Heart Attack Fatal to Marry Laughlin in Indiana
Harry Joseph Laughlin, respected Indiana resident, died suddenly at his home from a heart attack. The widely known banker, church and civic figure, father and husband, is survived by Maude Peet Laughlin and siblings. Funeral plans set for Friday at his home with interment in Oakland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Joseph Laughlin
Indiana
Hast Oak Street
Howard
Laughlin
Joseph M. and
Elizabeth (Prothero) Laughlin
Indiana Public Schools
Indiana Normal School
Indiana State Teachers College
Pittsburgh
First National Bank
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Presbyterian Church
Indiana Lodge
Free and ‘Accepted
Masons
Indiana Country Club
Indiana Post
American Legion
Oamo Johnston
Jacksonville
Fla
Maude Peet
Olive Miller
D. A. Miller
John P. Laughlin
Fatal Mine Accident at Ernest Mines Claims Fulton Run Youth
Stanley Kin, about 20, of Fulton Run, died from injuries after a mine accident at Ernest mines on Tuesday evening at 6:30. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Kin, born July 15 1914 in Barnes Pa, survived by parents and sister Jennie Kin, a student at Indiana High School. The Kin family has lived in Fulton Run for 11 years. Funeral services are set for Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Kin
Fulton Ron
Fulton Run
Ernest
Stanley
John Kin
Barnes
Jennie Kin
Indiana High School
Tie Kin
Real estate transfers listed with multiple buyers and parcels
A long list of real estate transfers shows many parties buying parcels across Indiana County. Transfers include Sheriff A Eugene Wilson selling acreage to lenders and banks, and numerous individuals selling or purchasing lots and tracts in Homer City Indiana, Conemaugh and surrounding townships. Amounts range from 1 to 2510 dollars with parcel sizes from 1 acre to 131 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wilson
Mack
W.wheatfield
B. F. Reitz
Marcus K.crawford
W. Mahoning
Mary H. Crawford
Marcus K. Crawford
Thomas Sutton
Chas
E. Muman
Indiana
John H.overman
John H. Overman
Cherryhill
Penn State Alumni Banquet Set for Tuesday Evening
Penn State alumni banquet will be held at the Moore Hotel on Tuesday evening April 3 with Prof. John H. Frizzell delivering the address. Reservations for 50 cent dinners should be sent to Will Neff at 652 Philadelphia Street. Prof. Frizzell also speaks to the Rotary Club Monday April 2 and to Indiana and Blairsville high schools April 3 with sessions at 8:30 and 3:00 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
John H. Frizzell
Penn State College
Moore Hotel
Will Neff
Philadelphia Street
Frizzell
Rotary Club
Indiana High School
Blairsville High School
Dentists Gather for District Meeting in Washington Pa
Local dentists from Indiana and Marion Center join the Eleventh District Dental Society meeting in Washington Pa today. The event runs 9 to 11:30 A.M. with a banquet this evening and includes a table clinic with Drs Hobaugh and Bruno. A seven year old, John Fisher, recovering from mastoid surgery in a Pittsburgh hospital, is reported in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Wilbur Gibson
J. C. Dickey
J. W. Kinter
Wilbur Black
R. J. Ho‘naugh
C.C. Brune
C. H. Paulson
Indiana
D. W. Gromley
Marion Center
Dental Society of Pennsylvania
West Lebanon Club Women Enjoy Evening Dinner
West Lebanon women including the local club members gathered at the Jacob Tea room on South Seventh Street for a dinner meeting. Activities featured games, cards, and dancing. Mrs. Thomas Smyth of East Pike is reported in serious condition after an appendicitis operation at Pragkiln hospital this week. The Progresa and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to BR. D. readers, $6.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West’ Lebanon Club
West Lebanon
Women’s Specral Club
Thomas Smyth
East ‘Pike
Pragkiln Hospital
Progresa and
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
BR. D
Century of Free Schools Celebration Kicks Off April 8
Plans for a statewide centennial observance of the free school system in Indiana are underway. Local events begin Sunday April 8 with church sermons, followed by a Monday dinner in the Episcopal church with Dr J M Walsh as speaker. A Cappella Choir and College Symphony will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Commonwealth
J. M. Walsh
State Teachers College
John W. Neff
George W. Gerwig
Pittsburgh
Lola Beeler
Hmgh School i
Ten Pound Box of Jelly Beans Easter Prayers Answered
A Court House office tale recaps how a weary clerk wished for jelly beans over chocolates and on Tuesday a ten pound box arrived at her desk. The story frames the jelly beans as an Easter delight and a playful miracle from the “Eastern Bunny.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Court House
Pine Flats WCTU Holds Notable Meeting at Church
The Pine Flats Women's Christian Temperance Union met at Mt. Union Evangelical church near Alverda last week. An engaging program impressed attendees as Alverda youths presented a playlet and Miss Eleanor Tate led a solemn worship service. President Mrs. Paul Joiner was praised for her vigorous efforts to advance the Union’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Flats
Motor Inspection Period Ends Saturday Vigorous Check-up
Harrisburg dispatch says the first compulsory motor inspection period ends Saturday. Starting April 1 state patrolmen will conduct a vigorous check of uninspected cars. Owners of uninspected vehicles face arrest for operating without the new inspection label after March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mrs Thomas Smythe Improves After City Hospital Illness
Indiana friends report improvement in the condition of Mrs. Thomas Smythe of town who had been seriously ill from complications following an appendicitis operation in a Oklahoma City hospital. She is wife of Thomas Smythe head of the Science Department at the Indiana State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Thomas Smythe
Town
OK City
Indiana State Teachers College
Cupid Turns From Love to Union as Spring Marriages Rise
In a spring report two marriage licenses were issued at the Register and Recorder's office since March 21. President's Birthday Party events raised a million dollars for the Warm Springs Foundation aiding victims of Infantile paralysis. Muskingum College will host an A Cappella Choir concert at First United Presbyterian Church on April 5 at 8:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register and Recorder's Office
Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Spring Foundation
Warm Springs
Muskingum
Muskingum Jallege
First United Presbyterian Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hosts Ten Distinguished Guests
An enthusiastic V F W booster meeting in the V F W club rooms on Tenth street honored state department officers. Commander R M Neville presided, Major C C McLain acted as toastmaster, with speakers including Post Commander John L Bingham, Congressman N L Strong, and Joseph Gray. Entertainment featured Betty and Jean Beck with Hal Beech, and Barney Loughlin's Gang from Marion Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Club
Tenth Street
State Department
Veterans’ Organization
R. M. Neville
Indiana Post
C. C. McLain
John L. Bingham
Pittsburgh
Joseph Steck, Jr
P. D. Seybold
N. L. Strong
Congress
Joseph Gray
Spangler
Joseph Blakeley Campy
United Spanish War Veterans of
Indiana
Betty
Jean Beck
William Beck
Locust Street
Hal Beech
Ritz Theatre
Barney Loughlin
Marion Center
Washington, D.C
Strangford Youth Dies After Illness En Route Home
Strangford youth John Holby aged 18 died early Monday after being found unconscious near the Bolivar cut off on the Wm. Penn Highway. He had walked from Strangford with his brother Charles and friends to attend church in Blairaville and was taken to Dr Widdowson’s office in Blacklick where he died. He is survived by his parents Ralph Holby and three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strangford
Blacklick
John Holby
Ralph Holby
W. C.widdowson
Charles
Blairaville
John
Bolivar
Br. Widdowson
William and Clair
Blairsville
R.D
Jane
Vernie
Dorothy Mae
Birthday salute to Miss Lizzie Elwood of Pine Flata
A birthday gathering on Wednesday honored Miss Lizzie Elwood on her 79th birthday. Friends delivered baskets of food, a bountiful noon dinner was shared, and Mrs. Mary Atkins baked a cake with 79 candles. The event featured an old-time quilting bee, reflecting her winter quilt project and robust health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Elwood
Pine Flata
Mary Atkins
Miss Elwood
Unique Waster Service Presents The Three Marys
The church choir directed by Mrs Robert M Pisher and 75 youths will present The Three Marys a musical mystery drama at First United Presbyterian Church town Sunday at 730 PM The Easter story is told in a unique manner Public invited Recovering from injuries John Russell of south Eleventh Street is at Indiana Hospital after a fall from a ladder 42 feet at Consolidated Lumber and Supply Company plant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Pisher
Three Marys
Wirst United Presbyterian Church
John Russell
South Eleventh Street
Indiana Hospital
White
Consolidated Lumber and Supply Company
Personal Breevities From Indiana Visits and Homecomings
A compact Indiana society note lists residents visiting Indiana on Friday and Monday, including Mr. and Mrs. William G. Stewart of Dilltown, County Commissioner EB Leach of Clarion, Mrs. Lloyd S. Miller of Maple Street, and J S. Shank of Van dergrift. It records homecomings from New Orleans, Pinehurst North Carolina, and visits by residents to and from Blairsville and Philadelphia Street, with profiles of students and local figures, and mentions subscriptions to The Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Stewart
Dilltown
Indiana
J. 5. Shank
Vandergrift
EB. 0. Leach
Clarion
Lloyd S. Miller
Maple St
New Orleans
Imra
Beryl L. Seanor
Church Street
Pinehurst
N.C
T.F. McCarthy
Town
James Black
Jimmy
McKeesport
Watson Church
State College
Belle Church
South Seventh Street
John Goodlin
Blairsville
Milton Allison
East Church Street
Norman Loughry
Marion Center
Ruth Potts
Lucerne
Indiana Hospital
Missey
Elinor Gordon
Frances
Sarah St. Clair
Vassar
James L. Jack
Philadelphia Street
Gardner ‘Cobb and Son
William
Detroit
Mich
Albert Statey
Clair
Jay ‘Coy
John ‘Rice
Penn Run
States
Mary
Jane Pealer
Skidmore College
Thomas Pealer
Weat Chestnut Street
Margaret
Fred W. St. Clair
Haddon Hall School
Hollidaysburg
Virginia Stewart
Alex M. Stewart
North Seventh Street
Dotty
Carnegie Tech
Clayton T. Walker
Pittsburgh
The
Mahonings
J. C. Walker
Charles H. Zoller
South Fourteenth Street
Elmer Zoller
New York City
Presbyterian Church
Orange
N. J
C. McLain
Steele Kerr
James Kaufman
Center Township
Johnstown
Mid-West Council
Daniel Wells
I Emmabell
Sagamore
Sara Miller
Blair Lakehart
Plimville
Gertrude M. Lewis
Calega
New York University
Robert J. Hood
West Wheatsfield Township
Progress
Thomas Hodd
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Sabbath School Workers Institute to Be Held April 7
Sabbath school workers in Indiana county plan an Institute on Saturday April 7 at the First Presbyterian Church Indiana Pa State Secretary Walter J Myers will address the morning session and lead the afternoon conferences for all adult departments A 40 cent dinner will be served and dinner reservations should reach Miss Agnes M St Clair by April 5 due to a family bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Myers
Presbyterian Church
Indianga County
First Presbyterian Church of Indiana
Walter BE. Myers
Myers
Alice Galley
Agnes M. St. Clair
Waterstreet
Indiana
W. C. Chapman
Agnes St. Clair
Walter Myers
C. F. Hildebrand
Organization of Teachers Not Formed Here Saturday
In Indiana county a meeting at the State Armory drew fewer than 100 attendees as J H McAnulty led efforts to create a local branch of the United Association of Instructors. Mrs Gifford Pinchot missed the event while courting Florida. Richard J Beamish, secretary of the Commonwealth, offered a brief address on current teacher issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Indiana County
United Association of Instructors
J. H. McAnulty
Gifford Pinchot
Florida
Richard J. Beamish
Commonwealth
Hellwood Girls Entertain At Sunday School Meeting
Hellwood girls Laverne Donahue Dorothy Donahue and Lucille Donahue entertained the Sunshine class of Hellwood Presbyterian Sunday school Thursday evening. A business session addressed several matters and a lunch followed a games session. Attending were Laverne Dorothy Lucilla Donahue Marie Lois Henry Catherine Twila Engle Ella Pearl Sanders Helen Dinsmore Mary Catherine Lets and Mrs. DePrefontine the Gluch teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Laverne
Dorothy
Lucille
Sunshine
Hellwood Presbyterian Sunday School
Helen Dinsmore
Lucilla Donahue
Marie Lois Henry
Catherine
Twila Engle
Ella
Pearl Sanders
Mary Catherine Lels
Mra. DePrefontine
Rural Recreation Day set for April 6 program plans
Rural Recreation Day activities were finalized at the First United Presbyterian Church in Indiana county. A Penn State extension speaker W R Gordon will headline a day of talks on rural recreation, with Luncheon at noon and an afternoon program featuring plays, discussions, and contests.
Sloan's Department Store unveils new room furniture displays
Extensive improvements completed this week showcase new walls and natural fir panels trimmed in mahogany. Full rooms of modern furniture are tastefully arranged to resemble real home settings. Public invitation extended to view the latest in home arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan’s Department Store
Sloan's
Ritz Opens Spring Picture Season With Midnight Show
Ritz Theatre launches the spring picture season with a Sunday midnight show featuring local male and female singers and a trio instrumental number with three pianos. The Paramount production Search for Beauty headlines the slate, with additional local features on Monday and Tuesday performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz
Paramount
Ritz Theatre
Indiana
Election Board Appointments Updated by Judge Langham
Judge J N Langham announces changes to Creekside borough election boards Frank Wetzal becomes majority inspector succeeding Edward Griffith Dr M Fisher becomes majority inspector succeeding W L Bothell who moved Joseph A Lala becomes minority inspector succeeding Andrew Migetuk who moved from the district
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Election Board
J. N. Langham
Frank Wetzal
Edward C. Griffith
M. Fisher
Creekside
W.L. Bothell
Joseph A.lala
Andrew Migetuk
Dox Licenses Issued And Banks Closed On Good Friday
County Treasurer C C McLain issued 7250 dog licenses by noon today, surpassing last year’s tally by over 500. Fishing permits total 276 to date. Indiana banks will be closed on Good Friday March 30. Skeletons added to the tariff free list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McLain
Indiana
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J. Laughlin
Sanker
Harry Carson
Hitzabeth
Leydie
Mrs
John J. McTlvaine
Greenwood Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth Carson
White Township
J. Irwin
Mary Catherine (Keener) Miller
Tunnelton
Conemaugh Township
Lewisville
Blacklick Township
Bethel Church
Indiana Normal
Kater
Center
George S. Long
Black
John Fisher
Robert M. Fisher
Sixth Street
John §. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Century OF Free Schools
Cupid
V.fw. Boys
Ham
Pittsburgs
Strong
Barney
Lin
Institute Hare
Hellwood Girls
Sarclaburg
State Highway Patrol
John Costello
Blairaylle
Elizabeth Warr
Holmer City
Edward St. Clair Bunnett
Kittanning
Beatrice GB
Greenawalt
East Brady
First United Presbyterian Church of Indiana
W. R. Gordon
Gordon
Warner
Ww. R. Gordon
Marie Shields
Id, Henderson
C. W. Cumming
W. RR. Gordon
Marion Center Grange
Francie
Harry 'Wissinger
Arthur Nichol
A. R. Kinter
H. W. Leech
James
A. Simpson
E. Dible
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