4 H Lamb Club Scores High at State Livestock Contest
Sixteen Indiana County 4 H members competed in a general livestock elimination contest at Penn State. Robert Kimmel of Shelocta led with 537 points, among top three overall. other high scorers were Harry O Kimmel Jr and Dean Miller. Participants toured the dairy and agricultural buildings and visited State College landmarks during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kimmel
Shetoda
Indiana
Penn State
State College
W. R. Thomas
Dick Stephens
Philip Kunkle
J. W. Warner
Chester White
Berkshire
Southdown
Shropshire
Shelocta
R.D
Harry O. Kimmel, Jr
Dean Miller
John P. Deemer
South Bend
Jesse Thomas
William Thomas
Paul Kunkle
Raspberry demonstration and wheat field meeting notes
A raspberry meeting will occur Thursday afternoon July 11 at 1 30 at Clarence McHenry’s orchard two miles north of Indiana. Dr George Zundel of Penn State will discuss raspberry diseases and control methods with County Agent Warner also visiting other growers. A bulletin on raspberry diseases is available at the county office. A separate Wheat Field Meeting outlined for Friday July 13 at 7 PM follows at Clyde McConnaughey’s farm between Georgeville and Trade City with J B R Dickey and County Agent Warner._entries include variety comparisons and fertilizer trials with Wally, Pennsylvania 44, Parkoff, Forward and fertilizer types. Attendees should arrive by seven to view demonstrations and hear discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McHenry
Indiana
George Zandel
Botany Extension Department
Penn State
Zundel
McHenry
Warner
Pennsylvania State College
Court House
Clyde McConnaughey
Georgeville
Trade City
J. B. R. Dickey
Wally
Pennsylvania
Parkoff
Dickey
Weddings of a Week in Bolivar Area News
A string of marriages is reported from Bolivar and nearby towns. Mikesell-Rugh unites in New Castle with Clyde Mikesell and Alma Rugh, a White township native and Indiana teacher. Other couples include Boring-Reese, Garland-Forsythe, Conner-Darstik, Reber-Bowersox, Carnes-Cameron, Ford-Emma, and Cembi-Seger, all tied by Justice of the Peace or local ministers during early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Harold Wesley Boring
Alice Susanna Reese
Bolivar
Justice of the Peace
Walter H. Jackson
Simon Boring
James Reese
Pittsburgh
Charles Elmo Conner
North Carolina
Emma Darstik
Portage
Jay D. Hill
John William Conner
Fred Darstik
Reber Bowersox
Reber
Sykesville
Ollne Bowersox
Big Run
Cembl-Seger
Andy Cembi
Ming June Seger
Rosaiter
Indiana
Philip Cembi
Albert Seger
Gold Plunder Hits Blairsville Dentist Office
Gold valued at 350 dollars was taken from the office of Dr. H. C. Cohen Blairsville dentist on Sunday. Attempts were made to break into other Blairsville dentist offices the same day. Offices of Dr. Wilbur Gibson in the Weather building and Dr. J. W. Kinter in the Deposit Bank building were entered recently but nothing was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
H. C. Cohen
Wilbur Gibson
J. W. Kinter
Deposit Bank
Yale
Illia Fletcher
Mille
Millie
Heela
Mabel
Rebecca Blue Retires as County Teacher in 1933 Meeting
In Wilkins township Allegheny county Rebecca M Blue former resident and county teacher retired at the School Employees Retirement Board monthly Harrisburg meeting along with Miss Weatherine Kirker of Avonmore. Retail sales to the United States show a 48 percent drop from 1928 to 1933 with near unchanged numbers of retailers in 1983 versus 1829.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pornier County
Rebecca M. Blue
Wilkins Township
Allegheny County
Harrisburg
Weatherine Kirker
Avonmore
United States
Millie Finds Love Amid Dishwashing Dilemma
Millie, working at The Blue Door, faces a marriage proposal mix with a restaurant life clash. The red haired suitor, Tom, returns to plead while Millie’s coworker Mabel swaps shifts. A past heartbreak over Eunice and a manager’s trick frame a comic moment until true love with the shipboard fiancé emerges.
Sulphur Across Industries Shapes Modern Production
Sulphur and sulfuric acid serve as a lifeblood across many sectors. From artificial fertilizers and petroleum refining to iron and steel, paper, rayon, and rubber vulcanization, sulfur compounds drive key processes. Additional uses include brick making, dyes, fruit tree spraying, bleaching, fumigation, and refrigerant applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron and Steel
Thomas M. Beck
Chicago Tribune
Boxwood in Bible History and Colonial Gardens
Boxwood, called the living antique, ages with civilization and resists reproduction for a century. The plant appears in Biblical history and was widely grown in England and southern Europe. Early settlers brought it to America where colonial estates showcased its decorative garden designs reflecting refined aristocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Conwell
Philadelphia ‘Inquirer
England
Europe
Asia
Boxhill
Surrey
Boxtey
Kent
America
Philadelphia
Temperatures Link Drought to Tree Decline
A Missouri Botanical Garden bulletin reports that trees show heat responses similar to humans with drought. In a study of 16 American elms, temperatures reached 98.58 degrees Fahrenheit as sun drew moisture from trunks. When moisture falls below 50 percent, leaves drop and trees may die after two dry summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin of the
Missouri Botanical Garden
Drouth
Palolo Worms Die In Mass Spawn Each November
Collier's Weekly notes the palolo, a large Samoa Fiji worm, hatches yearly in November and dies twelve months later. Every generation emerges from coral refuges on a predictable day, releasing eggs in a mass surface spectacle watched by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Fijielands
Collier’s Weekly
Fur Bearing Animal Cycles Reported by Hudson’s Bay Co
The Hudson’s Bay Company notes a roughly nine to ten year cycle in fur bearing animals including muskrats mink and red foxes. The periodic rise appears across the Northern United States and the Canadian Northwest, starting in the far north and moving southward while the cycle duration stays constant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Company
United States
Canadian Northwest
Palos Village Quiet as Columbus Legacy Noted
The article notes Palos near Seville as the source of Columbus voyages. It mentions a colossal statue erected in 1020 as a gift from American friends to Spain. Columbus tomb sits in Seville Cathedral, with a large sarcophagus borne by four bronze figures representing the kingdoms of Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Spain
Palos
Seville
America
Leon
Halo shapes in religious iconography across rulers and saints
The halo, or nmbus, varies by sacred figure from the Duesty and the Virgin to Christ and saints, and even a square halo for living rulers such as kings, queens, emperors, shahs, and sultans. The note, from Ted Bromley of Westerly, R. I., appears in Collier's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Bromley
Westerly
R. I
Collier's Weekly
Fourth of July Picnic At Willow Lodge
Peelordistrict reports a full day basket picnic at Willow Lodge to celebrate Independence Day amid favorable weather. Attendees include the McCreight, Thomas, Kessler, Bell, Cunningham, Foreman, Rowe, Smathers, Cribbs, Hanna, Smathers, Bacon, Cribbs, and other local families. The event featured food, a Dramatic Club shower for John Emerson, a Leadership Training supper at Mrs. Smathers’ home, and 24 guests served with Boston cream pie and lemonade. A birthday party for Gladys Smathers drew 63 invited guests and gifts. Several local residents visited, and singing serenades greeted well-wishers at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peelor District
Willow Lodge
Perry McCreight
Lamar McCreight
W. R. Thomas
Geo, Kessler and Sons
Merle
Carl
Paul
Mra
Bell
Goldie
Hffie
Clyde
Roy Bell
Shultz
Julia Cunningham
Sara
Margaret Cunningham
William
Betty
Edith Hadden
Jewell Johns
Emerson Staver
W. Earle Foreman
Bill
Jim
Teddy Foreman
Alice Millen
Frank Rowe
Arthur
Olive Rowe
Dolores
Raymond George
Frank Smathers
Bobby
Donnie Smathers
Charles McCardle
Ralph Cribbs
Boston
Walter George
Indiana
M. H. Church
Fourth of July social notes from New Florence area
Mrs Mary St Clair and family visiting New Florence guests at Russel Jones home while attending miners picnic. Families from Johnstown Greensburg Verona Latrobe and Akron visited locals. Camping trips to Greenwood Furnace and Garco camp. Moose convention attendee Charles Walbeck to Boston. Reunion at Clyde included Viola Duncan family. Local union and American Legion held a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorris Palmer
Indiana
Jerry Saxton
Charles Walbeck
Boston
Tillie Croll
Greemsburd
Edwin Croll
Greensburg
Daniel Schrum
Walter Miller
Ira
Lee Lichtenfels
Viola Duncan
Johnstown
Merl Luther
Clyde
Edith and
Grace
Harry Shaffer
James
Eugene
Tekongha
Mich
Harvey Tillie
Barbara Ann and
Shirley
Samuel Mabon
New Florence
Charles A. Robinson
Hilda Robinson
Alex Dodson
Robert Boring
Albert Musgrove
Medina
Margaret
Perry Mack
Samuel Fisher
Bolivar
Helen Petergon
Miners
The
American Legion
Union Hall
Rhinehart
Hunter
Latrobe
Albert Singer
Coley
Salix
Shaffer Reunion Set Near Clyde on July 18
Annual Shaffer descendants reunion will be held at Round Top along the William Penn highway near Clyde on Thursday, July 18. Scientists are perfecting a spore catcher for the coming stratosphere to learn if spores and bacteria live in the upper air.
Three Good Club Offers For Indiana County Subscribers
An old newspaper advertisement lists bundled offers for Indiana County residents. It promotes One Year subscriptions to Country Home Breeder's Gazette American Fruit Grower Pennsylvania Farmer Poultry Tribune Woman's World and McCall's Magazine plus Shadoplay Household and other titles. Outside Indiana County orders add 50 cents per offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Indiana Progress
Country Home
Breeder's Gazette
American Fruit Grower
Pennsylvania Farmer
Poultry Tribune
Woman's World
Sooner
McCall's Magazine
Notich
Indiana Progress Indiana
Penna
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Farm Extension News
Game Club
Mikesell-Rugh
Misa Alma Rugh
Samuel T. Rugh
White Township
Clyde Mikesell
New Castle
John J. Mellvaine
First United Presbyterian Church
Town
Great Lakes
Adirondack Mountain
Philadelphia Street
Brushvalley
Indiana State Teachers College
Brushvalley Township
Conner-Darstik
Carnes
Cameron
James Carnes
R. D
Virginia Pearl Cameron
Clyde Cameron
J. O. C. McCracken
Henry McFeeley Ford Henry
Cherry Tree
Emma Mc ¥ Feeley
Hellwood
Dixonville
J. P. Tampt
Harry Henry
M. A. McFeeley
the Progress and
Gazette Co
R. D. Readera
Eunice
Winiee
Millia
Corpa
Edward B. Bennett
Paul J. Straitiff
Paul Lewis
First National Bank
A. Pennsy
Federal Deposit Insurance Plan
Resour
JES
United States Obligations Banking House
W. G. Mulberger
Plumville
KR. D
Wayne Wadding
New Kensington
L. Grant Rowe
Vandergrift
C. D
Gertrude
Hiderton
Clarence Mahan
Wilbur Bell
Harry Reynolds
Reed
Wilkinsburg
Shadoplay Household
Bees Brothers Restaurant
South Seventh Street
Soda Grill
Ines
St. Clair Rinn & Co
Tail Coal Dealers Lith & Water Sts
Levi Houck
Rayne Township
Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Mutual Casualty Incuresance Co
MD. Stewart General
BR. D
Homer City
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