Dairy Herds Report Shows Milk and Butterfat Leaders
In November Carl Johnston tested 27 herds totaling 400 cows with 261 milking, 39 dry, eight unprofitable culled and eight sold for breeders. Top milk producers include County Home RAW 1002 lbs milk and 33.1 fat, Torrance State Hospital B.W. 904 lbs milk and 31.4 fat, H M Travis R & Gr 737 lbs milk 38.3 fat, and M A Smeltzer R & Gr HL 744 lbs milk 24.9 fat. Butterfat leaders are led by H M Travis 737 lbs milk 38.8 fat, W S Wetzel 109 Abe milk 36.3 fat, M Speedy 672 lbs milk 33.6 fat, County Home RH 1002 lbs milk 33.1 fat, Torrance State Hospital RAH 904 lbs milk 31.4 fat. Second Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 19 herds and 232 total cows, with Mart R. Rager GriG leading milk at 785.2 lbs and James Patterson GriG 751.8 lbs. butterfat leaders include Patterson 39.74 fat and W C Bennett RG & Grd 680.6 lbs milk 35.5 fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Johnston
County Home
Torrance State Hospital
B.W
M. A. Smeltzer
H. M. Travis
Cornell, R., & Gr
Wetzel
Abe
M. Speedy
R. & Grg
Rah
Second Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Frank Ginter
Mart R. Rager
GriHl
James Patterson
Grig
W. H. Wood
Henry Townsend
R. G
W. C. Bennett
Grd
J. ©. Mohney
J. Mack Hood
G.J
Send The Progress to Your Friends as a Christmas Gift
A brief notice advises sharing The Progress newspaper as a Christmas gift. It promotes gifting a continued subscription to readers and suggests it as a seasonal idea. The item emphasizes the value of giving reading material during the holiday period.
Winter Short Courses At Penn State Start January
County Agent Warner offers several Winter Short Courses at Penn State from January 3 to February 28. Courses include Testing Dairy Products and Butter Cheese Manufacture January 7–19 Ice Cream Making January 21–February 2 and Market Milk and Milk Control February 4–16. Several other agricultural courses run Jan 3–Feb 28. are low cost beyond board and room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Indiana County
Warner
RB. L. Watts
School of Agriculture
State College
Min Clean Stored Bulbs Gladioli and More
Bulbs stored damply suffer fungal damage. dry thoroughly before storage and discard bulbs or corms showing brown discoloration. Turkeys on Pennsylvania farms are prepared in two dressings, blood and feather and full dressing with giblets inside the carcass. Trees offer colorful bark varieties including white paper cherry birch bronze willow yellow crimean linden aspen sweet gum and striped bark maple. Horticulturists study fruit and vegetable marketing at Penn State's Horticulture Week. Pennsylvanian shepherds succeed by daily small grain rations through lambing, not large amounts for a short period. 4-H club members gain leadership and education. over 60,000 volunteers help boys and girls. Correspondence courses in agriculture and home economics are offered free by the Pennsylvania State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Shepherds
Pennsylvania Shepherds
Arrests in Alleged Stabbing Near Dilltown Hospitalized Victim
Indiana county officers arrested Harry Rager of Dilltown and Ped er Gala of Twin Rocks along with Allen Dias of Near Dilltown on Monday in connection with the alleged stabbing of 95 year old Allen Dias on Friday night. Dias suffered a severe laceration to the left thigh and was taken to a Johnstown hospital after an argument outside a cheer tavern in Dilltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Dias
Harry Rager
Dilltown
Peder Gala
Twin Rocks
Indiana County
Dias
Johnstown
Crary Cramer
Cheer
Diltown
Trained propagandists offered for whispering campaigns
Report notes that trained propagandists are now available to run organized whispering campaigns, providing services to influence public opinion through targeted messaging and coordinated outreach strategies.
Personal Brevities From Indiana Visitors and Local Guests
County seat visitors include Mr and Mrs Earl Bartholomew of Marchand and several Irushvalley residents for Thanksgiving. Many extended trips feature Indiana newspaper subscriptions renewed, family ties, and local employment news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bartholomew
Marchand
County Temperance Workers Gather Here Saturday
Indiana County W C T U Institute hosts sessions at the W C T U hall on Church street with a 9 30 start and a 12 15 lunch. Mrs Sylvia Bemis of Erie will speak on temperance. reports from Stockholm and state and national conventions will be shared by Mrs A W Wilson Mrs Ruth Matthews and Miss Laura Ansley. Military expenditures of major powers exceed 1913 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. T. U. Institute
Indiana County
Church Street
Sylvia Bemis
Erie
Friends of Temperance
A. W. Wilson
Saltsburg
Stockholm
Ruth Matthews
New Florence
Laura Ansley
Town
Weddings of a week bring several local marriages
Mrs Selina Neal Barber of South Tenth street announces Dorothy Salina Barber’s marriage to Rey Adolph P. Weaver on Friday in Franklin. Weaver pastors in Busti near Jamestown. Edward Howells Jr and Margaret Tyger wed in Dixonville. Harold Hancock and Dorothy Gerding married in Schenectady on Thanksgiving Day. Clarence Harvey Little and Anna Mae Scott wed in Plumville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina Neal Barber
South Tenth Street
Dorothy Salina
Rey
Adolph P. Weaver
Frank Weaver
Warren
Franklin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Locke
Warren High School
Drew University
Madison
N. J
Busti
Jamestown
N. Y
Marriages Unite Couples in Indiana and Blairsville
Kenneth Lohr of Creekside wed Kathryn Householder of Indiana on November 28, officiated by Rev. Robert L. Clark. Kenneth is a coal miner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lohr. Kathryn is daughter of Mrs. W. H. Householder of Coal Run. Charles Verik and Evelyn Shinn of Blairsville married December 1, officiated by Rev. R. M. Offutt. Verik’s family is from Blairsville. he works in a foundry. Evelyn Shinn has pursued nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Verik
Evelyn Shinn
Blairsville
R. M. Offutt
Indiana
Alex Verik
Howard Shinn
Saltsburg Man Weds Tunnelton Bride in Indiana
Waddle Horrell Francis Waddle of Saltsburg and Miss Erma Horrell of Tunnelton were united in marriage in Indiana on December 1 by Rev. Robert T. Clark. The groom, son of Charles and, is employed as a coal miner. the bride is daughter of Oliver Horrell of Tunnelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Harvey Little
Indiana
Anna Mae Scott
West Lebanon
S. W. Shane
Chas. Little
Plumville
Howard Scott
Waddle-Horrell Francis Waddle
Saltsburg
Erma Horrell
Tunnelton
Robert T. Clark
Charles Waddle
Oliver Horrell
McPhilimy
Rose Stonebraker
John W. Kennedy
South Fifth Street
Hauck and Hanna Tie December Marriage in Clymer
William Hauck of Clymer married Laura Peterson Hanna of Saltsburg on December 1 in a ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Jay D. Smith of Indiana. The groom, son of Willis Hauck, works as a coal miner, while the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauck-Hanna
William Hauck
Laura Peterson Hanna
Clymer
Jay D. Smith
Indiana
Willis Hauck
Rankin Peterson
Salteburg
John W. Barrish
Grace M. Smith
Jay D. Hill
Joseph Barrish
Homer City
Silas W. Smith
Marriages Sealed in Indiana and Nearby Towns
Multiple unions recorded in early December in Indiana and surrounding areas. John W. Barrish, a coal miner, and Grace M. Smith wed December 3 by Justice Jay D. Hill. HH. 8. McPhilimy wed Rose Stonebraker on December 1. Stephen James Popson and Mary Kruper married December 1 at St. Anthonys in Clymer. Charles Earl Long and Olive Ketural Bash married November 28 in Dixonville.
Fumea Rotella Tie The Knot In Blairsville Church
Enrico Fumea son of Thomas Fumea of Cokeville and Miss Mary Rotella daughter of Mr and Mrs Angelo Rotella of Blairsville were united in marriage at SS Simon and Jude church Blairsville on November 28 conducted by Rev Kane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fumea-Rotella
Enrico Fumea
Thomas, Fumea
Cokeville
Mary Rotella
Angelo Rotella
Blairsville
SS. Simon and Jude Church
Kane
Ellwood announces marriage of Villiam Naomi to John Crede
Mr and Mrs 8 B Ellwood of Torrance announce the marriage of their daughter Villiam Naomi to John McClure Crede of Blairsville. The ceremony Sunday November 25 took place in Wellsburg Virginia with Rev F M Billingsly officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. B. Ellwood
Torrance
Villiam Naomi
John McClure Crede
Blairsville
Wellsburg
Virginia
F. M. Billingsly
Lewis and Julia Marisco wed in Indiana church on Thanksgiving
Lewis Marisco George Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Ray Lewis Indiana and Miss Julia Marisco daughter of James Marisceo Creekside united in marriage at St Bernards Roman Catholic church Indiana on Thanksgiving day by Father Mullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Marisco
George Lewis
Ray Lewis
Indiana
Julia Marisco
James Marisceo
Creekside
St. Bernards Roman Catholic Church
Father Mullen
Preaching at Currys Run Next Sunday at 2 30 P M
Thanksgiving social notes recount visits from Bolivar friends and relatives such as the Miller Akeys Akers Sell Kerrs and Campos. John Popp has regained health and was able to be out. A factual stat notes only 600 of 2600 rural communities have a full-time health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Akey
Delbert Akers
Bolivar
I. J. Sell
McCurdy
Reva Findley
Heshbon
Theresa Billy
Monessen
Christopher N. Campos
Indiana
John Popp
John Kerr
Kenneth Kerr
Newport
H. L. McCurdy
Blaine Fulmer
Leonard
Roy Fulmer
United States
Local residents share Thanksgiving visits across towns
Miss Martha Barnes from Clarion State Teachers College spent Thanksgiving with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wooster and family visited relatives in Earthus. Mrs. Harry Seger of Rossiter stayed with the Bees. Mrs. S. L. Irwin and son Chester went to Phillipsburg. Miss Kate Jenney visited friends in Huntingdon. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Porter of Martinsburg visited locals. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Lytle traveled to Woodbury with their daughter Ethel. Mrs. Clyde Bee and sons visited Lan caster relatives. Andrew Johnson and wife were Johnstown callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Barnes
Clarion State Teachers College
J. E. Wooster
Earthus
Harry Seger
Rossiter
Harlin Bee
L. Irwin and Son
Chester
Phillipsburg
Kate Jenney
Huntingdon
Edw. Porter
Martinsburg
R. O. Lytle
Woodbury
Ethel
Clyde Bee
Bob
Jack
WB. Sheaffer
Lancaster
Ivan Butler
Clearfield
J. E. Wester
Andrew Johnson
Johnstown
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John J. Connolly
Philadelphia
John
Nurney
Warner Baxter
Conchita Montenegro
Anna Lien
Frederic March
Gene Raymond
ST. Louis
James Cagney
Patricia Elis
Pennsylvan State College School of Agriculture
Tvide
Calvin Shaffer
Irushvalley
Alvin Jacquish
Punxsutawney
James W. Mack
North Sixth Street
Paul Mack
McKeesport
Josephine Mack
Gibbs Secretarial School
New York City
David Williams
Olean
H. C. Johnston
Howard Wood
Elderton
Wilkinsburg
W. GC. Gummo
Rosaline
Richard B. Gummo
Martha
Mill Hall
R.D
William Shultz
Armstrong Township
W. €. Gummo
Vannie Shultz
John Lowry
Adam Lowry, Jr
Brackenridge
Frank B. Stewart
Allegheny Steel Go
Paul Marshall
Brockway, Pa
West Oak Street
Marshall
Viola Gibson
Indiana Hospital
Germany
Gerding-Hancock
Harold Hancock
Richard Hancock
Dorothy Gerding
Charles
Gerding
Schenectady
N.Y
John G. Meengs
D.D
Gilmore Bell
Bell
Hancock
Little Scott
Verik
First National Bank IN
PENNA
Barrish-Smith
MecPhilimy
Stonebraker
Popson
Kruper
Stephen James Popson
Mary Kruper
Greensburg
St. Anthonys Roman Catholic Church
John Kovalsky
Cherryhill Township
Charles Earl Long
Stafford
Olive Ketural Bash
Green Township
Dixonville
J. P. Tampt
J. C. Long
Orin ‘Bash
Currys Run
Pennsylvania Threshermen
Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance CO
Harrisburg
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Elgin
Waltham
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Miss Evn Ratery
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