Misidentification ends in narrow escape in Devil's Gap
Baldy Simmons rides into Devil's Gap with $200, six months of boredom behind him. A lynch mob mistakes him for a felon and plans hanging, but rescuers ride in and open fire. Baldy and his horse flee back toward the Double O Bar range, vowing to seek quiet again after a brief thrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Aldy" Montgomery
Devil's Gap
Double O'Bar
Baldy
Double O Bar
Double O
Baldy Simmons
Devil’s Gap
Time Saved in Producing Disease-Resistant Plants
Federal plant breeders cut development time to about one third by growing several generations per year. Wilt resistant peas and mosaic tolerant beans illustrate progress. In 1984 USDA researchers produced four bean generations and four pea generations, mostly in greenhouses, with field seed for distribution to follow.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Equator
New Zealand
Argentina
North America
Mexico
California
Colorado
Puppet Shows Through Ages From Greece To Paris
Puppet shows were common among the Greeks and passed to the Romans with mentions by Xenophon Aristotle Gellius Horace and others. Such exhibitions delight children and the uneducated and varied in perfection across ages. In 1674 a puppet opera in Paris won great applause.
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Xenophon
Aristotle
Gellius
Horace
Paris
Ancient Paints Survive In Tombs And Mummies
Ancient Egyptians used paint as a durable decorative finish. Painted wood furniture and mummy cases discovered in tombs remain in good condition after over five millennia. Wall paintings often survive when unpainted materials have decayed.
Death notices of John Hood and Joseph Campbell in Indiana County
John D Hood 45 of West Wheatfield died Saturday in Memorial hospital Johnstown after influenza and heart ailment. Funeral at Grace Lutheran Morrellville with burial Grand View Cemetery Johnstown. Hood taught at Parkhill school and served WWI Gas Defense. survived by parents siblings and Edel Shultz wife. Joseph Francis Campbell 62 of near town died Monday in Indiana Hospital from multiple illnesses. Survived by widow Coramary and four children, four sons from previous marriage, three steps, mother, brother Arthur and three sisters.
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John DP
Hood
Grace Lutheran
Morrellville
Grandview
Johnstown
John D. Hood
West Wheatfield Township
This County
Memorial Hospital
Robert J
Anna (Mabon) Hood
This
Church Council
Gas Defense Division
Chemical Warfare Service
Johnstown Post
American Legion
Edel Shultz
H.B. Hood
Thomas E. ‘Hood
Harry B. Cunningham
New Florence
Charles Antonio
Bolivar
Alexander Casterwiler
Latrobe
Paul Graff
Vandergrift
Clair Hodd
France
Joseph Francis Campbell
J. Milton Johnston
Town
Indiana
Greensburg
Coramary Campbell
Martin
Paul
Coramary
Martha Campbell
Leo Campbell
Andrew Campbell
Chagrin Falle
Robert Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Thomas Moore
Cleveland
Jerome Moore
Shelocta
Mis
Ethel Lewis
Arthur Campbell
Harry Simith
Samuel Hoffer
Michael Murphy
Obituary notices and emergency education plans advance
Obituaries note Mrs. John N. Arnold age 71 and William Shank 81 with services and interments in Saltsburg Oakland and Homer City. John Myers Davis, 64, to be laid to rest at Oakland after death in Indiana hospital. Also details on Works Progress Administration education projects for Pennsylvania and urgent employment registration steps for hopeful workers.
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John Myers Davis
Bell Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Oakland Cemetery
John Myers Davia
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Center Township
William Davis
Pennsylvania
Works Progress Administration
Washington
County Relief Office
National
260 Men To Work On Federal Roadside Projects
Harrisburg reports more than 260 men will start work within ten days on five new Federal Roadside Development projects. Warren Van Dyke, Secretary of Highways, says the Forestry Unit of the department will plan and supervise using unskilled and intermediate labor from county National Employment Service offices.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Warren van Dyke
Forestry
Department
National Employment Service
Public State Bill on Prompt Service at The Progress
A public notice in The Progress discusses prompt service on the state bill with emphasis on timely processing. The article notes the measure aims to streamline operations and reduce delays for residents and businesses.
Dinner for Two From a Standard Cookbook Guide
The article offers practical tips for cooking for two, urging careful recipe adjustment from a standard six serving base. It provides a sample menu and step by step guidance for halving recipes, plus detailed methods for Ham and Vegetables on Casserole Cubed Tomato Salad White Cake Graham Cracker and Apple Butter Slices and serving notes to avoid leftovers.
Soap and Water Public Health Message Emphasized
Dr Edith MacBride-Dexter urges rigorous daily cleansing with soap and water. She warns many neglect hand washing and mouth hygiene, linking germs to respiratory illnesses and dental problems, and notes public health efforts against shared cups and towels.
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Edith MacBride-Dexter
Secretary of Health
Handa
Fulmer Wins County Horseshoe Championship at Trade City
Dick Fulmer captured the county horseshoe title at the Trade City Fair on Saturday, earning a spot at the state tournament in Harrisburg this January. Final scores over Leland Pfeiffer were 61 to 12 and 62 to 17, with Fulmer throwing eleven double ringers and twenty single ringers. Pfeiffer previously defeated Norman Steffy 27-9 and 26-20, while Steffy beat Ivan Lute 26-12 and 29-11.
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Trade City Fair
Dick Fulmer
Indiana County
Harrisburg
Leland Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
Norman Steffy
Steffy
Ivan Lute
Fulmer
Harry Altman
Cockport
Indiana County Agricultural Extension Association
Indiana High School
Ruddock Couple Welcomes Son Donald McClave Ruddock
A son was born Thursday afternoon to District Attorney and Mrs William M. Ruddock of North Eighth Street at Indiana Hospital. The baby was named Donald McClave Ruddock.
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Willian M. Ruddock
Wm. M. Ruddock
North Eighth Street
Indiana Hospital
Donald McClave Ruddock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vic Yardman
Associated Newspapers
Win Bervics
John N. Arnold
Salteburg Presbyterian Church
Saltsburg
Newrytown
Conemaugh Township
Samuel H. Nowry
Presbyterian Church
Carl L
William Shank
Leydhe
Oakland
Joseph Shank
Meco
William Henry
Harry Shank
W. D. Conrad
Strongstown
A. F. Shank
Blairsville
Louis Shank
New Kensington
Josephine Gibson
Heinz Food Institute
ROY Henry Granite Works
Penna, Ave
Apollo, Pa
Bhop—State
Brody
The
Pean
Florists Telegraph Delivery Association
Streamline
Philadelphia
Mabon Building
Mabon Hardware Co
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