Remembering 1880s Pennsylvania Mill Life
Narrator recalls 1886 1887 work by father ten hours daily at a water powered up and down saw mill earning 65 cents a day. The family lived on a Pennsylvanian mountainside and children carried lunch, with a one way mountain road to the highway. Flour and bread cost money, berries and apples were dried, and schooling required families to supply books and slate pencils. Contributions urged to The Old Timer column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinegal
Eshree
Pennsylvania
Welk Adds Second Accordionist Myrea Fieren Sparks Debate
Lawrence Welk recalls insisting on hiring Myrea Fieren as a second accordionist over objections from critics. Peter Lind Hayes filled in on the Godfrey show during a vacation, bringing a respite from onair squabbles. Capitol reports note hits and hi fi jazz albums by Kenton and Stam, plus Jackie Gleason’s new LP with Love Letters in the Sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aestro
Lawrence Welk
Myrea Fieren
Larry
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter
Capitol
Cemsdatiwes
Jackie Gleason
Local Social Notes and Rural Reports From Marshall
West Union notices list visitors from Ohio and Indiana for Ledermann reunions and illnesses. Hospital updates include Arden Coryell and Mrs Reta Kaufman convalescing, Laura Poorman post surgery, and Fred Bowles undergoing surgery. Community events cover Friends Class meeting, Camp McCoy training alumni, and wedding-related travels. farming tips note soil reports and fall seeding advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden’ Coryell
Paris Hospital
Reta. Kaufman
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Gene Spotts
Marshall
Jess Murphy
Paul Murphy
Laura Poorman
Fred
Peggy Arbuckle
James Spivey
Charles Yargas
Robert Rush
Edith Cline
Ruth Thompson
Hume
Issac Thompson
Hettie Prust
Ronnie Utterback
Carl Utterback
Dundas
Illinois
Richard Strohm
James Drummond
Bill Marvin
Janice
Peoria
Marvin Gillis
Richard
Tommy
Billy
Chicago
Herman Gillis
Albert Gills
Evansville
Indiana
Howard Pinkston
York
Truth Seekers
the Baptist Church
Floyd Gregory
Brent
Steve
Rantoul
Denny Keeling
Mackville
Kentucky
Forests Offer Good Chance for Recreation
University of Illinois forester promotes outdoor activities in Illinois forests. Shawnee National Forest and state forests in Henderson Mason and Union counties offer recreation. parks provide hiking picnicking and nature study. Readers are advised to avoid poisonous plants bring repellents and maps and to use a compass when off trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Culver
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Henderson
Mason
Union
Illinois Forest
Division of Parks and Memorials
Forest Supervisor
Harrisburg
The
Forest Service
Washington, D. C
Safety Week Tips for Farm Home Hazards
During National Farm and Home Safety Week July 22 28 safety expert O L Hogsett from the University of Illinois urges cleaning the medicine cabinet discard old medicines store poisons high or separate from children label poisons clearly and check for fall hazards keep walkways stairs and railings well lit and free of obstructions grasp the hand railing and remember safety pays all ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois
Flexible financing and foods mentioned in a quirky reminiscence
A mix of asides about dining and history, noting pepper and salt in a Worcestershire dish, skeptical remarks on flexible financing for a convertible, and a historical nugget about Cyprus and early U.S. leadership. The piece ties culinary, financial, and geostrategic musings with a dash of trivia.
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Sonny Johnson
Frankfort
By Lyn Connelly
West Union
Ruth Wright
Ivan Carpenter
Ohio
George Ledermann
Emory Marsh
Mattie Carpenter
Chrisman
Albert Lindley
Clarence Ledermann
Ledermann
Marshall Fairground
University of Ilinois
Grenadier Guards
Elzabeth I
Windsor Castle
Tom
Fisuuve- Fuenos
Wiens
Wwe Weexs
EMT
Wits
Te Fine House
Massachusetts
Cyprus
Island
Britain
Near and
Middle East
United States
National Geographic Society
George Washington
John Hanson
Maryland
Eplia Susie
Qeeim
Mahone
Miami
Berf
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