Not Growing Wheat payments totals revealed
Seven wheat growers received government checks exceeding 10 000 each for not growing wheat and one recipient was paid 29 000. The article asks readers how large their own check was.
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1936
Page
7
Seven wheat growers received government checks exceeding 10 000 each for not growing wheat and one recipient was paid 29 000. The article asks readers how large their own check was.
Obituary notices report Flora Campbell of White township and Hillside near Derry, a longtime teacher and church member, died at 10:30 Tuesday night. Services scheduled at Bennett home and Robinson Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Also noted are the funeral of Gilbert Stear, Smicksburg resident and Civil War veteran, and the death of Joseph Yeck, 56, of Lucerne Mines, with services in Homer City and burial at St Bernard cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Viola Imogene Jobe of East Church street will be held this afternoon at her home, with interment in Oakland cemetery. She died Sunday morning from a heart ailment at age 30, survived by children, siblings, and her mother Mrs Nancy Carnahan. Separate notice: Miss Enna Louise Stadtmiller, 66, long-time housekeeper, died at 2:30 am at West Philadelphia street residence. born 1870, nurse graduate, member of St Bernard’s. Funeral Friday at St Bernard’s Church.
Harvey F Stiles aged 70 of Brushvalley township died Thursday at his sister Emma Young’s home in Dilltown after a long illness. A retired farmer, he is survived by his widow, children Albert Stiles in Indiana Blair Stiles in Homer City Martin Carl Boyd and Hagar Stiles of Dilltown Mrs Harvey Matkin of Belsano Bruce Stiles of Wicitensburg and Walter Stiles of Johns town plus 24 grandchildren and a sister Emma Young of Dilltown.
Charles M. Rusnak aged 71 a Saltsburg resident for 30 years died Friday at Indiana hospital from complications of diseases. An Austria native a miner by trade he belonged to St John Lutheran Church of Saltsburg with Rev Albert Speck conducting the funeral. Survived by his widow a sister Mrs Mary Roslosnick of Louisville Ohio.
Charles G Smith a well known Blacklick township farmer died Monday in Allegheny General hospital Pittsburgh Funeral services will be held at his late residence Thursday at 2 30 pm interment Blairsville cemetery He was born February 23 1881 son of William J and Anne Marion Smith He married Emma Kunkle and leaves a son Leroy a Homer City High School teacher a brother Frank M Smith a former county treasurer and commissioner and a sister Mrs Carrie Torrence all residing in Blakeville Also noted are multiple brief notices of other local deaths and survivors
George C. Kirk of Lutherburg Clearfield county near 100th birthday April 3 1927 with rich Civil Engineer and pioneer historian background. He helped survey DuBois and wrote Brady township history father of nine children survived by two daughters. Also notes Red Cross hygiene classes started in Indiana County with Miss Alice Graffius guiding Cherry Tree session. Twelve Girl Scouts enrolled in Junior Red Cross and thirty-one women in standard course.
Village and nearby residents are listed visiting relatives and attending church events. Notables include Jacob St. Clair visiting his son, Mrs. Clinton Wakefield in Youngwood, and many weekend guests across Claridge Armagh and New Florence. A Lutheran Sunday school meeting featured hymns, lunch, and committee work. Jacob Gamble of Butler died at 76. funeral held in Butler with local relatives in attendance. Daughters born to several couples. John G. Walbeck from Germany district visited town. R.D. readers are advised of a Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette subscription offer.
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