Deaths in Indiana County Reach Across Community
Obituary notices report Capt. Evan Lewis of Smicksburg aged 88 with Civil War service in the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and a string of deaths including W. Preble Miller, Mrs. Hershberger, Clark Stiver, Walker McLaughlin, Noble Watterson, Velma Fetterman, Josephine Calhoun, Mary Altimus, and others. Burial details, church ties, family survivors across Indiana and neighboring towns, and funeral servants named Reverend figures. Additional notes include tributes and cards of thanks from families in Dixonville and Tanoma.
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Evan Lewis
Hvan Lewis
Indiana County
Smicksburg
Lewis
Co. A
78Th
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Veterans’ Birthday Association of
Hach
Lewis W
Mahoning
John W
Elmer & Lewis
James Lewis
Erie
George Miller
Anna Irwin
Anna Hilberry
Plumville
James Stiteler
Cozad
Neb
Ella Minich
Panic
Rev. Weiss
Baptist
Mind wandering: a waste or a driver of progress
A discussion on mind wandering and daydreaming notes it hinders daily tasks but can spark useful planning for business and invention. The Arkansas Democrat argues productive daydreaming advances the human race while aimless wandering wastes time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Democrat
Well Maybe So A fiction writer hero of a tale
A fiction writer narrates a dangerous Kentucky road incident where a cow blocked the way and a car crash disabled the lighting. His party captured lightning bugs in lunch-box bottles, attached them to the car, and continued to the village with glow seen about 800 feet ahead. He notes few will believe the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Local notables share Sabbath visits and town updates
County Town News lists Sabbath visits among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kimmel and Mrs. Mia Kimmel. Noted departures and hospital treatments include John Harron in Indiana for blood poisoning from a toe issue. Other items mention moves, visits, a high school concert by Paramount Singers, church notices, a stork arrival, and local injuries from a horse incident.
Local Notes from Homer City and Nearby Areas
Homer City reports frequent visitors and social events with residents from Blairsville West Lebanon Indiana and Dixonville stopping by. The piece notes visitors to J K Myers L H RH Will and Pearl Wetzell plus a stork visit at Ralph Jobe and a Halloween party at Madaline Ream's home. It mentions missionary Rev Geo Hulme in Kittanning and upcoming talks by Rev Holsopple and Rev Sproul along with church services and a baptismal week.
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Harry Clark
Blairsville
Oscar Dillinger
West Lebanon
W. S. Lytle
Percy ‘Stuchell
Pittsburg
Mr. Howard
Ligonier
M. A. Brant
Ned Long
Indiana
James Repine
Coral
D. CG. Mack
Ellis Short
Clearfield County
J. K. Myers
Harry Lucas
J. J. Campbell
Bolivar x
Gertrude Short
L. H. RH
Will.j. M. Risinger
Ruth Phillips
Kittanning
Edna Dickie
Myrna Nichol
Ralph Jobe
A. Hallowe'en
Madaline Ream
Local Notices From Sides Area Shifts and Social Events
Starford R E Napp of Sides was a business caller here Monday Miss Mary Wassain has gone to Ebensburg where she is employed There will be a masquerade Halloween social in the Miners ball at this place this evening Miss Bertha Gromsey spent Sunday with her parents in Hillsdale A K Bloom of Clearfield called on friends here recently There will be church gloryries in the M and church next Sabbath morn ing at 11 o'clock R P Fleming of Indiana was a business called in town Miss Rowena Donahey was a shopper in Indiana recently
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Edgar Kimmel
Mia Kimmel
Jacob Miller
Indiana
Mation Boyer
John Petermoat
Curtis Bleakney
Ford
John Harron
Indiana Hospital
Blystone
Biderton
Jerry Kimmel
Plumcreek
Re. Replogle
Thomas Smith
Hiderton
Patl Kimmel
Pittsburg
Stork
Carl Williams
Elderton
Paul Shaffer
R. E. Napp
Sides
Mary Wassain
Ebensburg
Hallowe
Bertha Gromsey
Hillsdale
A. K. Bloom
Clearfield
Rowena Donahey
Revival Meetings Continue Here Led by Irvin
Lovejoy reports ongoing revival meetings from Sunday night with Irvin of Clymer leading the services. Jay Stutzman and wife of Johns...
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Irvin
Clymer
Jay Stutzman
Johns
Local Society Notes From Clymer And Nearby Towns
Town residents welcomed guests of Mr and Mrs Wm Lydie and Miss Butterbaugh visited. Rev P J Burtt will speak on temperance Sunday at 2 30 in the Presbyterian church. Attorneys Wyant and D H Wyant were guests this week. Sewing party hosted by Mrs A Neff. pie social at Shaffer school netted forty dollars.
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Mra. Wm
Lydie
Mer Lydic
Clymer
A. J. Stokes
Wesley Hadden
Starford
Anna Butterbaugh
P. J. Burtt
Central’ Presbyterian Church
Punksutawnay
W. W. Wyant
Pittsburg
Avas
D. H. Wyant
A. Neff
I. G. States
J. H. Miller
Frank Terpe
Tarentum
William Shaffer
Shaffer
Weekend visitors and local events in Miensburg area
Clyde Donahue and Ralph McQuown visited relatives while Miss Blanche Farnsworth and Mrs. A R R King toured family houses. Hunters led by Charles Langham returned from the mountains after bagging game and a bear. Parish meetings, school socials, and a masquerade pie social for B P U fundraising were noted with various local residents seen in Pittsburg, Ebensburg, and Johnstown.
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Clyde Donahue
Miensburg
Ralph McQuown
New Washington
Adda Iarnsworth
A. RR. King
Harry
Mahlon
Westmoreland County
Blanche Farnsworth
I. L. Musa
Luke Kerr
Mrs Campbell Sisters Visit Johnstown from Armagh
Mrs C A Campbell and Mrs M W Campbell of Armagh were in Johnstown on Tuesday visiting local friends and sightseeing.
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C. A. Campbell
M. W. Campbell
Armagh
Johnstown
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Preble Miller
W. Preble Miller
Town
Fifth Street
Robinsteen Horse Collar Company
Mr. Miller
South Mahoning Township
EB. Hershberger
Hershberger
Jacob Hershberger
Aaron Thomas
Holsopple
Somerset County
Punxsutawney
Minerva Billings
Ada Roof
New Florence
Indiana Baptist Church
School Street
McKee
Oakland Cemetery
Clark Stiver
William B Stiver
Marchand
Adrian
Roy
Faust
Butler
Glenn
Rossiter
Raymond
Mia
Chas. Dilts
Youngstown
Gertrude
Eifie Stiver
Walker McLaughlin
Walker
Mclaughlin
Elders Ridge
Presbyterian Church
James
Joseph McLaughlin
Ohio
George
John McLaughlin
Vandergrift
Robert McLaughlin
John Henry
Aspinwall
William Linsenbigler
Clarksburg
Belle Graden
Olive Malone
Daniel McLaughlin
Noble Watterson
Leechburg
Near Atwood
G. C. Watterton
E. M. Gearhart
Atwood Cemetery
Vela G. Fetterman
Velma Grace Fetterman
R. KE. Fetterman
Pitcairn
Strongstown
Josephine Calhoun
J. R. Gathoun
W. RB. Calhoun
de Dixonville
Taylorsville
W. J. Sproul
W. R
Dixonville
Harry B
Momerwood
Maury Alfinnes
Mary Altimus
Brushvalley Township
William Altimus
Lutheran Church
Aving
James and
Taylor
Altimus
Hugh Robertson
M. V. Altimus
Steelton
Tarcidna Myers
Lucinda Myers
Daniel Myers
Tanoma
Bedford County
William Myers
John Byers
Near Town
Maria Helman
Margaret Helman
David Dearmy
Samuel Shadle
Homer City
Tobias Shadle
Jay Edward Clawson
Jay Hdward
William Clawson
J. H. Morris
Samuel McCormick
Lowman
Mottern’s Mills
John B. McCormick
West Mahoning
W. R. Calhoun
Thomas Wiggins
Sarah Jane Wiggins
Penn Run
Ernest Kinsey
Purchase
Brethren Church
Suie Widdowson
Conemaugh
Ada Widdowson
Stafford
Quincy Holsopple
India
J. M. Flyock
Sproul
Rev. Cary
Babbath
Henry Nicewonger
Amanda
Lovejoy
Covode
G. Mack
Misa Jennie Sutton
Pheairnott
I Ward Mack
Archie McAchren
Batrobe
Tough Mack's
Shellbark
Crater
Jos. A. Shrom
Noliie Shrom
Blacklick
Minnie Hampton
Carlisle
A. Gunninghams
George Hutchison
Jacob Lawson
Dan Merriman
Akron
Brushvalley
Clyde McCrea
Padrventa
McCrea
John Altemus
Mabel
Italph Altemus
Harry Altemus
Ream
Willi Artemisa
Alex Dick
Mary Altius
Helen McMullen
Rev
Dunmire
Blatraville
Russell Stewart
Pittsfield
Mags
Ambrose
OT. Millen
Grace Hamilton
Richmond
John Walker
Kmetersburg
Joseph Lewis
Don McMillen
Armstrong County
Ambrose Hall
Pring
East Wheatfield
Bon Ton
Hatto
Georgette
Cotton Union
Ecru
Children's Wool Union
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