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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1937

Page

3

Mary Sets Sales Romp in Cigar Empire Change

Andy Anderson, a cigar maker, faces a paradox where his star salesman Mary Lowell drives profits but nearly derails his life. He pursues Bill Chadwick for advice, contemplates marriage, and ultimately decides to marry Mary, fearing the business would otherwise collapse. Bill then reveals he has also married Mary’s colleague, Mrs Chadwick.

Ndy Anderson Andy Mary Andy Anderson Mary Lowell Frank Hollywood Foothills Bill Chadwick Bill Tobacco Mexico Orange County Santa Fe Springs Bill Goodwick Broadway Sixth

Mind Your P s and Q s origins in print and court

The saying Mind your P s and Q s likely arose in printing where Pp and q were easily confused. Other theories link it to alehouse beer pints and quarts or to Louis XIV court etiquette with wigs. The phrase may derive, via corruption, from Gardez vos pieds et queues.

Louis XIV Gardez

Cheddar Cheese Origins and Varieties

Cheddar is a hard sharp cheese from Ched dar Somersetshire England, originally made from cow's milk and rennet. It is widely produced in the United States and comes in white or yellow to orange colors.

Cheddar Somersetshire England United States

New Year Hopes By Raymond Pitcairn

National Chairman outlines 1938 expectations for America. He argues youth, initiative, and faith should lead, urging removal of European burdens and government discouragement. He cites resources in lands, minerals, and talent as the basis for a confident, forward march into the new year.

Raymond Pitcairn Sentinels of the Republic America Europe 1938

It’s a Fact About Accidents and Their Toll

H G Fritz of Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital Johnstown Pa emphasizes that carelessness causes more deaths than war or cars. He cites accident mortality across ages 15 to 44, impacts on men 50 to 55, and a 1936 toll of about 11,000 lives plus 400,000 disabled, with two billion dollars lost in wages and four hundred million in medical costs.

America

Christmas Visits and Local Social Notes

McIntyre Mr and Mrs J R Learn enjoyed Christmas with their son George and family of Vandergrift. Mrs Holgapple of Penn Run visited her daughter Mrs W D Amond last week. Billie Henry visits his uncle Rev and Mrs C J Fleming of Irwin this week. Mr and Mrs W L Henry and grandson Billy spent Christmas with Rev and Mrs O J Fleming of Irwin. J R Leason and J C Loughry of Sheloca were business callers in Jeannette on Thursday. The Christmas entertainment at the U P church of Kent Thursday night was well attended. Mr and Mrs G B McCreary and son Bobbie and daughter Flora Elizabeth and Mr and Mrs Charles Bruist and son Dickie all of Indiana spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs J K Learn.

Irwin J. R. Leason J. C. Loughry Sheloca Jeannette U. P. Church of Kent G. B. McCreary Bobbie Flora Elizabeth Charles Bruist Dickie Indiana J. K. Learn John Beatty Elizabeth Armstrong John Hart Beatty Frank Fleming Lyle de Villing Pittsburgh Kathryn Siiver R. A. Fulton Alma Coulter Paul Lulu Collins Elizabeth Campbell Walter Smith Meade Millen W. A. Coleman Henry Townsend South Bend Joe Lee Virginia Betty Doris Coleman L. A. L. Club G. H. Coleman Dwight Patterson Wadsworth, C Nancy Patterson Kaylor J. R. Patterson West Union U. P J. R. Miller Belle George Canton R. L. George Patterson R. H. Millen

Christmas Visits Across Curry Run and Nearby Towns

Mr and Mrs J J Sell and family shared Christmas with Max Nibert in Commodore and M M Akey celebrated in the McCormick home in Elderton. The Sunday school held an entertainment and treat last Sunday forenoon. Mrs McCurdy and daughter Alta, and Elda Evans and son Wayne spent the weekend in Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh. Misses Jennie and Margaret Peeler visited Mr and Mrs Airey on Sunday. Mrs Jennie Thompson and Leon Silvis of North Washington town whip were guests of I J Sell last Monday. Win Crum visited Mr and Mrs Carl Fleming last week. Mr and Mrs Roy Fulmer and children spent Christmas in the Arthur Fisher home.

Curry Run J. J. Sell Max Nibert Commodore M. M. Akey McCormick Elderton McCurdy Alta Elda Evans Wayne Wilkinsburg Pittsburgh Jennie Margaret Peeler Airey Jennie Thompson Leon Silvis North Washington I. J. Sell Win. Crum Carl Fleming Roy Fulmer Arthur, Fisher

Christmas program brightens East Wheatfield high school

East Wheatfield hosted a Thursday evening program in the high school auditorium featuring a Christmas play and carol singing with interludes by the high school orchestra. The event drew large crowds as students and staff gathered for the holiday event amid local hospital updates and Christmas visits.

East Wheatfield W. H. Dick Lee Hospital Johnstown C. B. Sloughfy Cramer Brinton Sloughfy Armagh J. &. Caldwell Virginia Caldwell Capital Hotel

Lewisville Sunday Schedule and Cemetery Meeting

Sunday school at 10 15 and preaching at 11 15 by Rev King. Ebenezer Cemetery Association directors hold their annual meeting in the church at 10 o clock on January 10. Mr and Mrs Geo Howard and family spent Christmas in Roy Ewing home. Mrs W B McGinley and Don Neal visited John Neal home near Blairsville last Sunday. The world s longest range photograph captured of Mount Shasta from 931000 feet elevation and 331 miles distance by a captain in the US Army Air Corps. The photo covered the greatest amount of earth s surface ever taken in a single exposure.

Lewisville King Ebenezer Cemetery Association Geo. Howard Roy Ewing W. B. McGinley Don Neal John Neal Blairsville Mount Shasta U. S. Army Air Corps Earth

Reed organ hunting sparks a wife's transformation

On New Year’s day Phil Hudson gifts Ann a fifty-cent piece and leads her to a Hartman farm sale. Ann’s curiosity about two old reed organs turns into a summer habit of collecting and exhibiting, launching a local hobby trend and earning prizes. The couple laugh as they chase auctions across 83 miles, turning a modest gift into a lifelong passion and local influence.

Phil Ann Hartman Morton City Frank Hartman Fletcher Putnam Counties Hudsons Hartman Farm Phil Hudson Ann Hudson Western Newspaper Union

Christmas Tea and Visits Staged Across Vandergrift Area

West Lebanon and nearby towns held a busy holiday scene as Charlotte Smith Florence Patterson John Donahey and many others visited family homes and attended church and club gatherings. Automobile officials warn traffic deaths may rise with ongoing increases.

West Lebanon Charlotte Smith Florence Patterson Vandergrift John Donahey Leechburg R. A. Fulton

Also Mentioned on This Page

H. G. Fritz Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital Ere Columns of Progress Phillips Brooks Arthur Thompson F. B. Kirchartz Northampton H. L. Tinkcom Susan Bracken Mildred Delancey H. C. Mack I. Kenneth Mack James Stutaman Brinton Sloughty Home Swift Bosco Campbells Streamline Market Philadelphia St Penna Charles Framontano Samuel Liberty Bertolino Buffalo, N. Y G. Bertolino Catherine Dunmire Mrs. Smith Dormont Mrs Ray Millen Parkwood Automobile Association J. L. Peterman & Sons Wayne Ave Svsstsiiiivgt New Years Greetings Hess Brothers Restaurant South Seventh Street Indiana, PA Buchman Cor. Phila Tih Sis
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