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Mrs. PalmerI Happy At 93Aged Mill Hall Woman CelebratesOn Thanksgiving DayMILL HALL—Mr». Sarah A. Palmer, the oldest resident of Mill Hall and one of the oldest residents of Clinton County, cele-brated her 93rd birthday Thanksgiving Day when she received a ? bushel or so of greeting cards and birthday tokens from friends and admirers, including some that came from points as far away as California,“Aunt Gussie,** as she is affectionately called, it enjoying remarkable health for one who has passed the mark of four score and ten, and her recollections of theearly days of Lock Haven and_Mill Hall and the experiences of her long life are clear and complete.Mrs. Palmer has recovered completely from a mishap which would have handicapped a much younger person. On May 24 this year, she fell down the stairs at the home of her granddaughter. Mrs. Joseph A■ Torse!!, of this city, and broke both wrists. Fourteen weeks later, however, the injuries had healed completely and she was again able to do her daily tasks at her home on East Water Street. Mill Hall. A couple of months ago. without a word to anyone, who would have advised against the trip, Mrs. Palmer rode to Lock Haven and back on the bus, on a shopping trip, and was not the worst for her expedition.She is a member of the Methodist church and Sunday school r at Mill Hall and attends the session .every Sunday and also makes frequent visits to the homes of her friends. The daughter of the late Samuel H. and Mary E. Hunter. she was the sixth of ten sons and daughters. All are dead now except Mrs. Palmer and her younger sister, Mrs. Laura E. Stover, of Pittsburgh, who is 86-She is a charter member of the P. O. of A. at Mill Hall, where she resides with her son. Albert Palmer. She has four granddaughters and 13 great-grandchildren. Her husband. Salomon Palmer,-a Civil War cavalryman, died 66 years ago at the age of 28. She is a lifelong resident of Mill Hall.ta*Vv.nC
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Lock Haven Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 28, 1939
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