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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1934
Page
7
Obituaries and funeral details for multiple Blairsville area residents. Lydia E. Martin aged 93. Emma G. Davison aged 71. Frank D. Haire aged 67. Mrs. W. C. Widemire aged 44. Mrs. Helen A. Johnston aged 63. Mrs. Clara Matilda Long aged 56. Services held in Blairsville, Marion Center, Grampian, Latrobe, and Blairsville cemeteries. survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and extended family.
James Dawson aged 64, former Saltsburg resident, died Monday at his daughter Mrs William Wilt’s Riverside home from pneumonia. He leaves daughters Mrs Dorothy Hutzel of Ruthford and Mrs Lester Platt of Riverside, son Kenneth Dawson, further children in Salishburg, and his wife died 17 years ago. Funeral at Mrs Wilt’s home this afternoon with interment at Portage cemetery. Grant Sidney Carson died Saturday at his Homer City home from pneumonia after a three day illness. Born October 26 1869 in Center township, he was son of James and Esther Carson and long time Homer City United Presbyterian Church member. Survived by widow Marybelle Carson.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Mary Ellen Hill Wike in Pine township at 84 with funeral in Strongstown and burial in Strongstown cemetery, and Chester J Singer age 42, a mining engineer, with funeral at Colver Catholic church and interment in Carrolltown. Elizabeth Airgood native of Banks township dies near Punxsutawney, with surviving children Roy, Merle, Mrs. Waite, Jane and Mrs. Lewis.
Mrs. Erna Ray died at her Oakland Avenue home Thursday. Interment occurred Saturday in Oakland cemetery. Born February 16, 1893, daughter of the late Thomas Griffith, widow of George Ray. Surviving children Anna Louise, George, William T., and four brothers Stephen R., Ebby N., Spear G., and T. Clyde. Member of First United Presbyterian Church. pastor Dr. J. J. Mellvaine conducted services. Also noted is the death of Rosa Campbell of Spring City Tennessee, longtime New Florence resident, widow of J. Martin Campbell, survived by two daughters and four sons.
Funeral services held Monday in Bakerton Catholic church cemetery for Patrick McDermott aged 50 of Bakerton who died Friday after a long illness. Survived by widow and three children James Magdalene Bernice, plus brothers and sisters including Mia Albert Cole of Clymer Joseph Clark Thomas and James McDermott of Bakerton Joseph McDermott Detroit Mary Wynn Philipsburg and Mrs Orin Moore Altoona. Also A A Smith aged 70 from near Boalsano died Tuesday night after 27 years with Commercial Coal Mining. Surviving widow Bina Ernest Smith and children Bruce Earl George and Mrs Howard Harney Nantyglo plus sisters Mrs Hayes Keller Jersey Shore and Mrs Chas Dice Cleveland Tenn. Seventeen grandchildren. Funeral set Saturday 2:30 at Twin Rocks Brethren church.
David Sell aged 78 died Thursday at his East Mahoning township home. Service led by Rev IC A Waltman pastor of Marion Center Presbyterian Church followed by interment in Marion Center cemetery. He is survived by his widow.
Valentine Yoder, aged 66, died Sunday at his home in Allensville. A brother of Mrs. Polly Nicewonger of Penn Run, he was known in the local Amish Mennonite community of the area.
The Hemlock spruce, a graceful evergreen, grows along moist slopes and water banks in the Northeast. A giant Pennsylvanian specimen aged five hundred sixty years highlights its longevity. The species map spans seven American varieties from Alaska to Georgia, with distinct East and West forms and regional ornamental value.
The article notes there are thousands of apple varieties, citing L H Bailey on seedling diversity and persistence of names. It lists well known commercial types and asks if prices will trend toward bargain levels, joking about the consumer driving market shifts.
Dated barroom encounter unfolds between Jack Weston and Dick Rode as they recall Nancy Ross a golden girl from Los Angeles. Weston mourns his past with Nancy while Bode reveals shared memories of Nancy and other past romances. Nancy Elliott later taunts her husband about rival conquests and past engagements in a lively, wry exchange.
An article traces Voodoo’s spread from West Africa to Haiti and America, noting forced slave imports from Guinea, Benin, and neighboring regions to Louisiana and beyond. It links serpent worship to the Python deity and notes alleged rituals, including extreme practices and a cited case of Cadeus Bellegarde, a cannibal murderer, discussed in Marti.
The Gipsy Moth, introduced to North America in 1868, has caused millions in control costs. Females lay circular egg masses in July on tree trunks, eggs hatch next May, caterpillars feed on foliage, then pupate in cocoons. Males are yellowish brown with dark markings. females are larger and nearly white with black spots.
The so called National Anthem of Scotland Scots Wha Hae was written by Robert Burns during a fierce storm while he rode from Kenmure to Gatehouse on Fleet in Galloway. Amid thunder and rain he sheltered among rocks and penned the poem sung across the world. The tune’s origins are ancient and debated with claims of earlier songs and Jacobite associations.
The Cardiff Giant, a 1860 hoax unearthed near Jardin in Onondaga County New York, stood 104% feet tall and claimed to be ancient sculpture. Skeptics traced the “glint” to a Chicago gypsum block shipped from Iowa, revealing the fake carving as a staged marvel once exposed.
The text describes the Johnson impeachment proceedings with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding. It notes Ohio figures Samon F. Chase and John A. Brigham as leading members, and attorneys Henry Stunbarry and Groesbeck from Ohio among the counsel. The decisive vote was cast by Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio, who would have become president if Johnson were convicted.
The governor urges statewide observance in April for the 100th anniversary of free public education in Pennsylvania. He cites 12,000 public schools and 2.1 million students, recalls 1834 establishment, 1836 opposition, Thaddeus Stevens' speech, and the 1873 constitutional guarantee. The week of April 1–7 is Pennsylvania Education Week to study how schools ensure children a free education and produce informed citizens.
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