County Residents Warned on Highway Death Traps
S Edward Gable, president of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation, urged county motor clubs in Harrisburg to push a 1936 safety program. He cited 60,000 accidents in 1935 with 1,887 deaths and 45,398 injuries, urging removal of death traps, better police, and driver education to curb reckless driving and inadequate enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Edward Gable
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Motor Club
Harrisburg
P. M.F
Gable
Pennsylvania
Theatres Feature Dangerous and Monte Carlo Films
Waungerous reveals Bette Davis in Dangerous at The Talz Theatre, with hairdresser Dotha Carlson reshaping Davis’s hair for a grittier look. The Ritz screens The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo on Wednesday and Thursday, plus Lily Pons in I Dream Too Much Friday. Capta in Blood stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland Monday at the Ritz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotha Carlson
Bette Davis
Warner Bros
Tdlz
Bette
Miss Davis
Franchot Tane
Monte Carlo
Ronald Coleman
Joan Bennett
Ritz Theatre
Lily Pons
Miss Pons
Metropolitan Opera
Jerome Kern
Henry Fonda
Hollywood
Find
Rafael Sabatini
Captain Blood
Cosmopolitac Productions
England
Port Royal
West Indies
Errol Flynn
London
Olivia de Havilland
Ronald Colman
Wealth Clue in Housewife’s Secret Bank Books
Clarence inherits a life of quiet privilege until a wife’s secret finances reveal a hidden fortune amassed through years of careful savings. The tale follows the couple’s drift from marriage to distant estrangement as bank ledgers disclose two accounts and a legacy that ends his moral decline and social ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wayne
Clarence
Europe
Wayne
Dangerous With Betta Davis and Franchot Tone at P R O G R A
A two day program on Wednesday and Thursday January 2 30 features Betta Davis and Franchot Tone in a dangerous drama sequence. The event showcases period storytelling with suspense and strong performances by the stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betta Davis
Franchot Tone
State Safety Department Proposed to Prevent Accidents
A recommendation from the Feder ation years ago urged creation of a separate State Safety Department to study accident causes and provide remedies. The speaker argued for a full State Government branch with motor funds to fund safe major highways and adequate Highway Patrols, emphasizing prevention over after-the-fact investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Safety
Double Feature Era Shows From Jan to Feb
The cinema listings announce a series of two day engagements starting Wednesday January 29 and Thursday January 30 with The Calling of Dan Mathews starring Richard Arlen and Charlotte Wynters. On Monday and Tuesday February 3 and 4 Charlie Chan's Secret with Warner Oland screens. February 5 and 6 feature One Way Ticket with Lloyd Nolan and Peggy Conklin and In the Dark with Walter Abel and Margot Grahame. Friday and Saturday February 7 and 8 Soak the Rich with Mary Taylor and Walter Connolly and Lawless Riders starring Ken Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mathews
Richard Arlen
Charlotte Wynters
Lloyd Nolan
Peggy Conklin
Walter Abel
Margot Grahame
Mary Taylor
Walter Connolly
Ken Maynard
Willovine Jane Shaner dies at six days old near Vandergrift
Willovine Jane Shaner aged six days, daughter of Dale and Lela McCurdy Shaner, near Vandergrift, died Friday at 3 30 PM after a brief critical illness. Survived by parents and brothers Robert and Clifford. Funeral Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev W F Pfeifer of Leechburg Flat Lutheran church. Interment in Apollo cemetery. Public sale notices appear in The Prograss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willovine
Jane Shaner
Dale
Lela
McCurdy
Shaner
Vandergrift
Robert
Clifford Shaner
W. F. Pfeifer
Leechburg
B&O Launches Free Door-to-Door Pickup Service
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will start a free door-to-door pick-up and delivery service for less than carload freight on April 1 at principal stations. No distance limit, nationwide origin-destination. Shippers providing own drayage get five cents per hundredweight credit. agent handles pickup and transport to origin station at no extra charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States
Forty eight traverse jurors listed for March term
A long roster of jurors is named for the Third Monday of March including Charles Freyer N Mahoning B L Good White 2 Griffith 0 B W Mahoning and numerous others from Indiana Armstrong Conemaugh and Green counties with many entries showing names and districts such as Blairsville, Homer City, Conemaugh, West Wheatfield and Rayne. The list covers residents across multiple townships and includes a note on the grand list of jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freyer
Charles
N. Mahoning
Good
B. L
White
Griffith
W. Mahoning
Graham
Alex
Armstrong
Gould
James
Saltshore Glansford
Indiana
Gibson
Jay
Cherryhill
Howard
J. A
Irvin
Mahoning
Jeffries
Grant Kerr
Esale
Leopold
Mrs
Alice
Marion Center Lichtenfels
Mra
Lydia C
West Wheatfield
Long
Mre
Hdna
Clymer
Lutz
Victor
McHenry
Belle
Creekside
McFarland
W. C
Canoe
McCoy
D. S
Green
Nesbit
R. N
Conemaugh
Nichol
Dorothy
Neal
J. J
N. Mahoning Ortner
John
Rombaugh
Blairsville
Donahue
Sara
Rayne
Dickey
G. W
P. O
Center
Hibell
M. L
Banks
Elkin
Lucy E
Buffington
Fields
H. B
Graff
Paul
Harris
Miss Elizabeth
Weat
Wheatfield
Harbridge
Jesse
Grant
Johnston
R. S
Thompson
Roxie
van Duser
Maine
Yancy
George
Brushvalley
Elders Ridge Sunday events and local notes
Elders Ridge activities list Sunday school at 10 and church at 11 with events later in the day. Local residents, visits, and callers are noted from Lucerne to Homer City. An Elders Ridge high school basketball game vs Avonmore is listed for Friday on their floor. Auction set for 60 head of horses and mules near Freeport, Pa on Saturday February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude KK. Houck
Gertrude KK
E. C. Crepa
W. Haul Long
Grebs
IL FH
Koozer
Sherif's Office
Indiana
Elders Ridge
Carl Rosensteel
Elmer Painter
Indiana Hospital
Abe Phillips
William Anderson
Lucerne
Walter Ewing
Donald
Saltsburg
Margaret
Kathryn ‘Phillips
T. K. George
Homer City
Annabel
Foster Smock
Eleanor Ruth McGinley
Lewisville
Avonmore High School
Freeport
Frepport
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Indiana Progress
Indiana Post Office
Albert
Moorhead
A. Ralph Moorhead
Tenawey Bell
Waungerous
Lionel Atwil
Basil Rathbone
Ross Alexander
Guy Kklbee
Henry Stephenson
Robert Jarrat
Hobart Clavanaugh
David Torrence
J. Carroll Naish
James II of
Peter Blood
Riffraff
Jean Harlow
Spencer Tracy
The
Ritz Theatre Management
Palmer Comtessal
Progress
Pittsburgh Post
Gasette
R. D
Olivia DeHaviland
Indiana Theatre
Everett Horton
Peggy
Conklin
Warner Oland
Prograss
Banks Township
Dariny
Clark Mckee
Zoo We Warmery
Mipombulel
Tanuary
Seeeed
H.R
ORWIN
Jas. A. Huey
Sea Aae
Engers
Wissesees Eees Eee Ag
Zoe
Iarmery
COX
Uys
H. RB
J. L, Long
Walter Sherwin
Ste * Auditors
Indiana County
Sardes
Farmbus Bank & Trust Company OF
Orphans’ Court of
Seventh Street
Sald
Charles Whamdr
Parmers Bank & Trust Company OF Indiana, FA
James W. Mack
James N. Mouck
Gertrude K. Houck
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Jame Arthur Hosli Nisewonger
Mary Margaret
Nicewonger
Tndiana County
Commonwealth of
Kennaylvania
Mary Margaret Nicewonger
Margaret Nicewonger
Mi Jeawong
Ake Rai Court
Jas.w
J. Arthur Robinson Funeral Home
Order OF the Golden Rule
District Court of the United States
Clyde Woodward
Infana County
Q R. Clerk
Delos D. Grow
Troom 400
Savings & Trust Building
L. M. Peevor
Oream
Pittsburgh
Inediana Dairy Co
Aes
Mork Oth
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