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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1936
Page
2
The Game Commission reports hundreds of deer killed by half starved stray and feral dogs, worsened by heavy snows. Officials urge sportsmen farmers and dog owners to capture and tie up roaming canines, especially German Shepherds, to prevent further losses to deer, rabbits and livestock.
In 1860 Lord Lister observed filthy hospital conditions with dusty carpets and reused instruments. He pioneered antisepsis using carbolic acid to sterilize tools and wounds, plus anesthesia, transforming surgery and hospital care. The note also mentions Jefferson and Roosevelt in a dated exchange.
James Stewart plays the renegade brother opposite Nelson Eddy as a Royal Mounted sergeant in Rose Marie at the Ritz Theatre this Thursday through Saturday. The musical romance features songs with Miss MacDonald and Eddy and a scenic backdrop enhancing the tale of love and adventure.
The Ritz Theatre launches The Petrified Forest with Scotty narrating the Death Valley set and stars Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in a drama about a man who loses his soul and redeems it for love. Also showing Love on a Bet with Wendy Barrie and Gene Raymond, and The Story of Louis Pasteur with Josephine Hutchinson as Pasteur’s wife.
Monday and Tuesday present You May Be Next with Ann Sothern and Lloyd Nolan and Voice of Bugle Ann with Lionel Barrymore. Friday and Saturday show Dangerous Waters with Jack Hart and Robt Armstrong and Bohemian Girl with Laurel and Hardy. Walter Leroy Snyder, son of Mrs B Good, served a year as a private in the U S Army at Fort Clayton Canal Zone. His mother denies rumors she heard nothing from him and says she has received weekly letters since enlistment. He reports hot Canal Zone summer while northern folks face subzero cold.
Mrs. William W. Ball of Maryville Missouri, once seriously ill in a local hospital, is recovering. She is Milas Ruth Tiffany by birth, daughter of the late B. L. Tiffany, and sister of Mrs. Elmer W. Allison of South Tenth Street, Indiana.
Lou Mann rebuilds his betting empire on Fifty four Street after a rough run. He loans coins to Tony Bu-Tofti, courts bets on Go Easy and Doughboy, then launches a full book joint again with a wave of young bettors flocking to his operation. Alice stood by, planning marriage once Lou steadies financially.
Dr Samuel O Pruitt medical director of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society will speak on Modern Methods in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control at the Indiana County Tuberculosis Society annual dinner March 12 at 6 30 at the Indiana Hotel. He will test high school students in Indiana Blairsville Saltsburg Commodore and Marion Center and parochial schools, with teachers and others eligible for testing. Election of board members and officers will occur, with a special exhibit from Johnstown Tuberculosis Society and a moving picture on tuberculosis.
Indiana County commissioners announce spring primary elections on April 28, 1936. Republican, Democratic, Socialist and Prohibition parties will nominate candidates for president and various state and local offices, with delegates and party officers allocated by party rules. Presidential candidates and district nominations are specified, with chief clerk R K Houck.
Sterling J. Orange a 38 year old South Fifth street resident and mine motor repairman at Bar Slope Dixonville was seriously injured when a motor rolled in reverse and crushed his left leg. He is hospitalized with a crushed compound fracture after being caught between two motors during repair.
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