County Rural Dramatics Tournament Set For Nov 29 30
The annual county wide Rural Dramatics Tournament is slated for Friday and Saturday evenings November 29 and 30 at the Indiana High School auditorium with admission at ten cents each night. Three plays per night feature Home Grange Gordon Dramatic Club Crete Young Ladies Penn Run Grange Myers Literary Society and Peeler Dramatic Club. winners advance to face Clearfield county entrants and then Harrisburg farm show in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Dramatic Club
Crete
Young Ladies Club
Penn Hun Grange
Myers Literary Society
Peeler Dramatic Club
Clearfield County
Indiana High School
Harrisburg
Home Grange
Crete Young Ladies
Penn Run Grange
Gallows Gate
Indiana County
Agricultural Extension Association
James A. Simpson
Indiana
R.D. Samuel B. Dibie, Sheloca
Flora Fritz Henderson
J. Harold Gibson
Blairsville
Arthur Nichol
Smicksburg
W. P. Walker
Marion Center
C. W. Cummins
Funeral Rites Held For Wayne Marshall At CCC Camp
Wayne Marshall 19 of Coal Run Young township died from burns after a gasoline explosion in the shower room of the Civilian Conservation Camp at Boonesboro Maryland. Funeral services are at his sister Mrs Harold Dugan home with Rev James Nelson officiating. He leaves his father four brothers and a sister. Archie Mabon secures position with Chemical Bank & Trust in New York after Lafayette College graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Marshall
Harold Dugan
College Avenue
Coal Run
Young Township
Hagerstown
Civilian Conservation Camp
Boonesboro
James Nelson
Guy R. Marshall
CCC
Cook Forest
Ralph Marshall
Town
Harold
Louis Marshall
Herman Marshall
Fort Washington
Archie Mabon
Audley Mabon
West Church Street
Chemical Bank & Trust Company
New York City
Lafayette College
Easton
Mabon
New York
Gargalla Rites Set in McIntyre for Local Resident
Aurelio Gargalla, a four year resident of McIntyre, will be sent to McIntyre for funeral services Thursday forenoon followed by interment at St Barnard cemetery. He died Sunday at White Haven Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelio Gargalla
McIntyre
St. Barnard
Auelio Gargalla
White Haven
Infant Dorothy Jean Mahaffey Dies in Indiana Hospital
Infant Dorothy Jean Mahaffey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mahaffey of Ernest, died Thursday morning in an Indiana hospital. Survived by parents, four sisters and five brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jean Mahaffey
Lyle Mahaffey
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
Three Suspects Held In Indiana Clymer Robberies
Alda Bernardi Raymond Tierno and Frank Ferra of Clarion were arrested Monday night on robbery suspicions tied to the Clymer Grocery Co. and Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co. They were handed to Butler State Police for questioning about Indiana county robberies including the J C Penney store in Clarion on November 1. Cigarettes valued at 300 and $75 in cash were taken in recent raids. the stolen car used to haul cigarettes was later found abandoned near the County Home in White township. The trio faced investigation after Bernardi entered the tire company office and loitered nearby, with ownership of the car traced to Patsy Tierno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler State Police
Alda ‘Bernardi
Canton
Raymond Tierno
Frank Ferra
Clarion
Clymer Grocery Co
Clymer
Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co
Philadelphia Street
Butler Barracka
Seward Bence
White
Barnardi
Tire Company
Tierno
Berra
Patsy Tierno
Eleventh
Philadelphia
Kooser
Indiana
Good Thanksgiving News for Pennsylvania Farmers
Pennsylvania farmers receive hopeful farmland outlook from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 1936 demand for farm products expected higher than 1935 as consumer buying power rises at home and abroad. Wheat production may leave a export surplus while hogs and meat demand rise. dairy milk output should increase with stronger buying power even as cow numbers remain steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Washington
Bureau
United States
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Allotment of Hunting Licenses at Treasurer’s Office
The county treasurer reports another order of hunting licenses available for purchase at the Treasurer’s Office. Sportsmen may procure them there. The piece notes officials urging prayer as a last resort amid a political mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. McLata Haa
Civil War Veteran Hale and Hearty on His 90th Birthday
Asa Scott of Grant street celebrated his 90th birthday with relatives and friends in Indiana. Born in Friendship New York November 19 1845 he is a Civil War veteran and longtime resident of Sykesville Jefferson county. He remains active in mind and in community life at home in Indiana and attends First United Presbyterian church. The Progress joins friends in sending birthday greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Asa Scott
Grant Street
Mr. Scott
Scott
Elizabeth Moore
Everett Humphrey
Ruth
Manervia Stouse
Sykesville
Edward Wells
Elizabeth
Clearfield
M. F. Coon
Louise
Aspinwall
John C. Thompson
Dias
William B. Stahl
C. McClain
Harry McClain
Dorothy
Harold Overbeck
Jefferson County
First United Presbyterian Church
Indiana County Supervisors and Auditors Hold Annual Convention
The 22nd annual convention of the Indiana County Road Supervisors and Auditors Association will meet in the Court House on Thursday with forenoon and afternoon sessions. Speakers include J. G. Bagshaw and H. A. Thompson. Morning program features prayer, welcomes, addresses by district and state officials, committee appointments, and roll call. Luncheon served by First United Presbyterian church. Afternoon program includes remarks by Judge elect B. B. Creps, county commissioners, and talks on supervisor auditor relations, then officer elections and certificate issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Road Supervisors and Auditors Association
Court House
J. G. Bagshaw
State Association of the Township Supervisors
H. A. Thompson
Lester Case
Hitler Peeler
F. J. Parks
Conemaugh Township
Thomas Pealer
State Highway Department
Mr. Bagshaw
The
First United Presbyterian Church
Hon. B
Creps
Board of County Commissioners
Floyd A
Lightner
Green Township
Mr. Thompson
N. DeWitt Ray
Marriage Licenses and a Fatal Car Collision Reported
The list shows numerous marriage licenses including Ernest Pierce, Marie Kress, John Shemo, Glen Campbell, Lulla Snyder, Marion Stewart, Helen Yancy, Robert Rager, Alvena Berchey, George Vascovich, Virginia Dixon, John Kramer Jr, Clara Hall, Don Shields, Edna Gourley and other names. A deer was fatally struck by a car driven by Dean Wheeler near Dixonville. the deer was sent to the County Home for venison. A bizarre note reports a car with eight legs and two babies born in Denton Kansas, amusing readers with a surreal emblem for a third party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Pierce
Marie Kress
John Shemo
Glen Campbell
R.D
Lulla Snyder
Arse Gubby
Marion Stewart
Graceton
Helen Yancy
Robert Kenneth Rager
Johnstown
Alvena
Laura Berchey
George Vascovich
Dixon
Virginia Stephens
Dixonville
John Kramer, Jr
Sagamore
Clara Hall
Oc Cccess
Reereee
Don Shields
Rochester Mills
Edna Ruth Gourley
Punxse Y
R. D
Denton
Kansas
Personal Brevities Show Local Residents Visiting Nearby Cities
A long list of local residents and their relatives visiting relatives across Pennsylvania and nearby states includes Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart in Washington, DiC, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wolfenden in Pittsburgh, Miss Margaret Alligon in Pittsburgh, and many more. The notes record weekend visits, hotel stays, and renewed subscriptions with several families hosting guests from Beaver Falls, Punxsutawney, Irwin, Detroit, and Philadelphia, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
East Locust Street
Washington
Dic
Gilbert Wolfenden
Oak Street
Pittsburgh
C. M. Johnson
Washington Street
T. C. Burhenn
Jeannette
John M. Daugherty
Church Street
Robert McCormick
Harry White
College Ave
John Apple
Thomas Sanford
Town
Riddle Apple
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Steele
B. H. Fitzgerald
Livermore
Matthew H. Bruce
North Seventh Street
James Daniels
Jimmy
Irwin
Robert Brady
Second Street
Arthur Zimmerman
New Kensington
The
Progress
Donald Churchill
Massillon
G. R. Churchill
Water Street
Maloney
Roy Maloney
North Ninth Street
Beaver Falls
J. &. Schrecengost
Nolo
Indiana
Progress Office
Ralph Mack
Saltsburg
Mack
Mack Hood
New Florence
R. B. Bowser
West Pike
J. A. Bowser
Marion Road
Verona
Lasher
W. S. Fleming
West Water Street
Stanley Fleming
Sharler Township
Allegheny County
Mary Thomas
West Church Street
David Livingston
Buffalo
Holt Hughes
Flushes
J. J.mellvaine
New Castle
Harry A. Nichol
Edwin M. Clark
Lewis G. Clark
Isabel Clark
Clinton File
B. J. McLuckle
EB. C. Buchhelt
Thomas Smyth
J. M. Johnston
East
Inlaw
Charles D. Mertz
Philadelphia
Perry F. Johnston
Dormont
Pittaburga
Helwig
State Automobile Insurance Company
Wiliam Penn Hotel
Harry Mitchell
Margaret Glass
Lions Learn How Eyes Training Affects Health
Lions Club meeting focused on eye health and vision care. A talking film shown by H K Ross and R A Shumaker illustrated eye strain effects on students and health. The program highlighted defective vision in 20 percent of grade students and 40 percent of college students, with corrective measures for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Rustic Lodge
Eleet
Eewin M. Clark
Indiana Lions
Lion O. K. Guthrie
H. K. Ross
Mr. Fulton
Johnstown
R. A. Shumaker
Willams
CCC
District Sabbath School Workers Convene at Pine Grove Church
Indiana Pastor to address the evening rally as District No. 6 Sabbath School workers gather at Pine Grove Church of God for an afternoon and evening program. Delegates register, devotions led by Rev. Miller, talks on youth work and parent training, state convention reports, a pageant, and a wildlife illustrated talk by Prof Smyth of Indiana State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pine Grove Church
Pine Grove Church of God
Miller
Patterson
Neal Griffith
FB. W. Ressler
Pine Flats Baptist
Madelin B. Buck
Samuel Law
Stillman A. Foster
Flist U. P. Church
Uniontown Evangelical Church
Smyth
Indiana State Teachers College
Soil Conservation Service
North America
Boy 14 Hurt In Bicycle Car Collision In Indiana
A 14 year old boy from North Fourth street was treated at Indiana hospital for a fractured neck and body bruises after his bicycle collided with Blair Lowman s car near town on Saturday. He reportedly ran a red light at Wayne avenue and Seventh street and veered into the car s path. A separate note mentions knitting contests in Boston and prize jam in Chicago and jokes about women singing baritone on the radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
North Fourth Street
Indiana Hospital
Blair Lowman
Near Town
Wayne Avenue
Seventh Street
Lowman
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
Movo Lost Lives In Weekend Car Accidents
Steve Romance aged 46 of Grace ton died in an Indiana hospital Sunday night from injuries after being struck by a car Saturday night south of Homer City. The driver Floyd Shultz of Latrobe says he did not see Romance in time. Romance suffered fractures to both legs a fractured skull and internal injuries. He was single and a relief worker. A brother Mike Romance lives in White township. Also, Mike Kashur age 20 of Margaret died Sunday evening while being rushed to hospital after his car overturned near Yatesboro. His sister Anna age eight, injured, was in critical condition with a fractured skull. The mother Mrs Emma Kashur and siblings Emma 6 and Harry 11 survived. The family were returning from a football game when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Romance
Graceton
Indiana
Homer City
Itla
Floyd Shultz
Latrobje
Romance
Mike Romance
White Township
Mike Kashur
Margaret
Indiana Hospital
Yatesboro
Anna
Emma Kashur
Emma
Harry
County youths enroll at training camps in Maryland
Thirty two Indiana county youths selected for enrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps departed Friday for physical examination and preliminary training at Fort Meade and Fort Hoyle in Maryland. The contingent includes Sami Area Homer City Charles Batik Iselin John J Butara Boltz Charles J Buckoyvich Lucerne Mines Earl C Blough Blacklick William H Cochran Blacklick Virgil Cassidy Dixonville Winters H Dyer Iselin Irvin L Fulton Boltz Mike Gaydash Jr Clymer Adolph Henico Homeri City Apple 8 Looney Iselin John Mehalic R J Wintondale Paul Mehaffie Huff Emil M Ooghe Boltz Fred B J Pikel Dixonville Steve Pohuski Black Hawk Steve Paounci Blairsville Marcel L Pochet Blairsville Chas Remaley R 1 Punxsutawney Stanley Semuskle Iselin Frank B Otberg Dixonville Michael Hancharth Commodore George Kopechik Ladusboro Paul Hicke R 1 Punxsutawney Joseph Hunter Jr Rochester Mills William Jennings Coral Nick Sutyak R 1 Salisbury Andy Wannett Commodore Joseph Morock R 8 Indiana Steve Mucha Iselin and Mike Miller Iselin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Indiana County
Civilian Conservation Corpa
Fort Meade
Fort Hoyle
Sami Area
Homer City
Charles Batik
Iselin
John J. Butara
Boltz
Charles J. Buckoyvich
Lucerne Mines
Earl «C. Blough
Blacklick
William H. Cochran
Virgil
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana County Ledger
A string of transfers includes Reuben Einnstein to Charles J Run for a Blairsville lot at 20000 dollars and multiple deeds in White, Conemaugh, Green, Homer City and Young townships. Transactions show prices from 1.00 to 400 dollars, plus several parcels in Cherryhill and Homer City with various buyers and lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Einnstein
Charles J. Run
Blairsville
Lucy
Viola R. Fleming
H. A. Lydick
Green Township
Sarah C. McCann
H. Blair McCunn
Indiana
First Ward
Rdmund Widdowson
Bart Snyder
Cherryhill Township
Richard Bagley
John Coulter
W. D. King
C. L. May
Young Township
HE. M. Stiles
Carmine del Veccio
Maria Maestrade de Petry
Homer City
Stephens
Calyin
Kunkle
Hell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Farmers Exchange Association Meets Here on Thursday
The Hantern States Farmers Exchange will hold a meeting in the Court House on Thursday with morning and afternoon sessions. Lunch will be served at the M. B. church. The notice notes the Ricse soaking trouble and potential wet feet during the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Farmers Exchange Association
Hantern States Farmers Exchange
M. B. Church
Prominent Deckers Point Merchant Dies After Ill Health Burden
Harry Ellsworth Burns aged 69 a well known merchant and father of ten from Deckers Point died Sunday morning from a self inflicted wound amid worries over illness and an upcoming operation in a local Indiana hospital His wife found him at 9:00 am He was born August 28 1866 in East Mahoning township son of the late William Burns He had farmed early then ran a mercantile business in Grant township Bastrun before moving to Deckers Point in 1914 He married Mary Pfeiffer on April 20 1893 and is survived by ten children living in Deckers Point Marion Center Bastrun Freeport Greensburg and Hillsdale Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Burns home conducted by Rev C L Moore with interment in Shiloh Cemetery near Deckers Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hospital
Harry Ellsworth Burns
Deckers Point
East Mahoning Township
William Burns
Grant Township
Baetrun
H. J. Thompson
Mary ©. Pfeiffer
Granttownship
Zola Sheesley
Pearl Kinter
Jane Buterbaugh
Carl Burns
Helen Braughiler
Yelford Burns
Marion Center
Ward Burns
Two Girls Die In Night Fire At Linden Home
Grandmother Grace Linden, 70, unable to communicate, tried to rescue two granddaughters from a six room Barnesboro dwelling. Grace Linden and Rose Linden, aged eight and five, perished after an overheated kitchen stove ignited the blaze while Anthony and Angela Linden were away. Firemen found Grace upstairs and Rose died soon after outside from severe burns amid heavy smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitthis
Grace Linden
Rose Linden
Anthony
Angela Linden
Barnesboro
Linden
Grace
Rose
Seward Firemen Injured In Truck Crash Near Charles
Seward Volunteer Fire Company truck driven by MW Clarke crashed at Route 66 and Charles Road north of Seward Tuesday morning. Clarke suffered severe head lacerations and body abrasions. Fire Chief John Donahue had bruises. Driver Ben Stutzman of Armagh, uninjured, and both trucks were heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Clarke
Seward Mortalin
Seward Volunteer Fire Company
Charles Road
Seward
John Donahue
Seward Company
Charles
Clarke
Ben Stutzman
Armagh
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Wie
Lowell
Mass
Ohio State Journal
the Progress and Pittsburgh Poster Gazette
Hale and Hearty
Dean Wheeler
MOVO
Chirey
Harry E. Burns
This County
Geneva
N. Y
Times
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