Farm Show Opens in Harrisburg With Record Exhibits
Harrisburg January 8 1951 The State Farm Show opens today in the 13 acre Farm Show Building featuring 11 000 individual exhibits of farm products and a livestock display totaling 1723 head. Governor Duff will speak at tonight’s 10 000 seat arena ceremony as 600 000 visitors are predicted during the five day run. Also reported were fatal injuries from a mine fall at Leckrone Coal Company mine injuring Farmington man Floyd Staup on the eve of his birthday.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
Frm
Horst
James H. Duff
Connellsville
Leckrone
Plymouth showing at hotel Schenley draws notable guests
In Pittsburgh today EB F Borstorff Merton Fitch Smith Hixson and Mex Brown attend the Plymouth showing at the hotel Schenley. Miss Margaret McCarthy and Miss Kathryn Connors of this city attend Francis Harrington funeral in Cleveland. Numerous locals travel for visits and medical care across Jamestown Cleveland Ithaca and Erie with travels involving veterans, hospital stays, and family gatherings.
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EB. F. Borstorff
Merton Fitch
Smith Hixson
Mex Brown
Pittsburgh
Plymouth
Hotel Schenley
Margaret McCarthy
Kathryn Connors
Francis Harrington
Cleveland
J. F. Needham
Maple Avenue
Jamestown
Ruth Lanston
Lich Park Street
J.B. Besnow
B. Bower
Douglas
Ubell
Ithaca
Bow
Cornell University
Peebles
Park Istreet
Sir Koh
Carol Mae Cochran
A. V. Cochran
East Frederick Street
Buffalo
William Haenel
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tesas
Willian Haenel
West
Frederick Street
Bridal Shower for Miss Genevieve Wastak Honors January Wedding
Bridal shower for Genevieve Wastak, soon to wed Tim Reed on January 20, hosted by Mrs August Wascak, Miss Josephine Kondrickt, and Mrs John Wascak at Hatch Street home. 35 guests enjoyed baked ham sandwiches, potato salad, olives, pickles, cupcakes with Gen and Thom, Jello, coffee, and orangeade. door prizes and canasta wands won by several guests. gifts poured in for the bride-to-be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Wascak
August Wascak
Josephine Kondrickt
John Was‘cak
Hatch Street
Genevieve Wastak
Tim Reed
Julia Ficcerdi
John Windahl
Dorothy Neff
Edward Gluvna
Kathryn Gluvna
G.T. Bergman
Joseph Mokwa
Wastak
Miss Mary Ellen Blatt Hosts Bridal Shower Before January Wedding
Miss Mary Ellen Blatt of East Congress Street entertained twenty four friends at a miscellaneous bridal shower Saturday evening. She will marry on January 27. Guests played cards with bridge won by Mrs John Blair and canasta by Miss Katherine Burns. Tea cakes cream and coffee were served at each card table as many guests offered well wishes to the bride to be.
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Mary Ellen Blatt
St. Clair
East
Congress Street
Mary Ellen. Blatt
John Blair
Katherine Burns
Townsend Club Meets at Tiffany Home Observes Founder’s Birthday
The Townsend Club held a Saturday evening gathering at L. R. Tiffany’s South Center Street residence. They marked Dr. Francis E. Townsend’s sith birthday and donated funds to advance his Townsend Plan. Memberships were renewed and several new members joined. An eleven dinner followed with members contributing to the entertainment.
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Townsend Club
Tiffany
L. R. Tiffany
South Center Street
Francis E. Townsend
Corry Grange Meets With Worthy Master Roy Swart Presiding
Corry Grange No 55 held a Saturday evening session at the LOOF Hall with Worthy Master Roy Swart presiding. About 20 attendees joined in group singing and a program on Neighbors. Prizes for best talks went to Swart Lindstrom Akam and Long. An eating contest awarded to Akam and Fleck households. Refreshments followed with further talks and songs. The next meeting is set for January 20.
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Corry Grange
Corry Grange No. 55
Roy Swart
Bertha Warner
Ralph Gates
Thelma Long
William Akam
Lloyd McCray
Gladys Fleck
Walter Fields
Birthday Party For Miss Sally Dimmick
Miss Sally Elisabeth Dimmick, four, was honored at a party hosted by her mother Mrs. Alan K. Dimmick at their Hast Street home. Twelve younger guests enjoyed games, TV, and a fish pond, with balloons and comics as favors, and ice cream cake and cocoa served by the hostess. Out of town guests included Mrs. Jordan Cole and her children John and Margaret of Columbus.
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Sally Dimmick
Sally Elisabeth Dimmick
Satuday
Alan K. Dimmick
Hast Street
Jordan Cole
John
Margaret
Columbis
Robert Roden
Evelyn Norris
Sally
Miss Nadine Snapp Engaged to John Creighton
Local notice from Mrs Florence Snrapp Sparsansburg announces the engagement of her daughter Nadine to John Creighton of Mercer. Nadine is a Sparsansburg High School graduate and a junior at Edinboro State Teachers College. Creighton, Grove City High and Penn State alum, served 14 months in the Marines and works at Torrance State Hospital Blairsville. Wedding plans are undecided.
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Nadine-Snapp
Florence Snrapp
Sparsansburg
Nadine
John ©. Creighton
Mercer
Snapp
Sparsansburg High School
Wl Preent
Edinboroh
Torrance State Hospital
Blairsville
Mrs Milton Van Dresar Hosts Card Club Event
Thursday evening at the West Pleasant Street home of Mrs Milton Van Dresar featured two tables of contract. Awards went to Mrs Harold Cragg and Mrs Donald Nantes. Dessert and coffee followed before the group adjourned to meet again January 18 at Mrs Nantes home.
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G Climel
West Pleasant Street
Milton van Dresar
Harold Cragg
Donald Nantes
Mestaenin
Nantes
Miss Lila Schweitzer To Be Married May 15th
The engagement of their daughter Lila Schweitzer to John Buetikofer was announced by Mr and Mrs Earl Schweitzer of R D 4. The groom’s parents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Buetikofer of R D 4. The bride elect works at General Electric in Erie and the groom is a farmer. Both are Wattsburg school graduates. The wedding date was set for May 16.
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Lila Schweitzer
Lila
John Buetikofer
Earl Schweitze
Ernest, Buetikofer
R. D
General Electric
Erie
Buetthofer
Party At Columbus For Mrs Emory Coates Shower Held
Mrs Carlton Curtis and Mrs David Curtis hosted a 14 guest stork shower Saturday evening at Curtis home near Columbus for Mrs Emory Coates. Games with prizes went to Mrs Donald Engle Mrs Paul Trisket and Mrs Jordan Cole. Refreshments included tuna fish salad rolls ice box cake and coffee.
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Columbus
Emory Coates
Carlton Curtis
David Curtis
Donald Engle
Paul Trisket
Jordan Cole
Card Club Hosts Evening With Mr and Mrs Oscar Fritz
Mr and Mrs Oscar Fritz of North Penter Street welcomed members of their 600 club Saturday evening. Awards went to Mr and Mrs John Ohrn and Mr and Mrs Fred Beall. A social period followed with light refreshments before the group meets again in two weeks at the King Street home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Loveland.
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Card Club
Oscar Fritz
North
Penter Street
600 Club
John Ohrn
Fred Beall
King Street
Harvey Loveland
Birthday Party For Cheryl Kathleen Migliaccio
Mrs John Migliaccio hosted Cheryl Kathleen Migliaccio fourth birthday at 1242 West Main Street with 12 invited children. Games awarded to Dixie Lee Grant Rebel Migliaccio and Larry Smits. Crepe paper decor mint baskets cake ice cream and drinks. guests included Migliaccio family Falcone Piccirilla Kerstetter Grant Smitt and Mieliaccio relatives.
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Migliaccio
John Migliaccio
West Main Street
Cheryl Kathleen
Dixie Lee Grant
Rebel Migliaccio
Larry
Smits
Carolyn
Leonard Migliaccio
Mary Theresa Falcone
Anthony Piccirilla
Samuel
Sally Kerstetter
Sand Grant
Mary Elizabeth
John Mieliaccio
Cheryl
Eugene Munn
Mildred Smitt
Britain urges UN to try again for cease fire
Britain calls on the UN to press a renewed effort for a Korean cease fire. Sir Gladwyn Jebb warned Red China against demanding terms and pledged British support as long as UN troops fight in Korea. Webb backs U S demand that cease fire precede negotiations on other issues.
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Larg Sugueds
Jane
Ittaa
Red China
Free World
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jewb
Korea
General Assembly
Webb
United States
Union City Man FROZE TO DEATH Near Home in Snow
An elderly Union City resident Joseph Haligh 62 living with nephew Nellis Geires was found frozen near his home after a day-long search by neighbors and police. Deputy Coroner Harry Musser tentatively cites exhaustion from high winds and heavy snows and possible heart attack as the cause.
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Union City
Jan
Joseph
Haligh
Nellis Geires
Kimbell Road
Harry Musser
Heuer
Patrick McGill
E. R. Oswald
Haugh
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HOLM
M.W.G
Merlin Gaskell
Helen
Merc TV Club
N.T. Gillette
Rassplas Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Gillette
Miami Beach
David Warner
Concord Street
Burl Slocum
Bridal
Lyle Bemis
Clymer
Corry Hospital
Fogle Lumber CO
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Ray
Powell
Mimon No
Netty Don
Chapin
Nelty Don
Chesterfield
Cruise
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