Blairsville hosts 4-H club meeting at Moose Temple
About 130 attendees heard C. P. Lang of Penn State explain 4-H club work in Pennsylvania at Blairsville Moose Temple. The Blairsville Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event with Indiana Agricultural Extension support and plans to organize a 4-H Calf Club led by Homer Williams. A pruning and grafting demonstration by Ed Murray showcased techniques to 16 growers at his Marchand orchard.
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Moose Temple
Blairsville
C. P. Lang
Penn State
Lang
Carter
The
Agricultural Bureau
Homer Williams
John Flenniken
Blairaville
Ed Murray
Marchand
Mgr. Murray
Poultry Culling and Worm Treatment Demo Held
Thirty poultrymen from Penn Run and nearby areas attended a culling and internal parasite treatment demonstration at Iral Savage's farm on Wednesday evening April 8. County Agent Carter led the session showing how to cull the flock and treat birds for worms using iodine, noting that parasites like round and tapeworms affect flock productivity and that proper treatment is essential for maximum production.
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Penn Run
Iral Savage
Carter
Damages Sought Over Lockport Car Fatalities
Three damage suits totaling 61461 were filed in West Moreland County court against Corrado and Gaglardi Construction Company of Connellsville over a September 28 fatal crash near Lockport. Victims Alfred DeMartini, Joseph Savoris and Lena Savoris of Lockport perished when their car was struck by a company truck on the highway.
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Lockport
West Moreland
Corrado and Gaglardi
Poultry Record Club Meeting in Indiana County
Poultry expert Jack Haswell of Penn State will speak at the Adult Poultry Record Club meeting in the Indiana County Court House at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday April 21. He will demo wiring for poultry houses and farm buildings using a homemade broken circuit burglar alarm to deter thieves amid rising farm burglaries.
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Poultry Record Club
Jack Haswell
Penn State
Indiana County
Haswell
Indiana County Court House
Farm Calendar Timely Reminders from Penn State College
Timely reminders cover pasture management for cows. Do not turn on pasture until rain starts. Clean litter from straw hay and shavings aids housing. Create saucers rather than mounds when planting ornamentals. Seed depth guidelines vary by size. Pasture use reduces feed costs. dwarf Essex rape as hog pasture lowers feed needs and speeds gains. Begin lawn cutting early and frequently. Spraying info available to apple growers in 52 counties. Emphasizes using well bred chicks amid lower prices.
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Penn State
State College
Agricultural Extension Service
County Fire Wardens Named In Indiana County List
A detailed roster lists fire wardens and their addresses across Indiana County, including Armstrong, Brushvalley, Conemaugh, East Mahoning, Mahoning, Pine, West Wheatfield, and other townships. The document serves as an emergency contact guide for county residents and officials. It also notes a local accident: Clair Bishop, 16, is hospitalized with a fractured thigh from a tractor incident in Rayne township.
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Indiana County
Armstrong
H. C. Kline
Sheloca
Banks
Walter Sherwin
Glen Campbell
Roy Kidd
I. O G. Bender
Rossiter
R.D
Frank J. Gardner
Blacklick
R. Elder Smith
Blairsville
Brushvalley
BE. A. Buchanan
Brushval
Rollie
Forsha
George L. Rudosh
Josephine
J. D. Palmer
Francis Welsh
Thompson Bechdel
Rossiter Center
E. B. Griffith
A. I. Campbell
Homer City
Cherry Hill
Sanford Frampton
C. H. Frampton
Clymer
H. Stephens
Penn Run
W. A. Carnegie
A. L. Dunham
Dorsey King
John H. Johnson
Conemaugh
J. A. Dixon
Livermore
East Mahoning
F. H. North
A. D. Tyger
Marion Center
East Wheatfield
W. R. Bracken
Wehrum
G. W. McCullough
Seward
BH. M. Ling
Wintondale
Clarence Navgle
Boltz
Martin Ressler
Frank Paul
Cramer
Grant
George H. Jeffries
Rochester Mills
Greene
J. B. Reed
Stafford
Asher G. Glenn
Heilwood
Box
Win
Paul Lambing
Dixonville
Jed E. Bass
Adama
Commodore
J. G. Cooper
Cherry Tree
Montgomery
Conner
Gipsy
Sam Colgan
John L. Blage
L. B. Rankin
Box A
H. W. Gardner
R.D. North Mahoning
Hugh W. Smeaton
R. D
Pine
Alton Strong
Strongstown
George E. Holmes
Theodore Smith
Mentcle
Bayne
Charles M. McMullen
Indiana
W. Mahoning
Maurica D. Stears
Smicksburg
West Wheatfield
Charles Ayers
Robinson
Omar G. Shoup
New Florence
Thomas Gample
Milo M. Luther
Clyde
A. R. Palmer
Heshbon
White
Ralph A. Harrison
W. H. Buchanan
13Th St
Hugh M. Bell
Water St
B. B. Fleming
Clarence LeFevre
Young
H. B. Fulton
West
Lebanon
Clair Bishop
Ward Bishop
Rayne Township
Indiana Hospital
Bishop
I. R. Smith
Grove Chapel
Weddings of a Week in Town and Vicinity
Sundberg and Palmer wed at the bride’s home with Rev. A M Gahnagan officiating. Leta V George marries William H Cunningham in Harrisburg. Glenn Smith and Hana Fulmer wed in Blairsville. James Casedy ties with Lois Huey in Rossiter. Mite Kovaliski weds Agata Mihalak in Saltsburg. Local Coulter family hosts guests from nearby towns.
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Carnahan George
Hiram B. George
Town
Leta V. George
William H. Cunningham
Carnahan
Wayne Avenue
Harrisburg
Cherry
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Casedy-Huey James Harvey Casedy
Rossiter
Lois Irene Huey
Lochvale
John K. Gault
Kovaliski-Mihalak
Mite Kovaliski
Saltsburg
Agata Mihalak
Coral
Squire C. C. McLain
Hetrick Building
Statesmen’s foresight and bold deals in U S history
Edward S. Martin argues in Harper’s Magazine that leaders often act beyond official authority, citing Livingston’s Franco Louisiana bid, Trist’s Guadalupe Treaty, Seward’s Alaska purchase, and the Philippines acquisition as examples of bold choices shaping a nation. The piece contrasts vision with process, noting public unease yet lasting impact.
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Livingston
France
Napoleon
Louisiana Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Upper
California
Rio Grande
Texas
Trist
Washington
Mr. Seward
United States
Alaska
Philippines
Edward 8. Martin
Harper’s Magazine
Earliest Use of Horse Traced to War and Domestication
The article traces the first domesticated horse to central Asia around 2000 B C, with imports to Egypt by the Hyksos who conquered lower Egypt in the 17th century B C. It notes oxen predominated in work till late 18th century Britain, and argues mounted nomads first used horses for mobility and warfare, transforming war and transport.
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Babylonia
Egypt
Tlyksos
Syria
Lower
Central Asia
Britain
Early English Glassmaking in Sussex's Ancient Works
The Sussex region housed an ancient glass works site uncovered recently. James I banned melting glass with timber or wood fuel to curb forest depletion, yet glass production rose. In 1638 foreign glass imports were barred except Venetian ware, with Chiddingfold's factory dating to 1240 supplying Henry II for Westminster Abbey.
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Old England
Sussex
James
Chiddingfold
Henry II
Westtmainster
Bachelors and the Bosss Raises Spark a City Romance
In a May city commute Kate Hickson overhears a bus conversation about marriage and money. Tom Hampton, a bachelor, learns his boss only grants raises to married men, prompting Kate to reconsider love and work as she agrees to marry him two weeks later.
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Kate
Morton Cox
Mr. Hampton
Mr. Standish
Miss Hickson
Om Wampton
Agate
Tom Hampton
Jones
Slater
Kate Aickson
Stumbish
Ton Hampton
Tom
Standish
Weekend Visitation and Local Visits Noted in Plumville Area
Local residents and visitors frequent the Plumville and nearby towns with weekend visits and drives to Pittsburgh Indiana Vandergrift and Niles. Names include Lewis Stiteler Edmunds Elkin and McCormick among others, with several families hosting relatives and attending events at Tarentum and the M E B church.
Sunday Visitors And Local Family Updates In Nicholtown
Mr and Mrs Will Thomas and Mr and Mrs Hart Rickard with two children visited A G Rickard. Clarence Lowman and two daughters with Ralph and Hills Oaks called on Geo W Oaks. Loney Oharrah spent the weekend with son in law Clyde Smith. Lynne Butterbaugh called on Frank Kerr. Leonard Mumau and family visited Harry McQuown. Mrs Geo Mumau is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Thomas
Hart Rickard
A. G. Rickard
Clarence Lowman
Ralph
Hllls Oaks
Geo. W. Oaks
Loney O'harrah
Clyde Smith
Lynne Butterbaugh
Frank Kerr
Leonard Mumau
Harry McQuown
Geo. Mumau
Former Officer Held on Charge of Extorting 150 Dollars
Former Armstrong County assistant detective Joseph Wadding of Dayton was arrested Thursday night and held for the June term on a charge of extortion after allegedly taking 150 dollars from a NuMine resident following a dismissal on a Hawaii law violation charge. He is bond 1000 dollars. Albert Decker of New Florence was fined 26 dollars plus costs after a reckless driving hearing before Squire Sharp. his car collided with another on the Armagh Johnstown highway near Seward, injuring George Igo slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wadding
Dayton
Armstrong County
Albert Decker
New Florence
Squire Sharp
Seward
Armagh-Johnstown
Decker
George Igo
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Farm Bureau
Flowers Zoo
Swirr & Company
Indiana Floral Company
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture
Tennesset Paper
Sundberg-Palmer Cart
F. M. Sundberg
White Township
Eva @. Palmer
Clyde Palmer
A. M. Gahnagan
Bilabaville Evangelical Church
Gertrude Clark
Orville Shoup
Charles Sundberg
Sundberg Farm
Coulter
Mary March
Memorg Downpawer Syndicate
WAY Service
Smitzsburg
Lewis
Merle Travis
William Stiteler
Wayne
Clair Stear
Patna Eatlerd
Pittsburgh
Stanley Marshall
Misa Louise Stiteler
Wilkinsburg
M. K. Lewis
Harry Lewis
M. L. Black
John McCormick
Niles
Noble McCormick
Leonard Elkin
Rossmoyne
Joe Elkin
Georgeville
J. A. Elkin
J. B. Troutman
Jack
Thomas Edmunds
Mildred Edmunds
David Edmunds
M. EB
Tarentum
C. 8. Davis
Bert
Geo. Dodson
Theo. Dodson
Helen Elkin
Freeda Knoll
Mable Rarigh
Robert Rareigh
Arthur Casedy
Vernon Stiteler
Geo. Welsh
Laurie Stiteler
Geo. Roush
Wade Lewis
Vandergrift
B. B. Crawford
McCurdy Bush
Trade City
Amos Pifer
Mary
Plumville
Edward Dickey
Lola Fulton
Clyde ‘Riethmiller
P. A. Smeltzer
Rural Valley
Nicholtown
Troutman
Troutman’s
Indiana's Shopping Center
Kelly - Springfield
Goodrich
KELLY
Cavalier
Indiana Motor Co
North 8Th Street
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