Brushvalley Social Visits and Family Gatherings
Brushvalley notes list numerous visits with relatives and friends. G T McCrea and sister Blanche, Russell Herlinger, Raymond Davis of Altoona, Mires Fry and two grandchildren from Cheswick, Taylor Deyarmin and Violet, Harvey Stiles, Clyde McCrea, Merrell Engle, Earl Mardis, Harry and Raymond Deyarmin, Blain Stewart, John Allemug and Mrs Allemug visiting Johnstown families and local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.T. McCrea
Blanchetéectea
Russell Herlinger
Raymond Davis
Altoona
Mires, Fry
Cheswick
D. C. Davis
Taylor Deyarmin
Violet
Harvey Stiles
Clyde McCrea
John Allemug
Johnstown
Plumcreek Township School Event and Local Notes
Plumcreek township plans a Saturday 7:00 PM school event and fuel bid opening. Mrs Mary BE Kimmel returned home with daughter Mrs Yerger after a visit. Leason Ramner is rapidly improving in Indiana hospital. Dorothy Rearick visited home. Mrs Q A Holsapple spent time in Pittsburgh. Mr and Mrs George Keeler began housekeeping. Prof Dupler of Juniata College preached at Plumcreek Church. Three day measles described in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary BE. Kimmel
Mrs. Yerger
Leason Ramner
Indiana Hospital
Dorothy Rearick
Q. A. Holsapple
Pittsburgh
George Keeler
Dupler
Juniata College
Plumcreek
Plumcreek church banquet marks community gathering
In the Plumcreek area a mother and daughter banquet drew about fifty plates. Attendees included Mr. Stover from Illinois who gave the address. Several locals, such as Mrs. Jennie Barr and Mrs. Edna Decker, were mentioned visiting, teaching, or returning home after recent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumcreek Church
Stover
Illinois
Sunday visits and local social notes in Uniontown area
UNIONTOWN James Farrell and Don Langham of Cherry Tree visited the Langham home in Belsano on Saturday. James Rummell and family hosted guests in town on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Berringer and Mrs. Dell Baker shopped in Johnstown on Friday. Max Langham and family visited sister Mrs. Walter Clanngon of Dixonville over the weekend. Harvey Pittman and sister Mrs. Carrie Lydie and Mrs. Lucy Somerville with Dottingham of Cherry Tree called on Sunday afternoon at the James Langham home, and Clarence Berringer and family of …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farrell
Don Langham
Cherry Tree
Langham
Belsano
James Rummell
Ivan Berringer
Dell Baker
Johnstown
Max Langham
Walter Clangon
Dixonville
Harvey Pittman
Carrie Lydie
Lucy Somerville
Dottingham
James Langham
Clarence Berringer
Indiana Borough News And Ordinance Report
Local items recount hospital update for Adrian King and community visits, with many residents attending church services, graduations planned, and social visits noted. Ordinance 404 authorizes grading curb and paving Chestnut and Seventh streets between Sixth and Eighth, with costs via front-foot assessments and bids under Council supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Streets
Sixth Street
Eighth Street
Indiana
Eighth Streets
Chestnut
Sevanth
Indiana Progress
James W. Mack
John 8. Taylor
Ideal newspaper combination offer from Indiana Progress
An ideal newspaper combination includes The Progress, Pittsburgh Gazette Times or Pittsburgh Post and the National Stockman. All three papers for only $6.50. Offer valid for residents along R. C. routes or in towns without Pittsburgh paper agents. Send orders to The Indiana Progress Indiana Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Pittsburgh Post
National Stockman
R. C
Pittsburgh
Indiana Progress
Indiana
Red Hair as Distinctive Mark of Famous Vamps
Mrs. Stanley Wrench in the London Evening News links red hair to famed vamps and legends. Ancient myths name red hair in Medusa Helen Cleopatra and Elizabeth yet the trope persists that redheads harbor fiery tempers and allure, reflected in historic figures like Mary Queen of Scots and Laura Petrarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Wrench
London Evening News
England
Helén of Troy
Minor
Helen
Troy
Gurses
Cleopatra
Nile
Mark Antony
Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
Laura
Petrarch
Standardizing Hearing Aids Aimed At Individual Deafness
A federation committee with the US Bureau of Standards begins a survey of hearing devices to standardize aids. Dr Wendell Phillips notes over seventy five varieties exist and vary widely, as eye care parallels are drawn for tailored fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Organizations For
United States Bureau of Standards
Wendell ©. Phillips
American Medical Association
Chaiirman
Federation Committee On Research
Small Diatoms Link To Fisheries Food Chain
W. E. Allen of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains that microscopic diatoms form the base of the ocean food chain. These minute plants feed shrimp like organisms that in turn sustain fishes, making light temperature and chemical conditions key to understanding fisheries and sea industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Allen
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
la Jolla
Cal
Allen
Three wild men in Christmas tableau misheard by child
An Indianapolis News item recalls a five year old boy at a church nativity tableau who followed the star to Bethlehem and mistook the three wise men for wild men. When asked about their gifts he humorously said they brought gold frankincense and mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Indianapolis News
The Square Peg in Dark Tobacco Talks in Hopkinsville
Geoffrey Morgan led the Dark Tobacco Growers association in Hopkinsville discussing squire pegs and round holes. He quipped a husband wife joke about cigars, noting ten for a quarter seems cheap yet likely contains few good ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Morgan
Dark ‘Tobacco Growers’ Association
Hopkinsville
Italian inventor and industrialist unveil cocoon threading device
An Italian inventor Doctor Fioruzzi and industrialist Signor Balbiani claim a new machine will revolutionize silk production. It automatically presents cocoons to the spinning machine, unwinds and twists thread, removes remnants, and feeds a fresh cocoon. They assert the thread matches band methods while saving labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fioruzzi
Signor Balbiani
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Brushvalley
Jennie Barr
A. B. Lydic
Edna Decker
Benjamin Lydie
Barr
D. H. Tomb
William Rankin
Rankin
Brocksway
Little Word Pyock
J. H. Ferrier
Roy Fleming
Alice Nupp
Clair Nupp
W. W Nichol
Goldie Wheeler
Juatin
Eugene Yate
Tipperary
Lonie
Otta Stiffier
Jolinatown
Gaye Stiffler
G. W. Stiffer
Uniontown
John S. Fisher
Fred A. Musser
Auto Wrecker
Church &T
Emery
Arna
Hhek Thompson
Mckisson Valley
Adrian King
Frank Couch
Turtle Creek
Mary
Perry George
W. W. Couch
Elders Ridge Church
George King
Leechburg
John Cunningham
Fred Schaffer
Frank Cunningham
Alma Cunningham
DuBois
Penrose
Shelocta
Nettie Saltagher
Blairsville
Caroline George
ORD
Doyle Hollis
Clair Hollish
Walter Mumau
Latrobe
Howard Raleigh
Norris Raleigh
Brilhart
Will McMillen
Sam Bray
Doyle Gorman
Mumau
Ford Myers
Geneva Pardee
Charlie Pfeiffer
Deckers Point
Curry
Edna Sell
Mattie Birch
Walter Rising
Wilmerding
McCurdy
Lela
Lawrence
Apollo
BE. Henderson
I. J. Sell
W. A. Rossa
Curry’s Run
Harry McCurdy
Alonzo Wood
Louise
I. J
Cherryhill Township
Mabel
Hellwood
Ford Parry
John Bangle
John Overman
Manor
Charles Bennett
George Cromley
Joseph Asking
John Engle
Wesley
Tayloraville
Lucerne
Mines
Catherine Engle
E. G. Davis
David Glenn
Grisemore
Anderson
Andersons
the Savings & Trust Company of
Indiana, Pa
Comer National Bank
Clymer, Pa
Federal Reserve System
R. W. Wehrle & Co
Phila
Father
Blade
Gibson’s
Mersh Huey
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