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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
5
A long list of social visits and family updates from Jersey Shore and surrounding towns. Mrs Mayme London and Geneiiter visited. many relatives host guests from Snow Shoe to Detroit. Several students span summer routines brimming with travel and family ties across Clearfield, McCormick, Pittsburgh, and Indiana.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Marshall and niece Louise Stiteler visited the town on weekend. J T Roush and son George and Charles Roush and family from Van dergrift spent the Fourth with Mrs J G Roush. Mrs Retta Condron spent a few days in Pittsburgh last week. Mr and Mrs George Little and daughter Blanche of Indiana with Mr and Mrs Jewart of Five Points visited Dr J A Elkin and wife on Sabbath. Bonnie and Betty Sutter twins of Dee Sutter of Walter visit Aunt Mrs M L Black. Mr and Mrs Taylor Good hosted on the Fourth Mr and Mrs Ord Bond Fred Steward Mr Shaw of Wilkinsburg and Mrs Frank Hoover and three children.
Frank Kerr and family attended the Ebensburg industrial exposition on July 4. Mrs. John W. Leasure died July 4, aged mother of the community. Olive Kerr returned home after a week at Ebensburg. Henry Houk of Purchase Line died July 4 after years of illness. Emily Kerr, attending Indiana Normal, spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Lynn Buterbaugh of Marion Center visited Kerr family. Joe Muman, miner from Marion Center, spent Fourth at home. Paul Jeffries of Rochester Mills visited valley. Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson on sick list. Mrs. Lukehart, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Kinter spent Fourth at West Lebanon. The Lowmans and family spent weekend with W. W. Coulter at West Lebanon. J. Wesley Lakehart of Pittsburgh spent weekend at home. Mrs. Manning of Altoona visits sister Mrs. W. C. Lowther. Presbyterian Board of Christian Education rep preached here on Sabbath. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reichard and family of Trafford spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Co J. Lukehart. Mr. and Mrs. J Metzgar of Mamont and Dr. Metzgar and wife of Braddock visited Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Saturday.
Mr and Mrs J H Berkey and family visited relatives over the weekend at Sabuila H Riethmiller was a Dixonville caller on Monday Miss Annie and Grace Dodds visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Bray over the weekend Mr and Mrs James Walker and family of Butler spent the past week at the home of Mr and Mrs W W Hawksworth Miss Grace Orner employed in Pittsburgh spent Sunday at her home H S and granddaughter Dorothy Jean of Johnstown spent Saturday in town Miss Martha Orner and Jack Horn of Johnstown spent Saturday with friends in town Misses Alma Garrett and Margaret Artemus spent Sunday at Belzano Ralph Wagner of Ohio was a visitor in town Saturday
Creekside hosts a large Fourth of July event in W. L. Johnston Park with a parade and water battle. Local residents and visitors, including Clair Alexander and family, and many others, enjoyed a lively day as residents shared news of travel, visits, and summer activities across the town.
A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burkett on Saturday. Miss Hazel Brown spent the weekend at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. H. Riethmiller and Mrs. Mary Boucher visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kimmel of Hiterton on Saturday. E. G. Wolf was a Barnesboro visitor on Friday.
Orren Skinner visited the W H Skinner family during Sunday and Friday evening meetings at the Literary Society. Mr and Mrs William Johnston and daughter Hazel of Homer City recently visited Johnston's parents. Alice North stayed with Agnes Ruffner on Tuesday. Ada Grace Hamilton, Indiana Normal student, spent the Fourth with her parents.
The Fourth of July turnout was large at Spieher's in IL with a brief address by Judge N Tangham. Ohio visitors Marl Wetterman and family joined Mrs. Tetterman's relatives in celebrating. Local residents and friends spent the holiday with neighbors and relatives, and several families hosted or visited during the weekend.
The Tollefsen Trio from New York will perform at the Normal School on Friday evening under the Music Department. August a Tollefsen, Carl Tollefsen, and Paulo Gruppo will play piano violin and cello, with a program expected to attract many Indiana residents familiar with their broadcasts and phonograph records.
Samuel Wyer, Smithsonian associate, told the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in Saratoga Springs that the Muscle Shoals project is overvalued and underprepared for transmission and market needs. He warned the 49 million investment lacks viable rental or sale prospects and would struggle to compete with coal-generated power. He cautioned only 100,000 horsepower is dependable and compared Muscle Shoals to Niagara Falls, Colfax, and other U S powers to illustrate its limited potential.
The Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee notes about 30,000 employees needed for the state telephone business, with more than 23,000 in the Bell system. If all were gathered in one place with their families, they would form a city as large as Reading or Erie.
A company states that to supply monthly gas bills for one year it uses 600 reams of white paper, each ream weighing 90 pounds. The total weight exceeds 27 tons.
Parisians known for connoisseurship of fine drinks now test ordinary water hourly by professional tasters. The city seeks abstinent, non smoking tasters to judge potable supply after complaints the water tastes like carbolic acid.
In Deckers Point and nearby towns residents shared Fourth of July visits and gatherings. John Fisher and Sami Stitt with children Harold and Mildred spent time with relatives at Salamanca. Mrs Harl Brown and children visited Freeport relatives. Anna Hazlett returned from Indiana hospital for the Fourth. Numerous families including Glenn Smyers, Harry Petifer, Waldo Work, H B Burns, Earl Brown, James Kreps, and others hosted or visited over the holiday.
Blanche and Vivian Ferrier apart Sunday with Mabel Shank. Mrs J C Barr was a business visitor at Indiana on Wednesday. Blaine Knapp visited cousin Mine Wagsam near Hillsdale. Joseph Nichol and wife of Swissdale spent the weekend with her parents. B K Bostic and family and Mrs Emma Wilson were Sunday callers at Nupp’s. H H Houck died at home after a stroke. Milton Walker of Cockport visited cousins Paul and Leroy Ferrier. Gaynell Nichol, student at Indiana Normal, spent Sunday with grandparents. Mr and Mrs BE Ward Houk welcomed a son. James Biss of Youngstown called on T H Later. Sara Glenn was a guest of Mrs J G Kelly. Gwennie Williams returned home Wednesday. Dumm family and children from Bradley Junction spent the Fourth with T H Lauer. Mrs Paul Wilt and children of Minto and Marion Wissinger of Buck Run with Lynn Widdowson spent the Fourth at Hayes Williams. Rachel Jones of Johnstown visiting friends here. Roy Myers and family of Greensburg, Irvin Myers and family, Thelma and Huey Myers of Indiana, visited Sunday. Mrs A W Williams and children spent Wednesday with Lizzie Wilwood.
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