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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
2
A June 22 1914 crash near Ivanhoe Indiana killed 68 and injured 127 when a troop train rear ended a Hagenbeck Wallace circus train. The engineer admitted dozing after taking pills causing drowsiness, blamed for the worst circus disaster.
Harrisburg Dec 7 Secretary of Revenue J Griffith Boardman executive vice chairman of the Governor's Highway Safety Council urges motorists to use the horn mainly on open roads and not in traffic jams He warns that horn abuse is Motor Nuisance No 1 and praises the horn for warnings when windows are closed and rear approaches are hard to hear He cautions against sneaking past cars and the danger of swerving into the path of oncoming traffic due to hidden hazards on the road.
Start your Christmas list with a Progress subscription as a gift. Rates: Indiana county mailed at $1.60 yearly outside the county $32.40. Include a Christmas greeting. Orders should come in early to ensure one price basis.
A mother tells her three sons that the first Christmas gift is peace. She explains quarrels ruin toys and push nations toward war, while unity yields shared joy. She urges each child to act for peace, linking the message to the birthday of the Prince of Peace and the nativity theme.
Marilyn Marsh helps Mrs. Hunt with decorations and chats with Wade Kendall about Christmas plans. Wade admires her cheerful resilience after career changes, and they plan to share Christmas day, hoping to become an ongoing inspiration to one another.
A wartime or postwar civic plea urging unity at Christmas, urging readers to forget differences and quarrels as the Yuletide greeting rings in our ears. The piece emphasizes universal goodwill and the need to respond with warmth to the season’s message.
The article notes the first use of mailing early in November 1913 with parcel post then in place. It links wartime overseas shipping to sustained mailing patterns and cites about 9 million Americans purchasing Christmas trees annually. It also invites readers to seek a Christmas thrill by buying a doll for a girl in need.
Attorney W C Chapman announces letters of administration for Layuna Mabon of Indiana Borough. Creditors must present claims. debtors to pay promptly. Orphans' Court sale ordered for December 18 1937 at 2 PM in Young Township, Indiana County, to settle debts. Real estate, 87 acres, coal rights reserved, sale conducted by Wilda A McCracken with attorney Calhoun and auctioneer R W George.
James W. Mack Jr attorney files a divorce libel against Sarah Snyder Mack in Indiana County. Court summons dated November 22 1937 requires Sarah to appear January first at the Court of Common Pleas to show cause why Francia Mack should not be divorced. W E Long prothonotary and sheriff L E Miller notice. Executor Frank B. Cunningham seeks creditors for D A Cunningham estate with claims due. Indiana Pa. November 24 1937.
The page lists film showings across Indiana and nearby towns for December with titles such as London By Nite Alcatraz Island and Music For Madame, plus cast details. A LOOP section records visits and social notes including families from Punxsutawney Rural Valley Leechburg and Pittsburgh trips, with brief local anecdotes and a line on Chinese perceptions of Americans.
Curry Run plans a Sunday 11:00 sermon. Mrs C M Brandon visited Mrs McCurdy Wednesday. Sunday school to meet Thursday to plan a Christmas program. Mrs Murray Boyer and children recovered from measles and are out again. W J Rising died suddenly, communities extend sympathy to Mrs Rising and family. Alta McCurdy returned from Vandergrift and Pittsburgh. Mr and Mrs Paul Wiggins and Edward Wiggins of Vandergrift visited W R Thomas family last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Carl Meming and family and Mrs Nancy Fleming spent Saturday in New Kensington.
Rossmoyne residents visit Mrs Elizabeth Elkin's home. Ms Wells suffers heart ailment. Akron and Worthington relatives attend the funeral of George McMillen. they visit J L Wells and family. Blanch Ruffner of Plumville stays with cousin Delete Whitesell. Parks Gala Hazelett and family from Indiana call.
A parade of social visits, hunts, and church ladies aids fills a Smicksburg Girty page. Neighbors like Vernon Wells and Lawson Stiteler share venison gifts. visitors include Mrs. Roxie Moorhead and Indiana shopping trips. Church events promise a Friday chicken supper.
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