Sudden Deaths From Heart Attacks Stir Community
Three men die from heart attacks in quick succession in Indiana area including William H. Lebo a 58-year-old mechanical engineer. Lebo planned Christmas with family in Williamstown and died in Dr J W Campbell’s office after chest pains. Other deaths include John C. Pingkey at Graceton Coal and Coke Co shop and Paul Chiplac near Jacksonville. Public notice of Malt Beverage violation fined Joe Pinizzotto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Lebo
Graceton
Jacksonville
William H. Lebo
State Highway Department
Indiana
J. W. Campbell
West Philadelphia
Gazette
Philadelphia Street
Minnie Lebo
Henrietta Woffenden
Williamstown
Lebo
Armstrong
Clarion
Jefferson
Butler
M. B. Church
Lykens Lodge
Free and Accepted
Masons
Harrisburg
Sarah C. Lebo
Allen Lebo
Robinson
North Seventh Street
John C. Pingkey
Graceton Coal and Coke Co
Pinskey
Curt Robinson
Two Injured in Auto Crash Near Marchand
Two cars crashed head on in a ditch along the highway near Marchand injuring David Grove of Hamilton with elbow bruises and Sherman Van Pelt of North Pine Grove with scalp lacerations. A. A. Calhoun, longtime furniture salesman, is now employed at Sloan Bros store on Philadelphia street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchand
David Grove
Hamilton
Sherman van Pelt
North Pine Grove
Sloan Bros. A. A
Personal Briefs from Indiana Visitors and Holidays
A long roundup lists Indiana residents visiting, traveling, or spending holidays in town and nearby areas. Names include John Wasson, M. Johnson, Howard Harrold, George Black, and William J. Wilson, with many students and families from Duke, Valley Forge, Washington University, and other places returning home for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wasson
South Bend
Indiana
M. Johnson
Washington St
Philadelphia
Howard Harrold
Saltsburg
George Black
R.D
William J. Wilson
Plumville
George H. Marle
Harry Smith
John Boden
Valley Forge Military Academy
W. J. Stewart
Livermore
R. D
G. C. Gallagher
Clarksburg
Betty Pierce
Betty Sprankle
Duke University
Kiskt
Donald Brody
Bob Bennett
Allen Kirkpatrick
Jim Bennett
Mary Orr
Willet
Samuel , McFarland
Town
Ashville
N.C
Wynona Wilson
Reynoldsville
Frank Wilson
Oakland Avenue
Joan Smith
Arlington Hall
Washington, DC
George Smith
Krape Avenue
Ray Simpson
New
Postoffice Holiday Rush Sets Five Year High Activity
Indiana postoffice reports holiday business ahead of last year with the Christmas rush peaking Monday and Tuesday. No deliveries Friday except for special delivery service as postal officials note increased incoming and outgoing parcel post and mall traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Postoffice
Mall and
Dean L. Siverd Named Green Township High Principal
Green Township school board elected Dean L. Siverd as high school principal succeeding D. D. Patterson who was named assistant county superintendent. Siverd, a Green Township native and long time science instructor at Commodore, begins duties next year and is married with four sons. Floyd Baer of Home will take over as science instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Township
Dean L. Siverd
Commodore
D. D. Patterson
Mr. Siverd
Floyd Baer
Home
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana County Ledger
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels and coal tracts in Indiana county and surrounding townships. Transfers include lot deeds, coal land exchanges, and prices from $1.00 to $38,405, with involved parties such as Farmers Bank and Trust Co., First National Bank of Indiana, Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co., and Coal Mining Co. of Graceton, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Bank and Trust Co
Jack Davis
Third Ward
Indiana
First National Bank of Indiana
W. Jeannette Culp
Consolidated Coal and Iron Co
White Township
Indiana County Coal Co
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
Garfield Smokeless Coal Co
F. B. McFeeley
West Wheatfield Township
Armstrong Township
Mary Florian
Alex Munsitell
Conemaugh Township
Fiore Bruni
Joseph Michell
Lota
Center Township
Isabelle M. Stuchell
Harold
Thomas Vinton
Creekside
Wm. T. Dixon
R. E. McClure
Blairavi
James ©. Robinson
Ritchey
Smickeburg
Robert Adame
Mary BE
Stear
West Mahoning Township
Thomas H. Frantz
Miller Franta
South Mahoning Township
Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit
Lena B. Huber
Agnes Alter
Home Building and Loan Association
Blairaville
Wiliam R. Ransom
B. Wilda Ransom
Blairsville
Indiana County Leads State in Autumn Tree Planting
Harrisburg dispatch notes the largest fall planting of forest trees, with Indiana County receiving 201,250 trees, the highest total in the state. Jefferson County ranked second with 107,250 trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Harrisburg
Jefferson County
Woman on way to wed suffers wrist fracture in crash
A Huntingdon bride-to-be, Betty Barger, 60, was injured when her car collided with a parked truck after skidding on Route 422 eight miles east of Indiana. She suffered a fractured wrist and head and body injuries while en route to Detroit to marry on Christmas day. She received treatment at Indiana Hospital and continued her trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
State
Indiana
B. W. McCluskey
Betty Barger
Detroit
Mich
Kenneth Empfield
R.D
James 0. Pierce
Empfield
McCluskey
Indiana Hospital
Free morning kids show at Manos and Indiana Theatres
The Manos and Indiana Theatres host a free children’s show Thursday morning at 9 45 in each theatre. A high grade western feature plus short features and a comedy will be shown with a complimentary treat for all attending children in the Indiana and vicinity communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manos
Indiana Theatres
Indiana and
Marriage Licenses Across Indiana Regions
A list of marriage license applicants and partners from multiple Indiana towns and nearby areas including Marion Reeger Homer City Ruby King Robert Shaw Mabel Penn Clifford Richard Carnahan Laura Ginter Carla Brickell Gipsy Lavada Dishong Joseph Anthony Flynn Iva McCullough George Sorbine Margaret Louise Mack Theon Chapple Edii Susanne T Blairsville Clark Hepburn Martha Haag George W Hill Eleanor Fern Fenton Allen Lewis Commodore Margaret Bowman Edri R Co Smeltzer Sheloca Viola S Cravener Vandergriift Frank Soptavich Luciusboro Helene Kopchick Phillip Samuel Watt Erle Myrtle Ann Ashcam Johnstown and other listed pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Reeger
Indiana
R.D
Ruby King
Homer City
Robert Shaw
Mabel Penn
Clifford Richard Carnahan
Laura Ginter
Commodore Carla Brickell
Gipsy Lavada
Dishong
Hillsdale
Joseph Anthony Flynn
Blairsville
Iva McCullough
George Sorbine
Goldie Ranking
George Joseph Stigler
Amen
Iowa
Margaret Louise Mack
Theon Chapple
Susanne T, ‘Bell
Clark Hepburn
Grampian
Martha Haag
George W.hill
Brushyalley Two
Eleanor Fern Fenton
Armagh
Allen Lewis
Commodore Margaret Bowman
Edri R. Co
Brother of Indiana Man Ser iously Hurt When Hit by Car
William M. Simpson of West Orange N J brother of A A Simpson of town was seriously hurt Saturday evening when struck by a car near Bedford. He sustained three fractured vertebrae and scalp lacerations and is a patient in Bedford hospital. His wife escaped injury but was shocked. The accident occurred as he was putting chains on his own automobile during a tour of inspection of the Cc Murphy Company stores in Washington Wheeling and Morgantown. He had visited his brother here on Thursday on his return trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sutton
South Sixth Street
Edward H. Sutton
Lisle S Galbreath
Howard Trainer
Dubois
Dim
Paul Reed, Jr
Washington Lee University
C. Paul Reed
North Seventh Street
A.B. McCormick
Oil City
Thomas Smythe
Washington Street
Alden Stahlman
Temple University
Philadelphia
WW. A.stahlman
Town
Murray H. Guthrie
Misa Nelle Guthrie
Wayne Avenue
Louise
William
Birmingham
Mich
James L. Jack
Philadelphia St
F. L. Longwill
Shreveport
Longwill
T. P. ‘Brickell
West Water Street
Chapman
Charlotte
Non
Wallace, Jr
West Washington Street
Overland
Florida
L. L. Lothard
Bernard Brothers
Rochester Mills
Indiana
Donald Miller
Murray Buterbaugh
Dickingon Law School
Carlisle
Miller
Car- Hele
State College
Dick Clementa
George Leysick
George Marcus
Bill McFarlane
John Button
Edward Fleming
Jim Martin
Charles Hughes
George McGrew
Peggy Lytle
Winifred Williams
Thelma Steinheiser
William M. Simpson
West Orange
N. d
A. A. Simpson
Bedford
Simpson
Bedford Hospital
Two Boys Seriously Injured While Coasting
A sled crash on Church street near Fourth and Fifth injured two boys, Homer McMillen and Harry Widdowson. McMillen, 14, suffered possible skull fracture and chest injuries and was hospitalized. Widdowson, 13, escaped with minor injuries. A separate similar incident left John Rose with a skull fracture and bruises after his sled hit a tree. Another boy, Joseph Parnell, suffered head lacerations from a sled collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer McMillen
Thomas McMillen
South Fifth Street
Harry Widdowson
0. M. Widdowson
Church Street
Dwight Gressley
Church Stream
Fourth
Fifth Streets
McMillen
Indiana Hospital
Joseph Parnell
Gilbert ‘Parnell
East Washington Street
Trappers Warned Not to Ensnare Rabbits in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Dec 23 State Game Commission warns trappers to avoid catching rabbits by mistake as fox and other game predators rise with higher fur prices. Secretary Seth Gordon says unintentional rabbit catches are alarming and will face severe penalties if the practice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
Seth Gordon
The
Game Commission
Indiana County Defendants Fight Baker Case Claims
Mrs. William Miller of Maple Street says she and others unjustly named by a Federal Grand Jury in the Baker heirship fraud case. The article notes 28 named defendants and their denial of any admission regarding a Jacob Baker Will of 1839. Also brief item: Mrs. Margaret Bonner, aged 103, celebrated her birthday on December 15 while bedridden 10 years after a hip fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Baker
Federal Grand Jury
Jacob Baker
Margaret Bonner
Anna
Tillie Oligher
North Fourth Street
Bonner
Indiana Bay in Hawai George Hasrly Enlists in US Army
George Hasrly, son of Mrs. George Mahon of town, arrived December 1 in Hawaii to serve as a private in Company I, United States Army. He enlisted at the Johnstown recruiting station, with the motto The best medicine Cheerfulness and temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hasrly
George Mahon
Hawaii
United States Army
Johnstown
Lions Club Members Host Christmas Party at County Home
The Indiana Lions Club hosted a Christmas program at the Indiana County Home on Tuesday evening. Over thirty members attended, bringing gifts for each woman resident and a Christmas remembrance for the men. Peggy Lytle and Bob Turansky entertained as guests. the visit is planned as an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Indiana Liong
Rustle Lodge
Indiana County
Lionas
Mhie
Brance
Peggy Lytle
Bob Turansky
Lions Club
Brushvalley Man Sentenced to Prison for Drunken Driving
Giles Aldrich of Brushvalley, 57, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated after his car allegedly collided with a vehicle in Homer City on Aug 2. He receives a sentence of five to 10 months at the county jail and may spend Christmas week with his family before reporting to Warden Clair Irvin on Dec 28. Judge Creps cited ill health as a reason to place him in jail rather than the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushvalleey
Giles Aldrich
Brushvalley
Clair Irvin
Aldrich
Andrew Pinnotti
Homer City
Creps
Andrich
Extension Committee Names Leaders for 1937 Indiana County Program
The Indiana County Agricultural Extension Association named its executive committee and project leaders to oversee the 1937 plan. Officers include President Roy McElhoes and Secretary Fulton Simpson. The county program, run with the U S Department of Agriculture and Penn State College, emphasizes farm and home economics services with extensive outreach and published materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Agricultural Extension Association
Roy MccElhoes
Home
R.D
J. A. Dixon
Livermore
Fulton Simpson
Indiana
Dick Stephens
Homer City
Plora Frite Hendergson
A. Ward Overdorff
H. O. Kimmel
Bessie Smith
Marion Center
Jornell
Blairsville
Clayton Miller
Creekside
Shields
McMillen
Fred ‘Brehm
K. D. Marshall
Beyer
Willam Nibert
Joseph Nichol
Warner
Pomona Grange
County Agricultural Extension Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Department of Agricultural Extension
Extension Association
Federal
State College
3 000 Barrels of Beer Emptied Into Sewers
Tax collection problems at the Penn-Indiana Brewery plant led to government officials emptying 3 000 barrels of beer valued at 57 600 into the sewer. Additional beer in storage will be destroyed later as the plant remains in receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn- Indiana
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Paul Chiplac
Chiplac
Russia
McIntyre
United Mine Workers of America
Joe Pinizzotto
Costa
Crepa
Plnis
Fok
Postoffice
Green Township High School
Sivera
Science
Progress and Fittsourgh Poste Gazette
Saltsbury
Indiana Bay
Hawai
Lion Club
North Sixth Street
Noble G. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Wilfrad Helwig
Oak Street
Helwigs
Mra.c. O. Swasy
Blacklick Township
Progress
Harry Neal
H. B. Neal
John Stewart
A. H. Stewart
Princeton
Neale
Ruth
Harcum School For
John R. Rezzolla
South Seventh Street
John, Jr
Law School
University of Pennsylvania
Richard
Castle Heights Military Academy
Tennessee
Thomas Lee
New York City
Horace W. Stewart
Fort Hays
Stewart
H. B. Stewart
College Avenue
Dlorace
Ger-geant
Quartermasters Department
Philippine Islands
Ming Pern Lowman
Westminster College
Paul Lowman
Misa Lowman
the Progress
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