Farmers Meetings Urge Weed Eradication and Lime Problems
Three extension meetings near West Wheatfeld Armstrong and Green townships on Thursday and Friday feature J B Dickey Penn State specialist speaking on time fertilizers legume crops and weed eradication. Topics include sodium chlorate weed control lime questions and local lime sources. Farmers and wives urged to attend with questions.
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West Wheatfeld
Armstrong
Green Townships
J. B. Dickey
Penn State
Warner
Dickey
Farmers Hall
Huff
Walker School
Sheloca
Community Hall
Cookport
Farm Calendar and Agriculture Tips from 1920s Almanac
Weed out poor cows by checking production before culling. Marglobe and Pritchard tomatoes lead Allegheny County trials. Pullets to nesting sites reduce floor laying. Protect evergreens with fences and netting. Burn garden trash to curb pests next season. Harrisburg Pennsylvan ia Farm Show offers 449 apple awards across 43 varieties. Keep accurate farm accounts with a good record book.
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Allegheny County
Pritchard
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Farm Show Highlights Farm Entries and 4-H Corn Club
Edward C. Etbel of Rossiter showcases Narragansett turkeys at the State Farm Show in Harrisburg, earning first prize and substantial inquiries, while Savan 4-H club exhibits corn from ten boys. County Agent J. W. Warner offers premium lists, and top ribbons in Savan Grange Hall are announced.
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Edward C. Etbel
Rossiter
Banks Township
Hartisburg
Etbel
Harrisburg
Massachusetts
Bibel
J. W. Warner
Indiana
Savan
Grange Hall
Fach
Harry
Butler
Butler County
Oak
Walter Braughter
Charles Steele
Ernest Wider
Dale Smith
Torrance Stanley
Ralph Doty
Dennis Trimble
Paul McMahan
Valgene Trimble
Cleid Altman
State Farm Show
Young Peoples Council District 12 Meets at Tonoma
The Young Peoples Council of District No 12 of the Indiana County Rabbath School Association meets at Tonoma Union church Thursday at 730 PM. Thanksgiving is the evening’s theme with worship, songs, scripture, prayers, a pageant The Awakening of Mr Smith by P Crooked Creek Rap five minute talks on world peace and good citizenship reports from the regional conference at Jahuatown on Nov 4 4 Russell Gray Burlewan Johnston and Ruby Brown are named in the program.
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Union Church
Young Peoples Council of District No. 12
Indiana County Rabbath School Association
Tonoma Union Church
Samuel Fleming
Bernice
Mr. Smith
P. Crooked Creek
Thanksgiving Program for Armstrong Grange Nov 29
Armstrong Grange No. 1645 schedules a Thanksgiving program at Parkwood schoolhouse on Wednesday evening November 29 at 8:00. Featured items include music by Mrs. B. B. Fouts, readings, plays, stunts, and songs led by school and grange members.
Industrial output in Pennsylvania falls from 1931 peak
Secretary Philip H. Dewey released a summary showing Pennsylvania’s industrial production last year valued at 2,117,806,500, about one third below 1931’s 4,682,647,800. Declining demand and prices reduced payrolls and hours, with many workers employed part time in both years.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Philip H. Dewey
Statistical Bureau
Personal Items From Atwood To Wilkinsburg Visitors
Indiana visitors and locals share travels and calls across towns including Atwood Wilkinsburg and Philadelphia. Notable names include W H Rankin Mildred Mack and James Mack visiting relatives while subscriptions and travel plans feature among the varied social notes.
Two Marriages Announced in Blairsville and Boston
Blairsville announces the marriage of Constance Louise Murray to Elmer D. Caugherty of Blairsville at Cumberland Maryland on November 16. Caugherty works at Torrance State Hospital. Also announced is the marriage of Josephine Walker daughter of Dre and Mrs. D Allison Walker Torrance State Hospital to Beverly Hopper of Boston Massachusetts }the ceremony occurred Saturday November 18 at King’s Chapel Boston.
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Boston
Mass
King's Chapel
100 Year Old Log House and Barn Destroyed Near Saltsburg
A log dwelling said to be over 100 years old and a barn, corn crib, and chicken house on the Thomas Lowman farm near Saltsburg were destroyed by fire of undetermined origin on Tuesday afternoon of last week. Most contents of the barn were saved.
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Saltsburg
Thomas Lowman
Sumner Graf Farm Dwelling Near Blacklick Destroyed
Fire on the Sumner Graff farm near Blacklick destroyed the dwelling late Thursday night. Defective flue and cold weather caused the blaze. Mr. Graff, his housekeeper Mrs. Jennie Lindsey, and farm hand Herman Wiley escaped unhurt. Wiley was slightly injured by falling bricks. Firemen from Blacklick and Blairsville could not fully combat the fire due to water scarcity. The home and most contents were lost.
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Sumner Graff
Blacklick
Graff
Jennie Lindsey
Herman Wiley
Wiley
Blairsville
Blacklick Creek
Shower for Newlyweds at Winsheimer Home in Center Two
A miscellaneous shower was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Winsheimer at Frank Winsheimer’s Center township home last Friday evening. The guests enjoyed music, games, dancing, and a lunch, wishing the couple many happy years ahead. Attending were numerous friends and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lewis and daughter Iona, and many others listed by name.
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Glenn Winsheimer
Frank Winsheimer
Center Township
Matthew Lewis
Iona
Dave Lewis
Joln
Emma
Kathryn
Mr. Richards
Leo Campbell
Jerome Campbell
Wilmer Learn
Fred Noehrig
Charles Nehrig
Mildred Nehrig
Logan Carney
Marle Caldwell
A. T. Stewart
Clair Kaufman
Jimmie
Hazel Carney
Stella Kaufman
George Latime
Civil War Veteran Hale and Hearty on His 88th Natal Day
Civil War veteran Asa W. Scott, one of three surviving Indiana Post No. 28, Grand Army of the Republic members, celebrated his 88th birthday with guests from Indiana and his Jefferson County roots. The weekend included a birthday dinner hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary and a surprise visit from 30 neighbors, with fellowship and a game of 500 adding to the tribute.
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Hale
Asa W. Scott
Indiana Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Sons of Union Veterans
Scott
Indiana
Jefferson County
Grant Street
Cider Man Dible Sells 1850 Gallons This Season
Dible the cider man of Shelocta sold 1850 gallons during the just closing season to residents of Indiana New Kensington and nearby points. He raises most of the apples used and makes the cider himself. Sales rose by 600 gallons from 1932. Most orders are filled from his wagon.
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Dible
B. Dible
Shelocta
R.D
Indiana
New Kensington
What Shakespeare Said on Beauty and Honesty
A quotation from Hamlet Act II Scene 1 notes that beauty easily bends honesty, while honesty cannot shape beauty. It contrasts external charm with inner virtue, highlighting beauty’s persuasive power over truth.
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Shakespeare
Hamlet
Plans Outlined for Putting Men to Work
Harrisburg reports Governor Pinchot's call to action as 300000 Pennsylvanians must be employed by December 15. Eric H. Biddle announces $3,160,000 for a two week period and a job quota of 186,488, with Indiana county allotted $28,822. Food orders for work relief end. funds fund civil works projects and wages are paid in cash.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Eric ‘H. ‘Biddle
Pennsylvania Civil Works
Weekend visits and local news from Smithport area
Smithport activity includes visits by Bennett, Bell, Clawson and Huff families, and Sunday callers from Midway, Cross Roads, and Rossiter. Snow plows clear roads, Morton Shields and Arthur Smith l hunted with no game bagged, and Bart Shields recovers in Indiana Hospital from pneumonia. I. W. Dunlap is listed as sick.
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Ray Brickrell
Cross Roads
Thomas Williams
Minta Huff
Lorne Gaston
Homer Gaston
Rossiter
Lloyd Cessna
Gipsy
Vivian Connor
Punxsutawney
Jessa Nicewonger
Merle
Ord Bennett
Barnesboro
Bart Shields
Indiana Hospital
Mont
President Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Observance
President Roosevelt on Tuesday issued his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation naming Thursday November 30 for the annual observance. He briefly urged humble thanks in churches and homes for blessings during the past year while recovering health in Warm Springs Georgia. Armstrong Grange Elects Officers for the coming year were elected at Armstrong Grange No 1645 on November 15 with W L Brown Master and a full slate of officers including Walker Wiggins Samuel B H Dible Dick Craig Martha Blackley and Anna Bell Craig among others.
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Warm ‘Springs
Roosevelt
Armstrong Grange
W. L. Brown
Walker Wiggins
Samuel BH. Dible
Dick Craig
John Campbell
Mia
Blanche Craig
Thomas Campbell
Martha Blackley
Lawrence Dible
Ceres
Ela Ray
Pomona
Anna Bell ‘Craig
Ethel Mull
Cressie Shirey
A. H. Wigelna
Fine for Cutting Christmas Trees From Forests Warned
Harrisburg notice states that persons who cut and remove Christmas trees and greenery from privately owned woodlands or state forests without consent face a $25 fine plus prosecution costs for each tree or shrub or part thereof. Injury or removal without permission is prohibited under the State Law of May 4, 1927.
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Harrisburg
Weddings of a Week in Western Pennsylvan ia
A sequence of November marriages is reported from Indiana Punxsutawney Blairsville Homer City and other nearby towns. Couples include Ralph Short Shaw and Misa Rabell Claire reas Edwin Francis vowman and Vivian Tonne Horrell Wingard and Florence Helen Loring Worth Lowman and Margaret Simpson Wilber Bennett Van Horn and Almeda Wynona Adamson Jay Harold Cook and Helen Cecelia Campbell Cessna Mitchell and Charlotte Love Mitchell. Officials include Rev. C Verner Rev. R B H McClure and Rev. J B McCall. Couples reside in Indiana Blairsville Homer City and Plumville with occupations as machinist coal miner and section foreman.
Couple United in Marriage at Oakland Pennsylvania
Daning Richard Smith Kimmell of She locta married Miss Carolyn Amanda Dunlap of Alverda on November 9 in Oakland Pennsylvania. Rev. J H Wimmer performed the ceremony. The groom is a salesman and son of J Paul Kimmell. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira Dunlap of Glen Campbell.
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Walter Blose Irwin
Hillsdale
Misa Beulah Myrtle McClinsey
Mahaffey
J. d. Hill
Court House
Wallace Irwin
Andrew Jackson McClinsey
Pierce-Booth
Floyd R. Pierce
Kathleen Booth
Rochester Mills
Register
W. Ralph Cummings
Peter Pierce
Homer Smith
Cook-Campbell Jay
Harold Cook
Indiana
Helen Cecelia ‘Campbell
Clarksburg
Pittsburgh
J. S Garahan
John Cook
Wallace J. Campbell
Kimmel Daning Richard Smith Kimmell
Shelocta
Carolyn Amanda Dunlap
Alverda
Oakland
Ipa
J.H. Wimmer
J. Paul Kimmell
Ira
W. ‘Dunlap
Peterson Brendlinger Union in Blairsville Robinson
George Thomas Peterson of Blairsville married Hazel Margaret Brendlinger of Robinson on November 17 at this place. Rev. Paul W. Long officiated. Peterson is son of Mr and Mrs Harry Peterson. Brendlinger is daughter of Mr and Mrs Scott Brendlinger.
Jefferson Peddicord Rites Held in Homer City
Funeral services for Jefferson Peddicord aged 85 were conducted Friday afternoon at the home of his nephew Harry Flickinger in Homer City. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery. He died suddenly Wednesday afternoon in Homer City where he had lived for 20 years.
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Jefferson Peddicord
Harry Flickinger
Homer City
Greenwood Cemetery
Felton Allshouse and Katherine Irene Allahouse wed at Blairsville
Felton Allshouse of Pitcairn and Katherine Irene Allahouse of Robinson were married in Blairsville on November 17 by Squire Ralph C. Brown. The bride is the daughter of James Christopher Allshouse and Mrs. Allshouse of Robinson. Deemer Billa Harry Deemer, formerly of Homer City and now of Riverview, married Orpha Bilis of Riverview in the same ceremony on November 17, performed by Dr. J. A. McCamey, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. the groom works as a bricklayer in Riverview.
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Wingard-Loring
Homer Clark Wingard
South Mahoning Township
Florence Helen Loring
Homer City
Arthur J. ‘Pfohl
Zion, Lutheran Church
Frank R. Wingard
Walter Loring
Felton-Allshouse
Ray Robinson Felton
Pitcairn
Katherine Irene Allahouse
Robinson
Blairsville
Squire Ralph C. Brown
James Christopher Allshouse
Deemer-Billa Harry 'B. ‘Deemer
Riverview
Orpha Bilis
J. A. McCamey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Iriverview
Greensburg Pastor Addresses College Club on Democracy
Rev. Arthur J. Pfohl of Zion Lutheran Church spoke to Greensburg College Club on Thursday evening. His address titled Can Democracy Survive offered a timely, impressive message that was highly appreciated by the audience.
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Greensburg College Club
Arthur J. Pfohl
Zion Lutheran Church
Town
Greensburg
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Agnes Craig
Ella Ray
Charles McCardle
Clair Weiss
Joseph Patterson
A.H. Wiggins
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R. A. Fouts
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Wilkinsburg
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Philadelphia
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Trade City
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Martha Cooper
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West Philadelphia
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St. Petersburg
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Brushvalley Township
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Plumville
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Hoosier Friction Products Corporation
D. B. DeLancey
Clover Pierce
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Winsheimer
Center Two
Indiana County Court House
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Margaret Simpson
Barr Slope
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Mra. Iinet] Simpson
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Wilber Bennett van Horn
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J.B. McCall
Robert Fee Van _Horn
Bbride
Joseph Sylvester Adamson
Plumyitle
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Revloc
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