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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
2
Public health warns that pneumonia deaths rise as citizens neglect personal health. Dr. Theodore B. Appel urges rest wholesome food and caution with drafts overheated rooms and wet feet to boost bodily resistance and curb the deadly germ this season. He stresses disciplined lifestyle as key to lowering the pneumonia toll this winter.
The Ritz Theatre presents Will Rogers in Ambadgsador Bill for Wednesday night. Street Scene plays Thursday and Friday, a vivid daily-life drama praised as one of the era’s most impressive films. Also showing Sob Sister on Saturday, Over the Hill on Monday to Wednesday, and The Unholy Garden on December 10–12 with a strong supporting cast.
Local notices describe Thanksgiving and weekend visits among families in Plum Creek Valley. Ev a Jamison of McKeesport and numerous relatives from Indiana Apollo Plumville Homer City and Indiana are listed as visiting or hosting events. A farewell party for Cora Little near Florida is mentioned among social news.
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette can be sent to rural readers for six dollars a year. Send orders to The Indiana Progress, Indiana, Pa. Winter Park Florida reports ideal weather but citrus fruits are below usual quality due to dry conditions. D N Barber, turning 70, enjoys Florida goings with family. A Christmas gift offer promotes a one year subscription for two dollars. Cloth or paper Trespass Notices at The Progress.
Former Indiana High School classmates gathered to honor James L. Park American Consul to Abyssinia and Miss Peggy McMullen of New York City. Miss Laura Myers hosted at Church Street home. November 24 ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church. Eighteen of twenty eight class members attended with many visiting from Pittsburgh Vandergrift and New York.
The 25th annual Christmas Seals and Health Bonds campaign starts Friday November 27. Seals cost one cent each and Bonds range from $5 to $1,000. Proceeds support Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society and 100 affiliated groups aiding tuberculosis prevention and health programs nationwide. The 71st Seals picture a colonial coach and dueler greetings.
Herald of Health celebrates the Christmas Seal 25th anniversary with a snowbound stage coach pulled by four horses. A passenger blows a horn announcing the Seal's good news that the fight against tuberculosis has reduced deaths in the first decades of adulthood. The message urges purchase of Seals to save lives.
Dr C J Hollister chief of the state health dental section notes the X ray has transformed dentistry by revealing root conditions and hidden cavities. He explains its role in locating impacted teeth and guiding diagnosis while stressing action on findings to prevent future pain and costs.
An editorial style magazine promotion extols The American Boy Youth's Companion as a crucial influence on boys aged ten to twenty. It highlights reading, sports, careers guidance, and wholesome content, urging subscriptions at 2.00 yearly or 3.00 for three years to 550 W Lafayette Detroit Michigan. Also a card of thanks for funeral condolences follows.
Bricksburg and nearby towns share Thanksgiving visits and family travel notes as relatives gather in Butler Indiana Vandergrift and Pittsburgh areas. Also included are a public safety reminder about under sixteen driving liability and a detailed livestock and farm sale notice by Fowler and Fowler near Indiana with dates and items listed.
Notice from Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Indiana guardians to apply to Orphans Court of Indiana County January 4 1932 for authority to sell undivided 8.21 of a Plumville Borough property for 420.00 to Ansley Drummell and to sell household furniture for 420.00 to Peartomell Jute of Plumville. Proceedings recorded in Orphans Court Docket 28 page 328.
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