Washington Township Shoppers and Visitors Reported
Indiana residents Silas Fleming and daughter Mary shopped in Washington Township on Thursday. Five Points calls were made by KH. J. McIntire and J. A. Park. House visits included M. J. Royer, the Blystone and Peterman families, and neighbors in Vandergrift and Dayton. A kitchen shower for Edna Brewer accompanied her marriage to Edward Wissinger. Holiday events planned at Five Points and Atwood schoolhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Fleming
Mary
Indiana
KH. J. McIntire
William McCaugland
M. J. Boyer
Bigstone
Josiah Fisher
Walter Tiarman
Bryan MeJer
Vernie McSwaney
M. J. Royer
Myron Rearigh
Vandergrift
J. E. Blystone
Carl Faljrman
Lold Blystone
Melvin Wells
Myron ‘Rearigh
Tertha Miller
Clair Peterman
Brice Peterman
Ernie Brewer
Edna
Edward Wissinger
Ralph Prugh
J. 1 Orr
James Blystone
Dayton
J. EB. Blystone
Five Points
Social Visits and Sabbath School Gatherings Mentioned
Armage Mrs. Harry Tinkcom and daughter Nancy along with Mrs. Jess Mack and others from Seward visited Stoystown hosts George Rose. Sabbath school class of the M E B Church met Wednesday evening. Various residents shopped in Johnstown Saturday and several families hosted relatives over the weekend including Dilltown visitors and Neff family from Robindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Tinkcom
Nancy
Jess Mack
James Currie
Verla May
Seward
George Rose
Stoystown
Mary
Martha
Carrie McFeaters
M. EB. Church
Johnstown
H. T. Tinkcom
Frank Stewart
J. Bagley
Local News Briefs From Plumyville and Elderton
Shelota Mr and Mrs C D Edwards and Annie Sell spent Sunday with friends at Plumyville Mrs Joseph King is in Indiana hospital Several from this place attended Harold Schall funeral at Elderton Sunday afternoon The pageant by missionary societies Friday night was well attended A car ran into the T Angle Inn Friday night damaging the building slightly A number attended the operetta at Elderton high school Thursday night Several from this place are on the sick list Hunters have returned from the mountains bringing home a deer There will be a show in the T Angle dance hall beginning Wednesday night Edward Richardson, recently struck by an auto, is able to be out again
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Edwards
Annie Sell
Plumyville
Joseph King
Indiana Hospital
Harold Schall
Elderton
Missionary Societies
T-Angle Inn
Elderton High School
Edward Richardson
Old Statue Unearthed In Saxon Chapel Barnack
Workmen lowering the stone floor of the Lady chapel in St John the Baptist Saxon church at Barnack unearth a curious nine foot tall stone figure from the thirteenth or fourteenth century likely Christ in majesty. The piece is nearly eight feet high and 18 inches wide, except for feet and nose. The discovery comes amid local excavation activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnack
Petersborough
England
Christ
Origin of cutting a dido traced to American Negroes
Pathfinder Magazine notes the phrase cutting a dido meaning to cut capers or cause mischief. Its origin is unknown but believed to lie among American Negroes. It rejects the idea that the term derives from Queen Dido and the Carthaginian land measure tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder Magnzine
Dido
Carthage
Africa
Teacher corrects Bunker Hill location in class debate
A teacher explains that the Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on Breed's Hill, prompting a student to remark that the battle should be fought again and was not on the level. The exchange highlights confusion over historical details and interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Breed’s Hill
Must Be Authority Quote in Three Means to Fortify Belief
A compact quotation notes three paths to belief experience reason and authority with authority deemed most potent for steadfast faith. It emphasizes that belief grounded solely in experience or reason can waver, while authority lends stronger certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Blessed is the bride that the sun shines on saying
An old Scotch proverb traces back to the seventeenth century. It states Blessed is the bride that the sun shines on and Blessed is the corpse that the rain falls on. The rhyme reflects a stark, practical view of matrimonial and mortal events through weather imagery.
Early Virginia Duel Ends In Fatality At Dancing Point
In 1619, Edward Stalinge and Captain William Mippes dueled at Dancing Point on the James River. Stalinge was killed, marking one of the earliest recorded duels in Virginia before the Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Edward Stalinge
William Mippes
Dancing Point
James River
Laughter and Gentleness in Sage Words
A collection of quotes from Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown and Rochefoucauld on laughter as disclosure of weakness and the link between gentleness and strength. The Washington Star fragment notes laughter reveals our mental process of amusement and cautions that apparent gentleness may mask weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Dear Dead Past Parlor Organ Joke Sparks Quiet Reflection
The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel notes guests tolerate the old parlor organ despite humor at its expense. London’s lord mayor costs rise with a £50,000 salary and £20,000 banquet, while office expenses may exceed the salary. Richelieu’s remark on English beheading echoes history with the 1641 Strafford case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
London
Indispensable Milk And The Value Of Milk In Diet
A human interest note cites Woman's Home Companion praising milk in the diet and condemns neglect of its value. It contrasts belief in men’s good qualities with denial of their virtues, reflecting moral maxims in 19th or early 20th century periodical voice.
Double option trading term and animal horn trivia
The text defines put or call as a buyer or seller option to maximize profit. It notes reindeer and caribou are the only deer where both sexes grow horns. It reflects on inner peace and a Seneca quote about self-praise.
East Wheatfield Christmas Program And Local News
East Wheatfield plans a Wednesday 2:30 pm Christmas program in the assembly rooms with grades performing in various rooms. An outdoor tree will be erected on the north side this week. Commodore and local basketball play Friday evening with admission 15 and 26 cents. A flood of visitors and local happenings fill the town, with several residents noted in weekend activities and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
W. A. Merriman
Columbus
Ar-magh
Currin
Susan Bracken
Johnstown
Jos. A. Shrom
Co, HW
Findley
Kenneth Mack
Cunningham
CG. BE. McCutcheon
Roscoe Tom Andson
Dillie Cunningham
J. J. Hutchison
Funk
Seward
Mis
Hallie Dill
Rehm
Clyde
William Penn
Lester Matthews
Missionary and Ladies Aid Society
Nicholson
Joe Neff
Administrator's Notice of Martha St Clair Estate
Letters of administration for the estate of Mrs. Martha J. St. Clair, deceased, granted to Thomas St. Clair Latrobe, Denui. Those having claims must present them for settlement and those owing debts should pay promptly. December 9, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Stewart
Martha J. St. Clair
Creekside and Indiana Deer Hunts and Community News
Local notes report deer hunters in Creekside and nearby Clearfield incl W J Johnston Clair Bothell Joseph Lahr Raymond Nesbit Terrence Shields Oliver Lingenfelder Charlie Klein L D Fairman 8 P Kimble Louie Tocci Joe Nesbit W B Klein Jesse Fairman Condron and Melvin White in Clearfield. Also birthday for David Wolfgang, hospital updates, church and Grange events, visitors from Indiana, and assorted social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Allshouse
Creekside
W. J. Johnston
Clair Bothell
Joseph Lahr
Raymond Nesbit
Terrence Shields
Oliver Lingensfelter
Charlie Klein
L. D. Fairman
P. Kimble
Louie Tocci
Joe Nesbit
W. B. Klein
Jesse Fairman
Condron
Melvin White
Clearfield
David Wolfgang
Morrow Anderson
Wm. Hill
Indiana Hospital
Boston
Blain Long
M. H. Church
F. EB. Byers
Grange
Pomona Grange
Indiana
Philip Kunkle
Edna Alexander
Rolls
Geo. Johnston
Bells Landing
Stewart Pfeil
Eva Hendricks
David Dun
Deadwaters hunters bag big game in weeklong trip
Thomas Lyster and Jay Coy hunted last week securing a buck and a doe. Frank Shaffer moved his family to Penn Run from near Luther an church, and John Hoover relocated to the Frank Shaffer farm. Mrs. Lizzie Wike Abe and Mrs. James Campbell visited Indiana on Saturday. Lyster hunted elk in the mountains while Clarence McFeaters spent the season’s end in Huntingdon county. Harvey Moose family joined Clarence Koontz’s Indiana home visit. Yellow Creek rose high over the weekend flooding nearby low land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lyster
Jay Coy
Lo Buck
Frank Shaffer
Near the
Lutheran Church
Penn Run
John Hoover
Near Here
Lizzie Wike
Abe
James Campbell
Indiana
Thomas ‘Lyster
Clarence McFeaters
Huntingdon County
Harvey Moose
Clarence Koontz
Yellow Creek
A Gift Idea for Christmas Subscriptions to The Progress
When thinking of Christmas gifts include a year’s subscription to The Progress in your list of friends. The offer is priced at two dollars, presenting a practical present for readers and supporters alike. This Snippet notes a small promotional period.
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Whittle
Peles
The
Mice Magazine
Popular Mechanics Magazine
East
Ontario Street
Chicago, Ill
D. J. Means
Gompers Ave
Progress Building
North Seventh Street
Progress
Ross
DeGaetano Master Cleaners
Philadelphia Street
Washington Township
Armage
Indiana, PA
First Lady
Republic
Lady Washington
Niagara
L’allemant
Hennepin
Rochefoucauld
Richelieu
Earl of Strafford
Seneca
East Wheatfield
Richmond
G. H. Johnson
H. E. Weaver
J. Leonard Powell
Distant
Walter Braughter
Punxsutawney Hospital
Alfred Johnson
Catherine
Martha Belle Johnson
Punxsutawney
Blaine Richardson
Reubin Richardson
Shelocta
Reub
John de Long
Vida
Misa Ruth Stewart
Anthony Montgomery
Horace Wood
Pittsburgh
Howard Wood
Minnis McAdoo
Currys Run
Curry’s Run
John Fleming
Dale Shaner
McCurdy
Frank Wood
Mac McGara
Bertha
Grace Stuchel
Roy Fulmer
U. P
J. M. Wiggins
Jennia Peel
W. Cunningham
W. R. Thomas
Perry McCreight
H. &. McCurdy
M. Garson
Alice Allehouse
Harry MacNeel
Akey
Dixonville
Norman Kerr
Harry Sterner
John Burnheimer
Edward Fisher
Baptist Church
Mose Blakely
Stanley Tate
Worth Lowman
Pine Flats
W. B. Tate
Reach Sporting Goods
Aluminum
Plumb & Stanley Tools
Hamilton Electric
Indiana Wall Paper & Paint CO
Philadelphia St
Sporting Goods
Covode
Max Shields
Robert
North Braddock
M. Shields
Frank Beck
Baby
Geo. Gaul
Mollie Hicks
Plainville
Ladies Aid
Grant Baun
Pauline
Rose Shields
Laura Hamilton
Anna Sutter
Bessie Dormire
Margarette White
Rose
Emma
Jennie Shields
Add White
Leora
Dora
May
Ruth
Youngstown
G. W. Wachob
Geo
Deadwaters
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
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