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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1936

Page

6

Local Social Notes From Punxsutawney and Dayton

LOOP B Barrett made business calls in Indiana last week. Mrs Dwight Gahagan is in Punxsutawney hospital after an operation on Saturday. Richard Harhart and family and Duff Hikin and Dick were callers at Dayton on Friday. Mrs A M Barrett and daughters Jane and Isobel shopped in Indiana Saturday. Mrs E B Gallagher and Wm Kroh have been ill, Fred Barnett shopped in Punxsutawney Saturday. He witnessed the Dayton basketball game that evening. John Hikin and sons are digging coal on the H M McConnell farm. Elmer Powell of Dayton called Friday and was accompanied home by Dwight Gahagan’s three daughters. Mrs Cyrus Barrett fell recently and injured her knee, but is improving. Clark Kerr and wife were callers in Punxsutawney late in the week.

Loop B. Barrett Indiana Dwight Gahagan Punxsutawney Hospital Richard Harhart Familly Duff Hikin Dayton A. M. Barrett Jane Isobel E. B. Gallagher Wm. Kroh Fred Barnett John Hikin H. M. McConnell Elmer Powell Cyrus Barrett Clark Kerr Punxsutawney J. B Park George Edward Merlin Meade Fisher Ethel Harman A. C. Marshall Brice Peterman J. B. Park Roy Orr Francis Park Ruby Brown William Park J. HE. Park Byron Brown I. N. Frick Glenn Jewart Allen McFarland McFarland John McFarland Near Willet Curtis Cooper Elderton Josiah Fisher Mis Frances Park Josiah Flaher Mae J. B. Blygtone Bert Faikman Charles Adamson Alk Het Glenn Blystone Vandergrifft Blystone Reid Carl Miller Vandercrift Myron Heartgh Carl Miler J. BR. Blystone Bryan Orr Jamea Bruchell

Murder in a Crime Novel Brings Real Confession

Inspector Warren reveals the detective game hinges on killers confessing, and Mort Landers’ Dyer family theory is challenged as Warren discloses they already hold a written confession from Mort’s own manuscript. The scene exposes crime fiction crossing into truth and public accountability.

Nsprotor Joh Warren Mort Mortimer Landera Warren Dyer Mort Landers Inspector Warren

Excess Heat Believed To Trigger Ice Ages Theory

A Royal Meteorological Society discussion in London proposed that higher ancient warmth rather than sun deficit sparked the Great Ice Age. Dr. G. Simpson’s idea links a slow solar temperature rise to increased ocean evaporation, heavy rains and snows, initiating interglacial and glacial cycles across about a million years.

Royal Meteorological Society London England G. ©. Simpson Detroit Vree Press Earth Ocean Arctic Antarctic Doctor Simpson

Insects Broadcast Their Presence Proves Unclear

Boring Insects were invited to broadcast their presence via microphones amplifiers and loudspeakers in suspected timbers by the Forestry Products Research board. The performances proved disappointing, almost inaudible to listeners, not due to moths but external noise. Even the death watch beetle could not be traced reliably by wireless sleuths.

Forestry Products Research Board Saya Pearson

Pepper and fan words traced to roots in literature

The text cites Prof. Priest Wheeler noting that modern slang such as pep and fan originate as shortened forms of pepper and fanatic. It also mentions Gumaur as a corrupted form of the dull word grauwar, illustrating how terms in novels and filing have strained meanings and altered connotations.

Priest Wheeler Pearson’s Weekly

Local residents share visits amid heavy snow in Indiana area

Mrs. Kenneth Marshall returns home from an Indiana hospital. Numerous guests from Indiana visit the Marshall and Park families. Multiple calls and social visits noted among the Frick, Harman, Blystone, Park, Peterman, and Fisher households. A severe snowstorm disrupts travel. James Bruchell suffers knee and arm injuries after a fall.

Female oysters show body fat trends similar to humans

Scientists note that female oysters tend to be fatter than males, a pattern seen even in simple life forms. The observation mirrors human female body curves, suggesting biological factors drive fat distribution across species.

The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to R. D. readers

The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to R. D. readers, five dollars sixty cents, details unclear.

The Progress and Pittsburgh Post- Gazette R. D

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