Liquor license hearings dominate Indiana court session
The Indiana County license court heard most applications on Monday with three requests postponed due to impassable roads. Remonstrances were filed against eight applicants including Clymer Hotel and Hotel Neeley, while several hotels faced signatory opposition. Notable figures include W A Swift of Creekside and John O’Hare of Homer City amid strong steel and farming community sentiment on liquor sales during wartime. Two farms in Montgomery County were revealed as owned by J M Winsheimer, and news of Lester Kinter’s son arriving in France for the war effort was shared with Latrobe residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Dwyer
Clymer
W. F. Neeley
Neeley
W. A. Swift
Creekside
Indiana Brewing Company
Chas. Nollenbergard
Central Hotel
Indiana
H. €. Replogle
Hotel
John O'Hare
Commercial Hotel
Homer City
Edward Dwyer
Clymer Hotel
Grant Snyder
Snyder
Glen Campbell
J. &. Cher
Eust
Montgomery County
J. M. Winsheimer
W. T. Myers
Olive
My. Winsheimer
Real estate transfers and brick company rename headline
Real estate transfers list multiple consignments Across Tadlansa County including Grumbling in Cherryhill Campbell in Homer City Gilmore in Blairsville and Kettering in Conemaugh. The Clymer Brick and Fire Clay Co becomes Hiram Swank's Sons with Johnstown offices and planned plant upgrades amid weather delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadlansa
Aunice G. Grumbling
Cherryhill
Manor Real Estate Trust Co
Joseph J. Campbell
Homer City
B. FP
Harris
Jennie E. Gilmore
Blairsville
B. B. Kettering
James G. Shields
Conemaugh
B. M. Clark
Beasie Urey
Roy FR. Kinter
Clymer
United Ming Workers of America
Lottie A. Till
Fourth Ward
Indiana
Charles W. Books
J. W. Comer
Center
John M
Clymer Brick and Fire Clay Co
Hiram Swanks Sons
Hiram Swank’s Sons
Johnstown
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Murray J. Thompson
Irvona
Clearfield
Brothers Arrested On A Charge Of Murder
Jacob Saladay aged 20 and his brother Henry Martin Saladay aged 23 were arrested at Du Bois by the Indiana state police on a murder charge involving Charles Schige near Shamokin Pa as he returned from work. They were brought to town the next day. Detective Gill and Constable McNutt took them home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuBois
Jacob Saladay
Henry Martin Saladay
Indiana
Charles Schige
Shamokin
Joseph Gill
Albert McNutt
Blizzard Paralyzes Indiana Travel and Mail Service
A severe blizzard cripples Indiana on Monday canceling trains, trolleys, and mail delivery amid drifting snow ten to twelve feet. Power shortages slow locomotives and rural carriers cannot leave town as the storm marks the worst winter in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Blairsville
Indiana Couple Wed in Philadelphia in December
Announcement from Indiana reports the December 26 Philadelphia wedding of David M. Caldwell of Indiana and Ida May Fair of Toledo. They left for Los Angeles to reside until spring, Caldwell a former Indiana clothing merchant and Guardsman now Windber purchasing field agent for Tierwind White Coal, Ida May Fair a Toledo stenographer. They plan to settle in Windber next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Philadelphia
David M. Caldwell
Ida May Fair
Toledo
Los Angeles
Cal
My. Caldwell
Windber
Tierwind White Coal Company
National Union Insurance Company
Caldwell
Bride
Deaths and funerals of local residents in Indiana and Camp Johnston
Elmer T. Conrath son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Conrath died after a three day illness from spinal meningitis in Jacksonville Florida while serving with Machine Gun Company No 1 Camp Johnston He was 24 or 25 He received a full military funeral in Jacksonville and his remains were sent home for burial in Greenwood cemetery The funeral service was led by Rev Dr B W Hutchison and pallbearers were his classmates Also noted is the death of Mrs Marion Tyger widow of A B Tyger of Canoe township Funeral notices list pie socials at Creps school Rayne township Lowry school White township and Mahoning Baptist church with proceeds to aid church remodeling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer T. Conrath
Harry M. Conrath
Jacksonville
Florida
Camp Joseph BK. Johnston
Cunningham
Camp Johnston
Indiana
Clyde Work
Derry
Millie Conrath
Dayton
Byron D. Conrath
Youngstown
Harry Ll
Brady Conrath
R. C. Doty
Rochester Mills
Wendell
Hugh Henderson
Vandersrift
BE. C. Buechholt
South Seventh Street
Pittsburg
W. 8. Hartsock
City
Mme
Alma Gluck
Barney Martin
Cooperstown
N. Dak
Tarney
Paul Mack
Camp Lee
Civil Engineering Corps
Ross’ H. Ankney
B. K. Ankeny
White Township
Louis Dates
Fla
The
Bon Ton
Charles le Vine
Motor Truck Corps
Santa Camp
Spelling Bee and Pie Social Set for McCreight Schoolhouse
A spelling bee and pie social will be held at the McCreight schoolhouse in Armstrong township on Friday evening. All invited. ladies asked to bring pies and old-time spellers urged to get into condition for the contest. Eleanor Tuck of Homer City leaves for Washington, D. C. to take a government stenographer position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreight
Armstrong Township
Eleanor Tuck
Homer City
Washington, D. C
Hle
Personal Brevet Bits From Brushvalley and Nearby
Indiana visitors frequent Brushvalley and nearby towns as residents travel for family and military duties. Walter Wrick recently received a first lieutenant promotion at Camp Meade while Paul Mack and Ross Ankney report training at Camp Lee. Others, including Mme Alma Gluck’s recital in Pittsburgh and local residents visiting relatives in Indiana, appear in this lively locals notes roundup.
Brown's Shoe Shop Enlarging Quarters on Philadelphia Street
Brown's Shoe Shop on Philadelphia Street west of Seventh Street is expanding to nearly double its space. The basement will be finished for footwear display and sale with a broad front stairway, and a new addition will house rubbers and specials for all ages. George Lanich oversees the improvements as longtime manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Philadelphia Street
Seventh Street
George Lanich
Brown Boat Shop
Arrest Alleged Pickpockets Detained in County Jail
Four men from Pittsburg, Youngstown, Chicago, and Cleveland are held in the county jail on pickpocket charges after being arrested on a Saltsburg train by Captain Baumgardner. A pocketbook containing 180 dollars was recovered when one suspect discarded it. Investigators believe the quartet spans Saltsburg territory thefts from weeks past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltsburg
Arve
Brady
Pittsburg
Frank Sherman
Youngstown
James Boland
Chicago
James Ryan
Cleveland
C. W. Baumgardner
Old and True Friends
J C Long of lawn renewed his Progress subscription for the 42d year. Long first enrolled as a subscriber in 1873 and has visited his home regularly since then. Duster Mines Man Arrested Pete Kowolczek of Foster Mines was arrested on a charge of being a suspicious person by Sheriff H A Boggs on Saturday and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Office
J.C. Long
Lawn
Duster Mines
Pete Kowolczek
Foster Mines
H. A. Boggs
Local Notes and Visits Across Indiana Town
Blacklick Miss Jana Snoderald arrives from Weilen West Virginia to visit Rev. George Guthrig. Henry Dixon visits Baltsburg, Attorney William Linton of Philadelphia arrives for a weekend with his mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Hagerman. Many locals attend funerals, see friends, and report town events. Red Cross sewing, piano installation, and Y M C A pledge drive are noted. Deep snow disrupts rail service and shopping hours adjust due to wartime restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. DH. Johnston
Cress
PLR
Alfred Cunningham
Mitl
Nis
Marshall Foundry
J. M. Raleigh
George Irwin
D. Craig
Oliver Dissinger
Thompson
Blairsville
Henrietta Dixon
Baltsburg
William Linton
Philadelphia
Mary Hagerman
Adam Dunmire
Indiana
John C.'‘Rager
McFeaters
Blanche Teckner
J. J. Spackman
Curwensville
Charlie Ferguson
New York City
W. G. Smith
Smoky City
Corinne Johnson
Bolivar
Red Cross
Donahey
R. O. Trexler
Larobe
Frank Hildebrand
Nial Rook
Herbert Sterner
Camp Lee
Civic and
Wirtheth Stoneback
P. Krinports
Wvinothwait
Johnstown
Momdass
Oper
Smileage Books to Aid Soldiers Entertainment Fund
A plan to sell Smileage Books to fund soldier entertainment in camps was announced. Each book contains coupons for admission to shows at camp theaters and other venues, with prices ranging from ten cents to five dollars for bundles. Proceeds help bring Broadway and vaudeville quality programs to National Guard and Army camps, with relatives at home able to send books to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Military Entertainment Council
Secretary of War
War Department Commission
United States
National Guard
National Army
Atlantic
Chautauqua Managers’ Association
Tia Council
Armel
Bari
Oug Koldier
Weddings of a Week Bring Several Matrimony Notices
Weddings of a Week report multiple marriages at Lutheran church places with names like White Baleritiar Pronk White and Miks Wlyiva J Makinin. Other entries mention families at Qu Bois and town parsonage. Ailing figures include Prof and Mrs G O Campbell waiting beside their daughter Chadys after an appendectomy and a medical update on a girl undergoing urgent surgery with improving but serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Baleritiar Pronk ~ White
Datneau
Ual Miks Wlyiva J. Makinin
West Mahoning
Pearkon- Ponti
Charles J. Pearson
Malls
Young Man Killed in Railroad Wreck Near Indiana
Charles Tyger, 22, of near Loram, was killed when a northbound freight collided with a caboose attached to an engine on a main track just north of Indiana. Two companions survived after leaping from the first engine. Tyger's body was burned and recovered hours later. his father walked eight miles through snow to Rochester Mills to reach the funeral. Interment followed at Fry Cemetery near Hoerlons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tyger
Mra
A. D. Tyger
Liorlona
Walfsle, Rochester
Pittsburg
Indiana
Tyger
Tyge
Tin
Rochester Mills
Fry
Hoerlons
Important U S Food Rulings For Pennsylvania Bakers
W A Guthrie, Indiana County Food Administrator, received federal food administration rulings ordering Pennsylvania licensed bakers to mix at least 3 percent other cereals with wheat flour, rising to 20 percent by February 24 and 26 percent at once where substitutes exist. Wholesalers may sell wheat flour with substitutes in a six to one ratio, and retailers must follow the same minimums. Consumers face limits on wheat flour purchases. Recognized substitutes include corn meal and flour, rye, oats, buckwheat, potato flour, soy, and other listed cereals. Hotels and public dining spots to observe wheatless days and meals on specified evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A.’ Guthrie
Indiana County
I Foward Fenny
Pennsylvania
Wilson
United States Food Administration
Notlon
Fundy
Tfelly
Ian
Boy Scouts Aid Uncle Sam Read Address to Promote Patriotism
Sixty one members of Indian Camp of the Boy Scouts received the government mail week. They will distribute copies of the President day address and seek 15 signatures to read and pass the address to others. Scouts pledge loyalty and will boost patriotic efforts in the community through government aid work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Boy Scouts
Pho
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Crookside
France
Lester Kinter
Rayne Township
Edward 0. Smith
Latrobe
Witth Ruginesse
15Th Engineers
Colores
20Th Engineers
Camp American University
Alexander Walker
Archibald Kinter
This County
Newstrom
Texas Camp
Perry Johnson
Fort Worth
Texas
J. M. Johnston
Grant Street
Filera
Vernon Tassel
Perry
First Presbyterian Church
Town
Jesse R. Zeigler
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church of
Kittanning
Pleasant Valley Club
Plumville
Lone Smiley
Moore
James Stuchell
Stugeles
Frank Marshall
C. M. Meliwen
Ura
W. J. Moore
False Creek
Laura A. Donahue
DuBois Frank Wille
Juneau Elgiva I Eakman
West Mahoning Two
Frank Myers
Hastings Jean Brotherg Westover
Ninth Street
Eliza. Lowry
North Ninth Street
Tsetana
Troutman Company
Aden
James Campbell
Walter
Kformpr
Marion Tyger
M. H. Hoffman
A. B. Tyger
Canoe Township
Hoffman
Taylorsville
Creps
Hi Rayne
Lowry School
Mahoning
Deyarminu
Brushvalley
W. Ls. Allison
T. A. Traberts
Keokuk, Low
W. A. Gatly
Elmer McQuiston
Kellysburg
D.N. Helelfinger
Walter Wrick
Camp Meale
Minapolis Junction
Ralph Templeton
New Egypt
N. J
Templeton
BROWN'S_SHOE SHOP
Robert Yost
Tennessee
United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Janet Kerr
Yoat
W. D. Gates
Jackson
Aurlough
Ife
Hin
South
Gates
Yor Phiulosephia
C.H. Kirk
Shelley
Wattlenburg
Misa
Ila
Age Kews
Granty
Jana Snoderald
Weilen
W. Va
Geo. Guthrig
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
Mra. BP. IL
Reinoch
Mesdaniel Baker
London
Jonn
Mahaffey
Clair Shepard
Rev. Wineberg
Getthig Din Boy &Couw
Movement
Ding
Phils 3
Ds Elfgille
Cherry Tre
Johnson
Romayne Sexton
DuBoix
Thomas Wagner
Mise Maude Fleckman
Weil
Eva G. Thompson
Trafford
Mary J. Lowry
Locust Street
Lowry
GO. A. Cimupbell
Wughter
Chadys
Mig Cane Hell
Gs Adend
Nornitl
Citas
Tortons
Deatie
Loolpit
Kres Mean
Tyee
U.S
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