One Act Plays Win In Intercounty Contests
Six plays were judged at Indiana High School auditorium with Walten for Sun-up and Sunset leading. Winners from Westmoreland County, Kidnaping Betty and Sophie from Sandyaville, advance to Blairsville on December 8 to face Blairsville entrants. Admission is ten cents. Blairsville winner advances to Harrisburg January state tournament among eighteen plays. 930 Friday and 1165 Saturday paid admissions. Extension meeting December 15 at Indiana Presbyterian Church includes reports, officer elections, and a noon luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andiana
Westmoreland County
Bintraville
Indiana High School
Walten
Gordon Dramatics Club
Wome
Grange
Blairsville High School
Westmore
Pennsylvania
Olive Musser
Marie Shields
County Rural Dramatics ‘Committee
The
Agricultural Extension Association
Shields
Indiana County Agricultural Extension Association
Presbyterian Church In
Indiana
Bessle
Owen
Warner
Court House
H. G. Niesley
Agricultural Short Course Begins January 4
Penn State offers a two month agricultural short course with no tuition. Indiana county youth have enrolled in Dairy Feeding and Cow Testing courses. Carl Johnston and Wendell Wetzel, testers, note alumni from the program. County Agent Warner can discuss enrollment and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
Indlang County
Penn State
Indiana County
Carl Johnston
Wendell Wetzel
Indiana
Warner
Meat Cutting Demos Slated in Indiana County
Penn State extension meat cutting specialist A Burge will hold three demonstrations in Indiana county on December 7 and 8. He will show hog butchering cuts and sausage formulas at Marlow Center Rochester Mills and White township, with women urged to attend and tips for home meat and sausage making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Burge
Penn State
Indiana County
R. H. Thompson
Marlow ‘Center
R. H. Elder
Rochester Mills
James A. Simpson
White Township
Burge
Curb Rat Nuisance Advice From Historical Notice
A historical notice advises screening cellar windows and keeping outside entrances closed to prevent rats entering. It recommends humane poisoning using red squill to kill rats and mice, claiming it harms none of other animals or humans.
Controlling Ants In The Home With Bait Methods
Common ants invade homes attracted to sweet and greasy foods. To control them with bait, use these substances together with poison to lure the ants to the bait and improve effectiveness.
25 Horses and Colts For Sale or Exchange
25 head of Horses and Colts are offered for sale or exchange. We can fit you out with a nice Shetland Pony for that boy or girl for Christmas. Tames H. Ku[h]ns, R. D. b, New Bethlehem, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kuehns
R. D.b
New Bethlehem
Elders Ridge School Dedicated After Fire At Bilders Ridge
Young school district celebrates the dedication of Elders Ridge Vocational High School less than a year after a destructive fire. The event honors principal R.W. Beamer with a testimonial dinner and features speeches, music, deed and piano presentations, and remarks by county and state education officials. Enrollment stands at 156 with a large community turnout and ceremony highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elders Ridge
Bilders Ridge
J. F. Chapman
Indiana
C. M. Hileman
Armstrong County
R.W. ‘Beamer
State Department of ‘Public Instruction
Beamer
Isra J. Wray
Hiters Ridge Academy
J. R.patterson
West Lebanon Board
Fred R. Vinton
Helvetia ‘Coal ‘Mining Co
J.R. Irvin
Young Two Board
Tillman Scheeren
G. 'W. Wray
Joint School Board
West Lebanon
Body of Missing Man Found in Lucerne Dam
The body of Paul Patros a 64 year old Lucerne miner missing since November 11 was recovered from the B and O railroad dam at Lucerne on Friday afternoon. Sheriff Eugene Wilson and Blairsville fire department aided in the search using a motor boat and grappling gear. Coroner Dr. Fred W St Clair ruled a fractured skull from a likely fall from the bridge onto the concrete abutment. A Lucerne resident testified to seeing the man staggering on the bridge on Armistice Day night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Patros
Dridge
Lucerne
Homer City
Eugene Wilson
Blairsville
Fleming Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding at Fleming Homestead
Armstrong township couple Frank and Mrs Fleming marked 50 years of marriage with a large gathering at their home near Shelocta. Sixty guests attended a dinner after a prayer service led by Rev McClelland, with Mrs Fleming born Nannie Binkley of West Lebanon. The couple, who married 50 years ago, raised five children and lived on the Fleming homestead, where Mr Fleming was born. Notables from Indiana, Homer City, New Kensington, Vandergrift, Plumville and Smicksburg joined relatives for the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Township
Frank Fleming
Sheloca
Fleming
M. D. McClelland
Nannie Binkley
Mary Wood
Shelocta
John Fleming
Indiana
Carl Fleming
West Lebanon
Annie Walker
Eliza Jane Blakeley
Parkwood
Margaret Rameey
New Kensington
Frank Hamilton
Blair Shirley
E. Wigging
Paul Wiggins
R. E. Reed
Vandergrift
Mary L. Shoupe
Clarence
Samuel Sickenberger
Ida ‘Wilson
Homer City
Homer Reefer
I. J. Wood
Mra
John Risinger
Clair Miller
A.C. Bothsell
H. L. McCurdy
M. Carson
I, J. Sell
Wallace Rising
JW. J. Rising
Laura Kissinger
J. C. Walker
A. J. Sharp
Mary Anderson
James Blakeley
J. Blakeley
Frances Kline
Alta McCurdy
Carl Flemling
Raymond Spence
Blair Lewis
Rey
M. D. MacCleland
Blair Sharp
Sara Sharp
Over the River and Through the Wood Paragraph Nonsense
A playful seasonal romp echoes lines about family meals and holiday gatherings with exclamations of triumph and questions about dessert as a festive mood fills the scene.
Carbon monoxide deaths rise in winter warns NSC
The National Safety Council reports a warming in carbon monoxide fatalities, peaking in private garages during winter. It cites silent, odorless danger from running engines in enclosed spaces and defective gas appliances, urging fresh air and prompt resuscitation using the Schasfay method to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Safety Council
Warage
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Vandergrift Area
Girty Mr and Mrs J C Schrecengost and children Harle Paul Glenn and Maxine spent Saturday afternoon in Vandergrift. J A Miler and Harold Crawford of North Apollo were Friday callers in the J T Jamison home. Mr and Mrs Harve Rearick and family of Elderton Mr and Mrs Edwin Rosensteel and Miss Justeen and Todd Christy of Apollo and Miss Cornelia Christy of Vandergrift visited the Christy home. Mr and Mrs J H Christy hosted Sunday gatherings with Mrs Abbie Johns and Mr and Mrs H J Johns, and Mr and Mrs J R Jamison and family spent Sunday with Mrs Jamison’s parents, M H Kelley of Indiana. Joe Houser, employed at the Jamison mines, spent the weekend with his wife and family near Chambersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Schrecengost
Harle
Paul
Glenn
Maxine
Vandergrift
J. A. Miler
Harold Crawford
North Apollo
J. T. Jamison
Harve Rearick
Elderton
Edwin Rosensteel
Miss Justeen
Todd Christy
Apollo
Cornelia Christy
Vandercrift
J. H. Christy
Albert Walker
Ralph
Mack McGeary
Indiana
Walker
Abbie Johns
H. J. Johns
J. R. Jamison
Jericho notices and social events report
Jericho residents attend a funeral, visits and social happenings fill the week. Mrs Boyle recalls her uncle Robert Muir's funeral at Weat Bollyar. Ambridge guests Mr and Mrs John Pierce stay with Merle Mack. Legion dance draws a good crowd. Sailors at New London seek escape from a submerged tower trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Boyle
Orville
Legion Hall
Frank Heiple
Ligonier
Weddings of a Week in Local Area
Stiver and Seger wed in Flora Hel Man on November 25 with Recorder W R Cummings officiating. Colgan and Scott unite at Clymer on November 18. Pennington and Wright wed at Glen Campbell on November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennington-Wright
David Pennington
Mamie Mae Wright
Montgomery Township
Glen Campbell
John E. MecCullough
Victory of Love pageant staged by local church youths
A Sunday vesper at First United Presbyterian featured the Youth Missionary Society and children presenting The Victory of Love. Director Miss Isabel Clark received praise for the lively performance, with Mrs Milligan noted as author and family connections linked to Miss Clark’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Town
Isabel ‘Clark
Milligan
O, HH
Mhiderton and Shelogia
United ‘Presbyterian Churches
Lewis G.clark
Clark
Commissioner’s Sale of Properties Postponed to December 20
The Commissioners' Sale of approximately 600 delinquent tax properties is postponed until Wednesday, December 20, at 1:30 PM. The sale will be held at the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
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Farm Extension News
Gohvon Dramatic Club
Grangh
Lucerne Dam
B. W. Griffith
Smickeburg
Progress Office
Progress
Earl Griffith
Erma
Carl
Smicksburg
New Jersey
Lydig Maria Child
Girty
Jericho
New London
Ene
Fanny
Buchheits
Frevs
MacThrift
Colgan-Scott Forrest ‘Colgan
Isabel | Scott
Clymer
BE. J. Barber
O. G. Colgan
John Scott
Dick Powell
Pat O'Brien
Berkley Square
Leane Howat
Heather
Peas
John Boies
Lillian
Harvey
the Baron
Jack Pearl
Jimmy Duranty
Zasu Pitts
Marx Brothers
Marie Dressler
Christopher Brean
Easif
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