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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1931
Page
2
A sequence of death notices and funeral reports from Plumville, Elderton, Rossiter, and surrounding towns. Included are Mrs Charlotte Beltz 71, Mrs Ellen Berger Smith 95, Miss Elizabeth Kunkle 71, Henry M Householder 76, Mrs William H Bowder, Mrs Anna Bracken 83, Mrs Clara V Bennett 58, Joseph Ross 14, Miss Sarah Brown 73, and A W Leonardson. Mentions spouses, children, and local church and cemetery interments.
The Ritz Theatre presents Winnie Lightner in Gold Dust Gertie with Olsen and Johnson in a lively comedy. Also on view are Always Goodbye starring Elissa Landi, Laughing Sinners featuring Joan Crawford, and Just a Gigolo with Irene Purcell. Additional Fox and Ritz features star Jeanette MacDonald, Victor McLaglen, and Annabelle’s Affairs with a starry supporting cast.
Wallace Orrin Smith 11, son of Mr and Mrs Albert W Smith of Burrell township, died Saturday at Indiana hospital after complications from surgery. Funeral at home and burial in Blairsville Cemetery as his family from nearby Kane Clearfield DuBois Meadville area observes.
Preaching will be next Sabbath at 2 30 and Sunday school at 1 30. Geraldine Sell is spending this week with friends in Apallo. Mrs McCurdy and family spent last Saturday in Vandergrift. Mr and Mrs Wilbert Hess visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Carson. A community picnic was held at Willow Lodge on the Fourth. Elda McCurdy is spending two weeks vacation in the home of her parents. The Kissinger family spent the weekend at Risings. The stork visited the home of Mr and Mrs Taylor Carnahan last week and left a baby girl. Hollywood stars changing hair to platinum blondes noted. The golden blondes were expensive enough.
Many families held happy gatherings over the weekend. A Brushvalley homestead farm hosted A G Nelson and offspring with a basket dinner. The Fyock reunion at Purchase Line drew widespread turnout and a program of music readings and addresses. Officers elected included Lizzie Swartz as president and Mark G Fyock as treasurer.
Josie McCarthy a 57 year old single woman living alone on Oliver Street becomes the center of neighborhood intrigue after a candy gift from a mystery suitor. Her neighbor Mrs Hochmeyer discovers a romantic affair through repeated gifts and late night calls. Josie falls ill and dies a week later with no known heirs.
Health official Dr. Theodore B. Appel cautions adults about overexposure to sun during vacations, urging moderation and proper use of sunlight for health. Public sale of livestock and farm, a coal-underlaid 92 acre farm, an Indiana County Bankers Association rate notice, an auditor’s notice for an estate in Pine Township, and local business notices appear in this issue.
Sun day visitors gathered at the Ralph Ramer home including Mr. and Mrs. R A Silvis and families. Irwin Peppley spent an evening with his mother Mrs Spence of Creekside. The Shumaker reunion at Kimmel grove on July 4 drew a large crowd. Rev and Mrs Dodge and children visited Walter Shaffer’s family. Children’s services at the Gastown Lutheran church drew many. Jerry and Edgar Kimmel with spouses and children spent a day cherry picking at Walter Shaffer’s farm. Homer Bleakney of Ohio stayed with friends. Ward Reefer visited Vandergrift friends. Harold Ash and four children of New Kensington visited Mrs Paul McFarland.
A public sale of Illinois draft horses is set for Friday July 10 1931 at 1 30 pm at the Archie Nichol Farm one and a half miles north of Indiana Pennsylvania on Clymer road. The offering includes yearlings two year olds and three year olds with many well mated teams. Yearlings and two year olds are halter broke and quiet. most three year olds are trained to work. All will be tied and led on sale day. Terms cash. No branded colts or bronches. Auctioneers Raymond Nulph and Sam Moore. James H Kuhns owner Guy Snyder clerk.
Classified notice text describing rates and instructions for placing ads in the column. Mentions pricing per word, word counts, and payment method, urging send cash with copy to cover insertions.
H R Conrad and R J Wood of New Florence Pennsylvania are listed with a date of June 17 1931 in a public notice entry. The fragment provides names and location with an exact date but no further context or action.
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