Farm Extension News highlights June dairy tests and top herds
In June 1933, 25 herds were tested by Wendell Wetzel with 156 cows milking, 21 dry, totaling 177 on test. Two cows were sold unprofitable. The five high milk herds were W. H. Wood Mix, J. Paul Kimmel R-H, Jerry F. Kimmel R/H, Henry Townsend R.G., J. F. Pounds Mix. The top butterfat herds listed Townsend, McYsaac, Pounds, Warren Buterbaugh, R. L. Boucher. Additional notes cover flea beetle control, market eggs, harvest timing, and keeping hogs cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woumny Om. Association
Wendell Wetzel
W. H. Wood
J. Paul Kimmel
R-H
Jerry F. Kimmel
R/H
Henry Townsend
R.G
J. F. Pounds
H. A. McYsaac
Gr.j
Warren Buterbaugh
R. L. Boucher
Gr. G
Farm Calendar: Remove Old Canes and Care for Crops
The article advises removing old raspberry and blackberry canes at first opportunity, burning them, then thorough cultivation and sowing a top cover. If rye is used for overwintering, scatter seed in cane rows to prevent spring weeds. It also notes watering sweet peas, mulching with grass clippings, and that early cut hay offers higher protein and palatability.
Weddings of a Week Henry Tierney and Miss Mary Janet Tierney
Henry Tierney of Braeburn married Miss Mary Janet Tierney of Graceton in a July 8 ceremony conducted by Register and Recorder W Ralph Cummings at the Court House. The groom is a farmer, son of Mr and Mrs John Henry of Black lick, and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Tierney of Graceton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tierney Ira Edward Henry
Braeburn
Mary Janet Tierney
Graceton
W. Ralph Cummings
Court House
John Henry
Blacklick
Peter Tierney
Benson-Fomari Union in Yatesboro Ceremony
Robert Edmonds Smith Benson wed Amelia Virginia Fomari of Yatesboro in a Justice of the Peace ceremony at the Herrick building. The groom works as a coal miner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Benson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emelio F. Fomari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson-Fomari
Robert Edmonds Smith Benson
Amelia Virginia Fomari
Yatesboro
Jay D. Hill
Herrick Building
Peter Benson
Emelio Fpomari
Universities Confer Degrees Amid Month of Weather
Universities award numerous degrees this month while the weatherman delivers forecasts. The lighthearted remark contrasts academic honors with changing meteorological conditions as speeches and ceremonies proceed.
Reunions and Picnics Light Up Fourth in Indiana
A Fourth of July roundup highlights Calhouns gatherings at 26 South Fifth Street Indiana with numerous relatives from Elderton Bebber Vandergrift and beyond. The event featured croquet aquosts and plentiful refreshments amid a long list of attendees. Another 80th birthday celebration for J. W. Wiggins drew many local families to South Street with music and desserts. A Pearce family reunion near Garbleton and a summer academy alumni meeting in Marion Center Park drew attendees from Blairsville Des Moines and beyond. A fatal truck incident near South Bend prompted involuntary manslaughter charges against Lloyd Strayer. New Sterling Oil station construction began at The Point with a six week completion window. Night bicycle safety rules mandate front lights and red rear reflectors visible from 200 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhouns
Albert A. Calhoun
South Fifth Street
Indiana
Samuel Calhoun
Bertha
Harvey Calhoun
Margarette
Glenna May
Melvin Calhoun
Samuel
Findley Family Reunion Held At W H Findley Home
The Findley families gathered for their annual Fourth of July reunion at the Hast Wheatfield township home of W. H. Findley. Fifty-six attendees shared a noon dinner among the orchard setting. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. William Findley of Seward, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brantlinger and family of Blairsville, H. Steele Findley and daughter Marjorie Ruth of the homestead, and other relatives from Cramer and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findley
W. H. Findley
Hast Wheatfield
William Findley
Seward
Frank Brantlinger
Blairsville
H. Steele Findley
Marjorie Ruth
Various Pitcairn Locals Attend Summer Gatherings
Nancy Howard travels to Pitcairn to visit relatives while Ada Adams and Emma St Clair visit A J Boyle’s sister in Jericho. A large basket picnic at Big Spring near Mt Tabor features Grandma Marsh as elder and a baby as youngest attendee. Numerous local residents and visitors from Vandergrift Conemaugh and Clyde attend social calls and trips to Ligonier Ebensburg Lakemont Park and Sandy Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jericho
Nancy Howard
Pitcairn
Ada ‘Adams
Vandergrift
Emma ‘st.Clair
Conemaugh
A. J. Boyle
Ray i A. Lichtenfels
Nora Marsh Smith
Mt. Tabor
Ebensburg
Merle Mack
Donald
Harold
Vincent Mack
Weildon
James
Ervie Mack
Flora
Geneva ‘Rehn
Clyde
Lakemont Park
Altoona
O. J. ‘Boyle
Nora Jean
Orville
Sandy Ridge
Jacob St. Clair
Virgil
John I St. Clair
New Pike’s Peak to Brushvalley road opens for traffic
Deadwaters near Brushvalley reports visitors from Kyim and Moose households on Sunday. Harl Lees and family from Twin Rocks spent days at their Deadwaters camp. N Bowers welcomes a baby girl. Sunday guests included Nelsons, Cramers, and Alte nus family members from Brushvalley and Johnstown. Bird migration note observes insect-eating species travel farther than fruit or seed eaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyim Shatter
Brushvalley
Amanda Moose
Pike's Peak
Harl Lees
Twin Rocks
Deadwaters
N. Bowers
Near Here
Carrie Nelson
Blair Nelson
Harry Cramer
Piles Peak
John Altenus
Johnstown
Spring brush fires devastate wildlife more than guns
A line notes that fires sweeping spring brush devastate wildlife more than autumn hunter gunfire, highlighting the greater ecological damage from uncontrolled flames compared with hunting.
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Farm Extension News
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Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture
Carla Findley
John Findley
J. C. Griffith
Chas, Wynn
Charles
Ruth Philipps
F. M. Brandon
McNutt
Lynn Dick
Homer City
Carl F. Dick
Perry County
Mra
Eliza Dick
Dillie Cunningham
Kenneth Mack
J. W. Wigging
J. W. Wiggins
South Street
D. D. Walker
Matthew Walker
A. H. Wiggins
B. H. Fitzgerald
Misa Nettle Fitzgerald
Livermore
Walker Wiggins
Paul
Jimmy
Thelma
Walter ‘Black
Aleitha
Math Walker
Wm. Little
Daisy Pardee
Sheloca
T. M. Wiggins
Paul Wiggins
Richard
Marstellar
Earl Wiggins
Margaret Steele
Stella
Pearce
Ezra Pearce
Garbleton
George Lambing
Marion
Harold Furman
Lynn Furman
Arthur Ambing
Anna
Isobel
Alice Lambing
Durwood
Edie Bee
Doris
Sam Lingenfelter
Victor Bothell
Wil
John Thompson
Indiana County
Marion Center
Jas. F. Chapman
Joseph E. Weaver
C. R. Griffith
Raymond Fleming
Robert Emerick
Georgeville
Robert Marshall
Plumville
W. Hart Long
Daniel Gromley
Merleittle
Woyd Strayer
Lloyd Strayer
Claysburg
Armstrong County
Lawrence Pignani
Dorothy
Ehrenfeld
Shelocta-Apollo Road
South Bend
Strayer
Justice of the Peace
Frank M. Wray
Kittanning
Point
Sterling Co
Sterling Oi) Co
Charles Mack
Harrisburg
Cramer
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Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin - Williams
J. M. Stewart
Kenneth Neely
John McDowell
John St. Clair
Annie Brendlinger
Ralph
Tillie Hershberger
Rae Lichtenfels
Gladys
Dean §Kiles
Ligonier
Crissey Walbeck
Germany
Ada Adams
Charles Montgomery
Bedford
Apend
William Clawson
Hull
McClure Hall
Irene McW]lwee
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Earl McClain
Scott Sprinkle
James McElwes
Brushyalley
Frank Rehn
Florida
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Rehn
Joseph Higgins
Ohio
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John Auld
James McGarvey
McElwee
Pearl Wakefield
Bud Pease
Ray Lichtenfels
Denyer
Blain McDowell
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Ann
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Atte
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Richard Barthelmess
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