Death of Horace Kinter Retired Worker in Marion Center
Horace Kinter 66 of Kintersburg died at his Marion Center home after two years of illness. Born October 4, 1866, he worked as a railroader and painter, married Lulu McCurdy in 1891 and Lulu Crawford in 1914, leaving a widow and son Lisle V. Kinter. Services were held at the Marion Center home with burial in the Marion Center cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Kinter
Kinternburg
Marion Center
John Todd Kinter
Sara Ann (McGara) Kinter
Kintersburg
Kinter
Lulu BH. McCurdy
Parkwood
Lisle V. Kinter
Mary M. Kinter
Chas E. Kinter
Nettie Taylor
Indiana
Emma Blakeley
Holgewood
Marion Center Cemetery
W. EB. Young
Tenth Street
William Edgar Young, Jr
Indiana Hospital
Indiana High School
Zion Lutheran Church
Robert
Wallace Young
M. O. Alexander
Marian Robertson
Wilkinsburg
Jane Esch
Sarah Young
A. J. Pfohl
Oakland Cemetery
Longtime Rossmoyne Merchant Dies After Illness
George Henry Elkin aged 70 farmer merchant of Rossmoyne died after an illness of several days. Born in Jefferson county December 20 1873 he lived near Smicksburg most of his life. He leaves a widow and five sons with several siblings. Funeral at Smicksburg Methodist church. Burial in Smicksburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Elkin
Rossmoyne
Robert
Mary Elizaeth Elkin
Jefferson County
Smicksburg
Punxsutawney
Sarah Elizabeth Zeitler
Boyd
Dora
Paul
Plumville
Leonard
Russell
Ward
J. A. Elkin
T. C. Elkin
J. H. Elkin
A. F. Elkin
R. W. Elkin
Edward W. Neil
Methodist Church
Rev. Letchworth
Smicksburg Cemetery
Obituary notices recount Blairaville figures and families
Fifty six lines of text note deaths and survivors in Blairaville area. The obituary records Mrs Susan Elizabeth Matthews aged 83 and Mrs Stan Elizabeth Matthews, with residences in Vandergrift Belknap Dayton Blairaville and Wilkinsburg. William Johnston Sutton aged 86 also dies at his daughter May Sutton Braham's home in Wilkinsburg after relocating to Blairaville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Elizabeth Matthews
Stan Elizabeth Matthews
George W. Matthews
D. B. Towsey
Blairaville
Mrs. Matthews
William Johnston Sutton
May Sutton Braham
Wilkinsburg
Miss Anna Pifer Passes After Long Illness
Miss Anna Pifer a well known graduate nurse and daughter of Mrs W T Pifer of near Punxsutawney died Thursday after a long illness She was a sister of Amos Pifer of Plumville.
Ebensburg Airport Sold to State for Federal Air Lane
Ebensburg's Keystone airport, three miles west on the William Penn highway, has been designated as a key intermediate landing field on the national air lane. Gale of four tracts totaling 360 acres, including the airport, was recorded with the Commonwealth. The transfer to federal authorities involves about 19,000 to 19,500 dollars, with grading and a lightning system planned and contracts to be let by Keystone Airport, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebensburg
Tri-County
Keystone
Department of Commerce
Atty. P. J. Little
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Recorder
William Penn Highway
Wv. D. Vail
Thompson Reunion Held At J Jamison Home Near Girty
The Thompson reunion was held Saturday July 1 at the home of J Jamison near Girty. Forty one persons enjoyed noon meals and afternoon games as relatives gathered to renew acquaintances. Attending were many Frick McClain McGaughey Porter Jamison Silvis Morrison and others from nearby towns including Vandergrift North Apollo South Bend New Alexandria and West Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
J. ¥. Jamison
Near Girty
I. N. Frick
Earl, Dale
Ruth
John McClain
Winona Mangus
Willard Frick
Byron Brown
Near
Atwood
Eugene McClain
Vandergrift
Albert MecCausland
Pons
Harold and
Doine
North Apollo
Richard Ramage
South Bend
Sara ‘Porter
New Alexandria
Anna Smith
J. R. Jamison
Robert, Jr
Merle
J.T. Jamison
Harry
Mary Bilen
Clair
Marions Guests From Niagara Falls and Brookville Weekend Visit
Marion Center residents entertained relatives from Niagara Falls Brookville Richardsville Sugar Hill and Webster Pa over the weekend. J E Long and John Long hosted with Dr Dwight M Edwards and family visiting Mrs Nettle Ackerson. Hallie Hall joined sister Rebecca Hastings at Palle Creek as John and Harry Byers and Bertha Park Byers called on local kin. Miss Julia and John Lake from Indiana spent weeks with grandmother and aunts Mariel and Mayme Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Vandervert
Niagara Falls
Della Miller
David Miller
Brookville
Richardsville
D. D. Long
Sugar Hill
J. E
John Long
Dwight M. Edwards Sand Child
Chambersburg
Edwards
Nettle Ackerson
Hallie Hall
Rebecca Hastings
Palle Creek
John
Harry Byers
Byers
Bertha Park Byers
Webster
J. O. Barr
Brosius
Barr
Julia Barr
Julia
John Lake
Indiana
Mariel
Mayme Barr
Bolingworth Proxy Heist Ends In Piano Trap Twist
Jeffries and Sanderson contend for Bolingworth proxy at a Long Island country house. Smith leverages a rat trap ruse to replace the envelope. In a final ploy he hides an empty envelope and reveals the proxy had been in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olingworth
New York
Jeffries
Sanderson
Bolingworth
Long Island
Pat
Old Jeffries
Aurelius Smith
Smith
California
Was Ark of the Covenant Stolen by Babylonians
Montreal Herald notes multiple traditions on the Ark of the Covenant after Jerusalem fell in 586 B.C. Some histories place it hidden by King Josiah or stored in Solomon’s temple, while apocryphal Esdras asserts Babylonian removal. Revelation also alludes to heaven’s Ark.
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Manat
Aaron
Jerusalem
Temple
Joninna
Esdras
Nebuchadnezzar
Heaven
Montreal Herald
Our Lady of Lourdes Grows as Pilgrimage Center in France
Lourdes in Hautes Pyrenees, a historic town at the Pyrenees foot, links old and new districts by a bridge to a basilica and grotto. The site draws around 660,000 pilgrims yearly, following Bernadette Soubirous visions in 1858 and papal authorization of the cult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Lourdes
France
Lourdes
Hautes- Pyrenees
Pyrenees
Bernadette Sourbirous
Bernadette
Bats Roost In San Antonio City Yet Fight Insects
A Detroit News writer notes San Antonio hosts a municipal bat roost famed for knocking down mosquitoes and night insects. Bats tower 73 feet high and require periodic cleaning though they claim a useful, progressive role in reducing pests. A Mexican free tailed bat can eat three times its body weight in insects each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Detroit News
Texas
Interpreters and the challenge of translation
A Kansan City Star excerpt explains how a person new to interpreters struggles to gauge accuracy. The process of echoing questions and relayed answers can blur who said what as the interpreter may embellish brief replies into long explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan City
Holly Oak Trees Distinctive Leaves Compared to Native Oaks
A California department report notes holly oak leaves are about one third larger and glossier than the Virginia live oak, though edges remain serrated. Live oaks form round heads, reach 40 to 50 feet, and are planted 40 to 50 feet apart along streets and parkways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Department of Agriculture
University of California
Canals on Mars Seen Yet Debated by British Scientist
A British scientist argues the Martian canale are imaginary, caused by steady gazing, while telescopic photographs still show plainly visible canal-like markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Canala
Mouth health warning about 800 million germs in teeth
Article warns that an average mouth may harbor 800 million germs with nearly half being streptococcus viridans. It stresses the health risks of neglect, urges daily dental care, and advises consulting a family dentist while promoting general health awareness. Also contains poems and snippets about childhood wonder and a N and W exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Quail Eggs Destruction and Neighborly Sermon Controversy
A local social censure pairs with agricultural data as a resident reports a minister’s late night preaching followed by morning sermons while a separate study notes that in the South Bob white quail eggs see at least 80 percent destruction before hatching.
Shady Hollow Social Notes Share Family Visits
Shady Hollow residents record a weekend of visits and family news. R J Siverling and Helen Rupert host, Daniel McGaughey and son from Mt. Union visit Mrs Margaret McGaughey, JL Henderson brings Steele for a call, and the Fulton home hosts guests. Helen Rupert visits from Derry, the Thompson-Porter reunion takes place at Jamison home, a seven and a half pound son born to Mr and Mrs Steele Henderson on Saturday, July 1, Mae Henderson visits Indiana, and Jeanne McIntire stays with the Steele Henderson household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Siverling
T. M. Rupert
Helen Rupert
Mart Peterman
Daniel McGaughey and Son
Mt. Union
Margaret McGaughey
JL. M. Henderson and Son
Steele
Apollo
Elmer Lewis
Baker
Roaring Run
Daniel McGaughey and
R. D. Fulton
Derry
Mae
John Jamison
Steele Henderson
Indiana
John McIntire
Jeanne
New Kennington
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Joseph Graft
Blairsville Catholic
Joseph Graff
Blairsville
Clarion County
Gertrude Bergman
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
B. F. Bergman
Irvin
Lawrence. Graff
Greensburg
Harry Hertz
Salem
George W. Graff
John Miller
Mary Katherine Graff
Lewis Fath
William Graff
Michael Graff
Johnstown
Jacob Condron
Stuckaburg
Charles Lukehart
Lavina Jewart
Dayton
James Barkerstock
Belknap
Thompson Reunion
McGiute Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
the Savings Trust Co. of
Indiana, Pa
Nature
Jim
Sam
Norfolk and Western Railway
Shady Hollow
Buick
Pontiac
Oakland
Indiana Motor Co
Ald
Iegad
Oath Res —Pontiages—Service—Parts
North 8Th &T
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