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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1933
Page
4
Farm Extension News urges careful seed corn selection this year to prevent root rot and disease. County Agent Warner emphasizes choosing ears from healthy stalks with space and proper drying to avoid mold. He warns against overvaluing show traits and stresses disease resistance and high yield as key factors.
A list of 103 Indiana county dairymen with certified or clean Bangs disease tests has been prepared by the Extension Office in the Court House from Bureau of Animal Industry data. The list aids buyers seeking cattle from herds screened for Bangs disease and tuberculosis, with copies available at the County Agent’s office.
A party of twenty five potato growers joined a Chicago tour sponsored by the potato growers association. They traveled by train from Torrance, stayed at the Sherman hotel, and visited the World’s Fair sites including Wings of a Century, the Adler planetarium, and the Armour plant. A bus tour led by A E Mealiff covered city sights while rodeo events at Soldiers Field drew attention.
Beekeepers will gather Thursday September 14 at 9 a.m. at John Woods 200 North Seventh Street for a demonstration by R. J. Anderson of Penn State on building a home made honey extractor. Using a barrel gears and hardware store materials, a $6 extractor may be built versus a $20 to $25 store price. County Agent Warner offers detailed plans.
Austin Corwin appointed constable in the First Ward Blairs ville to fill the unexpired term of the late William F Henderson Ruffner appointed judge of election for Glen Campbell to fill the vacancy since the judge elect is a postal employee and ineligible William Baird named election inspector for Glen Campbell appointments made by Judge J N Langham
A western prairie reader finds the sea mystical as land ends at the shore and waves rewrite the imagined borders. The ocean’s immensity inspires wonder beyond mountains, provoking poems and contemplative gazes on the sand and horizon.
Joseph Aloysius Hansom, born 1803 in York, registered a one horse, two wheel safety vehicle patent in Britain. He sold the patent in 1840 for 50,000 pounds and became famed for the Hansom cab while designing buildings across England. He died June 29, 1882, and is buried in Fulham London.
Beetles with air breathing anatomy yet aquatic life are found in cold swift brooks of the Great Smoky mountains. They hatch underwater and live most of their lives submerged, emerging briefly after pupation for a short flight to aid distribution. Scientists note their low oxygen needs due to inactivity as a partial explanation.
The text traces Sambucus from Greek roots to elder stalk harps used in antiquity. It notes varied sizes from small Welsh-like to large instruments, played by sambacing female harpists in Greece, often from Egypt or Asia, who performed standing or seated while dancing girls swayed to the music.
A compact quotation discusses judging people by clothes family or wealth, noting external measures mislead. It contrasts human judgment with the eternal question at death, asking what deeds a person leaves behind versus property. The piece reflects a moral reflection on honesty, legacy, and the limits of material measure.
The tea plant naturally reaches 20 to 80 feet but is kept around three feet by pruning. This yields compact young leaves and shoots that are easy to harvest. Tea is perennial with leaves picked every 10 to 12 days year round. Quality depends on the bud and tip picked. buds and tips yield flowery tea, while including young leaves yields orange pekoe, then pekoe, souchong, cangou and dust.
The Shama thrush in India is nicknamed the thunder bird. It vocalizes softly to coax mealworms during a thunderstorm, then switches to harsher notes if the reward is delayed. The bird’s behavior links weather with its feeding calls and song.
Funeral services were held for Joseph Hi Burgess 69 of Blairsville at his residence conducted by Rev. Roger Charnock. Burgess, born Erie September 22 1872, died Friday at Cresson State Sanitarium after extended illness. He worked 20 years in Indiana as an accountant for Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co later ran a Blairsville restaurant and wholesale business. Survived by widow Elizabeth, children Richard Frederick Howard Blairsville and home residents John and Virginia, sisters Mrs. Earl B Hewitt Jr Mrs. Elmer Shatter Mrs. J F Parks and Miss Hattle Burgess of Erie.
The funeral will be held Sunday at Conemaugh United Presbyterian Church with interment in Saltsburg cemetery for Mrs. James P. McLaughlin a 68 year old Conemaugh Township resident who died Thursday at her Saltsburg area home of heart trouble. Survived by husband, daughter Jane Rearick of Elderton, six sons John Alvin Grover Hervey George and Clair, and many siblings including Mrs. O A Moore and Mrs. R A McKinney both of Vandergrift and others in Ohio and nearby towns.
Obituaries report the death of Martin Fiscus at his home near Shelocta and memorial rites at Wasson Hill cemetery. Born October 28 1851 he lived as a farmer in Idaho community and left a large family including Susanna Miller Fiscus and numerous children spread across Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri and Kansas City. Also noted is the death of Albert Smith 67 a miner and longtime Iselin Union church member with survivors including Emma Drew Smith and several children. Horace Riddle aged 77, a longtime Green township resident, died after illness following pneumonia contracted at the Raftsmen reunion in Hampmeigh.
Mrs Mary Ferguson McKee long time Jacksonville resident died Wednesday at home age around 68 born Blacklick township November 26 1856 she leaves son Oliver McKee Homer City daughter Elsie McKee six grandchildren two great grandchildren and siblings David Ferguson Murraysville Joseph Ferguson Saltsburg Mrs Mary joined Jacksonville Presbyterian church interment in Greenwood cemetery Fred Feitshans 61 Marion Center resident dies pneumonia services held 2 pm Wednesday Rev C A Waltman interment Marion Center cemetery John Davis 80 lifelong Cherry Tree resident dies pneumonia leaves Robert and Lizzie Davis funeral led by Rev C O Anderson burial in L O O P cemetery Cherry Tree
Mrs William F Travis aged 73, a native of Indiana county and longtime Reynoldsville resident, died Monday from pneumonia. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Augustus McComminsky and was born and raised in the northern section of the county.
Funeral services were held at St Bernardi Catholic church for Frank Aress aged 63, found dead in his East Philadelphia Street apartment Sunday afternoon. Neighbors alerted police after a day of silence. Coroner Dr Witt Clair ruled death from natural causes, likely eight hours before discovery. Aress had no living relatives.
The Armstrong Grange schedules its Wednesday meeting for September 28 at Parkwood schoolhouse. Events include orchestra, readings by Fran Hamilton, a discussion on home conveniences, an extemporaneous class, a play, song by H R Couch, a debate on farm life versus town work with named participants, a monologue by Mrs. Lawrence Falley, and an orchestra encore. visitors are welcome.
In a playful fragment the speaker laments singleness and jokes about finding a maid to soothe his loneliness. The archaic spelling and weird punctuation obscure meaning, but the mood is flirtatious and humorous with references to bed and companionship. The poem mixes medical terms and romantic longing with a humorous tone.
Local residents share visits and trips with Baltimore and nearby towns. Social events include an Eastern Star program in Blairsville, performances by regional musicians, church supper plans, and everyday calls on friends and family across Indiana and nearby communities.
By 1932 the Boy Scouts of America had graduated 1,568,000 boys and none were ever convicted in a criminal court, illustrating a strong track record of conduct among members.
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