Indiana County Cow Testing ranks fifth in butterfat
The Second Indiana County Cow Testing Association ranked fifth in Pennsylvania for butterfat production in 1924 with 7638 pounds milk per cow and 872 pounds butterfat per cow. Dinah a six year old Grade Jersey owned by J C Mohney of Punxsutawney produced 10 043 quarts milk with 567 pounds butterfat.
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Dersey
Mohney
Sidelmann
Penn State
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Union
Menter
Huntington
Indiana County Association
Jerauy
Dinah
J. C. Mohney
Punxsutawney
R.D
J.W. Warner
Sealers
Carl] Johnston
Frank Ginter
GAK TREE HOSTS 4-H COL EXHIBIT AT MARION CENTER
The Marion Center High School hosted a 4-H potato club event Tuesday night. Fourteen of sixteen members entered a peck of potatoes each for judging by C. P. Lang, Penn State extension club specialist. The group then presented a program.
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P. Lang
Marion Center
C. P. Lang
Penn State
Farm Calendar Limely Memind from The Vennyyly Btate Collecoot of Agriculture
Dairymen should confine feeds with off flavors to cows in the barn after milking. Horticulture Week at Pennsylvania State College December 4 programs focus on fruit and vegetable marketing. State Farm Show Harrisburg January will display turkey carcasses in eight classes by sex and weight. Good celery stalks are thick round smooth and brittle with edible outside stalks. Seed potatoes store best when pitted outdoors and cold. Destroy trash around gardens to prevent overwintering insects and diseases. Dormant peach diseases to control with dorant aptays for rot and curl.
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Pennsylvania State College
State P Farm
Harrisburg
Brown-Houck Wedding Ties Two Families in Hollidaysburg
Mary Louise Trouck daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Houck of Clymer wed Clair Brown son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown near Marion Center. The ceremony took place in Hollidaysburg with Rev. J. B Bromley officiating. Recek Joseph Recek of Marion Center and Bessie Matilda Potts of Rochester Mills were married by Squire Walter H. Jackson at his Nixon Building office.
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Recek-Potts
John Jaseph Recek
Marion Center
Bessie Matilda Potts
Rochester Mills
Squire Walter H. Jackson
Nixon Building
Pine township high school holds surprise party
The Pine township high school senior class hosted a surprise party at Mr. and Mrs. Orrin McPeely’s home in Hellwood for Emma, a member of the dogs. Engle family hosted visitors CHERRYHILL callers from Slithville and Taylorsville included G D Askins Mrs Tyger. Milton Wultembe is constructing a new house. A method to permanently dye aluminum cans was announced.
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G. D. Askins
Slithville
W. . Tyger
Taylorsville
Quay Henry
Hellwood
C. F. Ganoe
Macfarline
Billy Evans
Carolyn Dick
Carlyle Dick
Patricia Widdowson
Catherine
Twila Engle
Clymer
Claire
Lela Stephens
Kenwood
Milton Wultembe
Big Gaume Pictures to Be Shown Thursday Evening
Indiana County residents and county sportsfolks will gather at the Court House Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to view three reels of big game films. A pre-program talk by a State Game Commission representative or Governor Al Smith will precede the show. District Governor Al Smith of Johnstown visited the Indiana Rotary Club Monday evening, addressing 136 members at the Indiana Hotel. Police report Dutch Beatty arrested on assault and battery charges involving a 65 year old woman.
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P. J. Hogan
Court House
Indiana County Fish and Game Association
State Game Commission
AL Smith
Indiana Rotary Club
Johnstown
Indiana Hotel
Dutch Beatty
Dutch” Beatty
Indiana
Borough Cfflcers
October Sets Record with 939 Driving Permits Revoked
Harrisburg report shows 939 operator licenses revoked in October, breaking prior highs. The previous record was 703 withdrawals in April this year, indicating a sharp rise in license suspensions during the month.
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Harrisburg
Chinook wind description from Rocky Mountains origin
The chinook is a wing blowing from west or north over the Rockies, descending as a dry wind warm in winter and cool in summer. It lasts from a few hours to several days and, in Oregon and Washington, refers to a warm moist southwest wind named by Astoria settlers after the Chinook camp.
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Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Washington
Astortla
Speed of Rear Auto Wheels
The Bureau of Standards explains the differential arrangement that transfers drive shaft power to the wheels. It allows each rear wheel to rotate at a rate matching its distance traveled, preventing slipping when turning. The outside wheel must travel farther than the inside wheel in a curve.
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Bureau of Standards
Rate of finger nail growth compared by finger and health
The middle finger nail grows fastest while the thumb nail is slowest. Right hand nails grow faster than left. Nails on an invalid person’s hands grow much faster than those of a healthy person. On average growth is about one eighth inch per month or from one to one and a half inches per year.
Murphy’s Winter in England and 1888 Cold Spell
The piece notes Murphy’s Winter as the name given in England to the winter of 1807 88. Patrick Murphy in his Weather Almanack prophesied January 20 1888 would be the coldest day, with the temperature at a likely low. The day proved to be among the oldest for many years and the almanac edition sold out quickly, causing Murphy to gain attention.
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Murphy
England
Patrick Murphy
Too Many Friends By Red and the House He Left
A burglar enters a city home through a kitchen window and steals silver during a quiet night. In a nearby restaurant a young couple discuss marriage with Red Martin, who has ties to the couple’s family. The burglar returns to finish the job, muttering that the crime was caused by having too many friends.
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Jimmy
Red
Jane
Masons
Third Avenue
Local Sunday Visitors In Rural Indiana County
Girty Rupert of Sykesville and D A Rupert family visit Anne Rupert. Phil Kunkle, Shelocta, and Esther Rupert call at A E Klingensmith home. Numerous families from Vandergrift Garrett Run Apollo and Indiana visit relatives in the area on Sunday and Saturday.
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Hiram Rupert
Sykesville
D. A. Rupert
Anne Rupert
Phil ‘Kunkle
Shelocta
Esther Rupert
A.E. Klingensmith
Paul Schrecengost
Vandergrift
John Learner
Edna
Patsy Lou Flanders
Garrett Run
Russell .Stitt
Donna
Earl Schrecengost
D. E. Cravener
Paul Cunningham
West Lebanon
Annie
Mabel Rupert
M. B. Smeltzer
J. C. Schrecengost
Glenn
Maxine
Strongstown notes Rankin improving at hospital
Strongstown resident Lawrence Rankin, a patient in an Indiana hospital, shows slow improvement. Nearby, Miss Dorothy Stough, studying in Johnstown, spent the weekend at home. Local residents Hazel Hagens and Goldie Gibson of Wintondale visited Friday. Miss Matilda Whitesell stayed Friday night with Nan Peddicord as Nanty Glo resident June Helitzanrater called on friends Thursday. Akron, Ohio native Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gillenwater announced the birth of a baby girl. Mrs. Gillenwater was formerly Hazel Detwiler of this place. Pine Township High School pupils plan a play in Hellwood school Tuesday evening, November 27.
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Lawrence Rankin
Indiana Hospital
Dorothy Stough
Johnstown
Hazel Hagens
Goldie Gibson
Wintondale
Matilda Whitesell
Nan Peddicord
June Helitzanrater
Nanty Glo
Howard Gillenwater
Akron
Gillenwater
Hazel Detwiler
Pine Township
Hellwood
Community Notes From Rochester Mills and Surroundings
Mrs Cyrus Work departed for Indiana to spend winter with sister Misa Annie Given. Ashley Woodle family of Iselin visited I B Potts. Lime Kiln Club hosted an oyster supper and dance at Odd Fellows hall. Supt James F Chapman inspected local schools. Mrs Mira Harry Oberlin admitted to Adrian hospital Punxsutawney Monday. Rufus Work discharged from Indiana hospital Friday. Blaine Richardson and son of Shelocta visited locals Monday.
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Cyrus Work
Indiana
Misa Annie Given
Ashley Woodle
Iselin
I. B. Potts
Lime Kiln Club
Odd Fellows Hall
James F. Chapman
Mira
Harry Oberlin
Adrain
Punxsutawney
Rufus Work
Indiana Hospital
Fidiay
Blaine Richardson and Son
Shelocta
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E. J L. Moffitt
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Charles Morrison
Morrison
Lang
Oak Tree Flower Club
Roy Steele
Herbert Getty
George Simpson
Richard Brown
Elmor Steele
Franklin Park
Ralph Streams
Elizabeth Stewart
Elmer Lockhart
Frank Good
John Isenberg
Louise Streams
Nora Mae Good
Nathaniel Simpson
Armatrong Grange
Armstrong Grange
Parkwood
J. R. Campbell
Lawrence Bell
Mary Belle
Katherin-lan
Allegheny County
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Barnesboro
J. N. Langham
Gibala
Joseph Vitten
Cherry Tree-Berringer
Vitten
John J. Connolly
Philadelphia
Marlene Dietrich
John Lodge
Wagon Wheels
Randolph Scott
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Pauline Lord
W. C. Fields
Azasu Pitts
Merry Widow
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Jeanine MacDonald
Via
Cherryhill
George A. Wilson
McClure
WNU Bervica
Ike
Jimmy Burke
Red Martin
Ello
June
First National Bank N Indiana, Penna
Girty
Strongstown
Indiana Progress
Indiana Progress Indiana, Penna
Pennsylvania Threshermen Standard
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