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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1930

Page

5

Scout Anniversary Observance Scheduled With Parade

More than a thousand Boy Scouts officials and organizations will mark the tenth anniversary of the Indiana County Council Boy Scouts of America. The celebration opens Thursday evening with a mammoth street parade ending at the Armory and includes aviation contests expositions camporees and talks through June 26 with prizes and notable speakers.

Mammoth Street Boy Scouts Indiana County Council Boy Scouts of America

Worthington hosts fifth Young People’s League session

The Kittanning Presbytery Young People’s League meets at Worthington Presbyterian Church on Friday June 27 1930. Afternoon discussions cover the possibilities and new age group programs for youths with Rev. Cochran Good Clark Guthrie and Barnard taking part. Evening focuses on the Young People’s Place and Work in the Church with the same speakers plus the treasurer.

Kittanning Chas. ‘W. Cochran EB. €. Good Robert, L. Clark Dwight Guthrie Eugene Barnard

County awards funds for township road improvement plan

Indiana county will receive an additional 2943 dollars from the reallocation of highway funds to support township reward road improvements affecting 1736 miles. Secretary James Lyall Stuart announced the total payments from January 1 to June 10, 1930, amounting to 1,562,097.28 dollars. Dwight Wey Morrow won the Republican nomination for U S Senator in New Jersey with a margin estimated between 150,000 and 200,000. Ritz Theatre organist Hal Beech plans a June 22 departure for several weeks of travel and study before returning in the fall with new musical ideas.

Indiana County James Lyall Stuart Morrow New Jersey Dwight Wey Morrow United States Beech Ritz Theatre Ritz

Mario Carcelli Dies at 28 in Indiana Hospital

Mario Carcelli aged 28 of Homer City died at Indiana Hospital at 6 30 morning after a ten day illness a complication of diseases He was a noted succordion player who performed with daughter Princess Gloria and was a member of the Sons of Italy and Lions Club Survived by widow Mary daughter Gloria mother Frances two brothers and two sisters Funeral at St Louis Catholic church Lucerne Mines Sunday at 2 pm burial in St Bernard's Cemetery

Indiana Hospital Mario Garcelli Homer City Pennsylvania Mario Princess Gloria Italy Iselia Sons of Italy The Lions Shab Mary Straka Carcelli Gloria Frances Carcell John Carcelli Indiana Joe Carcelli Farrell Mis George Rabatin Joe Yantty St. Louis Lucerne Mines St. Bernard's Catholic

Indiana ward populations in final census figures

Final census figures compiled last week report Indiana's population at 9 565 in the four wards of the borough. Ward totals are listed as First Ward 1 991 Second Ward 5 Third Ward including State Teachers College Fourth Ward.

Indiana State Teachers College

Work Starts on Smicksburg to Trade City Highway Stretch

Construction begins on 1.2 miles of 18 foot concrete highway between Smicksburg and Trade City Indiana County. R Forbes Highway Division Engineer in charge announced. Project to improve line grades drainage includes a concrete bridge over Mahoning Creek. Part of plan to upgrade Traffic Route 954 Legislative Route 340. Contract awarded to W C Gates Tyrone Pa on June 2 for 113432.85.

Smicksburg Trade City Indiana County R. Forbes Highway Division Mahoning Creek Smickaburg

Local couples obtain marriage licenses in town

Miss Mildred Phoebe Frederick of Georgeville and August Rennie Werner of New York City received a marriage license here on Tuesday afternoon. The couple will wed soon with Rev Scott officiating at the Baptist church. Also licensed were Charles Weaver Williamson of Washington street and Miss Virginia May Zimmerman of town. they plan to marry tonight with Williamson the son of Mrs Silas Williamson and a World War veteran. The two couples will reside locally.

Milfred P. Frederick Georgeville New York City Charles W. Williamson Virginia May Zimmerman Charles Weaver Williamson Washington Street Scott the Baptist Church Williamson Silas Williamson Washington’ Street Homer City Scotland Frank Sweeney

Criminal Court Activities Mark Busy Second Week of June

The June criminal court schedule shows pleas and settlements as cases clear. Clyde Pennington pleaded to assault and battery with suspended sentence toward costs, Joe Scribe found not guilty of intoxicated driving but to pay costs, and Mike Mathhison costs split in malicious mischief. Pleas in Aquor violations set for next Monday. various defendants face sentencing or continued cases. some indictments yield verdicts of guilt or acquittals with costs. Real estate transfers and church bid news follow, plus a Homer City couple traveling to Scotland and license tallies in county totals.

Clyde Pennington Joe Scribe Mike Mathhison Aquor James Dellapa Auliman A. M. Cossick Martin Barrica James Gallace Tony Chiaia Vita Lembo Charlie Sigmorina Rocco DeChurch Nick DeNardis William Buterbaugh Patsy Fafone Tony Cespa Pearl Tyger Gus Gochis Hugh Colins Cyrus King Peter A. Brickell Sanford R. Frampton J. P. Fitzpatrick William McGinnis John Pearce Howard Fisher Domenick Homans

Personal Brevities From Indiana Area Social Roundup

Indiana residents and visitors appear in a broad list of social rounds. Carl Waterson and son Ted of Spakeparts visit. Hines of Cherryhill ships in. McCune of Montgomery calls. Watson of Harrisburg and many others are named as guests, travelers, and attendees at colleges, reunions, and social events across towns and states.

Journey's End at The Ritz June 23 to 25

Wartime drama Journey's End shown at The Ritz Theatre for three days with matinee and evening showings. The all talking RCA Photophone production features Colin Oliva as Stanhope and emphasizes a war tale told entirely through male dialogue without a seen woman.

Yourney's RITZ Han Ritz Theatre Journey Bud New York Colin Oliva Stanhops London Hollywood RCA Photophone

Bell School Reunion Planned in Washington Township

The second annual Bell school reunion will be held on Wednesday June 26 at the school grounds in Washington township. Former pupils teachers and residents will gather for a basket picnic with coffee at noon. Clyde Woodward is president and Margaret Hell Streams is secretary. A program includes music prayer an address of welcome by Eva Jamison a minutes reading, treasurer report officer elections for 1931, school history by Wallace Diven roll calls, and songs including The Old Oaken Bucket.

Washington Township The Bell School Clyde C.woodward Town Margaret Hell Streams America Boston Eva Jamison Olive Coleman Jay Davis Auld Lang Syne Wallace C. Diven Clara Brown Wallace Laura Pierce Ewing Maude Adamson

Camp William Penn Hosts 4 H Club Boys From Five Counties

More than sixty boys from Indiana and nearby counties attend a four day 4 H camp at Yellow Creek Camp William Penn. Leaders from State College assist County Agent Warner in instruction, swimming, baseball, track, and tours to local industries. The camp runs June 24 to June 28 with participants from Cambria Clearfield Jefferson Ik Cameron counties.

Yellow Cree Yellow Creek William Penn Indiana County Cambria Clearfield Jefferson Cameron Counties P. Lang A. G. Bingham State College Warner Indiana

Death notices for Mrs Holstein and Mrs Leech in Indiana PA

Mrs. Robert Holstein aged nearly 83 died at her son Samuel Holstein’s West Lebanon home after a life spent there. She leaves sons Samuel and James and daughters Mary Margaret Katherine and Mima with extended Coulter and Bruner relatives. Funeral in West Lebanon Methodist Church. Also listed is Mrs Florence Leech of Oak lad avenue Indiana died after weeks of illness. She was born in Mansfield Ohio and married John M Leech in 1895. Funeral and interment followed in Saltsburg cemetery. Her siblings include John Burke and Mays Johnston.

Robert Holstein Martha Coulter Holstein Samuel Holstein West Lebanon Samuel Coulter Mary Henry Shirey Margaret Bert Craig Armstrong Township Katherine John Henderson Elders Ridge Mima Munshower Idaho Armstrong County R. §. Coulter W. W. Coulter West Labanon J. Cal George Elderton Sadle BE. Reed Milton Reed Katherine D. Coulter Caroline Bruner C. C. Bruner Baldwin Kans West Lebanon Methodist Church Anold Bages West Lebanon Cemetery Robinson Funeral Home Saltsburg Florence Leech Oakland Avenue Mansfield John J. Burke Salisburg Baptist Church John M. Leech Town Indiana County Bar Association Indiana Presbyterian Church Robert L. Clark Norman Okla Mays Mary Johnston Kansas City

Soil Survey Will Guide Indiana County Farmers

A detailed soil resource inventory for Indiana County is being prepared by County Agent J. W. Warner and staff from the United States Bureau of Chemistry and Salty and State College. The survey classifies lands by agricultural use, fertility, and suitability for crops and forestry, and will culminate in a one inch to the mile soil map marking soils by color and noting roads streams and farmsteads. The map will aid landowners buyers and future surveys while causing no damage to farms.

Indiana County J. W. Warner RT. A. Burke United States Bureau of Chemistry Charles S. Simmons Pennsylvania State College Bureau of Chemistry and Sosis Richard M. Marshall James J. Hosterman Agronomy State College Soil Survey State Experiment Station

Salisbury Girl Wins College Record at Beaver College

Miss Dorothy J. Robinson of Salisbury graduates with honors from Beaver College near Philadelphia. She earned third honors in scholarship and was named best all-round senior, serving as class secretary, Beechbark editor, YWCA president and a leader in campus activities. Her parents, brother and sister-in-law, and Mrs. Harold Robinson attended.

Dorothy J. Robinson James W. Robinson Beaver College Jenkintown Philadelphia Missa Robinson Beechbark Y.W.C.A J. Arthur Nobinson Town Harold Robinson Salisbury

Evangelical church events and Ross reunion announced

Rev M G Muller of Oak Street district presiding elder will deliver sermons this evening at First Church Pittsburgh and tomorrow evening at Arlington Avenue Church in the same city. Next Sunday he attends dedication of a new Evangelical church at Davistown Fayette County. The fifth Ross connection reunion is set for June 28 at the Indiana Fair Grounds.

Indiana Fair Grounds Detroit Armory Dilworth KDICA Ritz Theatre Fair Grounds M. G. Muller Oak Street The Evangelical Church Pittsburgh Arlington Avenue Evangelical Davistown Fayette County Ross Ross Connection

Fight at Coal Run Ends in Death and Injuries

Mike Drodik died in an Indiana hospital after a Saturday fight at Coal Run in a drunken rampage. Authorities pursue Joe Zelinski who allegedly struck Drodik with a stone and assaulted Mrs Sophia Carozaski and her young son before fleeing armed with a revolver and shotgun.

Mike Brodik Coal Run Indiana Joe Zelinski Mike Zelinski Sophia Carozaski

Sleeping at Wheel Causes Indiana Saltsburg Bus Crash

Pittsburgh man G Canavan severely injured when his Chevrolet sedan collided with an Indiana Saltsburg passenger bus at the Indiana Saltsburg Blairsville road intersection. Canavan, said to have slept at the wheel after an all night, suffered scalp lacerations and a punctured shoulder. bus driver William Waugaman is charging Canavan with reckless driving.

Pittsburgh G. Canavan Indiana William Waugaman Saltabureg Squire Charles C. McLain Town Canavan

Car Crash Near Starford Injures Three

A Ford coupe driven by John E. Watterson of Cookport left the highway and hit a tree Saturday night near Starford. Watterson and two Cookport companions Jay and Ord Gromley suffered serious facial and arm injuries with seventeen stitches needed for Watterson. A faulty steering gear is blamed for the crash. The car was badly wrecked.

Starford John E. Watterson Cookport Jay Ord Gromley Waterson John J. Watterson

Memorial for Revolutionary War veteran near Brick Church

Plans progress for a memorial near Brick Church in Armstrong county honoring Lieut. Michael Schall Sr. who died a century ago after rising from private to lieutenant in the Northampton County Militia. He served under George Washington during the Delaware crossing on Christmas night 1778.

Brick Church Armstrong County Michael Schall Northampton County Schall Congress George Washington Washington Delaware River

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Dan Beard Service Club Beout E. M. Gearhart Glaes Young People's League Worthington Emeigh Barnesboro Whited Huether Garmantown North Barnesboro James Stewart Chad Arnold Cameron Ethel McFarland Rossiter R.D. Rossiter R.D. Rollie J. Patton - Clymer Helen Paull Clymer Charles B Pallairsville Mary A. Wise Bolivar Carl Hilberry Franklin Orie G. Claypoole Franklin William W. Weaver Ruth H. Sanford Herbert C, Schneider Harrisburg Jane S. Wettling Ralph E. Miles, Jr Wilkinsburg Anna M. Dunlap Blairsville Frank C. Stephens Margaret H. Westover Hastings Meade M. Marlin Marion Willard Leonard Hb, Palmerleveland O. Anna B. Urban Cleveland James EB. Gray Roaring Springs Davis - Homer City R.D Roy Shaffer Walter McAdams Robert Cox Pete Cantonese Joe Tomozino Mary Tomozino Pine Paul R. Abbey Federal Land Bank Baltimore Montgomery Edward Stiver Joseph Jantosik Joseph Forni Barret Catherine Hughes John M. Reeger Brushvalley H. W. Longnecker Elmer A. Shields Blacklick Joseph M. Hetherington R. BE. McClune Domenic Prato Luigi Onni Howard George Hrs Fredrick Peters Joseph Lustick Andy Senick Burrell Survilla Boyer W. S. Fiscus H. E. Peterman Toe M. P. Groft Rayne John Rezzolla Indiana Macaroni Co Herald Samuels Isa P. McConnaughey Dentee John P. Martin W. C. McMillen M. KE Elmer W. Alligon Gov. Fisher Fisher Erie John 8. Fisher Bay Shore Highway John §. Fisher Observer Erle John, Waterson Ted Spakeparts Enas Hines Cherryhill Township Samuel F. McCune Montgomery Township Richard W. Watson North Seventh Street Ralph Stewart Joseph McCall Brushyalley Squire J. B. Torrance Samuel Ferguson Blairaville Helen Darby M. H. Bruce Sixth Street John W. Warner Gretta Hood Waterstreet J. A. Hood Wilkingburg Joseph Dobernick Greensburg Indiana Friends Thomas B. Fowler Springville N.Y Arthur Fowler Indiana Baptist Church Earl Streams Turner Streams South Seventh Street University of Pittsburgh Thomas Carson New Haven Myrtle Woods Agnes Woods Clande Bath Paul L. Salsgiver Indiana High School J. T. Wilson Derry GC. FL. Wilson Punxsutawney Harry 3. Clark Charryhill Township Hart B. Daugherty Edwin K. Wood Robert Hougehold Tatrobe Latrobe Latrobe American Legion Home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Alter Pasadena Calif Oscar Alter Btone Creek Harry Howard James Harold Leechburg J. Clair Sloan Dewitt Ray Earl Gray Harry Power Kenneth Pleming Toronto Canada Knights of the Mystic Shrine F. Cribbs Reed New Kensington I. C. Good Tanoma Piper Joseph L. George Chicago M. A. Tyger South Sixth Street John Peeler Emma J. Johnston George Home Nellie Truby Gray Florence Truby Pittman Stormstown C. Truby Connells Ville Charles Craigmile Hinsdale Ills Broushoalley Truby Reunion Nichol Nancy Nichol James M. Nichol East Church Street Harold R. Ball Vander- Britt John C. Bell Milton Uncapher Vandergrift Hil Crest Country Club Department of Public Instruction John J. Mellvaine Vicw Women's General Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Association Palm Bureau Court House Horace H. Trimble Allending Church Loyal Hospital Mike Drodik Rochester Milla Lulu Braughter Women’s Christian Temperance Union Miss Braughter Amercan Legion Penn Run Heilwood Chittren John Woods Wood Idlewild Park Mary Woods Capt William Woods Lota First United Presbyterian Church of Buffalo Evening News
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