Five top herds in Indiana County milk output February
Farm Extension News reports February tests in Indiana County show 25 herds tested and 238 cows milking. Top milk producers were Torrance State Hospital 1101 lbs and 24.1 fat, County Home 994 lbs, HW. O. Kimmel 797 lbs, S. Gerhard 733 lbs, J. S. Cornel 710 lbs. Butterfat leaders include H. B. Wetzel 578 lbs, W. S. Wetzel 679 lbs, Torrance State Hospital 4101 lbs, C. O. Pollock 689 lbs, County Home 934 lbs. Also listed are the ten highest cows by butterfat with names, ages, fresh dates, and production totals. The report closes with social notes from local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Dairy Herd Improvement Association of
Indiana County
Torrance State Hospital
County Home
R. & Grit
HW. O. Kimmel
S. Gerhard
J. S. Cornel
Gr.h. Gr.g
H. B. Wetzel
W. S. Wetzel
R. & Grd
R.H
C. O. Pollock
Bees
Torrance
Barkley
Bill
Isabelle
Grj
W. S. Wetgal
Princess
G. C. Swan
Fox
C. S. Gerhard
Fayne
Flonay
Cornell
Sylvia
February Dairy Herd Report for Second Indiana County
February monthly test covers 14 herds, 150 milking cows, 19 dry cows, 16 percent test cows. Top five milk producers include Warren Buterbaugh, Henry Townsend, J F Pounds, H C McIsaac, Iral Savage with high fat records. Butterfat leaders list Warren Buterbaugh, Henry Townsend, J F Pounds, M Stewart, J M Hood & Sons with detailed cow entries and fresh dates.
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Intiana
J. F. Pounds
H. C. McIsaac
Gr.j
Iral Savage
Gr.g
J. F
M. ©. Stewart
Guernsey
Henry Townsend
Tanfering
R.G
Queen
R-G
J. M. Hood & Sons
Ruth
Gr.h
Livermore
Warren Buterbaugh
Spot
James Lynch
Warren Buter
Daugh
Gr J
R. L. Boucher
Clever
New Onion Culture In Indiana County Greenhouse Trials
Walter J. Nissley Penn State vegetable garden specialist described a newer onion growing method at Indiana County meetings. The Sweet Spanish onion is highlighted for its size and quality, with seeds sown in March in greenhouse flats and plants set in late April. Contact with local greenhouse operators aims to supply Sweet Spanish flats, promising higher yields and superior onions than direct seeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Walter
J. Nissley
Penn State
Green House
Nissley
Warner
Indiana Fleral Company
Walter Kissinger
Flata
Seta
Bulletin Ad for Heavy Paper Sheets and Blipet Cash
Fragmentary notice offers sheets of heavy paper for lining bulletin posters under lugs and carpet. Mentions Blipet cash at the Progress Office and states no orders held without advance payment.
Local Social Notes From Spruce Community
Ida McAnally spent Sunday with aunt Mary Cresswell. Sarah Long and daughter visited Mrs. Long's parents, John and Mrs. Repine. Gray and two children from Marsteller stayed with Mrs. Cooper. A Biss returns home after weeks in Ohio. Grace Mae and Louise Brown of Martintown called on friends here. Dale McDonnell and Arthur McAnulty were in Barnesboro. Sarah and Mary Bagley and Littie Brown called at John Brown home near Martintown. Ted Biss, recently back from employment in Ohio, had appendectomy. Raymond Lockard and family visited the McAnulty home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida McAnally
Mary Cresswell
Sarah Long
Barnesboro
Sarah
Mary Bagley
Littie Brown
John Brown
Martintown
Ted Biss
Oho
Ted
Raymond Lockard
Tda
McAnulty
Palmer family misc injuries and arrivals in Mount Tabor
Mrs Clyde Palmer nearly severed a thumb in a porch fall and sustained facial cuts. Richard Marsh visited Marion Marsh. Perry Muir named a daughter Helen Laetitia Mayle. Jess Bracken is ill with a nervous breakdown. Joe Penrose and family moved into Ira Marsh’s house. Rose Palmer visiting sister Mrs Guy McConnell who is ill. Dorothy Lichtenfels has influenza at home. Carl Sunberg of Indiana visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs C G Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Palmer
Richard Marsh
Marion Marsh
Perry Muir
Helen Laetitia Mayle
Jess Bracken
Joe Penrose
Miirsville
Ira Marsh
Rose Palmer
Guy McConnell
Blacklick
Dorothy Lichtenfels
Carl Sunberg
Indiana
CG. E. Palmer
Post-Gazette Home Delivery Offer for Indiana County
An Indiana County Rural Free Delivery offer lowers the Post-Gazette subscription to 45.50 yearly for residents not served by the carrier. It emphasizes same-day home delivery and points readers to page 2 for additional club bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Pittsburgh Daily Post Gazette
Indiana County
R.F.D
Post-Gazette
Mrs Roosevelt Attends Great Inaugural Ball
Mrs Roosevelt attends a large inaugural ball in Washington with 8000 attendees. Proceeds go to charity. She originally planned to skip the event to honor Senator Walsh but changed plans after others decided to attend. Also notes about state sales tax return collection and tax office help in Harrisburg and Indianapolis with deadlines and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Monument Grounds
Mrs. Roosevelt
Local social calls across towns in Mount Union area
Glenn Fisher and John Russell visited John Rough in Dayton on Monday. Ad Silvis and Quinter Boyer called at the G G Rosborough home Tuesday. Galvin Rupert of Stony Point shopped in Elderton Tuesday. Mrs Schrecengost and son Hart from Girty visited J T Sheasley Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H C Richard and son John called on Glenn Woodside at Brick Church recently. William Rosborough Jess and Clair Rough were Indiana callers Friday. Miles McIntire Mrs QO Dunmire and C G Rosborough were Kittanning callers Saturday. Mr and Mrs C A Kough visited the Indiana hospital to see Mrs Kough’s father. Mrs T J Shaeffer spent part of the week with her daughter Mrs Guy Siverling of Namine. Mr and Mrs John Kough and family called on George Harvien at Five Points on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Christy
Tom King
Muddy Run
J. CG. Lehrecongost
Karl
J. T.sheasley
Near Mount Union
Annie
Ida Scott
J. A. Coulter
Virgil Coulter
Joan
J.T. Jamison
Harry
Elderton
Harold Reefer
Dunn
Bruce Koppel
James Miller
North Apollo
Johns and Smith
John Keener
H. @G. Wright
George Jamison
A. M. Jamison
Edwin Rosensteel
Cornelia
Christy
Vanderarift
Walter King
Nellie
Lois
Charles
Paul
Alex Scott
Edgar
Girty
Indiana
Mary Ellen Matthews
Anna Smith
Harry Houser
Near Elderton
Ross Smith
Julia Keppel
H. J. Johns
Walton Smith
Sugar Run
Blanch Craifg
Parkwood
I. J. Sell
Currys Run
Apollo
Walter Porter
South Bend
J. T. Jamison
Gon. Clair
Glenn Fisher
John Russell
Dayton
John Rough
Ad Silvis
Quinter Boyer
G. G. Rosborough
Galvin Rupert
Stony Point
Glenn Woodside
Brick Church
William Rosborough
Jess
Clair Rough
Miles McIntire
QO. C. Dunmire
C. G. Rosborough
C. A. Kough
Indiana Hospital
L. A. Caseby
H. M. Glenn
Wilkinsburg
Vernie Robinson
Dorothy
Josephine
Warren
Nancy Black
Robert Mikesell
Stanley, Marshall
Louise Stiteler
M. K. Lewis
Jack Peron
Sagamore
Clark Emer
C. H. Condron
Bill Condron
Clymer
Mina Weston
Youngstown
D. K. Stiteler
Irvin Elkin
Sylvia Crissman
Lola Fulton
Walley Barnett
G. C. Dodson
M. L. ‘Black
Alfred Black
Washington, D.C
Roy Anderson
Geo. Condron
Punxsutawney
J. L
C. BE
Condron
B. 'B. Crawford
Joe Stiteler
Lawrence ‘Wingard
Kenneth Oswalt
Stahlman
Frogtown
Blain Dodson
Local social notes from Nichol Town and area
A sequence of social visits and family news from Nichol Town. Mr. Ole O harrah travels in Ohio to visit friends, Mrs. Margaret Sheasley improves after Ohio treatment, and a birthday party for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lowman charms attendees with games and cakes. Various locals including the Berringers, Harkins, King, Hudson, Oakes, and Spicer families are cited with calls and visits around Johnstown, Barnesboro, Mundys Corner, Pine Grove, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole O'harrah
Ohio
Eugene Crawford
Howard Spicer
George Oakes
Frank Kerrin
Zane Bitterbaugh
Mumau
Margaret Sheasley
Ray Lowman
Berringer
Strange Trick of Mind: Explaining Déjà Vu
A Washington Star report outlines déjà vu as a common sensation where a fleeting impression precedes a momentary distraction, making the original scene seem experienced before. Explanations cite attention lapses and unconscious perception creating a false sense of prior familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Funeral Turns to Serbian Wedding Rite in Temerin
Veronica Kantor, a wealthy old peasant woman from Temerin in Bacska, died aged eighty two and willed her burial to be a marriage ceremony. She wore a wedding dress and crown of myrtle as horses with white and silver ribbons drew the hearse. Serbian wedding customs guided the service with guests in rainbow attire singing, dancing, and feasting at her home afterward.
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Veronica Kantor
Temerin
Bacska
New York Times
Emerson Up to Date on Advertising and Sales Tactics
The Detroit News notes that even with a superior product a big advertising push and high pressure sales teams lead buyers to postpone purchases. They may choose to wait another year or opt for a cat instead of a trap, highlighting consumer hesitation amid marketing blitzes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Detroit News
Ancient and Modern Violins Show Equal Tone in London Tests
Experiments in London indicate that current hand-made violins rival famous makers in tone and power. Listeners could not distinguish modern instruments from Stradivari, prompting questions about paying premium prestige for historic names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tricke of Earthworm Growth And Regeneration
The earthworm has a single head end with organs for life. If cut in half near the middle the front end grows a new tail and the hind end grows a tail, but the worm cannot ingest food and dies. Cutting off a few front segments often allows the worm to regrow a new head.
Too Much Pie
A young teacher misses the mark while explaining quantities using pies. Esmeralda Mae resists the idea of choosing many pies and says seven would make her sick, despite the teacher’s attempts to persuade with a straight face.
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Esmeralda Mae
The Lark’s Song by W.H. Hudson
The passage describes a lark’s song as a continuous torrent of contrasting guttural and clear notes. It emphasizes rapid, varied diacritics that seem to interpenetrate or overlap, creating a listener effect like the eye when dull and brilliant colors mix.
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W. H. Hudson
Smicksburg Community Notes Snap Weekend Visits
Smicksburg and Shady Hollow sections list weekend visits and social calls among residents and neighbors. Names include John Dodson, H B Dodson, L A Caseby, Glenns of Wilkinsburg, Vernie Robinson family, and Stiteler relatives. Local events mention church attendance, a Five Hundred club gathering, and upcoming Tax League meeting.
Inauguration Attendees from Brushvalley and Local News
Ida Cunningham spent the weekend at home. Hazel Richards visits her ill mother. Local youths Leona Douglass Vera Altemus Ruby Reegar Martha McCutcheon Ross Berkepile Vernon Coup Mack Wakefield attend the Washington inauguration. Grace Buchanan returns from Indiana. Martha and Geo McCutcheon visit F T Rhine. W H Hiner guests at Willis Coup home. Homer Spiers, Altoona worker, spends Sunday here. John Truby visits parents S H Truby. D A Miller, prosperous farmer, reports a cow lost last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cunningham
Hazel Richards
Washington
Leona Douglass
Vera Altemus
Ruby Reegar
Martha McCutcheon
Ross Berkepile
Vernon Coup
Mack Wakefield
Grace Buchanan
Indiana
Grant Cramer
Martha
Geo
McCutcheon
F.T. Rhine
W. H. Hiner
Willis Coup
Blacklick
Homer Spiers
Altoona
John Truby
H. Truby
D. A. Miller
Crooked Creek Baptist church services and nearby visits
Church services will be held next Sunday at 3 PM after Sunday school at 2 PM at Crooked Creek Baptist church. About forty friends visited Mrs. Martin Monday evening for her birthday. Guests included Henry Kirk and family from Luther-sburg and Frank Kirk, plus James Brownfield from Blairsville visiting Harry Miller’s parents. Paul Brady and wife from Indiana were guests of Chas. Brady’s parents on Sunday. F B Kirk family visited Indiana Saturday night. Mrs Martin fell on cellar steps Monday afternoon, suffering facial and shoulder bruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooked Creek Baptist Church
Martin
Henry Kirk
Luthersburg
Frank Kirk
James Brownfield
Blairsville
Harry Miller
Paul Brady
Indiana
Chas. Brady
F. B. Kirk
Self-Criticism Deficit Attributed By Imperial Type Magazine
A quoted line from Imperial Type Magazine argues that a man who cannot criticize himself is unlucky. It asserts that no one else, not even a wife or a psychoanalyst, can perform the self-critique adequately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Type Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Extension News
Spruce
Mount Tabor
Department of Revenue
Harrisburg
Grant Building
Pittsburgh
John H. Stewart
Court House
Mrs, Roosevelt
Mount Union
Nicholtown
Clyde Borringsr
Greenwich
Sheldon Douglas
Gon. Lewis
Johnstown
Warren King
B. N. Heringer
Agnas Harkins
Genegrave
Hudson
Mae King
James Hudson
Pine Grove
George McManus
Cockport
Mahlon Beringer
Glenn Harkins and Family
Mundys Corner
William Hadley
Bmeizh
Bert Rummel
Meredith Beringer
Tadlat
the Savings & Trust CO
the Savings & Trust Co. of
Indiana, Pa
Smicksburg
John Dodson
Rural Valley
H. B. Dodson
Shady Hollow
H. M. Kimmel
L. M. Henderson
Moorhead
J. G. Weaver
Ralph Mikesell
Idaho
L. &. Deemer
Ruth and
Eunice
Marjorie Henderson
Floyd
Kenneth Boyer
James Moorhead
W .P. George
Vandergrift
Tax League
St. Jacob's Lutheran Church
L. BE. Deemer
Brushvalley
PHON
Chambersville
Ued
George Arliss
George O’brien
Zane Grey
THE
Conquerers
Ann Harding
Richard Dix
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Lionel Atwil
Fay Wray
Joan Blondell
Ginger Rogers
Girl Missing
Animal Kingdom
42Nd Street
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