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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
9
Events across the county note a Friday evening school closure for one of the era’s most successful commencements. Walter L. Alison heads to Indiana for a summer session at Michigan University. Scouts and groups undertake hikes, fundraisers for Red Cross reach nearly $400, and several towns report weddings, funerals, and hospital visits.
Miss Mary Rowland tests on Saturday for Grave City before attending school. A number of locals attended a convention after Blacknek pictured. Several residents visit Wilkingburg and attend church services. Mrs Annie Cunning and son Tow ard joined the sale of David Gunning ham in Tleshhon. Various locals, including J H Anderson and Ruth Alien, are noted with travel, visits, and illnesses.
Local supplier announces full stock of Schumacher White Diamond Portage Chop Feeds Bran Middlings and flour products bought before price jumps. Only 40 tons Buckwheat Fertilizer available, likely insufficient for demand. urges early ordering and offers rotating stock. Also reports Lehigh Cement and sand arrivals and seeks hay and straw purchases.
Mrs L A Mack and daughter Midna from Greensburg visited friends here last week. Numerous callers from Garman Mills Wana Texas and Lovejoy dropped by Sunday afternoon and Friday visitors included Miss Blanch Sickenberger elected Barber school teacher. Chautauqua closes in Clymer with play The Man from Home and junior Chau tauqua planned for winter.
Marion Center readers note the town plans to organize a volunteer fire company. Four men are now employed at the new garage, showing strong early activity. Local social notes mention visits and movements of residents including Mrs D H Bee and daughters, Mrs Samuel Kelly, and nurse Clara Colbitt among others. A lawn fete is planned this evening to aid the baseball team.
Homer City reports H. W. Brimnart of Indiana in town on business Friday. Hiram George of Mt. Union visits. he works with Fulton Run coal operations. W. Hill family drove to Butler, returning Sunday. Mrs. HE J Thomas daughter Carrie and son Evan came back last week.
Two week visit with relatives in Punxsutawney includes Mrs. John Gibson of Church Street on the sick list. J J Campbell visited Bolivar Sunday. Rev D J Magill and Agnes Campbell with Misses Margaret Campbell and Mora Cunningham attended the Crete Sunday school convention. Nelle, Bertha Alsop and Caroline Wouseholder of Corn called in town Thursday. Mrs J J Campbell, Mrs Mary Kier and Miss Momona Kier were visiting in Indiana Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Oscar Dillinger of West Lebanon and Miss Helen Henderson of Indiana visited W F Lytle over Sunday. Miss Martha Carson hosted her Sunday school class at her Main Street home. Friday evening John Loughry and Raymond Blairsville were callers at KE J Thomas’s Thursday.
Church street residents enjoy a Sunday outing in Punks Butawney while Winona Kunkle from Pittsburg spends her vacation at her home in the same area.
Norlen applies to the Governor of Pennsylvania on July 19 for a charter of an integrated coal company named Community Coal Company. The plan covers mining, rolling and shipping coal and other minerals, with land holding, business operations and rights under the 1874 Act and supplements. Named parties include A Crogantain Walter E H Ayers and others from Tadion, Pennsylvania.
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