WPA approves two borough street projects for near two miles
At the February meeting Howard Martin reported two street improvement projects totaling nearly two miles have been approved by the WPA. Estimated cost about 50000 dollars with 5000 borne by borough taxpayers. Project one covers School Street 11th to 13th North 13th from Water to Philadelphia etc., length 4795 feet, cost 25071.55. Project two covers Chestnut 4th to 6th Oak 7th to 8th Waller B and O to 13th North 3rd Philadelphia to Oak South 4th Philadelphia to Church Locust 3rd to 6th, length 4795 feet, cost 22560.75. Streets to be native stone base eight inches thick with top similar to South Sixth street. Curbing gutters may be concrete. Continuous on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Martin
WPA
Philadelphia Church
South Sixth Street
Philadelphia
Memorial Hall
Martin
State Highway Snow Patrol Honored for Tough Winter Work
Harrisburg Feb 5 state highway crews faced 20 below temperatures and 15 foot drifts during Pennsylvania's harshest winter. Secretary Warren Van Dyke commended snow patrol workers for keeping highways passable, noting hours on patrol and a strong safety record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Highways
Warren van Dyke
Child Escapes Injury After Car Hit on South Seventh Street
Margaret Ann Foster, six, daughter of Rey and Mia Stillman, was struck by taxicab driven by David Artemus on South Seventh Street while one child chased from a parked car. Slight injuries reported. incident prompted a brief investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann
Rey
Mia
Stillman A. Foster
School Street
David Artemus
South Seventh Street
Additional Fire Safety Upgrades Planned at Jane B Leonard Hall
Indiana State Teachers College trustees approved fire and panic hazard improvements at Jane B Leonard Hall. Plans include two fire escapes, a fire alarm, enclosing the central stairway, and replacing doors with swinging doors at an estimated cost of 4700 dollars. The project will create small offices from a former classroom. Second semester enrollment rose by 57 to 1247 students, with 767 boarders and 480 day students, compared to 1190 total in 1934-35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jans KE
Leonard Hall
Indiana State Teachers College
Marriages List Includes Ed dellaflora and Others
Marriage licenses shown list couples from multiple towns including Coral Jennie Fedeschi in Blacklick and Florence Stumbaugh in Cherry Tree. Other pairs include Glenn E Campbell and Margaret Cribbs in Indiana and Della Dressler and Harold McEwan in Homer City with several on R D routes and in nearby communities. The notice compiles names and residences without detailed dates or filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dellaflora
Jennie Fedeschi
Blacklick
Lawrence Stiffler
Florence Stumbaugh
Glenn E. Campbell
Indiana
Margaret Pauline Cribbs
William M. Bogan
Alverda
Alverda Hthel I
Dunlap
Home
Emme C. Greenfield
Warren Boyd Kennedy
Blairsville
Celia D. Day
Woodbury
N. J
Andrew Renosky
Beyer Mary Zalocnik
Beyer Hart P. Gamble
Mabel George
Real Estate Transfers Across Indiana County and Townships
Penn Fuel Corporation transfers 17 tracts in Banks township to J C Clark for 4788 dollars. Caroline Davia sells 1 lot and 2 acres in Smicksburg to First National Bank of Plumville for 1400 dollars. John W Griffith sells a lot in East Wheatfield township for one dollar. Indiana County Street Railways Go to A K Gerhard for a strip of land in Burrell township for 25 dollars. Farmers Bank and Trust Co administrator of Nettle M Fair sells a lot in Indiana third ward to Charles Weamer for 750009 dollars. Milton T Pearce sells 96 acres in Banks township to Aline L Pearce for five dollars. Ray C Sleeper sells a lot in Indiana First Ward to Eugene O Connor for 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Fuel Corporation
J. C. Clark
Banks Township
Caroline Davia
First National Bank
Plumville
Smicksburg
John W. Griffith
Joseph P. Griffith
East Wheatfield Township
Indiana County Street Railways
A. K. Gerhard
Charles Weamer
Indiana
Third Ward
Milton T. Pearce
Aline L. Pearce
Ray C. Sleeper
Eugene O'Connell
First Ward
Truck Driver Hurt When Machine Overturned Near Waterman
Lee Arlington of Birmingham Michigan, 21, is hospitalized in Indiana with a probable back fracture after the truck tractor he operated left the road near Waterman and plunged down a 35-foot embankment. The tow chain broke on a grade near Waterman and Arlington, seated in the cab, was caught in the wreckage as the vehicle overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Arlington
Birmingham
Mich
Indiana
Waterman
Brush Valley
Ariington
January marriage licenses rise to forty seven issued
Register and Recorder W. R. Calhoun reports forty seven marriage licenses were issued in January. This marks an increase of one from January of the previous year, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
W. R. Calhoun
Aged man Samuel Harrison Parker dies at home
Samuel Harrison Parker, 84, dropped dead from a cerebral hemorrhage likely due to pneumonia in his Burrell township Blairsville area home. The death was sudden and occurred Sunday. authorities notified. Dog licenses nearing six thousand. County Treasurer John M. Thompson reported 5,836 licenses issued by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Harrison ‘Parker
Burrell Township
Blairaville
John M. Thompson
Improvements Complete at Ritz and Indiana Theatres
Monessen Amusement Co. has completed 160000 in improvements at the Ritz and Indiana Theatres including new projection and sound equipment from Western Electric and upgraded interiors at Indiana with new chairs, colors, lighting, carpets, and air conditioning. The Ritz now features a modern projection booth and enhanced sound for Technicolor, with Indiana offering ample power, comfort, ventilation, and refreshed decor as major work nears finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz and
Indiana Theatres
Ritz
Indiana
Monessen Amusement Co
Western Electric’ Co
Ritz Theatre
The
Little Theatre
Indiana Theatre
Montgomery Twp Youth Ends Life at Parental Home
Raymond Lee Smith aged 20 shot himself at his Montgomery township home after leaving the dinner table. He was employed as a miner by Trojan Coal Co at Gipsy and was found by his 12 year old brother after a head wound. Survived by parents Mrs and Mr John H Smith Mia Sarah Huey and five brothers. Coroner John Woods reported no known reason for the suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Raymond Lee Smith
John H. Smith
Montgomery Township
Trojan Coal Company
Gipsy
John ‘Woods
Lloyd Smith
Mia
Sarah Huey
George Smith
Wilgus
Emerson
Ord
David
Veteran Railroad Man Retires After 52 Years Service
William B. Stuchell of Blairsville, the oldest Conemaugh division employee, retires after a 52 year railroad career. Born in White Township, he joined in 1884 as a laborer, promoted to freight brakeman in 1886, and to freight conductor in 1890, serving 40 years in that role. He attended a Blairsville Rotary Club dinner as guest of honor and spoke of strong labor company harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Stuchell
Blairsville
Conemaugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Stuchell
White Township
Rotary Club
Membership of Elkig Lodge Boosts with Initiations
At the regular meeting of Indiana Lodge No. 931 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in town, 112 new members were initiated along with several former members. Attorney John A. Scott, long confined at his North Seventh and Water Streets home, is reported seriously ill this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkig Lodge
Indiana Lodge
Benevolent & Protective Order of Hlks
Town
John A. Scott Beriouslyny
John A. Scott
North Seventh and
Water Streets
Fishing permits issued at county treasurer office noon today
Thirteen fishing licenses for 1936 were issued at the county treasurer's office at noon today.
Personal Briefs From Indiana County News
A busy round of social and travel items lists locals visiting relatives, visiting cities, or traveling south to Florida. Notables include John Fleming visiting Sagamore and Wendell Fleming in Hagerstown, Jack Sutton at Penn State College, William Zannon in New York City, and Luke Braughler with his father in Maryland. It notes illnesses, recoveries, and family events such as the Weaver home welcoming a daughter named Mary Louise, plus plans for St Petersburg trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fleming
Sagamore
Wendell Fleming
South Eleventh Street
Hagerstown
Jack Sutton
Pennsylvania State College
William Zannon
Penn-Indiana Brewing Company
New York City
Jesdle McCausland
Pittsburgh
Mabel Griffith
Oakland Avenue
Earl Handler
Paul Sheehe
Leo Sheehe
Howard Kanxhurat
Town
Florida
Misa Annie Herlinger
Brushvalles
Fred Herlinger
South Sixth Street
Statewide effort to locate crippled children in Pennsylvania
A WPA survey under the State Department of Health aims to identify Pennsylvania children under 16 with orthopedic conditions and arrange treatment. Nurses will canvass homes, with referrals to the State Hospital for Crippled Children at Elizabethtown or nearby facilities for families unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Edward N. Jones
Works Progress
Department of Labor and Industry
Edith MacBride-Dexter
WPRA
Jones
MacBride- Dexter
Elizabethtown
Public urged to cooperate in feeding wildlife during severe weather
Sportsmen farmers Boy Scouts rural mail carriers and other wildlife supporters urged to cooperate with state game officials to run a large winter feeding program to save native game amid heavy snow. Game protectors in each county will provide grain and foods to help, with quail especially at risk as snow covers food sources. Some sportsmen groups have trapped birds for release when the weather eases and feeding spots are clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Justice of the Peace Hutchinson Slightly Improves
Justice of the Peace W L Hutchinson of Homer City shows slight improvement at noon today after two weeks confined at home with a severe cold and an attack of the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Hutchinson
Homer City
W.L. Hutchinson
Local Girl Earns Master of Education in French at Penn State
Miss Charlotte Sophia Chapman daughter of Attorney and Mrs Wallace C Chapman of town graduated from Pennsylvania State College with a master of education in French at Friday evening commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Sophia Chapman
Wallace C. Chapman
Pennsylvania State College
Mine Accident Fatal to Yatesboro Man at Local Hospital
Joe Bartimanca, 61, of Yatesboro, died in Indiana hospital Tuesday from injuries sustained in a mine accident. He was admitted January 14 after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yatesboro
Joe Bartimanca
Inidiana
Condition of Dr. Diekte Reported Improved Today
The condition of Dr. C. J. Diekte, a well known Indiana dentist and patient at Indiana Hospital for weeks, was reported as very much improved at noon today. The query notes a proverb about birthdays and marriages at his death. Richmond Virginia New Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Diekte
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Armstrong Co operative Group Annual Meeting Friday
The Armstrong County Co operative Association will hold its annual meeting and dinner Friday at the Gurry Run Presbyterian church east of Shelocta on Route 422. Events start at 10:00 A.M. with director elections and talks by local men. A forty cent noon dinner follows, then community singing and entertainment. Principal address by R Gearhart from Penn State on dairy herd improvement and dairy farm development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong County Co-operative Association
Gurry Run Presbyterian Church
Shelocta
Route 422
Miley Rumbaveh
Dayton Fritt
Glande Yerger
Apollo Permanent Pastures
Sam Shenk
Kittanning Dairy
Maryland
Tlarry O. Elminel
W. J. Wood
J. W. Warner
Indiana
R. Gearhart
Penn State
Hearyt Attack Fatal to Marion Center Youth
Harry Ginter, 25, son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Ginter of Marion Center, dropped dead late Monday at the Barr mine near Dixonville. The miner, unmarried, suffered a heart attack caused by overexertion while helping place a car on mine tracks. He resided with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ginter
Calvin Ginter
Marion Center
Barr
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Dixonville
Rotary talk on the history of coal by a railroad chemist
Malcolm McFarland of Orange New Jersey chemist and fuel inspector for the New York Central Railroad Co spoke to the Rotary Club Monday about the history of coal. He was introduced by Harl B Hewitt who noted McFarland is a great great grandson of George Clymer signer of the Declaration and donor of land that became Indiana borough and that the town of Clymer is named for Clymer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad Co
Malcolm McFarland
Orange
N. J
Rotary Club
McFarland
Harl B H. Hewitt
George Clymer
Indiana Borough
Clymer
Woman teaches 37 years at same one room school
Harrisburg reports a Pennsylvania teaching record believed unmatched shows Miss Hattie Wile has taught in the same one room school for 37 years while having attended the school as a pupil before beginning to teach. Also included are notes on a Blacklick native recovering from an unusual operation in Florida and an accident in Soutalville near Blairsville that cost a child three fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction
Star
Swamp Creek
New Hanover Township
Montgomery County
Hattie Wile
Coral mine accident claims Coral man at age 50
Joseph Beltrame of Coral died in an Indiana hospital from a broken back suffered January 14 when he was caught by a fall of rack at work in the Coral mine of the Potster Coal and Coke Company. The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack
Joseph Beltrame
Coral
Indiana
Potster Coal & Coke Company
Many summoned by death during week funeral rites held
Funeral services were held for Dix onville woman aged 02 and for Joseph Campbell White a lifelong Center township resident who died in Edgewood. The report notes multiple deaths and extensive survivor lists including grandchildren and great grandchildren. Interments took place at Oakland Cemetery and Burnside with services at the Robinson Funeral Home and the late residence in Dixonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitea
Dixonville
Miss Lisette Freyberg Dies in Indiana Hospital
Miss Lisette Freyberg died this morning in an Indiana hospital from complications. She lived with Mrs. John Hamills of School Street for six years and was born May 13 1865 in Sheboygan. She belonged to the German Reformed church and is survived by two sisters in Wisconsin. Funeral services will be at Streams Funeral Home on Friday afternoon with Rev. Stilman Foster officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed
Robinson
North Seventh Street
Oakland Cemetery
Joseph Campbell White
Center Township
Edgewood
W. W
Jennie (Campbell) White
Idune
Center
Indiana State Teachers College
Joseph L. Blakley
Crete
Harry G. White
Indiana
Steelewaite
Holland, D
Streams’ Funeral Home
Church Street
Stilman Foster
First United Presbyterian Church of
Sheboygan
Isis
German Reformed Church
Norman ‘Werileh
Wis
William Waterman
Plymouth
William Findley
Glendale
Calif
Blairsville
Martha Toverance
Knox Gilmore
Blairaville
Blaita+ville
Weather winds threaten Groundhog's long standing popularity
If this weather continues, the Groundhog will lose some of big long time popularity according to local readers and officials noting unusual seasonal patterns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Borough
Roy
Stephens
New Cemetery Road
Gilbert
Parnel
Mil Control Board
Gilbert S. Parnell
State Milk Control Board
Charles J. Mariott
Harisburg
Jane B. Leonard Hall
Indiana Teachers Collngh
Montgomery
Luke A. Braughler
Agerstown
8.C. Braughler
North Eleventh Street
Percy Roberts
Pine Wats
Wilbur J. Gemmell
West Church Street
F. R. Nicely
New Oxford
William St.Clair
Lafayette College
John G. St. Clair
Richard Clemente, Jr
Robert K. Wagner
New Florence
Harry J. Bartley
South Tenth Street
G. C. Dale
Grove City
St. Petersburg
Fla
Horace Longwill
Waynesboro
F. B. Longwill
North Highth Street
J. E B. Carnahan
Salieburg
Carnahan
R. Elliott Owens
Gortlandt
N. Y
Cliffton Springs Sanitarium
J. Bert Russell
Mary Russell
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Alexander M. Stewart
Radio City
James
D’alton ‘Brandy, Jr
Burgess B. H. Lichteberger
Frank Lichteberger
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Lichteberger Brandy
Glair Shankle
New Derry
Mr. Shankle
Hillsdale
New Darry
Farma
William MM
Ruddock
North Bight Street
J. Roy Maloney
North Ninth St
Maloney
J. N. Langham
Sara Hutchinson
Locust Street
EB. Hutchinson
Sears, Roebuck
South Weath Street
Buali
A. P. Weaver
Stork
Weaver
Mary Louise
Saarvey
Hack County
Richmond
Armstrong Co-Operative Group
Curry Run
Presbyterian Church
Hearyt
Barr Coal Mine
A. S. Butarbaugh
Galloway
Moriell Hospital
Lakeland
Willian
Synat Mra
Elizabeth Shaesley
Soutalville
the Progress and
Pittsburgh Post
R. D
Joseph
White
Rebecca Jane Brady
Burnside
C. L. Reed
Akron
William H. Brady
Lisette Freyberg
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