Wheat acreage cutback plan outlined for Indiana county
Nine county meetings approved an AAA wheat reduction program allowing growers to cut acreage to 54 percent of a three year average and receive 28 to 30 cents per bushel on that amount. Contracts run 1933 34 and 35 with payments over three years. District directors and a county committee were elected to process applications, maps, and certifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
H. Cc. Kunkle
Sheloca
R.D
Charles A. Wingard
Smickeburg
Harry A. Nichol
Indiana
Henry Graff
Blairsville
Christopher Coy
Clymer
Pollock
Marion Center
Doyle Stutzman
Cramer
A.A.A
Potato Growers Plan World’s Fair Trip From Torrance
The Indiana County Potato Growers Association arranges a special tour to the Century of Progress leaving Torrance Tuesday morning and returning Saturday noon. The party will reach Chicago at 6:30 PM to attend the exposition Tuesday evening. The round trip car fare plus ticket costs 14.10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century of Progress
Indiana County Potato Growers Association
Torrance
Chicago
Income from Wool in State May Be Doubled This Year
State Department of Agriculture predicts Pennsylvania wool income could roughly double 1932 total of 425000 dollars due to higher production and prices. 1933 wool output is estimated at 3,411,000 pounds from 461,000 sheep, average 7.4 pounds per fleece, up from 6.4 pounds twenty five years ago. Wool per sheep has risen in recent years reflecting better breeding and feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Fruit Growers Field Day Set At Marchand Orchard
The annual county Fruit Growers Field Day and picnic will be held Friday at Ed A Murray’s orchard near Marchand. Attendees arrive at 11 A M to tour the orchard and hear talks on roadside markets cultural methods cover crops insects disease control and orchard varieties. John A Reuf fruit extension specialist will lead the program after a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A. Murray
Ed. A. Murray
Marchand
John A. Reuf
Penn State Talk On The New Deal Affects Agriculture
Congressman Clyde Kelly will address Penn State on The New Deal as it Affects Agriculture. Apple and peach growers are invited to bring sample plates for a variety guessing contest with recreation including mushball horseshoes dodge ball and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Clyde Kelly
Kelly
H Club Boys to Tour State College on September 2
Agricultural 4 H Club members from the county will tour State College on Saturday September 2 with about 200 taking part. Clubs will travel by bus or cars, with 360 members total. Savings and Trust Co Indiana Pa funds transportation for half a dollar per participating member. Departure from Indiana Court House at 6 30 AM. Miss Bessie Owen to chaperone girls. County Agent J W Warner leads the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potato Club
Kiwanis
Rayne Township
Indiana Kiwanis Club
Walter Jackson
Walter Fish
William JP. Lowry
Elmer Allison
Kiwanis ‘Club
C.B. Washington
Meade Buchanan
Charlie Kinter
Warner
Penn ‘State
Savings & Trust Company
Indiana
Penn State
Cara
Court House
State College
Ebensburg
J. W. Warner
Bessie Owen
Agricultural and Home Economics
the Savings and Trust Co
Cresson
C. P. Lang
Tennis as a Royal Game Through History
The article traces tennis origins to ancient Greece and Rome and links the term to the French Tenez. It notes royal and noble popularity in France, a decline by 1879, and America’s late introduction in 1880, with Americans becoming strong players in recent years.
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England
France
Louis X
Charles VI of
Frince
Paris
Genuine Panama Hats From Ecuador Beloved World Trade Item
Panama hats are woven by hand from Jipijapa leaves in Ecuador where the fiber is called pasa tequilla. Production takes two to three months per hat with work limited to dew-filled mornings and evenings. Some hats are made in Peru and Colombia but not in large quantities. they gained their name after introduction to Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Ecuador
Peru
Colombia
Weddings Of A Week In Indiana Area News
A sequence of wedding notices from August details marriages of Nellie Margaret Holstein to Robert Byron Kime at New Bethlehem and Robert Milton Wachob to Catherine Griffith at Lake Nyangola. Also listed are Vernon Grumbling to Helen Garris, William Kramp Jr. to Martha Davis, and Riley Creek to Bertha Miller, with brief home, job, and residence notes for each couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Margaret Holstein
W. C. Holstein
South Eleventh Street
Robert Byron Kime
Guy Kime
Water Street
Wm. Harl Davis
New Bethlehem
Indiana High School
Indiana Motor Co
Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and Science
Phi Delta Chi
Widman and Teah
Chicago
Kime
Wayne Avenue
Robert Milton Wachob
Virginia Wachob
Indiana
Catherine Challenger Griffith
Mary C. Griffith
Nanticoke
William Steele
Blairsville
Grumbling-Garris
Vernon Leslie Grumbling
Helen Marie Garris
Bairdstown
John J. McIlvaine
First United Presbyterian Church
James W. Grumbling
James G. Garris
Kramp-Davis
William Kramp, Jr
Martha Jane Davis
Homer City
IC. C. Shaker
William Kramp
J. Mor- Tell Davis
Riley Creek
Bertha Miller
Creekside
John K. Boston
Edward Creek
Bryan Miller
Community notes from Jericho and nearby towns
Mrs. Milo Luther of Clyde and daughter Mrs. Glenn Mack from Johnstown called on friends Saturday. Merle Mack and family hosted Bethel reunion. Marion Johns and family visited from Wilkinsburg. Gladys Lichtenfels visits Johnstown. Nora Jean Boyle accompanies grandmother A J Boyle to Johnstown for a tonsil operation at Lee hospital Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Luther
Clyde
Glenn Mack
Johnstown
Merle Mack
Donald and
Harold
Vincent Mack
Bethel
Wilkinsburg
Marion Johns
Gladys Lichtenfels
A. J Boyle
Nora Jean Boyle
Lee Hospital
Bixley
Joseph H. Tinkcom
Peru
Indiana
James Rogers
Leon Rogers
Seward
Dillie Cunningham
Armagh
Clarence Findley
Mildred Frank
Robert Findley
Cook's Forest
Piney
Clarion
Robert Ferry
Christine Robb
New Florence
R. T. Hutchison
Ligonier
Edward
George Bracken
Philadelphia
Woodbury
N.J
Joseph McKelvey
Flora
Sarah Blanche
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
George Mack
Tuanville
Ebensburg Fair Opens Labor Day For Four Days
Ebensburg fair opens Monday Labor Day lasting four days and nights with a park plan dancing in the pavilion from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM nightly. A 12 piece orchestra will provide music along with fireworks, ten free acts, horse races, Cambria county 4-H displays, school band concerts, and music near the grandstand by Frank Cervone and bands from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebensburg
Cambria County
Thompson couple mark 26th anniversary and 6th birthday
Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson of Camp Rest-a-While celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary and their son Mr Thompsons 6th birthday on a Friday. About 200 guests attended the afternoon and evening festivities which concluded with a dance. The piece also notes a proposed 35 word four week mit for radio announcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. FE. Thompson
Harry §. Thompson
Camp Rest-a
Thompson
Early Fall Bridge Menu Ideas For Small Gatherings
Seasonal guide for hostess oriented gatherings after summer, suggesting simple prepared menus for two to three tables. Includes Frozen Fruit Salad Supreme, Refrigerator Cookies, and Cooked Spaghetti with Ham and Mushrooms. Provides ingredient lists and basic assembly steps for light refreshments.
Armagh Presbyterian Church to Hold Sabbath Services
East Wheatfield report notes 2:30 PM Sabbath preaching at Armagh Presbyterian Church. The item lists numerous local residents and visitors from Minneapolis Park Ridge Dilltown Johnstown and Pittsburgh sharing greetings, journeys, and family gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Wheatfield
Armagh Presbyterian Church
Merle McCormick
Minneapolis
Minnesota
J. N. Dill
James R. Hutchison
Johnstown
James J. Hutchison
Donald
Janet
Blaine
Irvin Ling
Mary Alice
James
Jerry
Virginia’ J. Caldwell
Grace Wauga
Furred tongues blamed on hair tonic drinking
A notice reports that many furred tongues have resulted from drinking hair tonic and urges an immediate stop to the practice to prevent further cases.
Plum Creek social notes and and market report mention
The community calendar lists visits and gatherings from Plum Creek including Ace Patrick and Charley Meyer Sr, Theda Keeler and Olive Parks visiting relatives, and multiple families attending a funeral and a reunion. A Dept of Agriculture April 1983 record notes nearly 2,000,000 cattle awaiting tuberculin testing in 28 states. Coffee market notes imply weak demand pending stronger percolation.
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Plum Creek
Ace Patrick
Burial Valley
Charley Meyer
Rey, Wimmer
Ralph Ramer
Theda Keeler
Mra
Vincent Johns
Widerton
C. M. Anderson
South Bend
Department of Agriculture
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Farm Extension News
Theocal
Wheat Section
Washington, DC
J. Haer
Fred Haer
R. D
May Grove
Sue Harduck
Frank Winsheimer
R.D.K
T. C. Hood
Hiters Ridge
Ida 9. Brown
Gladys Brown
Fred Herlinger
Annie Brandt
A. C. Rockwell
Harry Larson
Ridgway
Warker
Clark C. Pollock
Pennsylvania Railroad
Akles
Edinburg
Herald
Kime-Holstein
Wachob
Griffith
Miller
Jericho
Mit
Josephine Gibson
Heinz Food Institute
Olive Parks
Atwood
Florence Ramer
Starr
Pittsburgh
Paul McFarland
Raymond Keeler
Marlin Crownover
W. C. Bleakney
Kenneth Alkina
Melvin Silvis
Garfield Wood
Woods
South Ninth Street
Moonlight & Pretzels
Mary Brian
Zane Grey
George O’brien
Paddy
Janet Gaynor
Warner Baxter
Shanghai Madness
Spencer Lee
Fay Wra
Leslie Howard
Ronald Colman
Sloan Bros
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