Death of Civil War veteran John Smith at 95
John Smith 95, longtime Juneau resident and Civil War veteran, died at his home Saturday after a illness. Born May 17, 1839 in Butler county, he served with Company L 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers and was discharged June 28, 1866. He married Catherine Blinn, who died earlier. Survived by sons John M. Smith William H. Smith and daughters Mrs Milton Peace and Mrs wisle Baun. Funeral services were held at his home Tuesday with burial in Round Top cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Juneau
Henry Smith
Butler County
102Nd
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Smith
Catherine Blinn
Reform Church
John M. Smith
William H. Smith
Milton Peace
Wisle Baun
Cloe
Round Top Cemetery
Mrs John K Mikesell Dies At 76 In Middletown Ohio
Funeral services and interment were held for Mrs. John K. Mikesell at her son A B Mikesell’s home in Livermore and Oakland cemetery. A native of Pine township, she died October 16 at her daughter’s home in Middletown Ohio. Born December 7, 1843 near Heilwood, she married John K. Mikesell in 1870 and lived in Center and Blacklick townships. Her husband died in 1918. Surviving are a son, a daughter, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Mikesell
A. B. Mikesell
Livermore
Oakland Cemetery
Town
Pine Township
EB. G. Barkley
Middletown
Lewis B
Margaret’ (Sleppy) Coy
Heilwood
Center Township
Center
Blacklick
Homer City
Funeral held for Austin Twinam Bracken in Hast Wheatfield
Funeral services were conducted at his residence and interment followed in Armagh cemetery for 64 year old Austin Twinam Bracken a lifelong Hast Wheatfield township farmer who died Saturday from a complication of diseases. Born February 13 1870 he leaves his widow Margaret and children Twinam Bracken Roy Roberts Mrs Ralph Berkepile Milford A Bracken Ethel Margaret and Aileen 16 grandchildren and brothers and sisters Cora Dill Blackburn Watson Bracken Lizzie Mitchell and George Q Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin T. Bracken
Armagh
Austin Twinam Bracken
Hast Wheatfield
Margaret (Bowers) Bracken
Twinam
Bracken
East Wheatfield Township
Roy Roberts
Ralph Berkepile
Vintondale
Milford A. Bracken
Johnstown
Ethel
Margaret
Aileen
Cora Dill
Wehrum
Blackburn
Watson Bracken
Lizzie Mitchell
George Qclark
Funeral Rites For Mrs J Russell Guard Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. J Kussel Guard aged 37 were set for Thursday at 3 PM at Robinson Funeral Home with interment in Greenwood cemetery. Daughter of Isaac and Rose Levy born in Philadelphia resided in Indiana before moving to town where her husband works in electrical engineering for Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. She left husband three children Marion Dorothy James and siblings Philip and Reby Levy of Atlantic City. Pastor Rev Holt Hughes officiated. Albert Meredith Johnston funeral held at residence with interment in Greenwood cemetery. Johnston, 64, native of Homer City, died in Derry October 16. survives widow and children Alex Homer City. Mrs Donnelly Derry. Jane at home. brothers Harry B Johnston and John T Johnston. sister Mrs Frank Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Legion Auxiliary
M.be
Holt Hughes
Marion
Dorothy
James
Philip Levy
Reby Levy
Atlantic City
Albert M. Johnston
Greenwood Cemetery
Albert Meredith Johnston
Homer City
Derry
Peter
Caroline (Black) Johnston
Frank ‘Brendlinger
Pitcairn
Henry ‘Brendlinger
Wilson Altimus
Brennan
Wood River
Nebraska
Steubenville
Ohio
Frank Shomo
Wilson Uncapher
Shelotta
Harvey Wakefield
National American Legion
Miami
Florida
George Mack
Lydia Lithtenfeld
Viola Duncan
Johnstown
Harry Glascow
Fla
Wilbert Mack
R.R. Co
Signalman
Pittsburgh
Button
Memorial Hospital
Brethern
Walnut Grove
Streight
Milley
Ounce
Frank Shoma
Obituary notices for J. Wilson Uncapher and Frank B. Akins
Deaths reported near Marion Center and Blairsville. J Wilson Uncapher dies aged nearly 80 after disease complications, survived by two daughters, several siblings, and many grandchildren. Burial in Marion Center cemetery after Presbyterian church services. Frank B. Akins of Blairsville dies at 72, survived by widow, daughter Mrs Irvin Dunmire, and son Robert Akins. interment at Hillside cemetery after funeral in Blairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
J. ‘Wison
Marion Center
Marion Center Cemetery
Presbyterian Church
Frank E. Akins
Blairavills
Hillside Cemetery
Frank B. Akins
Blairsville
George Palmer
Irvin Dunmire
Strangford
Robert Akins
Smith Ridge
Wissinger and Guthrie Obituaries From Marion Center
Mrs Elvanora Wissinger wife of Rev L B Wha singer dies in Lexington Ohio after a diabetes illness born 1863 near South Bend Armstrong county. She leaves husband two daughters and three grandchildren. James Guthrie 42 dies in Pittsburgh from pneumonia. interior decorator formerly of Marion Center. He leaves mother Maude and sisters in McKeesport Swissvale.
Deaths of Calvin D. Young and Mrs Roy Quick
Calvin D Young 78 died Sunday at his Saltsburg home and was interred at Saltsburg cemetery. Surviving are widow Hulda, daughter Margaret Johnston and three sons, Lawrence, W H, and Carson. Mrs Roy Quick 128 died Monday at Indiana hospital. she leaves husband, children Roseanna Roy John Jane, mother Minnie Nolf, sister Phoebe Martin, and brothers George Frank James and mer Nolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin D. Young
Saltsburg
Washington Township
Westmoreland County
David and
Jane
Hall) Young
United Presbyterian Church
Hulda
George) Young
Margaret Johnston
Lawrence Young
Blairaville
W. BH. Young
Irwin
Carson Youngs
Springville
N. Y
Roy Quick
Roy’ Quick
Coal Run
Young Township
Indiana Hospital
Roseanna
Roy
John
Minnie Nolf
Leechburg
Phoebe Martin
Vandergrift
George and
Frank Nolf
James and
Mer Nolf
Beach Bottom
Death notices for Gershing Bixler and Stephens
Andrew Gershing of Clune died Monday after a long illness at Torrance State hospital aged 50. He was buried at Oakland cemetery after forenoon funeral at his residence. He leaves a widow and daughter Irene Gaydos of Austria. H C Bixler, native of Blairsville, died this week in Forest Hills Long Island. Funeral Thursday at home, interment Forest Hills cemetery. Dr W G Stephens died at home in Catnaba, Ohio, a native of Cherrybhill township. He leaves a widow and daughter Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Gershing
Oakland Cemetery
Clune
Torrance State Hospital
Austria
Irene Gaydos
H. C. Bixler
Forest Hills
Long Island
Blaireville
W. R. Truby
Blairsville
Forest Hills Cemetery
W. G. Stephens
Catnaba,c
Cherrybhill Township
Helen
Prominent Eastern Couple Visited Homer City Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs E J Miller of Homer City hosted prominent Eastern guests Mr and Mrs Andrew Pollock Irwin from Chad Ford Pa Attendants at First United Presbyterian Church Irwin family ties to Grant township and Civil War veterans New Philadelphia tea business success Andrew Pollock Irwins four brothers now wholesale dealers in tea and cakes in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Also mentions child dialogue about icing and a quip on carbon bisulfide and a note on transient camps cost to taxpayers per year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Miller
Homer City
Andrew Pollock Irwin
Chada Ford
First United Presbyterian Church
Irwin
John S
Grant Township
Samuel Irwin
Thomas P. Stephens
Indiana
Mr. Irwin
Stephens
Philadelphia
Pittsurgh
To Love To Live A Woman Finds Life After Love
Edna May, raised amid a town’s social glare, adores Henry Appleton who treats her as a sister. After a heartbreak from his elopement with a widow, she nearly dies in an accident, survives, and learns life’s value beyond romance, resolving to live for others and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fina May
Henry Appleton
Henry
Kiven
Edna May
Smith
Harvard
Cambridge
Europe
Adna
May
Bob
Somerville
Edna
Fiton
Morgan
Ana May
Weighty Taft Said to Tip Scale at Eight Hundred Pounds
A Washington correspondent recalled President William Howard Taft saying no gentleman could weigh over 200 pounds, later joking he had raised the limit to 1000. Taft reportedly weighed more than 800 pounds at one time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Howard Taft
United States
Washington
Reed
Taft
Eskimo Child Revered By Parents Across Community
Eskimo families regard certain children as exceptionally lucky as superstition holds that a child carries the spirit of a deceased grandparent. Mothers may address their child as father or grandfather, reflecting deep reverence and protective expectations.
Have You Had an Invitation to the Town Wedding
A 1934 advertisement collage lists Betty and Bob’s town invitations and local businesses. Indiana Hardware, Murray Butterbaugh financing, W. Yorke life insurance, Edelstein’s fashions, Indiana Dairy milk, Thelma Moorhead Goeltz music lessons, Willis Henderson funeral flowers, G. W. Graft Co. meats, Center Coal, Lightcap Electric, Kila T. Cost instruments, Sloan Brothers mattresses, Indiana Lumber, Schaffer beauty, Lands Food Store, Charles Mock builder, Lloyd Garr renovations, Ross and DeGaetano cleaners, Kase paints, Fyock and Buterbaugh insurance, with a note to watch for Bob and Betty next week.
Local Social Notes From Robinson Area
Robinson area residents visit kin attend meetings and travel to Miami Florida for the National American Legion convention. church events include a temperance play and a lecture. local theft recovery involves a box of ladies hosiery found in a woods area near town.
Local Social Roundup Highlights Nearby Visits
Mrs J H Christy hosted Monday with sister in West Lebanon. Families including Jamisons and Hausers visited. births announced for Mrs H J Johns. Various callers stopped by J T Jamison and Meyers homes. Notes mention The Progress and Pittsburgh Gazette to R D readers.
Milikan and Compton to study cosmic rays at Pike's Peak
Prof. R A Milikan and Prof. A H Compton of the University of Chicago will conduct cosmic radiation studies at Pike's Peak during the coming summer. A lighthearted joke about a girl and baseball is noted alongside a Utah Pioneer Day beard tradition among Mormon men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Milikan
A.H. Compton
University of Chicago
Pike's Peak
Utah
Brigham Young
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J. B. Wissinger
South Bend
Elvanora Wissinger
L. B. Whasinger
Lexington
Abraham
Eliza France
Armstrong County
James Guthrie
Marion Center Presbyterian Church
A. L. Guthrie
Maude Guthrie
William Steetle
McKeesport
Albert Meanor
Henry George
Charlotte Berg
Swissvale
Mamma
Eleanor Jane
Daddy
R. K. Wilkinson
Bed Syndicate
Wnt Service
Mis. Morgan
Bob Somerville
Rob
Ddna May
Kana May
Misher and
Spruce
Betty
Murray Butterbaugh
W. G. Yorke
York
College Inn
Sutton-Miller
Edelstein's
Thelma Moorhead Goeltz Wul
Willis-Henderson
Wills-Henderson
Don Sexton
Bobby
G. W. Graft Co
Kila T. Cost
Sloan Brothers
Indiana Lumber and Supply Co
Schaffer
L.ands
Charles Mock
Lloyd Garr
Ross
DeGaetano
Kase
Fyock
Buterbaugh
D. A. Morrison
Girty
J. H. Christy
Samuel Halutein
J B. Hauser
Chambersville
J.T. Jamison
H. J. Johns
Mra
A. Colaman
the Progress and
Gazette
R. D
Caravan
Charles Moyer
Loretta Young
Bulldog Drummond
Ronald Coleman
Monte Cristo
Robert, Donat
Elissa Landi
Cleopatra
Mae West
Pennsylvania State College
School of Agriculture
New York City
Roy Henry
Pennsylvania Avenue
Apollo, PA
Sapere
ANTI
Indiana Motor Co
North Eighth Street
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