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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1935
Page
4
H H Kaufman of Penn State urges removing non producing hens until October to keep flocks profitable. He warns against body lice and roost mites, recommending nicotine on perches and annual creosote painting. Crank case oil is discouraged for mite control. Three lambs need little space and help mow lawns.
Local extension reports many sightings of tent caterpillars damaging wild cherry and apple trees including wild crabs. County Agent Warner notes control methods such as burning nests with kerosene on a rag wrapped pole or soaking nests in kerosene. Orchard spraying with arsenicals is advised, with three pounds of arsenate lead per hundred gallons, to curb leaf eating insects.
County Agent J W Warner leads a new 4-H Lamb Club for youths ten to twenty. Members receive three lambs weighing forty to fifty pounds and from registered sires, with feeding and management instructions. They may exhibit and sell at the Pittsburgh Livestock Show on October 24 and 24. County funding supports ten deserving members lacking capital. events include Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and parts of West Virginia participation.
On the W. T. Rosensteel farm near Saltsburg Livermore road three miles from Livermore and Clarksburg the sale will be held Wednesday June 5 1935 at noon. Personal property includes two women Roan Morse age 11 weight 4600 and a Bay Ilorsa age 4 weight 1200 along with 5 milk cows all fresh or springers. Many farm tools and equipment listed plus 100 bushels Buckwheat seed and about 50 bushels of corn. Terms cash. W T Rosenstedl Manager R W George Auctioneer.
An 11 member committee for the Indiana County Fair petitions will present them to the Board of County Commissioners on Friday morning May 31 at 9 00 o clock. Those who have not mailed petitions should bring them to the main court room by 8 40 to be presented with other petitions.
County Agent Warner advises farmers to control crop-damaging crows by using crow calls and camouflage. He notes that nesting-season crows become aggressive, allowing shooting on the wing or perches. calling after each shot is effective and crowds frequently yield five crows per stand.
Harrisburg May 28. Japanese beetles are expected in Pennsylvania this summer in numbers as large as last year according to R H Bell director bureau of plant in dustry State Department of Agriculture The beetles usually appear about June 15 but may vary with weather Conditions The State and Federal Governments will enforce strict quarantine restrictions along the border between infested and non infested areas to meet the pest threat.
The Farm Calendar offers timely reminders on pasture crops for turkeys, soybeans as hay, thinning vegetables, timing fruit sprays, and avoiding stunted calves. It notes pasture readiness in six weeks, soybean hay yields, thinning lettuce and spinach for food, precise spray timing to curb pest brood, and cautions against overgrazing young calves. It also lists Pop Corn varieties such as Japanese Hulless and Queen Garden as notable options.
In a garbled relic, a newspaper rivalry surface appears as readers discuss who cuts the meanest pages. The stray text hints at car hogs and presses, with readers peering into another paper for the latest news. The fragment preserves a sense of old media competition.
A list of graduates from Rossiter Pine Township Plumville Elders Ridge Elderton and Elderton Vocational School shows Beulah Wetzel Kenneth Melvin Viola Hodson Agnes Anderson Kathryn Anderson Eleanor Ansinger Joseph Arthmire Wayne Baun Nula Bowers Thermin Brickell Morris Carlson Felix Catalano and many others across multiple schools with honors indicated for Pine Township.
Observing Mrs. Mary Hutchison Tomb's eighty third birthday, Armagh residents hosted a family dinner. Ransom Tomb and wife Mia attended, with Johnstown kin Anna Hood Tomb and Prof. Janes Tomb, and granddaughter Virginia Crete Tomb. Harry Tomb cited Boston business as reason for absence. Melvin Tomb also away. Mrs Tomb enjoys good health, attends Easter church and Armagh M E church services.
A harsh snowstorm disrupted the National Capital on the day legislators intended to attend the first baseball game of the season. The Old Dealers reportedly faced an unusually bad day, marking a notably rough weather upset for local officials.
Alton Snyder and Mildred Allison, both of Indiana, married in Bay City Michigan on May 22 by Rev TE Ferguson. They, 22, graduates of the Practical Bible School of Binghamton, plan to sail July 27 for Kenya Colony as independent missionaries. They seek funds via lectures in the east.
Mrs Twila G Bottenhorn of Indiana announces Elizabeth Gose of Hillsdale wed Emerson E Gose in a May 6 1935 ceremony. Sara Marie Adams wed John D Daugherty on June 30 1934 at Smithfield PA. Anna Mae Skelton wed Harold W Fulton in Grantsville MD on March 17 1934. Details include education and current residences.
Multiple marriage notices listed from Wells purg West Virginia Cumberland Maryland Wheeling and other towns. Couples include Misa McAfoose Washington of Indiana and Lynn Washington of McIntyre Brown Cribbs and Clarence Brown both of Indiana Quigley Steele Steele of Rochester Mills and William Quigley of New Kensington Cochrane Weiss and Cochranes marriage in Punxsutawney and Shelocta Reed Perse Girt Silvis and others married in Blairsville Whitesburg and surrounding towns with details on residences occupations and dates May 23 24 1935 and earlier.
Western Newspaper Union notes how Blaine’s 1884 bid was shaped by the phrase Rum, Romanism and Rebellion uttered by Rev. Samuel D. Burchard. The GOP faced backlash as the Democratic press highlighted the slur, influencing New York's pivotal vote and potentially the presidency.
Mrs. Harry E. Butts of Cramer hosted a buffet supper Friday for the Armagh-East Wheatfield high school senior class, of which her son Eugene Butts is a member. The event featured many games and was attended by Edyth Butts of Johnsown Capitol hotel and June Hess of Armagh.
At a Saturday school board meeting Canoe Township Independent District elected teachers for the coming term. Names include Gaston, L. Stiver, Henry, Hazel Brown, Teoka Lyke, Floyd Braughter, Helen Spicher, O. D. Dilenberger, Ora Grattius and others. The millage is 15 mills with per capita $5.00. George A. White of Juneau resigned after twelve years on the board.
This opinion piece argues for a balanced diet as essential to dental and overall health. It praises milk eggs vegetables fruits and a modest amount of meat as providing necessary nutrients and warns against diet fads and luxury foods that may harm teeth bones and tissue. It emphasizes common sense in daily teeth care and regular dental checkups.
Clarence Burgan of Cherry Tree pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and larceny. Judge J N Langham ordered costs, a $10 fine, and a prison term of three months to a year in the Allegheny County Workhouse for stealing dishes, stoves, and other items from the Cherry Tree Presbyterian church.
The Rev. R. E. Craighead has been extended a call to serve as pastor for West Lebanon and Elders Ridge Presbyterian churches, replacing the supply role with Cragshead. The two congregations, The Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported the update and ongoing discussions.
Mrs W E Swan visited friends in LaJose recently Kenneth Campbell visits relatives in Heshbon Mr and Mrs J Grater spent Tuesday evening in Johnstown Norman Davis of Dixonville called at J A Shroms on Sunday J A Shrom and W A Ward Pittsburgh callers Friday Mrs Frances DeVoe of New York spent a week with her sister Mrs B M Buchnell Miss Emily Stoneback was an Indiana caller on Tuesday Town young people held a birthday party for Ann Stewart at her home Saturday evening
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