Pennsylvania First State in Rail Steamboat and Highway Development
A historical overview credits Pennsylvania with pioneering transportation, noting the 1829 Stourbridge Lion locomotive from Honesdale and John Fitch’s 1790 steamboat from Bucks County, while criticizing later highway policies that favored low cost surfacing over durable, first class roads. The piece contrasts early innovations with 1931 trends, highlighting the mismatch between rising automobile use and highway construction quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Western Hemisphere
Honesdale
John Fitch
Bucks County
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Burlington
N. J
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
Stourbridge
Stourbridge Lion
Easton
Ahentown
Public sheriff sale notice in Indiana County
The sheriff announces public vendue of property by writs Fi Fa Wend Ex and Ley Va issued from the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana county at the Court House in Indiana Pennsylvania on a date to be directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas of
Indiana
Court House
Pennsylania
Blairsville real estate sale lists multiple Buchman parcels
Sheriff sale notice details Abe Buchman properties in Blairsville Pa including Lots 38 39 40 41 43 44 28 and other parcels described with street bounds and previous deeds. Auction set for Dec 31 1931 at 2 PM with 10 percent down and balance due by March court. property may be resold for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Buchman
Blairsville
Pennsylvania
East Maherville
Railroad Street
Norris Alley
Maggie Pattison
Robert Pattison
Grace E. Nesbit
Paul Nesbit
Kate Richardson
Alec Buchman
East Munherville
Jennie Short
Buchman
Maherville
New Second Ward
Maple Avenue
Grace McNewitt
Market Street
Stewart Street
George J. New
Julia Kress
Sugar Alley
Mary B. McCabe
Blairsville Savings & Trust Company
Efurt
Taretuyo
Elmer Borland
Christmas guestings and visitors around Plumville and Indiana
Plumville relatives hosted and visited many over Christmas and New Year. Cora Stewart traveled to Indiana to visit her sister. Dozens of households hosted guests from near and far including Mr. and Mrs. Percy Griffith, Clyde Brandt, Clark Marshall, Mrs. Shaffer, the Brilharts, and families from Willet, Smyrna, Pittsburgh, and Beaverdale. Frequent mentions include Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, Mrs. Josephine Schrecen, and numerous King, Miller, Gibson, and Ray households as well as travelers from Indiana and Pittsburgh spending holidays with local kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Stewart
Indiana
R. V. Kerr
George Griffith
Clara el- bin
Percy Griffith
Clyde Brandt
Gon
Clyde
Clark Marshall
Harry Shaffer
Clifford
Wider Stoop
Near Dayton
Henderson Whitsell
Miles Brilhart
Ernest Smith
Harrinburg
C. M. Smith
Frank Stevenson
Jack
Georgeville
Josephine Schrecen
Orin King
Sara Miller
Clayton Miller
Willet
Sloan Marshall
Swissavale
Hazlett
New Years Two Resolutions In The West Campfire Crisis
In a New Year tale set in the Far West two travelers Phil and Erma face snow and a mandatory fire permit. A rugged ranger warns against fires in the forest as he arrives, confirming no-fire law even as a coffee and warmth offer comfort. They vow to avoid fires and permits henceforth, embracing a fireless frontier resolution while awaiting a cleared highway and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noni Clack Bailey
Phil
Erma
Quincy
Praga
Hermes
Horgeman
Far West
Five Oaks
Manzaulias
Firma
Western Newspaper Union
Eat with your brain as well as with your teeth
A health columnist urges Christmas readers to balance charity with self care. He warns that aiding others without caring for one’s own health leads to harm, and offers a practical gift idea: a yearly physical, fresh air, regular walks, balanced diet, water, sleep, and reduced worry. The piece promotes self care as a civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore B. Appel
Weekend Socials Tie Chambersville Locale Together
Kirks family visited friends at Luthersburg and Clearfield over the weekend. Neighbors held a farewell party for Mr and Mrs A B Ansley Tuesday night with games and a lunch prepared by the ladies. Several families spent Christmas with loved ones including Dr Mahan of Pittsburgh and the Shields family of Creekside, and others in Indiana Barr Blairsville Plumville Vandergrift and Girard Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Kirks
Luthersburg
Clearfield
A. B. Ansley
Dr. Mahan
Pittsburgh
Clarence ‘Shields
Creekside
Nan McGara
Paul Brady
Indiana
Howard Brady
Barr
Harry Over
Richard
Girard
Ohio
C. A. ‘Brady
Harry Miller
James Brownfield
Blairsville
Charlies Wells
Plumville
Harry Lakehart
Melvin Wells
Vandergrift
Bert Allshouse
Nettie Walls
C. A. Brady
Betty Lou
Brush Valley Christmas Visits and Cantata
Rev D C Carlisle and daughter Mary Ruth visited Brush Valley friends while Miss Ida Cunningham spent holidays with relatives at Johnstown. Dorothy Ray joined her parents Fred and Dorothy Ray in Cherryhill for the weekend. Mr and Mrs H B Hood and son from New Florence stayed with Mrs Hood’s parents B F Evans. The Brush Valley community choir Christmas cantata in the Methodist church drew a large crowd. Mrs Walter Tomb and son Fred Doyle visited her father Blaine Miller. Floyd Rhine spoke with Penn Run during a Saturday call. Miss Elsie Overdorff made a brief Indiana visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Carlisle
Mary Ruth
Cokeyville
Ida Cunningham
Johnstown
Dorothy Ray
Frederick Ray
Cherryhill
H. B. Hood and Son
New Florence
Brushvalley Community Choir
Walter Tomb
Fred‘atick Doyle
Blaine Miller
Floyd Rhine
Penn Run
Elsie Overdorff
Indiana
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William 5.Lvan
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
John Witch
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Packet
Arch Street Ferry
Bristol
Bordentown
Trenton
Ences
Pees of Enen
Sheriff's Sales
Salt
Sheriff's Office
Myre
Ira Pepley
Carson Johnston
Shelocta
Anndal
Buffington Township
Jcseeyeees
Dee
Ard
Loung
Eotal
Weber
Nules
Bor
Jaturlag
Honda
Lao Treawury Sluking Fund
Wis
Ws Ang
Cverrect
Dild
We W. Bennett
Uwaway Pedlicord
James McKee
Anna
West Oak Street
4. CG. Specht
Waynesburg
Blacklidk
Earl Nicholson
W. Smith
Beaverdale
Dilnie Cunningham
J. A. Shrom
John Rager
Homer City
Chas. O. Smith
Martha Fulton
A. I. Miller
Gracetoy
Mary Harking
Lewistown
Alec Stewart
Frances
Gerald Smith
M. O. Smith
Virginia Bell
Wilkinsburg
Annie Bell
Ruth Cranston
A. W. Smith
Richard Ransom
E. M. Bushnell
Rochester Mills
Ivan Miller
Rouland
Charles Moody
H. B. Downey
Zeddie McMillen
Stella
Betty Gibson
William Gibson
F. W. Gilpatric
Carnahan
Progress and
Post Gazette
Progress
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
R.F.D
Indiana Progress
Indiana, Pa
Chambersville
Brush Valley
Penna
Phila
Queen Quality
Wilbur Coon
Matrix Shoes
Nuon Bush
Marion
Buchheit Bros
Funeral Service
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