Weddings of a Week Tankin Warner and Floyd Rankin
Tankin Warner daughter of J Arthur Warner married Floyd Rankin on a Saturday eve at the Warner home southwest of Indiana. The ceremony was performed by Dr John J Metlvaine of New Castle witnessed by about 100 relatives. The bride wore blue crepe with pink rosebuds. maid of honor Louise Rankin. bridesmaid Yureta Fulton. best man John B McCreight. music by Mrs Ralph McCreary and Miss Marie Shields. The couple will reside on South Thirteenth street after a northern wedding trip. Both are Indiana State Teachers College graduates. she taught in Center township. he is a Pittsburgh University electrical engineering graduate with McCreary Tire & Rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tankin
Warner
Hozelle LaRue Warner
J. Arthur Warner
Floyd €. Rankin
Warner Home
Indiana
John J. Metlvaine
New Castle
First United Presbyterian Church
Town
Louise Rankin
4Ureta Fulton
West Lebanon
John B. MecCreight
Washington, Pa
Ralph McCreary
Marie Shields
Blairsville
Edward Henderson
Near Town
Rustic Lodge
South Thirteenth Street
Rankin
Indiana State Teachers College
States McElhoes Bride Kathleen McElhoes Weds Jack States
Kathleen McElhoes daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy McElhoes of Home wed Jack States of Punxsutawney on Wednesday afternoon in the McElhoes home. Rev Bert Jones officiated with Miss Margaret McElhoes maid of honor and Frank Craig best man. Music by Mrs Mary Streame. Bride a former Indiana State Teachers College graduate and Rayne township instructor. They plan a southern wedding trip and will reside in Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States-McElhoes
Kathleen McElhoes
Roy McElhoes
Home
Jack States
Punxsutawney
Frank Craig
Mary Streame
Indiana State Teachers College
Rayne Township
Local marriages unite Mikesell Hawxhurst and Schrode Watson kin
Donald R. Mikesell and Anne Marie Hawxhurst wed in the Presbyterian Range with Dr. Robert L. Clark officiating. The couple, Indiana High School graduates, will live at 757 Wayne Avenue. Russell B. Schrode and Viola M Watson also married at the Watson home in Clymer with Rev. Lester H. Case officiating. Edith Hunter attended. Hugh Watson served as best man. The Schrodes will reside in Clymer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikesell-Hawxhurst
Donald R. Mikesell
Anne Marie Hawxhurst
Indiana
Presbyterian Range
Robert L. Clark
Angeline Hawxhurst
Hugh T. Rink
William A. Hawxhurst
Mikesell
Mabel Mikesell
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Indiana High School
Wayne Avenue
Russell B. Schrode
Misa Viola M. Watson
Clymer
George Watson
Lester H. Case
Hugh Watson
W. Ey Schrode
Myers and Hollobaugh marry in Blairsville church
Miss Elizabeth Hollobaugh of Clymer wed Edward L. Myers of Marion Center in Blairsville Lutheran Church with Rev. B. Hawke performing the ceremony. The couple plans to reside in Marion Center. Thomas Shields and Helen Hugle of Ern est united in marriage at St Luke's Lutheran Church in Cumberland Maryland. The groom works for Hochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co in Ernest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas-Hugh William Shields Thomas
Helen Elizabeth Hugle
Ernest
St. Luke’s ‘Lutheran Church
Cumberland
H. Hall Sharp
Hochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
Megy M K Heberling Weds Rev J N Rumbaugh at Parsonage
Miss Megy M K Heberling daughter of Mr and Mrs John Heberling of near Stmirksburg married Rev J N Rumbaugh pastor of Mahoning Baptist Church near Plumyhile in the Glade Run church parsonage near Dayton. The couple will reside at the church manse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Audley &. Rumbaugh
Ben Avon
Indiana
Mange
Revloc Pair United in Ebensburg Marriage
Miss Margaret Chick of Revloc and Glenford T. Harshberger of Johnstown wed in Ebensburg Saturday morning with Rev. John R. Thompson officiating. Attendants were Miss Lillian Howe of Indiana and Forrester Chisholm of Pueblo. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wim R. Chick of Revloc. the groom works for Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown, where they will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harshberger-Chick
Margaret Chick
Revloc
Indiana State Teachers College
Revlog
Glenford T. Hershberger
Johnstown
Ebensburg
John R. Thompson
Lillian Howe
Indiana
Forrester Chisholm
Pueblo
Col
Wim, R. Chick
Revloe
Harshberger
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Lowman Marries Cobbett in Indiana Ceremony
Lowman Lloyd H. Lowman son of Mr and Mrs B L Lowman Indiana and Miss Mary Belle Cobbett daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Cobbett Creekside were united in marriage on Thursday evening June 13 at 8 30 by Rev Arthur J Pfohl. The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Logan Myers. The groom graduated from Indiana High School this year. They will live on South Third street Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Lowman
B. L. Lowman
Indiana
Mary Belle Cobbett
Ross Cobbett
Creekside
Arthur J. Pfohl
Logan Myers
Indiana High School
Russell Brunnert
Doris Clawson
St. Bernard’s
W. T. Mullen
Henry Brunnert
Indiana Textile Plant
Edward Clawson
McKee-Sawtelle
Javoine J. McKee
Edith Virginia Sawtelle
Curwensville
Monaca
Clarence W. Kerr
Asberry McKee
Clearfield
Bell Telephone Co
George Sawtelle
Sherrill Smith
Glen Campbell
Bernice Lowman
Gipsy
Hillsdale
Brickell
William ‘Smith
Clarence Lowman
Wilbur W. Bell
R.D
Misa
Martha R. Wissinger
Vandergrift
Elderton
John A. Walker
R. FP. Bell
Mack Wissinger
Schall-Smeltzer
K. C. Schall
Helen Smeltzer
Walter H. Jackson
Charles Schall
Owen Smeltzer
Girty
Martin Thomas Westover
Mary Gertrude O'Hearn
Henry Spurdle
James O'Hearn
Buterbaugh Cullen wed at Garman Cambria County
Buterbaugh of Commodore and Miss Ethel Cullen of Bloomfield New Jersey were married in Garman Cambria County by Rev. W E Exline on June 17. He is the son of G W Buterbaugh and an electrician. She is the daughter of Mrs. James Cullen of Bloomfield and a former telephone operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buterbaugh-Cullen
C. A. Buterbaugh
Commodore
Ethel Cullen
Bloomfield
N. J
Garman
Cambria County
W. E. Exline
Buterbaugh
G. W. Buterbaugh
James Cullen
marriages of Indiana couples across several towns in June
Indiana couples wed in June at St Bernard’s in Indiana, MonacaPa, Hillsdale, Elderton and Homer City. The ceremonies united Russell Brunnert and Doris Clawson. Javoine McKee and Edith Sawtelle. Sherrill Smith and Bernice Lowman. Wilbur Bell and Martha Wissinger. K C Schall and Helen Smeltzer. John K E McQuistan and Margaret MacLeod. Martin Thomas Westover and Mary O Hearn, each with details on parentage and occupations.
Progress and Pittsburgh Posts Gazette to R D Readers
Readers are informed of a sale or subscription offer priced at five dollars and fifty cents advancing from The Progress and Pittsburgh Posts Gazette. The notice conveys a financial detail impacting readers and suggests a transition or pricing note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Progress and
Pittsburgh Posts Gazette
R. D
The Mysterious Art of Gem Cutting Through Ages
A Washington Star writer notes gem cutting remains scarcely documented with no American books. The craft, veiled since antiquity, guides cabochon and facet work on about 125 stones, with half suitable for cabochon and the rest yielding beauty when faceted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Washington Star
Creation
Congressional Library
Babylon
Egypt
Mosques and Legends Shape Cairo Skyline and History
Cairo, capital of Egypt and Africa’s largest city, hosts about 500 mosques noted for their minarets. The Citadel houses an alabaster mosque. legends speak of Gami Sultan Hassan’s costly construction and the ark resting place on a hill near Tulln. Rhoda Island in the Nile ties to Moses’ infancy legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Africa
Levant
Hassan
Tulln
Abraham
Isaac
Rhoda Island
Moses
Pintail Ducks Description and Field Marks
Pintail ducks are trim and handsome yet shy and alert to danger. Males show white bellies a white line along the head and neck and long central tail feathers. In flight their wings show edgings. females are slender brown with no white bordered blue wing patch.
The Mynab Bird and Its Global Reach
The mynan bird, a crow family relative, dominates Hawaii while weaker across the mainland. It rivals parrots in talk, is native to India, and has reached the Hawaiian islands following trade routes, though barred from continental United States due to existing noisy corvids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mynan
Crow
United States
Hawaii
Mynal
India
Hawaiian Islands
Continental
Virgin's Island Madonna Etching Stands Quiet
An island off Nova Scotia’s southern coast is famed as Virgin's Island for an almost perfect natural outline resembling the Madonna and Child in the arm. The striking cliff etching appears from natural processes and storms shape the coast as waves and frost carve the rugged shore, remaining untouched by humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elemente
Nova Scotia
Virgin's Island
Ethiopians Execute Criminals by Hanging from Trees
The text notes Ethiopians punish criminals with hanging, lacking lethal chambers electric chairs or guillotines. It contrasts this with modern Christian nations and claims they hang murderers on trees, suggesting a less refined criminal code.
Birthday Party for Grandmother Holstein in West Lebanon
A large family gathering honors Mrs. Elinor Holstein on her eightieth birthday at her West Lebanon home. Sons Will Holstein and Hamilton Holstein, daughters Sadie Hensleigh and Mrs. R N Patterson, and thirteen grandchildren plus thirteen great grandchildren attended. Guests and relatives from Indiana, College Springs, Kan., and nearby areas joined in photos, flowers, and a shared picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor, Holstein
West Lebanon
Holstein
Rosensteel Farm
Harttown
Fayette County
Henry Rosensteel
Spring Church
David Rosensteel
Elders Ridge
Glazer
Ira Walker
Apollo
Alexander
C. Holstein
Union Flats School
West
Lebanon
Methodist Church of
Ing
Grandmother Holstein
Will Holstein
Indiana
Saddie Hensleigh
College Springs
Karl
Hamilton Holstein
R. N. Patterson
James Patterson
Walter Patterson
Florence Patterson
Ross ‘Rowe
Mack Holstein
Dwight Star
Robert
Sadie Armatrong
Holton
Kan
Sadie George
Guy
Alta Patterson
Jamet Holstein Berjabeer
Carlisle Holstein
Elinor Hensleigh
Ruth Rowe
Robert Patterson
William Berkheer
Donna
Isabel Star
Devers
Gordon Literary Society Meeting Program in Blacklick Township
The Gordon Literary Society meets at Gordon schoolhouse in Blacklick township on Friday evening, June 21. The program includes songs, recitations, a quartet chosen by the president, topics on the Supreme Court decision on the NRA, various readings, jokes, an excursion report, a class jamboree, and music sections led by named members and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Literary Society
Gordon
Blacklick Township
Lalla Williams
Betty Jane Hill
John Graff
Mae Dick
Supreme Court
NRA
Alec Dick
H. &. Graft
John Mclniire
Harold Gibson
Edward O'Neill Tokes
W. P. McCrea
John Alexander
Ray McKee
Otis Overdorff
Mgr
Milton Hill
Henry Groff
Dunlap
Mia
Frank Benamati
Melntire
Anthony
Robbery Charge Holds Two Men in Greensburg Jail
William Meyers of Blairaville and Thonas Brougher of Cokeville are jailed in Greensburg awaiting court trial on charges of stealing 61 dollars from Wilfred Symons of Cokeville on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Meyers
Blairaville
Thonas Brougher
Cokeville
Greensburg
Wilfred Symons
Convention heat helps Coolidge rise in 1920 nomination
In Chicago during six hot days delegates sweltered as a deadlock between Lowden and Wood shifted to Warren G. Harding. A wave from Oregon toppled the plan for an all-senatorial ticket and elected Calvin Coolidge as vice president, leading to his later presidency after Harding's 1923 death. The episode shows how heat and pressure shaped the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Und
Chicago
Frank 0. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Harding
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Lenroot
Wallace McCamant
Oregon
Coolidge
McCormick
McCamant
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
White House
Western Newspaper Union
Wiggins Calhoun Reunion Draws Nearly Two Hundred
Nearly 200 people gathered at the John A. Wingar home near the Anthony schoolhouse in Armstrong township for the Wiggins Calhoun reunion. The day featured renewed acquaintances, a noon picnic, an orchestra and a male vocal quartet, volleyball, and a business meeting electing officers for 1936. Guests traveled from multiple towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Calhoun
John A. Wingar
Anthony
Armstrong Township
D.D. Walker
Matthew Walker
A. H. Wiggins
John C. Smith
Howard Smith
James Calhoun
St. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa
Florida
B. I. Fitzgerald
Livermore
Pearl Wiggins
Sheloca
Mia. A. A. Calhoun
Indiana
Mias Stellar
Steele
Apollo Park
Frank Gailey
George Gailey
Harald
Alliance, O
J. P. van Fossan
Richard and
Billy
Warren, O
Detla B. Little
J. Mitchell
Clair
Ralph
Guy Wetherall
Youngstown
James A. Calhoun
Stanley Calhoun
Connie
T. A. McGaughey
Donald
Edward
Louie Pratt
McKeesport
Minnie Smith
Carl Lockhart
Wilkinsburg
Wm. McGary
Marie McGary
Leechburg
Chas. Jackson
Annie Black
Ada
Apollo
Smicksburg community mourns accidental rifle shooting death
In Smicksburg Robert Smith died after accidentally shooting himself while cleaning a rifle Monday evening. The report lists funeral attendees for Henry Stiteler in Punxsutawney and notes local residents visiting relatives, plus mention of a Lutheran missionary program with lantern slides on India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
Henry Stiteler
Punxsustawney
Paul Stiteler
B. B. Crawford
Frank Uncapher
David Edmunds
Wm. Robinson
John Wagner
Lola Fulton
Webster Stiteler
C. B. Candron
Mauries Stear
Nancy Zimmerman
Harold
Howard
Vandersrift
C. E. Condron
Maurice Brear
Punxsutawney
Dave Elkin
DuBois
India
Givenn
Lutheran
Community Church Evening Service Set for June 26
A church gathering is planned for the evening of June 26 at 6 PM with an offering to be collected. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edmunds and Miss Mildred Edmunds of Pittsburgh and extended visits with families in the area.
Reunion Of Bell School Alumni In Washington Township
Former Bell School teachers and students gather in Washington Township on Tuesday, June 26 for the annual reunion. Mrs. Verda McMillen presides, with Miss June Beatty as secretary. After a noon picnic, a program features songs, readings, recitations, dialogues, a treasurer’s report, and various student performances led by local families and Grange members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
Bell School
Seat of Learning
Verda McMillen
Missa June Beatty
America
Isabelle and
Charles Streams
Janet Lightcap
Marjorie Jamison
Eugene McMillen
Raymond Houser
Plum Creek Valley Grange
Helen
Dorothy Roof
Jake
Olive Coleman
Rose Gemmell
Paul Black
D. R. Hill
Rebecca Blue
Connie
Vida Hill
Bell
Ethelda Frye
Dorothy Myers
Anna May Davis
Betty Wagiding
Helen Rankin
Lilian Lloyd
David Potts
Musho
Arthur Lightcap
Earl Little
Florence Hill
Louise Woodward
Anna Potts
Adabelle
Richard Rankin
Parkwood Church Services Highlight Community News
Twenty five years ago Rev E L Ralston led preparatory and communion services at West Union and Olivet churches with Mrs Ralston. Large audiences attended as Sarah Fouts recovered health enough to attend. Family visits and shopping trips were noted among Campbell and Shirley families. The article also cites Forest Service data stating one third of continental US land is forest or potential forest land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkwood
E. L. Ralston
West Union
Olivet
Ralston
Sarah Fouts
Martha Millen
Stewart Shirley
Elsie
Campbell
West Lebanon
Indiana
Vincent
Dean Campbell
J. R. Campbell
J.W. Campbell
Ruby Craig
Continental United States
The
Forest Service
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Schrode- Watson
Brunnert-Clawson
Bell-Wissinger
John KE. McQuistan
Homer City
Margaret L. MacLeod
Galeton
Harry €. Prugh
John KE. McQuiston
Alex Mcleod
Westover O' Hearn
Mynab
Elmo Scott Watson
J. A. Wingar
Smicksburg
First National Bank
Clyde
Oceanus
Sol
Encyelopedia
Encyelopedin Britannica
Thomas Edmunds
Mildred Edmunds
Pittsburgh
David Edamunds
Marion Goetz
McKeenport
Virginia Glenn
H. M. Glenn
Ted, Edmunds
van Edmunds
Pitt University
Camp
Wm. HB. Edmunds
Essie Weston
Patty
Albert Milburn
New Kensington
Chas, Beck
Ray Beck
Are Brothers ES RA
Seventh Street
Hoda Grill
St. Clair Rinn & Co
11Th & Water Sts
Pennsylvania
Sitandard
Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farners Mutual Casualty Insurnce Co
Harrisburg
M.C. Stewart
R. D. NO
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