Big County Fair Opens With Horse Pull and Exhibits
The Indiana County Fair opened Tuesday night in Cowansville with about 6 000 attendees and 10 000 by noon. Eight light-weight horse teams competed in a 27.5 foot pull for prizes. Nellie and May of B H Hankinson won first with $50, Harry and Joe second, Mabel and Harry third. Heavyweight contests follow, vaudeville acts from Broadway, live stock and horticultural displays, and a $2,700 nine-event speed program starts Thursday. Rev Paul B Carson resigned from Universal to join Sterling College faculty in Kansas, leaving White Township roots behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge BE
Oreps
James Hellbrun
Rayne Township
Indiana County Agricultural Fair Association
John W. Warner
OC. A. Burge
State College
Indiana County Horse and Mule Association
Burge
Indiana
Nellie
B. H. Hankinson
Cowansville
Armstrong County
Harry
Joe
James Kuntz
New Bethlehem
Mabel
Clark Huber
White Township
C. C. Stockdale
Dayton
Ted Lukavich
West Sunbury
Butler County
Roy Weller
Ligonier
Weller
William Keiser
Boswell
Somerset County
Charles M. McMillen
Broadway
Indiana Stores Close Thursday for Big Fair
Indiana stores will close Thursday at noon to allow employees to join crowds at the Indiana Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Two miners die in county mine accidents
James Edwin Jones aged 36 of Armagh and Frederick Henry Jellison aged 30 of Iselin died after rock falls in two different mines Friday night. Jones suffered fatal head injuries in Robindale Hast Wheat field township and Jellison died Saturday in Indiank hospital from chest and pelvic injuries from Coal Run mine while employed by Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company. Both men left spouses and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwin Jones
Armagh
Frederick Henry Jellison
Iselin
Jones
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Robindale
Hast Wheatfield
Phillip
Lilian Jones
Grace Bartlebaugh
Jellison
Indiank Hospital
Coal Run
Rochester & Pittsburgh 1 Coal Company
James Jeijlson
Bairdstown
Blairsville
Torrance State Hospital
Pauline
Craig) Jellison
Frederick, Jr
James
Patricia Joan
Clarence
Joseph
John
Bilairsville Catholic
County offices close for fair and Labor Day
County offices except the Sheriff close at noon Thursday and Friday for the fair. Labor Day closings affect Indiana business places and banks. Local residents and visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre and their daughter Margery, are noted among those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Personal breevities list of regional visitors and guests
A string of social notes records Mrs J M Lytle visiting Mrs W J Catermeyer in School street while many others from Chicago Clearfield Philadelphia New York Altoona Pittsburgh and Greensburg visit relatives in Indiana Pennsylvania. Relatives travel from Pittsburg to end week with St Clair and Kerr families among others. Several educators and professionals depart for trips to Cambridge Springs natural landmarks and the Pacific coast lasting weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lytle
Chicago
W. J. Catermeyer
School Street
Mise Evelyn Rolley
Clearfield
Sadie Jeffries
Philadelphia
William Nichol
New York City
May Nichol
White, Township
G. R. Churchill
Water Street
Raymond Donaldson
Canton
Anna Rowley
Altoona
Mra
H. B. Boyle
North Tenth Street
Eleanor St. Clair
Pittsburgh
Phyllis St. Clair
Indiana Hospital
Alma
Julius Shulock
South Eleventh Street
Ida Mahan
East Water Street
Robert Rutledge
Dormant
William Getty
Maple Street
Ralph Fisher
Widmann & Teah Company
Esther Prugh
May Reed
Greensburg
Dr. Prugh
South Thirteenth Street
Wilson St. Clair
John G. St. Clair
Kenneth
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mary M. Moorhead
Erie
Indiana State Teachers College
Cambridge Springs
Margaret Wiley
Martha Hildebrand
Natural Bridge
Endless Caverns
Skyline
Mack Tas
Progress
Merle Fleming
Harry Smith
Vandergrift
South Central States
Albert Marsh
Jackson
Indiana
W. F. Weltzel
North Sixth Street
RH. P. Martin
West Water Street
Pacific Coast
Far West
Yellowstone National Park
Three Fatal Car Crashes Leave Three Dead Near Saltsburg
A string of deadly collisions near Saltsburg and Indiana ends with the funerals of eight year old Harry James Adams Jr and Joseph George, while Joseph Golub of Sharon dies in a Sharon area crash. Others injured include Mrs Pauline Yurcich, James Golub, and Clarence Daugherty among several occupants from Indiana and surrounding towns.
Real estate transfers include numerous Indiana County parcels
A series of real estate transfers is recorded in Indiana County listing buyers and sellers, parcels across Green Union Center and Burrell townships, and Homer City area. Prices range from $1 to $2,500 with many single dollar transfers and multiple tract deals.
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George Lazeration
Annie Weldo
Green Township
George BH
Simpson
Florence M. Fry
White Township
Roy J. Hines
Elizabeth Sickenberger
Jay T. Mumau
B. L. Mumau
Grant Township
Samuel ‘Kissinger
John ©. Sink
Center Township
Homer City
Homer City National Bank To Charles W. Wellen
Indiana County Building and Loan Association
Charles W. Wellen
Ada McCachren
Irvin Sipe
East Wheatfield
Thomas A. Martin
Alex Bennett
Federal Land Bank
Baltimore
Alex ‘Bennett
Homer City National Bank
Www
D. Gates
Second Ward
Indiana Borough
Cora Alice Fitzhonta
Indiana Building and Loan Association
Martha ‘Learn
Elmer Reifer
Estella Priester
Steve Miller
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Charles F. ‘Larkin
Burrell Township
Alva Foreha
Raliegh H. Forsha
H. Clay Bonner
Ralph Neal
Banks Township
A. T. Stear
H. L. Weaver
Smicksburg
Maude R. Bracken
Olof
Patterson
Marriage Licenses Granted in Several Towns and States
The list shows numerous marriage licenses issued to individuals from West Lebanon Derry Bolivar Seward Leechburg Blairsville Homer City Pittsburgh Detroit and Washington D C. Names include George Ellis Davis Leona May Shoop Roy Sylvester Zufall Margaret Helen Stiffler Harvey Stewart McClain Rose Madalyn Hunt Robinson and many others with accompanying locations or initials. The bundled notices present ceremony eligibility across multiple communities and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ellis Davis
West Lebanon
Leona May Shoop
Roy Sylvester Zufall
Derry
Margaret Helen Stiffler
Bolivar ‘Harvey Stewart McClain
Robinson Rose Madalyn Hunt Robinson
J. Wiliam Cramer
Seward Alexander Motner
Homer City
Agnes Louis McIntyre
Christopher Fisher Dun
Pittsburgh
Freda Marie Bryan
Saliaburg
Sebastian M. Kaiser, Jr
Howard M. ‘Kerr
Mono
Washington, D. C
Caroling Balitski
Clymer
Mary Leona Balitaki
Clymer William McGee
Junior Extension Club Meets for Corn and Weiner Roast
The W. C. L. Senior Extension Club will meet at Elmer Lockhart home near Oak Tree station on Wednesday evening Sept 8 at 7 30. A corn and weiner roast and a program of special interest will be featured. Members and visitors invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Lockhart
Oak Tree Station
Death of Civil War veteran Edward Griff ith Hummel in Cherry Tree
Edward Griff ith Hummel aged 80 a Civil War veteran died at his daughter Mrs Glenn Harkins home in Cherry Tree from infirmities of age He was among the last two Civil War veterans in the county with Thomas Rager as the remaining survivor Born April 16 1848 in Whitesburg Armstrong County he served in Co M Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery He farmed in Green township for 60 years retired 20 years ago and lived with his daughter for two years Survived by five of nine children Calvin Bert Benjamin Mrs Thomas James and Mrs Harkins Funeral 2:00 Friday Evangelical church Uniontown Rev Michael R Tyson with military honors at Uniontown cemetery by John Scott Post 521 Cherry Tree American Legion
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Edward Griff_ith Hummel
Cherry Tree
Glenn Harkins
Rummel
Thomas Rager
Whitesburg
Armstrong County
Emanuel
Catherine (Allshouse) Rummel
Co. M. Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
John Alwards
Harkins
Martha Rivers
Green Township
Union
Calvin
Bert Rummel
Benjamin Rummel
Bethlehem
Thomas James
Vincennes
Ind
Evangelical Church
Uniontown
This County
Michael R. Tyson
John Scott Post
American Legion
Mrs Ellison of Wayne Avenue Funeral Notice
Mrs Anna Ellison born Liverpool England June 16 1878 died Tuesday morning after a long illness. Funeral at Bell Funeral Home Wayne Avenue Friday at 2 30 p m with interment in Oakland cemetery. Survived by husband James Ellison daughter Ann and four brothers Alfred James Jack and William Ankers all of Liverpool England.
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Bell Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Oakland Cemetery
James Ellison
Maple Street
Anna Ellison
Liverpool
England
Thomas Ankers
United States
Rossiter
Indiana
Ellison
Rosalter Presbyterian Church
Indiana Tabernacle
Stillman A. Foster
First United Presbyterian Church
Jack Munyon
Tabernacle
Ann
Alfred
James
Jack
William Ankers
Johnston Alfred G. Funeral Rites in Creekside
Funeral services for Alfred Gray Johnston are set for Thursday at 2:00 PM at his Creekside home, with burial in Greenwood cemetery. He died Monday at home from complications. He was born September 15, 1857, lived in Conemaugh township before moving to Creekside 65 years ago, and worked as a farmer. He was widowed, with son Murray and daughter Mrs. J B Falth, siblings Bu F Johnston and two sisters Mrs Joseph Stuchell and Mrs James W Johnstown.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Alfred Gray Johnston
Creekside
Complicationa
Thomas and
Catherine (Poater) Johnston
Conemaugh Township
Creekaide
Creekaide Range
Creekaide Presbyterian Church
John K. Boston
Malinda (Gibson) Johnston
Murray
J. B Falth
Funeral rites for Margaret Louise Clark observed today
Margaret Louise Clark aged one year and five months dies Monday at home in Blatraville. Funeral rites will be held today in Blatrevilla, burial in Bethel United Presbyterian church cemetery, West Wheatfield township. Survived by parents Robert Clark and Anna Marie Paynter Clark and siblings Anna Jean Frances Marie Robert Edgar William. Grandparents A P Clark Saltsbury and Mrs J Q Paynter Saltsbury, and great grandmother Mrs R H Mack near New Florence.
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Blatrevilla
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
West Wheatfield Township
Margaret Louise Clark
Robert Clark
Anna Marie Paynter Clark
Blatraville
Anna Jean
Frances Marie
Robert
Edgar
William
A. P. Clark
J. Q. Paynter
Saltsbury
R. H. Mack
New Florence
Republicans Lead In County Registration For Primary
Republicans show 14 770 registered voters against 10 411 Democrats in Indiana county, marking a strong lead prior to the September primary. Final registrations total just over 25 000, with 683 Republicans and 230 Democrats added in the past week. Many will be denied a September ballot if not registered by today, though a November vote remains possible with late registration.
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Commissioners’ Office
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Commissioners Office
Indiana County Soil Survey Bulletin Now Available
The 1931 U S Bureau of Soils survey of Indiana county is issued at 36 cents by the Superintendent of Documents Washington DC. A complimentary copy may be secured from your district’s Congressman or Senator. The bulletin details soils and crop adaptations, includes a colored map, and notes several soil names such as Rayne loam Gilpin gravelly loam Clymer shately silty loam Cockport loam and Ernest loam. County Agent Warner urges farmers to study it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Soils and Chemistry
Indiana County
Washington, DC
Rayne
Rayne Township
Gilpin
Indiana
Clymer
Cockport
Warner
Local soil conservation head promoted to regional post
John A. Brenneman, longtime Local Soil Conservation Manager and project manager for federal soil conservation activities in the area, is promoted to state coordinator for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Russell W. Reamer of South Seventh Street succeeds him as contact man here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Brenneman
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Russell W.reamer
South Seventh Street
New Hours for Indiana Markets and Groceries
Indiana meat markets and grocery stores will observe new hours starting September 7. Weekdays close at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays close at 9:00 p.m. The Wednesday afternoon half holiday will be observed throughout the year.
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Indiana
Gro Gery
Indiana Banks Close at Noon due to Fair Co operation
Indiana banks will close at noon on Thursday and Friday this week in cooperation with the county fair management. The move aligns with local events and follows guidance from county officials to accommodate fair activities.
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Indiana
County Fair Management
Soil Conservation Meeting At Brushvalley Farm
A Soil Conservation field meeting will be held Tuesday evening September 7 at 6 50 at the farm of R Y McNutt two miles southwest of Brushvalley. Farmers are invited to attend and learn conservation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Y
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First County Fair
Sterling College
Paul B. Carson
United Presbyterian Church
Universal
Sterling
Kans
Carson
Harry Carson
Rook
Jasper Jones
Frederick Jellison
Court House
John R. McIntyre
Margery
Blacklick Township
Jennie E. Nippes
Blacklick
Pauline Fleming
EB. L. Fleming
North ‘Sixth Street
Whitewater
Wis
Ruth
Edward
Peggy Lytle
T. L. Kerr
Hugh
Katherine
Detroit
Mich
Glen ]Campbell
Arcadia
Hillsdale
Kerr
Milas Sara Griffith
Urey
Glen Campbell
Leola May Haleey
Milford
N. J
First United Presbytterian Church
Misa Halsey
Maryville College
Tenent College of ‘Christian Education
Wilbur Campbell
South Fifth Street
Buffalo
N. C
J. J. Calhoun
St. Petersbore
Fla
Calhoun
West Indiana
Boroughs
The
Pittsburgh Paste Gazette
BR. D
Saltsburg
Clymer and
Sharon
Fat
Ally
Ville
Salisburg
Harry James Adams, Jr
John Woods
F. M. Fritchman
Fritchman
Lcense
Carrie (Johns) Adams
Saltsbure
Conemaugh Town
Slater
Dorothy
McClure
John Adams
Nettie Johns
Salzeburg
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Golub
F. Beni
Measury
I. J. Kough
Waterloo
Beni
James Golub
Farrell
Pauline Yurcich
Golub
Bent
Kough
Helen Kough
Washburn
St. Bernard Cemetery
Town
Joseph George
Clymer Road
Aix
Syria
George Han~na
George Hanna
Hanna
George
Hazel Younis
Nicholas ‘Nanolls
Dorothy Williama
Isabel Trod
Clarence Daugherty
South Mahoning Township
Plumville
Daugherty
D. W. Douds
Samuel O. Lewis
Jedge
Earl Griffith
Smicksbury
Clair McMillen
Home
Ansley
Rummell
R. D
Moltie Rothstein
Anna Charlson
Emerson Blose
Irwin M. Behm
David W. Stahl
O. W. Baker
Willam Shoultz
George (. Shoultz
Enrico Forni
Eli Forni
Lula Mayo
Mary J. Dilta
South Mahoning
Alfonso DeGaetano
Alfonso Morgante
John Regzella
Thomaas Lee
Roy Henry
Apollo
Wilson Rankin
Boulder
Col
Menry
Ethel Rankin
Elderton
Mr. Rankin
Henry
G. B. Cilfton
Hyde Park
Edward Griffith Rummel
Alfred G. Johnston
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Indiana County Soil Survey
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