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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
2
The notice shows a 1906 posting by Albert S Moorhead and A Ralph Moorsead editors, listing mailing rates for Indiana County residents and outside regions. It includes prices for one year, six months, and three months and has a date of Wednesday December 2, 1036.
Multiple couples were married in late November across Indiana and nearby towns. Fritchman Rendleman wedding occurred at the bride’s home in Pittsburgh with attendance by family members and local officials. Other unions include Ray McLaughlin and Vada McLaughlin in Westminster Maryland, Elda McCurdy and Robert Evans in Wellsburg West Virginia, Clawson Calhoun in Saltsburg, Marshall Van Dyke and Nellie Van Dyke in Slate Lick, Laverne Young and Delores Harper in New Cumberland Virginia, Medvatz Horannus in Homer City, Wayne Spencer and Martha Keener in Clearfield, and Robert Libengood and Helen Horrell in Cokeville Blairsville.
Notice of public sale of the 8 F Potter Company real estate in Center Township Indiana County Pa with 0.878 acres and a two story store building plus merchandise and fixtures. sale to be by B F Harris Receiver under court decree with 10 percent bid and balance cash on confirmation. December 1936. Executor notice for Catherine Ann Walker estate also listed with claims and payments request.
The Manos Theatre showcases Joan Blondell in Three Men on a Horse alongside other stars Frank McHugh Guy Kibbee Carol Hughes and Allen Jenkins. The program also features the Dionne Quints in Reunion plus Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond in Smartest Girl in Town Tarzan Escapes Love on the Run with Gable and Crawford. December 7 16 dates include Bank Nite and multiple showings at The Manos Theatre and The Manoa Theatre.
Monday and Tuesday present Isle of Fury starring Marg Lindsay and Humphrey Bogart followed by Guns and Guitars with Gene Attry and Dorothy Dix. Wednesday and Thursday offer Don't Turn Them Loose featuring Bruce Cabot and Louise Latimer in a second pairing.
A feature on a giant x ray device for Miller Hospital St Paul Minnesota costs 75000 dollars and uses 1 200 000 volts. It notes the device would equate to building many hospitals of earlier times and contrasts medical costs with history while including a joke about a lonely maiden and a bank town.
Public sale of the late Catherine Ann Walker's household goods and farm items to be held December 12, 1936, at 22:40 near Purchase Line and Dixonville, 14 miles west of Purchase Line, then 14 miles north toward Deckers Point. Includes 36 bushels of food, tools, furniture, quilts, canned goods, bedding, and farm equipment. Terms cash. Sale conducted by Frank F. Walker, executor.
Notice is given of intent to file Articles of Incorporation with the Department of State Harrisburg on December 8 1936 by R A Dickson B D Levaur and W A Water for a Pennsylvania Business Corporation to be named Homer Electric & Manufacturing Company. It will manufacture and produce wood and metal articles including electrical fixtures and appliances and engage in buying selling and general dealing in these products.
A historical classified notice policy explains charges for Wanted Lost For sale and For Rent notices. Rates are one cent per word for 25 words or more. 23 cents per word for notices under 25 words. Each initial or number counts as one word. Send copy and cash with payment for insertions as accounts cannot be opened for small amounts.
Notices outline probate actions and guardianship filings from Indiana County Pa. Items mention Mia and John M. Daugh erty at 824 Church Street Toctane Pa with a job ad, and multiple estates including Lizzie N Gallagher Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher, estate of Ida G Murray liquidating trustee for Arcadian Water Co and Guardian Harriet B Caldwell. Executors listed include William Stewart and Bert Pierce with dates in 1936. Court actions require filings and confirmations with deadlines.
The text offers practical tips such as adding vinegar to boiling water to seal a cracked egg and cutting houseflowers in the late afternoon. It includes a Bible verse urging gracious speech and a dated notice mentioning The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to readers for $6.50.
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