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Established in 1856 VOLUME 81 NO, 37 .81 Patriotic Service INDIANA WEEKLY MESSENGER, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938 $1.60 PER YEAR SIXTY YEARS AGO From the Indiana Messenger Files of May 22, 1878. J. R. Smith and S. A.

Smith, Editors. The committee on permament certificates, consisting of Prof. J. M. Foster, S.

M. Jack, G. W. Innes, John T. Bell and M.

Marshall, met in Indiana last Saturday and recommended the Superintendent of Public Instruction to confer this high degree of scholarship on Misses Mary Loughry and Sallie Moore, of Indiana, and Misses J. A. Kinter, Alonza Lowman, D. H. Tomb, J.

H. Stewart, J. C. Rairigh, Geo. W.

Gilbert, J. P. Lytle and J. C. Bleakney.

Latest market quotations: corn and oats chop, 100 Ibs. bran and shorts, mixed, per ton, butter in good supply, lOc and 12c; eggs dull at 8c and 10c; potatoes, nominal quoted at 20c to 25c. Married On May 14, James I. Lydick to Emma Stephens, all of Indiana. May 2, Edgar B.

McCormick to Maggie McKeafe, allof Cherry Tree. May 16, John H. Hazlett, of Hillsdale and Hattie Armstrong of Grant Twp. TWENTY YEARS AGO From the Indiana Messenger Files of May 16, 1918. H.

K. Smith, Editor. Marriages May 9, A double wedding took place at Blacklick. Grace Houston the bride of George W. Page of Min.

eral Point and Mary E. Cribbs the bride of Harvey F. Schenk of Blairsville. May 8, Elmer C. Jewart of Plum- and Esther B.

Mahan of White Twp. Thursday, Charles J. Fritz of bile left the road near Marion Center. On May 21, Jesse Blair Stiles of Indiana, Lessora Kerr of Glen Campbell and Samuel Harold Shaffer of Indiana, Louise Jane German of Funxsutawney were married in Cumberland, Md. Marriages Saturday, Kenneth Orr, of town and Mary Beulah Henry of Cherrytree.

Marriage Licenses John Petras, Clymer, Susan B. Yurko, Starford; Charles Gibson, Dixonville, Beatrice Yoder, Sagamore; Frank L. Wirdzek, Mary E. Adamick, Blairsville; Joseph S. Byers, Irene M.

Stemier, Derry; Elmer R. Shankle, Rochester Mills, Blanche A. Kephart, Clymer. Deaths Sunday, Bennet Stadtmiller, aged 85 years of Indiana, Pa. Friday, Leonard M.

Barr, aged 34 years of near Shelocta. Wednesday, Madison A. Carnahan, aged 57 years, a resident of Washington. Sunday, Mrs. Zachriah Bruce, aged 34 years.

May 15, Wm. Elkin aged 79 years a resident of West Mahoning. Tuesday, Miss Lillian Thompson, aged 75 years, a native of Indiana. Saturday, H. C.

Zimmerman, aged 68 years in Blairsville. Saturday, Samuel D. Steffy, aged 86 years, a citizen, Blairsville. Sunday, James W. Flowers, aged 70 years of Blairsville.

Daniel Wilson to Samuel Kler, 4 icres in Conemaugh township, 1.00. 'John O'Hara to Norman A. Shl-ck house and lot in Indiana, $1.00. E. L.

Hunter to Edward Henry Kress, 1 acre in Brushvalley town ship, $1.00. Eugene Wilson to Lorraine Leslie 10 acres In Blacklick, $1.00. John A. Streams to Tait Streams, house and lot in Rayne township, $1.00. Elizabeth Fairman to Laird Smith, 24 acres In Washington townehip $1.00.

The Russell Coal Mining Co. to Mike Betso, 10 acres in Green township, $1.00. William Dias to W. S. Lawrence, lot in Blairsville," $1.00.

Wilber C. Brown to Irvin M. Behm, 167 acres in North Mahoning township, $1.00. Andrew K. Mack to Andrew P.

Mack, 73 acres in Buffington township, $1.00. Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. to William A. Moss, house and lot In Indiana, $1.00. HISTORIC GROVE GHAPFL CHiCH RE-DEDICATED LARGE AUDIENCES WITNESSED VARIOUS CEREMONIES IN CONNECTION WITH EVENT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Blairsville and Mary Conemaugh.

Lowman of Saturday, Talmage Runyan of New Kensington and Roxie George of Wednesday, Admiral Dewey White of Juneau and Olive Pearl Wachob of Covode. Harry E. Shugarts of Troutville and Beulah Sloppy of-Big Run. Big Real Estate Hall was sold last Friday by Henry Hall to the Rochester Pittsburgh Coal Iron Co. for a consideration of $20,000.

Possession was given at once. Deaths Sabbath, David Ortz, aged 78 years a resident of Indiana. Thursday, Mrs. Geo. Strang of Wil- fourton Oklahoma, aged 73 years, a former resident of Punxsutawney.

A marriage licenses was granted in Cumberland, Md. to Wilmer Roser, of Heilwood and Mary Waltermire of Clymer. Alfred C. -Dickson to Robert R. Forsha, house and lot in Blairsville, $1.00.

Mary A. Lawten to Gabriel Ba- tistelll, tract in Conemaugh township, $1.00. Ada M. iCaldweil to John E. Sink, lots in Center township, $1.00.

Effie Buterbaugh to Miles Lock- TEN YEARS AGO From the Indiana Messenger Files of May 24, 1928. H. K. Smith, Editor. The stores this week are paying 24 cents for eggs and 35 cents for butter.

A big airplane recently made a landing on the farm of H. Cameron, near Pikes Peak, last week. John N. Huston, aged 57, of Commodore was instantly killed early Saturday when an automo- The new federal crop law appears to be bogging down, says William Bruckart. Signs of rebellion are discussed in his "Washington Page 2.

The importance of a sound mind in a sound body in maintaining personal efficiency, is the subject of the Sunday school lession for this Page 3. Should children have their tonsils removed? "Yes," say some physicians; others say "no." Dr. James W. Barton has pertinent comment on the subject in this page 7. Big doings in Red Eye Pete's Gin Emporium! See Mescal Ike in our comic section this week.

Lee Chiswick's desperate battle against cattle rustlers, told in the exciting new serial, "To Ride the Page 6. ard, 76 acres in 'Green township, $1.00. Charles A. Groft to 'Frances M. Cunningham, house and lot in Indiana, $1.00.

S. O. Peterson to Iva B. Claypool, house and lot in Indiana, $1.00. Russell Coal Mining Co.

to Watso Wido, tract in Green township, $1. Arthur Cramer to Miles Lockard, 76 acres in Green township, $1.00. Farmers Bank Trust Co. to W. Ford Coleman, lot in.

Indiana, $1.00. Josephine Furnace and" Coke Co. to Edwin L. Foreman, 2 lots i'n Burrell township, $1.00. Murray W.

Boyer to William Herbert Boyer, house and lot in Indiana, $1.00. Martin V. Pierce to Niel McKinney, lot in White township, $1.00. Albert B. -Shaw to Celesta Gwynn, 13 acres in Pine township, $1.00.

Glenn Ma-bon to Mattie R. Waser, 50 acres in East Mahoning township, $1.00. First National Bank of Saltsburg to Blanche Stift'ey, lot in Conemaugh township, $1-00. Joe Bondra to Matthew Watson, house and lot in Center township, $1.00. Premo Bozalle to Guy L.

Hileman, 2 lots in Pine township, $1.00. First National Bank and Trust Co. of Greensburg, one-fourth interest in lot in Homer City and Center township, $1.00. John C. Kunkle to Margaret M.

Kunkle, house and lot in liomer City, $1.00. Margaret M. Kunkle to Lisle H. Kunkle, tract in Center townehip, $1.00. Matthew Watson, to Joe Bondra, tract in Center township, $1.00.

H. W. Spencer to Blairsville Savings and Trust house and lot In Blairsville, $1.00. M. D.

Beatty to Bert Braughler, 75 acres in White township, $1.00. Wilmer H. Beatty to Milton D. Beatty, lot in Indiana, $1.00. Frederick Peter Everett to Helen Deal, house and lot, 142 acres in Brushvalley, $1.00.

H. Todd McGaughey to J. A. Miller, house and lot in Indiana, $1.00. J.

N. Langham to James R. Maloney, house and lot in Indiana $1.00. Jane Gilson Lowman to Reuben Oscar Richardson, lot in Shelocta n.oo. Joe Bondra to Joe Bondra, Jr.

274 acres in Center township, $1-00 House of Worship, Located North of Indiana on Route 119, Has Been a Power for Good in That Community for 05 C. T. Schlotter Is the Present Pastor. Historic Grove Chapel Church, which has stood upon a hill approximately six miles north of Indiana, along Highway Route 119, for 65 years, was rededicated with appropriate ceremonies last week. Rev.

C. T. Schlotter is the preeent pastor of the congregation and presided at the various activities, which started Thursday evening with the Neighborhood Night services. Rev. W.

F. Pfeifer, president of the Eastern -Conference of i-the- Pittsburgh. Synod, delivered the sermon. Rev. George Dale Wolfe, pastor of West Sunbury Parish, was the speaker on Pastor's Friday evening.

The rededication sermon was delivered on Sunday morning by Rev. George Bowersox, pastor of the Hebron Evangelical Lutheran church of Leechburg. Hon. Judge E. E.

Crops made the address on Sunday afternoon. The greetings to visiting pastors and to the assemblage were given by Attorney Wallace C. Chapman. Rev. Arthur J.

Pfohl, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, Indiana, delivered the closing sermon of the re- IES Mrs. Mary IJalnl Services were hold on Saturday li Punxstitawney, followed by interment In that city, for Mrs. Mary Balrd, aged 72, who died Wednesday evening in her home in Punxsutawney, following a long A native of Scotland, the deceased was first married to David Hogan and following his death married William Baird, of Indiana, who passed away over a year ago. Surviving are these children born to her flrst union: Muir, David, Robert and William Hogan, all Punx- eutawuey, and these brothers and sisters, William and James Frew and Mrs. John Nichol, of Punxsutawney, and Muir Frew, of Dixonville.

Mrs. Lenora Morrison Mrs. Lenora Morrison, aged 38, who died on Monday in the Williamsport hospital following an operation, which she underwent Thursday, was the widow of William Morrison, of Marion Center. Following the death of her husband, who died in the Indiana hospital In 1931, she had resided In WilHamsport, where she onducted a beauty shop. Surviving her mother, Mrs.

David Morrison, of Reynoldsville; a Ister, Mrs. Frank Grey, of Williamsport, and these brothers, Hugh Sell- jr, of Ramsaytown; John and Mathew Seller, of Reynoldsville; Harry Seller, of Warren, and Frank Seller, of Williamsport. Funeral rites will be held today the home of her mother and in- erment will follow in the Reynolds- ille cemetery. dedicatory ceremonies on Sunday evening. Mrs.

Leah 'Cooper, of Rayne township, donated to the congregation a large lot for the church, parsonage and cemetery on June 12, 1872. For this reason it was sometimes called 'Cooper's Church." The building ommittee consisted of Win. Wolfe, Robert Little, Jacob iCreps, George jotz and Erasmus Cooper. The orner stone'was laid on July 17, 873, with Rev. A.

C. Enrenfeld in iharge of the ceremonies. Rev. leorge Scholl, oC Altoona, dedicated the church on December 28, 1873. The congregation' was egularly incorporated on December 12, 1879, during the pastorate of Rev.

-Peter Bell. The parsonage was erected during the pastorate oi! Rev. Amos who served from October 15, 1SS4, to October 15, 1SS5. The church was repaired in 1887 and was remodeled and rededicated September 2t), li)12. Extensive re- nodellng and repairs of the church completed recently.

MARIUAGK LTOKNSKH Mrs. Eula Hill Funeral rites were held on Saturday at her late residence, followed by burial in the 'Beechwoods cemetery, for Mrs. Eula Hill, aged 67, a long-time resident of Blairsville, who died on Thursday in the Allegheny General hospital, Pittsburgh. was a graduate of Allegheny College, was the of Rev. George Hill, who died 25 years ago.

He serve! for a number of years as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Beecliwoocls, near DuBois, where the couple resided before locating in Blairsvilla. Surviving are these children: Geo. M. Hill, of Blairsville; Mrs; A. J.

Bell, of Canton, Dr. Raymoul Hill, of Plagerstown, Mrs. Hillman, of Rochester, N. H. Hill, of Bast Orange, N.

and R. P. Hill, of W.ooster. She also leaver a sister, Mrs. O.

E. LeRoy, of Blairsville. Mrs. Hannah (Stahl) Wadrtell Services were held on Sunday in the Church of God, Garmantown, followed by burial in the Mt. Union cemetery, for Mrs.

Hannah (Stahl) Wacldell, aged 68, who died on Thursday evening at her home in Garmantown, where she had lived for the past six years. The surviving children are Mrs. Rose McGrail, of Cherry Tree; Mrs. Carl Gressley and Murray Stahl, ol' Barnesboro; Mrs. Elinor Williams, of Beaverdale; Mrs.

Walter Ficks, of Conemangh; Mrs. Frank Berney, of Sayre, and Earl Stahl, of 'Colvor. She; also leaves ton grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, throe stop-sons, Harry Stahl, of Heilwood; Spear Stahl, of Tyrone, and Ward Stahl, of Akron, and three sisters, Mrs. lola Shultz and Mrs. -Mary Grinder, of Leech-burg, and Mrs.

Elizabeth Bruwick, of Ohio. SnmiicI M. Cfooksliank Services were conducted on Monday in the Robinson Funeral Home, Saltshurg, followed by 'burial in the Sultsburg cemetery, for Samuel M. Crookshank, aged 89, a resident of Saltsburg for a number of years, who died on Saturday in the County Home. He Is survived by a sister, Mrs.

Susan Nixon, of Pittsburgh. At. a bridge party given on Friday evening, Mrs. Viola, Moorliead, of Indiana, announced the marriage of her daughter, 15 mm a Jenn, to Dam Howard Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel II. Martin, of Chestnut street. The ceremony performed Mrs. JOIixabcUi Llshlaip-McQunken ln Cumberland, by Rev. G.

BL, A complication of diseases caused Baughman, pastor of the the death of Mrs. Elizabeth (Hopkins) Lightcap McQuilken, aged 73 at her home on 446 Washington St. on Tuesday morning. "A daughter of Robert and Catherine (McQuown) Hopkins she was born in Rayne township, on February 11, 1865, and had resided in Indiana for the past 24 years. She was a member of the Washington Presbyterian church.

Surviving are two sons, E. R. Lightcap and W. E. Lightcap, of Indiana, and three sisters, Mrs.

Sadie Jeffries, of Rochester Mills; Mrs. Vine Keller, of Clymer, and Mrs. DePorter, of Darlington, Pa. Six- grandchildren are living. Funeral services will be held at.

her late home at 2:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon by Dr. Harry Burton Boyd, and burial will ibe made in Washington church cemetery. Episcopal church. The bride gradU uated from Indiana High school the C'lass of 1936 and lias been dated with the Marios Theatre slnctf that time. Mr.

Martin Is also a uate of Indiana High School and attended Virginia Military Academy, He is employed by the State way department. Accompanying 1 the bride an4 groom to Cumberland were V. Wadkins, of Indiana, manager of tap Manos Theatre, and Miss erly, of Derry, who also were mat 1 ried at that time. The mother Mrs, Wadkins was the only witness to the wedding. Mr.

andl Mrs. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. kins will make their homes in ana. i Morgan-Jones Miss Wilburta L.

Jones, daughter of Mm. Katherine (Jones) Ott, ot Sllgo, Clarion became the bricla of Raymond W. Morgan, son oC Mr, and Mrs. E. J.

Morgan, of 1326 bury avenue, Johnstown, at a cera- mony performed at 4:45 o'clock, oat Friday afternoon, in Franklin street Methodist Episcopal church, Johnstown. The church was beautiful in simple decorations of fern, banked the chancel steps, interspersed with tall standards of pink gladioli. The altar was arranged with whita peonies and gladioli. Rev. Dr.

W. K. Anderson, read the service, using the double ceremony. The ceremony was performed on the 36th wedding an- liversary of Mr. Morgan's The bride's-ring had been worn bjr Mrs.

Emma Susan McNcal Services were conducted on Sunday afternoon in the Streams Home on Church street, fol- owed by burial in the Greenwood cemetery, for Mrs. Emma Susan Mc- Veal, aged 70, of town, who died on 'riday in the Indiana hospital from i heart ailment. The deceased, whose maiden name was Miss Emma Susan Coy, was a daughter of John S. and Margaret oy, and was horn in Cherryhill township. She had lived the greater part of her life in Indiana, and was the widow of James McNeal, who died 35 years ago.

Her husband was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Indiana many years ago and was a member of the firm of 'McNeal. She was a member of the Zion Mr Mor grandmother, and Lutheran church. Rev. R. B.

Hurt, I bridegroom's ring had been worn-by his mother. Attending the couple were Miss Katherine I. Jones, twin sister off the bride, and Percival N. Park, botti of Indiana. The former Miss Jones, given in marriage by her step-father, SU Ott, was attired in an ivory satitt wedding gown with long train.

Tho gown was worn by the bride's grandmother on her wedding day nearly 50 years ago. Her veil was fastened! with a wreath of myrtle and whito. larkspur. She carried an old- fashioned bouquet of gardenias, sweet peas and Her bridesmaid wore a blue taffeta gown and a corsage of pinfe roses. Mrs.

Morgan was student in the art department of Indiana StatQ minister of the Christian church, conducted the funeral services. She leaves a sister, Miss Arabelle Rachel Coy, who made her with the deceased. home Fran 1927. A. JoKeph A.

iVIcKelvey, aged -Hi, wo) I known rural mail carrier of East Whcatfield township, died in Lee Hospital, Johnstown, on Tuesday morning with a complication of diseases. He WUK a son of the late Clark McKelvey and Mrs. Flora (Mack) McKolvey, of lOust Wheat. iiold township, and was born on No- vomber 7, 1891. He had been em- Mrs.

Frank Klingensmith Mrs. Mabel (Clawson) Klingensmith, aged 37, wife of Frank Klingensmith, and a native of Young township, died at her home in Apollo oil Sunday morning at 2:00 o'clock, with a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clawson and was born near Clarksburg, in Young township, on September 28, 'ISO 9.

She was united in marriage to Klingensmith on March 12, Mrs. Klingensmith was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Teachers College. church of Apollo. Surviving are her husband and four brothers: Walter Clawson, of New Alexandria; Wilmer Clawson, of Indiana, U.D.; Ira Clawson, of Salina, and Dorry of Derry. Surviving stepchildren are Alvin, Lester, Marie and Klingensmith, all of Apollo.

Funeral services were held in church, near Leechburg, on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Kdgar HariK-r an;) Rev. G. K. Sample and burial was made in Forks cemetery, MOXS SI "EAR Kit I'llKIWTS SIO.AHON Thomas Robinson Crab Tree Sara Marie Smith Greensburg Nick Kokolis Homer City Sue Bondra Graceton Harry Griffith Ravle Ernest Rachel Lydia Ann Deemer, Bolivar Guenio Abruzzo Warren, O.

Olga Buffaline Tunnelton Robert Cecil Phar McKeesport Luela Ruth Duke Tunnelton Glenn Ellenberger South Bend Clara J. Townsend South Bend Bert Sheets Lucerne Mines McKelvey, at home; two sisters, niOKit IV ST.ATN THIS FALL Caiiin on ('. K. Fiirn: Is for Summer H. AlcClarin, Iravelin- warden, discussed con.serv^Uoi; lums with the Indiana hion.s last.

ht. He talked chk-fly about I Indoor herd of Pennsylvania, and predicted 'an open season on antlerleis.s deer this full, tine to an in.siifl'icienl. supply of winter forage for tho herd. Mr. Morgan- is an instructor in Johnstown High School.

At the close of the school i.enn couple expect to tour live western Upon their return Uu-y will reside in Johnstown. The bride and her family the of Miss Alma Hl.iii-hell during; heir stay in I Mo.v Honored son of and Mrs. 'rvin S. of Nonh Sixth and a rfi.Miior in the S-hoo-l of I'iiisineKs Administration at the University of fi recently to the Owl, University yearbook Hall of Fumo, for many ac- I'iM i-ai. 11.

He is also a ployed by the govornmunl for -some i chairman Hill Williams reported time as rural mail carrier from Se- lne Ijjon nou i tn camp is ward to Boltz, Armagh and other i for i l(i Hummor of 1938. It will be towns. Previous to UiU work he- no( i Juno 15, on the C. S. was engaged in farming.

Besides Kunkle farm located on the Homer his mother, and his widow, Mra. Blanche (McCullough) McKelvey, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank Cody, of Pittsburgh, and Miss Sarah Anna M. Andres Beyer James Sphon, Jr Luxor, Pa. Rosalie Noel Crab Tree George Tolin Ernest Martha Ann Brody Coral Joe Gromotaky Sagamore Catherine Renosky Beyer Mrs.

J. I). Wertz, of Clyde, and Mrs. H. N.

Altemus, of Armagh. Services will be held in the Clarke Home, in Seward, on Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock and burial will be made Clyde. in Bethel cemetery, near City Aultman road. Details of personnel will 'be announced later. The camp will care for about twenty children over a period of six or eight Del social iraiL-rii'iy, and Omii-ron Delta honorary na- (ioniil activities fnitcrnilv.

weeks. A benefit skating party will Monday afternoon be held at the Indiana roller rink on Monday, June 6, and all the proceeds will go to the health camp. James Moyer of Twin Rocks was caller in town Sunday, Walter E. Kissinger Si 1 was business caller in Johnstown Tuesday. M.

D. Beatty of Pittsburgh was business visitor in town Tuesday. He made a very pleasant call on the Messenger while in town. Mr. and Mrs.

E. 0. Cramer of Johnstown, visited their brothei-, ter G. Cramer, of Mr. and Mrs.

R. F. Stiffler and Mrs. Mary kahman of Johnstown visited with friends in town Sunday. the Their son, William S.

Cramer, who graduated to music from the Teachers' Training- College last week, returned xvitlt them. William Cramer has been gaged for the next term to teacli music and history in the schools Clymer..