Poultry Show Winners Announced With Strong Quality Display
The Indiana Winter Poultry Show drew over 600 head including 125 pigeons and bantams and 50 ducks geese turkeys. Notable winners include Paul B. Hasinger largest Light class exhibitor, A. H. Peterson Obns town Dark class honors, S. C. R. J. Reds Mrs. Lee Rosenberger Punxsutawney top pullet and cockerel awards, Hetrick Punxsutawney best pullet, Merley Davidaville best Red cock and hen, Peterson White Rocks sweep, and Alex Bryce White Leghorns. Pigeons Flying Homers and Bantams showcased strong entries. overall 75 percent expected to ribbon across shows.
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Indiana
Indldda County
Barred Rock
Paul B. Hasinger
BH. Peterson
Obnstown
C. R. J. Reds
Lee “Rosenberger
Punxsutawney
L. Hetrick
Punx‘sutawney
Hest
H. L. ‘Merley
Davidaville
S. B. Peterson
White Rocks
Jay McCoy
Howard
J. Schmidt
Johnstown
Alex Bryce
Alex
John Reamer
Butler
Leone Stoffel
J. Bullock
Bullock
Stoffel
L. D. Johnston
Lee M. Moore c
Claysville
Pennsylvania
A.O. McCoy
Real Estate Transfers and Marriages in Indiana County
Real estate deed transfers list numerous parties and properties in Indiana County with nominal sums, plus a section of marriage licenses for local towns. Names include Gailey, McLaughlin, Mehupd, Nelmes, Swills, Mallen, Burrell, Mack, Bennett, Forestall, Graff, Brandon, Menthh, Kalmewicz, Buchkowski, Harcom, Carns, Barron, Spencer, Boyle, McClarren, Stout, Bul ndiana, Kinter adjange, Hikin, Delany, Fenderbar, Zagar, and Wakeley. locations include Rayne, Salinburg, Blairsvilla, Center, East Mahoning, Homer City, Blairsville, Burrell, and Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
A. Geiley
Albert W. Gailey
Indiana
Sarah Bolle McLaughlin
Washington Presbyterian Church
Rayne
Edwin Mehupd
Frank, Nelmes
Blairsvilla
Indiana County Street Bus. Co
Adrian Realty, Co
Conter, CO
Vlida M. Tisinger
Ana Neale
Allison
Joseph P. Mack
East Mahoning
Alex Bennett
Arthur L. Spencer
Punxsutawney
Leah Boyle Punxsutawney
Alex McClarren
Belya Stout
Gladys Violet Bul
Ndiana
W. A. Bence
Ndiaqa
Amber I. Kinter
Adjange
Theodore C. Hikin
Ning
Laure
Delany Smicksburg
Tide
Fenderbar
Barbara Zagar
Carlyle B. McCo
Pdiana Omer
Martha
Catherine
Prank Leroy Coy
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Wakeley Willigma
Blairaville
Palle Blgirgville
Santa photo of Fleming infant in Indiana
A reproduction photograph shows Cleo Yvonne Fleming aged seven months, daughter of Mr and Mrs John J Fleming of North Eleventh street Indiana. The picture was taken recently at the Douglas studio.
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Cleo Yvonne Fleming
John J. Fleming
North Eleventh Street
Indiana
Douglas Studio
Hay wagon saves man after years of health struggles
W H McCall of Homer City escaped major surgery when a hay wagon accident five weeks ago tore loose internal adhesions from a long battle with health issues. He previously endured a chair injury in Rochester Mills, leading to an operation in Punxsutawney that failed to end his pain, making the hay wagons incident a paradoxical cure. Also highlighted is M Rhine of Brushvalley Township who has walked about 25,000 miles teaching county schools over 37 years and serves as auditor. his work includes county institutes and a Barkley school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W._H. McCall
Homer City
W. H. McCall
Rochester Mills
McCall
Punxsutawney
Rhine
Brustyalioy
Hia
Brushvalley Township
Barkley School
Buffington Township
County Institute
Wheaton
Mr. Rhine
George Rhine
Brushvalley
Mias Carrie Z, Jamison
Heshbon
District 4 To Hold Meeting At Commodore
The mid winter convention of District No 4 of the Indiana County Sabbath School Association will be held in the Methodist church at Commodore on Saturday January 16. Attendees are asked to bring baskets and stay for the full day with a packed program of songs devotions addresses and topics aimed at strengthening Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
Commodore
Robinson
James FP
Chapman
Deardort
Rev
M. Smith
Our
Miss Wallace
Good Road Booster Meeting at Plumville
Plans for improving the highway from Plumville through Rossmoyne Georgeville and Trade City to the Five Mile House will be discussed at a Wednesday evening meeting. Prominent speakers and automobile club representatives will attend. all interested invited.
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Plumville
Rossmoyie
Georgeville
Trade City
Rossmayne
Five Mile House
Longtime Brushvalley teacher walks eight miles daily
The article profiles Mr Rhine a Brushvalley school teacher who walks four miles to school and back for a daily eight mile trek. Now in his 60s he has taught for 87 years and estimates about 25 000 miles walked to and from school. He is a loyal Democrat and credits his wife for managing the home during his absences. Also noted is the retirement of Saltsburg agent H F Dixon after 45 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad and plans to move to California or Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rhine
Johnstown
Russell
Taylor
Pittsburgh
Joseph
Coracpolis
John
Wilbur
Samuel
Brushyalley High School
Wooodrow
Raymond
Quindells
F. Dixon
Saltsbury
H. F. Dixon
Saltsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dixon
Liverore
Salisbury
California
Plorita
Licenses Granted to Vandergrift Pair in 1925 Record
Mrs Lyda Coulter aged 76 widow for 53 years and Alfred Breakwell aged 67 of Vandergrift received a marriage license at the register’s office on Monday. The note cites Mrs Coulter’s long widowhood, and the couple’s ages and residence. The item also mentions highway patrol tag enforcement for 1925 plates and notes a birth in Rochester Mills with a daughter named Viola. M V Britton named auditor in Center township to succeed Martin Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyda Couilter
Alfred Breakwell
Vandergrift
Register’s
Alffred Breakwell
Lyda Coulter
Grumbling Named Homer City Assessor
H. R. Grumbling has been appointed assessor in Homer City to succeed S. W. Uber, who resigned recently. The county commissioners made the appointment. Mrs. Ss. M. Jack Slightly improved is reported from Philadelphia street where she has been in critical condition for several days, and is better this morning.
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A. Br, Grumbling
S. W. Uber
Homer City
H. R. Grumbling
S.W. Uber
Ss. M. Jack
S. M. Jack
Philadelphia Street
Progress readers extend many year orders across Brushvalley
Local note notices show numerous Brushvalley township residents and relatives renewing or gifting subscriptions to The Progress during trips to Indiana and county seats. Names include Kreps Sweatingen Gibson Ray Barclay Dunmire Dodson Tyger Sherman Griffiths Soger Hamiltons Chapman Beatty Stewart Weiss Hiner Allshouse Clawson Botsford Montgomery Findley Littman and others. Several households announce Christmas gifts and a new eleven pound daughter Marian Geraldine, as well as community events like a Homer City Bear club banquet hosted by the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Kreps
Brushvalley Township
W. D. Sweatingen
Alster
Tuesayy
Thomas Gibson
Creekside
R. D
John R. Ray
Rayne Township
Indiana
Andrew Barclay
Blatraville
Bert Dunmire
Cherryhill Township
A. GC. Dodson
Smicksburg
A. M. Tyger
Canoe Township
John HH. Sherman
Samuel Griffiths
Harry Soger
Banks Township
Nora
Martha Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Laura B. Allison
North Ninth Street
John Chapman
Chevryhill Township
Charles Beatty
Winna Stewart
Smith College
Florence Scott
Goucher College
Indiana College
Lewis ‘Weiss
Parkwood R. D
Mia
Waiss My
W. MW. Hiner
Betty
Homar City
Tl.q.1
K. C. Allshouse
George Allshouse
Hulda
Atwood
I. W. Getty
Marion Center
W. Litman
Cookport
Benny Smith
Clymer
Littman
la Progress
W. A. Clawson
Blairaville
Rod
G. W. Clawson
Blacklick
Progress
Shefy Investments
Albert Botsford
Gertrude Botsford
Dotsfort
Guy Swartz
Marian Geraldine
David Baun
Juneau
Murray Baun
Rowshter
Teachers Local Institute Program at Risinger School
An announcement for a teachers local institute at Risinger school Center township on January 9 outlines a full day of devotional exercises music roll call lessons topics and a directors and teachers report followed by a convention. The notice invites all friends of education to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risinger School
Center Township
Winsheimer
Miss Bothell
Miss McCoy
Chapman
Friends of Education
Weddings of a Week in local families with multiple ceremonies
A week of weddings across the area includes Mide Amber Kinter and William A. Benes at a First Presbyterian ceremony, with a Florida honeymoon planned. Also tying the knot are Dorothy Jabe and John Strausler in Pittsburgh, Gladys Bullock and William Kreitzer in Lepley-Davis, and Mildred Davis and Edward Lepley in Punxsutawney, with receptions and well wishes from relatives and friends.
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Mr. Bence
Bence
Glasker's
Daytona’ Beal
Kreitzer- Bullock
Gladys Bullock
William Kreitzer
Ellsworth Kreitger
Philadelphia
Felix Bullock
Walter GL. Merrick
Virginia Raybould
William’ ‘Bullock
Raybould
Oakland Avenue
Lepley-Davis
Mildred Davis
van Davis
Punxgutawney
Edward Lepley
Indiana
M. 3
Lepley
R. & P.C. & J. Company
Pennsylvania 1926 farm census shows ownership shift and acreage drops
The 1926 Pennsylvania farm census reports preliminary figures for 1925 and 1920 comparisons. Total farms operated declined to 200,420 in 1926 from 202,260 in 1920, with owners increasing their share and tenants dropping. Total farm acreage fell to 10,298,276 in 1926 from 17,457,513 in 1920, with crops, pasture, woodland, and other uses detailed. Estimated values show a drop in farm property values over five years.
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Wits
Aome
Pennslvania
Iarma
Missing West Wheatfield man sparks elopement rumors
Royall W. Walbeck, a popular young man from West Wheatfield, wandered from M. A. Wagner's Clyde home on December 13 and has not been seen since. He is described as medium build, 6 feet tall, auburn hair, fair complexion, wearing a gray suit, brown cap, and brown shoes. No local elopement confirmed. tips requested via Clyde post office. Also reports Ritter gas interests sale near Whitesburg for about 106000 dollars involving six producing wells and 1300 acres. Grace Church to host entertainment in Cherryhill township on December 27 at 2 30 PM.
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West Wheatfiehl Township
Royall W. Walbeck
West Wheatfield Township
M. A. Wagner
Clyde
Ritter
Ritter Gas
Little McKeesport
Whitesburg
Sixgood
Grace Church
Cherryhill Township
Local obituary notes Wards and subscription renewal
YT O Neal Ward was received by J T Neal of East Mahoning township Saturday that his brother 0 Neal had passed away at his home in Buffalo Kansas. The deceased was born and reared in Indiana county but went west many years ago. Bilder Sharp of Shelocta renewed his subscription to The Progress for a year and sent it as a Christmas gift to his son Elmer in Apollo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Neal Ward
J. T. Neal
East Mahoning Township
Neal
Buffalo
Kansas
Indiana County
Bilder Sharp
Shelocta
Carlers
Duck Harvey George
James Harvey George
Re Fer
Presbyterian Church
Blackiick
Bethel
Himar City
M George
Roy Cabell
W. B. Orford
Elders Ridge
Brthers
Frank
William George
Center Township
Tunsday
R. J. Robserts
Greenwood Cemetery
Death ends long life of Andrew Pollock
Andrew Pollock aged 94 near Rossiter died Monday from injuries after two cows charged him while separating them. Civil War veteran, he served in Company A 206th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Survived by several daughters and sons. Funeral at Union Church in Rossiter Thursday at 1 PM with burial in church cemetery. Rev J K Gault to officiate.
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Andrew Pollock
Rossiter
County
Ireland
Andrew
Martha Steele Pollock
206Th
Elizabeth Graham
Pollock
Reformed: Presbyterian Church
Munity
Marthe Pollock
Mary ‘Hutchinson
Ada G. Pollock
Zella M. Pollock
Pittsburgh
W. C. Baird
McGees i Mills
Robert C. Pollock
Maxs. C. EB. Henderson
Union Church
J. K. Gault
Alva
Hart
Anna Hart
William Hart
Saltshore
George
Presbyterian Church
Saltsburg Levy
Deaths and Obituaries in Marion Center Area
Obituary notices for John Rice of Marion Center aged 74 recount his semizinvalid years, church service, and surviving family across Pittsburgh Punxsutawney and Indiana County. Also reported are obituaries for Harvey George and Alva Hart with service details and survivors, plus Catherine Wolf of Punxsutawney and local notices including a Burrell Down township fire warden appointment and market reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharvey George
Center Township
Pucumouti
John ‘Ree
Marion
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Harry Harcom
J. W. G. Carns
Blairsville
M. Harron
Paul L. Barron
Burrell
Santa Claus
Wed
Salvation Army
Hiks
Army
Court House
Court House, Promigion
College Club
Williard
W. H.connell
Highway Patrol
E. Blaine Wright
Stork
Viola
M.V. Britton
Martin Campbell
Center Two
W. V. Britton
J. N. Lang
W. H. Findley
W. Findley
Cramer
Findley
Will Montgomery
Chambersville
L. B. Montgomery
Ralph Stewart
Stewart
H. DB. Donaldson
Margaret
Black
Houck
Homer City Bear Club
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Topleo
Glassford
Anna
McMullen
Ellis
Rugh
Appy
Ankeny
Alexander
Johusatan
Ming Sullinger
Roy
Thomas Liddell
Raymond Wike
Margaret Liddell
Robert Wilkon
Genévieve Liddell
North
Miles
Norfolk
Edward
C. North
Punx
Autawney
Fort Lauderdale
Pla
L. P. Goodwin
Roland Bennett
John North
Punxantawney
Cuba
Andrew Pollogr
Leckey
John Rice
Green Township
Ma. R. Rice
Mra
Flick
Rice
Punxsutayney
J Mark
Meco
Albert Elle
Marion Cente
Bud
da Iel Rice
Ebensburg
Wilkinsburg
Porter
Township
Catherine M
Wolf
Punxsutawy
Batak Rc
William Beveridge
FP. V
D. Wolf
Bellwood, Mrg
W Borsythe
William Ber
Klue
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