Funeral services for James Montgomery Wakefield
Funeral services were held Monday at his residence with interment in Greenwood cemetery for James Montgomery Wakefield 84 former County Commissioner and West Wheatfield resident who died Saturday after a long illness. Born March 26 1852 he led in many community activities serving as township school director road supervisor and County Commissioner 1912 to 1916. A lifelong Democrat and member of Germany M H church he is survived by eight children 40 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren living in West Wheatfield Robinson Bolivar Greensburg Youngwood Elk River and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Cemetery
James Montgomery Wakefield
West Wheatfield Township
James
Cinthia (Palmer) Wakefield
Germany M. H. Church
Edward Bowser
W. B. Altimus
C. B. McGraw
West ‘Wheatfield
Township
C. W. Hewitt
Robinson
J. H. Treasurer
Bolivar
A. L. Cribbs
Greensburg
H. C. Wakefield
Youngwood
J. C. Wakefield
Elk River
Minn
Funeral service for Alexander Murray Hopkins in Mahoning
Alexander Murray Hopkins 79 longtime East Mahoning resident died Sunday morning at home from a heart ailment after pneumonia. He was born February 13, 1857 and was a farmer and elder in Mahoning United Presbyterian Church. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at the church with Rev. Shane and Rev. Work officiating. He leaves his second wife Amanda Thompson, a daughter Mrs. Lester Steele, a son Mark Hopkins of Portland, Ore., three grandchildren and a sister Mrs. Myra Cole of Fort Collins, Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoning
Mark Hopking
Portland
Ore
Myra Cole
Fort Collina
Colo
Miss Bess E Thomas Dies After Operation at 59
Funeral services held Tuesday at her residence and interment in Oakland cemetery for Miss Bess E. Thomas of Church street who died Sunday in an Indiana hospital from complications after an operation the previous day. She was born in Armstrong township and lived in Indiana most of life. An employee of Troutman Company store and a longtime M B church member. Survived by step mother Mary F. Thomas and sisters and brothers Mrs Edna Longwill, Mrs David Livingston, Harry I. Thomas, and Robert H. Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Cemetery
Bess E. Thomas
Church Street
Indiana Hospital
Lewis B
Mary BR. Thomas
Armstrong Township
Indiana
Troutman Company
M. B. Church
Holt Hughes
Mary F. Thomas
Mra
Hdna Longwill
Clymer
David Livingston
Buffalo
Harry I. Thomas
Hagerstown
Robert H. Thomas
Denver, Colo
Carpenter John Haldin laid to rest in Oakland cemetery
John Haldin of Ernest died in Presbyterian hospital Pittsburgh on Thursday aged 14 years in the community he worked as a carpenter for Consolidated Lumber and Supply. He was a Lutheran church member and a substantial citizen. Survived by his father Gustav Haldin of Finland and a mother Mrs. Gustav Haldin of Fulton Bug plus several relatives in Indiana Ernest New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Cemetery
John Haldin
Ernest
Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh
Consolidated Lumber & Supply Company
Lutheran Church
Paul Risinger
Indiana
Orle Styers
Fred Thayer
New York
Edward
Jarl
Astrid
Rudolph
Ruth
Pearl
Guetave Haldin
Finland
Slater
Fulton Bug
Lingle Rites Held for Harvey B. Lingle in Grace ton
Harvey Bowman Lingle 57 died Tuesday at his Graceton home after a long illness. Funeral services will be at his late residence Thursday evening at 7 30 conducted by Rev G B Letchworth of Blacklick. Interment is in Philipsburg after his sister Mrs Thomas Whitaker arrives from Los Angeles. He was born January 28 1879 in Philipsburg and worked with Graceton Coal & Coke Co. for years. Survived by wife Agnes McGonegal a son Harvey Jr and brothers C M Lingle Paul Lingle sister Mrs Thomas Whitaker and several sisters in Tacoma Wash.
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Harvey Bowman Lingle
Graceton
G. B. Letchworth
Blacklick
Philipsburg
Thomas Whitaker
Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas. Whitaker
Migg Helen Lingle
Hugh Adams
Louise Sturges
Tacoma
Wash
Misa Mildred Helman Dies in Philadelphia at 21
Misa Mildred Ruth Helman died Friday evening in Philadelphia from a fatal heart attack while visiting a friend. She was aged 21, daughter of the late Abraham and Mrs. Helman of Indiana, born in Cherryhill township, with relatives in Indiana Blairsburg White Township and Philadelphia. Funeral services at Robinson Funeral Home followed by interment in Grove Chapel Lutheran church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Funeral Home
Grove Chapel Lutheran Church
Misa Mildred Ruth Helman
Philadelphia
Abraham Helman
Indiana
Cherryhill Township
Clarence Helman
Clyde Altman
Carrie Wadding
O'Hearn
Donald Helman
Blasirsville
Harry Helman
White Township
Thelma Helman
Saltsburg man Joseph Delisi Sr dies at 70
Joseph Delisi Sr of Saltsburg died Friday at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh after a brief illness. A native of Italy, he moved to the United States 29 years ago and ran a fruit and produce business in Saltsburg. He and his sons also operated theaters in Saltsburg Avonmore and Nanty Glo. Survived by daughters Mrs Josephine Demario and Inex Delisi and sons Joseph and Samuel Delisi of Saltsburg and residence Avonmore. Funeral Monday at St Matthews Catholic Church Saltsburg followed by burial in the church cemetery.
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St. Matthews Catholic Church
Saltsburg
Joseph Delisi
Mercy ‘Hospital
Pittsburgh
Italy
Salisburg
Avonmore
Nanty-Glo
Josephine DeMario
Joseph
Samuel Delisi
Inex Delisi
Ernest man 76 dies after illness at home
George Gibarty Sr aged 76 died at his home in Ernest on Wednesday night Sept 9 after a string of diseases. A native of Austria born Feb 21 1860 he lived in Walaton before moving to Ernest where he worked for the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. Surviving are son George Gibarty Jr of Ernest two daughters Mia Anna Prehoda of Flint Mich and Mrs Mary Sabochick of Ernest fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial was at St Bernard's Roman Catholic cemetery in Ernest.
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George Gibarty
Ernest
Austria
Walaton
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
George Gibarty, Jr
Mia
Anna Prehoda
Flint
Mich
Mary Sabochick
Burelal
St. Bernard's
Ling Charles L Hing dies in Indiana hospital
Charles Luther Hing Ling son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Ling of Ernest died Sunday in Indiana hospital Born January 12, 1935 he leaves parents a brother Wayne a sister Twila and grandparents Mr and Mrs William Claweon of Lucerne and William P Ling of Listie Funeral services are this afternoon at the home with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luther Ling
Charles L. Ling
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
Wayne
Twila
William Claweon
Lucerne
William P. Ling
Listie
Greenwood Cemetery
Surgeon Beaumont’s 1822 Fort Mackinac digestions tale
A misfired shotgun near Fort Mackinac in 1822 wounded French Canadian voyageur Alexia St Martin. Army surgeon William Beaumont treated him, studied digestion, and over ten years developed methods still saving lives. The diary notes describe inserting thermometers and observing gastric juice to map digestion.
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Fort Mackinac
Mich
Alexia St. Martin
William Beaumont
St. Martin
Beaumont
St. Martin's
Frontier Army
Western Newspaper Union
Dollar Certificates to be Sold in Indiana County
A quota of 1500 Dollar Certificates will be sold in Indiana county as set by the Finance Committee of the Republican National Committee and the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania. Mrs Sutton, Indiana, directs the county campaign with volunteers making house-to-house calls. The state notes over 44,000 contributors, crediting volunteer women. the 1932 Hoover Roosevelt campaign had 940 Republican contributors.
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Indiana County
Finance Committee
Republican National Committee
Republican State Committee of
Pennsylvania
Mra. R
Sutton
Indiana
Man Charged With Looting Railroad Car Near Avonmore
Felix Visnesky, 24, of Palmer near Uniontown, was arrested by railroad police on trespassing and larceny charges after confessing to stealing clothing and crucifixes from a Pennsylvania railroad car near Avonmore. He sold part of the loot for 23 dollars in Avonmore and Vandergrift, and was lodged in the county jail after questioning in Blairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Visnesky
Palmer
Uniontown
Lieuwt
J. R. Love
Pittsburgh
Seret
G. L. Isherwood
Blairsville
Avonmore
Pennsylvania
Visnesky
Vandergrift
80 Days in Jail Minimum for Drunken Drivers in Cambria
Judge John H McCann of Cambria county declared that 80 days in the county jail will be the minimum sentence for drunken drivers in the future. He spoke as he sentenced Edward M Starkhart of Johnstown to 30 days after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria ‘Co
John H. McCann
Cambria County
Cambria
McCann
Edward M. Starkhart
Johnstown
Young Republicans to Wage Vigorous County Campaign
At the Young Republicans re organization meeting on Thursday evening Barbour was reelected chairman Other officers chosen included Mrs Clarence Watson vice chairman Herbert Buch man corresponding secretary Miss Nancy Simpson recording secretary and Millard Frye treasurer Plans are being completed for holding meetings throughout the county before the close of the present campaign
Hidden Taxes Speech by Al M Landon in Buffalo
Al M Landon argued at Buffalo on August 26 that indirect taxes such as on food clothing gasoline and cigarettes fall mainly on low and middle income groups including wage earners salaried workers farmers and small business owners, obscuring the cost of government.
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al M. Landon
Buffalo
A Lemon for Ike 6 Ike and Mike in a village tale
In a rural tale twins Ike and Mike Lemon clash over a forbidden card game and a girl named Sadie. Mike pressures Ike to join a risky night of mischief at Blackberry Hill, testing loyalty, love, and family bonds in a tight, old time setting.
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Isaac
Michael
Ike
Mike
Sadie Lemon
Sadie
Blackberry Hill
Tke
Getter
Lemon Farm
Twin Love and a Wedding That Surprises All
In a rural tale, Ike plans with Sadie for a May wedding while masking his true aim. Mike, Sadie’s intended, learns of the scheme and forbids it, but Ike learns the truth and seizes the chance. Sadie’s realization comes too late as Ike and Sadie wed, with Sadie unaware her first kiss preceded the marriage.
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Ike
Sadie
Mike
Kate
Sadie Lemon
Hig Twin
Virginia Folk Tunes Include More Than Mountain Songs
Virginia violinist Winston Wilkinson, holder of a University of Virginia folk music fellowship, explains that Virginia folk tunes span the state beyond the mountains. He notes a rich collection of ballads and dances sung by educated Virginians, with ties to historic works like Piers Plowman and themes echoed in Burne’s My Love’s Like a Red, Red Rose.
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Virginia
Winston Wilkingon
University of Virginia
Cecil J. Sharp
Wilkingon
Robert Burne
Boccaccio
Highland chiefs protest gas station on battlefield
Descendants of Highland chiefs who fought at Cullo den in Scotland object to a planned gasoline station on the battlefield site. They protest the construction citing historical significance and preservation concerns.
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Battle of Culloden
Scotland
Hospital Labs and the Hunt for Cancer
A historical note traces modern hospital laboratories to a recent era, contrasting with ancient Egyptian temples where rooms labeled Laboratory and Preparations hinted at early hopes of science. It highlights the laboratory as medicine’s nerve center and the global push to conquer cancer, framing it as the greatest long-term medical pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dendara
General Hospital
Margaret and Bill Debate Human Differences in Size
Margaret asks if women are taller than men and Bill answers affirmatively. He cites general trends and mentions variation, noting height differences are not universal and depend on individuals.
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Margaret
Bill
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James M. Wakefield
Alexander Murray Hopkins
Bess E. ‘Thomas
Harvey B. Lingle
Misa Mildred R. Helman
Joseph Delisi, Sr
Leon Celeski
St. Bernard Church
Washington Township
Dorothy Yonick
Creekside
Elizabeth Kievich
Home
R.D
Mary Calaky
Chester
George Gibarty, Sr
Charles Luther Hing
Scott Watson
Woodburn Granite Works
Sooth College Avenue
Ponna
Willis & Henderson Flora Company
Wayne Ave
Penney’s
Penney’s J. C. Penney Company, Incorporated
Indiana Hardware Co
Philadelphia Street
Indiana, Pennsylvania
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