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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
3
Local notes from Hillsdale recount community visits and family travel across Indiana and Maryland. Residents attend parties, church events, and school openings while others plan teaching assignments and automobile trips. Several families report injuries and vehicle incidents, with updates on nearby towns and schools.
Proposed amendment to article nine section four authorizes issuing bonds totaling fifty million dollars to fund highway improvement. Requires voter approval at November 1918 general election. Sets debt limits but allows bond issuance for highways with state assurance of revenue sources. Cyrus E Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth, authenticates the resolution.
Proposed amendment to Article Nine Section Eight sets city and county debt caps, Philadelphia specific limits, and borrowing rules. It details tax bases, debt percentages, expenditure rules, and sinking fund provisions, with a true copy certification by Cyrus E. Woods.
A joint resolution proposes amending section sixteen of article sixteen of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It shifts spending rules to require appropriation and specified expenditure limits before any state treasury payment. The measure outlines legislative and executive process for approval and allotment of funds.
A fragment notes that all public money shall be paid by the State Treasurer and warrants drawn by the Auditor General, referencing a true copy of Joint Resolution No. with CYRUS and WOODS mentioned.
The document presents a Pennsylvania constitutional amendment proposal to cap city debt at ten percent of taxable property value, with special rules for Philadelphia. It details borrowing limits, required electors' consent, and revenue tests to ensure debt service can be covered, plus provisions for sinking funds and public works financing. The text cites sections and articles and outlines methods for calculating the deductible debt and conditions for city obligations maturing within set dates.
Mrs Jese Cochran and Mrs G J Kim with children visited relatives in McKeesport while Seoth Crile and Tandy from Ellaville joined family in Greensburg. Channon and W P Marah transacted business in Bolivar, and Mes Sam Atneris and Hazel Patterson visited Msilesville for men.s group. Geraldine Cochran spent Sunday with Trane Claavaon as W Boring visits Strongstown.
Clarksbury a St Meyer of Somerset county spent the weekend with friends here. Mr and Mrs Marshall Hazlett visited Vidiana and Himnete with friends. Mrs Fern Clark will board the teachers. Miss Dible and Miss Wall are present. Mr and Mrs Alex Jewel of Livermore visiting. Arthur Coulter to stay with his wife Mrs TEM. The Fewmuan and Attle son Mugen visited Albany and spent time with friends here. Culbertson and companions attended the presbytery meeting at Planning this week. Mr and Mrs Albert Hart of Pittsburgh returned home after spending the week with friends here.
The text outlines financing terms for construction indebtedness, allowing interest and sinking fund charges for one year after project completion without a tax levy. It references section ten, article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution and is signed as a true copy by Cyrus E. Wood.
A joint resolution proposes amending section one of article ten to index all taxes by uniform rates within counties with general laws allowing exemption for religious worship places burial sites private or corporate charity public institutions and public property used for public purposes. Section two sets the proposed amendment for vote at the next general election after the first Monday in November 1919 with ballots printed as required by Pennsylvania election laws.
Graceton residents and visitors are noted in a stream of short items. Homer City resident M A Graceton visits Mrs George Taylor, Mrs George Ree visits Coral friends, Center County guest Raymond Tec, and Willan Rewdr improves to return to work. Miss Ethel Raytor Brockwayville visits relatives. Jesse Edwards King buys a Dord? D J Walker and Roy Mikosell motor to Mt Walker near Shelocta. Mrs Samuel Mette of Imighteres hosts, Mr and Mrs Marcey Coy visit, Acorn roast at John Hockenberry home. Miss Ilpha Nippes returns from Pittsburgh. Indiana visits by Montford St Clair, Raymond Diehl, Ton Solinsky, Andy Orehouski. Graceton near empty Thursday for fair. Rev Wetzel and George Taylor visit Indiana. O W Mikesell visits Homer City. W W Harbison Sabbath with Alexander Harbison, West Lebanon. Harry Kerr family of Hooversville visit relatives. Mish Twila Colkitt spends days with friends. In Indiana Robert and James Sharp visit Brackenridge homes over Sunday. Mrs A P Calhoun and son William spend Sabbath with Virginia and Ed Miller.
Community roundup lists Mr and Mrs Clark Gandhive returning to Cleveland from a two week visit. Several Punxsutawney high school students and local families are noted visiting relatives, attending church, or recovering from illness. A social at No 9 is announced and residents are mentioned moving houses and hosting guests. Local names include Knox Miller Simpson Shatver Kippert Pollock Blakelyle Miler Shields Allison Baun Engle Repine Yarnel McAnulty and Laye.
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