Terse Notes From Nicholtown and Nearby Communities
A collage of small town social notes recounts visits among families in Nicholtown and nearby areas including Mr. and Mrs. Gromley, Mr. and Mrs. Spenser, Mr. and Mrs. Lowman, and others. A hunting trip to the mountains is noted, along with a hospital admission for adenoids and tonsils removal. A Denver marriage quip and era humor conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholtown
Edgar Gromley
Gromley
Glen Campbell
Wane Spenser
Spicer
Frank Reithmiller
Glenn Lowman
Melvin
Laura Kinnan
Joe Pardee
Ray Lowman
Maple sugar season above average taps 506000 trees
The maple syrup and sugar season in Pennsylvania was strong, with 506,000 trees tapped and higher production per tree. Total sugar reached 1,879,000 pounds and syrup 224,000 gallons, while prices rose to 33 cents per pound for sugar and $2.08 per gallon for syrup. Pennsylvania ranks fifth in maple product production behind Vermont, New York, Ohio, and Michigan.
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Morrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
New York
New Hampshire
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Vermont
Course for young men to qualify as Cow Testing Association managers
Penn State hosts a two week course from June 17 to 28 for young men aiming to manage Cow Testing Associations across Pennsylvania. Supervised by C. T. Gearhart in the Dairy Building at State College, the program emphasizes practical dairy farm experience and a high school education level. Interested applicants should contact County Agent J. W. Warner in the Court House or C. R. Gearhart at the Dairy Building, State College, Pa.
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Penn State
Pennsylvania
C. T. Gearhart
State College
Warner
J. W. Warner
Court House
Weiling
C. R. Gearhart
Rotary Speakers Swap Between Indiana Punxsutawney Clubs
Indiana and Punxsutawney Rotary clubs exchanged speakers at their Monday meetings. Rev. Herman Hunke of Punxsutawney spoke on Rotary ethics to Indiana club members. A J Musser and Hal White addressed Punxsutawney youths. Civil War veteran William P Meanor, 83, injured in a fall in his Marion Center home, fell while going to the cellar to check plants, his daughter Irene Jackson at his side.
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Indiana
Punxs'y Rotarians
Punxsutawney Rotary Clubs
Herman Hunke
Punxsutawney
Rotary
Indiana Elub
A. J. Musser
Hal White
Punxsutawney Boys
Wm. P. Meanor
William P. Meanor
Mr. Meanor
Irene Jackson
Marion Center
Plumville
Clair Pruner
Reprisal Betty and the Naughty Dog Dialect
A playful Queenslander exchange features Betty accusing Roger the dog of eating her dolly's slipper and her mother agreeing punishment. Betty claims she punished him by going straight to the kennel. The quote closes with a sharp remark from Lord Halifax about naming things correctly.
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Betty
Roger
Dolly
Ant Hills and the Old Man Who Read the Riot Act
In a tense staff meeting the editor berates workers as ant hills wasting energy, insisting on doing things right. A later fire call reveals the comic twist as Edson is fired after a rural alarm box misfire due to wood‑shavings. The Caribbean sea is noted as a dirty weather factory by sailors.
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Daily
C Chronicle
Moses
Bergerker
Henderson
Wilcox
Tatoos
Jimson
Miss Hanson
Simpson
Hopkins
Fourth Street
Edson
Obituary roundup in large county news with multiple deaths
Death notices for Wilomina Kennedy 80 of West Mahoning township and Susan Jane Stephens 76 of Brushvalley township, with service details and survivors. Also Katherine Setlock 60 of McIntyre, Mike Ferrance 52 of Chambersville, Betty May Smith 10 months Creekside, and James Bentley 78 former Pine township resident. Plus Ralph Shoaf former Indiana Airways pilot injured in Bradford crash. brief jokes about Washington politics and domestic scenes.
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Wilomina Kennedy
Phoenix
West Mahoning Township
H. H. Kennedy
Gotlieb Silver
J. J. Kennedy
Dayton
Carrie Kennedy
Punxsutawney
S. CO. Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Minerva Bethard
Delaware
William H. Kennedy
Cabot
Emma Wilkiwig
Sarver
Lincoln Stiver
Juneau
James Bentley
Pine Township
England
Local Airways
Ralph Shoaf
Indiana Airways, Inc
Bradford
Indiana
Taylor Air Craft Company
Strongstown Dairy Meeting and Local News
A dairy meeting in Strongstown Monday drew about twenty farmers from Buffington and Pintownships to review fluid milk shipping to the Indiana Grade A station. County Agent Warner outlined the Dairymen's Co operative Sales Company plan and the Pittsburgh surplus program. Dr N C Craig discussed barn and milk house standards and Grade A milk policy. Some dairymen joined Brushvalley and Homer City Local to begin shipping soon. Rev J E Kanarr of Boise Idaho visits his father here and will preach June 8 at the Court House. Dr John Scott and Rev J P Tampt plan June 15 sermons at the old Two Lick Church.
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Strongstown
Buffington
Pine Townships
Indiana
Warner
Dairymen’s Co-operative Sales Company
Pittsburgh
N. C. Craig
Craig
Brushvalley
Homer City
J. E. Kanarr
Idaho
John E. Kanarr
Boise
Idaho Baptist Convention
Aaron Kanarr
Kanarr
Court House
John
Scott
J. P. Tampt
Twolick
Fire Destroys Sabillia Home in Second Ward
A family home owned by Joe Sabillia and an adjacent house owned by Mrs. Mary Carney were damaged or destroyed by a daytime fire in the Second Ward. The Sabillia dwelling and contents, plus a garage and a Hup sedan, were burned. Carney’s residence sustained heavy damage but was saved. The Sabillia family had left Indiana days earlier. the Carneys and neighbors were awakened by an explosion before firefighters arrived. Damage totals include about 4,500 for Sabillia’s loss, 1,000 for Carney’s, and 3,500 for the other dwelling and Sabillia contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ward
Joe Sabillia
Mary Carney
Sabillia
Indiana
Conti
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