Death notices reflect Marion Center community losses
Obituaries detail Misa Caroline Elizabeth Stewart, 73, longtime Marion Center resident, died from a stroke. Funeral at Gilgal Presbyterian with burial at the church cemetery. Also noted are deaths of Martha Shaffer 79, Ida Donahue Lear 60, and David Burnheimer, with services in Robinson Blairsville and Blairsville area cemeteries. Surviving family members and church roles listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
Caroline Elizabeth Stewart
Gilgal Presbyterian Church
Caroline Mlizabeth Stewart
Marion Center
Thomas and
Elizabeth
Canan) Stewart
Stewart Homestead
Smyrna Church
William A. Stewart
William McAfoos
Indiana
William H. Hormel
Owosso
Frank A. Lear
Robinson United Evangelical Church
Blairsville
Robinson
Ida Donahue
United Evangelical Church
Gilbert and
Phillip
Vidge Reed
Bolivar
David Burnheimer
McConnell
Blairaville
Robert Haya
Beaver Falls
John
Susan
Paul) Burpheimer
Dixonville
Liddie Allison
George McConnell
Joseph Hill
Homer City
Robert Hays
Leo Burnhelmer
Reading
David Burnhelmer
Johnstown
Anna Hierley
Binghamton
N.Y
Sylvester Burnhelmer
Jane Buchanan
Frank Burnhelmer
Elizabeth Fisher
Vandergrift
Longtime Mahaffey Celebrates 87th Birthday at Evergreen Hilltop Farm
William T. Mahaffey marked his 87th birthday on Tuesday while staying with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Houck at Evergreen Hilltop Farm near Wilmore Cambria County. Born June 25 1848 in Cherry Tree Clearfield County he served as drum major in the Civil War and later lived in Cherry Tree and St. Petersburg Florida retiring in 1923. He is the last survivor of his family and has five living children. Dinner was hosted by Mrs. R. L. Houck and her daughters Dorothy and Julia with a small gathering of relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Mahaffey
R. le Houck
Evergreen Hilltop
Wilmore
Cambria County
Mr. Mahaffey
John
Ellen Bower Mahaffey
Cherry Tree
Clearfield County
Susquehanna River
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mahaffey
John and Ellen Boyer Mahaffey
John C. Mahhaffey
L .R. Mahaffey
Pittsburgh
Boyd ‘T. Mahaffey
Johnstown
R. , Houck
R. , Spaid
Butler
R. L. ‘Houck
Dorothy
Julia
W. T. Mahaffey
R. L. Houck
Roy Houck, Jr
Dorothy Houck
Julia Houck
B. T. Mahaffey
R. L. Spaid
L. R. Mahaffey
Geveral
Brookside Health Camp set for July 2 opening
Brookside Health Camp at Heilwood readies for July 2 start with 20 girls for four weeks under Indiana County Tuberculosis Society care followed by 20 boys in August. Miss Alice Graffius selects campers, Miss Julia M Mitchell leads girls, and Miss Cecilia Goodell directs the camp. Donations of canned fruits and staples welcomed as the committee organizes supplies and schedules. Mildew removal tips and ambulance fare note local details. The Dies alien statistic is cited by Rep. Dies of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside
Heilwood
Indiana County Tuberculosis Society
Alice Graffius
Julia M. Mitchell
Indiana
George Lindsay
Hellwood
Cauip
Charles BH
Russell
Ralph E. Worcester
E. M. Sanders
Harold C. Williama
Lindsay
Beryl L. Seanor
Cecilia Goodell
The Lost Dutchman Mine Myth Told Through Dark Legend
A long read recounts the Lost Dutchman mine tale in Superstition Mountain near Phoenix. It follows Carlos, Don Miguel, Apache bands, German prospector Jacob Walz, and the elusive掘 mine that lured hundreds, yet remains hidden and guarded by a wary guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superstition Mountain
Phoenix
Artz
Carlos
Don Miguel
Pernito
United States
Jacob Walz
Walzhe
Miles
Walt
Record High Farm Count in Pennsylvania in 1935 Census
Harrisburg report shows Pennsylvania tallying 192,707 farms in 1935, up from 172,419 in 1930, the highest since 1925. Cambria and Washington counties reach historic highs. Delaware county leads gains with 48 percent since 1930, while Mississippi and Georgia decline slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. Hansell French
Cambria
Washington
Delaware County
McKean County
Union
Mississippi
Georgia
Connecticut
43 COUNTY YOUNG MEN TO CCC TRAINING CAMPS
The following Indiana county young men were adopted for ccc camp service this week and have entered the training camp at Fort Meade. Names include Wayne Delmont Fulton and many others with addresses in Indiana and surrounding towns. A second brief item notes Mrs. Jane Wolfe celebrating her 96th birthday in West Wheatfield township, reading the Progress weekly. The Hardware Age remark appears as marginal text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Indiana County
Fort, Meade
Wayne Delmont Fulton
Locust Street
Indiana
Frank J. Barnett
Harl Hammond
Boltz
Lewis J. Valenti
Water St
Clifford L. Keener
Homer City
Emery A. Johnson
Clymer
Doyle Lysle Fulmer
Idamar Wilbur Arden Repine
Stafford Ivan Dwight Sweltzer
Cherry Tree
R. D
Luther Shirley
Blacklick
Henry Edward Kazansky
Iselin
Tames Blairhamer
Clarksburg
Stephen Richard Gnibus
Coral
Carl Eugene Froom
Bernaun
Wendell Hamilton
Home Floyd Alton Haight
Elmer Mack Shirley
Marion Center
Harry Joseph Patterson
Stafford
Clair Certo
Rossiter
Joe Valazak
Heilwood
Charles Leroy Kelly
Dilltown
Raymond George Converso
10Th St
Luther James Hosack
West Leb
Jane Wolfe
H. L. Mather
Weat Wheafield
Wolfe
Livermore
Jericho Resident Completes Fragrant Rock Garden
Jericho’s Cynthia Hall, the town’s oldest resident, finished a rock garden that she says helps her stay active outdoors. The column also lists social visits from diverse families including McDowells, Muirs, and Hogarths, noting anniversaries and weekend guests across nearby towns. A final line mentions Kojic acid as a suspected convulsion cause.
Nut Tree Contest results announced for 1934
George N. Slate of the Northern Nut Growers Association released winners from the 1934 Prize Nut Contest. Indiana county had one prize entry a Salinburg Shagbark Hickory by Mrs Thomas Coleman winning third in its class. Pennsylvania had three shagbark hickory wins and one misc. entry. all contestants were notified by letter months ago. Some of the walnuts reportedly stored in bodies against dietary shortages periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Slate
Northern "Nut Growers Association
R. W. Wehrle
Indiana County
Thomas Coleman
Salinburg
R.D
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martha Shaffer
Zion Lutheran Church
Town
Arthur J. Pfohl
Greenwood Cemetery
East Church Street
Joseph J
Sarah J. (Graham) Duncan
This County
Levi H. Shaffer
Lutheran Church
Sherman Kelly
William Atkinson
M. A. Shepard
B. F. Bower
Sloansville
N. Y
A. L. Weller
Emlenton
B. L. Shaffer
Tarentuy
Gaye Shaffer
Frank Cummins
Lida Kull
New Alexandria
Lida (Fennell) Kull
J. Pennell
John Woods
Wm. T. Mahaffey
Brookside Health Camp
Chestertown
Fire Department
Rep. Martin Dies
Texas
The
Golden Phantoms
Uaeatnes Own
Editha Ll. Watson
Washington Counties
Anon
John Leonard Smatana
Vincent Sabota
Mike Richard Pelchar
George Lucak
Richard John Caldwell
Walter Richard Simpson
Samuel Pizer
John Alfred DeTorra
Brady St
Frank Anthony Attillo
Beyer
Eugene Richardson
Salisburg
Kenneth A. Swarts
R. di
Alpheus N. Smith
W. Market
Ted Stephen Elias
Joe Nick Baron
Coral James Allen Barr
Steve Kollar
Robert James O'Brien
Richard X. Potts
Rochester Mill
Edward Carlysle Roudebush
Coral Russell C. Warhelt
N. Second
Helen Black
Jericho
Cynthia Hall
Hall
Wakefield
Howard Queery
Gheensburg
Walter Fee
Mildred Horner
Emma Jean Robinson
Crissle M. Walbeck
Virgil Palmer
Joe Hall
St. Clair
Pitcairn
Theo
Gehring
Carrie Wagner
Raymond
Leora
Higgins
James McCarvey
Howard Nelson
Merle. Mack
M. B.clendenian
New Florence
William Gallagher
Brackenridge
John Pearce
Freda Butler
Martinsburg
Emma St. Clair
Conemaugh
Vincent Mack
Ray Steffey
Dean Skyles
Kojic Acid
BON Ton
Hess Brothers
South Seventh Street
Reasonable Prices
BUS Terminal Grill
Andi
St. Clair Rinn & Co
With & Water Sts
Indiana, Pa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Congress of the United States
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