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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
5
A playful verse depicts a "microbusy" foe army invading and fortifying positions. It urges vigilance against microbial threats, urging guard duty at coastlines, strategic stations, and at the plate to keep vitality high and thwart the advancing forces.
Obituary notes Mrs Margaret Widdowson of Penn Run dies at home January 14 1917 aged 50. Survived by husband Clark B Widdowson and children Mary Sule Ada William plus brothers and sisters including Mrs D N Yarhol Dixonville Mrs D J Pollock Yo icester Mills Frank Hess Dixonville Melbourne Hess Pari Grant Mess Chicago. Funeral at Penn Run Church of the Brethren. Local notices recount social events and entertainments including Rebekahs banquet and dances, pie socials at Greps and Myers schools, a Parkwood Schoolhouse musical event. Also reports Kip Socthuis, Veterans camp election, clerk and carrier exam, barn fire at Starford, positive travel notes from Marion Center resident in Orlando Merida, and plans to relocate to New Jersey.
Mr and Mrs D W Simpson Mr and Mrs Alex Simpson and Mr and Mrs R N Ray all of town are in Freeport today attending the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs John Isenberg former residents of this county Mrs Isenberg was the oldest daughter of the late Alexander Kinghorn of White township and sister of Rural Mail Carrier Al Kinghorn and Mrs D W Simpson of town Receivers for Penn Enamel Co James L Jack and D R Tom have been appointed receivers to take charge of the plant in Indiana with plans for future affairs to be developed and receivers discharged when mature Help Wanted in Good Work The Western Pennsylvania Humane Society No 709 Forbes St Pittsburg seeks a voluntary agent in every community to extend protection to children aged persons and animals Send for particulars of commission terms.
William A. Johnston, 82, a Pennsylvanian from Columus Ohio, today fathered his twenty second child. He has nine children with his first wife and six with his second. the newborn mother is 44. Also notes a subscription deadline for The Progress and Pittsburgh Gazette Times at the low rate, urging immediate orders before February 1.
A pleasant surprise party for Margaret Fritz was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fritz in Center township. Guests enjoyed games, music, and refreshments including Clarerice Cumming, George Stineman, Blair Clawson, Misses Ovedorf, Edmingon, Lockhart, Risinger, Phillips, Stineman, Pilkington, Hileman, Cunningham, Velvet, Fritz, Sam Steppe, Carl Woosler, Walter and Alex Farris, Roy Horning, Royden Clawson, Alfred Phillips, John Tisinger, Harry Lockhart, Louis Axe, William Phillips, and Ernest Jones.
Public sales describe auctions at the farm of the late B C Clawson near Homer City and at the residence of Mrs Peter Houck near Clymer. Items include livestock three horses two milch cows farm machinery vehicles harness hay straw and household goods plus an executor’s sale and a rural mail carrier examination to be held February 10 at Indiana and Blairsville post offices.
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