Prospectors and a frontier gun in a desert trek
In a Texas to Phoenix road trip, the narrator and friends meet a desert prospector with a battered six-shooter. A coin flip nets him fifty five dollars for the gun with two notches in the handle. The trio travels on, while another buyer boasts of selling five guns nearby, and hints at future acquisitions.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
New York
Pacific Coast
Norman
Phoenix
Janet
Jerry
Hazel
Aati
Jerry W
O. Ko
Joe
Charlie's
Cara
Immense Timber Wolves in the Michigan Forests
Timber wolves in northern Michigan remain rare as bounties report a 6 feet 8% inch pelt captured near Matchwood in Ontonagon County. The wolf’s size is noted as among the largest in recent Upper Peninsula years though not Michigan’s record. historical 1922 Sidnaw pelts exceeded it.
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Michigan
Albert Stoll
Bounty Division
State Department of Conservation
Ontonagon County
Matchwood
Upper Peninsula
Sidnaw
Grand Rapids
J. Stokley Ligon
Sparrows Run Budapest News Stand A Curious Helper
A tame sparrow assists Margit Szep at a Budapest news stand by giving change to customers. The rescued bird, kept warm in Margit apron pockets, helps in daily transactions. Nearby, a ventriloquist girl from Tarves Scotland is freed after a sensational ghost scare attributed to a nine year old girl she deceived through ventriloquism.
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Bird Selle Newspapers Travelara
Budapest
Hungary
Margit Szep
Margit
Hin
Tarves
Scotland
City marks 400th anniversary with border rides and parade
Selkirk Scotland the ancient capital of the Scottish borders completed a month of celebrations for its foundation four centuries ago The peak events included the traditional ceremony of riding the borders with 200 huntsmen and a march of 8000 lads who sang old border songs as they paraded through the town.
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Selkirk
Scotland
Scottish Borders
the Borders
Local Social Notes and Fires Reported in Blacklick Area
Blacklick residents hosted visitors from Cleveland and Patterson New Jersey while Miss Shrom visited relatives in Cramer. A missionary tea was held at Mrs Bushnell’s home. A schoolhouse lightning strike caused minor fire confined to the bell fry. A fire in C J Grater’s house was fought overnight. Families and clubs held gatherings in Blafraville and nearby communities.
Strongstown Social Roundup and Local Visits
Mrs. wana Cameron of Johns town called in Strongstown on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Richard Troxel were Wednesday callers in Johnstown. Ethel Detwiler spent Monday with her brother Mack Detwiler and family. A number of local youths attended a dance at Delhi Inn Monday night. Mrs Albert Hughes cut her wrist Tuesday while canning. Virginia Hamilton of Lucerne works in the Wm McCrady home. Mrs Walter Rankin visited her uncle James Whitesell and family Friday. Alma and Minnie Garrett hosted Pine township teachers for a weiner roast Thursday evening. Herb Orner of Nettleton spent Sunday with his father W G Orner. Mrs Tillie Boring recently visited Indiana. Mr and Mrs W H Young and family of Penn Run spent Sunday with Mrs Young's sister Mrs Elizabeth Troxell.
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Wana Cameron
Johns'town
Richard Troxel
Johnstown
Ethel Detwiler
Mack Detwiler
Delhi Inn
Albert Hughes
Virginia Hamilton
Lucerne
Wm. McCrady
Walter Rankin
James Whitesell
Alma
Minnie Garrett
Pine
Herb Orner
Nettleton
W. G. Orner
Local Farm Activity and Social Visits Reported
On Plum Creek area farms John Prugh erected a silo last week. Gettus Reefer bought a Ford sedan. Dr Katherine Clarke of Sewickley and her aunt visited Dan Clarke Saturday. A yearling colt of Jerry Kimmel’s died Friday. Clarkess family from Apollo visited Edgar Kimmel's home. Earl Zimmerman of Rural Valley spent weekend with friends here. Murray and Roe Ramer were visited by the Ramer family Sunday. Frank Geisler and Robert Geisler families visited Belle George’s home. Mary Kinder visited her mother Tile Frailay Sunday. Arnold Fenner and children visited Belle George. Robert Kimmel Donald Ankney and Dean Miller attended the ram sale at Indiana Thursday. Howard Scott and family visited the Robert Altman home in Ford City. Some farmers are lifting their potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plum Creek
John Prugh
Gettus Reefer
Katherine Clarke
Sewickley
Reed
Dan Clarke
Jerry Kimmel
Clarkess
Apollo
Edgar Kimmel
Earl Zimmerman
Rural Valley
Ralph Ramer
Murray
Roe Ramer
Frank Geisler
Robert Geisler
Coraopolis
R. B. Miller
Mary Kinder
Tile Frailay
Arnold Fenner
Belle George
Robert Kimmel
Donald Ankney
Dean Miller
Indiana
Howard Scott
Robert Altman
Ford City
Summer visits and farm news from Peelord and Pittsburgh
Mrs Mary Allison of Pittsburgh visits her niece Mrs C D Peddicord and family. Mr and Mrs Noble Fowler of Indiana spent last Friday at F M Smathers home. Steve Ray adds a Farmall tractor to his equipment. Also quoted is a Shakespeare fragment and a biologist claims control of chick sex by yolk injection after incubation.
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Peelor District
Mary Allison
Pittsburgh
C. D. Peddicord
Noble Fowler
Indiana
F. M. Smathers
Steve Ray
Illness improves for Mrs. Robert Cunningham
Mrs. Robert Cunningham, ill for four days with erysipelas, has turned for the better. Numerous visitors and family members called or traveled from nearby towns, including Mrs. H. T. Miller, Miss Mildred Dias, and the Cunningham daughters, as relations and friends gather during her recovery.
Social Guests and Visits Across Indiana and Kittanning
Local residents hosted and visited family and friends over the weekend and past week. Notable gatherings included Clyde Boyer and locals in Kittanning, D J Fiscus and John Truby from Indiana dining with Alex Clark, and outings to Blairsville zoo and Pittsburgh. Several visits extended to Center County, Tarentum, Vandergrift, and Philadelphia for schooling and recreation.
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Elderton
Clyde Boyer
Kittanning
D. J. Fiscus
John Truby
Indiana
Alex Clark
James Miller
Harlinsburg
G. V. Elgin
W. 8. Smith
Gastown
Blairsville
D. C. George
Zelda Elgin
Lorna Schall
New Kensington
Apent
Ed. Clark
Tarentum
Pauline Schall
Charles George
Robert Mulberger
Medical College
Philadelphia
Vincent Wood
Vandererift
Blaine Wood
Watsons Ridge visitors and local calls span week
Mrs R Hine hosted and visited Rev J O Humphrey on Tuesday. Miss Blanche Galbreath of West Lebanon stayed in J G Henderson's home. Carl Lewis of Smicksburg called at Walter Ewing's Thursday. Mr and Mrs John Hart of Florida visited Alfred and Mary Henry over the weekend. Mrs Foster Smock and son Arthur visited Walter Ewing's Sunday. Reed and son Ernest plus others called at 8 R Hine's Sunday. Granite Service closes with a joke about Chinese back-scratchers and salad.
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R. Hine
Local social notes from Olivet area and surrounds
Kit tanning caller Scott visits Olivet and many neighbors share weekends and church events. Residents from Indiana Idaho Elderton Rural Valley Apollo McIntosh and McIntosh join in visits, dinners, and a corn roast at the Elgin home. Kenneth Heckman wed Audrey Knappenberger. W N Donaldson to preach at Mt Zion.
Kentucky blue grass born from a trader's careless packing
John Finley, an Irish trader from Lancaster, traveled down the Ohio with four servants and built a stockade house near Big Bone Lick in Boone County. He dumped broken grass packing material into the soil, inadvertently seeding Kentucky blue grass that later dominated the region.
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Kentucky
John Finley
Lancaster
Ohio
Big Bone Lick
Boone County
Finley
Ilinois
Howard
Upper Creek
Western Newspaper Union
Rally Day Preparations Across Parkwood and Olivet
West Union and Olivet Sunday schools plan Rally Day exercises. Mrs. Lewis Byers visited her mother near Olivet. Indiana High School attendees include Dorothy Shirey Herman Blakely Mabel Shirley Harvey Wilkinson John Campbell Hisse Shirley Nancy Patterson. Teddy Rupert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rupert, injured in an automobile crash, showing slow recovery. Mrs. W. J. Craig visited her mother near Olivet. Dr. Arthur H. Compton reports evidence that cosmic rays originate largely outside our solar system.
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Parkwood West Union
Olivet
Lewis Byers
Hattie Stewart
Indiana High School
Dorothy 'Shirey
Hrman
Harold Blakely
Mabel Shirley
Harvey Wilkinson
John Campbell
Hisse Shirley
Nancy Patterson
State Teachers College of Indiana
Teddy
Lester Rupert
W. J. Craig
Wilson
Arthur H. Compton
Community Notes Highlight Visits and Family Gatherings
Loop Wilbert Benson and family from Pittsburgh visited friends Sunday. Mrs Rhoda Freas and family spent Sunday at Cyrus Barretts. S A Nesbit and wife from Zanesville visited home folks here recently. Miles Bush and family from Dayton spent Sunday with the Richard Harharts. Farmers are busy with corn cutting and buckwheat. The Barretta family plans to attend the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs G C Barrett of Baxter.
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Loop
Wilbert Benson
Pittsburgh
E.cunningham
Smicksburg
Rhoda Freas
Cyrus Barretts
S. A. Nesbit
Zanesville
Miles Bush
Dayton
Richard Harharts
Barretta
G. C. Barrett
Baxter
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Karl Grayson
Nawapapers
WIN Service
Cashi
Blacklick
J. R. Geary
Bob
Bernard Brown
Ross
Cleveland
R. O. Trexler
Armagh
G. M. Bushnell
M. C. Smith
Nere
Abe Albert
Patterson
N. J
C. J. Grater
Gus Orhan
Strongstown
Tillie Boring
W. H. Young and Family
Penn Run
Martlet
Macbeth
Mra
Mack
Ray Wagner
Everett
Calvin
Clara
Joseph A. Byers
Rayne Townshie
Arthur Bane
H. T. Miller
Margaret Dias
West Wheatfield Township
H. T. Mack
Raymond McElhoes
Dollie Turkan
Harrisburg
Ross McEihoes
Near Here
Glenn Lindsey
Ralph Hiner
Homer City
Ross McHihoes
G. B. Smith
Mt. Tabor
Frank Mack
Joseph Hutchison
Robi. Cunningham
Harry Dias
Mildred Dias
Susan Carnahan
R. V. Clawson
A. R. Wagener
Helen Clawson
Jay McLaughlin
State Teachers College
Marie Miller
C. L. Campbell
Ruth Mack
Ranite
J. M. Stewart & CO
THE
BIG Warehouse
Dale Boyer
Spring Church
Fred McIntire
Ronald
Jimmy
James McIntire
McIntosh
H. C
Richard
Dunmire
Jesse Elgin
Bobby
Frank Cessna
Quinter Boyer
Twila
Athel
Hulda
Boyer
Frank George
J. F. Russel
Louise
Idaho
June Clark
Vincent Shank
Vera Smith
Charles Rosborough
Laird
J. T. Sheasley
Dean ‘Elgin
BE. F. Lambert
Blystone
Laird Rosborough
C. A. Miller
Wanda
H. O. Miller
Dorothy Chivers
J. K. Byler
Worthington
Twlla
Ethel
W. N. Donaldson
Mt. Zion
Schoo
Haney and
Leechburg
Sheasley
Robert James
Wiimerding
Scott
Mildred Elgin
Dean Elgin
J. T. Shangley
B. R. Kepple
E. J. Boyer
Raymond Boyer
Carl
Hileen
Amos, Boyer
Geo. Cost’s
South Ninth Street
Pennsylvania
Indiana Lumber & Supply CD
Hersurant Art
Aura Street
St. Clair Rinn & Co
11Th & Water Sts
Penn Motor Service
Gompers ‘Ave
Penna
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