Aged Woman Electrocuted Tuesday Found Dead
An elderly woman was found with a broom in hand after a suspected high wind toppled a wire, leading to her death on Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services for Permilla Mor, of Blairs, will be held Friday at 2:06 p.m. in Coral Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Khiyr
Permilla Morwho
Blairsville
Hyland “Lawrence
Blacklick
Joseph
Harl McAdoo
Albert McAdoo
Youngwood
sCoral Cemetery
Two Attacked Officer Held For Trial In Blairsville
Nick Antonio of Blairsville and his brother Martin of Bolivar faced bail of $1000 each at a Blairsville hearing before Squire Ralph Brown on Monday charged with resisting an officer. Nick also faced reckless driving and disorderly conduct charges, fined $50 and costs. Both pled guilty after allegedly attacking State Motor Patrol Frank L. Hildebrand when his car was stopped on Sunday night as it zigzagged toward Blairsville. The officer was struck but overpowered the assailants and brought them to Blairsville. Oversea Trip for Gold Star Mothers Start on May 1 From New York. The War Department announced the first overseas trip for Gold Star mothers, sponsored by the government, will depart New York on May 1 aboard the United States Steamship America. Subsequent trips will occur through mid-August with a return planned around mid-September. Several Indiana county women are among those eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Antonio
Blairsville
Martin
Bolivar
Squire Ralph Brown
Nick
Frank L. Hildebrand
New York
War Department
United States Steamship “America
Indiana County
One Marriage License Issued This Week at Reglater Office
A single marriage license was issued since March 17. N. Vincent Wood and Miss Nancy Elizabeth Linsenbigler, both of Piderton, were united in marriage at Reglater and Recorder's office last evening. Johnstown firm bids low for Indiana State Teachers College arts building. Wilson Construction Co. of Johnstown offered $147,500 for general contract and Lightcap Electric Co. of Indiana submitted $7,369 for electrical work in the planned three story brick arts building at Indiana State Teachers' College. The item notes fashion trends as observed in Detroit News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Reglater and Recorder's Office
N. Vincent Wood
Nancy Elizabeth Linsenbigler
Piderton
Johnstown
Wilson Construction Co
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Harrisburg
Lightcap Electric Co
Indiana
Corn Remains King in Crop Value Estimates in Pa
Harrisburg reports 1929 corn led Pennsylvania crops in value with an estimated total of 46.47 million dollars at 1.00 per bushel, outranking wheat as production shifted after 1900. Top counties include Lancaster York Chester Berks Bucks Franklin Lebanon Cumberland Montgomery Adams, with Indiana and neighboring counties showing varied production and value figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Lancaster
York
Chester
Berks
Bucks
Franklin
Lebanon
Cumberland
Montgomery
Adams
Washington
Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
County Auditors Publish 1929 Finances Report This Week
Auditors Robert J Hood Harry A Nichol and William H Bowman complete the 1929 county audit and publish the official Auditor's Report on page seven. Read the detailed record of expenditures including road work ward maintenance and county affairs for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Hood
Harry A. Nichol
Williamh. Bowman
Weddings of a Week Unites Wood and Linsenbigler
Wood and Linsenbigler, Elderton youths, were joined in marriage at the Elderton Presbyterian parsonage by Rev M D McClelland. The bride, daughter of Mrs Annie M Linsenbigler, is a Hiderton high school and Indiana Business College graduate who has worked in attorney W Chapman’s office. Groom son of Mr and Mrs Howard O Wood of Hiderton, is a tool dresser for J W Cribbs contractor. The couple will reside in Hiderton. Receptions planned at both families’ homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ©. Chapman
Town
Howard O. Wood
Hiderton
J. W. Cribbs
Myr
Wood
Elderton
Robbery at Blairsville News Co. store fails to net loot
An early Sunday morning break in at the Blairsville News Company in Blairsville ended unsuccessfully as robbers forced a rear window. They escaped with only a small amount of change from the cash register. Local person Pr James OC Peterman of Baltimore is named in connection with family notices and business succession plans including his son James C Peterman moving to Cherry Tree Dr. Blairsville civic notes include florist George D Leydie elected to a state board, Gov Fisher visiting, Pomona Grange meeting announced, and Rev J T Davis of Blairsville declaring candidacy for state assembly in the upcoming primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
James OC. Peterman
Baltimore
Cherry Tree
James C. Peterman
J. H. Peterman
Peterman
George D. Leydie
Indiana Ploral Company
Pennsylvania
Florista Telegraph Delivery Association of the
United States
Pittsburgh
Assembly
J. T. Davis
Personal BREVITIES under Indiana visitors and county seat calls
Luther Lewis of town and many residents including Miss Milya Douglass Sheleta Blair Adams H R Golden KB L L Marshall and F B Aikin appear as Indiana visitors and county seat callers. Dr J M Stewart Benjamin Thames attend Court in Indiana while Wyn Shields and other locals conduct business at the county seat. Limited recovery reports. Pierce and DeLancey family trip noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Lewis
Town
Butler
Milya ‘Douglass
Sheleta
Indiana
Blair Adams
Punxautawney
H.R. Golden
Penn Run
KB. Ll. Marshall
Smicksburg
F. 8. Golden
North Mahoning Township
John W. Warner
Greensburg
J.M. Stewart
Benjamin ‘Thames
Marion Center
Wyn Shields
Conemaugh
W. G. Troxell
Strongatown
James Kimble
Kathleen Phillips
Reedsville
W.va
BH. L. Vader
J. T. Butler
Coraopolis
Donald Moorhead
East Locust Street
Victor Lutz
Washington Street
Indiana Hospital
William Ie Utesey
Orval
June Berkeypile
Brushvalley
Cloe
Leda Muckle
G. R. Muckle
Near Parkwood
A. W. Mabon
S. M. Jack
St. Petersburg
Florida
Clover Pierce
Effie Wells
Cora Stewart
Plamville
J. N. Lewis
R. H. Hood
Pittsburgh
Harry Hood
United Presbyterian
Crete
Jacksonville
George T. McHenry
Harry W. Fee
Dolly Ayers
Steele H. Kerr
Barbara Langham
Altoona
The
United Spanish
Wareterna W. FP
Galf
Erie
Merrill
Plumville
North
Manchester
Ind
Home and Garden Contest Sponsored by Pittsburgh Coal Co
A Home and Garden contest in fourteen mining towns sponsored by Pittsburgh Coal Co will be held Friday and again August. County Extension Department and local growers discuss landscape plans, with a score card awarding points for lawn, shrubs, trees, flowers, and general appearance. Winners to be announced by county representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Pittsburgh Coal
Lucerne
Adrian Man
Coy
McIntyre
Ron
Iselin
Margaret Luciousboro
Yateslo
Lester
FAT & Con
Warner
Yencores
Aterman
Ad Nu
Flowers
Plans for County School Adult Perennial Conference
Prominent speakers attend the annual county Sabbath School adult conference to be held at the First United Presbyterian Church in Indiana on Sabbath, April 6. State superintendent H. C. Gridland will discuss Adult Bible Class. Dr. L. H. Baty will speak on Parent Training. Open afternoon discussions and efforts to unite teachers, officers, and adult members across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
First
Unitedii Presbyterian Church
H. C. Gridland
L. H. Baty
Greensburg
Indiana County
Banquet Honors County High School Basketball Stars
A 150 person banquet in the Indiana High School building honored county high school basketball coaches players and guests including County Superintendent James F Chapman assistants Joseph Weaver D L Winger Burgess B H Lichteberger athletic directors and Grove City College’s Robert Thorn who urged active student participation in athletics It was the first athletic committee banquet and will become an annual event Three offenders begin prison terms Jerry Little Clarence Hertzen will serve three to six years and Tony Chasehire eight to sixteen months A 10 year old boy Paul Williams suffers scalp and body lacerations from a car accident at Third and Washington streets Birth Controllists: a Brazilian woman gave birth to all sons last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana County
James F. Chapman
Joseph Weaver
D. L. Winger
Burgess B. H. Lichteberger
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Robert #. Thorn
Grove City College
Ferma
Jerry Little
Clarence Hertzen
Western Penitentiary
Tony Chasehire
Allegheny County
Paul
Charles Williams
East School Street
Third
Washington Sheets
Deaths of Andrew Howard and associates in local area
Andrew Herman Howard aged 74 a longtime Burrell Township farmer died Tuesday after illness. He leaves a daughter Blanche married to Rosie Forsha. Funeral Friday at 1 30 pm Hopewell church with burial in church cemetery. Mrs D Rankin Carnahan 59 of Saltsburg died Tuesday after long illness. She leaves husband and children Mrs Walter Martz J Dale Carnahan and David Glenn. Funeral Thursday 2 00 pm at home and burial in Saltsburg cemetery. C W Ellenberger Dayton 97 dies after extended illness. Funeral today in M B church Dayton with burial in Dayton cemetery. Surviving children include Mollie Marshall Jesse Patton and F L Travis plus A C Ellenberger of Long Beach Cal. Clarence C Walker son of Dowell and Mrs Walker Parkwood died Sunday. Funeral today at home with Rev W C Work and burial in Oakland cemetery Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Herman Howard
George Howard
Burrell Township
Methodist Episcopal Church
Blanche
Rosie Forsha
Burrett Township
Hopewell Church
D. Rankin Carniahan
D. Rankin Carnahan
Saltsburg
Dayton
M. E. Church
Rebecca
Walter Martz
Five Points
J. Dale Carnahan
Salina
David Glenn
Co. W. Ellenberger
M. B. Church of
C. W.ellenberger
Dayton National Bank
Mollie Marshall
Jesse Patton
F. L. Travis
A. C. Ellenberger
Long Beach
Calif
Clarence C. Walker
Dowell Walker
Parkwood
State Park Hospital
W. C. Work
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Wind Twister Damages Cherryhill Properties Tuesday
A western wind visit near 5:00 PM Tuesday damaged Earl D. Simpson’s house and barn in Cherryhill township and wrecked his new chicken house. Harry W. Cramer’s two adjacent chicken houses were demolished. Simpson had insured his structures. Cramer reportedly had no chicken-house insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryhill
Earl D. Simpson
Harry W. Cramer
Mr. Simpson
Patron’s Mutual Co
Cramer
Teachers Blottoed in Pine Township for Coming Year
The Pine township Board of Education announced the 1930-31 staff led by R. T. Laing as supervising principal with Lynn K. Smith Mae Brown Juanita Stuby Frank Strauss Mildred Shank Alma Garrett Raymond Lockard Sara Glenn Mildred Seanor Mary McCollough Sara Stephens Han Mae Jones. A new commercial high school course including typewriting bookkeeping and shorthand will start next year with hopes for manual and domestic arts expansion later. Tax levies were reduced from 25 to 20 mills due to consolidation savings. rural buses have operated on time since fall closures despite poor roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Township
R. T. Laing
Lynn K. Smith
Mae Brown
Juanita Stuby
Frank Strauss
Mildred Shank
Alma Garrett
Raymond Lockard
Sara Glenn
Mildred Seanor
Mary McCollough
Sara Stephens
Han Mae Jones
Board Ofs Education
Board of Education
Night Out draws nearly 5 000 across Indiana venues
Indiana residents marked a Monday Night Out with about 4 945 attendees across three main events. Ritz Theatre and Indiana Theatre saw records toppled with 3 722 and 4 245 paid admissions respectively, plus an estimated 700 at a Presbyterian church concert, while nearby social venues also hosted large crowds. The midnight Ritz show opened with 1 054 attendees, largely from rural districts. The J D Flude Company to open a modern men s furnishings store in Indiana on a five year lease in the Pealer building on Philadelphia Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
Ritz Theatre
Indiana Theatre
Ritz
J. TD. Flude Company
Dingmore
J. D. Flude Company
Pealer
Philadelphia
Fluda Company
Wilkinsburg
Apollo
Vandergrift
Leechburg
Wilmerding
Jeannette
Tarentum
Irwin
John D. Wlade
Flude
Local Clerk Promoted to Manager at Brown Boot Shop
George Cochran of South Seventh Street promoted to manager of the Brown Boot Shop in New Bethlehem as the 17th Browns store opens elsewhere. Tony Hamilton becomes local clerk. J M Stewart celebrates 91st birthday with family. Paul C Gray returns to Greensburg to join Potter McCune Co. Five cited on liquor charges. Ralph Straitiff begins as new borough tax collector and starts work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th Brown Boot Shop
George
Curtey
Cochran
South Seventh Street
Brown Boot Shop
New Bethlehem
17Th Shoes
Tony Hamilton
Punxsutawney
Paul C. Gray
Greensburg
C. Streams
Indiana
Potter-McCune Co
Mr. Gray
Ralph Straitiff
Prothero Case Goes to the Jury Today
The Prothero executrix case against Indiana County, before Judge Marion D. Patterson, heads to a noon jury vote after jurors viewed damage caused by a highway realignment. The Board of Viewers awarded $1,000. the Prothero estate seeks $2,000. Other court actions include a $225 verdict for Martha Fry and several continued or resolved cases in Civil Court and assumpsit actions with mixed outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmma M. Prothero
Silas C. Prothero
Indiana County
Marion D. Patterson
Blair County
Clark Court
Martha Fry
Plumyville
Joné Thayer
F. H. Thayer
BE. R. Myers
Actlow
Mike Zaffato
the Northern Assurance Co. Ltd
Emmet Albright
James R. Boring
W. A. Beer
W. H. Wood
John Dixon
Sun Insurance Offices, Limited
W. D. Bowser
Russell Coal Mining Co
Joseph Rogow & Sons
Indiana County Fair Dates and Track Events 1930
The 1930 Indiana County fair will run September 9 to 12. Hal White announced the schedule for track events, with speed races listed by Joseph P. Mack, race secretary. Trot and pace events include 4:16 trot, 2:16 pace, 2:22 trot, 2:22 pace, 3-year-old trot, and 8-year-old pace with purses ranging from 500 to 800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal White
Joseph P. Mack
Indiana County Agricultural Association
Blairsville Lad Rescued After Stolen Freight Ride
Bert Morgan a nine year old from Blaieville was found exposed and nearly frozen after riding atop a ore car from Blairsville to Vandergrift. He lacked an overcoat and wore a sweaty jacket and an aviator cap in piercing cold wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Bert Morgan
Blaieville
Vandergrift
Also Mentioned on This Page
NCY
Sidney Clair
Homer Tyger
South Tifth Street
Rochester Mills
Red Cross
Detroit News
Fox-Peterson
Ira William .Fox
Dorothy Lee
Peterson
Justice of the Peace
Herrick Building
Boee
Howard Home
Frank Howard
Blacklick Township
Howard
Matilda Cunningham
A. R. Cunningham
Near Livermore
Gov. Fisher
John &. Fisher
Pomona Grange
Pomona
Gontes
Wend
Iason
Coun School
Adult’ Peren OF
Martha Prato
Sutton Miller Co
Roy Williams
Jacob Richard
Burrell
A. P. Marshall
Marlin
Center
Carl V. Shannberger
A. Shields
White
F. M. Uncapher
J. M. Syoth
W. D. Gates
Marle Huey
Mary Wadding
Laura McManus
S. Mahoning
Children's Aid Institute
Agnes Stadtmiller
Marie Campbell
Girls' Industrial School
Katherine
Jones
Pennsylvania Public Charities Association
Western Pennsylvania Children’s Aid Society
Kauffman’s
Maud Morlock
Somerset
Edward McCarthy
Norman T. Blose
Women's Relief Corps
Bessie Halwig
Thachers
J. M. Stewart
Walter H. Jackson
Patsy Falcone
James Gallace
Vita Lembo
Tony Cespa
Namnis Hankison
Sample Run
Prothero
Phunvilla
R. H. Knox
Horace Altman
Assumpsit
A. H. Clawson
C. M. Adama
H. G. Wissinger
Cashier
T. I. Cressley & Sons
C. C G. Creassey
C. EB. Cressley
Clair Cressley
Parnell, Cowher & Co
August Tiribassi
Rosina Tiribassi
Willam Sebastian
J. M. Malcolm
Thomas Little
Pater Borys
Walter Kanic
Jacob Gordon
Sides Coal Co
Peoples Bank of
Gasper Batiate
J. N. Langham
Santo Qearci
Wallace Stewart
Weamer Building
Monessen District
Seavanth Street
Dr. Stewart
Miss Hope Stewart
State Teachers College
Dinner W. Alligon
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