Deaths in Indiana County and vicinity
Obituaries from Indiana County report Arthur W. Hecker 44 died in Pittsburgh after brief illness. Hecker worked 23 years in Pittsburgh Post Gazette advertising and leaves widow Carrie Orr, daughter Jane, and son Arthur. Also listed are John G. Alden of Blacklick, Carlo Thomas of Iselin, Elizabeth Rombaugh Steffy, James R. Fry, Eliza Kirkpatrick, Barclay Kirkpatrick, and Elizabeth M. Kane with details on their deaths, funerals, and next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Hecker
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Martha J. Orr
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Misa Carrie Orr
Town
Jane
Westinghouse High School
Arthur
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Hecker
John G. Alden
Warren
Blacklick
Indiana Hospital
Jamestown
N.Y
Charles
Ralph Smith
Edward Myers
Thomas
F. Claude Alden
John Kellam
Buffalo
Harry Alden
Marshville
Carlo Thomas
Iselin
St. Bernard Church
Montefiore Hospital
Harry Elrick
Gene Thomas
Brano Thomas
Clarksburg
Guella
Raymond Thomas
Elizabeth KR. Steffy
A. B Hoxbach
Evangelical Church
Elizabeth Rombaugh Steffy
J. N. Rombaugh
Ben Avon
Jacob
Pally Kier
Ida Wright
New Castle
Eliza Kirkpatrick
Elmer Bearer
Akron
Green Township
John Glas
Carvoltown
Marta Shaw
Cherry Tree
Linus Barber
Iowa
Barclay . Kirkpatrick
Atwood Cemetery
Barclay Kirkpatrick
Dayton
Bittinger
Echo
Elizabeth M. Kane
John Hersberger
Johnstown
Pine Township
Bernard
Jane Mulgelill
James Kane
Plan to Improve Lincoln Highway Across State Aids
Harrisburg reports a multi county effort to upgrade U S Highway 30, with more than five miles of relocation in Westmoreland, part of a 10 million dollar program including the Lancaster York toll bridge. Projects span Beaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Adams, York, Lancaster and Chester counties. The scope includes widening near Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, relocation, and grade crossing elimination to improve safety and alignments. The Lincoln Highway crosses the Allegheny mountains at about 8000 feet and traverses the Delaware Susquehanna and Allegheny rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Lancaster-York
Allegheny County
Beaver
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Somerset
Bedford
Adama
York
Lancaster
Chester
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Youngstown
Atlantic
Pacific
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Susquehanna
Fashion or medical fad in new treatment warnings
Dr Theodore B Appel warns readers against fashionable new medical methods and cults. He cites misled patients chasing unproven cures, urges discerning between fashion and medicine, and notes state land purchases increasing Game Commission holdings to 188 659 acres in Harrisburg on Oct 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore B. Appel
Harrisburg
State Game Commission
At the Devil's Whirlpool A mountain tale of love and escape
In moonlit rocks Mat Granger wooes Jane while her guardian father Slocum lurks. Slocum lunges, Mat saves Jane by catching his foe, ending a feudish threat as the lovers vow to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Mat Granger
Gir
Mat
Munat
Jef Slocum
Siocum
Slocum
Stocum
Janel
Mant
Granger
Old Quaker Relic Newport claims first meeting house
The Newport Quaker relic on Marlborough Street is said to be the first Quaker meeting house built in America. The oldest portion of the structure dates to 1699, marking a century scale heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
America
Marlborough Street
Clarksburg Social Notes Report Local Visits and Health
Clarksburg residents share sabbath visits and family updates. Pittsburgh guests Marie Sandles and Albert Sandles join Jennie Sandles family gatherings at Camp Rest near Indiana. Health notes include M A Fulton recovering at home and Bobbie Lowman briefly bedbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Marie Sandles
Pittsburgh
Jack Comley
Albert Sandles
Sickville
Jennie Sandles
R. D. McCall
Hazel Hines
Jewell
Handy Service Stores
Camp Rest
Indiana
M. A. Fulton
Horace Hileman
North East
Hileman
Milo Hileman
Blairsvile
Bobbie Lowman
Paul Lowman
Katherine Alshowse
Kitna
Clare Walker
T. S. Smith
Loyd Clawson
Blairsville
Frank Clark
Susan Dixon
Henretta
Mary Jane
Avalon
Elizabeth Rumbaugh Steffey
Frank Gailey
Pittsburg
H. R. Elrick
Frank McPhillemy
Lee Roy McKey
Saltsburg
George Rose
Clark Clawson
Harrison City
Dean Clawson
C. C. Cribbs
Ingram
Cynthia
Mabel Cribbs
Plum Creek Valley social rounds and visits
Lloyd Bell and friend from Pittsburgh spent Sunday with his parents, while numerous families from Plumville and nearby towns hosted relatives across a busy weekend. Walking Deer predicts a mild winter. many local visits and church events noted in Kenwood and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bell
Pittsburgh
C. T. Bell
Joe Potts
Mas
Harry Mitchell
John Pearce
Leechburg
H. M. Little
Arthur Weaver
Harry Rankin
Clarence Perry
Plumville
Ted George
Curwenaville
Harry Wadding
Ruth
Indiana
I. M. Rankin
Thelma Bell
Saltshore
Dorothy
Mildred Myers
Jacksonville
Earl Rhodes
Arnold
J. C. Myers
Vandergrift Social and Local Visits Highlight Week
Vandergrift residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with numerous calls to friends in Indiana Punxsutawney and Ebensburg. George Rupert, a former local graduate, stopped by from Brackenridge while the Women's Missionary Society met at Mrs. Kettering's with a chicken dinner. Community church events include United Presbyterian preaching Tuesday and a Sabbath communion service led by Rev McColl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Irwin
Chester Irwin
Orlard Kopp
Jimmy
Snowshoe
K. A
Clyde Bee
M. J. Jamison
F. M. Harter
Mahaffey
CG. W. Sebring
Juanita
Indiana
Jane Peterman
Henry Rumilll
Lambertville
T. W
Rossiter
H. BR. Bee
Clara McPherson
Jack
James Stevans
Plumville
W. W. Couch
Ed. Reed
William Wissinger
Vandergrift
Indaw
G. BH. Shaffer
Cora Stewart
Mr. Couch
Shaffer
George Rupert
Allegheny Steel
Brackenridge
Os Lyle, Ashbaugh
Mary Ashbaugh
Sharon
J. .N. Cochran
Gertrude
Apollo
Laura McCartney
Punxsutawney
Carl Douds
Ebensburg
D. W. Douds
Charles Shaffer
Richardson
Marion Center
Josephine Shrecengost
Harry Shaffer
W. J. Moore
Humters Camp
Emporium
Matwee
C M. Smith
Johnstown
State Medical Society
Women's Missionary Society of
United Presbyterian Church
Chris
Kettering
Rey, J. &. McColl
Local social notes from Clymer and nearby families
Mrs Wendell sarper visited sister Mrs E T Barber. Ethel Slenker spent Sunday with cousin Laura Barber. W R Moorhead family and Mrs Amanda Strong drove to Windher. James Buterbaugh and Byron Lyn ie of Taylorsville visited Melvin and Clair Barber. Evelyn Barber stayed Sunday night with Laura Barber. Moorhead and Barber families occupied Sunday visits near Penn Run. Austin Slenker visited B T Barber. Mrs Alfred St Clair and two children called on W H Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood
Helen Huston
Vandergrift
Ted Smith
Gon. James
F. C. Adams
Hines Baker
Near Mundy’s Corners
W. W. Buterbaugh
Margaret Brady
Minute
Indiana
I. N. Butterbaugh
Sam Noble
Jennie Stephens
C. Adams
Smith
Anné Stephens
Near Clymer
Sherman Barnett
F. B. Smith
Ford, Jr
Billy Jack
Roy Short
L.0.c.f. Hall
Pine Flats
Clair Waltemire
Geraldine
Harry Waltemire
Mary Stephens
M. H. Dick
Austin
L. Roberts
James Huston
Ebensburg
Perrin Huston
W. W. Huston
Gertrude Emigh
Indiana State Teachers College
Wendell Sarper
E. T. Barbar
Ethel Slenker
Laura Barbar
W. R. Moorhead
Amanda Strong
Windher
James Buterbaugh
Byron Lynie
Taylorsville
Melvin
Clair Barber
Evelyn Barber
Laura Barber
E. T. Barber
T. Barber
Laura and
W. H. Barber
Also Mentioned on This Page
James R. Fry
Harry Ressler
Seward
Armagh
Hast Wheatfield
Millville
William Fry
Robert Fry
New Florence
Gelstown
Lincoln Highway
Indiana Motor Company
Charles Sloan Reid
Plum Creek Valley
Toronto
Clymer R. D. 1
Indiana, PA
Hallow’en
Bon Ton, Indiana
Court House
James J. Davis
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Edward C. Shannon
Philip H. Dewey
Sec. of Internal Affairs
Nathan L. Strong
Congress
Elder Peeler
Charles R. Griffith
Indiana County
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