State Farm Show Opens in Harrisburg With Record Attendance
Harrisburg January 15. An attendance of 300000 is anticipated for the twentieth annual Pennsylvania Farm Show opening Monday in Harrisburg for five days. The show features 1481 head of livestock, 3966 poultry, and about 5000 entries across sixteen departments. Special space, reduced fare certificates, and rail excursion rates aim to handle the large crowd. Thirty conventions and business meetings will be held in the Farm Show Building’s convention rooms.
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Harrisburg
United States
Itheir
Dairy Show managers to speak at Pennsylvania Guernsey banquet
National Dairy Show Manager Lloyd Burlingham of St. Louis and Karl B. Musser of the American Guernsey Cattle Club are slated as guest speakers at the annual Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association banquet during Farm Show week at the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg. Judge Creps and jury commissioners will fill the 1936 jury wheel, selecting 200 men and 100 women deemed sober and judicious for county court juries.
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Lloyd Burlingham
St. Louis
Karl B. Musser
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Pennsylvania Guernsey. Breedere Association
Penn Harria Hotel
Harrisburg
Rochester Mills Couple Wed Ada Louise Hese and Cloid Aultman
Mrs Etta Hess of Rochester Mills announces the marriage of her daughter Ada Louise Hese to Cloid Aultman son of Mr and Mrs B H Aultman of Rochester Mills The couple reside in Hagerstown Maryland where the groom works.
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Rochester Mills
Etta Hess
Ada Louise Hese
Cloid Aultman
BH. Aultman
Aultman
Hagerstown
Noxious Animal Bounties Totals $18 630 in December
The state reports December bounties paid for noxious animals across Indiana County listing 21 gray foxes and 280 weasels, plus state totals of 17 wild cats 1 855 gray foxes 196 goshawks and 11 875 weasels for a grand total of 18 630. An engagement announces Marguerite Lar etta Beam of Indiana to Quentin Moorhead of Tradiana with plans to wed in spring. Also noted is a reference to the principal Ethiopian coin maria Theresa dollar or thalera.
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Indiana
Indigna
Marguerite Laretta Beam
Harry Nathan Beam
Quentin Moorhead
Thomas J. Moorhead
Tradiana
Patrons Mutual Reelects Directors At Annual Meeting
The Patrona Mutual Fire Insurance Co. held its annual meeting on Wednesday. Ladd M. Reitz was re elected president B. B. Crawford vice president and W. C. Chapman secretary treasurer for the current year. Five directors were re elected including C. M. Bell B. Crawford H. M. Thompson L. V. Beans and J. Curt North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrona Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Ladd M. Reitz
Brookville
R.D
B. B.crawford
Smicksburg
W. C. Chapman
C. M. Bell
Home
B. B. Crawford
H. M. Thompson
Indiana County
L. V. Beans
Grange
J. Curt North
Punxsutawney
R. D
Jefferson County
T. Kanarr
White Township
H. M. McGee
Big Run
Jefferson
Clearfield
Chapman
Patrons Mutual
Ladd M. Reltz
Cherry Tree Woman Found Dead in Creek Near Home
Mrs Emma Notley age 69 of Cherry Tree was believed to have fallen into Cush Cushion creek near her home Friday night. Her body was found Saturday morning among bushes along the stream bank. Funeral services were held Monday at Cherry Tree Presbyterian church with interment in Odd Fellows cemetery. She was a longtime resident and church member. her husband and a son had died years earlier.
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Emma Notley
Cherry Tree Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Cherry, Tree
Cush Cushion Creek
Er. B. McCormick
Cherry Tree
George McKeage
Burnaide
Old Fashioned Winter in Banks Township Roads Snowbound
A Banks Township correspondent notes little snow in Indiana overall yet heavy snowfall in Banks Township. Rural mail delivery halted by snowbound roads between Glen Campbell and Rossiter with one-way traffic and snow piled above cars. Plows have created a heavy white landscape, surpassing last February’s flurry.
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Banks Township
Indiana
Glen Campbell
Rossiter
Indiana Woman Celebrates 85th Birth Anniversary
Mrs. Alexander Gray, longtime Indiana resident, celebrated her 85th birthday on Tuesday with relatives and friends at her home where she has lived for 40 years. A family dinner followed, and she remains in robust health and high spirits.
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Indiana
Alexander Gray
Mother Gray
Accane
Pittsburgh youths guilty in Blairsville larceny case
Judge H. I. Creps heard four youths plead guilty to stealing articles from J. O. McGinity’s automobile in Blairsville on January 6. Frank Caccarelli of Rankin received a $25 fine and two to four months in the county workhouse for later involvement in a Communist demonstration. Charles Rush and Charles F. Biehl with Walter Biehl of Swissvale were fined ten dollars plus costs and jailed two to four months. payment of costs could earn paroles after 36 days.
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H. 1. Creps
Pittsburghstrict
J. O. McGinity
Blairaville
Sugar Alley
Frank Caccarelli
Rankin
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Charles Rush
Charles F. Biehl
Walter Biehl
Swissvale
Kush
Biehle
Real estate transfers in Indiana county list of property moves
A sequence of real estate transfers in Indiana county includes Lena Ross to Rosina Ross for a lot in Indiana first ward for $1.00 and multiple transfers among individuals and local entities. Notable entries include J W Lee selling a Blairsville lot for $1 200 and Wilma J Dunlap exchanging Blairsville lots for $1.00, with several 37 acre Pine township parcels and a 18 acre tract cited alongside small sums.
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Lena Ross
Rosina Ross
Indiana
Sarah G. Duncan
P. Mae Marongelli
Burrell Township
J. Mae Marongelli
Letitia J. Duncan
Smokeless Coal ‘Co
Indiana County
Pine Township
B. R. Williams
J. W. Lee
Hazel A. Archibald
Blairsville
George Ll. Rudolh
Harry Flickinger
Hurrell Township
Katherine B. Kohl
Wilma J. Dunlap
Katherine B.'. Kohl
Peoples Bank of Clymer
American Trustee and Transfer Corporation
Clymer
William Smeltzer
Roy A. Orr
Washington Township
Emma H. Lydie
Olive Lydie Houck
John M. Kerr
Donald M. Miller
Charles C. McLain
Sylvan Einstein
Chas. C. McLain
Herbert Slaughterbeck
West
Rayne Township Man Hurt by Hit Run Driver Near Home
Frank Bryan assessor of Rayne township was seriously injured in a hit and run near his home in Rayne township. He was walking on the highway near a railroad bridge when struck, dragged over 200 feet and left roadside for more than 30 minutes before help arrived. He is now hospitalized in Indiana Hospital with back and chest injuries, head lacerations, shock, and exposure.
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Rayne Township
Frank Bryan
Indiana Hospital
Bryan
First National Bank Officers and Directors Re-elected
The First National Bank in Indiana re-elected its officers and directors at the annual stockholders meeting held in the banking rooms. Officers include President Edward B. Bennett Vice President G B Simpson and Cashier Paul J Straitiff. Directors listed are Bennett Simpson Straitiff Sheehe Kirkpatrick Jr. Butnabaugh and M J Walsh.
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First National Bank
Indiana
Edward B. Bennett
G. B. Simpson
Paul J. Straltiff
G. BH. Simpson
Paul J. Straitiff
Thos
H. Sheehe
Allen Kirkpatrick
H. B. Butanbaugh
M. J. Walsh
Marriage Licenses Listed Across Hometown Districts
A roster of marriage licenses shows couples including Homer City with Steve Rash and Ernest Mollie Levitz, Rochester Mills pairing Louise Hews and James lL Winebark, Rochester Milla Leola Grace Lowmaster with Rowsiter Raymond Tunstall, Emma McCabe, Dilltown pairs Frank L. Bucko and Kathryn M. McCarthy, Ford City entries, Dixonville and Dixonville Dilltown connections, and Andrew Macuga with Anna Sarnosky.
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Homer City
Steve Rash
Ernest Mollie Levitz
Peeeen Essences
Clold Altman
Rochester Mills
Louise Hews
Rochester Mille
James Ll. Winebark
Rochester
Milla
Leola Grace Lowmaster
Rowsiter
Raymond Tunstall
Emma McCabe
Dilltown
Frank L. Bucko
Ford City
Kathryn M. McCarthy
Dixonville
Andrew Macuga
Anna Sarnosky
Personal News Roundup From Indiana Area
Local notes list visits, travels, and health updates among area residents. Several Indiana locals and friends are mentioned visiting towns like Pittsburgh and Johnstown, with some heading to Florida for the winter. A nurse, families, and professionals are cited alongside a dozen names and small movements.
Have You Paid for Your Christmas Seals
Indiana County tuberculosis society urges prompt response to Christmas Seals to boost health funding. A second reminder card will be sent, promoting continued tuberculin testing for county children with consent, followed by chest X rays for positives. Brookside Health Camp site moved from Hellwood. next meeting March 10.
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Indiana County ‘Tuberculosis Society
Indiana
Brookside Health Camp
Sheryl L. Seanor
Harold C. Williams
R. W. Beamer
John W. Warner
Hellwood
Mr. Seanor
BE. M. Sanders
Audley Mabon
George Lindsay
J. E. Giffen
Plumville
Mark Barkwell
Commodore
Doctor A L Patrick Named State Soil Erosion Co ordinator
Dr A L Patrick head of soil conservation in the country is appointed acting state co ordinator of soil erosion work in Pennsylvania with headquarters at Williamsport H H Bennett chief of the service announced Patrick will also serve as regional conservator for New York Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia Delaware New Jersey and the New England states John A Brenneman becomes manager of the Crooked Creek project covering 135000 acres in Indiana and Armstrong counties with headquarters at Indiana Patrick directed to correlate conservation efforts across northeastern states and related regions
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John A. Brenneman
Crooked Creek
Indiana
Armstrong C
A.L. Patrick
Pennsylvania
H. H. Bennett
Williamsport
Dr. Patrick
Armstrong Counties
Patrick
New York
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
New England
County Poultrymen Plan New York Marketing Tour
County poultrymen announce a two day excursion from Altoona to New York City departing February 3 at 7 00 PM. The trip visits New York and Newark markets with a nightseeing tour and prominent city sights. Estimated total cost not to exceed 15 00, including car fare hotel meals and bun fare. Interested parties should contact County Agent J W Warner for details and to enroll.
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Vialt
New York
New York City
Altoona
Newark
Ylslta
BOON
J. W. Warner
President Ball Planned at State Armory for Charity
A President's Ball will be held Thursday evening January 30 at the State Armory Pharsday Evening. Local committees form to complete arrangements with seventy percent of proceeds to crippled children work and thirty percent to the national committee aiding infantile paralysis efforts.
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State Armory
Dan
Indiana High School Plant New Technical Building Bids
A special Indiana Board of Education meeting on Monday Jan 20 awarded bids for a new technical building at the Indiana High School plant. Meane Brothers bid 9474 for general work, Bee Brothers 10068, Starford Lumber 8968, heating and ventilation 1573 and plumbing 457 by A T Taylor & Son. Government award of 4900 for labor included. Resignation of KH I Creps Esq accepted. James W Mack junior elected to unexpired term and one year at 100 vetainer. Dr Charles H Roe elected delegate to State School Directors convention with Raymond F Smith as alternate.
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Indiana Board of Education
Indiana High School
Meane Brothers
Waller
Bee Brothers
Cherry Tree
Starford Lumber Company
Starford
A. T. Taylor & Son
Indiana School District
KH. I. Creps
Indiana County
James W. Mack
Judge Creps
Mack
Charles H. Roe
Harrisburg
Raymond F. Smith
County PTA Meeting at Teachers College Monday
Indiana County Council of the Pennsylvania State Congress of Parents and Teachers convenes in the auditorium at Indiana State Teachers College Monday January 20 at 9 30 for an all day school of instruction. Mrs C B Roe national field worker will lead sessions on PTA work with group singing greetings announcements duties of officers recreation parliamentary drill and council publications and entertainment including a luncheon in the college dining room.
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Roe
Washington, D.C
National Field Worker
School of
Indiana County Council
Pennsylvania State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Indiana State Teachers College
Counies
School of Instruction
C. BE. Roe
Teen Driver Charged In Fatal Indiana Road Crash
Torrence Simpson, 16, of Grafton near Blacklick, is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a New Year’s Day crash on the Indiana Blairsville road that killed John Hill, 20, of Salina, and injured a 14 year old girl, Foski, near Blacklick. Simpson was freed on $1,000 bail pending a hearing.
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Torrence Simpson
Grafton
Torrance Simpson
Blacklick
B. W. McClusky
John KE. Hill
Salina
Simpson
Indiana
Blairaville
Hil
Wthel Foski
Blairsville Man Ends Life After Wifes Death
Dominick Bertolini aged 50 of Blairsville died in an Indiana hospital from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He had recently mourned his wife who died five years earlier and had threatened suicide. He shot himself in the head at home after waking in the morning and was unconscious on arrival at the hospital. He previously lived in Heshbon. He is survived by two sons. A separate item notes a barn fire in South Mahoning township owned by Joseph Adamson, with losses covered by South Bend Mutual insurers.
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South Mahoning
Joseph Adamson
South Mahoning Township
South Bend Mutual Co
Reading between Progress and Post Gasette readers
A compact item notes an amount of $5.60 listed to readers of The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It references a payment or charge associated with R. D. in a brief transmittal style notice.
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The
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post Gasette
R. D
Heart Attack Fatal to Indiana Resident
Lawrence Clement Hasinger of Indiana died of a heart attack found in his Wayne Avenue home. A lifelong resident, he bred and sold imported pheasants near Indiana at Whip-poor-will Camp and was active in nature and fruit growing. Funeral held at St. Bernard Church with burial at the church cemetery. his death followed losses in his family within four years.
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NASA
St. Bernard Roman Catholic
Walher James Brady
Church
Lawrence Clement Hasinger
Indiana
Wayne Avenue
Elmer W. Flowers
Hasinger
Etta Hamblen
Malinda Hamblen
Indiana Normal School
C. W. Tuck
Homer City
Tuck
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Box
Paul B. Hasinger
Elmer Flowers
Town
J. W. Lyon
San Francisco
Calif
Funeral for Mrs Kunkle Held at Creekside Church
Mrs Maurice Kunkle aged 20 of Creekside died Friday in Indiana hospital from childbirth complications. Funeral at Robin syon Funeral Home then interment at Plumcresk cemetery. She was daughter of James Bethel, lifelong Creekside resident, member of Creekside Presbyterian Church, pastor Rev John Boston presided. Survived by husband and children Marie Helen Joan Maurice Jr all at home. Father Homer Cusie of Johnstown also survived. (Continued on Page Five)
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Robinsyon
North Seventh Street
Plumcresk
Maurice Kunkle
Creekside
Indiana Hospital
James Bethel
Creekside Presbyterian Church
John Boston
Marie
Helen
Joan
Maurice, Jr
Fathler
Kunkle
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Ppichehs
Creek
Barr Mine
Cherryhill
Barr
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
John Andresik
Creps
Hallie Paterson
West Lebanon
W. P. Kline
South Elevanth Street
George Stanford
South Eleventh Street
James Stuchell
Bert Orr
Kear Creekalde
L. Mepshesh
Jane Burgle
Apollo High
Oak Street
J. Glenn Weaver
Johnstown
S. B. Allen
C. A. Buchanan
Tampa
Florida
John B. Sexton
Jennie Sexton
Locust Street
Overland
Orlando
Steele G. Hartman
Alex Hartman
Wooster
O. Harvey Widdowson
F. G. Haer
H. E. Bence
Hart Philippi
Marion Center
Lakeland
Sara S. Bell
Braddock
Harry Jamison
Jamison
J. L. Little
Board of Auditors
Conemaugh Township
Samuel Earhart
Israel Fleming
Waterstreet
Stanley
J. N. Langham
Roy Maloney
St. Petersburg
Margaret Papson
Langham
Kissinger
Paul
Progress
John Vinton
East Oak Street
Foros Angeles
Condran Ig
Edgewater Steel Company
John M.thompson
A. L.patrick
Soul Erosion Service
Indian High School
Board of Eincation
PP. T. A
Teachers College
Lawrence C. Hasinger
Wayne
Resi
Dent
Homer
Cushe
Cusie
Wilson Casle
Bethlehem
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