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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1931
Page
2
The fragment lists names associated with ownership and editorial leadership. Includes Albert 8 and A B Moorhead as editor and proprietor figures for the Moorhead publication. Further context unavailable due to fragmented OCR.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs KK E Mitchell in Philadelphia on May 3 at Bornheimer Maternity Home. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Earl Gray and a son to Mr and Mrs Bernard Way at Indiana Hospital. Twins a boy and girl to Mr and Mrs George Henry of Chevy Chase last week. Mr and Mrs Walter Scholls of town spending this week in New York City. T J Fea W J Smith Robert Evans C P Martz H A Smith J H Miller and James James of Glen Campbell transacted business in Indiana Saturday as town council members consulting County Commissioners. Mrs Sadie J Butler of Johnstown renews her subscription, noting she plans to visit home county next week.
Parkwood Grange schedules a Wednesday May 20 meeting with songs recitations music and discussions. participants include Irene Myers Frances Hamilton Dorothy Shirey Mrs Dible Mrs Couch and others as they plan house contests readings and a surprise feature.
Nearly 140 people attended the mine safety meeting of the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Co at Clymer Monday evening. Foreman Harry Frantz presided with addresses by Inspector T S Lowther and engineers Maurice Coulter and Paul Gill from the Indiana office. Rev Samuel W. Shane, pastor of the Second United Presbyterian Church, will speak at the closing session of the district Sunday school convention in Armagh next Monday evening. The Challenge will be the subject of his address.
The Ritz screens Cracked Nuts with Wheel er and Woolsey featuring Dorothy Lee in a laugh filled pairing. George Arliss leads in The Millionaire with Subway Express a Broadway style mystery on Saturday. Laugh and Get Rich highlights Edna May Oliver Hugh Herbert and Dorothy Lee on May 18 and 19. Svengali starring John Barrymore headlines May 20 21 22 with Trilby and a dramatic chase. Quick Millions with Spencer Tracy closes May 23, followed by Greta Garbo in Inspiration May 20 21 at nearby Indiana Theatre.
Lucerne resident Stephen Obush, 25, was seriously injured when a car plunged off a banked highway between Mundy’s Corner and Nanty-Glow and hit a telephone pole on Sunday night. He was taken to Memorial Hospital Johnstonown with skull fractures and body contusions. driver Anthony Plukas reportedly lost control after being blinded by approaching traffic. In other news, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a May 20 debut of a fully air cooled and purified train named the Columbian running New York to Washington with humidity control and dust filtration.
Thursday and Friday May 14 15 feature MILLIONAIRE with George Arless. Saturday May 16 presents SUBWAY EXPRESS with Jack Holt.
Lloyd E. Snyder flew from Tulsa to Pittsburgh then Indiana in about sixteen hours to be with his father Harry Snyder, seriously ill with pneumonia in an Indiana hospital. His condition is not currently critical. Also report: Charles Weaver of Ben Avon charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. jailed in default of $500. Frank Stiffler, 69, of Cherry Tree, hospitalized in Spangler for hip injuries after being struck by a car, with condition favorable.
Officers of the Indiana County Guernsey Breeders Association and the field day committee met with County Agent Carter to arrange a first week in June field day at Charles Sundberg’s farm. A full program includes a dairy specialist, judging contests, talks, and future development talks by an industry rep. Recreation will feature horseshoe pitching and indoor baseball, with various contests and entertainment. Blairsville 4-H Club members organize potato and poultry clubs with Rotarians and Kiwanians backing both initiatives.
A week of weddings reported across Indiana and nearby towns. Empfield Lightcap wed in Easton at St John’s Lutheran as Rev Fretz officiated. Muir and Penrose wed in Blairsville. Wagner and Jobe wed in Dayton. Kline and Carlson wed in New York City. Rudy and Traval wed in Punxsutawney. Bunton and Stantz wed in South Fork. Kissinger and Wallace wed in Homer City. Gulakowski and Kush wed in Fulton Run. Yahnert and Lee wed in Nanty-Glo. Also noted were a court hearing for assault and drunk driving in Dayton area and injuries from a fall, with a boy treated at Indiana hospital.
Girty families and neighbors from Vandergrift and Apollo spent evenings visiting relatives. Attendees include the Shutt, Schree, Scott, Coleman, Jamison, Rosensteel, Christy, Frantz, Smith, Keener, Stepp, Smnitzer, Nelson, Moose, Yunt er, Campbell, and Empfield families. Sunday church services at Gastown and visits to Brogivalley and Brushvalley are noted.
Notice announces application to the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania by Saltsburg-Indiana Transportation Company to amend its charter to extend to motor vehicle transportation as a common carrier in parts of Allegheny County and statewide routes. A public hearing is set for May 27, 1931, at 3:30 AM in Pittsburgh. Also notice of auditor Gilbert S. Farnell to settle distributions of funds from Daniel Conrad estate with a June 6, 1941 hearing in Indiana Pennsylvania.
By order of the Orphans Court of Indiana County dated April 20 1041 a public sale will be held on the Green Township property in Indiana County Pennsylvania. Attorney B Walker Sulth represents the estate. Sale will occur on the premises in Green Township.
On Monday May 25 1931 at 1 00 PM the executrix Dustle Treeses conducts sale of 69 acre tract in Green Township Indiana County Pennsylvania with a six room dwelling barn sheds and outbuildings. Coal rights reserved. Bid $200 to knock down balance at closing. Court order W Hall Clerk. May 6 1931.
By order of the Orphans Court of Indiana County Pennsylvania dated May 5 1931 there will be a public sale on the premises in Banks Township Indiana County and State of Pennsylvania. Public auction to proceed on a date to be announced. Attorneys Jack and Jack represent the estate in the sale and will provide further closing details.
Notices detail a May 29 1931 sale in Banks Township Indiana County Pennsylvania for three parcels including 17 acres and 18 acres involving coal oil and gas rights, with specific boundary descriptions and mineral rights, plus sale terms ten percent bid down and balance on confirmation. Also includes Livermore School Board teacher applicants notice from May 1982 with gender restrictions and application instructions.
Guardians of George M. Ding John F. Clements and Martha A lsining plus assignees and creditors accounts filed in the Prothonotary's Office Indiana County. Court will confirm nisi June 1 1921 if exceptions are not filed within ten days. Parties interested urged to govern themselves accordingly.
Classified column from a 1921 newspaper fragment listing wanted teachers bids for coal and kindling, administrator notice and seed potatoes for sale. Includes names such as Mar- shall and McMillen, and references to South Mahonlay Township and Banks township.
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