Mra Mae Trene Matthis Dies at 26 in Indiana Hospital
Cortmao dore resident Mrs. Mae Trene Matthis aged 26 wife of Ernest Matthis died in an Indiana hospital last Thursday. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Deitman of Olg all she was born September 16 1897 in Punxsutawney. She lived in Commodore seven years and was well known. Survived by husband and six children Raymond Bernice Geraldine Frederick Winifred and Cecelia Mae all at home. Funeral Monday at Stafford Catholic Church with Rev Joseph Altany officiating, interment St Bernard's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Mae Trene Matthis
Ernest Matthis
Cortmaodore
Indiana Hospital
Mathis
Theodore Deitman
Olgall
Punxsutawney
Commodore
Raymond
Bernice
Geraldine
Frederick
Winifred
Cecelia Mae
Stafford Catholic
Joseph
Altany
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Merle Allison Neal
Merle Neal
Waas
Lucile
Evelyn
Kearney
Wendell Neal
J.B. Troutman
Smicksburg
Obituary notes for McFarland Saltsbury and kin
Obituary notices cover Florence McFarland Saltsbury 80 of Suburban Hospital Bellevue Pittsburgh burial in Edgewood cemetery. Merle Neal seven died at home aged in 1926 birth Aug 22 1026 burial Smicksburg. Clark Harmon 82 Punxsutawney resident with Washington Twp wife Elizabeth Fisher. John Alexander Auld 73 died in Dik City Kansas born near Brushvalley moved to Unionville and then Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Harmon
Punxgutawney
Washington Township
Elizabeth Fisher
Charles Harmon
Ira
Pittsburgh
Will Harmon
Punxsutawney
John Alexander Auld
Dik City
Kansas
William
Barbara Auld
Brushvalley
Unionville
Washington Township Tax League Program July 27 meeting
Washington Township Tax Justice League meets at Marlin schoolhouse Thursday evening July 27. Opening songs and recitations by local residents follow with topics on pleasant profitable summer vacation and interests of taxpayers. Musicians and speakers include Ira Marlin Edna Fry Byron Brown Mrs John Helman John McFarland John McClain Jay and Dorothy Sourwine and S B Glassford with group songs and closing number by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township Tax Justice League
Marlin
B. BH. Kunkle
Reid
Roy Blystone
Laird Orr
Edward ‘Park
Henry
Bryan Miller
Ira Marlin
Edna Fry
Byron ‘Brown
John Helman
Houser
Mary Lohr
Maurice Miller
Paul Orr
John McFarland
John McClain
Jay
Dorothy Sourwine
Atwood
Jean Peterman
Betty Aal
Glenn Orr
Ethelda Fry
S. B. Glassford
All
King Receives Scranton Correspondence School Scholarship
Floyd King of 1115 School Street has been named by Prof. Jesse A. Lubold principal of Indiana High School as recipient of an Indiana scholarship from the International Correspondence School of Scranton. King chose an architectural drawing and designing course. Other awards include H B George representative of Scranton schools and Frank Fallat of Elders Ridge earning a diploma in electrical engineering with a 94 percent average in 10 months. Additional scholarships went to Homer City Joseph Robovich Blairsville Miss Louise Cover.
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Floyd King
Scranton
School Street
Jesse A. Lubold
Mdiana
Indiana
International Correspondence School of Scranton
King
H. B. George
Frank Fallat
Elders Ridge
Homer City
Joseph Robovich
Blairsville
Louise Cover
Shower Honors Newlyweds in West Lebanon Hall
More than 125 guests attended a surprise miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Merle Coulter of West Lebanon at the town hall on Saturday night. Music and readings followed a piano duet, vocal solo, jokes, and an autobiography. Out-of-town guests included relatives from Saltsbury Indiana Tunnelton and Leechburg, with gifts and best wishes extended to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Coulter
West
Lebanon
King Orchestra
Siam
Frank Miller
Misa
Dorothy Muller
Reeita'ton
Burnett Fulton
Charlotte Smith
Florence Patterson
Joe Miller
Hert Patterson
James Patterson
Geraldine Fulton
Nancy ‘Patterson
Lloyd Elgin
Joe Patterson
Emma Fleming
Arthur Coulter
Dick Kinter
Saltsbury
Melvin Johnston
Isabelle Fleming
Indiana
J. C. Donahey
Tunnelton
Romayne Donahey
Leechburg
Rob Grosse Tour Reveals Heat Dunes and 7600 Miles
Rob Grosse of town returned from a Pacific coast motor tour with two brothers Fred Vandergrift and Ed Pittsburgh. They crossed 16 states and Old Mexico over 42 days, endured 119 degree heat in Death Valley, 12 foot snow drifts near Denver, and visits to Grand Canyon Boulder Dam Painted Desert Los Angeles San Diego Needles Furnace Creek Inn and more. Bob caught 27 horned toads at Tucumcari and plans to share them with friends. Hon E B Hewitt of Indiana saved G T McCrea from possible death after a fall in Brush Creek, freeing him from wedged rocks and aiding his return to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob" Grosse
Robert SS. Grosse
Pacific Coast
Fred
Vandergrift
Pittsburgh
Denver
Colo
Death Valley
Calif
Old Mexico
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Boulder Dam
Painted Desert
Los Angeles
San Diego
Needles
Furnace Creek
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Bob
Half Rate on Auto Tags and Licenses in Harrisburg
Harrisburg announces autos registrations at half rate start August 1, not before, clarifying that operator licenses do not drop to half. The Department of Revenue says many applications came with half fees, but the $2 operator’s license remains unchanged through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Revenue
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Girl Shot In Arm By Younger Sister In Accident
Beatrice Lambing 11 daughter of Mrs. Alice Lambing of East Water Street was accidentally shot in the left forearm by a younger sister on Wednesday while a revolver was left on a dresser. She received treatment at Tudiana hospital and escaped serious injury.
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Beatrice Lambing
Alice Lambing
East Waterstreet
Lambing
Beatrice
Tudiana Hospital
More Young Persons Wed According to Committee
A subcommittee of a national research committee on social trends reports that marriage rates have risen in the United States over the past forty years. The share of married individuals is highest among ages twenty to twenty nine, with women continuing to marry up to sixty five while men show a plateau after thirty five to forty four. The findings highlight a sustained rise in marriage among younger adults and a long tail of marriage among women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Early Horses in America Traced to Europe and South American Finds
An investigator returning from a South American expedition reports fossil evidence of horses in the Western Hemisphere long before European arrival. The finds link ancient true horses to three toed ancestors, with fossil sloths and mastodons also uncovered in the same deposits.
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Europe
America
South America
Western Hemisphere
Indians as Gem Miners In American Thought
Indian prospectors were praised by Sydney H Ball a New York mining engineer for their gem mining skills While lacking smelting knowledge their work yielded free gold and precious stones He notes Indians used stone hammers and horn picks to craft ornaments and describes hard rock mining practices including heating rock and quenching it The passage credits Indians with starting many turquoise jade mica and rock crystal mines
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Sydney H. Ball
New York
Death of Ulysses S. Grant Seven Years After Presidency
The article recounts Grant's fatal cancer, diagnosed after throat pains in January following a physician's warning during his summer visit. Despite expert care by eminent specialists, the malignant disease progressed beyond cure and Grant died on July 23, 1885, at age sixty.
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Grant
United States
Hygela Health Magazine
Ohio Gains in Area From Survey Corrections
Ohio’s land area increases to 41,268 square miles and total area to 44,803 square miles after a recent university survey corrected earlier state measurements. The adjustment, not from new land acquisition but survey errors, also refines Ohio’s share of Lake Erie’s western end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio State University
Lake Erie
Smith Pocahontas Story Questioned by Historians
The Pocahontas tale of her saving John Smith has long been taught in schools but is now debated by historians after persistent inquiries. The full account remains contested as researchers reassess the events and their accuracy.
400000 Roses Per Ounce Attar Of Roses Price Fact
Attar of roses is very costly because 400000 roses are needed for one ounce. The pure oil is rare and often adulterated with sandalwood. It is produced mainly in India, Persia and other eastern countries. The attar is derived from rose water from crushed leaves.
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India
Persia
Platinum Demand Drives US Imports Across Sectors
The United States leads platinum consumption importing annually over 10 million dollars. About 60 percent feeds jewelry needs and a large share funds scientific instrument manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Personal enterings note guest lists and local appointments
Local notices list Misa Betty Musser hosting college roommate Mise Mary Campbell and other visiting relatives in Reading and Philadelphia. James Dunlap named Canoe township constable and Ralph Brown named Blairsville First Ward judge. Chicago trip noted for National Congress of Women’s Clubs attendees. A Cunningham barn was struck by lightning and burned on June 25.
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Misa Betty Musser
South Sixth
Mise Mary Campbell
Butler
James Dunlap
Canoe Township
J. N. Langham
W. C. Beam
Ralph ©. Brown
Blairsville
M. G. Miller
Sara R. Christy
Flo Mitchell
Florence Wallace
Chicago
National Congress of Women’s Clubs
E. G. Duke
Vivian
Bismark
N. Dak
J. B. Anderson
West Philadelphia
Anderson
Mr. Duke
William Duke
iSmicksburg
Duke
Alice Cunningham
Sheloca
R.D
Alma
Cunningham
Glen Jones
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
77Ohn Cunningham
Near West
Lébanon
1984 License Tags Shipped From Western Penitentiary Shops
Harrisburg dispatch notes 1934 Pennsylvania automobile license tags are already shipped to Harrisburg from Western Penitentiary tag shops in Pittsburgh. Production continues for 1,875,462 sets under the current contract. Superintendent Harry B. Andrews cites planned use of background paint, varnish, ink, steel, wax paper, and cartons for next year with blue letters on a yellow background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Harry B. Andrews
Prison Industries
Andrews
Pennsylvania
Plum Creek Gossip Sparks Home Visits Across Counties
Miss Bertha and Juniata Wimmer returned home after weeks with Maryland friends. Clair Frailey visited his mother. Murray Ramer called at Ralph Ramer’s home. Mrs. Davia visited Reynolds Ramer. Jacob Clark visited Irvin Keeler. Paul McFarland’s Friday afternoon with Mia Wilbur Wood’s family welcomed a new baby born July 8. Charles Clark plans Ohio work. Ralph Ramer family visited Arthur Altman’s at Girty. Rauth McFarland spent days with grandmother in Indiana. Wimmer hosts Kansas friends Sunday was held.
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Bertha
Juniata Wimmer
Maryland
Clair Frailey
Tillie Frailey
Murray Ramer
Ralph Ramer
Fra Davia
Reynolds Ramer
Jacob Clark
Calley
Irvin Keeler
Paul McFarland
Mia
Wilbur Wood
Winners of Economy Day Prizes July 15 at Ritz Theatre
A July 17 distribution lists Indiana and out of town winners for Economy Day prizes. Names include Raymond Shank, Martha Bell, Eleanor M. Herbert, Mrs. Walter Barber, Pauline Rupert, J R Clements, and others with prize amounts from five to ten dollars. Several addresses and locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are shown.
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Ritz Theatre
Indiana
Raymond Shank
Sixth Street
Martha Bell
Chevy Chase
Eleanor M. Herbert
W. Phila
Walter Barber
Washington St
Pauline Rupert
John
Sutton Hall
J.R, Clements
4Chos
McGregor
Seventh St
LaMantia
Margaret J. Lowman
11Th St
Kenneth Good
Home
R. D
J, Carlson
Ornest
Balls
Ernest
Meda ‘Repine
Josephine
Edna McLean
Creek— Side
John McAndrews
M. Im
Stiteler
Keyser
W. Va
H. A. Orr
Dorothy Hancock
Clymer
Penna
Scout Party to World’s Fair Planned by Pittsburgh Council
William Penn Council Boy Scouts announce a Western Pennsylvania organized trip for Scouts and leaders to the World’s Fair in Chicago August 21 to 26. Cost 27.06 including transport meals hotel and four admissions. applications due August 10. group size up to 100 with reduced rail fare if larger. contact Ralph Harrison at Indiana, Pennsylvania headquarters for details.
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William Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Ralph Harrison
Scout
Council
Indiana
Grays to lead Armstrong Grange meeting July 27
The Armstrong Grange will meet at Parkwood school house Thursday evening July 27 at 8:00 with Nellie Campbell in charge. The program includes instrumental music by Matthew Walker, topics on canning and storage, recitations by Lillian Wells and Herbert Shirey, a monologue, a mixed quartet, essays by Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Conch, questions on canning practices, select reading by Gaynelle Wells, and a surprise item.
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Grays
Armstrong Grange
Parkwood
Nellie Campbell
the Grand
Matthew Walker
R. A. Fouts
H. D. Ray
A. H
Mra
J. Ny Campbell
D. D. Walker
Gaynellé Wells
Herbert Shirey
Mary Anderson
Matthew Walkar
Fourth Class Postmaster Exams Applications Open
Applications will be received until July 28 for examination for the offices of postmaster at Commodore and Dixonville Indiana. The salary at each office for the last fiscal year was 1100 dollars. Examinations will be held in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
Dixonville
Indiana
Coffee Solution Hints in Parboiling Ham Before Baking
A reader advises trying a coffee solution when parboiling ham to enhance flavor before baking. The tip suggests coffee may deepen the meat’s taste and improve browning during final cooking.
Official Notice of Fall Primary Election in Indiana County
Public notice details county wide per Uniform Primary Law listing offices up for election, party nominations by district, and term lengths. Names of commissioners, clerk, and county officials appear among the extensive district by district appointment and election data for the upcoming fall primary.
Fragments Describe Candle Wax With White Fabric Storage
Readable text notes that small pieces of white candle wax sprinkled between folds of white fabric stored away help prevent the material from turning yellow.
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Mes, Heneat, Matthis
Florence McFarland
Florence
Rhea) McFarland
Bellevue
McFarland
Sarah (Shields) Rhea
Saltsburg Presbyterian Church
J. Rhea McFarland
Mabel Richards
Canton
J. Stanley Harker
Edgewood Cemetery
John A. and
Washington Township Tax League
West Lebanon Town Hall
Gueata
EB. E. Hewitt
G. T. McCrea
Brush Creek
T. McCrea
Brushvalley Township
B.E. Hewitt
McCrea
E. B. Hewitt
Blacklick Creek
Hewitt
Mr. McCrea
Lisle St. Clair
Reading
Join M. St. Clair
C. Paul Reed
Seventh Street
Nora Scott
Wilkingburg
Read
Paul Buterbaugh
Locust Street
George Lowman
Lawrence
Lowman
Jennie Lowman
Margaret Lowman
S. Eleventh ‘St
Freda Stiffier
North Seventh Street
Nellie Stahlnaker
Plum Creek
Turshay
Democratic
Tradition
Meister Anal
Idney Connntastoner
Armagh
Sulind
Pata
Fue Dyer
Baron Commetinen
Dhirgera
Police
Asseasone
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Grotry
Kiebet
Mlvenion
Ddavon Toy
Dhreckoys
Tagsexser
Tyr Oaxiatant
Torbsenek
Blackleck
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Dastien
Assiahint
Elpethon Disteiet Tadge
Mlecthon
Yenre Amd Beta Spector
Minetron
Alareich
Bloedon
Agneksor
Mihi
Burrell
AgalAliot
Tange
Centeh
Exch
Iudeco
Mlection
Cherrybill
Dudge
Wilecthon
Diertion
Justices of the Peace
Fox
Borough Conncilven
Burgess Cord
Hlewidon
Justice of the Maree
Agsaskera
Dbyremra
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Mlectlon
Conemaugh
Andite Goyer
Creekside
Borough Cognetine
Inoodehalvetion
Eleetlon
Glen Campbell
Yaark
Seba
Y Dusties
Ponce
Tex Collentor
L Sturgess
Juste
Cuce
Whaerkor
Dabmin I
Dbatrlet T Dade
Bloettan
Bt Tospertor
Weckion
Tb Yeurs
AkNensor
Asai Atitiel Ansexsorh
Lax
Eleetion
Po Gaspeetor
Homwek Cuny
Ponce Fir i Yeurs
Tex
Astriet
Bersih Connell
Jn Ech
Electlon
Moectlon
Jacksonville
Juathen
Bence
Norotugh Connellinen
East Mamoning
Anil
Onch
Ty Ledee
Genea
Sookie
Ub Yuies
Eich Eleedon
Mlectinn
Marion Genie
de Poder
von A Borgel Commeliien
To Quites
Syuney
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Ux Valledar Torok
Pelee
Ford
Fuard
Borough Counellion
Saltsburg
Goyetes
Aid
Toyearm
SOUR
East Wheathkield
Ford Yeurs
de Patee
White
Young& Behool
Anson Hurk
Jowen
Vleiken
Ilaturigi
Campbell
Catnty Commissioners
Abbott Houn Thompson
Uly 10
Indiana Motor Go
Buickntiag
North Eighth Street
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