Reunion season under way with Wiggins Calhoun gathering
The Wiggins and Calhoun families held a reunion at Apollo on Saturday with about 125 attendees. Inclement weather moved dinner and the business meeting to the United Presbyterian social hall. A picnic lunch followed, with music by a WigginsWalker quartet and election of officers for the year. Next year’s reunion is planned for the third Saturday in June at D. D. Walker’s home near Bheloda. Attendees traveled from Alliance and Indianapolis areas. events included volleyball and other amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins-Calhoun
United Presbyterian Church
J. C. Smith
A. Hi. ‘Wiggins
D. D. ‘Walker
5.B. Wiggins
Lowry Calhoun
Sheloca
George Galley
Alliance
A. A. Calhoun
Indiana
Stella M. Steele
D. D. Walker
Bheloda
Owens Grooge
Oak Hill
A. H. Wiggins
Walker
Aleitha Walker
George Gailey
Harold
Frank Gailey
Alliance, O
Della B. Little
W. J. Mitchell and Son
Clair
Youngstown
Postoffice Receives 337 Bonds for World War Bonus
At noon today the Indiana post office received 337 pieces of registered mail containing bonds for World War I veterans bonus payments. Officials certified bonds for 124 owners totaling 1,385 of the $50 bonds with a cash value of 66,750 dollars. Some veterans cashed all, others part, and some held bonds for bank deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Postoffice
County Congress of Clubs Meets Here Next Tuesday
The annual Indiana County Congress of Women's Clubs convenes at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday June 23 at 2:00 PM with delegate registration. Speakers include Anna J Phillips Pittsburgh Post Gazette feature writer and state education chair Mrs John M Drury. A 6:00 PM dinner in the church social room will pay tribute to late Mrs Sarah R Christy founder and 20 year president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana ‘County
Congress of ‘Women’s Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Anna J. Phillips
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
John M. Drury
Sarah R. Christy
Indiana
Ita
Summer Session Opens At State Teachers College
The Indiana State Teachers College summer session opened with 554 students enrolled, slightly above last year. All students have schedules arranged and regular classes are progressing smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Indiana State Teachers College
Real Estate Transfers Listed For Blairsville Region
A sequence of property transfers across Blairsville Indiana County and surrounding townships includes Charles A. Murray to himself for a Blairaville lot at one dollar, Minnie Bagocus to Charley Sidlov aki for 99 acres in South Mahoning, and Bert L. Miller to Clara B. Wherry for 117 acres in Canoe township among others. Multiple deeds show swap or sale amounts from one to twenty five hundred dollars, involving First National Bank of Salinburg, Indiana County Building & Loan Association, and First National Bank of Cherry Tree with buyers and sellers including Grace L. Hibel, Anthony Morasio, Charles Pennington, and Clyde A. Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Murray
Blairaville
Maria Emma Sherer
Arlie Palmar
Indiana
Fourth Ward
Minnie Bagocus
Charley Sidlovaki
South Mahoning Township
Bert L. Miller
Clara B. Wherry
J.C. Stockdale
First National Bank of
Salinburg
Conemaugh Township
Daniel M. Kennedy
Indiana County Building & Loan Association
Grace L. Hibel
Valenti Cataldo
Anthony Morasio
Creekside
First National ‘Bank of
Cherry Tree
Charles B. Pennington
Glen Campbell
Albert Bennett
Samuel Trimble
Montgomery Township
Phoebe J. Donahue
Clyde A. Greene
Rayne
George Shaner
R. D. Tonkin
W. C. Shultz
Walter Shultz
Brustivalley Township
Gilbert Shultz
Harry McCullough
John R. McCullough
Buffingtons Township
Mitchell Patsodle
Green Township
Indiana stores adopt weekly noon closings in July and August
Beginning July 9 stores in Indiana will close at noon on Wednesdays. Weekly half holidays start July 9 and continue each Wednesday afternoon during July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Laurel Festival Opens in Brookville July 1 to 4
The first Pennsylvania Laurel Festival will run July 1 through July 4 in Brookville. Pageantry shows the region's history and industry with parades floats bands and contests. Governor George H. Earle will crown Laurel Queen on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Brookville
Laurel Country
George H. Earle
144th Anniversary of First Improved Public Highway
Harrisburg reports marking the 144th anniversary of the founding of the first turnpike company in Pennsylvania. On June 21, 1792, Governor Thomas Mifflin issued letters patent to The President, Managers and Company of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road, to build a 62 mile artificial road from Philadelphia to Lancaster. completed in 1794 on the longest day of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas Mifflin
Philadelphia and Lancaster
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Miss Elizabeth Gessler to Direct Ford City Chorus
Miss Elizabeth Gessler will direct the High School Vested Chorus at Forbes Field Pittsburgh during the Sun Telegraph Music Jubilee. The 60-voice Ford City Chorus, organized by Gessler, has served as music superintendent at Ford City High School and directed Lent programs at the First United Presbyterian Church in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gessler
Charles A. Gessler
South Eleventh Street
Ford City
Sun- Telegraph
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Gessier
First United Presbyterian Church of Indiana
Miss Gessler
Gladys W. Pishier
Choir of Indiana M E Church to Sing at Pittsburgh Festival
The choir of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Indiana directed by Mrs. B. R. Pollock will perform at the Sun Telegraph Music Festival at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on Saturday evening.
Sun Telegraph selects Walker soloist for Pittsburgh Jubilee
Kenneth Walker of Oakland Avenue named as soloist for the Sun Telegraph Music Jubilee at Forbes Field Pittsburgh on Saturday evening. The selection highlights Walker as a standout young artist while noting his parents are Mr and Mrs W Pearl Walker of Oakland Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Walker
Oakland Avenue
Keneath
Personal Briefs A Busy Round of Visits and Travel
Indiana gallery records a string of social calls and visits from residents and relatives across nearby towns. Several families from Pittsburgh and Blairsville join locals for weekends and summers, with university ties and reunions highlighted.
Pennsylvania Poultry Riches Highlight Special Census Report
Special Census Bureau figures show chickens and turkeys are vital to Pennsylvania farmers across 67 counties. January 1 1936 counts list 16.6 million chickens over three months old on 87.6 percent of farms, with York and Lancaster counties each surpassing a million chickens and over nine million dozen eggs produced in 1934. Turkeys over three months old total 109 662 on January 1 1935, reported on 7.1 percent of farms, while Indiana County lists 235 700 chickens and 1 603 897 eggs produced in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce Today
Pennsylvania
York
Lancaster
Indiana
Marriage Licenses Listed Across Several Towns and Names
A compilation of marriage license entries lists numerous individuals tied to towns such as Marion Center Bolivar Punxsutawney Blairsville Latrobe and Blairsville with partners including Glen Campbell Catherine Mehalic Rosetter Rose Marie Melvin and Edri Ella Morgan. The list shows license applicants and associated locales plus scattered notes like RD2 and R D captions and various misspellings typical of OCR from a regional newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Campbell Ae
Avoadia Ignatius Sebuck
Catherine Mehalic
Joe Basile
Rosetter Rose Marie Melvin
Rossiter
John Rearick
Sheloca Mae Shaffer
Sagamore
Robert McQuerter
Edri Ella Morgan
Kadri Joseph Wilbur Gibson
Indiana Marion
Botsford
Marion Center
Alvin TE
Nicktown
Mary Eleanor Tate
Clymer
Franklin ‘Whipple Appel
Annapolis
Elizabeth ‘&. McKinniss
Blairaville
Edmund Franklin Smith
Latrobe Marie Louise Johnston
Blatraville
Paul Tomasko - Mansfield
Catherine Luntick
Blacklick
Eldon C. Spencer
Grampian
Madeline A. Peters
Curwensville
James K. McElhoes
Sunbury Trabell Milligan
Walter Keneath Good
Mahoning
Elsie Hinton
Punxsulawney
R. D
Norman Jerome Nolan
Barnesboro
Martha P. Grambling
Cherry Tree
Paul Abruzzo
Moween
Pearl Tutle
Francis Hugene Barr
Blairsville
Ethel X. Dawson
Ryder
Pennsylvania vegetable harvest totals for 1934 source report
A 1935 Federal Farm Census summary notes Pennsylvania harvested 115,830 acres for sale in 1934, including 8,279 acres beans on 11,064 farms and 40,183 acres sweet corn on 30,140 farms. Leading counties were Bucks, York, Allegheny, Lancaster, and Hiie. Farm garden vegetables valued at 5,461,706 dollars on 164,671 farms. Also mentions incidental notes on Indiana county kerosene and a rifle accident in Roxbury and a brief budget remark for 1837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
William L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Acranga
Hucks
York
Allegheny
Lancaster
Hiie
Indiana County
Paul Boyts Heads Lions Club For Coming Year
Paul Boyts of the State Teachers College was elected president of the Lions Club for the coming year with Clarence Gephardt as vice president, Bill Neff secretary, Harold Williams treasurer, George Miller Tall Twister, and Earl Morton as Lion Tanner. Miller also reported on the Lions State Convention in Scranton, detailing club activities like clean up campaigns, eye work, and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liong ‘Club
Rustle Lodge
Paul Boyts
State Teachers College
Clarence Gephardt Ans
Bill Neff
Harold Wilams
George Miller
Earl Morton
Lion Tanner
Ralph Walker
iChubby
Lions Clubs
Girl Scouts
Miller
Lions
Local woman badly hurt in auto crash near Indiana
Mrs Laura Breth, beauty parlor operator on South Seventh Street, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and probable internal injuries when the car she rode in left the Shelocta road near Indiana and struck a pole. Rushed to Indiana hospital, her condition was listed as serious but showed slight improvement by noon. Driver Clark Moser, 21, of Wayne Avenue, faces possible reckless driving charges. Breth was returning from Gary, Indiana with her son and maid Florence Nicholson, who were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Breth
South Seventh Street
Shelocta Road
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Clark R. Mloser
Wayne Avenue
Moser
Walsh Tapped Acting President at Indiana State Teachers College
At a Saturday afternoon trustees meeting Indiana State Teachers College elected Dr M J Walsh dean of instruction as acting president to serve until a permanent leader is chosen. Walsh said he is not applying for the job and will return to dean duties when a successor is found. John W Price, formerly a college bookkeeper, was named acting bursar after William Schuster’s departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dy Walsh
Teachers College
John W. Price
Mursar
Indiana State ‘Teachers College
M. J. Walsh
C.R. Foster
Walsh
Foster
William Schuster
Schuster
Valley Forge Military Academy Grads Named
Two local boys graduate this week from the Valley Forge Military Academy near Philadelphia. Harry Smith and Howard Porter are listed as graduates, sons of local families. Details on parental names and schools attended are incomplete in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge Military Academy
Indluna
Philadelphia
Harry Smith
Haymoul Smith
Howard
G. Frank Porter
Wool Pool To Be Assembled Here On Thursday And Friday
The county wool pool will be assembled at the freight yard here on Thursday and Friday June 18 and 19. The pool was sold last week to William Grundy Co. of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
William Mr. Grundy. Co
Philadelphia
Oldest Woman in County Buried in Local Funeral
Mrs. Sarah Anderson Good, county’s oldest resident, died Thursday night at 105 or 106. Born May 29, 1832 near McDowell Church, she lived much of her life in Green township and raised 12 children. She outlived all her stepchildren and most of her own, leaving 60 grandchildren and 75 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teaves
McDowell Cemetery
Green Township
Sarah (Anderson) Good
Ellsworth Henry
Five Points
Washington Township
Henry
William Anderson
McDowell Church
Jacob Good
Spangler
Ellaworth Henry
MacDowell Church
Near Five Pontsy
Drucula Lowmaster
Spungier
T. Bert Good
Baltimore, Md
Reverend Wolfe relocates with family to West Sunbury
The Rev George D Wolfe wife and children move from Rayne township to West Sunbury Butler Co where he serves as pastor of the West Sunbury Lutheran parish including Springdale Reider and Zion congregations He is a Grove Chapel native and Theil College graduate class of 1926 Gettysburg Seminary class of 1995 ordained May 28 at Beaver Falls He led Sunbury parish June 7 and will retire from NYA county supervisor duties on July 4 Also notes a separate item about J Aylopeter 98 and his wife 85 celebrating their 71st marriage anniversary in Rockton Clearfield county after Civil War separation only two nights since marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Wagner
Heshbon
Indiana
T. A. Anderson
South Eleventh Street
Julia Kinter
Smicksburg
Sophia Kinter
South Eleventh St
Harvey Heller
Braddock
O. SS. Fleming
Church Street
A. F. Budd
Pittsburgh
J.M. Johnson
West Washington Street
John Miller
Pitts‘burgh
Jennie Miller
Washington Street
Ralph Gessler
Blairsville
Miami University
Oxford, D
West School
Doris Sylvis
Buffalo
Quade Smith
Locust Street
Esther Buchanan
North’ Ninth Street
Randall Lane
Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas Ellis
John Hopkins University
Elmer Ellis
Peggy Lou Clark
Edwin Clark
Oakland Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
K. O. Allahouse
P. W. Sloan
South Hleventh Street
Paul Steetle
Lucille
Luella Sachs
Pauline
Town
Mack Stewart
Akron
Virginia Wachob
Larchmont
Roland Wachob
Westport
Ikenneth
Meryin B. Brocious
Norman
N. A. Pearce
Timb—lin
S. H. Enterling
Hillcrest
John L., Getty
West Church Street
Atlantic City
Hamilton
Schenley Apartments
Pittsburgh. ‘Paul 'Reed, Jr
C. Paul Reed
North Seventh St
Washington Lee College
Lexington
James BE. Fenton
H. E. Fenton
Carl J. Ruf
Jimmy
Williamstown
W. Va
William Ostermeyer
School Street
John Stewart
University of Pennsylvania
A. H. Stewart
Frank Stadtmiler
Oliver Stadtmiller
Claude Patriquin
Harry Wellman
Itown
Palls ‘Church
Mra
George D. Wolfe
Rayne Township
West Sunbury
Butler Co
Wolfe
Sunbury
National Youth Administration
John Aylopeter
Rockton
Clearfield County
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Wiggins and
Calhoun
Thomas
Sar
Han
County Congress OF Clubs
Mia
Sarah Christy
Regi ‘Ion
Japan
Monsieur
Los Angeles Times
Royster Lad
Hlasel
Wille
Jans
Roxsiter
Adria Hospital
Lions Club
Sarah Good
Rev
Wade
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