29 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
1
A taxi driver narrates a comic escapade when a wealthy suitor named William Buckhorn hires a driver to whisk his love interest away in a new roadster. The plan ends with the couple eloping after a tense car chase and a daring ride, leaving the driver pondering women’s paradoxical desires.
Gulls along the Great Lakes follow boats to scoop tossed remains. Herring gulls nest in Lake Superior sanctuaries near Huron Mountain and Isle Royale. They migrate seasonally, reach speeds of 25 to 38 mph, and winter in the Azores Cuba and Gulf shores.
Samuel Washington Harewood built the paneled room around 1760 with his brother George. it remains in his descendants. The room is believed to be the finest of its type surviving and Dolly Madison was married in the paneled chamber.
Marion Center residents and guests enjoyed holiday gatherings with relatives from Clearfield Butler Punxsutawney Blairsville Indiana and Carlisle. Students Catherine Holt Anna Loughry and Audrey Barr spent vacation with families while carolers from area churches circulated the town on Christmas eve.
Mr and Mrs J E Wooster traveled to Avis with Mr and Mrs Harlan Bee for the holidays. Families from Youngstown and nearby towns visited here, including the Johnsons, Kops, Wissingers, and McGarveys. College students home for holidays include Arthur siblings and Honauer, Dunlap, Floto, and Johns. Betty Wissinger shopped in Johnstown.
Maple Grove social round shows visits and calls among residents with names like Mrs Frank MecDevitt Mrs James Schrecengost G R Waltemire Clair Cramer Fred Bennett Rick Bennett and others plus Christmas day gatherings and a Sunday school treat. It also notes a piano tension fact and a statistic on auto accident claims in Massachusetts.
Ruth pleads for a New Year party despite a fierce blizzard. She and her father battle drifting snow and a stuck car, narrowly choosing safety over effort. On the way home they realize the value of compromise and promise to make better resolutions.
Manor residents visited Miss Eva Hendriks and Mr and Mrs Johnston hosted relatives over Christmas. School students enjoy vacation. Ronald Johnston, Ohio Northern student, home for two weeks. Union meeting of Presbyterian and Methodist to start Jan 2 for two weeks. H. R. Finley ill but improving.
A series of holiday calls and visits reach Blacklick and surrounding communities. Names include Dutra, Campbell, Myers, Gorman, Graff, Taylor, Bell, Shrom, Gould, Lehman, Grater, and others visiting relatives in Blairsville Homer City Indiana Kane Saltsbury and nearby areas. Also notes a piano tutor remark linking classical music to rapid mental processing and a statement about 1923 being the piano industry’s peak year in the United States.
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