Samuel T. McHenry Succumbs After Sudden Illness
Samuel T. McHenry died at his home on Haat Pike Sunday evening after a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at his late residence this afternoon with Dr. J J Melivaine officiating, followed by interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He was 89, born January 5, 1858 in Rayne township, a longtime farmer and dairyman, member of First United Presbyterian Church and Success Grange. He is survived by his wife Clara Gibson McHenry, who died four years ago, eight grandchildren, and five listed children including Nell Swartz Jason McHenry Mrs Murray Bush Mrs Sarah Jobe and Mrs James Stepp, plus a sister Hannahann McHenry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Melivaine
Greenwood Cemetery
Samuel T. McHenry
Haat Pike
Hanrahann McHenry
Rayne Township
Indiana
James McHenry
First United Pranbyterian Church
Success Grange
Misa Clara Gibson
Creekside
Nell Swartz
Jason McHenry
Murray Bush
Sarah Jobe
James Stepp
Hannahann McHenry
Obituary notices of Cyrus E Work and Charles Shugarts
Obituary notices report Cyrus E Work of Rochester Mills died January 6 1934 at home after long illness aged 74. He married Mary Given in 1887 and leaves a widow and sister Cora Work. Funeral service held at Rochester Mills W U church. Interment at Fine Grove. Also noted is death of Charles Shugarts of Indiana county born June 16 1886 in Troutville who died in Indiana hospital. He left two marriages, children and survivors including his mother and siblings. Funeral services were conducted by local ministers and interment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus EB
Cyrus E. Work
Smith
Jane Hamilton Work
Rochester Millis
Mary Given
James Given
Alberta
Jeannette
Mr. Work
Work- Smith-Scrogges
van Horn-Van Zant
Indiana County
Soldier’s Orphan School
Dayton
WU. P. Church
Rochester Mills
Point of Rocks
Cora Work
Falls Creek
Samuel W. Shane
Indiana
Fine Grove
Death notice for Henry Feldbush in Cokeville
Henry Feldbush aged 84 died at his daughter Mrs Albert Brubaker’s home on Monday. He leaves daughters Mary Sparkbaugh Oakdale George Delo Cokeville Cora Kerr Derry Eleanor Brubaker Florence Kyle Oakville and son John Feldbusch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Feldbush
Cokeville
Albert Brubaker
Mary Sparkbaugh
Oakdale
George Delo
Cora Kerr
Derry
Eleanor Brubaker
Florence Kyle
Oakeville
John Feldbusch
Funeral for Sylvester A. Wetchons in North Point
Sylvester A. Wetchons, 64, died Thursday at his North Point home after a four day illness of pneumonia. A farmer and longtime North Point resident, he married Miles Margaret MecGregor in 1890 and lived previously in Beech Woods, Jefferson County. Survived by widow and children John S. Welchons of Philadelphia A. M Welchons of Indianapolis and Geraldine Welchons at home. Also survived by brother W. A. Welchons of Falla Creek and sisters Mrs. Mia Martha Blair Ridgway and Mrs. Verdu Terry Alexander, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Cemetery
Sylvester A. Wetchons
North Point
Pheumonia
Miles Margaret MecGregor
Beechwoods
Jefferson County
John S. Welchons
Philadelphia
A. M Welchons
Indianapolis
Ind
Geraldine Welchons
W. A. Welchons
Falla Creek
Mia
Martha Blair
Ridgway
Verdu Terry
Alexander
Death of John H Steffey in Robinson at 64
John H Steffey aged 64 died at his Robinson home January 2 after several months illness. Native of Westmoreland county, he lived most of his life in Robinson and worked in brick yards. Survived by wife Lulla Shawl Steffey, several children, 18 grandchildren, and a Free Methodist church member. Funeral held Friday at the Free Methodist church with Rev William Long officiating. Bethel cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Steffey
Robinson
Verner Hollister Obituary in Elizabethtown Masonic Home
Verner Hollister aged 61 a longtime Indiana resident died Christmas Eve at the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown. He was a former men s furnishings dealer in Coraempolig and is survived by his widow Iva Braughter Hollister, a daughter of the Braughter family of East Philadelphia street, his sister Mary and Jessie Braughter, brother C J Hollister, and sister Edna Robinson of East Orange New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Verner Hollister
Indiana
Elizabethtown
L. A. Hollister
West Water Street
Iva Braughter Hollister
Mrs Bryan Bowman Rites Held Near Delmont
Mrs Bryan Bowman of near Delmont died in Greensburg hospital Sunday at midnight. Rites were held this afternoon at Salina followed by interment in Poke Run Cemetery. She was a daughter of Emmett Cypher of Salina and survived by her husband two sons Raymond and Audrey at home her father and brothers and sisters Albert Cypher Mrs Anna Carnahan Mrs Belle Carnahan Kenneth Cypher Gene Cypher Mrs Mary McCutcheon Robert Cypher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Poke Run
Bryan Bowman
Delmont
Greensburg
Emmett Cypher
Raymond
Audrey
Albert Cypher
Anna Carnahan
Belle Carnahan
Kenneth Cypher
Funeral for Thomas Campbell in Pittsburgh area
Funeral services were held Friday at his late residence for Thomas Campbell aged 42 of Pittsburgh born Dixonville Indiana County died January 2 at Allegheny General Hospital He worked over 20 years with Bell Telephone Company and is survived by his wife a son and his Pittsburgh father Also Elizabeth Custer aged 69 died January 6 at nephew William Reeds home Blairsville She was daughter of Peter F and Susanna Helman lifelong Indiana resident Surviving are a sister Mia George Smith of Indiana and two brothers J J Custer Vandergrift and M P Custer Nanty Glo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Campbell
Pittsburgh
Dixonville
Allegheny General Hospital
Rev
P. B. Campbell
Bell Telephone Company
Burgh Elizabeth Custer
Sarah Dizabeth Custer
William Reed
Blairsville
C.H. Miller
Witternsburg
Isabelle Fleming
Millen
Dwight Patterson
Wadsworth
Ohio
J. R. Patterson
Walter Campbell
R. W. George
Charley Fleming
Indiana
Mrs Bargh Stephens Dies at 74 in Strongstown Home
Mrs Bargh Stephens, 74, died Thursday night at her Strongstown home after a complication of diseases. Her husband Mrs Sarah Stephens is named in the report. (Names kept as in source. event described neutrally)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Stephens
Bargh Stephens
Strongstown
Henry H Foster Dies After 38 Years in Brushvalley
Funeral rites were held Friday for Henry H Foster aged 81 near Armagh. Born in Germany he died January 2 at his daughter C J Kinsey’s home. Survived by widow and children Alfred Armagh C L Kinsey East Wheatfield Ernest Grace ton Henry Johnstown Mrs Shingler Boltz Mrs Prytz Jeannette, 28 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armagh
Henry H.foster
Brushvalley Township
C. J. Kinsey
Germany
Alfred Poster
C. L. Kinsey
East Wheatfield
Ernest, Foster
Arthur George
Graceton
Henry Foster
Johnstown
William ‘Shingler
Boltz
Albert Prytz
Jeannette
Greal
Obituary for J L Abel Aged 71 In Indiana man dies near town
J L Abel aged 71 died Sunday evening at his West Philadelphia Street home. A resident of Indiana for many years he was raised in Creekside and later settled here. He belonged to First Baptist Church. He leaves son William Howard Abel and three nieces Mrs Porter Fulmer Mrs Gertrude Walls and Mrs George Buchanan of nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. IL. Abel
Fulmer
Greenwood Cemetery
J. L. Abel
West Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Creekside
First Baptist Church
Town
William Howard Abel
Porter Fulmer
Gertrude Walls
George Buchanan
Near Home
Funeral rites for Elderton resident Peter K. Shaffer
Funeral services were held Sunday at his residence and interment followed in Elderton cemetery for Peter K. Shaffer aged nearly 85 of Elderton who died Thursday after complications from four strokes. A life-long resident he worked as a carpenter threshers and miner and belonged to Plum Creek Brethren church. Surviving children include Mrs. John Frailey Co W Shaffer H O Shaffer G A Shaffer C N Shaffer of Elderton and L J Shaffer of Niles Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elderton
Peter K. Shaffer
Plumcreek Brothern Church
John Frailey
W. Shaffer
H. O. Shaffer
G. A.shaffer
C. N. Shaffer
L. J. Shaffer
Niles, Ohio
Mrs Lucinda Barnett Dies at 77 in Torrance
Mrs Lucinda Agnes Barnett aged 77 of Torrance died January 5 at home after a short illness. A 50 year Torrance resident she was a widow for seven years. Survived by children Freeman Barnett Brackenridge James Barnett Mrs John Gillan Walter Barnett Mrs Chester Hamill Harry Barnett and 14 grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Agnes ‘Barnett
Lucinda ‘Agnes Barnett
Torrance
Chameleon's Colors and Amusing Parlor Quips
A quirky clipping describes the chameleon’s changing colors and wardrobe like a quick-change artist. It notes green or brown shifts, sides taking on hues, and a cream coat in darkness, alongside playful dialogues about gifts and mistakes in speech.
Bacteria keep life and food cycles moving in society
A Missouri Farmer writer explains that bacteria are essential to many foods such as cheese butter and cider vinegar and to soil fertility through nitrates. He notes all fermentation is bacteria work and that without bacteria decay would halt, risking plant and animal life, though some bacteria cause disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Breteria
Ufe
Brussels Griffon Named Comedian of Dogdom
The Brussels Griffon, a small dog famed for its fringe beard and comical expression, is described as highly intelligent yet slow to gain standard breed acceptance. Origin remains debated between Belgium and England, with the breed weighing six to seven pounds and displaying a reddish brown coat and dark whiskers as set by the Societe Royale Saint-Hubert of Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Societe Royale Saint-Hubert
Belgium
Detroit News
Disease and Immigration Policy Text
This excerpt outlines immigration rules for disease and disability. It states that temporary admission to the United States may be denied for aliens at seaports unless the secretary of labor consents beforehand. It lists disqualifying conditions including idiocy insanity imbecility feeble mindedness epilepsy chronic alcoholism tuberculosis and dangerous contagious diseases. The secretary must determine if these conditions could have been detected with reasonable precautions before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Secretary of Labor
Ohio joins Union by constitutional adoption in 1808
Historical dispute over Ohio’s statehood centers on Congress declaring Ohio a state on February 10, 1808 after a constitutional convention in Chillicothe. The 1802 act called for a convention, which drafted and ratified a state constitution without popular ratification, and the convention’s vote sufficed to make Ohio part of the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Union
Henry Lowe
Congress
Chillicothe
Denmark’s Throne Succession and Regency Practices
The laws of Denmark provide succession starting with the eldest after the king’s death. If a direct male heir is underage a regency is often declared, sometimes regents sold the throne and dethroned the rightful heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
GOGGLES AND FIRST AID FOR CWA STONE CREW
Instructions from Federal Civil Works Administrator Wolfenden relay safety gear and attendance rules for CWA stone crews. Foremen must equip with goggles and keep first aid kits, while pennsylvania inspectors mandate compliance. Workers may be discharged for inability to perform tasks and unreported absences must be reported within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Gibert Wolfenden
Indiana County
CWA
John H. Campbell
Bureau of Inspection
OWA
Pennsylvania
Gogeles
Pennsylvania Civic Works Administration
NRS
Eric H. Biddle
Employment Service
Meteors and Meteorites: Stone and Iron Fragments Explained
A Kansas City Times summary explains meteors as tiny stone or iron particles, sometimes containing other minerals. most burn up in Earth's atmosphere, creating bright trails and smoke. Evening meteors travel 7 to 14 miles per second and are brighter, while dawn meteors speed faster and burn higher. Some large bodies reach the ground as meteorites, classified into stone, stony iron, and iron varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
Earth
Space
A Good Newspaper Offer From The Progress and Pittshburgh Post Gazette
An offer details subscription terms for R. D. residents of Indiana county at 8.50 per year while out-of-county readers pay 0 per year. An automatic air pump advertises improved tire pressure maintenance. Statistics note 17 million foreign born residents with 8.6 million naturalized and 5 million of the latter in work. Borax marketed as a bathroom cleanser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Pittshburgh
Local Social Notes From Dixonville And Nearby
Weekend visitors and callers populate the Dixonville area with Indiana and Cleveland ties. Notables include John Urda visiting a relative in Cleveland. Curtis Burnheimer, C. O. Napp, and others from Indiana dropping by Mrs. Liptok Jr. in meantime, and Andrew Petrus of Cleveland visiting his sister Mary Arda for a month before returning home. Additional visits include John Wheeler, Leonard and Clyde Indiana business visitors, Eugene Tate of Pine Plate stopping by, and obituaries noting the death of Harry Uncapher at Porter Rice’s home from diphtheria with burial in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixonville
John Urda
Cleveland
Ohio
Seliz and Son
Rossiter
Charles Liptok, Jr
Indiana
Curtis Burnheimer
C. O. Napp
Joe Sirnoskay
Pete Borough
William Watson
Andrew Petrus
Mary Arda
John Wheeler
Gona
Leonard
Clyde
Eugene Tate
Pine Plate
Harry Uncapher
Porter Rice
Mr. Bennehoff
Clymer
Orren Napp
I. G. Miller
Norman Kerr
Colyer
Clark Sterner
Revloc
Peter Maroney
Harry Sternay
West Lebanon Social Roundup Hits Indiana Visits
West Lebanon residents and guests gather for visits and events including callers from Indiana and Blairsville shoppers. Mrs Helen Holstein hosts, Dr Bushnell given surprise party by the Presbyterian Bible class, and civic club plans a meeting with Bonnie Bowen as speaker. Townsfolk attend New Year’s events, hospital stays noted, and several locals travel to Pittsburgh and Van dergrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shooley
Pittsburgh
Civic Club
Grater Building
Bonnie Bowen
Indiana State ‘Teacher College
A. St. Davis
Dixonville
Goodwills Club
John Joyce
Mother iCity
Chas. O. Smith
Blatraville
Harriet Alexander
Harriet
Laura Yuckenberg
Homer City
Helen Hayes
Elizabeth Stoneback
Ligonier
Sam Condronid
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles BE. Shugarts
Robinson Funeral Home
North Seventh Street
Sykesville
Charles E. Shugarts
Clark Avenue
Indiana Hospital
Troutyitle
Consolidated Lumber’ & Supply Company
Woodmen of the World
May London
Big Run
Mary Hather Frew
Edwin Crogshore
Charles Roy
William Shugarts
John Pillhart
H. B. Shugarts
Troutville
C. C. Wayland
Freeport
Sylvester A.wetchons
Verner Hollister
Henry H. Foster
Bertha Lezark
Clymer Catholic
Sample Run
Berttah Lezark
Mix
Anna Blus
Catherine A
John Lezark
Ireland
Andrew
Louis
Alex
Margaret
William Clair Sloan
H. Clair
Marie Hoover Good Sloan
Smicksburg
J. B. Troutman
Mrs. Weed—Darling
Mr. Weed—iWell
Asherman
Robert
Indiana Progres
Indiano
West
Lebanon
Will Holstein
Mack Holstein
Helen Holstein
Presbyterian Church
Bushnell
Amison’s Telephone
Philadelphia Street
Tde Rayon Undies
BOC
Tnfant
Kotex 2
Carmantown
Gearhart Style Shop
Pontiac
Indiana Motor Co
North Eighth Street
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