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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1930
Page
3
Vandergrift residents and nearby families are listed visiting relatives, attending funerals, and taking part in events at Five Points and Atwood. Names include Orr Blystone Marshall Rankin Fisher McCausland Sink Boyer Fry Fisher and others with multiple callers from Indiana and Dayton. The text notes a church service cancellation due to illness and a quilting gathering at Carl Wallace’s home.
Punxsutawney visitors and Florida trip plans appear among town residents. Families greet relatives from Blairsville Vandergrift Punxsutawney and N. Manor St. plus a Florida stopover. Postmaster J C Bovard recently appointed. Betty Louise Wissinger born Feb 6 to Hunter Wissinger and Vesta Spence. Various sick lists and funeral attendance noted.
A Georgia delegate and his daughter Clarice Cummings attend the national convention where Clarice falls for George Macdonald. Amid balloting suspense they share a balcony moment and declare love, as her father quietly supports the romance.
The Socratic method uses questions and answers to lead interlocutors through point by point reasoning while Socrates professes ignorance to help others recognize their own ideas.
Regular preaching service next Sabbath at 2 30 and Sabbath school at 1 15. Numerous callers and visits across Blairsville Indiana Latrobe and Parkwood, with family news and a schoolboy cat poem noted.
Residents and visitors described in a series of short notes. Irvin Greene spent the weekend with his mother, Flora Greene, and Jin Belsano. James Bowers of Pittsburgh visited friends here. Isaac Sleppy stayed Friday night with R. G. Wolfe and family near Penn Run. Albert Coy and wife visited son-in-law Walter Carney’s near New Florence. G. H. Holmes was a business caller in Strongstown. A birthday party at Howard Brown’s in Manor drew locals. George and Roy Wolfe of near Penn Run visited. Forrest and Glenn Coy were Indiana callers. D. E. Detwiler works at Barnesboro. Homer Brown of near Nicktown spent the weekend with the Bowers family. Mrs. John Gregg visited Glenn Coy’s on Wednesday. Rev. Margin of near Clymer called at D. E. Detwiler’s Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wolfe and daughters Dorothy, Winifred, Alice, Elaine and Leona visited the Conrad Sleppy home Sunday. Rezza McCullough called at D. H. B. Detwiler’s Thursday.
Mrs J S Wagner spent time with her daughter in Indiana. Billie and Clark Kaltenbaugh stayed with their aunt in Indiana. Gavie Clark was a Johnstown caller for Friday evening. Kenneth Dick and family and Mrs H B Dick visited Mrs Wilson Shearer. Miss Lucy Neil called on Mrs Mary Mabon. Minnie Clark visited Mrs Frank Brantlinger near Bolivar. Paul Mabon lost a valuable horse. Kenneth Dick ill with mumps at home. Mr and Mrs Lele Bilder and daughter visited Indiana. Mrs H W Oberlin spent time with relatives in Indiana. Mr and Mrs J L Warner and family and Mr and Mrs H C Tyger and family visited from Indiana. Mrs Harry Richardson, recently in state with daughter Mrs Charles Hoop, returned home. John Gray of Ernest spent days with his mother Mrs Margaret Gray. Lisle Elder and daughter visited Punxsutawney on Saturday.
Mount Tabor reports social calls among residents including Mrs G W Clawson and Mrs Geo Palmer. Two wrecks on the William Penn highway east of Blairsville with one car upset but no injuries. Community visits over weekend and hospital news as Mrs Henry Kim returns home improved from an Indiana hospital operation. Local quotes from Lorain Journal reflect on youth and technology.
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