Century of Free Schools Celebrated In Indiana Borough
Indiana Borough schools and State Teachers College plan a week long centennial celebration of public education from April 8 to 14. Events include sermons, exhibits, pageants, and lectures by Dr. M J Walsh and Dr. George W. Gerwig, with musical programs by college ensembles and a free public Tuesday evening program at the High School Auditorium. A 10 cent admission will fund the century pageant.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
State Teachers College
M. J. Walsh
Methodist Episcopal Church
State Teachera College
John W. Neff
George W. Gerwig
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Lola Beelor
Teachers College
Gerwig
Arte
Mr and Mrs Wynkoop Return From Florida Stay
Mr and Mrs Harry Wynkoop of near Marion Center returned home Monday after a three month stay in Florida. They enjoyed mild southern weather during the severe winter and are glad to be back.
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Harry, Wynkoop
Florida
Harry & Wynkoop
Marion ‘Center
Demand for Fishing Licenses Grows With Spring
Spring brings higher demand for fishing licenses with 255 permits written at the County Treasurer's office by noon today.
Dog Licenses Rise 500 Over Last Year In County
County treasurer C. McLain reports issuing 7,200 dog licenses, 500 more than at this time last year. Also mentioned are visits by Mr. and Mrs. William Butterbaugh and son Banks near Commodore, Indiana, and Mary Wilson Stewart, a Carnegie Tech student from North Seventh Street, named in the honey roll for the first semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. McLain
William #. Butterbaugh
Banks
Commodore
Indiana
Mary Wilson Stewart
Alexander M. Stewart
North Seventh Street
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Fire destroys modern dwelling near Beyer this morning
A new and modern dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. John Reken, located one fourth mile south of Beyer in South Ma honing township, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early this morning. The building and its contents are insured.
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Peetrae
John Reken
Beyer
Mahoning Township
Duquesne Defeats Chain Gang In Preliminary Contest
In a Tuesday night armory meet Duquesne University defeated the Chain Gang 40 to 22 while Indiana Buicks beat Johns town Y 42 to 31. The Buicks face Dr Whitten s Cardinals county champions at the Armory Thursday. Indiana Travelers meet J W Everett s team afterward.
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Cardinals
Armory
Whitten
Craw
Indiana
Kenny Kerrs Phi Alphas
Indiana Travelers
J. W. Everett
Buicks
Franklin Firemen
Johnstown
Hlderton
Ford City Co. C
Elderton High
Elderton
Real estate transfers listed in Indiana County records
Indiana County Commissioners transfer 100 acres to E W Dick in Brushvalley for 25 dollars. Paul Strake sells 7844 acres in Conemaugh to Andrew Strake for 1 dollar. J N Crusan transfers 85 acres in Armstrong to R P Co for 2400 dollars. J D Palmer sells a White lot to Rosetta Palmer for 1 dollar. W Paul Burkley sells a Blairsville lot to Chas Heasley for 3750 dollars. Roser gains 100 acres in Pine from Indiana County Commissioners for 332 dollars. T A Lowmaster transfers 26.5 acres in Banks to Edna States for 200 dollars.
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Indiana Co
E. W. Dick
Brushvalley
Paul Strake
Andrew Strake
Conemaugh
R. & P. Coal Co
Armstrong
J. D. Palmer
Rosetta Palmer
White
W. Paul Burkley
Chas
R. Heasley
Blairsville
Ira M. Roser
T. A. Lowmaster
Edna States
Banks
Marriage Licenses List of Named Couples Across Counties
A compiled list shows numerous individuals and partners from communities such as Johnstown South Fork Armstrong County Harrisburg Homer City Connellsville Conemaugh and Arcadia obtaining marriage licenses. Names include Pete Livolsi Lucy Belanto Don W Emmonds Mary Shrader Joseph Lutz Rose Marafine DeLoss Yates Larue Nicodemus Mary Nymick Lucerne Archie Miller McDonald Adabelle Kerr W Johns Margaret Rager Robert Middleton Ethel Kimp Alvin Wellington Smith Margaret Larsen and others across regional towns.
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Pete Livolsi
Johnstown
Lucy Belanto
South Fork
Don W. Emmonds
Manor Two
Armstrong Co
Mary L. Shrader
Old City
Joseph W. Lutz
Harrisburg
Rose M. Marafine
DeLoss Yates
Homer City
Larue Nicodemus Homerity
John ‘Danks
Mary ‘Nymick
Lucerne
Archie Miller - McDonald
Adabelle Kerr
Smicksburg
Arthur ‘W. Johns
Robinson Margaret J. Rager
Sabbath School Convention Registrations Climb Toward 2000
Fifty members of the Jas. F. Chapman Bible class at Zion Lutheran church secured registrations for the State Sabbath School convention to be held in October. The county association executive committee urges all Sabbath school workers to help reach the 2,000 target promptly and to contact district presidents for registration.
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Jas. F. Chapman
Zion Lutheran Church
County Association
Bracken Son Surprises Mother After 29 Years Absence
Mrs. Margaret Bracken of Grant Street welcomed a surprise visitor this week when her son Charles Bracken appeared unannounced at her home. Now farming near Phoenix South Dakota he had not visited back east for twenty nine years.
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Mikes
Margaret ‘Bracken
Grant Street
Charles Bracken
Bracken
Phoenix
South Dakota
Teachers Meet Here Saturday to Form an Organization
County teachers meet in the State Armory Saturday at 1 30 PM to form a branch of the United Association of Instructors. Speakers include Secretary of the Commonwealth Richard J Beamish and Mrs Cornelia Bryce Pinchot. Indiana organizer J H McAnulty will lead the session with an expected attendance of about 1000.
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United
Richard J. Beamish
The
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Gornella
J. H. McAnulty
Indiana
McAnulty
Pennsylvania
Explosion and Fire Gut Brick Home of Joe Salerno
A Saturday evening blast gutted Joe Salerno’s brick house on Hast Church Street, with fire roaring through both floors. Believed caused by a gas explosion from natural or coal gas in the basement furnace, the blast shattered windows and damaged a kitchen addition. Salerno, who runs a shoe shop on Carpenter Avenue, was not home at the time. insurance covered the dwelling and contents.
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Joe Salerno
Hast Church
Salerno
Carpenter Avenue
Local Couple Greeted on 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A B Griffith of Maple Street celebrated forty years of marriage with relatives and friends at their home on Thursday. A chicken dinner and a wedding cake were served, with many Indiana residents among the attendees.
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A. B. Griffith
Maple Street
Griffith
Indiana
C. BE. Parker
J. C. Myers
Clymer
2B.B. Griffith
Homer City
Ida Brown
Grif Waltemire
Nole
Fair
Penn ‘Run
Grace Hammers
Johnstown
Evalyn Wolfe
Bryce Myers
Heilwood
Alea Bowen
Hannah Mikesell
Mary ‘Benson
Mary ‘Rilen
City
Blairsville Resident Squire J B Torrance Celebrates 84th Birthday
Squire J B Torrance of Blairsville was honored at a family dinner hosted by his son J M Torrance to mark his 84th birthday and the birthday of his daughter Mrs J D Kennedy born March 18, noting the events occurred last Tuesday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire J. B. Torrance
Blairsville
Squire J.B. Torrance
J. M. Torrance
Squire Torrance
J. D. Kennedy
Attorney Huddock Retires From County Emergency Relief
At a State Emergency Relief Board meeting on Thursday the resignation of District Attorney Wm. M. Ruddock as head of the county relief board was accepted. The pressure of private business, which requires all of his time, necessitated the action. John Martin of Baltimore visited Indiana recently.
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Wm. M. Huddock
State Emergency Relief Board
Wm. M. Ruddock
Ruddock
Prison Terms for Three Law Violators Range Two to Ten Years
Vincent De Minio of Indiana received from Judge Langham a sentence of two to ten years in the Western Penitentiary with a six hundred dollar fine and costs for multiple charges including explosives. Ray Rich, Celestia Grazziano and others faced varying penalties for offenses from arson to immorality, with sentences ranging from three months to ten years and fines.
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Western Penitentiary
Vincent DeMinio
Indiana
J. N. Langham
DeMinio
Edward Allen
Oliver Barry
Lauderbach-Griest
Water Street
Farview State Hospital
Ray Rich
Merchant of Coral
Mike Matthews
Rich
Matthews
Celestia Grazziano
Grafziano
Eugene Wilson
Huey Gillen
Morgan James
Lloyd Bartlebaugh
Montgomery Township
H. A. Raleigh
Gillen
Allegheny County
James and
Bartlebaugh
Pearl Small
Nicholas C. Vanity
Sykesville
Charles Signoreno
Homer City
Martin Charles Harnett
Heshbon
Obituary of A Blairsville Resident John rb Blairsville 75
Blairsville resident John Charles rb 75 died suddenly Saturday while visiting his daughter Mrs. Mary J. Calhoun of Tarentum. Survived by widow Mary Mansilald rb three sons William Roy Odlard of Blairsville three daughters including Calhoun of Tarentum and two others. thirty-eight grandchildren. Burial in Blairsville cemetery. Also notes a birth in Avon and visit by John Oates of Lewistown.
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Blaairsvile
John
Charles Rb
Blairsvile
Mary J. Calhoun
Tarentum
Mary Mansilald
William
Roy and
Odlard
Blairsville
Calhoun
Minnie Rosborough
Wisle Baker
Barla
Blairsvilla
Period for Auto Inspection Nears Final Deadline
Harrisburg March 20 The Department warns Pennsylvania motorists who have not had their cars inspected must act within two weeks to receive orange stickers showing compliance after March 31. Officials estimate about 900000 vehicles delayed until the last minute to be inspected as of today.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue Today
Little Girl Killed Crossing Highway In Blairaville
Six year old Anna Kiemel was killed when she dashed in front of a taxi driven by John Madoni near Blairaville. The collision occurred as he tried to avoid the child while returning from Indiana with passenger TC Brown. Anna was the daughter of Mary Kiemel of Coral employed at Indiana State Teachers College.
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Anna ‘Kiemel
Oral
John Madoni
Blairaville
Indiana
T.C. Brown
Mia
Mary Kiemel
Coral
Indiana State Teachers ‘College
Death of Thomas Neil in Canton and former New Florence ties
Thomas Neil a native of New Florence died March 16 in a Canton Ohio hospital after heart trouble. He lived in Wenatchee Washington and was tied to New Florence via his parents and siblings. He left a widow May Mabon and two sons Dean and Marion Nell. Funeral services were held at New Florence with burial in Bluiraville cemetery.
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Thormas Neil Thomas Neil
New Florence
Balem
William
Adelaide Neil
Wenatchee
Wash
May Mabon
Elizabeth Mabon
Thomas J. Mabon
West Wheatfield
Mabon
James Galbraith
Mra. Neil
Lyman Mabon
Kohrer
Presbyterian Church of
Bluiraville Cemetery
Mrs Catherine Lichtenfels 82 Die In West Wheatfield
Mrs Catherine Lichtenfels aged 82 lifelong resident of West Wheatfield township died at her son Albert Lichtenfels Jericho on Monday from a complication of diseases. Born February 25 1852 she married A D Lichtenfels sixty years ago. Surviving are son Albert two daughters Mia Cline ton Wakefield and Mrs Zory Robinson Salisbury brothers John and Joseph Walbeck. Funeral services were held at the home.
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Catherine (Walbeck) Lichtenfels
West Wheatfield
Albert Lichtenfels
Jericho
Levi
Lydia
Wagner) Walbeck
W. ‘Wheatfield
A. D. Lichtenfels
Ada Wlaugheimer Myers
W.T. Myers
Ley
Pottsvile
Cherryhill Township
Ohix County
Pottsville
Mia
William Bogart
Philadelphia
Hazel Myers
Frank Winshelmer
Center Lownghip
B. Winshelmer
Punxsulawney
Tragic double tragedy ends in gunman suicide
Norris Andrew Cochran, 37, was found dead in his Byrnewville home after Ray Strange shot Cochran and then killed himself. Strange also aimed at Cochran’s wife but missed. their child witnessed the murder suicide. Cochran’s family and friends mourn amid a complex love-triangle tale.
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Blacktick
Greenwood Cemetery
Town
Norris Andrew Cochran
Canter Township
Byrnewville
Barnesboro
Ray Strange
Strange
Spangler
Cochran
Rosella
Center Township
John Cochran
David Mahoney
Blacklick
Barnes‘horo
Cambria County
Maes Creek
Samuel
Althea
Cochran Howe
Rute
Robert King
Charles Morgan
Ann Strange
William
Victor
Elmer Strange
Lewisville
Albert White
Clyde Strange
Verona
Lillian Strange
Akron
Clayton Strange
Detroit
Mich
Blair Strange
California
Barneshoro
Family Members Undergo Related Surgeries At Indiana Hospital
Miss Mae Waltemire of North Eleventh Street entered Indiana hospital on Sunday for an appendicitis operation. Her brother Donald had similarly suffered the same illness and returned home ten days earlier after his operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Waltemire
Smith Waltemire
North Eleventh Street
Indiana Hospital
Donald
Peetor Seeks Re nomination in Spring Primary
Hon J Elder Peetor of this town, longtime county representative in the General Assembly, will seek re nomination on the Republican ticket at the Spring Primary Election on May 15. Widely known across the county, he has many friends hoping to see him run again.
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J. Elder Peetor
General Assembly
Peetor
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Taatrance
Duquesne University
Commonwealth Heamins
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot
St. Home
John Martin
Baltimore
Dominic
Rich and Grav
W. Binmons
Avon
W. B. Simmons
North Fifth Street
John Oates
Lewistown
Bon Ton
Adda Elkin
Lula Prothero
Punxsautawney
Theodora Jordan
Edwarda Motor Co
New Bethlehem
Cora Stull
Clyde Hin
Leechburg
A. C. Williams
James
Culver
Anna Trimble
East Oak ‘Street
Joseph Skuzinski
Nantiscoke
Naomi ‘Leonard
South Eleventh Street
William Leonard
Gallitzin
William ‘Liggett
iWeat
Chestnut Street
Lyman ‘Mabon
J. Blair Sutton
South Sixth Street
Washington
Wilda Irvin
S. 5. Spicher
West Washington Street
Clyde Woodward
Washington Street
Samuel Shaulls
Vandergrift
Woodward
L. B. Rittenhouse
Ligonier
A.H. Hoshach
Evangelical Church
Justice of the Peace
W. Gordon
Walter
John Scott Rogers
Armagh
Progress
George
William Elenberger
West Philadelphia
Samuel George
Apollo
Clarence Lydie
Kenneth
Margaret Lydie
H. J. Brody
Automobile Dealers’ Association
M. J. Golden and Son
Gol-den
Gherry Hill Township
Indiana Vistors
Progress Office
Gol den, Sr
Northwest
Glacier Park
Mont
Catherine Lichtenfels
Mes. W. T. Myers
Victin
Norris A. Cochran
Slayer
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