50 Markers Ordered for Indiana Streets
Borough Council approves fifty double align markers for principal streets including Philadelphia, North and South Ninth, South Seventh, North and South Sixth, and North Fourth streets. Planning board names Quince B. Jones borough engineer. Private gas station permit granted for Wayne avenue and Grant streets. New lights ordered for Clymer avenue Gompers alley Nixon Coulter alleys. Community Center June profit $120.36 on $315.33 income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Philadelphia Street
South Ninth Streets
South Seventh Street
South Sixth Streets
North Fourth Street
Murray Pounds, Jr
Pounds
Wayne Avenue
Grant Streets
Clymer Avenue
Gombers Alley
Gompers Alley
Seventh Street
Carpenter Avenue
Nixon and
Coulter
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Quince B. Jones
Thomas Pealer
Community Center
Brookside Health Camp Opens at Heilwood Tuesday
Brookside Health Camp opened in the Penn Mary Hospital building at Heilwood, sponsored by the Indiana County Tuberculosis Society and funded by Christmas seals. Twenty girls of school age will attend a four week session, followed by twenty boys. Miss Cecilia Goodell leads as camp director with local committee members from Indiana and Heilwood. Donations of groceries are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside
Indiana County Tuberculosis Society
Penn-Mary Hospital
Hellwood
Cecilia Goodell
Charles E. Russell
Ralph Bh, Forrester
BE. M. Sanders
Harold C. Williame
Indiana
George Lindsay
Heilwood
Fry Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
William M. Fry of East Wheatfield township announces his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for county commissioner. Also reported: dog licenses issued for 1935 totaled 8,430 by County Treasurer C. C. McLain, slightly above 1934. Gilbert Wolfenden Jr. suffers left knee injury from bicycle fall. Mrs. Donald Bowser of Plumville undergoes major operation at Indiana Hospital. home remedy suggests strong tea and soap water to remove vegetable stains from fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Fry
East Wheatfield
William M. Fry
East Wheatfield Township
C. C. McLain
Indiana
Gilbert Wolfenden, Jr
C. Gilbert Wolfanden
Mast Oak Street
Donald Bowser
Plumville
Donald 8. Bowser
Indiana Hospital
Flower meeting draws 100 plus to Blairsville hosts
More than 100 persons from several parts of Indiana County attended the ornamental horticulture meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodward Smith near Blairsville. County Agent Warner introduced Penn State extension specialist A. O. Rasmussen who spoke on landscaping with 75 slides. Rasmussen advised lawns be mowed infrequently in summer and mulched by leaving clippings, recommended 25 pounds of 4412-4 fertilizer per thousand square feet in spring, and noted school grounds projects he helped develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
A. Woodward Smith
Blairaville
Flower Garden Club
Elderton
Campbell’s Milla Park
Purchase Line Lower Club
Warner
A. O. Rasmussen
Penn State
Rasmussen
Raemussen
East Wheatfield Township
Armagh
Smith
Real Estate Transfers List with Multiple Parcels and Sums
A compilation of real estate transfers showing buyers and sellers, parcels located in Saltsburg Grant White Indiana Armstrong Montgomery Blacklick and Wheatfield townships, and Detroit with assorted prices from $1 to $4 400 including 76 acres and 160 acres transfers, reflecting minor sums and titles. Names include Frank Waddle Charles Fisher W. J Wilson Thomas Elmer Ellis Anna Marko John M Wagner Bart eck Gledeck Martha W Smith Kathryn Sutton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Waddle
John D. Weasel
Saltsburg
Charles E. Fisher
Sarah Elizabeth Lemmon
Grant Township
W. J.wilson
Trene Wilson
White Township
Thomas Elmer Ellis
Elmer Ellis
Indiana
Third Ward
Anna Marko
Mary Gaull
Clymer
John M. Wagner
Barteck Glodeck
John B. Reed
D. C. Weck
Blacklick
Charles H. Hildebrand
Arthur ‘T. Anderson
White Coast
Martha Iw. Smith
A. C. Emeigh
Armstrong Township
Greenwood Cemetery
Kathryn Sutton
M. Clark Getty
James A. Getty
Montgomery Township
John D. Coffman
Samuel Dunjean
Conemaugh Township
W. LU. Henry
Angelo ‘Bertasl
Young Township
Ira A. Myers
Guy ‘L. Uberlot
Second Ward
Barteck Gle~deck
Weat
Wheatfield
Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit
Blacklick Township
Welfare secretary Laura J. Wiggins hospitalized after major operation
Miss Laura J. Wiggins executive secretary of the Welfare Association of Indiana County is a patient in Indiana hospital following a major operation performed on Friday. Milas Wiggins is reported in satisfactory condition and expected to recover. Also noted are county petition signers and homicide rate context from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura J. Wiggins
East Church Street
Welfare Association of
Indiana County
Weamer Building
Indiana Hospital
Milas Wiggins
Fire destroys Gibson dwelling and contents on Monday
A fire started by a defective gasoline stove valve destroyed Ira Gibson’s home five miles from Blacklick on the Jacksonville road. The blaze consumed the dwelling and old Bethel church records in under thirty minutes as Gibson’s sons watched unable to help. The family, including Harold and Mrs. Gibson and their infant, resided at the farm. insurance covered the loss. A previous fire burned a nearby barn four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bethel Church
Ira Gibson
Blacklick
Jacksonville Road
Gibson
Harold Gibson
Leland Gibson
Rochester and Pittsburgh Co Announces Appointments
The Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company and its related Helvetia and Kent Coal Mining firms announce immediate appointments. George L. Smith becomes general manager for the trio, based in Indiana, after serving as chief engineer. E H Jenks is named mining engineer, previously division engineer. Wilson Guthrie, formerly research engineer, becomes preparation engineer. No changes to the electrical mechanical department under Guy Kanable, who also heads the supply department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Smith
Wilson Guthrie
E. H. Jenks
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Helvetia Coal Mining Company
Kent Coal Mining Company
Indiana
Smith
H. Jenks
S. Wilson Guthrie
Guy Kanable
Kanable
Marriage Licenses Filing From Various Towns
A list of marriage license filings appears including individuals from Blairsville Blairsville Route 1 St. Clair St. Marys Indiana Armaugh Armagh DuBois and other locales. Names such as Lloyd Bence Gladys Short Beatrice Shomo Elinor Reinhardt Alma Rugh Stephen Johnston and Catherine Jacobson are shown among numerous others. No dates or official actions beyond issuance appear in the readable segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bence
Gladys Short
Wesley Fulton
Adoto Augusta
Hmery Vandergrift
John G. Thompson
Blairsville
R.D
Ethel L. Swasy
Blairaville
Lloyd Ia
Tyger
Clara 'B. Kuntz
Alex Sherbon
Pearl Flick
Saltsburg Sam
St. Clair
W. Wheatfield Two
Beatrice
Shomo
Lockport
David Hall Blair
Indiana
Elinor Reinhardt Gordon
Clyde Mikegell
Alma Elizabeth Rugh
Stephen A. Johnston
Armagh
Catherine Eliz
Sloughty
Leroy
C. Jacobson
Myrtle H. Kirkwood
John Nymick
Anna Leysock Ford Henry
Emma McFeely Joseph J. .Rostis
Mildred Galonia
Paul Gambita
Anna Cendric Henry Ballotti
Louise Tarolla
Irvin Swonger Mae Henry
Cramer
DuBois Dose Eptenter DuBois
Lucerne ‘Mines
Lucerne Mines
Cherry Tree
Hellwood
McIntyre
Hirnest
Corales Coral
New York
Aultria
Indiana - Indiana, R.D
Charles Lassick
Ses Clune
Julia Podolan
Livermore
Frank Preall
Helen Snuckle
Homer City
Youth Sustains Arm Fracture After Marion Center Crash
Eight year old Howard Caldwell Jr of Marion Center is treated at an Indiana hospital for a fracture of the left arm near the shoulder after a Sunday evening collision. Witness Paul Taube of Bellevue says the youth ran down an embankment into the car’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Center
Howard Caldwell, Jr
Indiana Hospital
Paul Taube
Bellvue
Wisher Speaker to Head Miller Johnston Reunion Tomorrow
Former Governor John S. Fisher of town will be the principal speaker at the Miller Johnston reunion to be held tomorrow Thursday at Rustic Lodge near town. Some attendees express renewed confidence despite lingering doubts about past events.
Personal Briefs Highlight Indiana Area Social Timelines
A stream of visitors and locals retreated to Pittsburgh, Denver, Philadelphia, and beyond. Notable names include Miss Margaret Price, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Longwill, Miss Beatrice Fleming, Attorney and Mrs. Jno A. Scott, and Laura Cole, with travels spanning Oakland Avenue to Ebensburg, Sleepy Hollow cottages, and Asbury Park. Several households loaned subscriptions and hosted guests while planning visits to Allegheny State Park and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Price
Oakland Avenue
Pittsburgh
H. H. Longwill
East Pike
Beatrice Fleming
Grant Street
Jno. A. Scott
North Seventh Street
Pitterburgh
Laura Cole
Derry
J. N. Elder
School Street
Dixon Tomb
Johnstown
Indiana
Nannie Lewis
Laura
George Lewis
Erie
Lawrence Edwards
Ebensburg
Jane E. Edwards
East Philadelphia
J. Earl Bath
J. R. Bath
Helen
Cora May
Asbury Park
N. J
Murray George
Jeannette
Calvin McAdoo
South Tenth Street
John M. Lytle
Denver
Colo
A. W Steele
West Church Street
Robert Henderson
Meadville
Campbell candidate for county commissioner announces bid
L Campbell declares candidacy for County Commissioner at the Democratic Primaries on September 17, 1935. He notes years in Brushvalley township and Indiana borough, a life long Democrat. He pledges efficient government, better service, and tax relief while aiding laborers, farmers, and the common man. He solicits votes and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Campbell
Tam
Brushvalley
Indiana
Indiana Woman Wrecked Two Cars To Avoid Elderly Pedestrian
Adele Hart of Indiana swerved her eastbound Market Street car at Blairsville to avoid an elderly woman stepping into the cross street. She struck a parked car and then collided with a second vehicle containing Fred Brantlinger and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Green High
Market
Stew~art Streets
Blairsville
Adele Hart
Miss Hart
Market Street
Misa Hart
Fred Brantlinger
Woman Sustains Wrist Fracture in Homer City Crash
Mrs. Jean Moore of Homer City fractured her right wrist and suffered bruises after being knocked to the sidewalk Saturday night during an auto accident. James Beck of Darragh, Westmoreland County, drove into the parked car of John Heath and was arrested for operating under the influence. Beck posted $500 bail pending a July 8 hearing. the parked car occupants escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Jean Moore
James Beck
Darragh
Westmoreland County
John Heath
Graceton
Moore
Beck
Autoists Who Kill Game on Highways
Harrisburg reports that traffic safety engineers, noting drivers with nothing to do, classify fast motorists as the most dangerous. Game commission officials say the dead game on highways must be killed by such drivers. The piece cites motorists with years of experience claiming they never hit a car, while game killings continue daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Game Commission
Woods Announces Candidacy for County Coroner
County Coroner Woods of Indiana announces his candidacy for County Coroner subject to Republican primary voters in September. He currently serves as coroner, appointed to fill the unexpired term after Dr BF W St Clair’s death. This marks his first bid before county voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woods
Indiana
Mr. Woods
BF. W. St. Clair
Woods
Trade City Woman Counselor in Lutheran Camp at Bigterville
Annabelle Kuntz of Trade City serves as counselor and cabin leader in the Intermediate girls division of the Lutheran Leadership Training Camp at Bigterville. The camp, sponsored by the United Lutheran Church of America parish and school board, is a former attendee’s program. Paul Buyers returns to Indiana with family, residing at 41 Philadelphia Street in New Castle. he works as a radio repairman and plans to open a shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade City
Tautheran
Bigterville Mre
Annabelle Kuntz
Lutheran Leadership Training Camp
Bigterville
Parish and
Church School Board
United Lutheran Church of America
Paul Buyers
Indiana
Tommy
New Castle
Philadelphia Street
Buyers
Creps Announces 48 Republican Candidate for Judge
Indiana attorney E R Creps of Indiana county announces candidacy for judge of the Indiana county courts on the Republican ticket at the September primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R. Creps
EB. Creps
Indiana
Hen Ringneck Pheasant Defends Her Chickens From Weasels
A Lower Paxton Township farm story describes a mother ringneck pheasant fighting two weasels to protect her chicks. Claude Holtzopple and his father killed the two weasels and saved the hen and her brood. The men then reported the pelts for bounty at the Bureau of Predatory Animals, Board of Game Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lower Paxton Township
Hartlaburg
Claude Holtzopple
Apot
Bureau of Predatory Animals, Board of Game Commissioners
Woodchucks Have No Closed Season in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the woodchuck also known as the groundhog remains unprotected and can be shot at any time in unlimited numbers. A resident hunter's license is required when hunting them or other unprotected wildlife. The Federation had urged adding it to the game list but the measure stalled in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Pennsylvania
Musical Tea Guests at Fort Stanwick Hotel Johnstown
Mrs E C Buchheit of South Seventh Street and Mrs Irene Gardner Drew joined guest artists at a musical tea in the ballroom of the Fort Stanwick Hotel Johnstown on Friday afternoon. Mrs Buchheit a former Indiana Musical Club president sang American and German songs among about 150 guests hosted by Mrs J K Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Buchheit
South Seventh Street
Irene Gardner Drew
Fort Stanwick Hotel
Johnstown
Buchheit
Indiana Musical Club
Gilbert Wolfenden
Town
J. K. Love
Snake bite first aid urged by officials in Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 3 game commission officials advise bite victims to stop bleeding first then apply a suction syringe over the wound to extract blood and venom until a physician arrives. They warn three drops of venom can be fatal but one drop removed within the first hour may save a life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Game Commission
Indiana bar association sets July August vacation period
At a meeting the Indiana County Bar Association fixed July and August as the attorney vacation period. Law offices will close at noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays during these months. The vacation runs from July 1 to August 31 inclusive with other rules unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Bar Association
Birthday party for twin sisters in Cockport and Dix onville
Birthday party honored twin sisters Mrs Howard Meeking of Cockport and Mrs L W Jacoby of Dix onville turning 55. A large gathering of relatives and friends attended at the Meekins home for a reunion in their honor. They are daughters of the late Mr and Mrs Robert Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Meeking
Cockport
L. W. Jacoby
Dixonville
Meekins
Mra
Robert Connor
Indiana Man Appointed County Health Officer
William R. Womb of School St a lifelong Democrat was named County Health Officer last week succeeding William Bowser of Clymer. Womb, a former three term County Auditor, has lived in Indiana for many years after residing Hour Armagh. Harriet Williams dies at 107 at her son G W Williams home in Clearfield born May 30 1828 in Bedford County age 107 years and 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
William R. Womb
School St
William Bowser
Clymer
Tomb
Armagh
Harriet Willams
G. W. (Deacon) Williams
Clearfield
Bedford County
Anderson and Robinsons Hold Reunion at Anderson Farm
The Anderson and Robinson families gathered Saturday at Alfred Anderson’s farm between West Lebanon and Isella for a reunion that drew a large attendance and faced some nuisance. Kansas City health official Dr. D. M. Nigro reported heat victims’ blood lacking salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersons and
Robinsons Reane
Anderson and Robinsons
Alfred Anderson
West Lebanon
Isella
D. M. Nigro
Kansas City
Jewelry Store Robbed Again On Philadelphia Street
A second two week period theft at Wilbur Widdowson jewelry on Philadelphia street saw plate glass shattered with a stone and merchandise including watches rings and wedding sets taken. The loot exceeds 250 dollars and detectives have few clues though fingerprints from the stone were logged. Police plan heightened night patrols on Philadelphia street after the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widdowson
Wilbur Widdowson
Philadelphia
Wayne Avenue
Police Committee
Commissioners Urge Reports Of Local Office Vacancies
County Commissioners request borough clerks, school boards secretaries and boards of supervisors to return the official list of vacancies in borough township and school offices. Blank forms were issued and the complete statement must reach the Commissioners Office before Tuesday July 16 for the September Primary Election notice.
Mercantile Tax Appeals Set Friday July 12 1935
Appeals will be heard Friday July 12 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the County Treasurer’s office in the Court House, Indiana. The mercantile appraisers list was published. Chas. C. McLain and R. C. Smith serve on the board. Those with no appeal and unpaid mercantile tax should act to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile
Court House
Indiana
Chas. C. McLain
R. C. Smith
Donald Orr's Ford Roadster Destroyed by Fire
A Ford roadster owned by Donald Orr of North Ninth Street was nearly ruined by a fire around 6:00 pm Tuesday. The car caught fire while being started and by throwing dirt on the engine the blaze was quickly extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Orr
North Ninth St
Elmer W Allison Announces Treasurer Candidacy
Elmer W. Allison of Indiana Borough today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the September primary for Treasurer of Indiana County. Dr David I Macht of Baltimore notes drug effects vary with atmospheric pressure and digital substances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W. Allison
Indiana Borough
Indiana County
David I. Macht
Baltimore
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W. R. Calhoun
Bessie Owens
Columbia University
United States
Tra Gibson
Rochester & Pittsburgh CO
Marguerite Moorhead
John M. Daugherty
Church Street
Ada St. Clair
William St. Clair
Edinboro
George Smith
Donald Getty
North Ninth
Getty
Tamal Brown
Haverford
R. M. Fisher
South Sixth Street
R. Harhart
H. E. Stuchell, Jr
H. E. Stuchell
East Water Street
New York City
Atlantic City
James B. Householder
Penn Run
Maggie McGaughey
Herbert Layton
Morristown
Lawrence Layton
W. C. Chapman
Ebby Smith
Elmer Hoffman
Carolyn Hoffman
Mentele
3. M. Jack
Jack
Leland Becraft
Charles
Jane
Mount Lebanon
Laura Lanlch
Jean
Louise
Ruth
Allegheny State Park
Quaker Bridge
N. Y
Samuel Shane
Maurene
Dormont
8. W. Shane, Jr
Lewis Wettling
James I. Jack
John Bowers
Progress
Norman Koontz
Indiana Public Schools
National Educational Association
Pennsylvania Association
Douglass C. Tucker
Cleveland
John G. St. Clair
U. , Campbell
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