Pittsburgh Good Market for Local Farm Products
The Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce launches its third annual Grading and Marketing Tour starting September 30, visiting Indiana on October 2 and 11 Western Pennsylvania counties. Chairman T. D. Harman says the aim is to boost Western Pennsylvania farmers toward Pittsburgh as a large, profitable market amid foreign-state dominance. The tour will feature agricultural experts and Penn State Extension talks, with multiple meetings planned in each county to demonstrate grading, packing, and selling home-grown produce to city buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
T. D. Harman
Capper-Harman-Slocum, Inc
Pennsylvania State College
Harman
New York
Virginia
America
Infant Died Suddenly in Armstrong Township
Infant George Murray Boyer seven months old died suddenly Saturday evening while being taken to Indiana for treatment. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Murray Boyer, survived by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday at home by Rev McClelland of Elderton and interment followed at Greenwood cemetery. Charged With Reckless Driving Hamilton Neal near town was arrested Sunday on a reckless driving charge after an Indiana-Saltsburg road crash on a curve while attempting to pass. His Buick sedan collided with Miss Marcella Gregory of Latrobe’s car. both drivers escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Murray Boyer
Armstrong Township
Indiana
McClelland
Elderton
Greenwood
Hamilton
Neal
Near Town
Luke Kelley
Stephens’ Farm
Indiana-Saltsburg
Marcella Gregory
Latrobe
Danger Lights at Ritz Theatre with Wolheim and Arthur
The Ritz Theatre presents Danger Lights starring Louis Wolheim Robert Armstrong and Jean Arthur for Thu Fri and Sat shows September 18 19 and 20 First Pennsylvania showing. Mon Tue Wed September 22 23 and 24 features Big Boy with Al Jolson. Thu Fri Sat September 24 25 and 26 offers Three Faces East starring Constance Bennett and Eric von Stroheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wolheim
Robert Armstrong
Jean Arthur
Penna
Big Boy
al Jolson
Constance Bennett
Eric von Strohelm
Indiana Theatre Schedule Promises Two Westerns
Pri Lat presents a program at Indiana Theatre featuring He Climax with an all star cast on September 19 and 20, followed by Trigger Tricks with Hoot Gibson on September 22 and 23 in consecutive showings.
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Hoot Gibson
Weddings Of A Week From Indiana To California
Harritt Wilon Eleonor Wilson daughter of Mrs James W Fulton married Luther Stanley Harritt on September 6 at St Frances chapel in San Diego witnessed by about 150 guests The bride a California resident born in Indiana is a granddaughter of Mrs Jemima Jamison and grew up in Indiana before moving West The groom son of San Diego residents is an assistant test engineer with San Diego Gas and Electric Company Also featured are two other marriages: Wyatt Gregory to Thelma Minnie Gregory on September 13 and Zack Alfred Zack to Hazel Mildred Rhine on September 15 both in the same county area. all parties listed as residents and relatives in Indiana and Blacklick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemima Jamison
Melinda Detwiler
Town
Arthur W. Wilson
Indiana
California
San Diego
California State College
J. A. Harritt
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Wyatt Gregory
Ralph George Wyatt
Misgy Thelma Minnie Gregory
Walter H. Jackson
Nixon Dilay
Frankett
Albert Gregory
Zack-Rhine
Basil Alfred Zack
Hazel Mildred Rhine
Blacklick, R. D. 1
Register and
W. Ralph Cummings
Hig
Court House
Daniel BE. Zack
George W. Rhinie
Blacktick, R.D.1
Shaw and Minnie Bigley Tie The Knot In Fulton Run
Shaw Albert Shaw and Minnie Christine Bigley of Fulton Run wed September 16 at the Court House office with Register and Recorder W Ralph Cummings officiating. The groom is the son of Mrs Katherine Shaw and the late Lee Bigley. Evelyn Marie Kerr and Charles W Kerr of Shelocta joined in marriage at Elderton September 11, with Rev E Wright officiating. The Millen and Kerr families note the couples’ farmer groom and her parentage in Parkwood and Shelocta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw-Bigley
Tobias Albert Shaw
Missi
Minnie Christena Bigley
Fulton Run
Register and
W. Ralph Cummings
Court House
Katherine Shaw
Lee Bigley
Colench and DePetris Wed at St Louis Church
Dominick Colench of Blaissville and Miss Ida DePetris of Homer City wed at St Louis Catholic church in Lucerne on Wednesday. They will reside in Blairaville.
Colored Man Held for Beating Boy in Blairsville
William Dias, a colored man from Blairsville, charged with cruelty to a minor, bound over in 500 dollars for court appearance. He allegedly beat his 14 year old nephew Richard Blackwell, found naked and welted over an inverted chair with a dog whip. Dias claimed he punished the boy to make him honest after alleged theft of fruit. The boy is at County Home in care pending trial.
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William Dias
Blairsville
Dias
Richard Blackwell
Officer Injured While Making Arrests in Seward
Constable Edward Stutzman of Seward is hospitalized in Johnstown with a compound fracture after being struck by a rock hurled by a man as he cuffed three offenders. George McCutcheon Armaugh Wendell Hedges East Wheatfield Dale Briggs Seward faced $500 bond each for fighting and disorderly conduct. hearing scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stutzman
Seward
Johnstown
George McCutcheon
Armagh
Wendell Hedges
East Wheatfield
Dale Briggs
Mazie Parks Her Car at Hindley Home Ends as Mrs Hindley
A small town morning scene centers on Mazie, owner of a shabby car parked daily by the Hindleys’ tree. Negotiations led by Benson and family members result in Mazie gifting a visit and later marrying Tom Hindley, making her part of the Hindley household. The unlikely romance blossoms from a practical parking dispute into a lasting union.
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Doris Hindley
Ted
Tom
Benson
Mr. Hindley
brick /Works
Russia
Marie
Laura Drake
Peach
Munzle
James Hindley
Doris
Mazie
Tom Aindley
Icelandic sagas show Gaelic influences in origins
A Montreal family notice describes the Icelandic sagas as best of their kind, noting they reflect Gaelic and Celtic influences from settlers and Irish bloodlines. It argues that Celtic mythology and language shape the sagas, with early poets aligning with old bards in noble courts.
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Iceland
Ireland
Montreal
Literal Following of His Physician’s Advice
Tyang Gi, a Chinese undersecretary in Washington, mishap leads to a humorous scene as he buys a three panel mirror at a department store to study a lump on his neck and explains the doctor advised keeping an eye on it in a witty exchange with a clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyang Gi
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue Department Store
Tsang Gi
Ireland’s Fairyland and the Lakes of Killarney
The Boston Herald recalls Queen Victoria praising Killarney as Fairyland and Wordsworth calling it the most beautiful spot in the British isles. It notes limited tourism and suggests the single day tour through the Gap of Dunloe as a quick way to see the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dunice
Boston Herald
Castles in Spain Phrase Fades Then Returns in English History
The idiom castles in Spain faded after Elizabeth's accession as anti Spanish sentiment grew in England. It fell out after 1558 and the Armada threat of 1588, then resurfaced around 1850, replacing with phrases castles above the skies and castles in the air.
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Spain
England
Elizabeth
Holland
Walking Stick Insect Camouflage Revealed by Curator
Raymond L. Ditwars of the New York Zoological Gardens explains in Boys' Life that the walking stick insect resembles a dull brown twig. Its habitat is oak trees, the body about a quarter inch thick and the legs like slender stems. Motionless, a living insect can be mistaken for a dead twig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Ditwars
New York Zoological Gardens
Falls Stopped by Ice at Niagara Throughout History
The piece notes that only the American falls have frozen, not the Canadian falls, with dates recorded by the US Geological Survey including March 29, 1648 and several dates in 1903 1909 1912 and 1926. It states the American falls carry about 5 percent of Niagara river flow and freeze more quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ica
Niagara
United States Geological Survey
American Falls
Niagara River
Grace at the table recalled by a traveling salesman
A Kansas City Times piece notes Estelle H. Ries in Mother Wit recounts a traveling salesman guest asked to say grace. He fumbles through a polite, humorous prayer thanking the Lord for recent favors and requesting continued courtesy.
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Estelle HH
Mary James and Allen Bond on Greenwood Pond Rescue
On a scorching June day at Greenwood, Dr. Mary James, a young economics instructor, handles French papers and gossip while a campus rescue unfolds. Hunter is saved from Ramsey pond by Miss Simpson, prompting a romance between James and Allen as he finally admits love and proposes after a dramatic swim and near tragedy.
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Greenwood
Mary James
Mary
Dr. James
Hunter
Ramsey’s
Miss Simpson
Allen
M. Perrichon
Doctor James
Ramsey Pond
Darling
Tre
Jean
James
Clarksburg Sabbath Activities and Visiting Friends
The column lists church events for Sunday including a 9 45 morning Sabbath school and 11 16 preaching service. It notes visitors and extended family from Punxsutawney Vandergrift Indiana Parkwood Pittsburgh and Vandergrift with multiple families visiting last weekend and this week. It mentions Marie Sandles and Lenore Parks among locals visiting relatives.
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Margaret Hart
Owyerbrook
Kansas
Alex Lowman
Punxsutawney
Lowman
Paul Blrick
Vandergrift
Blrick
Car- Me Blrick
Local Notes and Birth Announcements in Indiana County
Frances Kline visits Indiana friends while Earl Miller stays with his parents. Stork brings baby girls to Barr and Hadden families. Various callers at the McCurdy home. Six month old Murray Boyer baby dies. funeral next day. Mrs. Dorsey visits the Ray home. Dr. McCurdy visits H. L. McCurdy. Indiana County students enroll as freshmen at Pennsylvania State College. Auto crash near Cherry Tree burns. two injured. Concrete work begins on Clarksburg Elders Ridge road by M. Bennett & Son.
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Earl Miller
Stork
Ernest Barr
James Hadden
McCurdy
Mra
Shaner
Lee
Jean Hill
Robert Shaner
Frank Waxner
Frank Wagner, Jr
Homer Fairman
Talmadge Lewis
Delbert Alters
Charlotte McCurdy
Walter Rising
Murray Boyer
Dorsey
West Virginia
Steve Ray
C. L. McCurdy
H. L. McCurdy
State College
Indiana County
Pennsylvania State College
Thomas W. Church
South Seventh Street
John B. Hewitt
Indiana
James M. Nix
Church — Street
Homer City
Robert M. Burnette
Salisbury
Peter W. Fisher
Plumsvile
John G. Mitchell
Morris Street
Clymer
Anne B. Moe‘Mullen
Brushyalley
William J
Zions Valley Visitors and Local Calls Report
Mrs Howard Martin of Apollo and Mrs Mary Fink of Vandergrift visited Mr Jennie Anderson in Zions Valley. Mrs Layton spent days with daughter Mrs Walker. James Knob family of Vandergrift and Wilson Cribs family of Blairsville visited local friends. Ina Matson stayed at Ligonter with Elmer Matson. Lee Anderson and James Shearer, with trips to Indiana, were visitors. Howard Martin and Tabor Blair, Vandergrift, did business in the valley. Jennie Anderson and Klingensmith of Leechburg attended Salem church homecoming near Cherry Tree. Neille Anderson and family drove their mother to Apollo.
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Blairsville
Scott Walker
Frank Matson
James Shearer
Lee Anderson
Indiana
Howard Martin
Apollo
Tabor Blair
Vandergrift
Jennie Anderson
Local Visitors Parade Through Area Homes
South Bend residents and relatives from West Lebanon Elders Ridge Apollo Elderton Montgomery Indiana and Paulton gathered for Sunday visits and weekend stays at various family homes. The Weaver family joined the Knepshield family in Apollo while Belle Stewart Ruth Stewart and others hosted in Elderton Montgomery and Indiana. A group traveled to the Indiana fair reflecting regional ties and movement among neighbors.
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Harry Smith
Near West Lebanon
Albert Ewing
Elders Ridge
Maria
Sara Smith
Weaver
H. W. Knepshield
Apollo
Belle Stewart
Elderton
Ruth Stewart
Montgomery
James Moorehead
Indiana
William Moorehead
Herman Knepshield
Lon Alshoune
Royden Fulton
Ellenberger Farm
Clark Stewart
Paulton
I. M. Martz
Oho
Local social notes from North Washington and Indiana visitors
Plum Orehe D F Jones of North Washington visited on Saturday. Miss Rhoda Ramer from Indiana spent the weekend with her brother Ralph Ramer. Miss Marie Kimmel and Miss Em Mabell Stee attended the Indiana fair on Thursday. Mrs Jay Henry of Dayton visited her father J Blouse on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs R A Silvis and others visited Sunday evening at the Ralph Ramer home. A shower was held at J F Kimmel’s home for Mr and Mrs Walter Shaeffer on Thursday. Rev Dodge and family were business callers in Indiana Monday evening.
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D. F. Jones
North
Washington
Rhoda Ramer
Indiana
Ralph Ramer
Marie Kimmel
Em- Mabell Stee
Jay Henry
Dayton
J. Blouse
R. A. Silvis
Gene Silvis
J. F. Kimmel
Walter Shaeffer
Dodge
Party at Stutzman Home Honors Cousin Matilda Houck
Mrs RR DB Stutzman of Winton Dale RD entertained Saturday evening for her cousin Miss Matilda Houck of Bellwood who is visiting. Guests included Doyle and Lester Stutzman, Geo Hill, Dave Lavis, R L Stateman, Fulcomer, Pickworth, Sloughty, Matilda Houck, and Paul Benshoff among others from Cramer Pittsburgh Vintondale Pitcairn Johns Town.
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Stutzman Home
DB. Stutzman
Wintondale
R.D
Matilda Houck
Bellwood
Stutzman
Doyle Stutzman
Lester Matthews
Geo.Hill
Cramer
Dave Lavis
Pittsburgh
Vintondale
Fulcomer
D. J. Pickworth
Pitcairs
Catherine Sloughty
Royalie l
Leslie Stutzman
Paul Benshoff
Frank Bock
Johnstown
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Ritz Theatre
Indiana Theatre
Gloria Swanson
Indiana Motor Company
By Jane Osborn
Hindley Place
Wmdle
Hindley Breatfnat
French
Mary Carey
The
BON Ton
Indiana, PA
Clarksburg
Currys Run
Frances Kline
Howard Fisher
Dockery Point
Lenvis Creano
Burnside
Cherry Tree
Creano
Elders Ridge Road
M. Bennett & Song
South Bend
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