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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1931
Page
2
Dr Theodore B Appel urges patience in convalescence after grippe with many deaths linked to hastened return to work. He warns nature cannot be rushed and overexertion risks reinfection and lasting harm, stressing to relegate nonessential tasks until strength returns.
Mary Watson Bell writes from DeLand Florida to Saltsbury remembering Elders Ridge 75 years ago. She recalls eggs at six cents a dozen butter prices and simple country life with vivid detail of shops, chores, and social norms of the era.
The piece stresses individual duty to prevent fires at home and work. It argues 80 percent of fires are preventable through care and knowledge shared by Fire Prevention Week and local authorities, warning that careless citizens become an unconscious arsonist whose actions cost the broader community taxes and losses.
Will Rogers stars in Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee at The Ritz Theatre for the weekend as Rogers leads a citrus era wisecrack into King Arthur's court installing modern devices. Also at The Ritz is Vienna Nights a Romberg Hammerstein II musical romance with Walter Pidgeon Vivienne Segal and more, plus My Past featuring Bebe Daniels and Lewis Stone in a tale of love and ambition.
Discussion notes fire prevention as a personal duty while noting fire waste affects the nation. It recalls European liability ideas, but doubts such laws would be adopted in America. Township road tax millages for 1931 are listed for Pine Blacklick Lonemaugh and West Mahoning. Public sale on April 1 at Henderson farm near South Bend includes livestock and equipment with terms to be announced.
Nancy scrambles to buy a pink dress and a talking doll for her sick sister Emma. A kind salesgirl helps, using Nancy's $7.42 to pick a $4.98 dress and two 98 cent dolls. Nancy plans to wed Ed after saving enough for the doll, while emotional scenes unfold in a bustling city shop.
An attorney notice states W Earl Long administrator seeks court order to privately sell to Town Lisovegne and Ceatla Lisoveghe for 2000 dollars to pay debts on the estate of W Blair Long. Describes land in Washington Township Indiana County and lists probate details and auction terms. An auditor, William Pierce, will attend May 4, 1982 at 1:00 PM in Tudiana for settlement of Blanche Vrante estate distribution.
Attorneys Speeler and Felt file a supplemental account to settle adjust and report distribution of funds in the estate of Nettie J. Lucas deceased Indiana Borough with a May 2 1981 hearing date at 9 oclock AM at the Citizens National Bank Building. Auditor Gilbert Parnell to oversee proceedings in the Indiana Pa office with notice for interested parties to attend.
By order of the Orphans Court dated March 3 1931 the premises in Hellwood Village Pine Township Indiana County Pennsylvania are to be exposed to public sale. Attorney L B Miller represents the matter and the saleroom details will follow in official notices.
On Tuesday March 31 1931 at 10 0 A M a sale will cover three properties in Indiana County Pennsylvania The first is a 67 perch ground lot in Hellwood Village Pine Township with a frame store building The second includes two adjacent Stafford lots numbered 23 and 24 in a Millie Fleming plan with coal rights reserved and a frame dwelling on both lots The third is a Commodore Village tract Lots 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 in Green Township commencing on Main Street with various boundary lines and coal lease reservations The sale lists multiple street corners fields and roads and references landowners and a coal company.
Sale to be conducted by Ubaldo Tira bassi as executor by order of the court. Balance payable in cash upon confirmation of sale and delivery of deed. Auctioneer W. Ralph Cummings Clerk Tt. W. George. March 4, 1931-41.
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