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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
6
Fragmentary figures show totals for clerks and blogs with scattered numbers including 3,008 1,974.67 287.0 3,485 57 340.08 and 4,336.06, plus 2,056 and 2,361. The reader sees mixed monetary amounts and counts, but the exact context or dates remain unclear.
The document lists license fees for mercantile fishing hunting and dog licenses for 1935. It includes a statistical report from Indiana County Home with inmate numbers for 1935 and 1936, relief figures, and a fiscal audit noting a county treasury shortfall and recovery from a closed bank. It ends with a light local note and a quip about a camping trip.
Local notes record Dr and Mrs Pierce of Martinsburg visiting the Mack home, William Cunningham’s visits in Mt. Pleasant, and families moving or traveling between West Bolivar Pittsburgh and Clymer. Funeral of William Bowser draws many relatives. Other items note hospital patients, bear hunting trips, church service changes, school outings, influenza cases, and a club discussion about South Sea Islands wives priced at twenty dollars.
Mrs Wm Swan visited Blairsville shop per on Monday. Rebekah lodge held a Bingo party at Mrs Jerry Campbell home Tuesday. Mrs E M Bushnell returns from Pittsburgh after an operation and visit with sister Mrs L H Kuhner. Presbyterian church father and son banquet Friday with Roy Wetzel as toast master and Rev Stewart as principal speaker. Mr and Mrs B F Foreman at camp near Clearfield. Foreman bears hunting. George Campbell in New York City two weeks. Mrs J C Nippes went to Pittsburgh Monday for federal jury service. Attendees included Reuben Einstein Blairsville Fred Trexler Dubois County Commissioner Campbell Indiana Earl Nicholson Seward Cecil Bergman and M O Smith Blairsville and J Rosy Harmiston Salisbury. Mrs Rogdan Freed Indiana spent Tuesday with locals. Trexler called Tuesday afternoon.
Local notes report a hog butchered last week in Maple Grove weighing 683 pounds. Various social calls and visits are logged across nearby towns including Mrs. Robert Adams, Meilwood regiler, and Mrs. Jennie Frank. A home prayer meeting and multiple informal gatherings mark the week amid light misprints and uncertain names.
A domestic exchange reveals a corner born off your paycheck prompting Mrs Meeker to question Mr Meeker about his spending. The terse dialogue hints at financial strain within the household.
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