Thackeray’s Name on Tavern Pane Told by Historian
Henry W. Shoemaker of the Pennsylvania Folklore Society recounts how William Makepeace Thackeray carved Sapphira Le Brun on a White Horse Tavern pane in Somerset Pa around 1850 while gathering material for The Virginians. He described meeting Ary Manjo Le Brun de Bellecourt, tracing the diamond ring’s owner and later notes differ from his tavern signature. The tale notes the pane wall was removed circa 1914 for a road project.
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Henry W. Shoemaker
Pennsylvania Folklore Society
State Museum
William Makepeace Thackeray
Old White Horse Tavern
Somerset
Old Tavern
England
Thackeray
India
Cawnpore
iKathiawar
Ary
Manoj le Brun de Bellecourt
Armaja
Tscherepnine
Corpenening
Widow Studies Seventh Book of Moses for Grief Aid
A Somerset County note recalls a young widow who withdrew from society after her husband died at Bull Run. She sought solace by becoming a student of the seventh book of Moses, an apocryphal text linked to Pennsylvania Dutch hechserel practices.
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Somerset County
Bull Run
Dairy May Boost Farm Income 31 Percent in Pa
State agriculture officials praise dairy products for 31 percent of Pennsylvania farm cash income. In 1951 total farm marketings reached 866,673,000 with 265,802,000 from milk and dairy goods. Pennsylvania ranks high in dairy production with 146, *U B7* farms and dairy farms 435,833, averaging nearly a million cows.
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Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
Horst
Franklin signatories and notable historical papers
Benjamin Franklin signed four key documents namely the Declaration of Independence the Treaty of Alliance the Treaty of Peace and the Constitution of the United States. The Q A series covers questions about France monarchs whiskers Detroit Someree Senahans Gauguin legends and common injuries with brief factual answers.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
France
Detroit
Michigan
Someree
Senahans
Eugene Gauguin
Philippine Islands
Youth Faces Charge Over Draft Card
FBI arrested 20 year old Richard Dean Phelan in Chicago on evading the draft by trading his 1-A card with 4-F friend Robert Hybert who enlisted in the Air Force after the swap. Phelan planned another physical under Hybert’s name after his August marriage to avoid service.
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Chicago
FBI
Richard Dean Phelan
Phelan
Robert Hybert
Hybert
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Erwin Cohen
Asst
U.S. Atty
Hubert
Cohen
Harold Edison Now In Korea Arranged Bond For Hearing
502nd Tactical Control Group in Korea reports First Lieutenant Harold L. Edison of Indiana Pa serving as medical officer. Edison, a Pitt graduate commissioned in 1951, previously flew as a flight surgeon at New Castle Corny Airport. His wife Roberta and daughter Bonnie Jo reside in Indiana Pa. Bond set at 2500 pending today’s hearing.
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Phelan
Wuuls
C. S. Bentley Pike
Kurea
Hubert
502Nd Tactical Control Group
Korea
Harold L. Edison
Indiana
502Ng Tactical Control
Edison
University of Pittsburgh
New Castle Corncy
Toledo
Roberta Edison
Bonnie Jo
Rear Wolfram
Iside
Food Packaging Sparks Consumer Confusion at Meeting
At a weight officials gathering in Washington, I M Levy of Chicago reported that new packaging disrupts standard units, making price per weight unclear. He cited applesauce brands labeled one pound four ounces, one pound one ounce, and one pound, priced 19, 16, and 14 cents, respectively, as an example of shopper confusion.
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Washington
I. M. Levy
Chicago
Levy
Taft's Edge In Dakota 639 Votes
Taft leads Eisenhower by 639 votes in South Dakota with seven precincts uncounted. Unofficial tallies show Taft 64,749 to Eisenhower 64,110 across reported districts, and officials say missing precincts cannot change the outcome unless large errors are found.
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Sioux Falls
5. D
South Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Fight Fans Miss Final TV Scene
New York reports a power outage at Municipal Stadium cut TV sound during the Jersey Joe Walcott Ezzard Charles heavyweight title bout. After a delay Walcott retained the title as transmission returned, while Philadelphia viewers missed the end as the announcer announced the decision without a ring-side picture.
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Municipal Stadium
Mosion
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Llence
Walcott
Philadelphia
New York
A National Broadcasting Counters
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Phila. St
Widdowson
Mr. Widdowson
Anna
Jaat
PRUVO
Thrift Corp
Indiana, Pa
Thrifter
Tenia
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kan
Science
U. S
Harold Edison
Dakota
Ralph Moorhead
Ash
Brown & White
Buster Brown
Protektiv
Dr. Mentzer
Fl Shoe CO
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