamburg American Lines to Cairo Egypt to teach for a year in a girls boarding school. She will join Miss Isabel Simpson in the mission field from the United Presbyterian church as two of three volunteers from the denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Pinkerton
Cairo
Egypt
J. C. Pinkerton
Sterling
Kansas
Indiana
Isabel Simpson
United Presbyterian Church
J. A. Simpsons
Pinkerton
United Presbyterian Denomination
Center Two Opens As 48 Teachers Ready
Center township schools start Monday August 27 with complete repairs and a staff of 48 teachers. Pupils must show vaccination certificates. A joint directors and teachers meeting is set for Risinger schoolhouse Saturday at 1 30. Holidays listed include Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas week and Good Friday. Dog training season now legal with owner supervision. leaving dogs to run game is illegal and punishable. Six Coral men finish advanced mine rescue courses in Pittsburgh. A 16 foot two inch corn stalk displayed in Buller by Jew Steiner of Bakerstown claims three acres of stalks high. Can Indiana county beat that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Two
Center Township
Risinger
Buller
Jews Steiner
Bakerstown
Indiana County
Two Cars and Truck Involved in William Penn Crash
A collision on the William Penn Highway a mile east of Blairsville Tuesday morning involved two passenger cars and a Dodge truck. J F Newherter drove a Chevrolet coupe, Ivan C Sassaman a Buick sedan, and Logan B James a Dodge truck. No injuries were reported and officers said no charges would be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
J. F. Newherter
Ivan C. Sassaman
Altoona
Dodge
Logan B. James
Clymer
Buick
Chevrolet
Real Estate Transfers list across multiple townships
A series of real estate transfers is listed, detailing buyers and sellers such as Madden to George J. Madden in Cherry Tree borough and McComb to Alexand er McComb for 23 acres in Youngstown, plus Green township and White township parcels. Prices range from 1.00 to 500.00 with several lots and acres across Indiana and surrounding towns. Additional entries include Creekside Coal Run and various individuals in Cherryhill Blairsville Rossiter Lucernemines Homer City Sagamore and Indiana regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa T., Madden
George J. Madden
Cherry Tree Borough
James D. Ake
Robert J. Smith
Green Township
Hugh W. Smeaton
Ida J. Kinsell
North Mahoning Township
Charlotte M. McComb
Alexander McComb
Young Township
Grace Hartman
J. D. McCormick
Rayne Township
Foster J. White
C. K. White
Canoe Township
Mike Hudek
George Galido
Mary C. Evans
W. C. Bennett
White Township
Mack Realty Co
Mack
First ‘Ward
Indiana
Celestine Gwynn
Howard Miller
Cherryhill
Township
Creekside Coal Run
Frank A. Trimble
Sally Ann Lassick
John Molle
Iselin
Virginia Curtioff
Lucy R. Bonner
Kittanning
Mary Brian
Norman Felton
Blairsville
Gladys Long
John Shuniek
Rossiter
Mary Lucrenzia Draddario, Rossiter
Paul F. Nicodemus
Homer City
Anna Wassick
George Turify
Lucernemines
Dorothy Zentrter
Mike Shulick Sagamore
Anna Klyap
Ernest Milliard F. Wright
Mary Lee Masters
Birthday for Mrs Anna Williamson at Baptist church
On Friday at six thirty two ladies from the Regular Baptist church surprised Mrs Anna Williamson of Washington Street with supper and a birthday celebration. A Bible gift and a large cake with sixteen candles marked the evening plus well wishes for many more birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Williameson
West Washington Street
Regular Baptist Church
Anna Williamson
Washington Street
Williamson
Engagement Report for Margaret Polhemus and David Blair Jr
Announcement notes the engagement of Margaret Polhemus of New Centre Massachusetts to David Blair Jr son of Mr and Mrs Blair of South Sixth and Church streets. Wedding date not announced. Jane Stewart appointed supervisor of music for Apollo Schools opening September 4. Stewart is daughter of Dr and Mrs A H Stewart and graduated from Indiana State Teachers College in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Blair, Jr
Massachusetts
iMfas
Margaret ‘Polhemus
New Centre
Maas
David ‘Blair, Jr
David Blair
South Sixth
Church Streets
Mish Jane Stewart
Apollo Schools
Miss Jane Stewart
A. H. Stewart
Church Street
Miss Stewart
Indiana State Teachers College
American Legion Block Party Opens Here on Saturday
The annual Block Party of Indiana Post 141 American Legion opens on the McCrory lot Philadelphia St Saturday night and continues until Labor Day evening September 3. The Readers Digest quote on friendship appears in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Indiana Post
McCrory
Philadelphia St
Rock Fall Fatal at Ernest Mine Claims Frank Broskin
Frank Broskin, 35, a cutting machine operator for Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co at Ernest mines, was killed when rock collapsed while his helper Alfred Lewis, 44, was seriously injured. Broskin’s body lay 26 hours after the 4 pm incident. Lewis escaped by sheltering beneath the machine. Broskin, a Polish native, leaves a widow and six children. He had four brothers in Ernest and a sister in Lucerne mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Leis
Frank '‘Broskin
Ernest
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Alfred Lewis
Lewis
Broskin
Poland
Helen Broskin
Margaret
Francis
Edward
Frank, Jr
James
Gerald
Hag
Duff Held for Court in Involuntary Manslaughter Case
J A Duff 28 of Export was held for court on involuntary manslaughter after a car collision near the Indiana Hospital that killed Miss Mary Frick 21 a graduate nurse. Duff previously faced charges of driving while intoxicated dismissed for insufficient evidence and was released on $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Duff
Miss Mary Frick
Jay D. ‘Hill
J. A. Duff
Indiana Haspital
Duff
Thhe
Miss Frick
Eleventh Street
Justice Hill
Infected Toe Proved Fatal to Robinson Man
George B. Edmiston aged 68 of Robinson died Sunday night at Indiana Hospital from complications of an infected toe. A Cambria County native he lived in Robinson years, worked for Garfield Fire Clay Co. His wife Nan Edmiston died two years ago. Surviving adopted daughter Helen Peterson and sister Stella McManus. Burial was in West View cemetery at Bolivar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Man
George B. Edmiston
Robinson
Indiana
Cambria County
Garfield Fire ‘Clay | Co
Nan Edmiston
Helen
Eidward Peterson
Stella McManus
Bird's Nest Fire Ignited by Painter's Torch at Vogel Home
Firemen were summoned to the home of Edward Vogel at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets to quell a blaze in an upper corner of the Vogel residence. A bird's nest contact with burning paint sparked the fire, but it was extinguished before arrival of fire crews. BR. UL, Heas. Car recovered at Downingtown Machine in good condition. Auburn sedan stolen from R. L. Hess's Wayne Avenue garage August 15 found near Downingtown, driven home by Hess. Indiana county will be represented at the National Letter Carriers Association convention in Denver by Blair Shirley and Joseph I. McElhoes. Dollar Day set for Thursday in Indiana with school supplies at low cost. World's Fair attendance reaches 6,840,731 through August 13 in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painter
Edward Vogel
Fifth
Chestnut Streets
Vogel
BR. Ul, Heas
Downingtown
Auburn
R. L. Hess
Wayne Avenue
Philadelphia
Indiana County
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Denver
Blair Shirley
Indiana
Joseph I. McElhoes
Chicago
Carlick, Smith
Jack Smith
West Kittanning
Clyde Bowser
Marriage license issued in Cumberland Maryland to Duffalo and Hendrickson
A marriage license was granted in Cumberland Maryland on Saturday to Stephen W Duffalo and Kathryn C Hendrickson both of Homer City. The quoted exchange about an ant’s reputation hints at busy industriousness, ending with a humorous remark about their busyness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Stephen W. Duffalo
Kathryn C. Hendrickson
Homer City
M NICHOL KILLED IN HIT AND RUN NEAR HILLSDALE
James M. Nichol aged 63 lifelong county resident died at Indiana hospital after being struck by a hit and run car on the Clearfield road near Hillsdale Saturday night. Driver unidentified. Nichol suffered a fractured leg severe shock and internal injuries. He leaves widow Catherine McCoy Nichol and two sons John and Francis Nichol of Pittsburgh. siblings and other relatives noted. Funeral held at Hast Mahoning Baptist church with burial in the shared cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Nichol
Indiana
Nichol
State
Highway Patrol
T. W. McQuown
Hillsdale
Merle Bennett
Glen Campbell
Clymer
Indiana Hospital
W.w.nichol
Commodore
Ihe
John M
Margaret (Butterbaugh) Nichol
Green Township
Belle Glassford
Minnie
Marie
Catherine McCoy
John
Francis Nichol
Pittsburgh
W. W. Nichol
Sadie Jeffries
A. W. Lloyd
Margaret Nichol
Fort Morgan
Col
Archie
Calvin
Donald
John Nichol
Charles Long
Ernest Rowley
Karthus
Hast Mahoning Baptist Church
Straw
Bird House Contest Winners Off For Niagara Falls Tour Today
DeWitt Ray of the Evening Gazette leads 1934 Bird House Contest winners on a Niagara Falls inspection tour by auto. The group includes Ralph Rainey Richard Warner Telford Mulintyre Wayne Colgan Edmund Varrato Mike Senick Joseph Kline Andrew Ruddock Edwin Warner Harry Williams Tom Myers Wayne Myers Wilbert Held also a winner but to camp instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Dewitt Ray
Evening Gazette
DeWitt
Ralph Rainey
Clymer
Richard Warner
Indiana
Telford MulIntyre
NuMine
Wayne Colgan
Edmund Varrato
Blairsville
Fourth Penn Run Better Homes lecture closes
The sixth and final Better Homes Movement lecture of the Indiana County Sabbath School Association will be at Penn Run Presbyterian Church Thursday evening at 3:00. Dr Charles H Bee of Indiana speaks on Guarding the Family Health and the Danger of Patent Remedies in the Home. Public invited free admission. Bring questions on family health for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Homes
Penn Run
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
Presbyterian Church
Topleig
Unpaid Mercantile Taxes Due By September First
Under state law mercantile taxes unpaid after September 1 will be left for collection and the costs added to the tax. Taxes should be paid at the County Treasurer's office before that date to avoid extra charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josts Wii Se
Scholarships Awarded to Two Indiana Young Men
Two Indiana youths received scholarships. Lionel Brady Conrath won a 400 dollar state scholarship after a May 4, 1934 test for Indiana county students. Harry Smith earned a 1100 dollar Valley Forge Military Academy scholarship following an audition and recommendation. Both are Indiana High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel
Conrath
Harry Smith
Villey Forge
Indiana
Lionel Brady Conrath
H. M. Conrath
West Water St
Raymond F. Smith
Hast Water St
Valley Forge Military Academy
J. A. Lubold
Indiana High School
Harry Canfield
Academy
Horace Mann
Youth 18 Fatally Struck While Sleeping on Highway
Donald Lyle aged 18 of Punxsutawney died early Sunday when a car hit him as he slept along the foggy Plumville Trade City road. John Volansky, also 18, escaped injury. Driver Nick Sakach, 28, surrendered to state police. Investigators say Sakach was transporting four others from Indiana and struck the youths while fog shrouded the highway. Coronary jury cleared Sakach of homicide but fined him ten dollars and thirty days in jail for negligence. Lyle leaves parents Harvey and Mrs. Lyle and a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lyle
Punxssutawney
Plumville Trade City
John Volansky
Punxsutawney
Volansky
Lyle
Erie
Nick Sakach
Plumviile
Sakach
Indiana
Plumville
Duncan Lipsie
Sakadth
J. N. Langham
Harvey Lyle
Leroy
St. George
Utah
Hurold McClure
Needles
Cal
Jamea White
Punxantawney
Clair
Mabel
John
Robert
Ellen
Imogene
James
George
Winners at Macklick Firemen Parade on Friday Evening
Nearly a dozen volunteer firemen and auxiliary groups entered the parade at Black Hick on Monday night. Judges awarded: Best appearing company Homer City. Best musical organization New Florence junior drum corps. Best auxiliary Franklin Borough. Best heavy truck Derry. Best light truck Latrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macklick
Black Hick
Homer City
New Florence
Newspaper Offer For KR D Residents In Indiana County
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette offer subscriptions at $5.50 per year for Indiana county residents and $6.00 per year for out-of-county readers. A humorous aside notes that selling clothes brushes in a nudist colony would be the hardest job imaginable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
KR. D
Indiana County
Twelve offenders sentenced by Judge Langham on Monday
The first sentence session since a July vacation heard twelve pleas of guilty. Three were sent to the Allegheny County Workhouse, five to the county jail, and four received suspended sentences. Notables include J A Waugaman of near Shelocta given three to six months in the workhouse plus another term for forgery, and James Kitzinger of Hollidaysburg fined and jailed for drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Langham
J. A. Waugaman
Shelocta
Allegheny County
Coats
James Kitzinger
Hollidaysburg
J. Mandolin
Heshbon
Tony Brilliant
Alverda
John Shadbick
Nelson Shuss
Joseph Lakehart
Grant Township
Lukehart
Nick Planjack
Dixonville
Walter Huffman
Nanty Glo
Ethel Shellgren
Hestbon
Indiana County
Lenes Valles
Creekside
J. Mor Kanth
Creekside Road
Valies
Clair Kaltenhaugh
Butler
Standard Oil Co
Blairsville
Man Killed By Car On Lincoln Highway Near Kingston
Guy Eldred 61 of Erie died after stepping from a rumble seat into the path of a car driven by Homer B. Lytle 20 of Indiana at Kingston on the Lincoln Highway during a rain shower. Eldred and his wife and son were in a roadster. Eldred was taken to Latrobe hospital where he died. James Eldred and his wife did not witness the moment of impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Guy Eldred
Erie
Homer B. Lytle
In- Nana
Kingston
Lincoln Highway
Eldred
James Eldred
Mr. Eldred
Lytle
Harry Koontz
Robert Skunkwiler
Latrobe Hospital
Creekside Man Pays for Death of Daughter in Suit
Catherine Johnston, 19, of Creekside, died after a car driven by Jesse Frye, 56, of Armstrong township, allegedly lost control and brushed them from a highway guardrail on August 20. Frye faces a $45,000 settlement claim and a $5,000 set for the death of the girl, while Pauline Lackey, 15, also present, was uninjured. Frye negligent in operation per Johnston claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creekside
Catherine Johnston
Jesse Frye
Armstrong Township
Frye
Johnston
Pauline Lackey
T Johnston Clams Frye
County Holstein Field Day Aims to Entertain Dairymen
A county Holstein field day for Westmoreland and Indiana counties is planned for September 6 at the Torrance State Hospital Farm. About 200 dairymen and families will arrive by 10:00 A.M. for herd inspection, judging demonstrations, a production guessing contest, a picnic lunch, a short program, a mushball game, and an automobile tour of the hospital farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance State Hospital
Westmoreland County
Indlang County
Henry Rhoads
G. F. Robb
Blairsville
R. H. Olmstead
Penn State
Picnic Grove
Power House
Westmoreland Holstein
Indiana County
Salvation Army Indiana Leader to Leave Post August 26
Adjutant and Mrs. David Murga troyd, who have led the Indiana corps of the Salvation Army for over four years, will close their work here this Sunday August 26 to assume new duties in another field. Nearby text notes an unrelated science quip about fishes and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
David Murgatroyd
Indiana Corps of the
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Beracha U.P
Fisher
J. Eb, McCall
Coral
Herbert Wardrop
Rosasaney
Jack Radabush
John Guckte
J. M. Glennentyo
P. Rene
Pottery Coal Co
Frank Droskin
Ernest Mine
M. Nichol
AT and Run
Plumville-Trade City Road
Langham
Watlington
Torrance Hospital
Greensburg
Jane Ferguson
Helen Louise Sutter
Kenneth Philippi
Laird Whippes
Thomas Heath
Graceton
Dorothy Mann
Jefferson
Texas
Custis Patterson
Philippi
John Hoss
Philipp
Hoss
Ida Machine
Geraldine Harlen
Indiang
Anna Tonk
Margaret Davi
Eastborough
Kathro Dotterer
Dotterer
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