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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1927

Page

8

Corn Suckers Beneficial Instea d Of Harmful To Drop

Moat of wa remove the side shoots f or suckers of sweet corn, but state Agricultural Experimental Stations report that removing suckers harms yield. New Jersey finds 18 to 29 percent yield decrease. New York 5-year test shows reduced yield as suckers removed later. Authors note suckers are normal grass growth and may aid plant growth.

Bo Bay Moat Connecticut Agricultural New Jersey New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Nebraska Mississippi

Armagh area church and school notes reflect community ties

Rev G W Ringer of Cokeville will occupy the Armagh M 3 pulpit on Sabbath evening. The Cramer M BH Ladies Aid Society and their husbands enjoyed a chicken and waffle supper at Mrs R T Hutchinson’s home. Presbyterian Missionary and Ladies Aid meetings set for Mrs Cunningham’s home. Dr Jolly of Pittsburgh preached at the Presbyterian pulpit. O L Riggs resigns as Armagh-E Wheatfield High janitor. HR L Tinkcom fills the vacancy. Margaret Jones, Armagh High School teacher, judged a Rotary Club oratorical contest in Blairsville Friday. Hugh Mack of McKeesport visited Clyde. The Cramer M Ladies Aid held a quilting at Mrs Harry Griffith’s home. J R M Cunningham of Johnstown visited his mother. Various locals attend from Indiana and New Florence. Arcadians play Armagh in basketball with high school crowd. girls 20-3, boys 43-20 in Armagh’s favor. reception and program follow. snow storms hinder travel. F C Adams delivered feed at Heilwood. Zenas Hines and others shop in Indiana. Mrs F B Smith visits Cherry Tree and Barnesboro. Mrs Wade Mickiey recovers from cold. Perrin Huston and F B Smith in Indiana. Zenas Stephens unloads Himwe at Pine Flats. Jay Gibson visits Penn Run. I N Buterhaugh’s 88th birthday noted. Mildred Fleitz visits W W Huston.

Cokeville Armagh Armagh-E. Wheatfield HR. L. Tinkcom Misa Margaret Jones Rotary Club Blairsville Hugh Mack McKeesport Clyde Cramer M Ladies Aid Harry Griffith W. H. Findley Ebensburg R. T. Hutchison Raymond Robb New Florence Betty Ball Lulu Young Dilltown Elizabeth Hutchinson Miss Jones R. T. Hutchinson Miss Dodd Cunningham J . R. M. Cunningham Johnstown Paul Neal Dillie Cunningham Indiana Armagh High Prof. Buch Velma Rogers Arcadia F. C. Adams Heilwood Zenas Hines F. B. Smith Barnesboro Wade Mickiey Perrin Huston Zenas Stephens Pine Flats Jay Gibson I. N. Buterhaugh Mildred Fleitz W. W. Huston

Coal merger nears completion with Hazel mine sale

Cosgrove Meehan Coal Company moves to acquire the Hazel mine near Mannington West Virginia for about 1.5 million as part of a 24 mine merger valued at 20 million Bring thousands of tons monthly sales and a central agency planned for marketing 1 000 000 tons monthly Officials say the merger would include Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky operations and be the largest in the industry to date.

Hazel Mine Pennsylvania West Virginia Eastern Kentucky Ohio Kentucky Pittsburgh Bertha Consumers Company Mannington W. Va Cosgrove-Meehan Coal Company New York Chicago Johnstown John H. Jares Bertha Consumerg Company Cos- Brove-Meehan Jones Rachel

Mrs Briggs of the Poultry Yard at Wheatfield High

Armagh Fast Wheatfield High staged the first play of the year titled Mrs Briggs of the Poultry Yard was performed Thursday and Friday evenings. A cast of amateurs delivered fine acting and stagecraft. More than six hundred attended as novelty choirs and the high school orchestra supplied excellent numbers.

Wheatfield High Poultry Yard Wheatfield High School

Thorpe to Play Friday Evening With Indian Basketball Team

Jim Thorpe and a famed Indian basketball team will play Friday evening at 8 30 o'clock at Yon. The Indians have a 25 win, 41 game record across five states. Frederick Purse, 68, Blairsville, died Friday of pneumonia, survived by a wife and several children.

Frederick Purse Blairsville

Through A Woman's Eyes A Mother's Silent Heroism

A New York woman returning from hospital finds her husband near death after attempting suicide amid caring for five children alone. The piece argues husbands overlook the toll on wives and praises mothers for bearing daily burdens without complaint, calling them heroes of the race.

New York

Rabies Policing Urged As 250+ People Bitten In Pa

Pennsylvania faces a rabies epidemic with 252 people bitten and five deaths last year. Luzerne, Allegheny, and Westmoreland counties are under quarantine as dog laws are urged to be enforced. Dog licensing costs 1 dollar for males and 2 dollars for females, with penalties up to 100 dollars and 30 days in jail. taxes fund animal and poultry disease control and tuberculosis eradication programs.

Pennsylvania Luzerne County Allegheny Westmoreland Thasa Facta Bureau of Animal Industry Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture T. E. Munce Harrisburg

The Ritz Theatre Sways With Classic and Talkie Bill

The program lists Man of the Forrest at the Ritz on Friday and Saturday with Jack Holt, Pope featuring Ciara Bow and Antonia Moreno, Indiana Theatre host for Silent Lover with Milton Sills and Viola Dana, Kosher Kitty Kelly vaudeville, and Sorrows of Satan plus The Whole Towns Talking at venues. Rotary, Kiwanis, and Odd Fellows events highlight community talks, playground joys, and a large Odd Fellows banquet. A quarantined mother and daughter due to scarlet fever and a countywide National Oratorical Contest enrollments are noted, along with a birthday celebration for Ethel McCrarie Bender.

Honor List of Hoard Records in Indiana County Herds

February records of the Indiana County Cow Testing Association show 26 herds, 277 milking cows, 48 dry cows, and three cream separators tested. Five profitable cows and six unprofitable cows were sold. Hlmer Lydick’s Jersey herd of Commodore led in butterfat at 35 pounds per head, while Harry C. Kimmel’s Holstein herd of Shel Octa topped milk with 957 pounds per head. Two members report three daily milkings profitable. one farm saw 46 pounds daily, up 25 percent with three milkings. The high butterfat record is a Jersey owned by B. M. Clark. An honor list follows for cows producing over 1000 pounds milk or 40 pounds butterfat.

Indiana Jersey Hlmer Lydick Commodore Harry C. Kimmel Shelocta B. M. Clark Town

Local Social Notes and Rat Toxin Advertisement

South Bend residents and neighbors share visits and events from the week as families host relatives and attend a school play while a church supper and bake sale draw attendees. A Pittsburgh Mellon Institute rat poison ad touts Ret-Tox, claimed to be highly potent and fast acting. A newborn son arrives for Dr and Mrs George Mitchell of Clymer, with mother and child reported progressing well.

Mellon Institute of Industrial Research

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East Wheatfield Cosgrovel Meehan Telet By Jean Newton Ritz Theatre Zane Grey Jack Holtok Pope Ciara Bow Antonia Moreno Indiana Theatre Milton Sills Viola Dana Kitty Kelly Vera Gordon Nat Carr Sorrows OF Satan Marie Corelli Adolph Menjou Ricardo Cortez Jaro Dempster Lya de Puttha Eo J. ©. Pinkerton First United Presbyterian Church Robary Club M. G. Shoup Indiana High School Kiwanis Club Odd Fellows Hugh R. Wiley Charles C. McLain O. B. Emerson G. Wilse Earl Martha McKees Rocks Miss McLain United States Jas. F. Chapman Ethel McCrarie Bender Charles Stimson Fairview Lhs C. Pollock Clyde Houck John Wise Harry A. Nichol R. E. Young R.H Gerhard R.H Boyd Clawson Gr.h J. A. Warner G.H. Long G.H R.A South Bend NO Wendell Devers Harry Devers Milt Silvis Marvin Silvis L. M. Martz May Dunmire Apollo Howard Kimmel Idaho James Smith Irwin Kelly Plumcreek Ray George Near Weat Lebanon Margaret Anderson Sloan Wray Gnady Plains Washington Joe King Kimmel Brushvalley Ethel Brink Annie Overdorff Homer City Debolt J. P. Artemus Ida Cunningham Evangelical Church Frank McCrea Clyde Brinks Blaine Stewart George Evans Harry McCrea Clyde McCrea Sandy Moose's George Mitchell Clymer Mitchell Smnart S Pring New Coats Tere New Spring Apparel The Bon Ton PENNA Luxenberg Optometrist Indiana, Pa Iana BIG Jewelry Cote Mas. Winslow Yrup
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