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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1930

Page

5

Governor Fisher To Dedicate Benjamin Franklin Highway Event

Gov. Fisher will address a crowd October 4 in Indiana at 2:30 PM for the opening of the Benjamin Franklin Highway. Delegations from Armstrong Cambria Clearfield Butler Indiana Lawrence Westmoreland and eastern Ohio will attend. A bronze tablet will be unveiled and a decorative program planned for the Court House area.

Armstrong Cambria Clearfield Butler Indiana Lawrence Westmoreland Ohio John 8. Fisher Court House John C. Dight Bureau of Publications Harrisburg C. R. Griffith Marion Center Good Roads State Assembly J. N. Langham Indiana County Courts Kittanning New Castle Ebensburg Apollo Heilwood Indiana County Philladelphia Street Sixth John 5. Fisher National Association John H. Williamson Findley Atlantic Pacific Pennsylvania Porterfield

Indiana Couples Attend Golden Wedding Celebration

Indiana county residents joined Mr and Mrs Wilson Douhitt of Punxsutawney for their golden wedding on Saturday. The couple, in their late 70s and mid 70s, received $92 in gold and numerous gifts amid well wishes from friends. Also notes include church tragedy, births, twins, a dentisting accident, property sale, and a late life marriage license.

Indiana Punxsy Jeff Swan Earle Gray D. R. Shirley Daniel Emma William OG. Anderson D. Blair Shirley Mary Shaffer Indiana County Wilson Douhitt Punxsutaw~ Ney Mrs. Clair Trimble East Water Street Andrew Me,Manus Taylorsville Emma Drusilla Rod Key Cockport

Costs Divided In First Criminal Court Case

Not guilty verdict and cost split in the case of William O. Thomas for fraudulent conversion. Several others entered pleas in the first two days: Fleming on larceny. Dunlap guilty of assault with suspended sentence. Berish guilty, fined 200 dollars, jailed 30 days, damages 84.50 to car owner Tony Pisch. Molnar pled guilty to liquor violations. Praston guilty with no sentence yet. Hollobaugh charges dismissed for lack of evidence. Lydick and Lewis pled guilty. Nardone pleaded guilty to morality charge with no sentence. Mitchell McLain found guilty of fornication with no sentence. Williams pled guilty with no sentence. Palmer charge of fraudulent conversion dropped. Barnardo forfeited bond after failing to appear.

William O. Thomas Criminal Court J. N. Langham Thomas E. Fleming I. W. Dunlap J. P. Berish Tony Pisch Berish Albert Molnar Frank C. Praston George Hollobaugh Luther Lydick Clair Lewis James Nardone Mitchell McLain Dick’ Williams Thomas Palmer Thomas Barnardo

Indiana County Congress of Women’s Clubs Session Next Tuesday

The 20th annual Indiana County Congress of Women’s Clubs will convene at 9:00 a.m. in the Presbyterian church with Mrs. John A. Frick and Mrs. Thomas Smythe among speakers. An afternoon reception for Admiral Richard E. Byrd eliminates the convention session that day, inviting delegates to witness the Byrd celebration and choose lunch spots.

State Federation Indiana County Congress of Women’s Clubs Presbyterian Church Richard HE. Byrd Sioh Byrd America the Beautiful James Stuchell Plumville Music Club of Blacklick and Burrell Thomas Smythe Indiana John A. Frick State Federation of Pennsylvania Berlin Empfield Blairsville Saltsbury Music Club Frick

Three Sons at School and Teaching Daughters Featured in Walter Malcolm Family

Mr and Mrs Walter Y Malcolm longtime North Seventh Street residents rear a brood of six children. Three sons are at school, another works in Ohio, and two daughters teach. Donald studies medicine at Cornell, Douglass pursues physical education at La Crosse State Normal School, Thomas follows a prep college course at Kiski, Harry works for International Harvester in Akron. Catherine teaches in Carnegie schools and Winona teaches in Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh.

Ohio Walter Malcolm Emily Walter Y. Malcolm Estedmad North Seventh Street Donald Cornell University Douglass la Crosse State Normal School la Crosse Wis Thomas

Erie Man Complains License Plate Reveals Age

Harrisburg Sept 28 Solo mon in all his glory would have solved daily Bureau of Motor Vehicles problems. An Erie man objects to his license plate telling his age. His plate ends with the figures masking age but spaced out letters show I AM 82. Commissioner Bynon offered a solution: pay the fee for less revealing tags.

Harrisburg Solomon-in Bureau of Motor Ve Erie Ben Wynon Motor Vehicles Bureau Bynon Hynon

Real estate transfers and notices in Blairsville area

Real estate transfers and property notices list numerous transfers across Blairsville Banks Brushyalley Washington Indiana and Blairsville with amounts from 50 to 2500 dollars. Also notes recoveries guidance on delinquent taxes and local community items including a new Boy Scout president and a hospital operation recovery.

Harry Munshower Norman Moore Blairsville Arthur Coal Mining Co Firs Nat'l Investment Co Banks M. E. Bingaman Sutton-Miller Co J. W. Gray Brushyalley Hannah Thompson Celeste Avalli Burrell Willet Natural Gas Co Geo W R Evans Washington Daisy M. Carnahan Jesse T. Wissinger John B. DeSantis First Nations Bank of Indiana Indiana Mina Shaffer First Nat'l Bank of Indiana Blacklick L. E. Miller James P. Good Conemanga James

Personal Brevities From Indiana Weekend Visit Notes

A long list of local residents and visitors from Indiana, Akron, Philadelphia, and Chicago are named. People travel for visits, studies, or work, including students enrolling at State College and teachers, while others attend juries, vacations, or family gatherings. Miners in Blairsville expect steady six day weeks ahead as winter approaches.

Blairsville J. Craighead

Young Man Dies by Hanging on Indiana Farm Garage

Monroe Byers aged 26 of White Township died by hanging in a garage at the R. S. Mitchell farm near East Pike Indiana three miles east of Indiana. Found by a Mitchell daughter Sunday morning the belt was looped through the buckle and tied to a car rib. Survivors include his mother Mrs Carrie M Byers and brothers and sisters Sarah Peterman Armstrong Township Annie Peterman town James Rayne township Bert Mary Goldie and Vernia at home. Funeral services by Rev J J Mellvaine at the Byers home with interment at Oakland cemetery.

Monron Byers Monroe Byers White Township R. S. Mitchell East Pike Indiana Mitchell Rayne Township James Byers Sarah. Peterman Armstrong Township Annie Peterman Town James Bert Mary Goldie Vernia Byers J. J. Mellvaine First United Presbyterian Church Oakland Cemetery Annie Griffith St. Clair Harry St. Getty Johnstown Thomas $. St. Clair Frethlehem Getty Home Etty Bertha SL. Clair Lottie Davis Homer City John M. Griffith York Jesse Griffith Canton Westmont Presbyterian Church J. R. Roberts Getty

Community Harvest Days Start Here on October 4

Indiana’s second annual Community Harvest Days, run by local merchants, begins Saturday October 4 and runs through Saturday evening October 18. A $3,000 prize pool will be distributed to coupon holders. Each dollar spent earns a numbered coupon eligible for prizes drawn Monday evening October 20.

Indiana

Attacked gas station owner near Nols on the Franklin Highway

John A. Lambing, operator of a gas station along the Benjamin Franklin Highway near Nols, was attacked about 9:00 p.m. Monday. He said the assailant struck him in the face, fled, and Lambing could not positively identify the person despite using a flashlight.

John A. Lambing Nols Nolo Benjamin Franklin Highway Mr. Lambing Fas Lambing

Man Fined for Artificial Light Deer Hunting

Harrisburg Sept 27 The game commission fined John B Brown Lock Haven 500 for using an artificial light in illegal deer hunting George High also of Lock Haven paid 100 in the same case. The Ritz and Indiana theatres moved into new quarters in the Indiana Theatre building including a main reception room and private offices for managers. The rest of the text contains unrelated faded notes and quotations.

Harrisburg The Game Commission John B. Brown Lock Haven George High Giiletig

Miles Davis Fisher Dies In Plumville At 67

Miles Davis Fisher a Plumville resident and brother of Governor Fisher died Saturday afternoon after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held this forenoon at Plumville with interment there. Fisher served as justice of the peace and school director and was a lifetime Republican. He lived on the Fisher homestead, then with his daughter Mrs. C B Axberg. He leaves a son Paul Fisher of Rossiter and several siblings including John Wisher and Mollie A Fisher.

Miles Fisher Plumville Miles Davis Fisher John, Fisher C. B. Axberg South Mahoning Township Fisher Homestead Ambrose Baptist Church Paul Fisher Rossiter John §. Wisher Town Josiah A. Fisher Charles P. Wisher Emporium Mollie A. Fisher Hftie M. McMillen New Kensington

Byrd to Be Greeted in Indiana for Antarctic Lecture

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will receive a hearty welcome in Indiana next Tuesday for his first public appearance since returning from the South Pole. The event, organized by the Leonard Literary Society of the State Teachers College, includes a parade with military and civic groups, a 2:00 p.m. dinner, and Byrd’s illustrated talk on his Antarctic voyage at the college.

Richard B. Byrd South Pole Leonard Literary Society State Teachers College Indiana Admiral Byrd The Antarctic Johnstown Punxsutawnay Dubois New Alexandria Greensburg White Township Pennsylvania American Legion Press Homer City Center Township State Armory Grand Marshall C. C. McLain Blaie Marshall C. C, McLain State American Legion Band Golors Dale C. Marlin Richard E. Byrd U.S.N G.A.R United Spanish War Veterans Roy Teachers’ College South Sixth Street Park Armory School Street South Fifth Street Philadelphia Philadelphia Street South Ninth Street Oakland Avenue Admiral Byrd Pennsylvania Railroad Johnpy Town North Gate

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