10 Jun 1936
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
1
State gubernatorial salaries range widely from 3000 in South Dakota to 25000 in New York. The national average hovers around 7500, reflecting large gaps between states and different compensation scales for the office.
Curry Run church will hold Children’s Day services Sunday at 8 o clock in the evening. A miscellaneous shower at the home of Mr and Mrs A key honored their nephew and wife Delbert and Alberta Alers with many useful gifts. Attendees included Rev Walker and many local families. Alberta Fulmer visited Longs. Christian Endeavor held a surprise party for Rev Walker. Violet Douglas and others were noted in local visits.
In Clarksburg a Sunday school event is set for 1 15 and church services at 2 30 next Sunday. Local residents visit relatives, undergo appendicitis operations, attend WPA picnics, and plan a District 10 Sunday schools convention in June. A birthday party honors Sara Martha Shearer.
Steve Miller, a self-styled smart guy, clashes with a sheriff and stabs a guard with a paper weight during a failed bid to flee after a Hershey Bank robbery. He slips away briefly, then is recaptured as he heads toward Hunter's Place, aided by a looming plan and a rising siren. A stray reference to a Tivitter’s Dice pursuit and a jungle healer tale closes the fragment, tying in a separate sensational note about a child witch healer on Lake Wanganyika.
Brunhtide and Misa von Droysen, sisters from Germany, booked a diner space on a steamship for a very large order. One sister stands seven feet tall, the other over six feet, necessitating special beds. The pair travel as giants with a circus.
Uniontown area residents are listed visiting relatives and calling on friends Tuesday and Friday evenings. The report mentions many names, including Coble, King, Pounds, Taylor, Rummel, and Beringer families, plus church events in Creeksid and Parkwood with services and farewells. Several locals travel to Indiana, Johnstown, and Commodore, with Bible school opening and evangelistic campaigns noted.
Vandergrift residents hosted and visited including Mrs G C Shutt and Mrs Hliza Riggle, with numerous relatives from Home Dubois Indiana West Lebanon North Apollo and Oklahoma. Births were reported: a son William Glenn Cravener May 31 and a son Joseph Elsworth Heckman June 2. 4 H leadership training set for June 12 at West Valley Grange hall.
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