Heshbon social notes from Mt Tabor and nearby
William Lichtenfels from Mt Tabor shopped in Heshbon on Friday. Local residents Mr and Mrs R V Clawson and daughter Helen visited from Heshbon. Floss McDihoes called on his mother Mrs Will Dias. Hazel Penrose from near Bot- ivat stays with cousin Florence Wagner. Less Brilhart moved his family to the old Jim Dias house. Hill Lichtenfels and wife visited Mrs C B Empfield. Blaine Empfield visits relatives in Blacklick RD. Bob Bartilono and girls from Margaret were out of town Sunday. C B Empfield called on Less Brilhart. Harry Deemer away on business. Church revival at Heshbon U P starts 7:30 PM all week. Lester Bilsworth injured in sledding improving.
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William Lichtenfels
Mt. Tabor
R. V. Clawson
Helen
Heshbon
Floss McDihoes
Will Dias
Hazel Penrose
Brilhart
Jim Dias
Hill Lichtenfels
C. B. Empfield
Near
Blaine Empfield
G. W. Clawson
Blacklick
R.D. Bob Bartilono
Margaret
Harry Deemer
Irene Wolfe
Somerset
Albert Brett
Robert Betts
Derry
Robert Brendlinger
Roy Lichtenfels
Dan R. Foust
Arthur Lichtenfels
Johnstown
J. M. Lanner
Ligonier
Elsie Lichtenfels
Lawrence Krebs
Indiana
Ray Felton
Pitcairn
A. J. Riddell
Boyd St. Clair
Wendell
John Donahue
Blairsville
Samuel Wisher
James Lewis
Harry T. Jong
Braddock
Johns Family
Cay
Howard Reynolds
Braddock Hospital
Harry Reynolds
Wilkinsburg
Claire Ayres
Hazel Lichtenfels
Johns‘town
Annie Fisher
Mplora Kunkle
Robert Kunkle
South Fork
Chal. D. Brendlinger
Natrona Heights
Missionary Society of the Germany Methodist Church
Mart Mack
Mack
Society
Joseph Penrose
T. A. Henderson
Charles A. Robingon
Forrest St.Clair
Cleon
Lydia Lichtenfels
George F. Mack
Vincent Mack
Weldon
James
Irvin Mack
Flora
Kenneth Mack
Rosemary
Charles A. Mack
W. A. Lear
Charles Aluimas
Mildred Pearl
John McDowell
Ada June
Thomas Miller
Germany Methodist
Edith Dunmire
Sheridan Dunmire
Town
Jamey Howard
Trafford City
Cumberland
George Bayha
Cooper Avenue Methodist Church
H. BR. Falcon
H. C. Mack
W. W. Nickalson
L. C. Matthew
Rae Riggs
Martha Tomb
Mary McFeaters
Armagh
M. B. Clendenisn
New Florence
J. J
Local Social and Community Notes from Spruce and Cookport
Spruce residents Harry McDannell and Mr. Rishell visited Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McDannell. Sunday school attendees included Mrs. Eva Biss, BE A Biss, Gertha McAnulty, Frank Biss, and the Bagleys. Illness improvements were reported for Mrs. Eva Biss and BE A. Biss. Visitors included Mrs. Ford Perry and her son William. Mrs. Samuel Bowser and Mrs. Asa McAnulty were recent callers. others visited the A H Biss home. Thieves stole several chickens from R N Patterson’s coop. Frank Smith of Windber stayed with the Bowser family. A note on Mrs. Riggs resuming church attendance follows Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McDannell
Rishell
Meco
D. P. McDannell
W. E. Patterson
Gertha McAnulty
Frank Biss
Sarah
Mary Bagley
Cookport
Eva Biss
BE. A. Biss
Ford Perry
William
Samuel Bowser
Asa McAnulty
Samuel Biss
Sammie
Ernest Patterson
George Rickard
Rickard
A. EH. Biss
R. N. Patterson
Frank Smith
Windber
Local Social Notes Highlight Somerset Visitors and Events
Somerset area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends with trips to Blairsville Braddock Wilkinsburg Indiana and Johnstown. Births birthdays and weddings were noted along with church society meetings and a district Sunday School convention featuring Rev George Bayha among attendees from multiple towns.
Spider Marvels of Cunning and Courage by Scientists
Scientists agree the spider is supreme in cunning ferocity and inventiveness. A silk thread, thirty two millionths of an inch wide, could stretch to horse size when enlarged two thousand times. Spiders bind animals far larger than themselves, trapping tadpoles frogs lizards and a nine inch snake in an inverted cone web.
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London
Revival of the family dinner urged by grocers
An Ohio State Journal excerpt notes a New York convention appeal to restore the old custom of family dinners. It argues extended tables, neighborly invitations, and home dinners foster joy, peace, and strong family life in contrast to modern rushed meals via restaurant orders.
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New York
Ohio State Journal
Foundation Promotes Juvenile Delinquent Understanding Memorial
The Judge Baker foundation was incorporated in Massachusetts on April 26, 1917 to promote understanding of juvenile delinquents and develop methods for their improvement. It aims to establish and maintain clinics for study, diagnosis, and prognosis of juvenile delinquents, and to carry on civic and educational work as a living memorial to Harvey Humphrey Baker, first justice of the Boston Juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Baker
Massachusetts
Harvey Humphrey Baker
Boston Juvenile Court
Curious Cockpit Country Discoveries in Jamaica’s Interior
The Cockpit country lies between Appleton and Breadnut valley near Ipswich about 90 miles from Kingston. It features conical limestone hills, glades, and waterfalls, with Jamaica’s longest navigable river the Black River and historic ties to the Maroons’ hideouts in days of runaway slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Jamaica
Balaclava
Black River
Appleton
Breadnut Valley
Ipswich
Kingston
Early Dictionaries Before There Was a Dictionary
A compact history notes that long before dictionaries existed people did without. It recounts ancient cuneiform tablets and claims early lexicons by Arabs Greeks and Romans listed rare terms rather than full vocabularies. It highlights Batley’s 1721 Universal Etymological English Dictionary as the first English attempt at completeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Batley
Old Mohawk Church on Six Nations Reserve
The old Mohawk church, Ontario's oldest Protestant church, sits on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford with Chief Joseph Brant's grave beside its walls. It boasts a silver communion service and Bible gifted by Queen Anne in 1712, inscribed with Her Majesty’s gift to the Mohawk chapel. The church draws many tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Six Nations
Brantford
Joseph Brant
Queen Anne
Anne
Great Britain
France
Ireland
North America
Salt and Sugar Peanut Comment Sparks Health Talk
A woman in an east end drug store argued about salted peanuts and urged trying sugar instead, joking about heart health as the exchange ends. The Indianapolis News notes the exchange as a humorous fit to print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Indianapolis News
Local Notices and Travel Snippets From Marion Center
Marion Center mourns Mrs. James McLeister after a protracted illness, living with daughter Mrs. Horace Kinter. Series of visits note Mrs. Walter Streams, John Acklin and family, Homer Jeffries, Mary Caldwell, Lola Long, L. H. Mountain, James O. Barr and Maud Moss with Indiana, Penn State honors for F Glade Loughry, now joining Ohio Experiment Station Wooster. Also a quip on radio announcers and a Welsh Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLeister
Horace Kinter
Walter Streams
Dr. Gates
Indiana
John Acklin
C. D. Ross
Homer Jeffries
Local Visitors Stop by Conrad Sloppy and Friends
Maple Grove residents Royden Coy and Mary Coy with Sara Brown visited the Conrad Sloppy home on Tuesday. Several other neighbors including Carl Mouse of Heilwool My and Mrs Carl Gance of Mhensbore joined Friday calls at the Albert Coy home. Grace Detwiler and John Henry's circle made daytime calls Thursday and Sunday visits followed by Canton Bowers and Spurgeon Wagens returning to Culver. Multiple small town names appear with brief social calls and confabs around Kenton and Punxsutawney areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royden
Mary Coy
Sara Brown
Conrad Sloppy
Carl Mouse
Heilwool
Carl Gance
Mhensbore
Cherry Malotte
Albert Coy
Ernest Dearmy
Grace Detwiler
John Henry
Ford, Jr
Kenwood
Indiana
Canton Bowers
D. B. Detwiler
Spurgeon Wagens
Horn
Culver
James Bowers
G. R. Waltemire
Jane Roser
Bert Roser
Familly
Punxsutawney
Albert
Goy
D. T. Detwilers
George Greene
Belgano
Clymer
K. G. Wolfe
Elaine
Leone
Penn Run
Conrad Sleppy
Henry Krevel
James
Clinton Bowers
Punxsutawhey
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Douglass Studio
Marion Center
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Wales
Pathfinder
Maple Grove
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Tappan Gas Ranges
Hoover
Hadees
DEVOE
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Western Ammunition
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Goldsmith Athletic Goods
A. W. Mahon
Philadelphia
Opp
Railway Express
Associated Gas and Electric Company
The
United States
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Pennsylvania
Harris, Forbes
Deidee
Montreal
Harris, Forbes & Company Limite London
Herria Trust and Savings Bank Bond Department
Chicago
Harris, Forbsa & Company Incorporated
Boston
TROUB
Ritz Theatre
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