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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1926
Page
1
A Baltimore Sun tale of a failing man set before a kind judge who grants three chances to succeed in business. Each year ends in bankruptcy as misfortune and betrayal dog him. When he blames his wife, the judge orders the executioner, ending the case on a moral note.
On a near Cleveland train a tall man berated porter over a missing bag while Billy Evans, noted umpire and sports writer, watched. Evans stepped in as the bully challenged him, and the man struck Evans with a quick open-hand cuff. Evans answered with a brief, swift punch that stopped the dispute.
Edwin Fairfax Naulty of New York, long a student of Earth's movements, predicts the Hawaiian Islands are rising from the sea. He foresees a reser tion forming a new landmass of 6,454 square miles becoming Japan-sized. The forecast would place American-ruled, enlarged Pacific land—over three times Kentucky—into cosmography history.
The Bear and Roald Amundsen s Maud are released from northern ice and head toward Nome after enduring peril in the Bering Sea and drift ice. Amundsen calls the escape fortune second only to the airmen rescued after Spitzbergen, while survivals of the sea voyages are praised.
An OCR fragment from the Kansas City Star recounts Not He Young Bearcat son of Gap Johnson of Trumpus Ridge coming home in a fit of shouting precociousness. The father replies in coarse slang, threatening to confront the teacher if mocked.
Visitor numbers to Yosemite National Park in California through August 1 reach 128,907, well above the 108,110 counted at the same point last year, indicating record or near record demand for touring the park. The uptick reflects growing interest in park recreation and scenic travel during the period.
A series of social visits and weekend gatherings around Patton area towns. Mins Wallace Cunningham of Billsburgh spent time with sister Helen Gunningham. Miss Mary Hata Ray of Salinburg visited grandmother Mrs. Mary Bell. Sam McAnulty of Patrohes visited his mother, and John Spires spent the weekend with his mother in Leechburg. Harvey Lear of Crafton came Saturday. Cleveland residents Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Murray visited W. O. Murray's parents. Scott and Frank Mack of Clyde and sister Floy Mack visited aunt Mrs. Della Hildebrand. Clyde Cameron and family were in Indiana. Mildred DeLancey returned home after week with her sister in Patton. Miss Margaret Turner was a Pittsburgh visitor. Miss Elizabeth Archibald is convalescing after illness. Mrs. Cora Sandles, local teacher, is a patient at Allegheny hospital after appendicitis surgery. John A. Stokes and P. C. Walter attended the national auto show in New York last week. Berlin Empfield was a business caller in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rosensteel of Elders Ridge visited Mrs. Mary A. Calhoun en route to Harrisburg.
Saltsburg weekly round up covers Miss Della Leech hosting Pittsburgh friends, club events with the Saltsburg Music Club and Free Library Association, and sermons at the Methodist church. Reports on Masons banquet plans, church society meetings, and local visits from residents and visitors across nearby towns.
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