Shawnee State Park and Bucktail Canyon Attractions in Pennsylvania
Shawnee State Park in western Bedford County offers 3 850 acres of recreation including a half mile of sandy beach, boating, fishing, hiking and camping with over 350 sites and washhouses. Bucktail Canyon, the Bucktail Trail, runs 7 miles between Lock Haven and Emporium with Hyner View a noted lookout. A new coal mine tourist attraction at St Boniface Cambria County features electric train tours 730 yards into the mine. Temperature in mine remains 35 to 40 degrees cooler than outside.
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Pennsylvania
Shawnee State Park
Bedford County
Shawnee Lake
Shawnee Creek
Raystown
Juniata River
Shawnee
Bedford
Schellsburg
Forbes
General Forbes
Fort Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Fort Bedford
Bedford Springs
James Buchanan
White House
United States
Bucktail Canyon
Allegheny Mountains
Lock Haven
Emporium
St. Boniface
Cambria County
Johnstown
Patton
Hastings
Home Grounds Short Course at Penn State July 8 to 12
A comprehensive program on plant materials for home landscaping will be offered at the annual Improving the Home Grounds Short Course. Topics cover propagation shrubs trees flowers ground covers planting maintenance disease and insect control and lawn care. Open to all 16 and older with fees 12.50 for Pennsylvanians and 17.50 for non residents. details from Dr. Fred C. Snyder.
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Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania
Fred C. Snyder
Armsby Building
College of Agriculture
University Park
Buy Shoes With Eye To Comfort
Bernice J Tharp Penn State extension clothing specialist advises careful shoe selection for comfort and safety. She explains lasts vary by style and manufacturer, recommends trying on with a trained salesperson, shopping in the afternoon, and ensuring the shoe is one half to three quarters inch longer than the foot. A good fit, comfort, and quality deliver value.
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Bernice J. Tharp
Pennsylvania State University
Gettysburg Centennial Program Opens 1963 Event
The 1963 Gettysburg centennial will start at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial on the battlefield. Governors or state representatives will lead a mass tribute, with remarks by Governor William W. Scranton. J Edward Day will dedicate a commemorative stamp, and deeds to battlefield land will be presented to John A. Carver Jr. by key preservation groups. A torch of peace rededication ends the afternoon program.
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Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Gettysburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
J. Edward Day
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Vignettes of History to be staged at historic battle sites
A series titled Vignettes of History will dramatize daily behavior of men under battle stress. Episodes run each morning near Spangler's Spring Devil's Den Meade's Headquarters Barlow's Knoll and in town. Written produced by Mrs Roy Gifford for Adams County Centennial Committee.
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Spangler's Spring
Devil's den
Meade’s
Barlow’s Knoll
Roy Gifford
Adams County
Strength Through Unity Parade Through Gettysburg
On July 2 a two hour pageant depicting United States history and military growth will pass through Gettysburg led by Major General Henry K. Flack Grand Marshal. Over 5 400 armed forces members and Civil War era units plus bands from Illinois New York Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and North Carolina participate in the modern and historical divisions. The North Carolina 26th Regiment will perform with original Civil War era instruments and arrangements.
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United States
Gettysburg
Henry K. Flack
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania National Guard
Philadelphia
3Rd United States Infantry
Capipongits
Sons of Union
Confederate High Command
North South Skirmishers Association
Ilinois
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Tarheelia
North Carolina 26Th Regiment
High Water Mark Remembered at Gettysburg July 3 1963
On July 3 1963 at 3 PM the centennial commemoration gathers 1000 Blue and Gray veterans. 500 Gray with Stars and Bars will reenact the Southern Charge at Cemetery Ridge while 500 Blue with flags stand at the Bloody Angle awaiting them. Units include Sons of Union Veterans Civil War groups and North-South Skirmishers Association under Col O G MacPherson and Confederate High Command led by General Donald Ramsay.
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Gettysburg
Cemetery Ridge
Sons of Union Veterans
O. G. MacPherson
Sons of Union Veterans National Military Department
Confederate High Command
CHC
Donald Ramsay
Special Events Gather for Gettysburg Commemoration
Notre Dame Foundation hosts a Field Mass at noon on June 29 with Bishop George L. Leech celebrant and Francis Cardinal Spellman delivering the sermon. Gettysburg Fire Company marks its 15th Annual Memorial on June 30 at 7:30 p.m. featuring former President Eisenhower. National Park Service campfire programs run nightly in Pitzer's Woods with MGM film The Battle of Gettysburg and The Story of the Flag by the 1st Battle Group U S Infantry Fort Myer Va July 2 at 7:30 p.m. Eternal Light Peace Memorial. All Gettysburg churches will be open for meditation and clergy will focus on This Nation Under God on Sunday June 30.
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University of Notre Dame Foundation
George L. Leech
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Gettysburg Fire Company
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Park Service
Pitzer’s Woods
Confederate Avenue
MGM
Gettysburg
1St Battle Group
U.S. Infantry
Fort Myer
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Centennial displays at Gettysburg venue and historic spots
Numerous displays mark the centennial with DoD Civil War exhibits and Post Office Gettysburg commemorative stamp designs at Gettysburg Joint Junior High on Baltimore Street. The General locomotive will be at Western Maryland Railway freight station on Stratton Street. Currier and Ives Civil War prints will be shown at the Visitor Center.
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Department of Defense
Post Office
Gettysburg
Baltimore Street
Western Maryland Railway
Stratton Street
Currier and Ives
Pennsylvania Dairymen Celebrate 36 000 Members June Dairy Month
Adams County farmers mark the 27th annual June is Dairy Month highlighting Milk The Most Nearly Perfect Food and The Most Economical Food Day. Milk remains a good buy as production efficiency grows with fewer cows producing more milk per cow and per acre. Summer feeds like Sudan grass offer low-cost options. two crops per year can be achieved by seeding after June 1. The piece also urges farm safety, noting accidents harm farm families and parents must promote safe practices.
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Thomas
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Sudan
Property transfers in York and Latimore Townships and Conewago
Several land transactions are recorded including Raymond F Leer and Gertrude E Leer selling 26 acres in Latimore Two to Melvin Worley for 5669 dollars and M Everett Weiser selling 117 acres in Latimore to Joel and Sara Griest for 15000 dollars. Other deeds include Byrd to Roeder for 2300, Anderson to Bevenour for 2450, Beard Shearer to Krichten for 6800, and Lloyd Rupp to Worley for 13000, involving multiple townships and acres. The notice also quotes a constitutional passage praising a free press as a bulwark against liberty’s peril.
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Raymond F
Gertrude E. Leer
York Springs
Melvin W. Worley
Latimore Two
Lewis G
Peggy M. Byrd
Gettysburg
Thurma F. Roeder
Baltimore
Tyrone
M. Everett Weiser
Joel E
Sara S. Griest
Latimore
Bruce
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New Chester
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Farm News
Bange's Poll-Parrot Shoe Store
York Street
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