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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1936

Page

4

Directors urged for Dairymen Co operative Sales Association reform

A Rayne township meeting of eight Indiana county locals discussed adding directors to the Dairymen Co operative Sales Association to improve representation. Proposals include one director per 60 million pounds of milk, an executive committee, and district elections, aiming to boost producer unity and stabilize prices amid changing pools and rising premiums for manufacturing milk.

Dairymen’s Co-operative Sales Association Indiana County Rayne Township R. D. Marshall South Mahoning Township Co-operative Sales Association Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Cleveland Ter Eross D. C. S. A. ‘Directora

Indiana County Horse and Mule Association elects officers

Thirty eight members met at the Indiana Hotel and elected Mark Simpson president Alex Bennett vice president and R H Thompson secretary treasurer Other directors include James H White D J Fiscus and Lester Ray A committee was named to study revival of the Indiana County Fair and ownership of the fair grounds County Agent Warner presented medals to eleven men for sticking colts at the 1934 and 1935 shows with gold silver and bronze awards listed for weight classes

Indiana County Horse and Mule Association Indiana Hotel Mark Simpson White Township Alex Bennett R. H. Thompson James H. White D. J. Fiscus Lester Ray Flenniken Houck C. A. Burge Penn State United States Indiana County Home Association Indiana Chamber of Commerce Dick Stephens Homer City Frank Neff Indiana M. C. Stewart R.D Glenn Swan Home Clayton Miller Creekside Harry Kunkle Shelocta Iva Bloom Ebensburg Warner Earl Philippi Marion Center J. E. Dickey & Son Smicksburg Robert N. Coleman, Jr Livermore Carlyle Dick Penn Run J. A. Simpson & Son William ©. McMillen Linus McHenry Wm. C. McMillen BH. Buterbaugh Commodore Iran Reithmiller

Rural Chorus Contest Announced for 1936

County Agent J. W. Warner announces the 1936 Rural Chorus Contest with the required selection Sweet and Low by Joseph Barn. District tournaments precede the state event at Pennsylvania State College Farmers Field Day in June. Eligible groups include granges churches and PTAs from rural areas under 2500 population. leaders excepted.

Joseph Barnby J. W. Warner Pennsylvania State College P.t.a.'s Brush Valley Community Chorus State College County Agricultural Extension Association Indiana

Coal output in district lowered during last year

Inspector George J. Steinheiser reports the 26th bituminous district, containing Indiana county mines, produced 631,587 net tons in 1936, down from 1934. Indiana county lost 430,836 tons and Armstrong 100,751. Total district tonnage, techniques, and accidents outlined. major producers listed with net tonnage figures and shifts.

George J. Steinheiser Indiana County Armstrong County Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation Helvetia Coal Mining Company Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal & Coke Company Re & BP. Coal Co Clearfield Bit. Coal Corp Clearfield Bit Coal Corp Helvetia Coal Mining Co Kent Coal Mining Co Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal & Coke Co Russell Coal Mining Co Wilmore Fuel Co Harve Mack Coal Co Penn Run Coal Corp Appalacha Coal Co Lumsted Mining Co Hiram Rank Sons, Inc Milbar Coal Co Estep Bros. Coal Min. Co St. Clair Rinn & Co J. M. Stewart Coal Co Dixonville Fuel Co Rankin Coal Co Williams Coal Min. Co Marion Coal Co W. B. Wardrop Indiana Cambria Westmoreland Bells Mill Coal Co Big Bend Coal, Mining Co Bowman Coal Co Baton Coal Co Chickaree Coal Co Commercial Coal Mining Co Garfield Smokeless Coal Co Graceton Coal & Coke Co Globe Coal Co Diamond Smokeless Coal Co Hazelbury Coal Co Hayden Coal Co John Henigin Company J. E. Husband Co Idabelle Coal Co Indiana Smokeless Coal Co Imperial Cardiff Coal Co Keystone Coal Co Lincoln Coal Co Lenox Coal Co Lytle Coal Co Maher & Graff Coal Co Potter Coal & Coke Co Pennsylvania Electric Co Progress Coal Co Seger Bros. Company Inc St. Clair Fuel Company Silver Bros. and Others Seward Smokeless Coal Co Tasker Smokeless Coal Co Vinton Colliery Company Westmoreland Mining Co

Poultry Meetings Led by Penn State Expert

H H Kauffman poultry extension specialist from Penn State will visit Indiana county for three meetings. The first on Monday February 24 at 7 30 P M in the extension rooms Court House features an illustrated talk on brooding and rearing chicks and modern management methods from recent experiments. Another lecture Tuesday February 26 at 1 30 P M in Smicksburg Lutheran church basement covers brooding and rear ing of chicks and poultry practices. A Tuesday evening talk at Mahoning school house near Oak Tree is for 4 H Club members and parents and others interested in modern poultry methods.

H. H. Kauffman Penn State Indiana County Court House Smicksburg Kauffman Mahoning School House Oak Tree 4-H Club

Laird Bowser Wins Third in Potato Exhibit at Farm Show

Laird Bowser of West Mahoning township and Dayton Vocational School won third place in the vocational school class for potatoes at the State Farm Products show in Harrisburg in January. He has previously won honors in the potato exhibit at the Farm Show.

Laird Bowser West Mahoning Township Dayton Vocational School Harrisburg Laird

No Leisure City Visit Turns On Meal Hours

A farmer visiting the city asks a hotel clerk about meal times and learns breakfast runs 7 to 11, dinner 12 to 3, and supper 6 to 8. The farmer then asks when he will see the town, prompting a humorously literal exchange. Published in Houston Post and Pittsburgh Post Gazette reader notice.

Houston Post

Boy Scouts Urged to Feed Wildlife During Snow

The Scout Executive Robert P. Shotts calls on all Scout groups to distribute food to wildlife amid snow. Troops should organize hikes on Saturday February 22 to collect and spread bread scraps meat scraps suet and gravel for birds and small animals in wooded areas near homes.

Robert P. Shotts Sea Scout

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