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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1921
Page
2
A compact item noting L and C at 20 X Bell and a date of Wednesday December 28 1921. The fragmentary line hints at a local event or score tied to Bell, with specifics obscured by OCR. No further identifiable names or places are readable.
dozens of residents and relatives from Indiana Vandergrift Apollo Plumville Greensburg and nearby towns spent Christmas and New Year visiting friends and relatives. gatherings included meals at Denton Grange Hall, Christmas visits with extended families, and multiple trips to see kin in Elderton and surrounding communities.
A six year review by Harry A. Mackey shows $970,587 awarded to coal mine workers in Indiana County. Deaths numbered 222 with $631,407 awarded. other awards covered eyes, arms, hands, legs, feet and disability across Allegheny to Westmoreland counties totaling $20,479,489 in death claims and disability payments. The piece lauds the Workmen’s Compensation Act and notes broad industry impact.
Local residents and visitors are listed from Christmas week with m, including Shiridan Reese staying with uncle Robert Boyle, Mrs Steels Clawson in town, Sheridan Trout visiting Jacob's Creek relatives, Mrs Joseph Wiggins and son Graham shopping in Johnstown, and James Howard with his son visiting. A Christmas program occurred at United Evangelical. Miss Allene Falcon visited her aunt Mrs William Coursin in Armagh. Phyllis Bowser sick. Mrs Belle Phiel of New Florence to Pasadena to visit sister Mrs William Reader. John Swanger of Kittanning visited the Bowser family. entry to Andrew Mills’ cellar led to theft of sixty cans of fruit. Mrs John Steffy and children from Johnstown spent Christmas here. subscription renewal noted for The Progress by Mrs John Cunningham of Parkwood R. D.
A town report lists attendance at Penn Run and Laurel Swamp entertainment on Christmas. Families hosted supper gatherings, farm and shop visits noted, plus a hog butchering tallies and lard yields. School board vacancy in South Mahoning. bank and public notices dated December 1921 detail annual meetings and tax reports.
A Victorian style piece titled Winter Hours by Edward N Ly Dick reflecting on winter scenes and Christian faith, followed by an In Memoriam for Mary McMillen, died Dec 27 1918, and lines about loss and rest. Includes a notices column disclaimer about rates and a recruitment notice for agents with Mutual Life Insurance Company offering opportunities and promises.
Smyrna items list visitors and guests including Walter Tuffner of Chicago returning home after visiting his parents Miasea Grace and Margaret Nichol on vacation at their home Burkett and Elmer Steele households hosted visitors Dora Steele Merle Good and Mrs Good's parents S J Ruffner at Christmas Margaret North of Akron visited her parents John and Mrs North Elder Fulton visited Mr and Mrs Frank Hamilton on Monday
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