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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1931
Page
7
Announcement lists multiple weddings and engagements across Beaufort Washington NC Holman and Armstrong counties. Names include Thompson Baughman Bothell Edwards Abramson Fullerton Stiles Frye Deyarmin Clawson Knupp Shaffer Marcus Kornaranski Smail with unions in North Carolina New York City Pittsburgh and nearby towns.
Glen Campbell resident Glen Campbell and Misa Dorothy Florence Smail daughter of Mrs Pearl Small united in marriage December 2 by Register and Recorder W Ralph Ensings at his office in Court page Shaffer Marcus John William Shaffer a Plumville mechanic wed Miss Hila Kathryn Marcus of Pittsburgh December 8 by Rev C B Fulton Indiana. Groom is son of Mr and Mrs Carles Shaffer of Plumville.
Girty Mr and Mrs J A Miller and daughter Janet of North Apollo spent Sunday with Mrs Anna C Smith, Miss Julia A Keppel with sister Mrs Frank Kepple Vandergrift, Glenn Schrerengost listed as sick, Mr and Mrs Alfred C Silvia and children Thelma Clark and Mildred near Parkwood visited Silvas father J T Jami 800 Mary Ellen Matthews weekend with grandmother Mrs Anna Smith, Mr and Mrs H J Johns and children Arthur Bernard Harry Jr and Lisle with mother Mrs Clark Johns near Indiana, Todd Christy Apollo spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs J H Christy
An oyster supper and bazaar will be held in the L0.C.F hall at Pine Plaza Saturday evening December 12. Proceeds benefit the Christian church. Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Gibson an aged resident of near Penn Run were held at her home on Thursday afternoon. Various local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nicewonger and Frank Fiscuws of Indiana visited Engle, H.S. Bennett and daughter Hulda spent time in Indiana, John Engle was a Garmantown caller, Thomas Lauer of Pine Flats and Edna Pyle were among recent callers at Pine Flats and Scott Roberts’ home.
The Currys Run pageant titled Which Comes First was well attended at church Sunday night. Bertha Stuchell of Marton Center and a friend visited the McQurdy home last Saturday. Edna Sell worked a few days for H. C. Kimmell last week. Several deer have been shot nearby. Alta and Elda McCurdy spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming moved to Indiana where Mrs. Fleming found work. Dan McDonald of Aultman, out on $1,000 bail, confessed to robbing J. K. Carney’s branch store on Oakland Avenue Wednesday night. loot found at his home led to two other Aultman boys’ questioning, later discharged for lack of evidence. Included items from Indiana Candy Works included nut and fruit cakes. 49-2te
Mary confronts rival suitors in a tense social orbit. Paula prods Mary toward clarity as Harry Tate presses for commitment while a plain neighbor intervenes, planning a shared dinner that could seal a romance. Amid notes and indelicate loyalties, Mary weighs flirtation against genuine feeling.
A Cincinnati interview quotes a broadcasting expert recalling a bishop's radio sermon that ended awkwardly when the preacher added I don't think after concluding with the line We will all meet, dearly beloved, in heaven. The slip echoed through the mic as the audience heard the unfinished thought.
An old essay extols flowers as a universal human passion across history. It notes Greek love of perfumed blooms used in decoration and worship, praises roses in Greek, Hemans, and Cleopatra, and cites Hindu reverence and myths. It recalls poets praising roses long before Christian era.
The excerpt recounts Ingersoll’s eloquent defense of James G. Blaine, calling him a man worthy of the past and prophetic of the future. He likens Blaine to an armed warrior and a planned knight who marches through Congress, facing defamers and maligners of honour.
The first salt from spring water in New York was crudely made by Father Simon Le Moyne in 1653 during a visit to the Onondaga Indians. A fountain showed him “salt ag natural ag that from the sea,” marking the start of New York’s salt industry and its later growth from small beginnings to a major enterprise.
The article surveys multiple explanations for the term Yankee. Dr Wil lam Gordon cites Cambridge origins around 1718 as a mark of excellence. Thierry suggests a college byword origin. Anbury links it to Jankin a John diminutive. An Indian Cherokee word “eankke” is proposed for coward or slave. A further theory attributes Yankee to mispronunciations of English words by Indians.
The Inculcopedia Britannica notes six world writing systems labeled transitional, combining ideographs and phonetic symbols. It cites the Sumerians Babylonians Egyptians Hittites Chinese and the Mayas and Aztecs. Modern alphabet letters derive from Phoenician adaptations of earlier Egyptian and Babylonian ideas.
Doctor Jagger of the geological survey says volcanic activity near Trawall National Park at KL Inuen or Mauna Toa may occur soon. The Hawaiian Volcanoes are described as among the most continuously active yet harmless on earth, drawing visitors. Eruptions are welcomed by Mawallans for the spectacle and perceived safety.
A miscellany of small ads and notes from The Progress includes a Christmas subscription offer for The Progress at $2, a joke exchange line, classified snippets on trains and apparel, a marriage quip, rental notice, pastor resignation, candy ads, and a card of thanks, reflecting a small-town Indiana newspaper page with community notices, ads, and light humor.
A stone monument with a bronze tablet honoring Lieut. M. Schall Sr, veteran of the Revolutionary War, will be placed on his old homestead near Cochrans Mills Armstrong County. Schall crossed the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 with Washington and later built a log cabin on 325 acres, living there until his death 101 years ago. The site will be his log cabin location. Also reported is a state tree planting total for 1931 and notes on Armagh Borough tax levy confusion.
Erroneous OCR text outlines a probate notice involving Ernest Stewart attorney and Martha J. St. Olain as deceased. The fragment references appointed administrator and settlement duties with instruction to creditors to present claims promptly for proper distribution following notification to heirs and court actions. The legible elements indicate a typical estate administration notice with names and duties.
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