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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1935
Page
8
A compact survey of young Abraham Lincoln's schooling and the books in his environment. It notes his first readers and arithmetic influences, Weems Life of Washington, Aesop's Fables, and Sinbad the Sailor, plus Turnham's Indiana bookseller role and nearby access to literature shaping his youth.
Esther Cowles Cushman of the Lincoln collection at Brown University notes a group of books used by Lincoln as a boy in Kentucky and Indiana. The collection includes Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, Aesop's Fables, Weems' Washington, Robinson Crusoe, and Murray's English Reader, praised as an almost ideal selection. Lincoln’s old Bible and the family reading customs are described, with Dilworth's speller thought to be his first text. The Brown copy is the eighteenth edition of 1795.
Weekend travel slowed by icy roads as local residents face illnesses from pneumonia to flu. Notables include octogenarian J W Slaughterbeck critically ill, Rev H B Smith unable to fill pulpit, and Mrs Mary Hutchison Tomb showing slight improvement. Families R Bruce Tomb and Bracken involved in flu convalescence. Local church events feature Rev G E Held and musical performances. Many residents, including the Hutchisons, Shroms, Fraileys, and Kimmels, visit relatives or attend activities while multiple others remain ill or convalescent. Community members travel to Indiana and Harrisburg for shopping and appointments.
Mrs. Mary Conner, ill for over three months, was moved to an Indiana hospital for treatment on Sunday. Mike Colgan moves family to Bert Bhe property near Rossiter. Russell Segar’s two children ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Carl Painter taken to Indiana hospital last week. condition unchanged. Mrs. Vivian Conner visited Punxentawney business on Tuesday. Merle Bennett family and two children visited Lorne Gaston in Rossiter. Rhoda Bennett to Clearfield for work. Local youths attended a play at Glen Camp High School auditorium Tuesday evening.
Blacklick residents Mr. and Mrs. Jamison Bides and daughter from Boulder City Nev are visiting Mrs. J Sides who is seriously ill in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital. Paul Hasachina from Waynesburg College spent mid term at his parents home Rev and Mrs Wm Nicholson. Julia Swan a Bucknell student spent vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs N A Swan. Presbyterian church youth held a party in her history Monday with Ann Stewart of Pittsburgh and Ann Harrison of Indiana visiting the Alex Stewart family.
Mrs. Lydia Hill of Homer City returned home after visiting here. Mrs. Lewis Depp came home from Punxsutawney hospital after several weeks as a patient. Paul Richardson attended his uncle David Krytzer’s funeral then returned to Brooklyn. Emma Pifer shopped in Punxsutawney. G H Johnson, Harry Weaver and Alfred Johnson called on business in Johnstown. Cyrua Work of Indiana spent days with friends here, Sunday guests included the Little and Dittle families, Archie Buchanan of Altman, Martin Edwards and his wife of Dixonville, and Walter Little of Hamill. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henry and two children visited Mrs. Clark Cochran. Rose Pierce and daughter of Barnesboro visited grandmother Ella Hurd. Walter Work was injured in a mine near Johnstown. Annie Richardson, employed in Falls Creek, spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Altman and children shopped in Indiana. Steve Hudzick spent Sunday afternoon in Indiana.
ATWOOD W H Rankin and family shopped in Indiana Friday. Olive Parka and friends visited in Indiana Friday. Byron Brown visitors at the Frick home Wednesday. Carl McCullough and Homer McCausland in Butler on business Friday. I N Frick and son Dale called on J T Jamison of Girty who is seriously ill. Girts of Atwood improving. Carl McLean called at Rural Valley and Plumville Saturday. A patriotic program will be given Feb 12 at 7:30 by U P church youths with Rev Fairman presenting five reels of patriotic pictures. John A McLean spent the weekend with his son Eugene in Vandergrift, visiting Apollo, South Bend and Sheloca. Shooting match on Saturday was a Brand success. Mrs Johnston and Mrs Rupp visited Mrs Leonard Prugh recently. Mrs Joseph Marshall spending the week in Pittsburgh. Eugene McLean of Vandergrift visited the McLean home Sunday.
Mrs 8 R Hine and Annabel Ewing called on Mrs E P Douglass Tuesday afternoon. Several families visited Walter Ewing's home Sabbath afternoon. Floyd Mayhood and son from New Kensington spent Sabbath in T C Hood's home. Mrs O B Harvey and daughter Virginia of Elder Ridge called on Mrs Walter Ewing Saturday afternoon. Missionary meeting attended at Mrs D A Rosensteel's home. Helen Streams spent a week in Indiana. Walter Ewing was a business waiter in Indiana Monday. Mrs Walter Ewing, Helen and Bobby Henderson are numbered with the IL.
Fred Gibson of Cherry Tree called in town on Tuesday and Mrs. Richard Willams is seriously ill with pneumonia. Edson Bennett of Clymer called on Wednesday. Samuel Carlyon of Calver called on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Kollus of Dilltown visited friends Thursday. J C Mansfield, chief clerk of the Railway Mail Service in Pittsburgh, called at the post office Friday. Mrs. Walter Clark and daughter Avanelle of Cockport spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Arch Kepine. Mrs. Walter Kennett of Strongstown was a recent town caller.
Washington Township residents and families are listed in a string of mainly Indiana and nearby visits. Names include J W Park, George Edwards, Mestin, Meade Fisher, Jadlang hosting Jamisons, and Ray Lowmaster moving toward Rochester. Multiple calls and gatherings occur at Willet Sagamore Five Points and with Blystone, Fleming, Harman, Adamson, Jewart, Parker, Fisher, Peterman, MeIntire, Blystone, and others across weekdays and weekends.
On her 100th North German Lloyd voyage the Maer Grem establishes a new record with four days fourteen hours and twenty seven minutes at an average speed of twenty eight knots marking a historic cross Atlantic achievement.
Word arrived of the death of Ralph Detwiler Jr. of Pittsburgh at 24. He leaves his wife, father, step-mother, and two brothers, David and Wade Detwiler. Local visitors include the Wolfe family, Slappy, Farr, Waltemire, Broun, and Jacobs among others. several residents travel to and from nearby towns for visits and business.
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