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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
6
A 1931 tale recounts a stubborn mutt rescued by a sea captain, his long estrangement, and a chance reunion with a captain’s widow. The dog’s embarrassed antics reveal a shared bond as both owners reflect on loneliness and companionship over tea. The ending hints at new domestic ties forged by the mutt’s misadventure.
In Jackson Michigan a man shot and killed his wife Dorothy, age thirty two, and within eight hours was captured, arraigned and sentenced to life in Marquette penitentiary.
Pittsburgh veteran Victor Wa vinski, 39, a World War II marine, wandered homeless and died of starvation and exposure after a $457 veterans bonus check remained unclaimed in a dingy room. Police found him unconscious in an alley. Mercy Hospital staff pronounced him dead. Patrolman Lavery learned of the postman letter containing the uncashed check.
Milwaukee keeper Walter Clarus saved painter Frank Telfski when a tiger leaped the cage during a park zoo painting inspection. Clarus struck the animal with his fist, enabling both men to escape. Telfski received emergency care for severe shoulder and neck wounds and was expected to recover.
In Cleveland Ohio police sergeant George Denk and his squad assisted a local college fraternity during a vandalism call at View cemetery. They allegedly questioned three youths who admitted seeking five names on tombstones as part of their initiation and later located the missing stone.
J B Swanders a Seattle salesman blamed a parrot mimicking a traffic cop for causing a crash. While driving on an arterial highway he heard a shrill whistle and braked hard, a following truck struck his rear. He looked for a cop, found none, and saw the parrot nearby mimicking the whistle.
Camden Ark two men L O Yates and Bernie Smith were arrested by Cotton Belt special officers on railroad theft charges. They allegedly removed abandoned rails from a former sawmill line and attempted to sell them to a local scrap dealer.
A Titian portrait of Archbishop Querial sold for 20500 at an art auction in New York. The sale highlighted a collection of old master works bringing strong prices and attention from collectors.
The Chappel Kennel Foundation of Rockford Illinois urges dog owners to train pets to refuse food offered by strangers and only eat at their regular dish. It warns against poisoned meat and urges reporting harmful acts, adding that substitutes may be unsafe and that labels should read U. S. Inspected and Passed by the Department of Agriculture to ensure safety.
Mrs Luesta McGovern of Indiana visited sister in law Mrs Annie Richardson over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Joseph Pearce and children spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs J G Mauk. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ward Warner of Punxsutawney and Mr and Mrs Ira Drummond of Johnstown at B B Bilder's. Additional calls from Burton Johnson of Juneau, H M Pifer and H B Weaver at Cherry Tree, Nelson Work of Du Bois, R M Dodson and children at Smicksberg, Ethel Wineberg of Canoe Ridge visiting Alpha Cochran, and Harry Dunmire of Punxsutawney with Ord Weaver.
Margaret Berner returns home after visiting friends in Nanty-Glo for two weeks. Barr and Dixonville Boy Scouts win first aid at Punxsutawney camporee. Residents visit, relocate, or seek work in nearby towns amid community happenings and a light local crime-free tone.
Mrs E L Young of Woodlawn spent the week in the area with friends and relatives. Ed Boyer and his wife attended the funeral of Claude Hunsberger, a P R R brakeman killed at Dona Hue. Several families and visitors, including Maria and Sara Smith, Will Crum, and Ida residents, spent time at homes around Pitcairn, Silvis, and Indiana, with many casual calls and Sunday visits noted.
A string of social notes records Will Crum and Joe Patterson ill at home near West Lebanon, visits by Ruth Stewart in Indiana, J A Terpe’s business trip in Indiana and days in Clarion county, Paul McCormick at a McKean county camp, Darrell Terpe and Joseph Wadsworth with grandparents here, and several Ohio and Homer City visits. Included are church, missionary, and family gatherings with Kinter, Hastings, and Bevard families noted.
John Asking from Center county and Mr Walters of Ohio visited on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Oliver Bennett and children from Indiana visited Sunday. Mrs Edna Pyle called at Jewtown. William Tyger from Taylorsville was here Wednesday. Pine Township High seniors took a Toy Side park outing near Altoona. Wesley Engle visited John Gibson on Thursday. Bri Williams of Pine Platts called at John Engle's Thursday.
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