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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1935
Page
2
A 1935 notice outlines subscription terms with prices for Indiana County residents and outsiders. It specifies one year, six months, and three month options. The date shown is Wednesday October 9, 1935.
Dr Edith Mac Bride Dexter warns the open season for the common cold has arrived with winter infections rising and spring bringing relief. She urges individual care and staying home when sick to prevent complications and curb spread, noting economic costs from lost work hours.
A letter from Attorney D I Johnston of Oklahoma City to Oklahoma jewelry veteran R W Wehrle recalls Wehrle’s store reputation in Shelocta and notes a 1923 birthday wish. Johnston mentions his father Robert F Johnston and a 974 Church Street home as background to a warm, era style note. A separate item reports Eloquence: Indiana Woman Elected President District Four Women’s Relief Corps.
The Ritz Theatre screens Top Hat featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with multiple song and dance numbers including Isn’t This a Lovely Day and Cheek to Cheek. Also listed are The Irish in Us with Cagney and O’Brien and Page Miss Glory with Marion Davies. The Leonard Literary Society presents The Hedgerow Theatre on October 14. Additional films include Page Miss Glory October 18-19 and Top Hat October 10-12 and 14 18 19 events.
Uniontown and surrounding communities share social visits and church events. Residents visit relatives in Pine Flats Ansonville Numine Shelocta and Johnstown while CCC veteran Edward Harkins returns home for a weekend with his parents. Church elders gather at Garman for a weekend meeting and local callers stop by homes across the area.
Motivational line urges gratitude for work and daily duties. Highlights virtues like temperance self-control diligence and strength of will as outcomes of being compelled to work. Appears as a historical quotation attributed to Charles Kingaley.
Dilltown M W Stiles and family and Carl St Clair were at Lakemont on Sunday. Miss Ethel Stewart was an Indiana shopper Saturday. M H Stiles and wife and daughter, and Mr and Mrs W F Elkin were Loop callers recently. Mr and Mrs W T W McLaughlin Jr rejoice over a baby girl. H E Stiles was a Johnstown visitor Monday. U M W of A hall nearing completion. Mr and Mrs I M Wires had visitors from Pittsburgh recently. highway department started a new WPA project here the first of the week. Frank Mack of Elderton was calling on relatives in town Monday. Some town folks attended a chicken supper at Wellum Saturday night. Kenneth Empfield of Indiana called on the Sam Mack family recently. S B Cooper made a business trip to Indiana Tuesday. Cortlandt Elkin was a business visitor in Johnstown Tuesday. Mrs David Stinson of Cramer visited the Harry McLaughlins Monday. Mrs Stanley Felton and children were visitors in town over the weekend.
Mrs. EB P Barrett returns home to Wedell Idaho after time with relatives. Rev G W McIntyre and Harry Theers of Dayton dine with A M Barretts. Raymond Neal works for Viking Co routing to Leechburg Apollo. Missionary Barretts visit California and Idaho, speak on Korean Mission Fields at Glada Run. Robert Barrett and wife visit Leechburg parents and sisters during weekend.
Joh Hamilton J. Sutter of Punxsutawney, a former Indiana boy and son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Sutter of West Water street, has been hired as an inspector in the Revenue Department with an annual salary of 1,866 dollars. He was one of 42 selected for state jobs on Saturday by Governor Earle.
Sunday church services follow Sunday school at Crooked Creek church. Nearby visits include Harry Miller in Taylorsville and Chas Brady family in Barr. Mary Jane Miller hospitalized in Indiana, others from Vandergrift and Olean visitor for Nan McGara. Health dept urges proper fall and winter clothing to prevent bronchial illness and calls for use of overshoes and overcoats.
North Mahoning township hosted the annual Trade City Community Fair with several hundred attendees. School contests covered athletics poultry judging and baked goods while numerous farm and garden foils earned top ribbons for entries including White Leghorns New Hampshire Reds peppers and apples.
A two mile 18 foot concrete pavement project on the Indiana Saltsburg road near Clarksburg has been awarded to Walter M. Munning of Harrisburg for 92398. The Indiana Construction Co of Indiana was the low bidder at 89231.70 but the award went to Munning at a price about 3000 higher. The job starts immediately and will hire about 50 workers. It will replace bad curves and link with existing concrete between Clarksburg and Saltaburg.
Local residents from Rossiter Homer City Vandergrift Indiana Warren Warren area visit kin and friends across Parkwood Plumville Manor Indiana with travel to Johnstown and Washington D C. Dozens of families including McCullough Cunningham Peddicord Foreman Craig and Williams attended gatherings and hospital stays while others share visits and football trips.
Wm Bennett attended the M E conference in Wilkinsburg Friday. Wm McCrady was a caller in Indiana during the week. Ladies Aid held their monthly meeting at Mrs Harry Bennett Jr’s home Thursday. Mrs George Empfield and daughter of Belaano spent Friday at Bert Peddicord’s home. Mrs Frank Strong in on the sick. Mat Milton Rodkey of Verona spent the past week with friends here. Mrs Ella Plowman of Johnstown visiting in John Bennett home. Georges Krall and John Willett of Johnstown called in town Wednesday. Birthday surprise for Mrs Edna DeArmy at her home Saturday evening. Gordon Literary Society meets Friday evening October 11 at Gordon schoolhouse Blacklick township with program including songs recitations and music. Knights of Columbus to confer major degree on Sunday October 18 in Elks building, followed by a banquet at Catholic church hall.
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