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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1931

Page

5

Uncle Jim and Joan Attend A Ball Game Split by Bert Franklin

In a lively scene a niece Joan Crandell and her stern Uncle Jim Crandell ride to a ball game. Bert Franklin, a pitcher, becomes the focal point as Jim roots loudly for the home team while Joan hopes for Bert to impress, amid family tension and a tense eighth inning.

Dan Crandell Joan Jim Crandell Su Hiumter Crandell Jim Bim Uncle Jim Bert Franklin Lert Shen Juan Vert Franklin Jock Tommy Urey Tim Graunler Min Bert Franklin Smow Tern Bert Franklin Bert Pruklin

Mysterious Personality probe hints at Archibald Rutledge

A cryptic note questions a mysterious personality and whether the true character can ever be fully known. It suggests Archibald Rutledge as a possible figure, praising patience honesty and generosity in inquiry amid uncertain identity.

Archibald Rutledge

Growth Ray Growth Gains Reported by Scientist

British scientist Wrof A M Low says evidence of Growth Rays grows daily though still not proven. He notes life may be affected by known and unknown rays, referencing fermentation work and experiments showing onion roots respond despite a quartz barrier. Water does not block the rays, only thick glass or gelatin.

Wrof A. M. Low London The United Press Low Acientific Atmehule Science

Olive Wood Symbol of Wealth and Peace in Solomon's Temple

The olive tree wood was prized for strength and beauty and used by Solomon's workmen for pillars doors and posts in the first temple. It symbolized prosperity and peace traced from Noah, with olive oil noted as the sacred oil though other mineral oils were known in the region.

First Temple Laly Land Jordan Valley

Dyeing Living Trees with Aniline Dyes for Study

Scientists have dyed living trees with various aniline dyes for over 30 years to observe sap flow. Attempts have been made to commercialize, focusing on birch, beech, and maple sapwood. A key problem is achieving even color throughout the tree, so the material is cut into small colored items like buttons and umbrella handles.

Materaal

Goethe and Carlyle The two masters linked by translation enduring

William Lyon Phelps books praise Carlyle for translating Goethe's William Meister in a landmark version. He notes Carlyle's limited German, yet his honesty and industry made the translation unequaled, linking two geniuses across time.

Goethe and Carlyle Goethe William Meister Thomas Carlyle Wlliam Lyon Phelps

Helium Facts From Early Scientific Notes

Helium is an inert gas discovered by astronomers and physicians in the sun over twenty five years before isolation on earth. It escapes Earth’s gravity, is nonflammable, noncorrosive, and makes up four parts per million of the atmosphere. It does not combine with other elements, results from radium disintegration, and is found in rocks and minerals in small quantities.

Muckross Abbey Texts and Echoes of a Quiet Ruin

An uneven fragment evokes Muckross Abbey with vague notes of Dorit McCarthy and Praneisean friars. It speaks of preserved walls and hidden instruments, a lake moonlit scene, and a solemn, shadowed landscape that recalls Ireland’s historic ruin.

Muckross Abbey Muckross Dorit McCarthy McChuathy Moore Ireland

CHAMBERSVILLE and Bell Company News Mixed Local Notes

CHAMBERSVILLE area reports Saturday visits by Z F Love and Chas Wohler in Indiana and several local family visits over the weekend. Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania reports a "gratifying" year with 1,276,866 telephones in operation at year end, up 67,777, including 65,170 from property deals and 9,607 new installations. Total plant additions exceed $40.5 million, central office equipment at $82.25 million, and total wire mileage reaching 5,587,051 miles, with lead sheathed cables over 95 percent.</s>

Bell, Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Leonard H. Kinnard

Hibiscus Signals Danger Across Hawaii Streets

In Hawaii the hibiscus blooms widely with about 2000 varieties. Honolulu features daily floral arrangements in the governor’s office, and red hibiscus are used as danger signals on roads and from trucks to warn pedestrians. A long-term prisoner gardener maintains a one yard diameter bouquet of 900 blooms there each morning.

Hawaii Honolulu

Burnt Musical Genius Inspired by Celtic Airs

Grace Rhys describes Burns as a genius whose daily work as a plowman fed his musical talent. A wandering line or ancient ballad would spark a strand of verse, weaving into entrancing Celtic melodies that made him beloved worldwide.

Burns Grace Rhys

Mark Twain Anecdote About a Goat Joke

A playful anecdote recalls Mark Twain busy in his study and his daughter answering a caller by proudly saying he is in but upstairs riding a nanny goat, turning a quiet moment into a humorous street tale.

Mark Twain Daddy Mr. Clemens

What Would Happen Parade Fire Alarm Wonder

The Emporia Gazette quotes Bill Lomatine, president of the Spic and Argy club, explaining his parade fascination. He notes his curiosity about what would occur if a fire alarm sounded during a downtown procession, revealing his philosophical view on rituals and risk.

Bill Lomatine Spic and Argy Club Emporia Gazette

Purist spelling quibbles and cranks in wartime quips

In a witty European style piece, readers debate English spelling and the familiar American practice of dropping the letter U in color and labor. The text playfully catalogues objections and perishes with a quip about rightness versus power, noting sharp lines and media chatter.

Tresenvel

Armagh Social Roundup Prominent Local Visitations

Local families host relatives from Blairsville Indiana Johnstown and Latrobe over weekend. School basketball against Blairsville on Blairs ville floor. Valentine social planned February 14 1931 at William Penn Grange hall. W W C quilting day and St Clair family band entertainment announced. Several residents visit relatives and attend church events around town.

Mack Clark Ray Hlumville Blairsville Lester Matthews Ruth Jean Indiana G. R. McMullen M.B. Church Anderson Tomb Burniser Lora Neasley E. M. Ling Leo Shingler Johnstown Scott Rogers William Penn Grange Hall Hollingsworth Everett McGory Apollo Chanele Ling June Cramer Pittsburgh Warren Spare Seward Elon Tomb H. RB. Falcon R. T. Hutchinson Fannie Tomb Latrobe Mary Tomb J. C. Walker M. M. Akey Wm. Brandon Perry McCreight Ida Berkeypile Wade Berkeypile Donald Ideal Dida McCurdy Homer City St. Clair Curry’s Run W. J. Rising Lisle Thomas

Sabbath visitors and weekend trips around Elders Ridge

Clarksburg residents visit kin near Elders Ridge and New Alexandria while others travel for schooling in Bridgeport Connecticut and Indiana. James Fulton suffers influenza while a New York court hears a case with a man named Abie Cohen. Ed Edmunds quotes reminisce on vision and efficiency, and a proverb ends the column.

Harry Coleman Ed Shearer Elders Ridge LaRee Donald Speedy Dan Cribbs Carl Fleming W. D. Coleman Bridgeport George Lydie Clinton A. C. Lydie New Alexandria Mary Speedy Mabel Synthia Cribbs Indiana M. A. Fulton C. Cunningham Clare, Marshall James Fulton A. I. Noya New York Abie Cohen

Marion Center Coal Mining Company Sheriff Sale Notice

The notice details sale of all real and personal property including buildings machinery railroads tools and plant components of the Marion Center Coal Mining Company. It covers estates waters easements licenses and franchises held by the corporation and is executed in Indiana Pennsylvanian court proceedings led by The Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities.

Marion Center Coal Mining Company Inj Equity Jae Pennsylvania Company Rpisher & Ruddock Indiana

Multiple property foreclosures in Indiana County Pa

Notices detail the sale of numerous tracts in Indiana County including parcels in the Third Ward Indiana Borough and Montgomery and Conemaugh townships. The listings cover rights and claims of various defendants with detailed boundaries and prior deeds, all to be sold by the sheriff with payment and redemption terms specified.

Mollie Kerr Borough of Indiana County of State of Pennsylvania School Uhureh Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsbburgh Railway Company Sarah Harshberger Heth Lowman Heth Lowmaan Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Company E. Huber Molly Kerr Indiana County Thomas Huber Laura B F Hlmhr Ellis Thomas Elmer Ellis Third Ward Rbfe McCreight Samantha E. Oatman School Street Bills Mill Margaret J. Sprankle Ramantha Ostman Thomas Milner Hillis David Wills Griffith Ellis Anna Laura Ellis Recorder's Office Indiana Couriery First National Bank Cherry Tree H. C. Peddicord Hazel Peddicord Warren W. Spicher Spicher Catherine Spicher Devisee and Terre Montgomery Hillsdele Budnden W. H. Buterbaugh Suit of Farmers & Merchants Bank Cherrytree Ig21 R. J. Plynn G. E. Gordon Conemaugh County Ridge Avenue Clarksburg Public Road Said Avenue Said Avenue, North 27 Degrees 20 Minutes West 108 Feet To Lot No. 3 Lot No. 3 Edward O'Neal R. J. Flynn G. B. Gordon James M. KeeJey Indioe County James Keeley

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