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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1922
Page
2
The Indiana Progress a county paper lists subscription terms cash in advance and rates for one year nine months six months and three months. It notes obituary notices cards and poetry and requires payments to The Indiana Progress Indiana Pa.
Miss Gladys Margaret Wilson daughter of Dr. and Mrs A W Wilson of Saltsburgh wed M Howard Green of Harrishurz Friday at Kiskiminetas Springs School Saltsburg. Rev Dr Robert D Wilson of Princeton and Rev George M Ryall of Saltsburg officiated. The bride wore satin crepe and princess lace. sister Ella Mae Wilson was maid of honor. Harry Ostrander attended for the groom. After a motor trip to the Adirondacks the couple will live in Harrisburg. Indiana guests included Hon John Fisher and family and Mrs Lizzie Sutton and Mrs Harry Wilson.
The marriage of Margaret Jane McCullough to William B. Harkleread was held at Atwood with Rev J Wallace Fraser officiating. The bride wore white silk canton crepe and carried white carnations and lilies. After a trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, the couple will reside in Atwood.
Several couples wed in Indiana and surrounding areas, including Calhoun and North at the bride's home with Rev. W. L. McKee officiating and plans for a eastward trip after the ceremony. Others include Learn and Long in Saltsburg with Rev. O J Planning, Gibson and Beahr in Homer City, Householder and Bloomquist in Indiana, and Smith and McQuown at Marion Center Presbyterian Church.
A one day Sparks circus visit arrives in Indiana with a Tuesday morning parade of painted wagons elephants horses and clowns through the streets. Two afternoon shows begin at 2 00 o clock featuring Charbino Fiora Bedini and Bessie Hollis with a long parade and numerous acts including performing elephants and aerialists.
Two local weddings reported from Indiana and Cambria county. Thomas Smith Carry, son of Mrs Mary P. Thomas and Frances N. Smith, daughter of EB Walker Smith, wed at the Smith home in a brief morning ceremony conducted by Rev. Dr. White. The couple will reside locally after an eastern trip. Irvin J. Shick, son of Mr. and Mrs James Shick, married Francis B. Murray at Johnstown’s Franklin Street Methodist church parsonage, with a wedding supper and lake trip to follow. Shick is a machinist with long association to Sutton-Miller Co.. Murray is a Patton native and former Patton schools teacher.
Melain-Garee Harry D McLain and Miss Bertha Irene Garee wed at Abensburg Baptist parsonage with Rev J M Tarson. Lawrence Plouse and Lou Hae Lydieck from Marion Can married by Rev W L McKee. Joseph Heavy and Anna Lewock tied in Pittsburgh. Elmer Smith and Rose Fish el wed at Clymer. Bergman family reunion in Livermore with relatives from Indiana Apollo Johnstown Blairsville and nearby towns gathering for dinner and renewing ties.
Trancey Music House competes improvements to a Philadelphia street storefront opposite the Court House. The front now showcases pianos and victrolas while the rear houses booths for phonograph records. The two bungalow styled music booths feature lighted aisles, roofed shingle exteriors, and ventilated rooms. A piano display room with easy chairs sits at the rear, and a basement repair and tuning room, led by H A Butterweelk, adds service.
Munroe A. Snyder advertising manager of the Bon Ton store here is transferred to the Greensburg Bon Ton store and left Monday evening for new duties. He will be succeeded by Barry, formerly of Swartz Brog in Altoona and the Boston Store of Chicago.
A condensed list shows multiple marriages granted or pending among residents including Elmer Smith Diamondville Rose Wishel Lawrence Plouse Loudessa Lydick Ernest Bloomquist Hazel Householder R Paul Gibson M Grace Beahr Harry Thomas Frances N Smith George ID Walte Vernie K Warner and Shelocta.
The Juterary Society plans a program at Gordon school house on September 12 featuring songs by the society, recitations by Clair Smith Esther Lyons Clary Dunlap and others, music from Victrola, readings, quartette and intermission. A debate on horticulture profitability and lime application is included with speakers McCrea Shields Lydick and Mock.
The Jefferson County Fair in Brookville Pennsylvania runs September 12 to 15 promising the greatest fair yet with daily events. A group of 40 Seneca Indians from a New York reservation will perform lacrosse on Friday at 3 p m with Seneca All Stars facing Allegheny Indians. Baseball fast horse racing and an auto show are on the agenda along with a boxing kangaroo feature. Educational Firemen Agricultural Industrial Day and other activities fill each day. Local visitors Clell and Paul Bhank of Clymer attended Saturday.
During his world tour wandering the globe in a four wheelbarrow, Happy Jack says he passed through Indiana, Pa., where Miss Hulda Stumpf, a mission worker from Uiatfield, asked him to greet her hometown friends. He left Boston in 1918 and claims to have lived by contributions without working or begging.
The Pennsylvania National Guard announced several promotions including Capt. William E. Pierce to major for executive officer at the 58th Infantry brigade headquarters and Capt. Joseph J. King to captain as adjutant of the 110th Infantry. Major John W. Woodend of Salisbury was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the same regiment.
The Farmers Column in the Indiana Progress will dedicate one column weekly to farmers issues. Readers may send farm poultry or livestock questions to Indiana Progress Indiana. County Agent John W Warner will answer as many questions as possible after receipt. The column welcomes discussion of farm work and farm life by readers.
Seed corn selection meetings led by E J Walters seed specialist from State College will be held September 11 and 12 at four locations with Farm Bureau cooperation. A Peach Borer control demonstration using paradichlorobenzene is planned for September 15 near Armagh, detailing proper application and safety notes for trees. A county meeting to consider affiliation with the American Farm Bureau Federation is set for September 16 at the Court House, with a representative to explain plans. Local residents and farmers are invited to attend these events.
Indiana gathering at the Walzer home on a Sunday celebrated several family birthdays this week. Honorees include Grandfather and Grandmother Lichteberger and Edward I Lehteberger, Mrs. Walker's parents. Halsie Walker and Edward Walker have birthdays this week as well. Labor Day and the county fair add to a busy period for the families.
Indiana County Pomona Grange No. 68 holds a day of sessions at Penn Run on Thursday September 28 with morning business meetings and committees, afternoon talks on roads farming conditions and a fifth degree conferral. A neighbor party for Mr. and Mrs. Carley of Phoenix is noted along with property sales and notices.
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