Tremendous Rifles and the Battle That Shaped North America
A Western Newspaper Union feature recalls the 1750 St. Lawrence maneuvers by Gen. James Wolfe against Montcalm. A French sentinel’s cry and Captain Fraser’s quick exchange allowed Wolfe’s boats to slip past guard, setting the stage for the Plains of Abraham and Britain's eventual North American victory.
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St. Lawrence
James Wolfe
Quebec
Marquis de Montcalm
Fraser
Wolfe
Plains of Abraham
Montcalm
North America
Western Newspaper Union
Maple Grove Birthdays and Local Visit Notes
Ronald and Roland Detwiler celebrated their eighth birthday on March 20. Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fair and Rev. Harry Miller of Indiana. Various locals made business calls and dropped by friends in Ewings Mill Heilwood Clymer and Armagh, with several family connections noted. The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to R. D. readers, $5.50.
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Maple Grove
Ronald
Roland Detwiler
Dick Fair
Harry Miller
Indiana
G.R. Waltemire
Clinton Bowers
Ewings Mill
Carl Gance
Mary Jane
Heilwood
Jennie Coy
Local Egg Buyer Seeks Indiana Poultry Supplies
R. V. Kerr of North Ninth Street Indiana announces he will pay the highest market price for all Clean Fresh Eggs in Indiana County. The notice specifies a purchasing intent and location in Ponna.
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Indiana County
R. V. Kerr
North Ninth St
Indiana
Quilting Circle Tops Shady Hollow Day with Dinner
Mrs. 1B J Boyer hosted an all day quilting gathering with guests including Mrs. Sam Peterson, Mrs. Mart Peterman, Mrs Tom Rupert, and others. A hearty dinner was served as conversations flowed, and several local residents visited or shopped in nearby towns throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Hollow
J. Boyer
Sam Peterman
Mart Peterman
Mra
Tom Rupert
J. P. Boyer
B. R. Keppel
Dora
Genevieve
N. M
Henderson
Mildred
Marjorie
Local social notes from Cherry Tree and nearby towns
Mrs Clarence Kull of Turtle Creek visited sister Mrs Gertrude Barnes while Olive Forcey spent Sunday with Esther Scog of Barnesboro. Various residents including Wm Fleischer of Lewistown and Chester Irwin families traveled to Akron to see Dorothy Caldwell post surgery. Families, students and shoppers from Milleraville State Teachers College, Ebensburg and Johnstown were noted with motor trips and visits.
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Cherry Tree
Clarence Kull
Turtle Creek
Gertrude Barnes
Olive Forcey
Esther Scog
Barnesboro
Wm. Fleischer
Lewistown
Wilson Aughenbaugh
Altoona
Chester Irwin
J. JL. Buterbaugh
J. H. McFarland
Ebensburg
Kate Jenney
Huntingdon
Beatrice Crago
Barnes
Andrew Johnson
Johnstown
Plumville man awarded permanent teachers certificate
James J. Stewart of Phonville receives a permanent teachers certificate from the State Department of Public Instruction. He had been refused a certificate last year due to a low rating and alleged Bolshevik tendencies.
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James J. Stewart
Phonville
Plumville
State Department of Public Instruction
Stewart
Nanty Glo youths seek clemency in Carney slaying case
Attorney General Margiotti tells Harrisburg pardon board that Nanty Glo youths Campbell Hartman and Mardis seek commutation for life terms in the 1928 killing of Frank Carney of Strongstown. Hartman and Campbell, convicted 1929, argued lack of extenuating circumstances and victim of circumstances. Ray Rich, Coral merchant, sentenced to two to ten years for arson, had a prior application refused.
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Frank Carey
Strongstown
Frank Carney
Pardon Board
Harrisburg
William Campbell
Delmas Hartman
Hartman
Indiana County Criminal Court
Campbell
Millard Mardis
L. EB. Miller
Indiana
Carney
Nanty-Glo
Charles J. Marglotti
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Harry B. Koozer
J. N. Langham
Ray Rich
Rich
Mike Matthews
Monument Erected in Salt Lake City Honors Graceful White Gulls
A Temple Square monument in Salt Lake City honors the seagulls linked to Utah pioneers harvest aid. Unveiled 1918 by Maahroni Young, it symbolizes settlers resilience amid cricket plagues in 1948 when seagulls saved parts of the Great Salt Lake valley wheat crop.
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Utah Monument
Utah
United Press
Temple Square
Salt Lake City
Maahroni Young
Great Salt Lake Valley
One Word Amen in Bible and Worship Traditions
A London Tit-Bits note explains the word Amen's Hebrew origin meaning truly verily and its varied use across scriptures and liturgy. It traces pronunciation debates from dictionaries to public worship and mentions Handel’s chorus and sevenfold Amen.
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St. Paul
Corinthians
London
Queens for a Day Albania in its old marriage customs
A Balkan state under Klongog, blending new and old ways. Inhabitants hold to quaint marriage customs. Young girls stay with mothers until betrothal, then briefly rule their circle as they are ceremonially engaged and seated on a throne.
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Albania
Balkan
Klongog
Oat Varieties Suited For Local Farms Demonstrations
Three oat varieties Cornellian Patterson and Keystone were tested in Pennsylvania with county data showing them early small seeded and low hull. Seed treatment with formaldehyde plus water recommended. a method to seed oats for farmers and suppliers in Indiana County. Also notes on Gordon Literary Society and Armstrong Grange programs and a few world notes.
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Shaw Cornellian
Patterson
Keystone
J. B. R. Dickey
Pennsylvania
Corneilian
Indiana County
Warner
Court House
Bolivar Area Notes and Incidents Report
Robinson Milas Orrena Sprendlinger visited with her brother Frank Brendlinger and family in Pitcairn. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tillié and children and Mrs. Viola Duncan and Edith Duncan of Johnstown. Others from Clyde and town dropped by Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson’s home. Lawrence Krebs sustained a foot injury in a mine accident. Jane Lewin, janitor of Bolivar public schools, ill at Adam Seaman’s home. Margie Garland ill with pneumonia at grandparents’ home. Blaine McDowell also ill. Melvin Shank of West Bolivar welcomed a daughter. Robert Long, formerly railroad operator, gravely ill after a paralytic stroke. Car wreck near Blairsville injured Mrs. Ganello and Mrs. Brett. Ganello’s grocery store business affected. Mrs. Jacob Landsperger, former resident, died in East McKeesport. E M Dybold moved to Jacob Cable place. John Stineman and Paul Ward families visited Mrs. James Thompson. Rev. Letchworth and family and Miss Mar ie Daugherty spent Sunday with Mrs. W. H. Fisher.
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Ervin Mack
Flora
Clyde
Merl Mack
Mra. Robinson
Lawrence Krebs
Jane Lewin
Bolivar Public
Adam Seaman
Bolivar
Margie
Ralph Garland
Ben Founet
Blaine
John McDowell
Melvin Shank
West Bolivar
Charles Ganello
Dorothy Boyle
Mias
Inez Brett
Blairsville
Ganello
Latrobe
Brett
Jacob Landsperger
East McKeesport
Thomas ‘Anderson, Sr
E. M. Dybold
Jacob Cable
Local Social Notes From South Bend Region
W F C club met with Mrs Billa Long for an all day quilting. Several residents including Mr and Mrs Gene Silvis and families were visiting or moving between local homes. Dorothy Townsend visited Indiana relatives. Aircraftsman EB H Shaw, famed as Lawrence of Arabia, has retired to a Dorsetshire cottage. Monotony is denied in these times.
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South Bend
Billa Long
Gene Silvis
Elderton
James Patterson
West Lebanon
Wendell Devers
Merl Coulter
Punxsutawney
J. H. Wray
EB. H. Shaw
Royal Air Force
Dorsetshire
Archives of U S Embassy papers found in Leningrad stable
Lost for 16 years archives of the American Embassy in Russia were uncovered in a stable in Leningrad. The 52 cases include documents dating to the era of John Quincy Adams. A separate note from Accra reports a mother in the Gold Coast birthed six children unaided by a doctor, all healthy after eight days.
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Russia
Leningrad
John Quincy Adama
Gold Coast
Accra
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Lewis Krevel
Mildred Detwiler
Wellwood
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Buddy Jacobs
Clymer
George Greene
Helgano
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Walter Carney
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H. M. Kimmel
EH. J. Boyer
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R. D. Fulton
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Robert
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L. BE. Deemer
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R. D. McGaughey
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L. B. Deemer
Sadie and
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Kenneth Boyer
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Myers Kimmel
Carl Crawford
W. R. Thompson
Anna
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Clara Townsend
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New Hampshire
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Mrs. Kennedy
Margaret Dick
Bertha Anthony
Martha
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Green Brothers
Marjorie McIntyre
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Della Dunlap
Goldie Saltsgiver
Loella Shields
Margaret Hill
Margaret Graham
Carrie Ellen Clawson
Swasy
Marie Shields
New Milk Board
John McIntyre
W. P. McCrea
Henry Graff
R. E. Smith
Thomas Mikesell
Frances McCrea
Martha Dunlap
Quelyn Stormer
Ernest Smith
John Cunkleman
Lloyd Taylor
Hawaiian Knights
Mrs
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Armstrong Grange
Parkwood Choslhouse
Grange
Weiss
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J. R. Patterdon
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Clarence Bell
Cressie Shirey
Erma Campbell
Fouts
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Robinson Milas Orrena Sprendlinger
Frank Brendlinger
Pitcairn
Harvey Tillié
Viola Duncan
Misa Edith Duncan
Co. A. Robinson
Earl Fleming
Currys Run
W. L. Crum
Shelocta
Wilda Anderson
Margaret
Mel Lavis
L. M. Marts
Nancy Devers
George Spahr
Apollo
Myr
N. A. Davis
John Wolfe
Mateer
Shellhammer
Dorothy Townsend
Connie
Mia
Joe Coulter
Girty
Iva Davia
Mel Silvis
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Penney
Penney’s
J. C. Penney Company, Incorpo
Indiana County Maytag Co
Moore Hotel
Indiana, Pa
Waltham
Luxenberg
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