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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1934
Page
4
Penn State Extension specialist L Moffitt, an authority on farm management, will visit Indiana county January 25 and 26 with meetings at Brushvalley Community hall, Hiders Ridge vocational school, and Parkwood school house. County Agent Warner to discuss Lind Bank Production Credit Loans for seed, fertilizer and livestock. ladies invited. sessions welcome questions.
County Agent Warner plans March cheese making demos after a Clarion county session showed 10 pounds of cheese from 70 pounds of 4 percent milk. Milk worth 98 cents yielded 20 cents per pound cheese. costs for rennet and cloth were 13 cents. Home equipment sufficed, and a copper wash boiler plus press produced end products in under five hours.
At the annual Tu alana County Medical Society meeting held at Indiana Country Club on Thursday evening, Blairsville physician Dr. William L. Benz was elected president. Officers named include Dr. C Paul Reed Indiana first vice president Dr. E M Bushnell Blacklick second vice president Dr N A Shick Indiana secretary Dr C O BH Rink Indiana treasurer Dr W L Whitten Indiana editor of the Medical Society Bulletin Dr W D Gates Indiana censor and Dr M M Davis Indiana c/.iatriet censor. Guest speaker was Dr William Stuart Wheeling chief surgeon Windber hospital who spoke on Medical Ethics Including Hospital Management and Nursing. Members of the Indiana hospital board and staff plus physicians from Punxsutawney and Windber attended.
At the Indiana County Tax Justice League meeting in the Court House on Saturday B M Thompson of near Home and Clyde M Bell of South Mahoning township were nominated for president along with nominees for other offices. The election will occur at the league’s next regular meeting.
Broiler market trends show seasonal rises January to March with declines into summer. Plan a hardy flower garden and select reliable plant materials. Favor disease free seed potatoes, prepare soil with one third to one half organic matter, and maintain an efficient laying flock for high egg output and market prices.
Armstrong Grange No 1645 will meet at the Parkwood school house Wednesday evening January 24 at 7 30. The program features orchestra music readings a relic exhibit and talks by Mrs B E B Fouts Mrs R A Fouts Gaynelle Weiss Mary Anderson Hallie Patterson May Grey John Smith and W S Brown. An extemp class and a second orchestra number close the evening. Friday January 26 at 7 30 Prof Moffitt of State College speaks on Farm Management at the same venue. Everyone invited.
The mid winter convention of District No 4 of the Indiana County Sabbath School Association meets at Pine Flats Baptist church. Sessions begin 10:00 AM with afternoon at 1:30 PM and evening meal. Program includes devotions, addresses, music, discussions on liquor, parent training, home department, adult work, and quests of inner self and God. Coffee, basket dinner and supper served. Oda Fellows hall hosts meals.
Elderton hosts a minstrel show at the new high school Thursday January 18 starting at 8 00 pm. Local talent from Elderton presents wholesome entertainment with a quartet singing old southern melodies and a Peoples Natural Gas Company cast. Admission is 26 cents for adults and 10 cents for children under 12.
More than 900 residents sent remittances or returned seals to county Christmas Seal headquarters since Christmas Day, boosting receipts by over $490 to reach 1710.46 to date. Sale of seals and Health Bonds ended December 26, with follow-up work to begin. funds are needed to support a full year program and reach the $2000 goal.
Gilbert C. Wolfenden Civil Works Administrator of Indiana County spoke to Rotary Club members on CWA activities in the county. Quy G. Kahable told Kiwanis about local coal deposits and assured them there is enough fuel to keep homes warm for at least a century.
A brief exchange shows one person asking if the other drinks their friend to gauge generosity or nosiness. The friend questions the motive behind the inquiry, highlighting social curiosity.
Norrisburg reports that many residents pursuing May primary candidacies are asking the Department of State election bureau for copies of petitions. Signatures may be gathered starting February 14 with petitions ready for distribution around February 1. Elphick and Stable jokes follow about a rooster tampoed on a foot and a barber banter with a customer over facial work.
A Kansas City Star inspired piece argues the modern orchestra originates from primitive bow and arrow sounds. It traces the violin from hunter’s bow and the flute from wind across a reed, noting long evolution from string quartet to the contemporary ensemble.
An author in the Detroit Free Press notes the unique appeal of coon hunting, highlighting the clannish culture among hunters and the central role of the dog. The sport centers on a prolonged night chase, with the dog’s keener nose driving the thrill and economy supporting dogs rather than pelts.
Natural Ice Caves According to Hellprin’s Geology notes more than a hundred caves exist in temperate regions of Europe and North America. Among the finest are the Dobsehau cave in northern Hungary and the Kolowrat cave near Salzburg. The Coudersport, Pa. cave is the best known in the United States with other examples in Iowa, South Dakota and Michigan. Some caves may serve as subterranean dwellings.
Teazel, a curious crop in Rogland and Europe, is used to raise nap on fine cloth and blankets. The plant’s flower heads are prickly with long straight bristles. Cultivation spans centuries, mainly in Somerset and Gloucestershire, and historic journeys to Yorkshire mills were long and perilous due to highwaymen.
The knives used today descend from daggers and hunting knives used centuries ago for food. fingers served as forks in ancient times. Tudor fashion with large ruffles later made it hard to reach the mouth, prompting the substitution of forks for the crude finger tool.
Read: Moore Edwin Moore of Mineral Point wed Ada Ruth Mobley of Johnstown on January 11 with Dr J A McCamey officiating. Also Herbert Roadamel and Flornell Hall Alter wed January 8 with Rev Roger Charnock presiding. Jesse Chester Palmer Jr and Arminta Cochran wed in Punxsutawney. William Wesley Palmer wed Mary Evelyn Bryan at Blacklick. Daniel Floyd Davis of Cherry Tree wed Sylva Gay Boring at Garman Pa with Rev W B Exline.
Johan Pangallo a shoemaker from Indiana and Blaine Geither of Mc Kees Rocks were married January 12 by Justice of the Peace J D Hill at his office in the Hatrick building.
Marion Center Post No. 631 of the American Legion surrendered its charter and members will affiliate with Indiana Post No. 141. Plans have been completed to welcome the new members on Friday evening February 2 in Memorial Hall at the local post’s newly decorated quarters.
Dr. Charles R. Foster president of the Indiana State Teachers College spoke to the New Century Club in the W C T U hall about his summer visit to the Soviet Union. He described a dictatorship that emphasizes production and the erasure of home life and religion, noting seven day workweeks and the push to rid Sundays. Education gains, literacy rising from 10 to 90 percent by 1938, were highlighted amid suppression of religion. Vocal and violin numbers accompanied the talk and the program honored chairwoman Mrs. Christy on her birthday.
A famed author asked for another story ending than Finis and received a picture of a tiny naked baby on ice, with the caption My tale 4g told. Infrared rays are aiding photography in Venna despite hazy atmospherics. Agriculture researchers announce a sugar beet variety claimed to resist curly top disease. A gradual land subsidence near Humigua village in Western Honduras is reported.
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