Amish study traces Swiss roots in Kishacoquillas Valley
Thomas H. Knepp of Juniata College presents a historical study arguing the Amish and Mennonites in Kishacoquillas Valley largely descend from Swiss settlers who sought religious liberty. The work details migration since mid 18th century, language blending with Pennsylvania Dutch, and the sects’ strong religious practices, deeming it a key source for Pennsylvania history.
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International News Service
Huntingdon
Kishacoquitlas Valley
E. J. Stackpole
Juniata College
Thomas H. Knepp
Knepp
America
Kishacoquillas
Commonwealth
John Armstrong
Carlisle
Old
Cumberland
Chester
Tuscarora Mountain
Pennsylvania
Alabama Hunts Indian Silver Mystery Near Scottsboro
Northern Alabama residents and a professional excavating firm search the John Wheeler farm area near Scottsboro for legend hidden silver from pre Civil War Indian mines. Tales describe a faint sandstone trail that leads to treasure caves believed sealed behind collapsed timbers after the Indians buried the metal.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Alabama
John Wheeler
Three Groundhogs With One Shot Sets Farmer Record
SPRING GROVE Pa June 5 Edward H Zartman a local farmer working in a field with his son Edwin killed three ground hogs with a single shotgun blast near a stump establishing a marksman record for the area.
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International News Service
Spring Grove
Edward H. Zartman
Edwin
Zartman
Harvard Ad Awards Discontinued
Cambridge Mass June 5 Discontinuance of Harvard Advertising Awards established through the American Foundation Inc Philadelphia a trust created by the late Edward W Bok has been an
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Advertising Awards
American Foundation, Inc
Philadelphia
Edward W. Bok
Harvard Advertising Awards Discontinued by Foundation
Dean Wallace B. Denham of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration announces that the American Foundation Inc has resolved to discontinue the Harvard Advertising awards due to reduced income. This action ends the awards program with regret expressed by the foundation's directors.
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Wallace B. Denham
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
The
American Foundation, Inc
Foundation
Harvard Advertising Awards
New Bedford Flower Show Schedule Details Finalized
The schedule for the New Bedford Flower Show at the town hall on June 17 lists Sections V to IX with chairs Mrs. William Wortman Mrs. Ropp Fay Wilcox Mrs. Cly Swagger and Mrs. Lee Zedaker. Classes include miniature gardens pansies arrangements of daisies forget me nots and wall vase displays with ribbons for garden clubs Open to Garden Clubs Only rewards special prizes noted.
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New Bedford
New Bedford Town Hall
William Wortman
Jiuweene Sisa Ng Enone Isdees ‘Nenree Section
Ropp
Lee ‘Zedaker
Unusual Will Filed For Probate In Berks County
Reading Pa June 5. The will of Alfred Fritz of Kutztown requests 1500 in bequests and is among the most unusual filed. Part of the document is on the back of a popular song sheet and the rest on a paper towel. Fritz leaves 1000 to Mrs Sarah Brown Reading and a codicil on the towel adds a 50 bequest.
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Reading
Alfred Fritz
Kutztown
Berks County
Fritz
Sarah Brown
Lost hound found after eleven days in Connecticut woods
Winsted police report Clif ford Vogelus located his hound after an eleven day search. The dog had broken free, tangled in barb wire, and was held near a kennel a mile away. After a day of rest the hound recovered and was returned home.
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Winsted
Conn
Clifford Vogelus
Vogelus
Americans Gaining Ground For Paintings In Paris Salon
In Paris the Salon d Art Independant in the rue de la Bochie gallery features 400 works with notable American input. Lee Steinbach of St Louis shows La Grande Table and La Petite Table while Paul Ullmann of New York presents Nude and Portrait. Others include Anne Neagoe Margaret Stokes May Fairchild and Jane Freeman with portraits and still life. Simpson in Galerie Zak zoo offers varied canvases including portraits and deformed scenes.
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Salon Des Independants
Lee Steinbach
St. Louis
Paul Ullmann
New York
Anne Neagoe
Margaret Stokes
May Fairchild
Jane Freeman
Fairchild
Albert Horton Williams
Freeman
Galerie Zak Zoo
Miss Simpson
Goya
Just Two Students And Yet A Problem
Two Boston University law students share the same name Edward Francis O'Brien born in 1905. One is from Worcester and 11 days older than the Hyde Park classmate born March 9. Both earned A B degrees from Holy Cross and Boston College respectively and ran track.
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Boston
Mass
Boston University
Edward Francis O’brien
Worcester
Edward Francis O'Brien
Hyde Park
Boston University Law School
O'Brien
Number 1
Number 2
Boston College
Holy Cross College
Plan Contest For Cornwallis Medal
YORKTOWN Va June 5 The design for a medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of Cornwallis surrender will be chosen by a nation wide contest with artists taking part. Dr W A R Goodwin president of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Association favors a design showing General O Hara presenting the sword to General Lincoln Washington gave Lincoln the honor after surrendering to the British at Charleston. The medal authorized by Congress will be coined by the Federal Mint and distributed nationwide.
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Yorktown
Cornwallis
W. A. R. Goodwin
Charleston
Congress
Federal
Moon’s Increase Time To Oil Roads
In Harrisburg a Pennsylvania German custom called for oiling macadam highways during the increase of the moon to reduce oil loss from passing traffic. A correspondent urged State Secretary Samuel Lewis to start oiling crews, noting the decrease of the moon would waste oil. The department laboratory was asked to verify the claim.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Secretary of Highways
Samuel Lewis
Highway Department
Blossoms Appear On Schedule At Connecticut Station
New Haven officials state apple blossoms appeared on May six as predicted by the state agricultural experiment station after examining ten thousand trees. Blossoming timing is tied to the autumn leaf fall observed earlier.
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New Haven
Conn
State Agricultural Experiment Station
C. C. Stoddard
National Farm Outlook on Co op Peanuts and Fresh Produce
The Farm Journal editor notes new national selling bodies forming for peanuts in the south Atlantic states and for fruits and vegetables. Perishability drives cooperative design to regulate supply, stabilize prices, and avoid dumps, with both ventures starting small but promising substantial future impact.
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Arthur H. Jenkins
Farm Journal
Central Press
Federal Farm Board
South Atlantic
Falls Street Then and Now in New Castle History
The article recalls Falls street as the town’s northern boundary about sixty years ago and describes the Thomas Falls homestead north of Falls street. H. E. McGoun recalls helping Mrs. Falls operate the old hand churn and noting the Falls house moved to face west near Trinity Episcopal church. A spring house supplied clear drinking water and the surrounding area was wooded and pleasant.
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New Castle
Mill Street
H. E. McGoun
Thomas Falls
Mr McGoun
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