Hospital reports 3062 patients last year and staff honored
Indiana Hospital superintendent Misa Lillian A. Hollohan praised medical and surgical staff alumni auxiliaries and hospital personnel for their support during the year. The annual report shows 3562 admissions 2380 operations 160 births 180 deaths 2829 X rays and 15692 lab exams with receipts of 134798.49 and expenditures of 157151.98. Indebtedness stands at 24750 and several retiring directors were re elected. John Zimmers Blairsville injured in Altoona wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hospital
Misa Lillian A. Hollohan
Miss Hollahan
Fred Sprankle
State Department of Health
State of Pennsylvania
Will Unveil Tablet in Honor of Revolutionary Pioneers
Descendants of John Lydick and D A R members plan a Memorial Park ceremony Saturday October 23 at 2:00 PM to unveil a memorial tablet honoring John Lydick born 1748 died 1803 buried in the old Lutheran cemetery now Memorial Park Goo Neighbors in South Mahoning farm of K H Nolph harvested 600 bushels of corn. Nolph a former teacher unable to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lydick
Indiana County
Daughters of the American Revolution
Friends
Memorial Park
Mr. Lydick
Old Lutheran
South Mahoning
K. H. Nolph
South Mahoning Township
Nolf
Attorney Carlyle Fee May Return Home Thursday
Attorney R. Carlyle Fee is recovering after an appendicitis operation in Indiana Hospital and may return to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fee, on Thursday on South Thirteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle Fee
R. Carlyle Fee
Indiana Hopital
Mra. G. C. Fee
South Thirrteenth Street
A Load of Gossip Goes With Every Hale Wave
A brief note reports local chatter accompanying the weather event as residents discuss the day’s gusts and headlines. The item captures community reactions and mentions no official actions or names.
Republican Rallies Planned Across Blair County
Hon David Perry of Altoona will headline the Cockport community hall rally on October 28 at 8:00 PM. County Chairman A H Stewart reports October rallies in Marion Center Armagh Creekside Plumville and Clymer with local venues and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockport
David Perry
Altoona
Blair County
Perry
A. H. Stewart
Marion Center
Armagh
Creekside
Plumville
Grange Hall
Clymer
Moose Halls
Son witnesses father crushed in coal mine rock fall
Clymer resident Nick Scanza, 61, died after a rock fall in the Sample Run mines of Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp. His son Raffaele, 19, who had recently arrived from Italy, rushed to aid but rocks could not be moved. Nick died from a crushed chest and a fractured leg. wife and three other children remained in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clymer
Nick Seanza
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Raffaele
Italy
Jacks
Scanza
Newsreel Men Die in Skyliner Crash While Filming Safety Film
Two of 19 victims in the Unit ed Airlines wreck near Evanston Wyoming were New York newsreel men from Pathe News. William Pitt and James Pergola were filming a picture titled The Safety of Transcontinental Flying, depicting air travel safety and tech progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Airlines
Evanston
Wyo
William Pitt
Pathe News, Inc
James Pergola
Pathe News
Pathe
New York City
Rotary guests hear flag history and jamboree report
W. Rose formerly of Indiana presented a beautiful silk flag to the Indiana Rotary Club at a Monday meeting. Prof Maxwell traced the flag’s symbolism as guests including Scout Executive Robert P. Schotts and Clifford Tomb listened. Tomb discussed the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington last July, which drew 25,000 boys worldwide. Also noted, 1937 Pennsylvania apple crop estimated at 15,912,000 bushels, double 1980 and above the 1931-36 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rose
Prof
Maxwell
Westmoreland County
Indiana Rotarlang
Rose
Robert P. Schotts
Clifford Tomb
Tomb
Indiana Rotary Club
Washington,c
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. Hansell French
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to R. D. readers
A brief item notes a payment or price of five dollars and fifty cents involving The Progress and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette directed to R. D. readers, indicating a sale or subscription detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
R. D
Blairsville Boys Aid In Apprehension Of New York Man
Two Blairsville youths ages 17 and 21 in the police chief's family discovered a parked car with a sleeping man along a rural road. They alerted authorities, leading to the arrest of Ernest R. Green of New York City in connection with jewelry thefts in Parkersburg and an auto theft near Cincinnati. A suitcase with watches and valuables valued around $3,000 and a revolver were seized, with the suspect held by State Police in Greensburg for further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Robert Watson
William Loucks, Jr
Conemaugh
Railroad Company
Chief Watson
Ernest R. Green
118Th Street
New York City
Watson
Isherwood
Ohio
Green
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cincinnati
Greensburg
County Native Paul Streams Killed in Train Collision
Paul A Streams 25 26, a Washington township native living in Fort Lupton Colo, died after a hay truck he drove was struck by a train near South Gilcrest Colo. He had been a Denver to Greeley hauler, graduated Marion Center High 1931, attended Colorado Agricultural College, recently married Ruby Anthony Streams. Funeral held at Streams Funeral Home and burial at Oakland cemetery. He is survived by his widow, mother Mollie Streams, three brothers Silas Elmer and James and sister Mrs Jesse Koenig. He was a Methodist Episcopal church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Streams
Colorado
Streams
Church Street
Oakland Cemetery
Paul Ealander Streams
Washington Township
This County
South Gilcrest
Colo
Fort Lupton
Denver
Greeley
Gilcrest
Molly
Graham) Streams
Marion Center
Matthew Streams
Plumville
The
Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Ruby
Anthony) Streams
Mollie Streams
Silas C. Streams
Indiana
Elmer M. Streams
Center Township
James M. Streams
Pittsburgh
Jesse Koenig
Ohio Woman Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
Pauline Beni of Masury Ohio was ordered held for grand jury inquiry after an Indiana County coroner jury found she lost control and drove on the wrong side causing the August 27 crash on the Benjamin Franklin Highway eight miles east of Indiana. Joseph Golub 50 of Sharon died in Indiana Hospital hours after the collision. State police charged Beni with involuntary manslaughter pending preliminary hearing next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Pauline Beni
Masury
Joseph Golub
Sharon
Golub
Beni
Clarksburg Home Damaged by Fire Tuesday Evening
A fire started in the second story of the Frank Clark dwelling in Clarksburg about 8:00 Tuesday evening, damaging the property considerably before volunteer firemen extinguished the blaze. The origin is undetermined. Dog licenses issued to date exceed 190 total by 4,408, with 9,494 licenses for 1937 issued at the County Treasurer's office by noon, 481,103 more than 1936. Hunting licenses issued totaled 2,000 by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Frank Clark
John M. Thomprson
Twenty Years of Indiana County Farm Extension Dinner
Indiana county marks twenty years of farm extension with a Friday October 29 dinner at the Methodist Episcopal social rooms. M. S. McDowell and Dr. Harry Burton Boyd will speak as speakers in the event which honors John W. Warner’s service since 1918 and features a 98-image photographic souvenir program for attendees. Tickets are limited to 600 plates and must be bought by October 27 through township committees, with detailed committee lists by township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
County Agricultural Extension Association
Methodist Episcopal Church
M.S. McDowell
Pennsylvania State College
Harry Burton Boyd
First Presbyterian Church of Indiana
Indiana
B. B. Fish
John W. Warner
Armstrong
Harry GC. Kunkle
W. R. Thomas
Samuel EB. Dible
Banks
Edward C. Elbel
A. J. McFarland
Lou Vite
Blacklick
T. M. Strong
W. P McCrea
C. O. Swasy
J. A. Archibald
J. Harold Gibson
Brushvalley
H. ©. Cunningham
A. Ward Overdorff
Lawrence Stephens
Doyle Stutzman
Buffington
H. M. Altimus
Fred Brehm
Arla Fox
Burrell
Henry Kim
J. B.flenniken
James S. Cornell
Woodward Smith
Walter Philippi
Jos. Martin
Clay Bonner
Ed. Henderson
Frank Winsheimer
M. C. Stewart
Dick Stephens
Cherryhill
John R. Smith
Clarence McFeaters
Wm. Nibert
Conemaugh
W. F. Barkley
J. A. Dixon
J. A. Compton
East Mahoning
H. H. Wetzel
Paul Hopkins
Bessie Smith
R. H. Thompson
H. Elder
East Wheatfield
C. H. Hutchison
Pine
J. J. Williams
H. E. Steffy
Rayne
E. M. Thompson
C. D. Bence
Roy McElhoes
J. J. McElhoes
Charles McMillen
South Mahoning
Clyde Bell
R. D. Marshall
Shields McMillen
Ralph Nichol
Washington
B. B. Kunkle
Clayton Miller
Clarence Shields
Norman Littie
White
James A. Simpson
H. McCall
Clarence McHenry
Howard Park
Mia
Joseph Nichol
Harry A. Nichol
W. Shearer
West Mahoning
H. Merrill Travis
H. M. Barrett
G. B. Crawford
Marshall Haskell
West Wheatfield
Ernest H. Mack R
M. Hood
J. Mack Hood
Elmer Dick
Young
John G. Henderson
Lloyd Rosenatee
G. H. Coleman
W. L. Henry
County Teachers and Directors Meet Here This Week
A two day county teachers institute and a one day School Directors' Association conven tion will be held here this week. Teachers meet in the High School Auditorium on Thursday and Friday while directors gather in the school library on Friday. Visiting speakers include Dr Lee L. Driver Dr H C Ramsey and Dr William Dern from the State Department of Education in Harrisburg. The poem The Cow by J M Risinger of Homer City gains national recognition as it appears in the official catalog of the National Dairy Show in Columbus Ohio. Mrs Catherina W Mitchell widow of the late William C Mitchell and longtime Indiana resident arrives in Hollywood California to live there with her daughter Miss Lucille G Mitchell an instructor in gownelc. Joseph R Caldwell of Chestnut Street leaves Thursday for a winter in Deland Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Teachers Institute
School Directors’ Association of the County
Lee L. Driver
8. C. Ramsey
William Dern
State Department of Education
Harriaburg
Homer City
J.M. Risinger
Columbus
Catherina W. Mitchell
William C. Mitchell
Indiana
Hollywood
Cal
Lucille G. Mitchall
Gowelc
Joseph R. Caldwell
Chestnut Street
Deland
Fla
Personal Briefs Highlight Indiana Visitors and Out-of-Town Travel
Mrs M A Watson of North Saventh street spent last week in Harrisburg. Former Judge J N Langham of North Ninth street hosts his daughter Mrs Stay Baldridge and her children of Pittsburgh. Mrs J F Schrecengoat and her daughter-in-law Mrs Roy Schrecengoat of Nolo were in Indiana. Mr and Mrs John W Neff called to Missouri for illness in his sister. Ione McNees and two children of Ambridge spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J Wilse Earle. Leonard Davis and David Hill joined the Indiana Club. Harvey Buchanan visited. Mr and Mrs Ray Conrath of West Church street welcomed a daughter Friday night. D B Fitzgerald and sister Misa Nettle Fitzgerald of Conemaugh township, Misa Zoe Lyons of near Penn Run, and Mona Gibson of Bedford visited. David Fox, Mrs D B Taylor and Elizabeth Gunt of Lawn left for Rock Ledge Florida for wintering. Mrs R B E Krape and daughter Maxine of Jonestown, Lebanon county, stayed with Mrs Fred Herlinger. Fred Shetler and Amanda Shetler of North Fifth street plan a Tampa winter by car-trailer. J Mahaffey and daughter Betty of St Petersburg Florida, who lived here recently, head to winter in the south at 2441 62nd Ave N St Petersburg. Alta McCurdy of Armstrong township returns from South Woodstock Vermont where she stayed with her mother Mrs Edwin Belcher. Rev G Clement Belcher’s mother. Belcher and son will live in Houk Hotel this winter. Howard Houk family and John Woods and families tour Cadiz Ohio for a day. Jean Lanick and students at Ohio State University visit Athens friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Neff
Ione McNees
Ambridge
J. Wilse Earle
East Oak Street
Leonard Davis
David Hill
Harvey Buchanan
Indiana Club
Ray Conrath
Weat Church Street
Conrath
G. ©. Murphy Co
DB. H. Fitzgerald
Misa Nettle Fitzgerald
Conemaugh Township
Misa Zoe Lyons
Penn Run
Mona Gibson
Hopewell
Bedford
Walter Gibson
Near Wooster
David Fox
D. B. Taylor
Elizabeth Gunt
Lawn
Rock Ledge
Florida
R. BE. Krape
Maxine
Jonestown
Lebanon
Indiana
Fred Herlinger
South Sixth Street
Fred Shetler
Amanda Shetler
North Fifth Street
Tampa
Fla
Mahaffey
Betty
St. Petersburg
Howard Houck
John Woods, Jr
Jean Lanick
Cadiz
Athens
Ohio State University
Real estate transfers in Indiana County and townships
Series of property transfers recorded incl W M Eshhaugh to Commissioners of Indiana County two acres in Banks township for 1.00 and multiple deeds in Blairsville Blairsville Blairs ville White Webster townships with parcels from 1.00 to 3600 and prices up to 500 including 37 acres in Wheatfield and 69 acres in South Mahoning township with buyers such as Welden F Cable Dominico Ta Mantia Paul Joiner Jack Smith and Glen J Orr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Eshhaugh
Commissioners
Indiana County
Banks Township
Armstrong Township
Pershing Wissinger
Glen J. Orr
Washington Township
Arthur Fultz
Edna van Jiorn
Marion Center
Charles Weamer
Clara M. Weamer
Jet
Indiana
Third Ward
Stacy C. McCullough
Clarrissa 'J. Ellaworth
White Township
Rochester and Pittalurgh Coal Co
Jack Smith
Marriage Licenses Granted Across Several Towns
D B McDivitt Jr Saltsburg and Mabel I Sting New Alexandria proceed to marriage. William Wilson Cribbs Blairsville and Mildred B Williams Blacklick listed. Wm George Horvath Commodore and Amy F Haworth Commodore. John Clark Roush Jr Rossiter and Bertha Bell Pearce Hillman. Geo Howard Silcott Indiana and M Louise Long Newbury W Va. John Maraska Taelin Joan Plaskunak Iselin. Edward J Blum Butler and Tilsie C Guelano Butler. Nick Hrebick Graceton and Anna Bender Homer City. Wilbur W Compton Livermore and Mary Wegsman Turtle Creek. George R Brewer Leechburg Kathadin Barrett Templeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. McDivitt, Jr
Saltsburg
Mabel I
Sting
New Alexandria
William Wilson Cribbs
Blairaville
Mildred B. Williams
Blacklick
George Horvath
Amy F. Haworth
John Clark Roush, Jr
Rossiter
Bertha ‘Bell Pearce Hillman
Geo
Howard Silcott
Indiana
M. Louise ‘Long
Newbury
W. Va
John Maraska
Taelin
Joan Plaskunak
Iselin
Edward J. Blum
Butler Tilsie C. Guelano
Butler Nick Hrebick
Graceton
Anna Bender
Homer City
Wilbur W. Compton
Livermore
Mary Wegsman
Turtle Creek
George R. Brewer
Leechburg
Kathadin Barrett
Templeton
August marriage announced for Kathryn Mae McAfonse and George Neiler
Mr and Mrs J Wilbert McAfonse of West School Street announce the marriage of their daughter Kathryn Mae to George Vincent Neiler on August 11 in Bradford Pa. Neiler son of Mr and Mrs FLCG Neiler of Olean NY formerly Indiana resident, advertising manager at Brody store. Newlyweds graduates of Indiana High School. They will reside at 1148 School Street Indiana after November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilbert McAfonse
West School Street
Kathryn Mae
George Vincent Neiler
Bradford
Neiler
Flcg. Neiler
Olean
Indiana
Brody
Indiana High School
School Street
Harvest Days Prizes Claimed At Noon Today
Prize results from Harvest Days show No 2h-Breakfast Set Old Leas ure at Clymer and No 10-Cash Prize of 4 dollars awarded to Mrs Wm Shetler of 237 North Fourth Street Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Leasure
Clymer
Wm. H. Shetler
North Fourth St
Indiana
United Presbyterian Synod Holds 7th Pittsburgh Meeting
Delegates from 156 churches attend the 76th annual United Presbyterian Synod gathering at First United in Waitsville. Dr. W. R. McGeary led devotions, Rev. Y. Love elected moderator, and Dr. Mark Depp addressed the theme “Re Maton the World Wants” during a program spanning Monday and Tuesday with reports, sermons, and a closing communion service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod of Pittsburgh
United Presbyterian Church of North America
First United Presbyterian Church
Westmoreland
Chortlers
Ble Springs
Kiskimnilis
Monogahela
Conemaugh
W. R. McGeary
Pittsburgh
Latrobe
Y. Love
W. A. Miller
Big Springs
J. A. Alexander
D.D
Robert Galbreath
Westminster College
John McNaugher
Pittsburgh - Zenia Seminary
Mark Depp
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
R. B. McClure
Blairsville
JA. Alexander
C. ¥. Leve
Newville
William Barclay
Central Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
Ontario
Barclay
Board of Administration
James Blackwood
American Missions
Bruce Wilson
Pennsylvania ‘Council of Churches
W. L. Mudge
Duncan McPherson
R. W. Burnside
Philadelphia
Board of Education
C. P. Proudst
Chicago
H. Ray Shear
Crafton
R. M. McCracken
Conemarsh
Marshall of Beyer Heads Men’s Association in Kittanning Presbytery
Marshall of Beyer, Indiana county dairyman, was chosen chairman of the incoming officers of the Men’s Association of Kittanning Presbytery at the ninth annual rally at the First Presbyterian Church in Indiana. He succeeds Q. G. Vincent of Ford City. Others named are L. F. Robinson Indiana vice chairman Frank M. Shubert Kittanning secretary and Hileman Elderton treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Beyer
Indiana County
Kittanning
First Presbyterian Church of
Indiana
Q. G. Vincent
Ford City
L. F. Robinson
Frank M. Shubert
Indiana Church
Kittanning Presbytery
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Hollohan — Recelpta
C. E. Rink
M. C. Gordon
J. 8. Mack
C. Gilbert Wolfenden
J. H. Luxenberg
J. Blair Sutton
Gertrude Blaxter
John Zimmers
Conemaugh Division
Altoona Hospital
Jon
Father
Rotary Club
Andy Garry
Justice of the
Walter H. Jackson
Garry
Ray Young
Anthony Askey
County
Bastie
Wolenden
Pittsburgh Kiwanis Club
Town
Fort Pitt
Burgess B. H. Lichteberger
H. Earle Raymond
Chamber of Commerce
R. Edelstein
A. S. White
Merchants
Fleetric
Bry
Congoseum
Walker
Ana
Cash Frize—gruw
Suice
United Presbyterian Church
Waitsville
Synod
Head Men's Association OF
Presbyterian Church
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