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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1930
Page
6
A dense OCR like ledger shows recurring lot, acre, and tax figures across Indiana Borough and surrounding townships. Names such as Eugenio Barbinio Curt Bracken and Geo. W. McCullough appear alongside parcels in multiple years 1923 through 1929 with coal and surface acre classifications and total assessments by county officials.
Harrisburg reports warn autoists and rural travelers to avoid stealing farm property during fall. The 1925 General Assembly law makes larceny of farm property a crime with fines up to 600 dollars and possible imprisonment up to three years. Offenders on farm lands may be prosecuted by local authorities and should file complaints locally.
A long OCR text outlines several joint resolutions proposing amendments to Pennsylvania's constitution. It covers sections on uniform taxes and exemptions for public properties, amendments to article three and sections permitting fiduciaries to invest trust funds, limits on free passes by transportation companies, voter qualifications, and a new debt provision authorizing up to fifty million dollars for veterans and World War era service related payments. The document is signed by James A. Walker, Secretary of the Commonwealth, with multiple joint resolutions numbered 2 through 5.
In a suburb a busy city man, AVID TRU, seeks a summer escape and falls for Poppy Gale. He joins her social circle, helps at a rummage sale, and becomes entwined in her charity work. He contemplates marriage and proposes a trust fund to sustain her causes, revealing tensions between romance and commitments.
Deputy health secretary J Bruce McCreary urges parents to keep children in good physical condition through the school year. He warns against relaxing summer habits, emphasizes fresh air and after school exercise, regular sleep, and proper diet, and says devitalizing amusements should be avoided for all grades.
An old southern planter asks a servant to tell him what the afterlife is like if he dies first. The servant agrees but asks the planter to return by day. A note adds that Rhode Island could become a Tom Thumb golf course if the craze continues. Rev Marlin Heath will preach at Shady Plain school house Sunday at 10:30.
An advertisement offers The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette together for 6.00 a year to R. F. D. readers and residents in towns without a Pittsburgh Post Gazette agent. Orders should be sent to The Indiana Progress in Indiana, Pa.
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