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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
6
Marion Center residents host and visit kin across towns and states. The record mentions Mr. and Mrs. Diven visiting with relatives in Pittsburgh, Dr. and Mrs. Gibson in Indiana, J. C. Barr near Brookville helping Julia Barr, JC. Wetzel returning from State College, and multiple trips by Wetzel and Walker families. Mrs. Terpe recovers from a hip fracture and enjoys outings.
Plum Creek residents report visitors from Ohio and Elderton, plus a Mount Union church festival to be held Thursday and Friday nights July 23 and 24. Local visits include Kimmel and Bleakney households, Ramer kin, and Porter Miller's Indiana trip. Shumaker funeral at Oakdale noted.
Maple Grove reports a flurry of visits and family news as Annie Bryan and Albert Bretts of Robinson socialize at the Sloppy home. Several Indiana area residents visit kin in Smithport Heilwood and near Indiana, with guests including Rumsey, Waltemire, Slep Py, and Gresley families. continuous visitors include Jay Henry, Winfred Wagner, and Ted Mack with relatives in Bethel and Strongatown.
Washington Township reports Blystone family reunions near Mt. Union church with guests from Blairsville and Livermore. Visitors include Harman, Bartholomew, Jewart, and Johnston families. Funeral attendees travel to Elderton as local residents attend Clyde Seanor’s service. John Bush hospitalized in Indiana for a broken leg.
Sunday school at ten o clock followed by preaching on July 26. Anabel Marshall returned home after ten days in Mercy hospital Pittsburgh. Local families hosted and visited include J B Kennedy Allen Faith Alfred Long Nelson Ewing Eleanor Ruth McGinley and many others from Coraopolis Indiana Akron Blairsville and New Kensington.
Nona Ellenberger of Girty spent Sunday with the Townsend sisters. Mrs. Charlie Long and Mrs. Billa Long visited relatives in Apollo on Friday. Harry Moorehead made a business call in Indiana Friday. Wendell Devers and children with his mother Nancy Devers attended the Henry reunion at Camp Rest-a-While. Irwin Silvis and family of Ohio were in the area Sunday. The July meeting of the W. F. C. Club met at Olive Beighley home. Mrs. Prugh was in Indiana on Wednesday. Samuel Beighley has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Silvis visited Plumcreek Wednesday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ramer. Mrs. George Keighley and children visited with her parents, L. M. Martz, during the week. Rev. Nace and family of Elderton dined with Mrs. Clara Townsend on Friday. Rev. Brown of Elderton called on the Jewel family during the week.
Lesson for July 26 examines the martyrdom of Stephen and the early church's persecution. It contrasts dying for faith with living out faith, urging believers to witness everywhere and endure for Christ despite hardship. The study ties Acts 7 59 60 8 and I Peter 4 12 19 to modern forms of persecution.
A quotation attributed to Burke notes that genuine character appears in times of relaxed security and prosperity, as hearts soften toward festivity and pleasure, revealing true dispositions. The line emphasizes moral testing during comfort and indulgence.
A reflective meditation on the rarity of true friendship and the even scarcer capacity for love, noting that love encompasses friendship and extends beyond it to deeper bonds.
Clarksburg notes show Sunday school at 1 15 and church at 2 30 next Sunday. A long list of visitors from Vandergrift Indiana Blairsville East Liberty Newrytown and other nearby towns joined Mrs Caroline Marshall's 87th birthday celebration at the Marshall home. A final tip mentions soaking handkerchiefs in salt water before washing to aid cleaning.
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