Four Enter Race for Register Recorder in county race
Monday was the last day for filing petitions for the Fall Primary on Tuesday September 14. Three Republicans and one Democrat seek the nomination for Register and Recorder with incumbent W R Calhoun Elmer W Allison and Malph C Brown as GOP hopefuls and J Day Brownlee on the Democratic ticket. Two Republicans L F Robinson and B E Stephens contend for Jury Commissioner while G W Cunningham is the sole Democratic candidate for that office. The primary will also nominate in 77 districts for borough and township posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register and Recorder
W. R. Calhoun
Elmer W. Allison
Indiana
Malph C. Brown
Blairaville
J. Day Brownlee
Town
L. F. Robinson
H. Stephens
Cherryhill Township
G. W. Cunningham
Judge Creps orders voters give exact age on registration
Judge E. E. Crepa in Common Pleas Court ruled under the Permanent Registration Act that voters must provide their exact age when registering. The act, passed by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Earle, enacts age disclosure as a registration requirement.
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Common Pleas Court
E. E. Crepa
Earle
Indiana County Fair Plans Highlight Enduring Tradition
Improvements at the Indiana County Fair Grounds signal a return to old times as the fair opens Tuesday evening August 31 and runs through Saturday September 4. A horse show, cattle show, farm exhibits, Round House displays, music, and an automobile show promise broad entertainment for rural and urban visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
John J. Connolly
David J. Fiscua
Farm Extension Bureau
Round House
Creosoted Poles Damaged in Rochester & Pittsburgh Yard
Spontaneous combustion is believed to have started a fire that damaged creosoted poles at the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Corporation yard on South Thirteenth Street Saturday afternoon. Local firemen extinguished the blaze. Damage estimated at 2,500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Corporation
Bouth Thirteenth Street
Lad of Three Known as Strongest Child in World Dies
Dartford England July 27 John Chillard age three famed as the strongest child in the world died today of bronchial pneumonia. He stood four feet tall and was the son of a professional weight lifter and could lift a 656 pound weight with one hand.
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Lad
Dartford
England
John Chillard
John
Indiana State Teachers College Grants Degrees to 0 Graduates
Degrees were conferred to 33 graduates at the close of the regular summer session on Saturday. A three week course is now in operation with 183 enrollment. Ten students were granted the State Limited Certificate. A Feld Course in Economic Geography led a 2,300 mile chartered bus trip to Washington, New York, Boston, Montreal and Quebec.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Sara A. McFarland
Rural Valley
Leona Jane Playfoot
Indiana
James Mahan Campbell
Penn Run
Margaret Ruddock Davison
Cherry Tree
Norma Marie Palmer
Breigh
William Emmet Martin
Salinburg
George Frederick Schwab
Bertha Lois Shields
New Alexandria
Feld
Peasion
Washington
D.C
New York
Beston
Montreal
Quebec
County Dairymen Picnic At Campbells Mills August 5
Indiana dairy farmers plan an all day picnic at Campbells Mills park on Thursday August 5 under the Conemaugh Salinburg and Blairsville locals of the Dairymen's Co operative Sales Association. All dairymen and families invited. Basket dinner, games races skating and square dancing. Short talks to be given but brief.
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Indiana County Dairymen
Campbells Mills Park
Conemaugh
Salinburg
Blairsville
Dairymen’s Co-operative Sales Association
Alldairymen
Theatre awards Chrysler Royal Sedan to Lloyd Edwards
Lloyd Edwards of 880 Maple Street received a Chrysler Royal Sedan awarded by The Manessen Amusement Company owners of the Manos and Indiana Theatres at a Tuesday evening event held at The Manos Theatre.
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Lloyd Edwards
Maple St
Manos
Manessen Amusement Company
Indiana
Miss Fannie E. Gessler Improves at Indiana Hospital
Miss Fannie E. Gessler of West Philadelphia street has been a patient at Indiana Hospital for over two weeks and was reported slightly improved at noon today.
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Fannie E. Gessler
West Philadelphia
Indiana Hospital
Lightning Hits Covode Church Steeple Saves Edifice
A severe NAD storm struck Covode causing a steeple fire at the Covode MBE church. Residents quickly climbed to the roof, cut the steeple away, and the main church was spared as the steeple burned on the ground. The storm also damaged crops locally.
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Covode
Covode M. BE
Punxsutawney
Bee Transtreeing Demonstration At McNutt Farm
A bee transferring demonstration will be held July 31Saturday morning at 9 00 at the farm of R V McNutt one mile southwest of Broadvalley by County Agent J W Warner St William McNutt son of R V is a member of the 4 H Bee Club Two hives will be transferred into new modern ten frame hives All who are interested in bee management are invited to attend spectators are urged to wear bee veils
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McNutt Farm
R. V. McNutt
Broadvalley
J. W. Warner
William McNutt
Bes
Cherryhill Youth Hurt in Fall From Car Driven by Brother
Elvin States aged 10 son of Homer States of Clymer RD2 is being treated at an Indiana hospital for possible skull fracture and head and facial lacerations after reportedly falling from a car driven by an older brother on Tuesday.
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Cherryhill
Elvin States
Homer States
Clymer
R.D
Indiana Hospital
Excessive Salt Feeding Tied to Hog Deaths
Harrisburg reports nineteen hogs died on a Pennsylvania farm from an overdose of salt. The State Bureau of Animal Industry warns livestock owners to avoid excessive salt in hog diets and reviews safe feeding practices.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Personal Brevities Mis Caroline Wine in Washington visit
Miss Caroline Wine of North Fifth street visits Washington, D C. Mr and Mrs G P Miller of West Washington Street spend Sunday in Pittsburgh. Numerous locals visit relatives or travel to cities like Atlantic City Chicago Cleveland and Chambersburg with family notes and readings.
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Caroline Wine
North Fifth Street
Washington, D.C
G. P. Miller
West Washington Street
Pittsburgh
Real estate transfers listed in Indiana and surrounding townships
A sequence of property transfers across Indiana borough West Wheatfield Green Dalry etc. Buyers include Guthrie Murnace Spicker Sickenberger Leary Goodrich and Coe with amounts from 50 to 10 460 dollars. Transactions involve lots and tracts in Indiana borough Cherryhill Canoe Pine and surrounding townships.
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W. Guthrie
Bell Telephone Co
Indiana
Second Ward
Josephine Murnace
Eliza Leary
Joseph Leary
West Wheatfield
John Leary
Weat Wheatfield
Della FE. Goodrich
Berths O'Neil
Cherryhill Township
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
F. L. Gaston
Canoe Township
T. M. Donahey
Elmer F. Gross Klos
Conemaugh Township
Marriage Licenses Listed For Numerous Couples Across Counties
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Alex Sunday and Tressa DeGrastro both of Creekside, Joseph Erdman of New York City with Mary Sokoly of New York City, and many others from Pittsburgh, Indiana, Plumville, Sagamore, North Point, Marion Center, Clymer, and surrounding areas. Names span Forrest Leamont Harvey, Lillian Beatrice Fleming, and Julia Yevychak Stafford among numerous pairs, reflecting a broad county-wide compilation of nuptials.
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Alex Sunday
Tressa DeGrastro
Albert Breakiron
Pittsburgh
Lucile Stahiman
Tadiada
Joseph Erdman
New York City
Mary Sokoly
Michael Joseph Gurgon
Blatraville
Mable Glen ‘Goodlin
Broennizer
Matthew Kraynak
Commodore Anthony Bagovich
Plumville
Josephine ‘Bagocus
Sagamore
Forrest Leamont Harvey
Lillian Beatrice Fleming
Indiana
Frank John Novak
Heilwood Manilla Ann Gregg
Penn Run
Harry White Stear
North Point
Martha Emma Mauk
Rossiter
Russell Richard Weaver
Sara Ann Postlewait
Walter Kenneth Muman
Marion Center
Norma J. Ashbaugh
Jene Francis Fleming
Clymer
Mildred Evelyn Duries
Alverda
Julia Yevychak Stafford
Acey Williams
Aultman
Hannah Jasper Aultman
Wm. Miller Brunner
North Bessemer
Hazel
New Kensington
John P. Turefei
Homer City
Mary Tobolski
Emeigh William H.smith
Gipsy
Ethel L. Davis
Former County Woman Celebrates 80th Birthday in Johnstown
Flora Conrad Nipps of Johnstown marked her 80th birthday with a family dinner. Attendees included daughter Verna Nipps, son William Nipps, brother Frank Conrad, and sisters Elizabeth Hileman and Ella Swearinger. Born July 27, 1847 near Dilltown, she married in 1886 and moved to Johnstown, where her husband died five years ago.
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Flora
Conrad) Wipps
Johnstown
Indiana County
Verna May Nipps
William 2. Nipps
Frank Conrad
Indiana
Elizabeth Hileman
Wilkingburg
Ella Swearinger
Bruchvalley Township
Nipps
Crooked Creek Dam Slay Be Started Per Announcement
In Pittsburgh the United States Army engineers revise plans for a 4.5 million flood central basin on Crooked Creek near Tunnellyne about five miles upstream from Ford City where the stream enters the Allegheny river. The reservoir will hold eight miles of creek water during severe flood, with gradual release to protect downstream property. work may start this fall per Tri-State Authority notice in the Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Crooked Creek
Tri-State Authority
Pittsburgh
United, States Army Engineers
Tunnellyne
Ford City
Allegheny River
Weddings of a Week Miss Lilian Meming and Forest Harvey Tie Knot
Miss Lilian Beatrice Meming of Indiana wed Forest Leamont Harvey of Pittsburgh in Fleming home on Grant street with Dr. Robert L. Clark officiating. Bride wore white satin, sister Lucille Harvey as bridesmaid, best man Kenneth Fleming, ceremony preceded by singing, wedding dinner, and a New England honeymoon. Also notes the May 26 1937 Cumberland Maryland wedding of Zola Kramp to Clarence Hutchison with plans to reside in Homer City.
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Lilian Beatrice Meming
Indiana
Forest Leamont Harvey
Pittsburgh
Fleming
Grant Street
Robert L. Clark
McKeesport
Harry Fleming
Harry Power
Lucille Harvey
Kenneth Fleming
Kenneth Tleming
David A. Pleming
Indiana State Teachers College
Horace Mann School
Town
Joseph Harvey
Butler
School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh University
George Yohe Company
Maurice Hile
New England States
Harry Kramp
Homer City
Mies Zola Kramp
Clarence Hutchison
Charles Hutchison
Armaga
Cumberland
Hutchison
G. ©. Murphy
Armagh
Armagh- East Wheatfield Township
Murphy
McCrory
Parjenta
Reunion Season Sparks Family Gatherings Across Indiana County
Indiana County hosts a flurry of family reunions in July and August. The Shields clan held its eighth annual gathering at Campbells Mills with about 100 attendees, led by Rev. W. Cochran. The Helmans plan a 15th annual reunion at Charley’s Grove on August 7, drawing 225 from multiple counties and states. Other reunions span Campbells Mills, Brushvalley, Charley’s Grove, and nearby towns, featuring baskets, programs, bands, games, and candy prizes, with organizers including Miss Anna Laney and William Laney.
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Indiana County
Shields
Campbells Mills
Renners
W. Cochran
Apollo
Helmans
Charley's Grove
Indiana
Ebensburg
Pennsylvania
Tanoma
Lightcap-Wetzell
Ruth Wetzell
Harry H. Wetzell
Marion Center
Benjamin Lightcap
Near Home
Port Allegheny
Marion Center High School
Norman Lightcap
Little Genessee
N. Y
Amos and Andy’s Woman to Wed In Los Angeles
Readable note from Los Angeles dated August 18 reports Elinor Harriot who plays multiple Amos and Andy female roles will marry Frank Nathan, an insurance man, in a ceremony in Los Angeles. The item lists August 18 as the date and singles out the creative casting.
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Amos
Andy
Los Angeles
Elinor Harriot
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St. Petersburg
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H. A. Welday
W.C. Herkebile
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