Relief Gardens 10 to be inspected soon at Cliffside Park
Relief groups announce a big Fourth of July program at Cliffside Park three miles south of Indiana on Homer City road. Volunteers from the Indiana County VFW post organize sports events, a fireworks display, dancing, and free admission. The Emergency Relief Board notes inspections of garden seeds and fertilizer recipients over the next three weeks to determine relief eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Indiana County Post No. 1989
Cliffalde Park
Indiana
Homer City Road
Homer City
Cliffside Park
George Pollock
Leta
Emergency Relief Board
Arden
Former Indiana Boy Becomes Pastor in Montana
Carl Calhoun, son of late Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Calhoun, Yale Divinity graduate, earned a Bachelor of Divinity on June 12. He will move to Montana in the fall to serve as pastor of a church after spending the summer in the Poconos. His family history links to Indiana and Harrisburg. Frank Kerr announces candidacy for jury commissioner in the September primary after serving the unexpired term of Wa. F. George. He believes his appointment experience suits him for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monuma
Carl Calhoun
W. R.calhoun
Indiana
Yale ‘College
Poconos
Montana
Harrisburg
Carl
Frank Kerr
Grant Township
Kerr
J. N. Langham
Wa. F. George
Recital by Mrs Pollock and her pupils at church
Pupils of Mrs Ren Pollock presented an excellent recital in the First Presbyterian chapel titled In a Persian Garden. Listeners praised the performance and Mrs Pollock and her students received enthusiastic remarks. George D Leydic and Mrs Leydic with Miss Margaret Harris visited Cleveland for floral design classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren Pollock
First Presbyterian Church
George D. Leydic
Indiana Floral Co
Real Estate Transfers From Central County Bank to Homer City
A list of transfers including Clair Snyder to Homer City from City Natl Bank for a Center lot priced at 43.08 dollars, Alexander Kelley to Homer City Natl Bank for a Center tract at 43.08, A Chambers to H E Bence for a North Mahoning tract at 1250, Joni Rankin to Donald Adams for Adams tract in Washington at 3250, John A Stuchell to L H Kunkle for a Homer City lot at 830, Farmers Bank to John R Lowry for an Indiana lot at 1354, Victor Yorke to Charles Hugus for a North Mahoning tract, 291, Carrie Dowdle to Leslie Chick for 469 acres in Burrell at 950, Everett Ridenour to Indiana Lumber and Supply Co for a White tract at 750, Carmine Bellini to Conemaugh BLA Asa'n for a Blairsville lot at 100, J B Campbell to Clarence Kunkle for a White tract at 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Lowry
Indiana
Victor Yorke
Charles KE. Hugus
N. Mahoning
Carrie
Dowdle
Leslie A.chick
Burrell
Everett Ridenour
Indiana Lumber and Supply Co
White
Carmine Bellini
Conemaugh B. & LA
Asa’n
Blairsville
Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples in Several Towns
A list of marriage licenses issued or recorded includes Robert L. Craig with Hannah J. Fleming and several other couples across towns such as Clymer, Parkwood, Rankin, Mildred Nomcello via Josephine, Albert P. Stadtmiller with Mary H. Walney, Joseph Stadioni, Mary Agostinone, Kenneth W. Banner with Selina C. Wolfe, William W. Stiles, Luella V. Ressler, Pete Cecconi, Latrobe, Saltsburg, Blairsville, Homer City, Deckers Point, Pine Two, Thomas W. Hanes from Youngstown, and others including Elia Caldos, Paul Cameron McAdoo, Cherry Tree, Marlon Center, Helen M. Kerr, and Helen Marie Turkovick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Craig Parkwood
Hannah J. Fleming
Clymer
George Karanovich
Rankin Mildred Nomcello
Josephine Albert P. Stadtmiller
Mary H. Walney
Joseph Stadioni
Mary Agostinone
Kenneth W. Banner - Selina C. Wolfe
William W
Cramer
Lena Manarella
Blairsville
Gourley Patterson
Homer City
Geraldine I
Garvin
Elmer H. Stitt
Deckers Point
Martha BH
Trout
Pine Two
Thomas W. Hanes
Youngstown
Eyo Calvetti
Altman
Elia E. Caldos
Melntire
Paul Cameron McAdoo
Cherry Tree
R.D. Lusetia
Jane Lewis
Marlon Center
Steve Madress
Indiana
Helen M. Kerr
Helen Marie Turkovick
Josephine
County Commissioner Flenniken Celebrates 57th Birthday
County Commissioner John B. Flenniken marked his 57th birthday Tuesday with a festive office greeting including flowers and a ribboned desk. A sign read Greetings and many more of them. Indiana Street Railway Co ceases operations Friday night June 30 after 26 years in service. Mrs Torrence of Ninth Street returned home from visit with her son and daughter-in-law in Lapeer Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Plenniken
Indiana Street Railway Co
Indiana County Street Railways Co
J. Mr. Torrence
Ninth Street
J. Mohroe Torrente
Lapeer, Mich
Wool Pool Totals Set From Indiana County Pool
A report notes 41 034 pounds of wool pooled by 277 members of the Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Association on Thursday and Friday. The draft totaled 12 473 70 dollars with Bilot Bicknell of Boston the highest bidder. County Agent Warner says the pool boosts income by about four thousand dollars versus selling under the old method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crader
Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Bilot Bicknell
Boston
Warner
District Notes on Weekend Visits and Local Matters
Mrs. Mel Underwood and children from Washington DC visited with her parents in North Sixth street. Local faculty members, Miss Vera Simpson and Miss Gertrude Lewis, study at NYU summer session. Several residents shopped in the county seat and participated in hospital and church activities. A new high school building contract was awarded to Charles H. Miller of Stetoca with plumbing to A. S. Birdsall of Indiana. Prof. Weaver and daughter Mary Lou returned from a West Virginia motor trip. Local trips included visitors from South Bend and New Alexandria. The Progress notes long-standing local visits and farming conditions amid dry weather and a busy week. Dr. Hubert Work of Denver, a former Interior Secretary, visited with his sister Mrs. Mary Work and County Treasurer C. C. McLainley. Work issued 7,275 dog licenses at noon and recalled his Marion Center roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Underwood
Washington, D.C
Vincent Lewis
North Sixth Street
Vera Simpson
Gertrude Lewis
State Teachers College
New York University
Misa Jennie Gourley
Lewis Shield
Ruth Gourley
Punxsutawney R.D.1
Katherine Fark Jones
East Locust Street
Zion Lutheran Church
Indiana
Florence Wallace
Lancaster
Ed. Long
North Fifth Street
G. W.clawson
West Wheatfield Township
John W.clawson
Blairsville
West Virginia
Charles Postlewalt
Fairmount
Walter B. Porter
Anna Mary
South Bend
Sara Porter
New Alexandria
Porter
the Progress
M. S. Little
Raymond
Mildred
Harold
Alice
Longshot Camp
Brockway
Nor ‘ Iquehanna River
John L. Gett
West Church Street
Lawrence Getty
Younzatown
Getty
Annabelle
Jola
Conemaugh Township
Henry Ritz
Donald
Wilmerding
Mikepell
Bess Cunningham
Cleveland
D. A. Cunningham
Wayne Avenue
Frank Cunningham
South Bethlehem
New Bethlehem
Clarion County
Raymond Smith
Hubert Work
Denver
Colo
Mary Work
C. C. McLainley
Work
President Coolidge
National Republican Comittee
Marion Center
Slater
Neppy
Fire destroys Shields home on Indiana-Clymer road
The W. C. Shields residence, about three miles from Indiana on the Indiana Clymer road, was burned at about 9 30 Sunday night while the family was away. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars, partly insured as investigators suspect lightning caused the blaze and the contents were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Shields
Indiana
Indiana-Clymer Road
Saltsburg Club Women Host Breakfast in Clarksburg
Mrs. Glenn Coleman of Saltsburg and Mrs. Harry Coleman of Clarksburg hosted an Ann Rutledge Club breakfast at Mrs. Harry Coleman’s home Friday morning. Attendees from Saltsburg included Mrs. Dean Clawson, Mrs. Wilbur Coleman and Mona, Mrs. Frank Nelmes and Marilyn, Mrs. Mary Keeley, Mrs. Myles Moore, Mrs. Archie Black, Miss Inez Getty, Mrs. Howard Rothrock, Mrs. Clarence Mood, Mrs. Arthur Coulter, Mrs. John Snyder, Virginia Lynn Coleman, and Gladys Keeley. Mrs. Ralph Keeley of Avonmore also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltsburg Club
Clarksburg
Glenn Coleman
Saltsburg
Harry Coleman
Ann Rutledge
Dean Clawson
Wilbur
Coleman
Mona
Frank Nelmes
Marilyn
Mary Keeley
Myles Moore
Archie Black
Inez Getty
Howard Roth~rock
Clarence Mood
Arthur Coulter
John Snyder
Virginia Lynn Coleman
Gladys Keeley
Saltsbury
Ralph Keeley
Avonmore
Cunningham to Extend Greetings at Freeport Church Centennial
D A Cunningham of Wayne avenue will extend greetings at a July 3 dinner for the Freeport Presbyterian church centennial. He joined the congregation about 68 years ago and is one of four survivors from that time. The church anniversary ties to Freeport borough’s founding centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Cunningham
Freeport
D. A.cunningham
Wayne Avenue
Presbyterian Church of
Cunningham
Mass Meeting on 18th Amendment to be Held at Church
A mass meeting for supporters of the 18th Amendment will be held Thursday evening June 29 at 8 o'clock in the First Methodist church. Dr. Omer B. Poulson general secretary of the Pennsylvania Prohibition Emergency Conference will be the speaker and discuss the November election. Poulson aims to organize Indiana county in the prohibition effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Omer B. Poulson
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Emergency Conference
Poulson
Indiana ‘County
Second Auto Inspection Period Starts July 1, 1933
Harrisburg announces the second compulsory motor vehicle inspection period for 1933. It runs from Saturday, July 1, to September 30. Official inspection stickers will be green with the Commonwealth coat of arms, and feature black letters and numerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
The
Commonwealth
County Commissioner Ralvigh Ends Michigan Vacation
County Commissioner H. A. Ralvigh and his family have returned home after a two week vacation in Michigan. They were guests of relatives during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralvigh
Michigan
H. A. Rair
H. A. Ralvigh
Mack Family Travels to Muskoka Lakes Summer Home
Mrs James Mack and her children of North Sixth street left Saturday for the summer home of Dr J Waller on the Muskoka Lakes in Canada where they will spend some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mack
North Sixth Street
Dr. J. Waller
Muskoka Lakes
Canada
Indiana County Bass Season Opens With Promising Luck
The 1938 black bass net season opens July 1 in Pennsylvania. Indiana County waters should offer good sport as stocking of 3 to 6 inch bass in recent years aided growth. Warm water, clear water and high temperatures boosted spawning. open season ends November 30. Bass must be nine inches to legal size. last year 1,700 bass stocked in Little Mahoning Creek and Yellow Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Indiana County
The
Fish Commission
Official Lamp Lighter in Indiana Visits Here
J. J. Calhoun and wife of McKeesport recently returned from St. Petersburg Fla. Indiana visitors on Thursday. Calhoun, a son of the late Calhoun family, was born in West Lebanon. He left Indiana over 50 years ago, once serving as official lamplighter for West End with six gas street lights on West Philadelphia street. Lights burned from dusk to 10 PM, not lit on moonlit nights. Gas from the old Gas Works on East Philadelphia street. He also delivered daily papers in a two-wheel pushcart. In 1876 Prof. J. H. Young presented him a gold pen mortar and pestle emblem worn in his coat lapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Calhoun
McKeesport
St.Petersburg
Fla
Indiana
Calhoun
Robert C. ‘Calhoun
West
Lebanon
West End
Philadelphia Street
Chorner
Gag Works
Philadelphia
Express
Prof. Young
Walter H. Jackson
John A. Scott
Harry P. Beans
Butler Egg Auction Starts July 11 In Western Pennsylvania
The Butler egg auction in Western Pennsylvania begins its first sale on Tuesday July 11 with auctions every following Tuesday and Friday. Indiana county poultrymen may join by sending a $6 membership to the secretary in Butler. Last week Doylestown sold eggs for 22 cents, and groups in Tawan a county may gather eggs and transport them twice weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Rastford
Butler
Doylestown
Ta- Wana
Deaths of Capt Charles Lucas McLain and Mrs Zamboni
Obituary notices record the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of Capt Charles Lucas McLain, 43, Indiana, with full military honors after death at Mt AHO Veterans Hospital following an operation. McLain, WWI commander of Co F 110th Infantry, earned French and American decorations and later served as foreign trade and domestic commerce commissioner in Charleston DC. Also listed is the death of Creekside resident Mrs Emilia Zamboni at Indiana Hospital after a stroke, with funeral plans in Creekside Catholic church and burial at St Bernard's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lucas Meath
Charles Lucas McLain
Indiana
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Clymer
Johnstown
McLain
Mt. Aho Veterans Hospital
Co. F
110Th Infantry
Charleston, D.C
Charles C. McLain
Martha Lucas McGai
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
110Th Regiment Infantry
Leutenant
Mexican
Hancock
Georgia
France
Champagne- Marne
Meuse-Ardonne
Camp Dix
N. J
National Guard of ‘Pennsylvania
United States Department of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church of
Indiana Lodge No
Free and Accepted Masons
Coudergport ‘Canalstory
American Legion
Disabled Veterans’ Association
Indiana Public
Kiskiminetas
Salishburg
State Teachers College
the Universality of the Sorbonne
Paris
Bertha Hardy the McLain
Francois
Philip
Major
Mra
Harry D. Mclain
James A. McLain
Youngstown
P. Stewart
M. Della Melani
Hmildta Zamboni
Emilila Zamboni
Creekside
Indiana Hospital
Tragedy at Milton Dam Claims Wilmer Mears’s Life
Wilmer Mears aged 41 of Rayne township died by drowning at Milton dam near Youngstown Ohio on Sunday after cramps while swimming. Body recovered that night. Survived by widow parents and brothers and sisters. Funeral at parents’ home with Rev. G W Sprinkle, burial in Ruffner cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Mears
Irvin Mears
Tanoma
Rayne Township
Milton Dam
Youngstown
Clair Mears
Indiana
Holmes
James
Charles
William
Quay Mears
Mary Campbell
Johnstown
Mabel Shugarts
Girard, O
G. W. Sprinkle
Ruffner Cemetery
10000 Mile Economy Test Starts Saturday
The Gulf Economy Test began Saturday June 24 with a 800 mile daily schedule to complete 10000 miles in twelve days. A Ford V 8 Deluxe Tudor using Gulf Gasoline and Gulf-Oil travels Pittsburgh to towns including McKeesport Irwin Greensburg New Alexandria Blairsville Johnstown and Punxsutawney among others on rotating eight hour shifts. The orange and blue car arrives at Sutton-Miller Co Indiana at 4 19 p m each evening during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
McKeesport
Irwin
Greensburg
New Alexandria
Blairsville
Johnstown
Heensburg
Hollidaysburg
Altoona
Tyrone
Philipsburg
Clearfield
Dubois
Punxsutawney
Indiana
Kittaaning
Butler
New Castle
West View
Sutton-Miller Co
Crippled Children Invited to Ritz Theatre Show
The Ritz Theatre and The Indiana Progress invite crippled children from Indiana County under 16 to view The Life of Jimmy Dolan starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Loretta Young and others. No admission fee for eligible youngsters, with matinee and evening showings on Friday and Saturday. The film centers on boxing themes with human interest and a health farm sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz Theatre
The
Indiana Progress
Jimmy Dolan
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Loretta Young
Alnne McMahon
Guy Kibee
Indiana County
Fairbanks
2000 Miles of Rural Roads Surfaced by State
Secretary Lewis announced that within six weeks the Department of Highways will complete surfacing about 2000 miles of rural roads under the A and B rural road construction programs. The effort follows plans laid last fall and progressed through winter and early spring. Some mountaineers in the Blue Ridge near Washington had not seen the American flag until 1998.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lewis
Department of Highways
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. L. McKelvey
Dilltown
Emery
L.mckelvey
G. M
Ae Bede
Flenniken
V. C. Shields
Friends of 18Th Amendment
Hitile Mahoning
Yellow Creek
F. Swartz Crawford
Elizabeth Heylman
Ftuth Heylman
Bridgewater
Conn
Hf. CG. Christy
South Sevanth Street
Crawford
If. Swarta Crawford
Kidiana
Edward Bennett
North Seventh Street
Stephen, Yiahmaker and Son
Stephen
John Orr
League of Nations
Rayne
Ohio
Mears
BR. RR
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