Indiana County Hosts 39th Sabbath School Convention
National state and local speakers head to the First Presbyterian church for the 39th Indiana County Sabbath School Association convention with a focus on cooperation in Christian education. Lead figures include Rev. Roy A. Burkhart Walter H. Myers Mrs. J. M. Batley and Arthur R. Bodner as sessions and departmental conferences unfold. In 1934 Pennsylvania farms produced 472,348,378 gallons of milk with Indiana County contributing 6,319,147 gallons and 539,444 pounds of butter amid statewide totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
First Presbyterian Church
Roy A. Burkhart
International Council of Religious Education
First Community Church
Columbus
Walter H. Myers
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
J. M. Batley
Allegheny County Sabbath School Association
Arthur R. Bodner
State Sabbath School Association
Robert L. Clark
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
William L. Austin
Bureau of the
Cengual Department of Commerce
Lancaster
Chester
Bradford
York
Somerset
Two Wrecks On Penn View Hill In Three Days
A big truck ran wild down Penn View Hill on the William Penn highway east of Blairsville. It overturned three times, demolishing the vehicle. the driver and helper escaped with minor injuries. Three days earlier a truck and trailer on the same hill caused one fatality and two injuries. Virginia youth William Bishop, 18, of Accomac, Va., died in Indiana Hospital from injuries after a truck descending Penn View Mountain went out of control. Driver Thomas Sterling, 21, and helper James Lewis, 28, suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn Highway
Blairsville
Virginia
Penn View
William Bishop
Accomac
Indiana
Penn View Mountain
Bishop
Thomas Sterling
James Lewis
Greenbush
Improving Philadelphia Street Surface in Indiana Town
Approximately 20 men are employed to improve Philadelphia Street from the Pennsylvania railroad crossing to the Baltimore and Ohio crossing. Work began this week and the main street section will receive a natural rock asphalt surface as part of city improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Street
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Indiana
Two Men Charged With Theft of Sheep and Chickens
Blaine Berringer 62 of Cherry Tree and Blaine Butterbaugh 24 of Commodore were jailed Tuesday night on theft charges from Green township farms. Sheriff Kooser and officials arrested them. a Justice of the Peace heard the case and held them for court. Raids yielded several sheep and chickens stolen in multiple incidents. three ewes on Charles Conner’s Hillsdale farm were found dead from gunshot wounds, with a $30 payment noted for two of the ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Berringer
Cherry Tree
R.D
Blaine Butterbaugh
Commodore
Green Township
Berringer
Boterbaugh
H. B. Kooser
J. Clair Irwin
Indiana
Jess Beers
Justice of the
Frank Kerr
Grant Township
Tuesiay
Charles Conner
Hillsdale
Ifields
Agents Named for Sale of 1936 Hunting Licenses
County Treasurer John M Thompson announced 16 agents appointed to sell 1936 hunting licenses across the county. 328 permits were isolated from his office at noon. Licenses available weekdays at the County Treasurer’s Office in the Court House until 4 30, except Saturdays when open until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Thompson
Indiana
Indiana Hardware Co
J. M. Stewart & Co
Moore Hotel
Blairaville
S. D. Stiffey & Sons
Homer City
L. K. Fassett
Saltsburg
Shupe Hardware
J. C. Moore Supply Co
Glen Campbell
Vivian Conner
Levis Conner
Heilwood
F. M. ‘Ganoe
Hilladale
A. R. Wanchisa
Court House
Best Apple Year in Pennsylvania Since 1929
Harrisburg reports the 1936 Pennsylvania apple harvest opens with a light crop in northern and western counties but a moderately heavy yield in south central and eastern districts. J L States says profits likely despite the small crop and D M James confirms excellent quality, high color, good size, with prices higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. L. States
Bureau of Marketa
D. M. James
Department of Agriculture
Indiana County Brushvalley Fair Prepares For Saturday Events
The Brushvalley Fair at the Community building features home and farm product exhibits, with Indiana County Horseshoe Tournament finals in the afternoon and a clay pigeon shooting showcase scheduled for the day. Local residents, including several from nearby towns, are set to attend and enjoy a day of activities and competition.
Dog Licenses Issued Count Reported by County Treasurer
The County Treasurer reported that 9,239 dog licenses had been issued. The figure reflects registrations processed to date and underscores ongoing compliance efforts by local authorities.
Buckeye State nickname came from 1840 campaign
The article recalls how Martin Van Buren's push for re election helped enthrone Gen William Henry Harrison and earned Ohio the Buckeye State name. It notes buckeye log cabins and cider wagons in parades mocked as aristocratic tastes, the shift to frontier imagery, and Harrison's decisive victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeyes
Martin van Buren
Flory Andrew Jackson
White House
van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
Buckeye
Harrison
Washington
Tippecanoe
Ohio River
Alleghenies
Gen. Harrison
Buckeye State
Western Newspaper Union
Walter Neal 25th Wedding Anniversary Near Trade City
About fifty relatives and friends celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Walter Co. Neal's silver wedding anniversary at their home near Trade City on Sept. 20. A six o'clock dinner preceded music and conversation. The couple, lifelong residents, have one daughter Edna who teaches in North Mahoning township. Many gifts were given and guests included several local families and visitors from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Co. Neal
Trade City
Neal
Edna
North Mahoning Township
Mra. Neal
J.C. Buchanan
Mra
Pete Weaver
Mary Jo
Jof Dubois
JW. C. Chap
H. B. Neal
Eb, Simpson
Selina N. Barber
Raymond
Thomas Barber
H. R. Widdowson
Indiana
JL. W. Anderson
Tpunxsutawney
J. B. Troutman
Smicksburg
John W Neff Named Representative for Mutual Life
A. F. Haas, manager of the Pittsburgh Agency of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, announces the appointment of John W. Neff of Indiana as a company representative. Neff served 11 years at the State Teachers College of Indiana as director of the music department and has an active civic life with Rotary, the Indiana Country Club and other local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Haas
Pittsburgh
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
John W. Neff
Indiana
Neff
State Teachers College of Indiana
Department of Music
Rotary Club
Indiana Country Club
Homer City Couple Celebrates 59th Wedding Anniversary
County couple Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hobaugh of Homer City R D 3 marked the 59th anniversary of their marriage with a family homecoming at their residence on Thursday September 17. Mr. Hobaugh is nearly 80 and his wife 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Hobaugh
Homer City
R.D
Prominent Men Called by Death at Rolling Rock Club
Prominent Indiana figures died in rapid succession. William J. Jack, 53, of Indiana, collapsed after a horse event at Rolling Rock near Ligonier, later dying of a heart attack. Dr. B. Shaulis of Indiana hospital, highly regarded surgeon, died following an appendicitis operation. Funeral details and survivor lists provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Rolling Rock Country Club
Dr. Shaulis
Indiana Hospital
William J. Jack
Indiana
Ligonier
L. W. Robinson
Summers M
Margaret F. (Mitchell) Jack
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter
N. H
Yale Universalty
Yale
Harvard University
Martha Taylor
A.T. Taylor
Los Angeles Military Academy
California
Jndiana State Normal School
State Teachers College
James L. Jack
North Sixth Street
Greenwood Cemetery
B. F. Shaulis
Shaulis
Stead
Somerset County
Frederick 5. Shaulis
Edward F. Shaulis
Frederick S. Shaulis
Mary Ann (Pyle) Shaulis
Mies B. Maude Steinrod
Indiana State Normal School
Medical College
Indiana Man Joins Knox College Faculty in Wisconsin
Dr Mack T Henderson of Ripon Wisconsin resigns from Ripon college after three years to become director of admissions and assistant professor of psychology at Knox College Galesburg Michigan He holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University 1929 and MA and PhD from the State University of Iowa 1933 His Knox duties begin September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Knox College
Ripon
Wis
Mack T. Henderson
Church Street
James I. Henderson
Ripon College
Galesburg
Henderson
Ohio Wesleyan
State University of Iowa
G C Murphy Co Buys Kittanning Properties For Expansion
The G C Murphy Co has bought the Market 8b properties of Kittanning Supply Co and Mateer Furniture Store in Kittanning to expand its business in Armstrong county seat. The notice mentions expansion plans and includes a Ford quote about perseverance, a side note on the hot dog’s 1805 German origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Murphy Co
Kittanning
Kittanning Supply Co
Mateer Furniture
Ihs
Armstrong County
Evangelistic Conference Planned at Elderton Church
The Kittanning Presbytery Evangelistic Conference will meet at Elderton Presbyterian on Tuesday afternoon and evening September 29 starting at 2:00. The program features Rev. M. Rudolph Miller at 2:00, Rev. C. W. Kerr at 3:00, Rev. W. F. Klein at 4:00, fellowship and supper, Rev. M. M. McDivitt at 6:30, evangelistic worship at 7:30, and an evangelistic address by Rev. W. F. Klein at 7:46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Cupola and Clock to Stay on County Court House
County Commissioners retain the cupola and town clock atop the county Court House despite protests. An investigation found no safety issue with the cupola clock housing. Federal aid for planned county building and jail improvements was denied, leading to cancellation of the project after delayed approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Ita
United Presbyterian Missionary Society invites national meeting
The United Presbyterian Missionary Society extends an invitation to the Women's Missionary Society of North America to hold the 64th annual convention at the First Church of Indiana from June 11 to 15, 1987. About 800 delegates are expected, with Conemaugh Presbyterian hosting for the first time. Mrs. J. M. Lashley of St. Louis is president of the General Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conemaugh ‘Presbyterian Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Women's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Indiana
United States
St. Louis
Conemaugh Presbyterian
General Missionary Society
J. M. Lashley
Samuel W. Shane
Conemaugh
Personal Briefs From Indiana Neighbors Across the Region
A stream of social notes lists Mrs. George Davis of Clymer visiting Pittsburgh, Ellsworth Rudi heading to Detroit for college, and many families visiting or hosting relatives in Mercer Indiana Cleveland Harrisburg and Williams College. Attending events include Dr. M. M. Davis at the American Legion convention in Cleveland and Burton Stevenson off to the University of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Clymer
Pittsburgh
Ellsworth Rudi
School Street
Detroit
Mica
Paul Gland
Dale
Jesse Osborne
Mercer
Indiana
Howard Zellers
Cleveland
Helen Zellers
Ninth Street
Wayne Moore
Marion
Ben Hill
Water Street
Jemmia White
Arthur Logue
Coudersport
David Mack
North Sixth S
Williams
Vermont
Williams College
Maurice Trueal
DuBois
Earl Truaal
West Church Street
Robert Kime
Kittanning
William Holstein
South Eleventh Street
Walter Wiggins
Harrisburg
James Wilgins
Church Street
Harry T. Rankin
The
Savings & Trusts Company
New York City
H. R. Dorr
White Township
Paul
East Smithfield
Bradford County
Donald Miller
L. E. Miller
West Philadelphia Street
Dickinson Law School
Carisle
Horace Thompson
Virginia Beach
B. J. Williaima
South Sixth Street
M. M. Davis
South l Seventh Street
American Legion
William B. Allison
Wayne Avenue
Canton
J. E. Parky
Windsor
Can
Willam Parks
West School Street
Belle O'Neill
Sumter
S. C
W. R. Wissinger
Howard Runyan
Mabel Wissinger
Town
Mra
Glenn Johnston
Homer City
Burton Stevenson
B. F. Stevenson
North Sixth Street
Kiski
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Calvin Buchhelt
Edward Bu
Elmer Els
Church Atrest
British Isles
Johns Hopking Orchestra
Johns Hopking University
Baltimore
D. J. Miscus
Ione
Robert
William
East Water Street
John H. ‘Truby
State College
Truby
Mabel Fiscus
First Presbyterian Church of State College
Todiana
First United Presbyterian Church
Rousing Republican Rally Opens Campaign
United States Senator James J. Davis addressed a county wide rally at the Indiana fairgrounds urging coal industry stabilization under Governor Alf Landon as President. He warned prosperity depends on national recovery and called for fair wages, condemning cut throat competition while noting wage declines in southern coal operations. Frank L. Pinola and R B Arthur Sweeny spoke for state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsaylvania
United States
James J. Davis
Indiana Fairy Grounds
Alf Landon
Davis
America
South
Landon
Frank L. Pinola
Arthur Sweeny
Greensburg
Indiana
Real Estate Transfers List of Indiana Area Deals
George T. Robinson and R. J. Roberts exit for four tracts and a lot in East Wheatfield and Marion Center with nominal sums. Transactions include Arcadia Water Co. 2 acres for 500 dollars and multiple Indiana area parcels, ranging from 100 to 4 000 dollars, with numerous buyers and lenders recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Robinson
Pennsylvania Electric Co
East Wheatfield Township
George F. Robinson
Rev. R. J. Roberts
John Weanor
Marion Center
Indiana Lumber & Supply Co
Todd L. Brown
Lwrite
W. N. Neal
Allk Louis
Young Township
Joseph P. Mack
Cherrys Hill
Rudolph Thelsa
Guiseppe Zatuto
Indiana Borough
Mother and Daughter Scalded by Overturned Boiler
Mrs. Scott Thompson and her daughter Rose were burned Friday afternoon in Robinson when a boiler of scalding water tipped over while they were moving it from a stove. The mother's feet suffered severe scalding and the girl sustained burns to her hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Thompson
Rose
Thompaco
Robingon
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Noble Fritz
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Margaret Prothero
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Dubois Harry &, Borland
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Ste Indiana
Esther Shaffer
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Anna Gacek
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Magin Wo
Starr Watson
Walter, Neal
Mutual Life Insurance Company
DR. B. JF. Shaulis
Dr. EB. F. Shaulis
Henry Ford
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Johann Georg Lahner
Frankfurt
Germany
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Roosevelt
Walter Lippmann
Alf M. Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
Elderton
Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Missionary Society
Newton
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London
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