31 Mar 1937
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1937
Page
1
A telephone operator defends talking on the phone off duty, arguing the instrument offers protection and peace of mind in emergencies. She cites handling rush calls for doctors, ambulances, police, and fire departments, stressing the value of quick aid when needed.
A long list of Mount Union area residents and visitors from Philadelphia Oklahoma Indiana Elderton Ford City Vandergrift and Whitesburg appear in a community notes column detailing Sunday calls shopping trips and family visits. The item ends with a cooking tip advising two tablespoons of shortening to the griddle cake batter to avoid greasing the griddle.
Peggy’s Place in a marsh-adjacent hamlet pivots business after a road rework. A contract man and Joe Hawkins suggest renaming to The Doughnut Shop. A dollar doughnut meal draws customers, boosting trade and even a planned chain idea with Howard Barnes. Peggy reveals she will wed Hawkins next Thursday.
Clareburg Sunday diary lists Clare Marshall and Mr Haun of Florida. Mrs Charlotte McCall and Miss Mildred Kerr of Indiana visit Marshall Parks home. Vandergrift folk Richard Love and family dine with Fern Lowman. Clarksburg school Easter program. Lenore Parke hosted at Miss Mary Virginia McKim Vanderbrift. Golda Lowman of Kiski visits Paul Lowman home. Harl Stitt and Eddie Ritz guests of Bobby Lowman near Freeport. Ann Miller and Flossie Baker of Indiana call on Lenore Parks. Funeral held for James Alfred Gallagher. Mary McCall of Indiana visits friends. Mr and Mrs Harry Coleman attend.
District social calendar across West Lebanon to Donora records visits, anniversaries, and Easter gatherings. Mentions Mrs Sally Coleman illness in Dickerson and several families including Reed, Donahey, George, Spondike, Patterson, and Millen sharing holidays and prayers and a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church. Also notes obit sympathy for Helen Silver and a newspaper offer for Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette subscriptions.
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