One Man Hay Loader Boosts Farm Labor Efficiency
Farm Extension News describes a side delivery rake and hay loader using a half length carriage to load from the back, allowing one man to handle loading. Individuals in the Shelocta South Bend and West Lebanon areas, including Henry Townsend and Paul Kimmel, are adopting the device, with J R Haswell Penn State extension engineer providing making plans via County Agent J W Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelocta
South Bend
West Lebanon
Henry Townsend
Paul Kimmel
Harry Kimmel
John Hart
Warner
J. R. Haswell
Penn State
J. W. Warner
Pennsylvania State College
Cattle Shows and Field Days June 10-20
Cattle Shows and Field Days run June 10 to 20 with events at Purchase Line Jersey Breeders Association and West Lebanon. Prof. E B Fitts of Penn State will judge. The events include dairy judging and a basket picnic, plus a recreational program for regional dairymen and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchase Line Jersey Breeders Association
E. B. Fitts
Department of Dairy Extension
Penn State
The
Bull Association
West Lebanon
James Patterson
Elders Ridge
Guernsey Hull
May Dairy Herd Test Totals Reported in Indiana County
First Indiana County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn reports May tests by Carl Johnston tester. 363 cows tested, 26 herds examined, 23 cows dry. Top producers include M A Smeltzer and Torrance State Hospital with 1031 and 1030 pounds milk respectively and 36.1 and 31.3 pounds fat. Butterfat leaders include H M Haskell and Clyde Houck with high fat yields, highlighting multiple herds across R H and Gr G affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Indiana County Dairy Herd Improvement Ass
Carl Johnston
M. A. Smeltzer
Torrance State Hospital
R.H
HH. M. Haskell
Gerhard
W. G. Montgomery
IH. N
Haskell
Gr.g
Clyde Houck
Carl Walker
H. M. Travis
Deckers Point Girl Maintains Perfect School Attendance
Miss Martha Stitt, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H B Stitt of Deckers Point, has a flawless school record. For nine years at Deckers Point school she never missed a day or was tardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deckers Point
Martha Stitt
J. HB. Stitt
Laurel Bloom Spreads Across Southern Counties
Laurel, the Pennsylvania state flower, is beginning to bloom in the southernmost counties and will soon be abundant statewide. The Department of Forest and Waters invites tourists to visit state forests during the laurel season to view the peak bloom. Laurel is plentiful in Indiana county and promises a particularly splendid display this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Game Commissioners
Potter County
Sullivan
Center
Warren
Cameron
Indiana County
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
State Department of Forest and Waters
Local visits and relatives in Plumville area
Plumville residents and neighboring travelers were seen visiting relatives and friends this weekend. Names include John Wyncoop of Geneva and the Shaffers of Pittsburgh and Chester, with others from Homer City Rural Valley and Conneaut Lake region noted in social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
John Wyncoop
Geneva
Paul W. Douds
Chicora
William Smith
Homer City
M. Smith
Roy Ambrose
Pittsburgh
Harry Shaffer
William Ernst
Beverly
Chester
Ray Delancey
Farmer killed by contact with 22000-volt power line
Joseph Sweda a 42 year old farmer living near Taelin was instantly killed when a 22 000 volt line touched a wire he tied to a 20 foot pole. He had warned his nine children watching from a distance as the accident occurred on land owned by the Rochester Pittaburgh Coal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taelin
Joseph Sweda
Sweda
Rochester & Pittaburgh Coal Company
Christmas Seals and Health Bonds Drive TB Fight in PA
The Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society and affiliates run the Christmas Seal sale to fund health initiatives. The twenty-eighth annual sale of Christmas Seals and Health Bonds begins November 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Societies
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society
Longtime Blairsville resident dies at 74 in Blairsville
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at his late residence and interment followed in Blairsville cemetery for Franklin B Marshall aged 74 a longtime Blairsville resident and former Pennsylvania Railroad baggage master who died Sunday of complications of diseases. He was born May 31 1860 in Jacksonville and moved to Blakeville at 19. He leaves a widow and several children and grandchildren. He was a member of Blairsville Presbyterian Church and Blairsville Lodge of Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Franklin
Marshall
Jacksonville
Blakeville
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Conemaugh
Blairaville Presbyterian Church
Blairaville
Rachel Davis
Bedford
Indiana
James 8. McAnulty
James J. Davis
Apollo
Helen Davis
Jay Davis
Virginia ‘Beigle
Asheville
N. DC
May Gray
Kittanning
Emma Colgan
Cambridge
Harriet McAnulty
Cherry Tree
J. Ambrose McAnulty
Chicago
Oakland Cemetery
Town
George Calvin Chrisman
White Township
Salem Township
Westmoreland County
Henry
Eleanor (McKee) ‘Chrisman
Whitetown
Harry BE. Chrisman
Greensburg
Nannie Ruffner
James and
Wiliam Chrisman
J. 8. Miller
Bolivar
Mt. Tabor
West Wheatfield Township
Roy Miller
Allentown
Frances
Lawrence
Walter
Everett
Ervin Miller
Ralph Clawson
Boalivar
Frank Ramsey
Mechanicsburg
Jacob F. Lickenfelt
Blacklick
Katherine Kuckenbrod
Bartha Dale
Canton
Mary Wedlocker
Niles, O
Death of TwoYearOld Burnell Getty in Town
Burnell Getty, two, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Getty of town, died in an Indiana hospital Saturday night after a four day illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Second United Presbyterian church conducted by Rev Samuel W Shane, with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnell
Donald Getty
Town
Indiana Hospital
Second United Presbyterian Church
Samuel W. Shane
Greenwood Cemetery
Miss Ida Marsh Dies At 47 In Blairsville Area
Miss Ida Marsh aged 47 died Monday at Strangford near Blairsville. She will be buried Tuesday at Blairsville’s Salem church cemetery. Surviving siblings include Samuel of Torrance, Flora Tanger of Grapevine, Margaret McConnell of Burrell township, and Martha Bowser of Lancaster. The article also notes reflections on mental health and lifestyle factors, plus a patent innovation for voice driven telephone switchboard connections and local notes on coal prices and auto tag totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Marsh
Blairsville
Salem Church
Strangford
Samuel
Torrance
Flora Tanger
Grapeville
Margaret McConnell
Burrell Township
Martha Bowser
Lancaster
Stress and shell shock risk from modern life
Dr. Theodore B. Appel warns that modern life’s shocks threaten mental health and urges a personal welfare plan. He notes many hospital and home cases reflect cumulative strains rather than a single explosive incident and advocates reducing work and leisure shocks to protect nervous systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore B. Appel
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Farm Extension News
Brushvalley Chorus
State College
Brushvalley Community Charms
Nettie McCrea Davis
B. L. Nixon
FP. P. Weaver
B. A. Branford
Milk Control Board
E.T
Ella T. Cost
Phila
St. Indians
Luxenberg
Hasinger
Plymouth Rocks
New Hampshire
Leghorns
Barred Rocks
White Rocks
New Hampshire Reds
Paul B. Hasinger
Wayne Avediana
NRA
Meath
Seals For Health
W. N. van Duser
Clark Avenue
Myra ‘Havens
Newark Valley
N. Y
van ‘Duser
M, Ie, Church
Eastern Star
New Century Club
J. A. McCamey
Harry ©. van Duser
Fannie Mosher
Oswego
Mrs
Jaynes
Getty
Wee
Tay Wray
Leo Carrillo Stuart Erwin Law
George Arliss House
Rothschild
Boris Karloff
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