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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
6
Sunday school at 9 46 am and church services at 11 06 am announced for March 20. New officers elected for the congregation include D D Walker captain James Ray assistant superintendent Harl Calhoun secretary and A Rupert treasurer. Also notes community visits and aid to North Vandergrift after a flood.
Maple Grove notes list Forrest Coy and Isaac Sleppy visiting the Walter Carney home near Armagh on Friday. Mrs. Amanda Henry of Hesaker stayed with grandson Wilmer Henry. Buddy Jacobs visited Clinton Bowers. Multiple calls and visits occur among Coy, Sleppy, Gance, Waltemire, Rumsey, Henry, and others in Armagh Indiana and nearby towns. Birthdays observed for Ronald and Roland Detwiler.
Leechburg resident John Seffey and Punxsutawney’s William Lackey visited the area last week. Local families Byron Brown Hiram Pfeil Alda Pieil Eva and Miss Eva Hendricks welcomed visitors. several residents traveled to Pittsburgh for visits. Floods damaged school grounds and blocked the road to a bridge. play at the community hall postponed indefinitely. Ronald Johnston returned to college in Ohio after a ten day home stay. John Kayach, injured at Ernest mines, is improving at Indiana hospital.
BLACKLICK Mrs D A Palmer was taken to the Indiana hospital Monday evening. Mr and Mrs J A Shrom and daughter Margie visited Mrs Shroms brother in Johnstown on Saturday. Paul Nicholson a Waynesburg College student spent Sunday at home. Mrs A I Miller of near Homer City called on C Q O Smiths Sunday evening. James Lewis Sara Porter Ethel Campbell Betty Smith David Mahony and Margie Nell Shrom attended the Christian Endeavor rally at Ernest Monday evening. Albert Nicholson and friend Mr Jones of Murraysville accompanied Rev and Mrs Nicholson to Johnstown on Thursday. Magadore McMillen a near Sagamore teacher spent the weekend with brother William. Alex and Leslie Stewart employed at Aquippa spent several days at home due to flood conditions. Mrs Edna Lehman and daughter Barbara are at C J Graters their goods nearly destroyed in the flood at Cokeville. Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith of Homer City called on Mr and Mrs Kenneth Freed Wednesday evening. G O Smith and H L Taylor called in Johnstown Friday finding relatives safe after leaving homes during the flood.
A short Imperia Magazine line urges a cure for loneliness, framing it as a global need and calling for social solutions and connection. The unnamed quote emphasizes shared human longing and the role of communities and creativity in addressing isolation.
National chairman Raymond Pitcairn laments a perceived decline in American heritage of freedom, speech, and opportunity. He argues debt, dependency, and conformist policy threaten youth and future generations, urging preservation of personal liberty and wealth won by pioneers.
A long list details visitors and callers across Indiana area towns including Alverda, Muddy Creek, Barnesboro, Apollo, Johnstown, Ebensburg, Heilwood, Patton, Hirensburg, Patton, and Mentcle. Names include Dan Long Carrie Yop cik Albert Pickup James Grove and many others. Mentions Alma Leone Aldine Rennie and Joe Mooney family visits and a few business trips plus a note on D. E. Martin ill with grippe. Nova Herculis appears dimmer while astronomers say it stays hotter as it fades.
Community updates from Marion Center note teachers Dorothy Black and Helen Deemer at home due to flood conditions. Other residents Josephine Hastings and Meredith Hastings visited, while Harry Streams returned home after appendix surgery. Red Cross aid efforts led by Mrs J W Meanor discussed as talks help flood homeless.
A quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer jokes that the country will need its pot of gold when the New Deal rainbow ends, reflecting lingering tensions over wartime and postwar economic policy. The remark captures public skepticism about federal programs and fiscal responsibility.
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