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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1937

Page

3

The Best Swimming Stroke Versus Individual Needs

W E Longfellow explains that the best stroke depends on physical build and age. The Red Cross teaches a progression from dog paddle to varied arm strokes with multiple kicks, emphasizing breathing and safety. Adults should explore strokes, build distance gradually, and avoid overexertion while enjoying swimming. The piece ends with a stray Caruso anecdote about being the 18th son and his siblings’ infant deaths.

Red Cross

Robinson Announces Candidacy for Jury Commissioner

L. F. Robinson, of Indiana Pa, announces as a Republican candidate for Jury Commissioner of Indiana County in the fall Primary. He says he seeks to select jurors he would want serving and emphasizes this is not a campaign but a personal announcement with thanks for support.

Indiana County L. F. Robinson Indiana

Personal Brevities Highlight Local Socials and Travel

A collage of brief notices lists residents and visitors across Maple Street to Buffalo and Chicago. Names include Mrs Thelma Beck Miss Dorothy Vinton Miss Martha Evans and James Bence with travels to Denver Seattle Fort Meade and Wheeling. Epitaph notes a brisk pedestrian who joked about jumps.

Thelma Beck Maple St Denver Colo Beer Stuchell Creekside Indiana Progress Office Dorothy Vinton New York City Martha Evans Sharon Anna Jean Offutt West Church Street James Bence Charles L. Bence Citizens Military Fort Meade Chester McNaughton Mack McNaughton Seattle Wash Far West Charles Kinter Los Angeles Calif R. T. Marlin South Eleventh Street Robert Thompson Lucinda South Eleventh St Pittsburgh Ernest Conner Bessie Juanita Ernest, Jr Roosevelt, L. I Arthur Buller North Fifteenth St Chester Rugle Charles Reynoldsville Geraldine Hawxhurst South Sixth Street Roy Umburn Albion Betty Jack Myers Williamstown W. Va Harry G. Pilgrim Oakland Avenue H. A. Hutton Chicago Ill Harry Nichol White Township Eleanor Wiggins East Washington Street Rela Buffalo Roland Johneton Roland, Jr West Washington Street Wheeling Westmoreland County Greenaburg Eawrance S. O'Hara Margaret O’hara Mra James O'Hara Town J. M. Behe Weirton C. d. Dickle

What's Doing At Theatres Features Marx Gowns

The article notes Esther Muir, leading lady with the Marx Brothers, needing many gowns for A Day at the Races which opens at the Manos theatre in three days. Gowns were damaged in scenes with Harpo and the garment budget cited. Margaret Dumont discusses durable wardrobe while Make Way for Tomorrow with Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore screens July 19 and 20 at Manos Theatre.

Esther Muir Miss Muir Manos Theatre Harpo Groucho Muir Margaret Dumont Groucho Marx Miss Dumont Hollywood

Programs Manos July shows at the cinema

The schedule lists A Day at the Races featuring Marx Brothers and Allan Jones on Thursday Friday and Saturday July 15 16 17. Also shows Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore in programs on Monday Tuesday July 19 20.

Marx Brothers Allan Jones

Indiana Theaters Show Schedule July 15 16 17

Thursday July 15 features Last Train from Madrid with Lew Ayers and Dorothy Lamour and Love in a Strongalow with Kent Taylor Nan Grey. Friday and Saturday July 16 17 present The Californian with Ricardo Cortez and Marjorie Weaver, You Cant Buy Luck with Vinton Haworth and Helen Mack, The Devil Is Driving with Richard Dix and Jean Perry, and The Affairs of Cappy Ricks with Walter Brennan and Mary Brian.

Madrid Lew Ayers Dorothy Lamour Love Kent Taylor Nan Grey THE Ricardo Cortez Marjoria Weaver Vinton Haworth Helen Macked Richard Dix Jean Perry Cappy Ricks Walter Brennan Mary Brian

Insects Freely Floating in Air at Five Thousand Feet

Pathologist L B Dennison from Penn State reports experiments with ten lab smears sealed on slides exposed in airplanes at altitudes from 100 to 500 feet. Each exposure shows similar levels of insect life and spores, suggesting air carries insects at all levels. He links this to questions about airborne disease and carcinogenic ideas, while humor and unrelated banter appear at article end.

L B. Dennison Penn State College Indiana County Slite Sharek Vo Leq

The Bureaucrats and Their Power By Raymond Pitcairn

National chairman warns of rising peace time federal payroll growth in Washington finance. May added almost 5,000 names to the public payroll bringing total to 840,158 a wartime peak exceeded only during World War II. He pins blame on appointed bureaucrats for expanding spend and urges Congress to act while outlining bids for school repairs and executors notices amid 1937 era notices.

Washington White House Congress

Satisfaction of Mortgage in Indiana County Pennsylvani

Ralph D Walback and Margaret B Walback petitioned the Court of Common Pleas in 1937 for satisfaction of a $500 mortgage from 1902 on two adjoining lots in Indiana Borough. The filing notes periods of nonpayment over 21 years, seeks discharge of the land from the mortgage lien, and warns of a court-ordered decree if parties do not respond by September 6 1937. Sheriff Kooser of Indiana County oversees the action.

Ralph D. Walback Margaret B. Walback Court of Common Pleas Nu. Lad P. L Lucinda J. Smith Hannah J. Kinkaid Mary E. George Recorder of Deeds Indiana County Borough of Indiana County of State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Street Second Street Gompers Alley Samuel Sebring Heirs H. Jane McTigue Utle Mary George Mary B. George Koozer A. D. Bohm Jesse M. Auer BOHM Daisy A. Alcorn West Wheatfield Township Bohm & Auer M. Lloyd Alcorn

Classified Notice Notice About Purchases And Rentals

An old column outlines rates for Wanted Lost For Sale and For Rent notices. It states charges are one cent per word for 25 words or more and 25 cents for shorter notices. It instructs send copy with payment to cover insertions.

Farm for Sale Near Penn Run 99 Acres with House

Farm containing 99 acres located one mile east of Penn Run with a good house and barn and other outbuildings. Abundant water and some timber on the property. Owner Mary E. Paul of Penn Run, Pa. 27-21o

Penn Run Algo Mary E. Paul

Administrator's Notice for H. M. Anderson Estate

Letters of administration on the estate of H. M. Anderson of Indiana Borough have been granted. Creditors and debtors are asked to present or settle claims promptly. Austin F. Anderson of Indians, Pa., administrator, dated June 30, 1997.

JL. E. Miller John G. Walback West Wheatfield Township Frank A. Stewart Buffington Township ELZIE_M. STEWART Nellie M. Stewart Peeler & Fell William R. Hillis West Mahonia Township S. Merlenbal Smicksburg H. M. Anderson Indiana Austin FP. Anderson W. C. Chapman Clarence W. Hamilton Fannie 2 Hamilton, Robinson, Pa L. E. Miller Emma Iseman Anthony Jacksonville J. Arthur Robinson

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