Limestone Day Draws Indiana Crowds With Prizes
Limestone Day in Indiana attracted hundreds with free movies for farmers children at the Indiana theatre and a noon dinner at the Lutheran church. Speeches by P H Dewey W H Moffet and Schmitz drew large audiences at Memorial Park before prize drawings at the Community Rest Room. First prize is a load of ground limestone, second a Syracuse plow, and the Indiana Progress offers farm salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Theatre
Boy Scout
Memorial Park
P. H. Dewey
State Grange
W. H. Moffet
Agricultural Bureau
State Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas Schmitz
Indiana County
Michigan Limestone Company
Syracuse
Farmers Exchange
Indiana Progress
Indiana Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana County Listings
Deeds recorded since last report show multiple transfers including John A. Dies to Joseph Crawford for lots in Homer City at 1 dollar and others such as Harry McCreery to Elizabeth Mc Clure for a lot in Indiana at 810 dollars, plus several more parcels and small sums across Indiana, Marion Center, Grant, Clymer, Young, Rayne, Pine, and West Wheatfield. Names include J A Musser, Paul DeHaven, Lillian Gordon, and Dora McCullough in transactions with buyers and sellers across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
John A
Joseph Crawford
Homer City
Harry McCreery
Elizabeth McClure
Indiana
W. P. McCartney
James 8
Theaters Inc
David Ober
C. W. Kinter
Marion Center
Pearl Kinter
J. A. Musser
Grant
BH. H. Goodlin
J. Clifford Serene
Salisbury
S.H. McFarland
M. Hetrick
Clymer
L. J. Hughes
Andrew
Clements
John M. Hart
Carlo Mancabelli
Young
Paul E. DeHaven
Fred Dilts
Rayne
Lillian Gordon
Lelia A. St
Aviation field near Marchand to rise on farm site
Hugh Smeaton of Marchand prepares a ten acre aviation field near the Buffalo Pittsburgh Highway. The site sits within forty rods of the highway, 1659 feet above sea level, level with good access via a driveway, and aims for readiness by August 20 for the Marchand Home Coming and highway opening. Also notes anniversary gathering for Jacob Buchheit and Mumau reunion details at Purchase Line Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo-Pittsburgh
Hugh Smeaton
Marchand
Smeaton
Buchheit
Edward C
Harry J. Buchheit
Sykesville
Jacob Buchheit
J. F. Buchheit
Minneapolis
Charles O
T. H. Brown
Reynoldsville
Catherine Zimmerman
W. F. Buchheit
Allentown
Mumaus
Purchase Line
Purchase Line Academy
Emma Mumau
Elaine Knupp
J.T. Mumau
Waryon Nupp
Anson Nupp
Marriage Licenses Issued in Several Districts
Leroy Charles Ritchie of Brackenridge Alberta and Lloyd Trade City Webster Davis and Emma Lou Brown of Blairsville with Inian Eugene Johnson and Luella Newhouse of New Alexandria listed for marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Charles Ritchie
Brackenridge
Alberta
Lloyd Trade City
Webster Davis
Ingstown
Emma Lou Brown
Blairsville
Inian Eugene Johnson
Luella Newhouse
New Alexandria
Dixonville Boys Photo Taken at Douglass Studio
Reproduction photograph shows Henry and Carlisle Lightner, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lightner of Dixonville. The picture was taken recently at Douglass Studio on Philadelphia Street. Clover Pierce of Plumville was visiting Indiana relatives the latter part of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Carlisle Lightner
Melvin Lightner
Dixonville
Douglass Studio
Philadelphia Street
Clover Pierce
Plumville
Indiana
Licensed undertaker Templeton joins Clymer firm
N Templeton of Clymer Furniture Co. has been granted a state license as an undertaker, bringing the firm to two licensed undertakers L R P Marlin and Templeton. Also notes Risinger Hess reunion August 18 at Indiana fair grounds and Robert J Hood as candidate for jury commissioner in West Wheatfield. Subscription renewal reminder for The Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Templeton
Clymer Furniture Company
W. N. Templeton
Clymer Furniture Co
Clymer
State Board of Undertakers
L. RP. Marlin
Mr. Templeton
Risinger-Hess
Risinger-Hess Connection
Indiana Fair
Hood
West Wheathield
Robert J. Hood
West Wheatfield Township
Nation backs American Legion Endowment Fund drive
National support floods Indiana for a five million dollar trust to aid orphans of World War veterans. Indiana’s share tops three thousand three hundred sixty dollars as locals expect full realization this week. public urged to contribute any amount. A Pennsylvania Legion Commander will lead a Friday parade to boost the Endowment Fund effort with multiple allied groups participating. Bids opened for a creek crib project at Gallaher bridge. Mahaffey Construction awarded. Brother of an East Philadelphia street woman injured in an accident at Hays Station is hospitalized with a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Post
American Legion
Or Jphans
Indiana
Post
Legion Fund
Pennsylvania Legion
J. Mitchell Chase
Pennsylvania
American Legion Endowment Fund
The
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Boys _avum corps
Gallaher Bridge
Blackcreek
Young Township
Newm
Mt Fenters
Saltsburg
Wiliam Kunkle
Kent
Hays Station
John Reed Anderson
S. Gibson
East Philadelphia
Homestead Hospital
Allegheny County
Fisher couple set to return from honeymoon this week
Attorney Robert M. Fisher and his bride plan to return to Indiana this week after spending their honeymoon in the west. Miss Mary Fisher, who accompanied her brother to California, arrived here a week ago. The Indiana county fair premium list for September 8 to 11 is published this week in The Progress. Washington Township man John Johnston is hospitalized with a fractured knee cap after falling from a hayload last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fisher
Bride
Robert M. Fisher
West
Indiana
Mary Fisher
California
Washington Township
John Johnston
Indiana Hospital
Trusal Family Reunion At Fair Grounds Saturday
More than 500 Trusal family members attended a reunion at the fair grounds Saturday. Officers elected for 1926 include President Zannie Adamson Creekside, Secretary Jessie E Johnston Creekside, Treasurer Curtis Wangerman Indiana, social committee Earl Trusal Minnie Miller May Dougall. Amusements featured cake walk and races. Distances attended from Oklahoma Crementsville Coraopolis Braeburn Kittanning. Plans for next year’s reunion were announced with great anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trugal
Fair Grounds
Zannie Adamson
Creekside
Jessie E. Johnston
Curtis Wangerman
Indiana
Earl Trusal
Cattle to be tuberculin tested in twenty townships
Indiana County farmers will see cattle in twenty townships tested with tuberculin during September, conducted by twenty veterinarians from state and federal agencies. Four townships will be tested in January 1926. County Agent Warner will meet with township committees to arrange transport and logistics. Indiana County aims to be among the earliest cleaned up counties in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Munce
Bureau of Animal Industry
Harriisburg
Warner
Indiana
South Mahoning
Washington
Armstrong
East Wheatfield
Indiana County
Jamont
Fee to Run for Judge on Democratic Ticket
Harry W Fee, a well known attorney, will seek judicial honors in the September primaries after filing his petition recently. He runs on the Democratic ticket. The Mabou reunion date moved to Saturday August 16 at J A Compton's home near Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Fee
Harry W Fee
Focal
J. A. Compton
Clarksburg
Limestone Day Visitors Share The Progress Subscriptions
Personal notices list Limestone Day attendees from Indiana and surrounding townships who ordered or renewed The Progress subscriptions. Names include Stutzman, Learn, Mabon, Sickard, Overman, Burkett, and more, with many traveling to and from limestone day events and local trips. The brief item notes a newborn, Thelma Lucille Bracken, at Bracken home.
Rev L W Slifer Resigns From Two Churches
Rev Luther W Slifer, pastor of Grove Chapel and Bethel Lutheran churches in Rayne township, resigns effective August 1 after four years. He accepted a mission post with the United Lutheran Church in Madras Presidency, India. He and his wife and children will sail from New York October 13. he will continue to fill the pulpit until about October first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toda
Luther W. Slfer
Grove Chapel
Bethel Lutheran
Rayne Township
Givce
Sle
Foreign Board
The
United Lutheran Church
Guntar
Madras Presidency
India
Slifer
Mary
Martha
Paul
New York
Tiev
Blifer
Deaths of Rice Nagey Clawson Mark Indiana area
Obituaries recall W T Rice of Green township aged 72 with Mason funeral and Taylorville burial, Michael Nagey of Rossiter dies at 64 after a stroke and heart failure, and Mrs Harry Clawson of Montgomery county dies at 54 after long illness. survivors listed and services noted.
William Jennings Bryan dies after long political career
William Jennings Bryan, famed three time Democratic presidential nominee and religious conservative, died in Dayton Ohio after dinner and a rest. Physicians attributed death to apoplexy. Bryan led the Democratic Party for over 16 years and influenced national politics since 1896. His death ends a controversial bid to harmonize religion and science in modern Christianity. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Local notices mention school grounds cleanup in St Clair Township and obituaries for Amos J. Caylor Nancy Dane Oliver William S. Myers and a Moose reunion planned for August 22 in Brushvalley Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tewn
Chicago
Jennings Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
Richard Rogers
Washington
Hartman Leads Indian Institution Meeting for Knights of Malta
Scranton businessman George L Hartman attended events in Indiana on official Knights of Malta business. He presided at an Institution meeting of the Golden Tule Lodges at Plumville after a luncheon. Stuart Erb narrowly escaped serious injury when a Ford overturned near Avonmore after swerving to pass another car. Erb and a companion escaped with scratches as the car was wrecked. Homer City Lutheran Church members held an all day Camp Rest picnic with swimming pool as main attraction. An infant son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Ling of Seward died in Johns town hospital. Funeral services were held at the grandparents home in East Wheatfield township and burial followed in Armagh cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Little
East Mahoning Township
Youngstown
Milfred Little
Lloyd Little
Eugene
Plumville
J. E. Brewer
Frances
Donald
J. W. Huffman
Luther Little
Frances Hanna
S. A. Brady
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Wade Martin
John KB. Hasingar
T. N. Sheelie
Town
BE. W. Flowers
Windher
Blacklick
John P. Hogan
Gordon Literary Society
Hogan
Blacklick Township
John Hogan
Palmer Theater
Svening
August Gargo
Hast Church Street
Errey
Eluitra
N. Y
Jon Galbreath
Marion Center
Stutzman
Cramer
Learn
Commodore
Progress
Laura Ansley
Western Union
Chautauqua
Paul Rood
Navin Beventh Street
Ghantauun
Ford Gibson
Windhar
Elizabeth Gideon
Philadelphia
Wy. Hamilton
Home
J.T. Gentz
John C. Mabon
Binksville
Elmer Prye
Jessia and
Stella
Mildred Faith
White Township
George A. Sickard
Cherry Tree R
CD. 1
J. Stadtmiler
Neal
Joseph Wellaroth
Williamsport
Atlantic City
R. N. Glassford
Grant Street
Jesse Edwards
Belsano
Gettysburg
Washington
Harrisburg
D. B. Waltemire
Warren Butterbaugh
Cherryhill Township
Mr. Waltemire
Charryhill Township
M. J. Golden
Fred Golden
Ira Myers
A. J. Stewart
John
John R. Smith
John H. Lyle
Robert A. Allison
Mit
M. B. Allison
I H Overman
Budd
Peon Run
R. PD
Mr. Overman
J. L Henderson
Church Street
John TB. Burkett
Cool Springs
Jefferson County
Norman Burkett
Norman
R. A. Silvis
South Bend
G. Irvin Knelly
Shelocta
Tulmestone Day Investments
A Friton
Poolesville
West Lebanon
William C. Fulton
Agnes Hoffman
Sophia Toffman
Mase Oak Street
Mack Stewart
Bruce Dinsmore
Robert Lawrie
Pra
Mra. Lawrie
A. M. Wagner
Gertrude Wagner
Wilkinsburg
David Blair Taylor
David
Mirus
Mra
Janolia
American Natural Oas Company
Semuel Myers
Use Mes
Prank Myers
Myr
Waller Bagley
Tray Bagley
4. S. Baveley
Charles
A. F. Gromiey
Clair Myers
Thace Myers
Johnes
Ida Owens
Lark Myers
Frank Myers
Penn Run
Rice W. B. Rice
Green Township
Samuel Rice
Indiana Lodge of Masons
Tay Rice
Cleveland, O
E. G. Rice
David Muman
John Rice
D. &. Rice
Bhensburg
P. EB. Rice
Mary O'Neil
Black~lick
A. Rice
Indiana Lodge
Alter
Taylorsville
Nancy & Oliver
Nancy Dane Oliver
James
Mary Oliver
Conemaugh Township
Indiana Hospital
Mie
Conemaughownship
United Presbyterian Church
Sinter
Matthew
Marth Oliver
Conemaugh Iownebly
Conemaugh Church
Willian
Myers William
Myers
Salisburg
Indiana County
Salisbury Cemetery
Malta
L. Hartman
Scranton
Frand
Knights of Malta
Pennsylvania
Clymer
Blairsville
Hartman
Stuart P, Erb
Avonmore
Homer City
Ir Yvin Ling
Seward
Johnstown
Jay,j. Hutchison
East Wheatfield Township
Armagh
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. HK. Moffat
State College
Legion
Aviation
Entire Nation
American Legion Fund
Army Hospital
Albert Lafferty
Harry Stonebraker
Harry W. Stonebraker
Christian Church of Indiana
Troutman Company
Bracken Home
Carl Bracken
South Thirteenth Street
Thelma
Lucille
L. W. Slifer
Archael Nagey
Michael Nagey
Rosaiter
Hungary
Rossiter
CG. Coal Company
Alex
Frank
Agnes Nagey
Interlone
Circle Hill Comejplery
Harry S. Clawson
Uarry &. Clawson
Montgomery County
Sara Mae
W.‘T. Myera
Montepomery County
Winshelmer
Vandergrift
H Frank Winshelmer
Center Towneship
Ye Bireams
Rev. Tuttonhouse
Burfi Wis
Gilshend Cemetery
William J. Bryan
Church
Democratic Party
Cam
Collier's Weekly
God
Jesus
Christ
Mr.Bryan
Washington Post
Mr. Bryan
St. Clair
White
Othe
Amos J. Caylor
Rural Valley
Ilness
Methodist Church of
Rebekal Lodge
God Fellows of
Kittanning
Elizabeth
Jos. Gaylor
Lizzie Wike
Brushvalley
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