Nine year old Dorotheia Ruddock struck by car in Philadelphia and Ninth
Dorotheia Ruddock aged nine daughter of District Attorney Wm M Ruddock, of North Eighth street, was struck by Don Gromley eighteen of Chevy Chase at the intersection of Philadelphia and Ninth streets while returning from school. She suffered fracture of the left leg, left collar bone, two ribs and possible shoulder fracture, with a severe head bump but no skull fracture. She was hospitalized at Indiana Hospital in satisfactory condition. The driver was not held responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothela Ruddock
Wm. M. Ruddock
North Eighth Street
Indiana Hospital
Don Gromley
Chevy Chase
Philadelphia
Ninth Streets
Gromley
Punxsutawney Boy Fatally Struck by Auto On Way Home
Ray Bilose aged 9 of near Punxsutawney died in Adrian Hospital after injuries from being struck by a car on Tuesday while returning from school. The driver was H. M. Hess of Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Blose
Punxsutawney
Ray Bilose
Adrian Hospital
H. M. Hess
Dayton Teacher Hurt In Crash Near Delmont
Delmont area collision injured Dayton man Delano W Bevis a Derry township schools teacher with a fractured jaw and severe lacerations to tongue chin and legs. Pittsburgh woman Anna Killand believed killed in a second crash involving H K Alexander. Alexander nose injury and facial knee lacerations. Also hurt were Mr and Mrs William Nichol and Miss Isabelle Nichol near Derry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Delano W. Bevis
Derry Township
Delmont
Anna Killand
Pittsburgh
H. K. Alexander
Beck
Alexander
William Nichol
Isabelle Nichol
Derry
Longtime Indiana Resident H G Gater Dies in Wilkinsburg
H G Gater aged about 80 and a former travel salesman for a hardware firm died Tuesday evening at his home in Wilkinsburg. His wife had died nine years earlier. Three daughters Blanche Margery and Adelaide all attended Indiana State Teachers College with the latter two teaching in Indiana schools. The remains will go to Streams Funeral Home for services. Appointment of Mrs Mary Jane Clark Rejected by State Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Gater
Indiana
Wilkinsburg
Blanche
Margery
Adelaide
Indiana State Teachers College
Streams Funeral Home
County Commissioner Rairigh Humbled by Neuritis Attack
County Commissioner H Albert Rairigh of Clearfield, recently homebound at Gipsy, suffered a neuritis attack Saturday night. He was rushed to Clearfield Hospital for treatment. J B Chapman of Cherryhill township, longtime Progress subscriber, visited the county seat and renewed his subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rairigh
Clearfield Hospital
H. Albert Raieigh
Chapman
Cherryhill Township
The
Progress
Teverite
Ewing sells homestead farm in Conemaugh Township
R Ewing a well known resident and farmer of Conemaugh township called on Monday and arranged public sale of personal property on the Ewing homestead farm two miles east of Livermore for Friday April 6 Roy M Ewing purchased the adjoining farm and remains owner of the 100 acre homestead with ten children listed including Carrie Dixon Roy M Ewing Lawrence Norman Jay Anna Lena Helen Frank K Ewing Gladys and Mary at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ewing
Conemaugh Township
Ewing
Livermore
Mr. Ewing
J. Maxwell Ewing
Roy M. Ewing
William Bergman
Maude Bergman
Indiana
David Hall
Presbyterian Church
Carrie
Leonard Dixon
Conemaugh
Homestead
Lawrence
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
New Kensington
Norman Ewing
Indiana County
Jay Ewing
Anna Lena Ewing
Greensburg
Helen Ewing
Frank K. Ewing
Gladys Ewing
Mary Ewing
Game Officials Define Our Game
Harrisburg reports a springal narrative about wildlife and a spared life. A tiny rabbit escapes a hungry fox yet falls prey to a motorist observation, prompting the Game Commission to label the man as “a Little lower than a dog a cur” in a provocative contrast of law and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
The
Game Commission
Real estate transfers flood Indiana County records
A sequence of transfers lists parcels and prices in Banks, Conemaugh, Blairsville, Pine, White, and other townships. Notable deeds include 106 acres in Conemaugh to C Hadith Jackson for $1.00 and multiple $1.00 lot exchanges between spouses and relatives. Cornerstone parties include Indiana County Commissioners, Blairsville Savings, and Home Building and Loan Association with several 50 to 109 acre parcels and small township lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Griffith
Max. ‘Clark
Banks Township
W. R. Calhoun
Orphans Court
John Russell
Indiana
Hazel Fishel
Sara Ann Fishel
Conemaugh Township
Joseph A. Thomas
C. Hadith Jackson
South Mahoning Township
Peddicord
Ida M. Trimble
Armstrong Township
W. A. Lyster
Indiana County Commissioners
Pine Township
Frank McCurdy
Janet Averill
Lee M. Spearman
Burrell Township
Paul C. Pickals
W. J. McElwee
West Wheatfield
Myra Thompson
Jerry S. Shaner
Cherry Tree
John W. Ballantyne
Mary Gertrude Ballantyne
Weat Wheatfield
Beulah B. Hastings
Roy G. Wolfe
Boy Hero Walks After Car Hit on Wayne Avenue
Joseph Wildeman five-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Quentin Wildeman of Maple Street escaped with slight injuries after being struck by a car driven by Eugene Clawson of Clymer on Wayne avenue. He had a cut on the right ear and bruises on the face and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Quentin Wildeman
Maple Street
Eugene Clawson
Clymer
Wayne Avenue
Births Lead Deaths by 41 in This District of Vital Statistics
There were 41 more births than deaths in this district during 1934, according to the report of the local registrar of vital statistics. The district is composed of Indiana and Jacksonville boroughs and White and Rayne townships. Births totaled 384 and deaths, 348. An average of 65 deaths a month of persons over 20 years of age, occur in Indiana county annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Indiana
Jacksonville
White
Rayne Townships
Indiana County
Winter Is Over Snow Fence Removal Underway
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania State Department of Highways will remove over 1400 miles of snow fence from road sides over the next week or two. Snowplows are being put into storage but can be recalled quickly if weather turns unfavorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Highways
Marriage Licenses in Indiana and Nearby Areas
Indiana and nearby locations list marriages and license recipients including Emma Lucile Harbridge, Marion Center R D 3, and Homer City, Sagamore Leon Mumau. Names such as Dominick Fuerla, Martha McMahon Saltsburg, AYoamore Harl Sexton, Livan Miller Howard Shirley are noted among licensees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
White
Ayoamore Harl Sexton
Livan Miller Howard Shirley Martha McMahon
Saltsburg
Dominick Fuerla
Homer City
Theresa Falauti
Sagamore
Professor Ernest F Work Awarded PhD
Professor Ernest F Work a native of Indiana County and faculty member at Muskingum College New Concord Ohio has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Work
Ernest F. ‘Work
Indiana County
Muskingum ‘College
New Concord
Ohio State University
Auto inspection period ends Sunday for 1926
The first compulsory automobile inspection period closes at midnight Sunday. Highway Patrol will enforce on Monday April 1 for cars without a valid inspection label, and it will not be an April fool joke.
Forest Seedlings Planned For County Planting This Spring
Harrisburg reports more than 61,000 seedlings and transplants from the State Forest Nurseries will be planted in Indiana county by 26 tree planters this spring. Edrin Man, 79, secures a fishing license. Hilty, 79, of Edin near Baltsburg, obtains a fishing license. Some tax payers dislike pink slips but many girls remain fond of ex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Indiana County
Edrin
Hilty
Edin
Baltsburg
Barn Fire Kills Hogs at Smithport Farm
A Sunday fire destroyed the Elmer Hiickel barn near Smithport causing about 2500 dollars in loss. Three hogs perished and all farm equipment hay and grain were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hiickel
Smithport
Elmer Brickel
Father seeks escape in new car amid family turmoil
A Boston Herald piece notes a father desires escape through his new car as the rest of the family remains entangled in conflict. A headline collection from The Progress and Pittsburgh Gazette references alarming murder rates in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Personal Brevities From Town Across Many Visits
A long list of local residents and visitors is noted including Mrs B M Clark returning from the West Indies and attorney Ernest Stewart winning a New York business case. The item records transacting business in Indiana and Pennsylvania trips by numerous people, visits to relatives, and various weekend stays with addresses and affiliations, highlighting community ties and local subscriptions.
Tuberculin Test Yields 112 Positives in Indiana Area
About 112 of 539 students and children tested at Indiana County high schools and parochial classes last week were positive for the tuberculin skin test. The positives will undergo April chest X rays at Indiana County Hospital to check for possible disease. A Pennsylvanian Tuberculosis Society official notes the rate is typical, and letters to parents urge follow up with X rays rather than alarm. Christmas Seals fund the X-ray service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Clymer
Homer City
Blairsville
St. Bernard's Parochial School
Samuel O. Pruitt
Pennsylvanian Tuberculosis Society
Philadelphia
County Tuberculosis Society
Indiana County Hospital
Nee
Local couple celebrate BSTH wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs John JC Wells long time Indiana residents quietly marked 55 years of marriage at their North Tenth street home with a family reunion. Three of their four children attended with spouses, including Mrs Howard Shelmira of Oakmont Mrs Leroy Conrad of Pittsburgh and Lloyd Wells. Howard could not attend. Both natives of Smicksburg they married March 24 1880 and lived there before moving to Indiana in 1900. He later served as Deputy in the Prothonotary office and was elected Prothonotary on the Republican ticket serving two terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John JC. Wells
Indiana
North Tenth Street
Howard Shelmira
Oakmont
Leroy Conrad
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Wells
Town
Howard
Wells
Maria K. Lewis
Smicksburg
Engagement Announced For Margaret Kring And Homer Harris
Mr and Mrs Frank Kring of West Chestnut Street announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Leon Kring to Homer Glenn Harris son of Mr and Mrs B F Harris of Homer City. The couple were feted at a birthday bridge party with spring flowers green and yellow, and the engagement revealed in tiny slippers as favors. Kring a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and music supervisor at Pine Township High School Hellwood, Harris a Washington-Jefferson College graduate works in the Mahoning Supply Company offices. A late summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kring
West Chestnut Street
Margaret Leon Kring
Homer Glenn Harris
B. F. Harris
Homer City
Kring
Mise Kring
Indiana State Teachers College
Pine Township
Hellwood
Harris
Washington-Jefferson College
Mahoning Supply Company
Six Join Kappa Delta Pi Fraternity at Indiana College
Six students elected to Kappa Delta Pi at Indiana College are Miss Melinda Plat of town with her aunt, Miss Melinda Detwiler, and Robert Lilginger son of Mr and Mrs M J Whtuinger of town. The international educational fraternity honors those ranking high in work and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Pl
Indiana
Brute Ouch Tra College
Missa
Melinda Plat
Melinda Detwiler
Town
Robert Lilginger
M. J. Whtuinger
Cherry Tree Minister Ends Pastorate and Moves to Chicago
Rev. C. BE Fuller of the Cherry Tree Methodist church ended his pastorate there on Sunday evening and accepted a new post at a Chicago congregation. Fuller had been president of the town’s newly organized fire company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Tree
Chicago
C. Be, Fuller
Cherry Tree Methodist Church
Puller
William Penn Council Pays Tribute to Punxsutawney Area
At a regular board meeting the William Penn Council Boy Scouts honored the Punxsutawney district for loyalty and drive in the recent fundraising campaign. The campaign began March with more than 40 volunteers organized into teams under chairs and committees. The council, now celebrating its 18th anniversary, has grown to over 1200 scouts and 400 volunteers serving Punxsutawney and surrounding coal mining towns and rural communities across Indiana County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willliam Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Punxsutawney Scout
H. G C. Fleming
Wim. Penn Council
Harry Philliker
Tom Conser
S. K. Murray
Wm. A. Gibson
Vesper CG. Smith
M. CG. A
Wim
Penn Counci
Diaraeter
Indiana
Connell
Punxsutawney
Wan
Penn Council
Hag
Wir
Blairsville
Homer City
Clymer
Marion Heilwood
Saltsburg
Plumsville
Brushvalley
Edward DeLous Martin to Wed Miss Mary McCoy in June
Miss Mary McCoy will marry Edward De Loss Martin of Indiana in early June. The engagement was announced at a Saturday bridge party at the College Inn marking Miss McCoy’s birthday. Out of town guests included Michael Cantwell Shenandoah PA and Mrs. Kenneth Weinbrenner Scottdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCoy
Ruth McCoy
College Inn
Edward DeLoss’ Martin
Indiana
Misa McCoy
Lucerne School
Indiana State Teachers College
Martin
Indiana County Treasures Office
Mischael Cantwell
Shenandoah
Kenneth Weinbrenner
Scottdale
Stanley Fleming
Sykesville
Charles Martin
Pittsburgh
Harry McCann
Teachers College Faculty Club Honors Suttons At Dinner
The Teachers College Faculty Club honored Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sutton at its annual dinner on Thursday evening. Sutton, longtime board chairman, and his wife were praised for their lengthy service as the college marks its May anniversary. Dr Boyd H. Rode of Ohio State University spoke on education for a changing civilization, urging new methods to prepare children for better citizenship amid ongoing educational challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
Thomas Sutton
Indiana State, Teachers College
Sutton
College
Boyd TH. Rode
Ohio State University
Rayne Township Maintains Six Mill Road Tax Rate
Road supervisors in Sayne township set the road tax levy at six mills, unchanged from last year. A $6,000 payment to the county was made for the Ernest concrete road construction, and Rayne township also owes the county $25,002.79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayne Two
Last Yeur Sayne
Rayne Township
Business Education Conference at Indiana State Teachers College
A business education conference sponsored by the department will be held at Indiana State Teachers College on Saturday starting at 9:00 am. Morning and afternoon sessions are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
Business Education Department
Indiana State Teachers College
Western Pennsylvania flood control plan backs Saltsburg dam
State approved Western Pennsylvania Flood Control program allocates 65.4 million dollars for dams in Conemaugh Mahoning and Redbank creek basins. Cone maugh above Saltsburg would back water to Bolivar creating a 283000 acre foot reservoir, 126 feet high and 1070 to 1080 feet long with costs over 14 million dollars. Mahoning creek reservoir would back to Hamilton at 1162 feet elevation, cost 3.322 million. Redbank creek project would back to Brookville with a 122 foot dam and 980 foot length costing 2.298 million, completion estimated in 750 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conemaugh Valley
Pennsylvania
State Planning Board
Public Works
Klakt
Conemaugh
Saltsburg
Bolivar
Kerrsville
Johnstown
Mahoning Creek
Hamilton
Redbank Creek
Mayport
Brookville
Tunnelsville
Waer
Girty
County Democratic Club Aims to Oust Relief Workers
Indiana County Democratic Club circulates petitions to remove 100 Emergency Relief Administration staffers amid charges of waste and inefficiency. Secretary Charles Zoller cites 4200 dollar weekly payroll and 18 telephones at the district center as examples. petitions seek an impartial advisory board and broader changes. Local politicians plan to visit Harrisburg and Pittsburgh to press the cause as signatures mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zoller
Indiana County Democratic Club
Emergency Relief Administration
D. Hall Blairdown
Zoller
Harrisburg
Tdarle
Johnson
Margiotti
Zotler
Hamisburg
Indiana
Jefferson
Armstrong Counties
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Dorotheia Ruddock
Ae Child
Collar Howe
Columbia Plate Glass Co
Blairaville
Albert J. Marah
State Teachers College
R. W. Wehrle & Co
C. C. McLaine
R. Hwing
Boy
Highway Department
United States
the Progress and
Pittsburgh Peat- Gazette
R. D
B. M. Clark
West Indies
Ernest Stewart
New York
J. Clair Irvin
Stafford
J. Milton Gibson
Robert Skelton
Columbia Universality
New York City
Helen Trimble
Margaret Trimble
Eleventh St
Earl Hewitt
South Seventh Street
Washington St
Sara. Bruce
Wilkinabure
H. M. Wissinger
Washington Township
Florence Mahan
Tarentim
Margaret Elder
Ray Baldridge
Pittsburth
J. N. Langham
North Ninth Street
Charles Ryans
Utica
Weat Church Street
Margaret Jane Clements
Barnesboro
Walter C. Frick
J.A. Frick
South Sixth Street
F. W. Wilkinson
D. A. Hetrick
Church Street
Herbert Schneider
W. F. Wettling
North Sixth Street
George Waddell
D. F. Chapman
Trade City
James Sutton
Seatsh University
May Sutton
Columbia University
Anna Mae
Eleventh Street
Alvey Campbell
Los Angeles
Calif
Ida Campbell
School Street
J. A. Fleming
Merle
Helen Engle
John Smith
Penn Run
ThomasLee
West Philadelphia Street
Harry Miller
Washington
Bernell Fifer
Richard
Westfield
N. Y
D. Pifer
Station Street
J. McClain
A. B. Dodson
T. I
John GC. Wells
Kappa Delta PL Fraternity
William Penn Council
BOY Scouts
Punxsutawney Area
Edward DeLous Martin
Saltburg Dam
Conemaugh River
Wast
Salteburg
Damson
Mahoning
Redbank
Asc
County Democratic Club
Clinton File
John A. ‘Erickson
Stoy E. Penfield
Belgiana
James E. Isherwood
American Legion
James L. Jack, Jr
Yale
Ils
Lewis Jack
Ernest Stewart, Jr
Philipps Exeter Academy
Princeton
Larry Neal
John D. Stewart
Raymond I. Moss
John Simpson
William Taylor
David Mark
Williams College
Lehigh
William Musser
Dickinson Law School
J. Wood Clark
Federal Court
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