Ancient and Dishonorable
A long adulterous summer road trip leads Doris and Dick to steal antique brass handles from a farmhouse, planning to leave payment, only to learn later the items are reproductions worth little. They face a guilty impulse and the lure of antiques amid a quiet New England countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Doris Newman
Dick Newman
Cody
Boston
Doris
Poston
Fred
Burtt
Dicksow
Jim
Dilek
Doom Dopls
Owl
Avery
Dek
Ted
Indian Tribal Dances Intertribal Ceremonial At Gallup
At Gallup New Mexico writers businessmen and artists unite tribes in an annual intertribal ceremonial featuring dances that express prayers for rain health and happiness and celebrate victories chiefs and crops. The third annual event showcases Indian customs handiwork and culture in a nonprofit effort attracting city dwellers to peaceful camp life.
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Gallup
N. M
Southwest
Harvest Moon Festival Observances In China Tradition
On the eve of the moon festival Chinese worshipers arrange great feasts with sacred moon cakes in red symbols. Cakes form a tall cone as the queen of heaven rises, then are offered again. Family members perform devotions bowing toward the moon with joined hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Heaven
Early Thanksgivings and their rise in Plymouth origins
The first Thanksgiving dated to 1621 with harvest end marked by Plymouth colonists. It became a yearly observance by 1680 in Massachusetts Bay, later evolving into a national event per the Britannica. During the War of Independence, Congress set annual days of thanksgiving, with 1777 excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Eneyelopedia Britannica
Britannica
Continental Congress
Puritan Remembrance of Dutch Religious Feasts
The Puritans who traveled from England to Holland were impressed by Dutch fast and feast days due to their strong religious nature. The custom then reappeared in early America, reflecting enduring religious influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Holland
Mnch
America
One-Armed Chauffeur and Driver Match Up
Winona Harwood arrives for a driving job at Sam Wardens home, misreading an ad and meeting a one armed man. They clash then bond as she drives him on a mountain tour in a fraught romance that ends with a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Warden
Winona Harwood
Winona
Tye
Wloona
Warden
Tam
Winon
New Onyx Quarry Opens Near Custer South Dakota
A newly opened onyx quarry near Custer South Dakota is believed to be the continent's largest deposit. Local officials say the site could boost regional mining, tourism, and employment as operations begin.
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Custer
S. D
Last Rites For Miss Sarah Leader Sansom In Indiana
Obituaries from Indiana report Miss Sarah Leader Sansom died Wednesday at her home on Church Street after a brief heart illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Robinson Funeral Home with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She was born May 19, 1868 in Bedford Pennsylvania and adopted by Mr and Mrs James B Sandom in Indiana. She left a sister in Seattle and brothers in Homestead, Clarion, Baltimore and Saltsburg. Rev Dr Robert L Clark led the Presbyterian service.
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Sarah
Sansom
Robinson
Oakland Cemetery
Sarah Leader Sansom
Church Street
Bedford
George
Mary Diehl
Leader
Indiana
James B. Sandom
Martha
Presbyterian Church
Robert L. Clark
Seattle
Wash
William Leader
Homestead
William L. Sansom
Clarion
John P. Sansom
Baltimore
A. W. Wilson
Saltsburg
Mary C. Stewart
Elderton
G. F. Peterman
Shelocta
Samuel
Mary McCurdy
James W. Stewart
Rural Valley
Near Shelocta
Jennie Miller
Warren
Wilgon Hemphill
Tarentum
William Shannon
Lincoln
Nebr
Margaret Sowers
Beaver Caily
Amos Jefferson Cox
Greenwood Cemetery
Maple Street
Robert
Adeline Cox
Armstrong County
Margaret Jamison
Town
Frank Roof
New Alexandria
The
Baptist Church
of Town
A. B. Fowler
Myrtle P. Mikesell
Blairsville
Parkwood
Nora Palmer
Josephine
Vina Henry
J. H. and
F. A. Palmer
Blacklick
John M. Sanford
Robinson Funeral Home
Pittsburgh
Robert Sanford
Jemima White
Thomas W. Sanford
Virginia Wachob
Cherry Tree
Albert Sanford
Brie
Andrew J. Caton
Bolivar United Brothers
Hendrick Cemetery
Bolivar
Ancraw J. Caten
Frieda Caten
Interments Note Dated Obituaries From Local Cemeteries
Interment details from local notices include services at Robinson Funeral Home for John M. Sanford with survivors in Indiana and Pennsylvania, funeral plans at wood cemetery, and mention of other obituaries including Mrs Ellis Short in Clearfield and Samuel Decker in New Florence with multiple survivors. Additional notices cover Mrs Mary Empfield in Blairsville and Mrs Ancraw J Caten near Bolivar with family details.
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Samuel
Decker
Laurel Hill
New Florence
Zora Boyer
Shelocta
Clifford Decker
Pittsburgh
Mary Livingston
South
Brownsville
Jean
Albert
Frank
Logan
Lloyd
Personal Breevities and Social Notes
Local social items mention Mr and Mrs Edward Bennett Mrs Curtis Elkin Mrs Fred P Myers and Mrs Walter Whitmyre attending the state convention of the Pennsylvania League of Republican Women in Harrisburg. West Chester State Teachers College football team hosted by faculty and fans en route to Slippery Rock for a game. Birthday dinner honors Mrs Stanley Brallier and family. Funeral attendees from Pittsburgh Homer City and surrounding areas. Mrs O T Briggs and daughters plan winter in West Palm Beach with nephew Mark Wakefield joining. Miss Jennie Briggs to winter with her brother. Petty Petting joke about a young man staying last night and a daughter’s reply.
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Edward Bennett
Curtis Elkin
Fred P. Myers
Walter Whitmyre
Town
Pennsylvania League of Republican Women
Harrisburg
West Chester State Teachers College
State Teachers 'College
Slippery Rock
Stanley E. Brallier
Conemaugh
John K. Brallier
Latrobe
Robert WB. Young
North Sixth Street
Stanley Brallier
John Hammers
Charles Hammers
William Hammers
Pittsburgh
John Cochran
Homer City
Phoebe Moorhead
O. T. Briggs
Francis
Aletha
Brushvalley
Mark Wakefield
Briggs
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jennie Briggs
Dixonville facts from a Pendulum era local page
Ernest Barr Sr. was seriously injured in Barr Slope mine on Friday. Andrew Simco and family moved from the I G Miller property to Clymer on Friday. O O Napp and Charles Edwards were business callers at Indiana on Thursday evening. M R Langham and family of New Kensington visited friends here recently. Lucille Hadden of Commodore visiting aunt Sara Conrath. Andy Berner visited friends in Clymer over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Arthur Henry and son and Mrs Mary. Napp visited with friends near Cherry Tree on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jacoby Indiana callers on Saturday evening. My and Mrs E J Hall and Mrs Whitmore and daughter of Altoona visited Charles Edwards on Sunday.
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Andrew Simco
I. G. Miller
Clymer
O. O. Napp
Charles Edwards
Indiana
M. R. Langham
New Kensington
Lucille Hadden
Commodore
Sara Conrath
Andy Berner
Arthur Henry
Mary
Napp
Cherry Tree
Jacoby
E. J. Hall
Whitmore
Altoona
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Indiana visitors Earl Learn and family spent Sunday at Frank Kring's. Kate Jenney and Shirley Stiffler drove to Johnstown. Sharon guests Kenneth Beth and daughter Joan visit. Bee family called on Roy Bee in Stafford. Sebring family toured Johnstown and saw Feet First. Madden visited Emeigh. Tonkin stayed with Daniel Schnebley’s daughter in New Castle. Russell attended a Bakerton quilting. Lytle family were out of town. Decker of Glen Campbell town visit. Hunter family spent Sunday in Jersey Shore. Bee and Jamison couples returned from Elizabethtown Lancaster motor trip.
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Earl Learn
Indiana
Frank Kring
Kate Jenney
Shirley Stiffler
Johnstown
Kenneth Beth
Joan
Sharon
Clyde Bee
Robert
Jack
Roy Bee
Stafford
W.sebring
Geo. Madden
Emeigh
M. J. Tonkin
Daniel Schnebley
New Castle
Frank Russell
Bakerton
R. O. Lytle
H. L. Decker
Glen Campbell
Guy Hunter
Jersey Shore
H. R. Bee
M. J. Jamison
Elizabethtown
Lancaster
Local social notes from Kenwood and surrounding areas
Residents and visitors are listed from Kenwood Vestaburg and nearby towns. J B Keel and Dr John Fay of Pittsburgh shared time with Zenas Hines. Several families visited friends, and travelers from Indiana and Marion Center were noted along with property improvements and weekend gatherings. An English observer commented on liquor policy and repeal arguments.
West Wheatfield Social News Remembers Local Visits
Mrs Guy McConnell and two sons Mervin and Campbell and Mrs Co B Empfield and son Blaine spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs G W Palmer. Mr and Mrs Dick Shoup and son George and daughter Ruth called on Mrs Foster Johnson Sunday. Rose Palmer returns home after weeks with sister C B Empfield. Roy Palmer visited G R Shoup's home last week. Rose Palmer evenings with Gladys Deemer of Heshbon. G W Clawson shopped Blairsville Saturday. Wilbur Empfield, son of C B Empfield, spent weekend with grandparents G W Palmer.
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Guy McConnell
Mervin
Campbell
Co. B. Empfield
Blaine
G. W. Palmer
Dick Shoup
George
Ruth
Foster Johnson
Rose Palmer
C. B. Empfield
Roy Palmer
G. R. Shoup
Rose Palime Y
Gladys Deemer
Heshbon
G. W. Clawson
Blairsville
Wilbur Empfield
Newspaper combo offer for 1086 provides affordable access
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette announce a joint subscription deal for 1086 costing $6.00 for rural subscribers and towns without a Post Gazette agent. Orders should be sent to The Indiana Progress in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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Progress
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Post Gazette
Indiana Progress
Indiana
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Sete
Ronald Warren
Thomas H. Long
Blairsville National Bank
John O. Cochran
Robert Ling
M. BH
John Barclay
Wintondale
Holby
James
Frank Cochran
Center Township
Helen
Archie
William A. Cochran
Mont Cochran
J. Melvin Leydic
Melvin Leydic
Erie
Mary Leydic
George D. Leydic
Joan Leydic
Zena Beck
Clarence Hammers
Defoe McClarren
Iame
Richard Forrester
J. H. C. Bacheler
Chicago
Wheeling
W. Va
Troutman’s
St. Simon and Judes Cemetery
John W. Goodlin
Clifford Rebeler
Lis Short
Clearfield
Ellis Short
John May
California
Jennie Buck
New York
Mary Empfield
J.C. ‘Ruffner
William Empfield
Berlin Empfield
Dixonville
Ernest Barr, Sr
Barr Slope
Merry Christmas
Kenwood
J. B. Keel
John Fay
Zenas Hines
William Lockard
Jennie Stephens
C. L. Kitchen
Vestaburg
Perrin Huston
Sam Noble
Elizabeth
F. B. Smith
J. H. Smith
Cherry Trea
Vanora
Belsano
Ethel Buterbaugh
Florence Stephens
Margaret Brady
Minnié
M. Black
Marion Center
Ivin
Buterbaugh
John Adams
F. C. Adams
Florence Stepen
West Wheatfield
Indiana Motor Company
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