McCreight School Pupils Host Surprise for Miss Lawton
Corrinne and Willard Kimmel hosted a surprise party for Miss Lawton at Harvey Devlin’s home. Emma Munshower spent the weekend with Vireiriila Kimmel. Mrs. H. M. Kimmel visited HB. J. Silvis Tuesday. Austin Say H J Silvis and H M Kimmel delivered porkers to Nicely Brothers in Indiana. John Say baling hay near Crawford. Beulah Munshower, teacher of the county school, spent Wednesday night with Mr Rhodes at North Vander Idaho. Mr and Mrs Irvin Kelly visited Saturday night with H M Kimmel family.
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Corrinne
Willard Kimmel
McCreight
Miss Lawton
Harvey Devlin
Idaho
Emma Munshower
Vireiriila Kimmel
H. M. Kimmel
HB. J. Silvis
Austin Say
H. J. Silvis
Nicely Brothers
Indiana
John Say
Hay Ingan Crawford
Beulah Munshower
Tle
Rhodes
North Vander
Social visits span Indiana trip and local calls
Mr and Mrs D H Swartz visited Ad S W Smith and wife Friday Rev Wakeman and wife were in Indiana on Monday with Miss Emma Strong and Mrs Swartz who remained to visit relatives Miss Stren Barr visits her sister in Indiana Lenore Napp spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Tate at Dixons ville Mr and Mrs Everett Wise visited the Wm Kidd home Sunday Mrs Charles Wakeman Mrs Mark Fyock and the Misses Ida Fyock Bessie Melnutrff and Blanche Ferrier visited Mrs Catherine Burkey and Mrs Brilhart Sunday afternoon Mrs Vernie Lydie of Indiana and T Barry of Stafford visited their mother last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wakeman
Mark Fyock
Ida Fyock
Bessie Melnutrff
Blanche Ferrier
Catherine Burkey
Brilhart
Vernie Lydie
Indiana
T. §. Barry
Stafford
Entertainment at Grant School Friday Evening
Nicholtown reports an upcoming school entertainment at Grant School on Friday night with admission set at 50 cents. Directed by Bloyd Read, the event features the school's teacher. Local social notes include visits by Dorothy Riethmiller and Mrs. Sam Bray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant School
Bloyd Read
Dorothy Riethmiller
Harvey Riethmiller
Beaver resident makes business call at old home
J Clay Kimple of Beaver visited his old home for Monday. The Baptist young people's Sunday school class met at the home of Wm Downey Thursday night. The Crooked Creek church Ladies Missionary group plans a meeting at Mrs Harry Miller's home on Wednesday afternoon March 31. Mrs Kirk and her children spent a few days last week at DuBois. Monday visitors to Indiana included Blair Ansley Charlie Gray Mrs M A Carnahan and C A Brady. Mrs Clyde Coalmer of Dixonville visited her mother Mrs Anna Montgomery over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clay Kimple
Beaver
Baptist Young People
Wm. Downey
Ladies’ Missionary
Crooked Creek
Harry Miller
Kirk
DuBois
Indiana
Blair Ansley
Charlie Gray
M .A. Carnahan
C. A. Brady
Clyde Coalmer
Dixonville
Anna Montgomery
Plumcreek Visit and Easter Services Noted in Local Items
Mrs Tillie Frailey and daughter Mary visited at the home of My and Mrs W C Bleakney on Thursday. Easter services will be held in the Plumcreek church on Easter Sunday. Mrs Q A Holsapple is spending a few days in Altoona and Johns town.
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Tillie Frailey
Mary
W. C. Bleakney
Plumcreek Church
Q. A. Holsapple
Altoona
Johnstown
Ancient Ear Lore Found In History
A survey of ear related sayings traces its roots from Pliny through Shakespeare and Chaucer to biblical and French sources. It notes phrases like burn ears meaning gossip and a Hebrew ear bore as a mark of lifelong servitude, with echoes in Ecclesiastes and Exodus.
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Pliny
Pompeii
Beatrice
Ursula
Hero
Walla
Chaucer
Menaing
Blue Glass and Colds: Lord Clifford on Color Cure Claims
Lord Clifford of Chudleigh proposes that colored light rays affect health and vegetable growth. Red light allegedly treats blood poisoning, violet grows veins, indigo forms hydrocarbons, blue aids muscular growth, green increases fat, and yellow restores nerves. He warns only specific shades work and even blue glasses might cure colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Clifford
Chudleigh
Lord Clifforder
Columbus Records Great Columbus Collection Purchase
The Spanish government decided to buy the Columbus brehlves from the duke of Veragan, a Columbus descendant. The 97 documents cover voyages plus letters of Ferdinand and Isabella. The price reportedly is 215000 dollars. The material will go to Seville for exhibition at the 1927 expo.
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Christopher Columbus
Brehlves
Duke of
Veragan
Columbus
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Solld
Seville
Yet People Must Die Funerals in New York City
A Cu pper's Weekly note discusses the nuisance of funerals in New York City. It argues that a death at home requires removal the first night, while a death outside cannot bring the body home. It calls for church or parlor ceremonies.
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New York City
New York
Women to Enter Higher Posts in British Civil Service
Women may compete in the first class examination and reach top government posts such as undersecretaries for war or foreign affairs. Salaries can go up to 150090 a year.
Elevators at the Savoy London Reach High Speed
The Savoy hotel in London features three swift elevators in the checkroom that accelerate to nearly seventy miles per hour. Pressing a button launches the cars with hats and coats to the top, traveling about 100 feet in just over one and a half seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy Hotel
London
Ufls
First Woman Conveyancer in England Kathleen Britter
Kathleen Britter of London becomes England’s first woman conveyancer at twenty four, after mastering shorthand and typewriting and studying her employers’ business. She now drafts deeds to transfer property titles.
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Kathleen Britter
London
England
Regular Exercise Brings Big Rewards in Health
Health officials advocate ten minutes each morning and evening plus a long daily walk. Dr. Edgar T. Shields, chief of tuberculosis clinics, urges consistent effort to strengthen lungs, muscles, blood and liver while noting nature rewards disciplined, purposeful exercise. He warns against half measures and routine motion without real effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHS
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Edgar T. Shields
Shields
Seven-Day Fitness Plan Promises Self Improvement
A dated exercise article urges steady weekly routines, daily walks, sensible eating and sleep, claiming six months of discipline will yield visible self change. It recommends obtaining doctor approved exercises and maintaining daily activity, with a motivational push to start now. Also mentions classified ads in The Progress for buying and selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenat
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Sam Bray
Grace
Clarence Lowman
Laura Kinnan
H. Riethmiller
Bert Brown
Marion Center
M. J. Leasure
Frank Riethmiller
Chambersville
Plumcreek
United States
P. D. Wilson
Saltsburg Road
Sutton - Miller CO
Indiana and
Blairsville
Universal
Columbus Records
Woodburn Granite Works
Barre
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nate
Anne
Shakespeare
Sealy-Rex-Foster
Moore’s
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit
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