Forestry Day to Be Held on February 28
A county forestry and conservation day is planned for February 28 at the Indiana Hotel dining room starting 10:00 A.M. A 60-cent luncheon is offered at noon. The program covers forest management, erosion control, game refuges, reforestation, and fire prevention with speakers from state and U.S. agencies. Sessions also occur February 27 in Saltsburg and February 28 in Smicksburg, featuring illustrated lectures and film reels for landowners and forest wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hotel
Indiana County
Indiana
U. S, Forest Service
William Carnegie
C. B.C. Corp. Nursery
Olymer
Pennsylvania
C. C
Campa
State Game Commission
Frank T. Murphey
Extension Forester
State College
Indiana County Fish and Game Association
G. G. Hill
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Forest Fire Control Program
Charles EB. Zerby
District Forester
Johnstown
Walter C. Neal
Smicksburg
B.“Dible
Bheloda
M. C. Stewart
Homer City
D. C. Lefevre
Pines For Profit
U.S. Forest Service
Frank T. ‘Murphey
Penn State
Presbyterian Church
Salisburg
Warner
U. S. Forest Service
Lions Club of
Saltsburg
Lutheran Church of
Lutheran Church of Smicksburg
Shelocta P.T.A. Plans February Meeting at U.P. Church
The Shelocta P.T.A executive board met at Miss M. Dunningham’s home with township teachers to arrange a February meeting in the U P church basement at 7 30 p m A program featuring George Washington’s birthday will be presented and parents are invited to attend for fellowship lunch and program. A cor dial invitation is extended to all parents in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelocta P.T.A
U.P
Shelocta P. T. ‘A
Margaret Dunnngham
U. P
Shelocta
George Washington
County Superintendents of Schools Elected April 10
Harrisburg announces Pennsylvania will elect sixty six county and 178 district school superintendents on April 10. Terms run four years beginning the first Monday in July 1934. Appointments for assistant county and district superintendents will also be made on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James N.rule
Verdict $13 000 Against R and P Coal Co
A Jefferson county Civil Court verdict awards Steve Kubala and his son Joe 13 000 for injuries near Iselin from a 22 000 volt line incident at Fritz mine field. Joe 13 received 10 900. father 2 100. Joe burned hand left hand scarred. boy hospitalized for weeks with long term disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester and
Pittsburgh ‘Coal Co
Steve Kubala
Joe
Civil Court
Jefferson County
Joe Kudala
Fritz
Iselin
R. & P. Company
Indiana
Condition of John Sutton Slightly Improves
John Sutton son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sutton of South Sixth Street Atlanta Ga has been in a serious condition with blood poisoning in an Atlanta hospital but is now slightly improved according to his father. He injured a finger last week and blood poisoning developed leading to a serious condition over the following days. Mr Sutton was called to Atlanta on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sutton
Thomas Sutton
South ‘Sixth St
Atlanta, Ga
John
Atlanta
Educators to Attend National Meeting in Cleveland
Dr. R. Foster president of the State Teachers College and Mrs. Foster Supt Norman Koontz and Principal J A Lubold of the Indiana Public Schools will attend the annual meeting of the superintendents division of the National Educational Association in Cleveland next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Foster
State Teachers College
Foster
Norman Koontz
J. A. Lubold
Indiana Public Schools
National Educational Association
Cleveland
Condition of Audley L Mabon Shows Gradual Improvement
The condition of Audley L. Mabon son of Mrs. Mabon who has been in the east for several weeks shows a gradual and gratifying improvement. Mrs A W Mabon and son Alex and grandson Monroe Mabon spent the weekend with relatives in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Mabon
Alex
Monroe Mabon
Philadelphia
Audley L. Mabon
William W Taylor undergoes double hernia operation
William W. Taylor of North Sixth street, owner of a plumbing and timing establishment, underwent a double hernia operation at an Indiana hospital on Monday and is progressing well. Also reported, Percy Hoffman of near Clyde had a bullet removed from his hand at Mercy hospital, Johns Town, the bullet lodged seven years ago when a revolver discharged accidentally. County treasurer C. C. McLain issued 6776 dog licenses by noon today. The General Hugh Johnson has not found a method to codify and control the cold Wayob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Taylor
Indiana Hospital
North Sixth Street
A. T. Taylor Son
Percy Hoffman
Clyde
Mercy Hospital
Johnstown
C. C. McLain
Fire at Brookville Memorial Home Kills Ten Women
Ten aged residents, widows and kin of Civil War veterans, perish when a frame infirmary at the Pennsylvania Memorial Home in Brookville burns early Tuesday. Fifteen patients were inside. five rescued, one with minor burns. Cause suspected as an electric short circuit. water plugs froze, hampering firefighting. Victims named include Elizabeth Loveland and Helena Setley among others from across Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Brookville Presbyterian Church. several bodies to be buried in Brookville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Memorial Home
Brookville
Bila Hulings
Tionesta
Florence Roberts
Pleasantville
Mida Crompton
Scranton
Jennie Showers
Reynoldsville
Martha Moore
Baxter
Margaret Perry
Grove City
Mary Margin
Verona
Macy Gannon
Sunbury
Christie Bobst
Reading
Lavina McGrady
Cora ‘Bruce
DuBois
Mary Gresh
Lititz
Rebecca Gould
Brookville Cemetery
Roberts
Setley
Real Estate Transfers and Fire Destroys Elkin Home
A list of real estate transfers records many parcels across Center Pine and Montgomery counties with prices from 1 to 126332 dollars. In South Mahoning Township the John C. Elkin home and contents were destroyed by fire on Tuesday and the cause is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Elkin
South Mahoning Township
Adjourned Commissioners Sale Date Set for April 22
The commissioners sale of properties seized from the county treasurer for non payment of taxes has been adjourned to Monday April 22. A Detrait News quip adds a breakfast comment about tomato and sauerkraut juice with horseradish as a morning pick me up.
Personal notes on visits and subscriptions in Indiana
Dr Z Hickman of Elderton called in Indiana on business. Local residents and visitors from Wilkinsburg Washington Pa Sykesville Harrisburg Philadelphia St Culver Sayresville Sayresville J Harkness etc visited. Mrs Heath injured in a fall. Over 1600 truckloads of loose stone taken from Mr Hoover s farm for Pinchot road and CWA projects since 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z Hickman
Elderton
Indiana
Walter Frick
Wilkinsburg
Lloyd McCreight
Washington, Pa
Floyd Rankin
South Tenth Street
Asher G. Glenn
Grisemore
Progress
Stanley Fleming
Sykesville
B. J. Williams
South Sixth Street
Murray Pounds, Jr
Town
Max McGregor
Pounds
Sayresville
N. J
Robert Bruce
North Seventh Street
CWA
Hoover
State Will Weigh Highway Materials in Central Office Plan
Harrisburg February 21 weighing of all materials bought by the Department of Highways will be supervised by a central agency in the department. S. B. Lewis announced that William S. Pedicord has joined the central office staff to conduct this work. Pedicord previously served eight years as inspector of weights and measures in York and six years with the Department of Internal Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Highway Department
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Department
S.8
Lewis
William S. Pedficord
Pedicicord
City of
York
Department of Internal Affairs
Aid Offered for 1939 Tax Returns by Deputy Bath
Deputy Revenue Collector J Ear Bath will assist income taxpayers this week at the Court House basement and March 12 to 15. He will also be at Blairsville Savings & Trust Co from Feb 26 to Mar 3 and at Naper City Post Office on Mar 6. Thousands view the Union Pacific stream line aluminum coach train at Union Station Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ear ‘Bath
Court House
Mr. Bath
Blairsville
Union Vacine R. BR
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Union Pacific Railroad
Armstrong Community Club Reorganizes For Year
Seventy five members attended a gathering at W. C. Thomas home in Shelocta for an old fashioned party and to reorganize for the current year. New officers were elected including Miss Mintai Anderson as president and Mrs. Charles McCardie as vice president. The retiring officers were thanked for a successful prior year. The event featured music, games, and a noon luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong ‘Township
W. C. Thomas
Shelocta Rond
MintaiAnderson
Charles McCardie
Walter George
Margaret Cunningham
George Kessler
Earle Foreman
Perry McCreight
Aunt Kate Lichtenfels Birthday Party in West Wheatfield
Aged West Wheatfield TV notes Aunt Kate Lichtenfels celebrated her birthday at Albert Lichtenfels home on February 15. Friends and relatives surprised her with social amusements, gifts, and a luncheon, followed by a group singing session as guests departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate’ Lichtenfels
A. D. Liechtennfels
Kate
Albert Lichtenfels
A. J. Riddle
George Leigh
Alex Dodson
Jay
Tom Price
Joseph
Ruth Burkett
Sylvester McClain
Mma Robinson
Julia Walbeck
Anna Liebold
Paul Pickle
John McDowell
Ada Robinson
Kate Jones
Tryin Robinson
Mina Wakefield
Rae Lichtenfels
A. D. Lichtenfels
Albert Richard
Ray Lichtenfels
Charles and
Albert Wakefield
Marriage Licenses of Diverse Local Couples Listed
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from multiple towns including Penn Run Heilwood Blairsville Dubois Clymer Lucerne Mines New Bethlehem Shelocta Elderton Derry Robinson and more. Names include Samuel Ray Clark Mary Linda Miller Leroy Gerbert Emogene Turnbull Ernest Charles Robert Shepherd Sylvia Ramsden Charles Ridenour Pauline Bair John Maler Francis Linganfelter Thomas McMahan Marian Lovell Robert Bell Anna Steele Harry Fletcher Bernice Sheller George Stuchick Caroline Ligcowis Leonard Walters Joanna Schaeffer Clyde Sherman Catherine Hankinson Edwin Rearick Clary Wingard and Irene McElwee. The records reflect marriages across the region with varied pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Ray Clark
Penn Run
Mary Linda Miller
Heilwood
Leroy Gerbert- Ernent Emogene
Rebecca Turnbull
Ernest Charles
Robert Shepherd
Blairsville
Sylvia Terry Ramsden
Charles Lester Ridenour
Apollo Pauline Julia Bair
Apollo John Donald Maler - Dubois
Francis Lee Linganfelter
Dubois Thomas McMahan
Clymer
Marian Belle Lovell - Clymer
Robert Earl Bell
Luchisboro
Anna Grace Steele
Homer City
Harry Sylvester Fletcher
Clymer Bernice Winifred Sheller
George Stuchick
Lucerne Mines
Caroline Ligcowis
Leonard Walters
Schenley
Joanna Evelyn Schaeffer
Shelocta
Clyde Sherman
New Bethlehem
Catherine May Hankinson
Edwin Alexander Rearick
Clary ‘Stella Wingard
Elderton
Harry Kenneth Henderson
Derry Delores
Howard Nelson
Robinson
Irene McElwee
Chamber of Commerce Elects Directors in Indiana
The annual meeting of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce elected directors Frank L. Neff Edward Buchheit Robert P. Martin N DeWitt Ray Albert A Simpson and J Anthony Graff. The directory will meet Monday March 5 to choose officers. Dr James H Goveena of Pittsburgh spoke on the retail code and its provisions. Also noted is widespread planting of forests by eco and PWA workers totaling over 48 000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana ‘Chamber of Commerce
Trotel Moore
Wad
Neadiy
Frank L. Neff
Edward €. Buchheit
Robert P. Martin
N. ‘DeWitt ‘Ray
iAlbert A. Simpson
J. Anthony Graff
James H. Gqveena
Retail Merchants Association of Pittsburgh
Indlana
Barmens Association Dinner Meets in South Bend
The Farmers Cooperative Association held its annual dinner and meeting at the Reformed church in South Bend. Officers elected were M. R. Ankeny president H. M. Kimmel vice president H. O. Kimmel secretary treasurer, and directors A. G. Regal J. C. Williams Henry Townsend W. R. Thompson James J. Smith D. H. Bailey. A State College dairy extension specialist demonstrated cheese making from milk, yielding eleven pounds from seventy pounds. Four future demonstrations were announced for March 6 and 7 at four county points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Association
South Bend
Flderton
Shelocta
Reformed Church
M. R. Ankeny
H. M. Kimmel
H. O. Kimmel
A. G.l. Regal
J. C. Williams
Henry Townsend
W. R. Thompson
James J. Smith
D. H. Bailey
State College
Storment Homestead in Westmoreland Destroyed by Fire
A mysterious blaze destroyed the Storment homestead near Livermore in Derry township along the Derry Livermore road on Sunday afternoon. The log dwelling, believed the county’s oldest, had housed the Storment family for over 150 years and was occupied by William B Storment and Lizzie Storment, both elderly, with a valuable antique collection lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storment
Livermore
Derry Township
Derry-Livermore
Westmoreland County
Wiliam B. Storment
Migs Lizzie Storment
Alleged Counterfeit Bill Suspect Arrested in Somerset
Franklin Pizzillo of Johnstown identified by Indiana merchants as the man who passed counterfeit $20 bills on February 3. Somerset police report a photo lineup helped six of eight business owners recognize the suspect. The fake note bears Andrew Jackson’s image, Federal Reserve series B2G500138A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pizzollo
Indiana
Frank Pizzillo
Johnstown
Somerset
Federal Reserve
Andrew Jackson
Two County Residents Taken to Farview Asylum
Sheriff Eugene Wilson Deputy H Elmer Borland and Deputy Harold Spencer of Blairsville took Louis Hancock of Blacklick and Walter Grace of Home City to Tarview Asylum for Criminal Insane on Tuesday. Vincent DeMinto, an inmate of Fairview Asylum, will be brought to stand trial for alleged bomb attempt near Lauderbach Griest Wholesale Grocery last May. DeMinto was arrested when a bomb was found in his car by Indiana borough police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farview Asylum
Eugene Wilson
H. Elmer Borland
Town
Harold Spencer
Deer on Livermore Bridge Leaps 85 Feet to Death
A doe walked onto a railroad bridge at Livermore and leaped 85 feet into the Conemaugh river as a freight train approached, dying instantly. The carcass went to the Salvation Army in Dlateavie. A separate wounded deer with both hind legs shot off was found near Tolvermore and was shot to end its misery. Bemidji Minn Sentinel notes odd hen quips amid cheese storage record.
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Livermore
Alrueture
Conemaugh
Geeape
Salvation Army
Dlateavie
Tolvermore
Ray Rich Faces Trial On Serious Charge
Ray Rich a 34 year old Coral merchant faces court on arson charges for burning Mike Matthews Coral store Sunday night. He was identified fleeing the scene after an explosion and fire destroyed the building and contents. Detected kerosene or gasoline containers were found among ruins. Rich was arrested by Homer City Chief A J Campbell and held in bail. Matthews testified he has run a 83 year old mercantile business in Coral and carried no insurance. losses are estimated at 35000 to 40000 dollars. Firefighters say frozen water plugs hindered efforts and the building might have been saved with more water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Hutchison
Homer City
Ray Rich
Coral
Mike Matthews
Rich
Matthews
A. J. Campbell
Blairsville
Inmate Wanders From County Home and Is Frozen to Death
Mike Carich a 53 or 63 year old Austrian of Homer City was found dead along a Brushvalley Township road after wandering from the Indiana County Home last May. He was discovered near Evans Schoolhouse partially clothed, with suspenders caught in a barbed wire fence. a cane lay beside him. He had left the home, traveled about ten miles, and earlier in the night had been near the States farm buildings in search of shelter or charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Carich
Homer City
Brush Valley Township
Indiana County
Ben States
Brushvalley Township
Carlch
Evans
Indiana
Carib
Carieh
States
Chetter
Bounty Payments Vary From 1000 To 1200 Daily
Harrisburg reports bounty payments by the Board of Game Commissioners range from 1000 to 1200 dollars per day. Executive Secretary Ernest Harwood said January activity included 30 wildcats 1878 gray foxes 22 471 weasels and 3 goshawks at a total cost of 30 488 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Board of Game Commissioners
Ernest BE
Harwood
Bounties Paid in This County
The state paid $1,018 in bounties for 52 gray foxes 805 weasels and one goshawk killed in Indiana county in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Assistant Pastor Ordained as Minister in Kittanning Presbytery
Frederick Adlock, assistant pastor of the Presbyterian church in town, was licensed and ordained as minister at an adjourned meeting of the Kittanning Presbytery held Tuesday in the local church. The piece closes by noting a contrast between romantic outpourings and advertising copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey. Frederick Adlock
The
Presbyterian Church
of Town
Kittanning
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Veice
United Metals Magazine
R. & P. Coal Company
Boy
Lod
Fom
Hugh Johnson
Memorial Home
Invalida
C. F. Ling
Elmer N. Neely
Hast Wheatfield
John Malinsky
Alex Catcher
Green
Jennie Carnahan
Emma J. Bath
James Hagens
Center
D. 8. Hagens
Virginia White Speel
Lena Hitchcock
White
Paul Churchill
Beulah Churchill
Montgomery
H. C., Stiles
Henry Stiles
Taereg
Pine
Elmer W. Allison
Indiana County Commissioners
Burrell
Josiah Hagen
Indiana County ‘Commissioners
Sutton-Miller Co
T. A. Glenn
Armstrong Community Club
Yrat
West Wheatfield
Chamber of Commerce
Wall Street
Sts
Eco
PWA
Barmens Association
Storment Homestead
Noy
Mercantile
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