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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1931
Page
5
Secretary Lewis after a personal survey selected Indiana County as the District No. 10 headquarters for the Pennsylvania Highways Department. The move will create about 100 jobs and draw 80 to 100 families to Indiana with 300 to 350 people in winter.
Construction of 5.33 miles of low-cost road in Indiana County has been ordered by Secretary of Highways Sam Lewis with Governor Pinchot's approval. Work starts immediately, linking Traffic Route 360 between Arcadia and Cherry Tree with a 0.63 mile spur at the Clearfield County end. Local labor will be hired to aid unemployment relief in the mining area as the route is set to serve through traffic between two major roads.
The U P G U of Conemaugh Presbytery will hold its annual meeting at Elderton United Presbyterian church on Friday June 12 with afternoon and evening sessions. An oratorical contest on Americas Mission To The World features Miss Virginia Davis and Eugene Johnston. The evening program includes Rev H H Martin D D as main speaker, with Miss Isabel Simpson and Herman W King presenting convention plans. Indiana county attendees and others are planning to attend.
The Board of County Commissioners urged Governor Pinchot to veto Senate Bill No. 82 creating a county controller position in sixth class counties including Indiana. They argue the office is unnecessary and would raise taxes, contending an efficient chief clerk and county auditors can manage finances without a controller, who would earn 2500 dollars plus expenses.
Real estate transfers include J A Manner to J Edward Low for a lot in Glen Campbell at 800 and John Clark to Samuel F Clark for a tract in Burrell at 1.00. Other deeds list tracts in Wheatfield and Green, many for 1.00 or nominal sums. Obituaries, college graduations, and a tax league organized in Brushvalley are noted along with a white blossom laden apple tree near Rossiter.
Indiana county Wool Growers Association directors will open bids here on Monday evening to decide if a wool pool is formed. If accepted, the pool would launch June 22 and 23 as part of county field crop activities in 1930. Pennsylvania Bureau of Statistics reports Indiana county field crops valued at 2,969,190 dollars for 1930, ranking 26th in the state.
Descendants of John Work and senior pioneer William Work plan a 29th annual reunion in Rochester Mills. Harmon School in Washon township hosts a June 15 gathering. William Anderson Jr family meets June 17 at Indiana Fair Grounds. White Oak Flat school, Montgomery clan, Wiggins Calhoun, Clawson McMillen, Aul Bush reunions set for June 19 20 and July 4 at various local sites with baskets and programs.
The Shelocta United Presbyterian congregation will dedicate its modern church with ceremonies next Sunday, followed by a week of special services and the Diamond Jubilee. Rev. Dr. R. A. Hutchison will speak at 11:00 a.m. and Rev. Dr. W. R. McMunn at 7:30 p.m., with a week of nightly programs through June 20 and a communion on June 21. The Cone maugh Presbytery session will meet June 28.
Mrs M W Elder and daughter Martha witnessed the dedication in Harrisburg on May 28 of a memorial for 15 State Motor Patrolmen killed on duty. Thomas Barnett Hitler, son of Mrs Elder, was the last name on the bronze plate. Gov Pinchot delivered the address.
Center township residents formed a permanent Tax-Justice League at Risinger schoolhouse on Monday evening. Officers elected: President D B Risinger Homer City. Vice President Joe White Indiana RD6. Secretary Harry Anderson Indiana RD5. Treasurer Mia William George Homer City RD.
Heavy storms with rain wind and hail swept the county on Saturday causing extensive damage. Trees uprooted across groves near town and at the Indiana State Teachers College and fair grounds. Hail punctured roofs and windows from Indiana north to Porterfield. A silo fell at Penn Run and a barn at Eldeklick township burned out after a lightning strike. Insurance covered the Bence farm loss and other buildings suffered roof damage.
Sheriff H Elmer Borland conducted the second week of sheriff sales at the Court House Friday afternoon revealing eight properties moved. Dr James M Torrance east of town in White township sold to Charles McGregor for 9000 dollars. J Clair Kerr Locust street sold to M Myrle Kerr Grant township for 3306. Joseph Delliflera property Banks township sold to Grant Snyder Magees Mills for 100. Thomas Harris West Wheatfield township sold to Federal Land Bank Baltimore for 400. W F Snyder Homer City sold to Ralph B Kunkle Homer City for 469. Joseph Park Blairsville sold to Conemaugh Building and Loan Association for 100. Myrtle Cooper Blairsville to Conemaugh Building and Loan Association.
Three Indigny youths Walter Thomas Malcolm John Wilson St Clair and John St Clair Simpson graduated with 61 peers from Kiski on Saturday. Oldest World War veteran H Ferguson of Ford City aged 70 is said to be the war era’s oldest enlisted veteran. Louis Brown, 62, of Cherry Tree, is hospitalized with a broken left leg from a Friday fall while carpentry work. County treasurer Elmer W Alligon reports 7474 dog licenses and 1508 fishing licenses issued by noon.
The Indiana Volunteer Fire Department hosted Ladies Night at the Indiana Country Club. Reverend Dr. Robert Clark and Dr. Charles J. Rink spoke briefly, followed by entertaining stunts and a dance, highlighting fellowship and hospitality among the firemen and guests.
Pomona and Willet Granges plan a full day joint meeting at Willet on Thursday June 25 with 10 30 a m welcome by Ira Marlin Ambrose Grange J I McElhoes to respond Willet to provide coffee for noon and evening meals 1 00 p m conference led by Martha Cummins various programs and lectures include wild flowers highway safety and fire prevention with music and dances finishing with conferring of the fifth degree and closing session
Indiana's 14th curb market will operate Saturday June 13 starting at seven A.M. in the rear parking area of McCrory's 6 and 1 cent store. Farmers with produce should attend. Officer Keller Harris oversees the grounds. market aims to cut middleman profits and aid local farmers and buyers.
A four room one story brick school will rise this summer in Aultman replacing the burned building. It will sit on the Indiana Salisbury road side of town. Center township school board oversees the project and aims to reopen in fall.
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Mrs. George F. Mack at 66 in West Wheatfield Township with service in the Germany church and interment in Blairsville cemetery, Mrs. Frank A. Conrath of Latrobe with a long Baptist affiliation, Mrs. Annie Bush James of Reading after operations, and B N Wehrle of Punxsutawney a longtime jeweler noted for Mitchell Park funding. Also mentions work at Rustic Lodge by L Pattison to build cabins from storm felled timber.
Judge Langham presided as all defendants entered guilty pleas or were sentenced. Carl King faced a 200 dollar fine and 30 days in jail for DUI. Tom Brascia and Irwin Shultz also fined 200 or 3200 with jail. Neighly’s larceny case suspended upon costs and 25 dollars restitution. Yeager Luker each 20 costs 40 and 30 days jail. Clark Patriquin morality charge not pressed.
Four of every five counties in the commonwealth have horses cattle sheep and swine valued over 1 000 000 the bureau of statistics state Pennsylvania remains among the 11 leading livestock states despite a 24 percent drop in 1930. The table lists values by county including Armstrong Cambria Jefferson Clearfield and Westmoreland with total regional dairy cattle contributing much of the value.
Herbert Fulmer son of Mr and Mrs G H Fulmer of Johnstown was killed Wednesday night when his car crashed into a telephone pole near Hanover Pa He suffered a fractured skull a broken jaw and internal injuries and died two hours later in Gettysburg hospital The freshman at Gettysburg College had lived in Indiana before moving to Johnstown His father manages the Johnstown district of the Bell Telephone Company
Ralph White fourteen, son of Mrs Ith White of town, lives with grandparents Mr and Mrs H Strong in Cherryhill township. He recently passed the Eighth Grade exam and has studied at Penn Run consolidated school after attending the district school. Eight years of schooling with no absences or tardies.
A. W. Ruddock is appointed judge of election in Homer City to replace John George who moved from the district. Earl Bath becomes minority inspector in the Third Ward of Indiana succeeding the late John W McQuilken. Never be satisfied that what has been achieved is sufficient. Charles M Schwab.
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