Indiana County Guernsey Breeders elect Sundberg president
Chas Sundberg was chosen president of the Indiana County Guernsey Breeders Association at the annual meeting in the court house. John Henderson became vice president and WH. N. Lydick secretary and treasurer. A summer picnic was planned at Sundberg’s farm with a committee on arrangements. Present were twenty one breeders and speakers included H. C. McWilliams and BE. S. Fitts.
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Chas. Sundberg
Guernsey Association
Indiana County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Court House
Wednesddy
John G. Henderson
WH. N. Lydick
H. C. McWilliams
Cambria County
Pomona Grange Meeting Attracts 200 Plus Attendees
More than 200 persons attended Pomona Grange at Marchand on Thursday with addresses by State Master E. B. Dorsett and H. H. Boom former Pomona Master from Tioga county. An evening program featured music by multiple granges and a variety of acts.
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Pomona Grange
Marchand
E. B. Dorsett
H. H. Boom
Pomona
Tioga County
Martha
Morris Bothell
Creekside Grange
Stunt
William
Cecil Hadden
Kohlhepp
Denton Grange
Reading
Denton
Success Granges
Marion Center Grange
D. C
Pittsburgh
BH. B. Dorsett
4 H Club Work Highlights Pennsylvan ia Tour
G P Lang 4 H Club specialist from Pennsylvania State College spent Monday to Wednesday in Indiana County with meetings on 4 H Club work. He met the Potato Club at Savin Monday and the 4 H Calf Club at Purchase Line Tuesday. Culling Demonstration planned at Iral Savage farm Penn Run Friday April 3 at 7 30 PM including parasite treatment. Pruning Demonstration at Norman Little’s Creekside RD Thursday April 2 at 1 30 PM, final session of the season.
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J. B. R. Dickey
State College
Carter
Dickey
G P. Lang
Pennsylvania State College
Indiana County
Savan
Purchase Line
Penn Run
Iral Savage
Norman Little
Creakside
R.D
Community Notes and Visitors Amid Local Happenings
NICHOLTOWN residents and visitors are listed in social notes with names including Mrs Harry McQuown Mrs Aaron Rickard and families visiting at the Homes of Hol Donahue and Geo W Oaks. Others spend vacations in Akron Langley Field and Brushvalley. A stray four-year-old cat named Scotty travels from Rush Hill Mo to Rochester N Y after being left by movers. Hand Rolled Easter Nut Eggs offered locally.
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Harry McQuown
Aaron Rickard
Hol. Donahue
Wallace Yeager
Langley Field
William Miller
Cherry Tree
Geo. W. Oaks
Frank Wagner
Akron
Ohio
I. D. Muman
M. A. Spicer
Glenn Lowman
Harvey O’harrah
Misa Olive Dearmin
Hartman School
Brushvalley
Scatty
Rochester
N.Y
Rush Hill
Scotty
John Kuehner
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette combine for 1931
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette offer a joint newspaper combination for 1931. The two papers cost $6.00 to R F D subscribers or residents in towns without a Post Gazette agent. Send orders to The Indiana Progress in Indiana, Pa.
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Progress
Pittsburgh Wpeat Gazette
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Parsons
Post Gazette
Indiana Progress
Indiana
Mystery Stampede Claims 5000 Longhorns in Texas Cave
A Texas prospector discovers thousands of longhorn bones inside a cave after cows vanished from a Rio Grande range years ago. The stampede was blamed on a bilizard that triggered panic at night, driving the herd into the cave where drifting snow sealed the entrance and starvation ended the herd.
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Rio Grande
Texas
Education as key in choosing a life partner
Boston pastor Dr Brougher urges that education solves every ill and should guide mate choice. He cites a story of an American millionaire who, when asked to approve a foreign suitor, defers to his daughter and emphasizes that a well-educated, newspaper-reading wife should know to say no if she is not worthy.
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Brougher
Boston
Message From Home Reaches John Casey In War Time
Ignorance and anxiety surround John Casey awaiting news. Red Cross cannot confirm arrivals at Bordeaux. A delayed cable finally reports his wife and newborn baby boy are doing well, with an early correction indicating a fine baby boy.
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van Blics
John Casey
Red Cross
Bordeaux
Casey
Nation's Population Center Concept Explained
The center of population is described as the balance point on a hypothetical rigid plane representing the United States with equal-weight individuals. The pivotal point equals the surface's center of gravity when population is evenly distributed, as used in census reports.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
Ita
Tree Ring Calendar Reveals Ruin Dates
Neil M. Judd explains that petrified tree rings in western ruins serve as an exact calendar for dating old sites. When logs are uncovered they are saved and analyzed, with cross sections showing growth rings to estimate the year the timber grew and was buried.
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United States
Neil M. Judd
New World Archeology
National Museum
Nature
Horsepower Defined as 746 Watts in Energy Measure
The horsepower unit equals 33 000 foot pounds per minute and is defined as the work of raising one pound one foot against gravity. Named after James Watt, it exceeds a typical horse's power and equals 746 watts in electrical terms.
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James Watt
New Customer Brings Higher Bills Explained by New Arrival
The article notes a new baby as a major new customer for the electric company. It requires extra lighting and supplemental heating during bath time and increases washing and ironing, plus devices like electric milk warmers. Many high bill complaints were settled, showing the rise due to the new arrival.
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Electric
Wanton Killing Had No Part in Military Code
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune recalls in memory of a Marine that war ethics guided actions in WWI. A German orderly watched from a parapet as an American aimed, but a trench mate stopped the shot, saying the enemy sits there for air and sunshine. The scene illustrates restraint amid no man’s land.
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John A. Lejeune
United States Marine Corps
Kansas City Star
Earthly Discords in Greek Legend Discordia and the Apple of Strife
This entry recounts Discordia as a malevolent goddess, daughter of Nox and sister to Nemesis, who stirred strife among gods. Exiled by Jupiter, she ignited disputes at Peleus and Thetis wedding by sending the apple inscribed Let it be given to the most beautiful. The apple of discord spoiled Troy and harmed the Greeks, while Discordia is shown with a ghastly rook and serpents in her hair, attended by Belona, causing earthly dissensions.
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Viscordian
Nox
Nemesis
Parcae
Jupiter
Peleus
Thetis
Troy
Bellona
Finger snapping pupil tricks teacher for grade win
A pupil in a schoolroom snaps his fingers to signal he knows the lesson. The visitor notes the behavior and the teacher warns him. The boy explains he snaps to avoid being called on and to keep a good grade, believing the tactic fools the teacher.
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Charles
Sleeve Button History and Origin of Style
The origin of wearing sleeve buttons is unclear though they likely began for practical cuff fastening. A tradition ties them to Frederick the Great who allegedly added them to prevent soldiers from wiping perspiration from their faces. Initially placed on the upper sleeve, their position shifted to the lower side as the style became standard.
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Frederick the Great
Domesticity at Large in a City Nightclub
A night club scene last week saw a man and woman quietly dining when another woman stormed in and doused the man with tomato bisque. The head waiter handled the scene with calm authority urging wife behavior belongs in the home.
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The
New Yorker
Perpetual Mother Reproves Polite Child During Parade
A mother coached her young daughter to say pardon me when passing elders. The girl raced before guests and forgot to say it, prompting the mother’s reproach. The child then halted and told the guests I am sorry indefinitely, displeasing Mother.
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Miss Polite
Ample pair on streetcar sparks odd exchange
On the streetcar two well built individuals, believed to be siblings, drew attention as one man claimed the other should sit while the other stood. The exchange sparked a terse verbal clash about courtesy and seating.
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Une Wenn
Tumpanton
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G. L. Stewart
U. P. Church
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L. of L. Club
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Clune
Ed. Johnston
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Hudson McQuilken
John McQuilken
Lisle McKee
Amil Nerich
Mark Smith
Philadelphia
Heth Jamison
al Chambers
Grace McKee
Indiana Hospital
Myrtilla Matson
Lewis Barr
Frank
Alex Ewing
Otto Milk Company
Allegheny County
Babcock
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
James H. Grey
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Bureau of Foods and Chemistry
Levengood Dairies, Inc
Pottstown
Nicholtown
the Indians Candy Works
Springfield
Indiana Motor Company
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Crepey Woolens
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
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Ute
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