Parke County Covered Bridges Portray Indiana Heritage
Rockville Indiana June 29 Rockville native Edson reports Parke County hosts a famed collection of covered bridges. At least 41 still stand daily in use with the 1861 Jackson span the longest single 200 feet. Builders J A Britton and J A Daniels shaped the landscape, Burr truss designs, hand built timbers, and sturdy 8 by 8 inch main members define the bridges.
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Y Peter Edson
Rockville
Ind
Parke County
Indiana
Whichockville
Hoosier State
Paradise
U. S
Anks
Noble Unty
Ohio
Tyler County
Ennsylvania
Ohio Iver
Noble County
Jackson Ridge
Sugar Creek
Wabash River
Turkey Runtate Park
Jackson
Crooks Bridge
J. G. Hirsbrunner
J. A. Britton
J. A. Daniels
Britton
Daniels
Big Raccon
Raccon
Sugar Creeks
Mr. Hirsbrunner
Mansfield
Theodore Burr
New York State
Burr
New York
Narrows Bridge Hike Over Sugar Creek in Turkey Run Park
Short scenic hike along the Narrows Bridge over Sugar Creek in Turkey Run Park. The Hoosier resort setting offers well maintained trails and a peaceful landscape for visitors seeking a quiet outdoor experience.
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Sugar Creek
Turkey Run Park
Hoosier
Latvians Celebrate Festival At Taneytown
About 80 Latvians from Maryland and Pennsylvania gathered at Big Pipe Creek Park near Taneytown to mark St. John's Day with a Līgo festival hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith. A bonfire warmed the crowd as Latvians sang folk songs and danced, many women wearing colorful native costumes.
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Maryland
Pennnsylvania
Big Pipe Creek Park
Taneytown
Robert Smith
St. John’s Day
Latvia
Balkan States
America
Latvian Community Leaders Gather In Baltimore
The event featured oak leaf wreath hats presented to guests including Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Emily Gerasim, Miss Helen Garvin, and Judge Janis Rudolf Alksnis. Alksnis, former Latvian senator and Riga Supreme Court judge, leads the Latvian Society of Baltimore while directing a farm near Elkridge. Other participants included Dr. Valentine Blosfeld and family, Rev. Valdis Mersérars, Bruno Ozslins, and Miss Laniskujits who led singing. In employment news, Maryland May payrolls rose by about 3,600 from April and roughly 6,000 from May 1948 due to construction activity, with 685,900 on nonagricultural payrolls and 64,700 unemployed mid-May. In the court docket, collateral forfeitures occurred for intoxication and driving offenses, with several individuals appearing before Magistrate Manuel Mo Weisberg.
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Smith
Emily Gerasim
Maryland
D. B's
Lutheran Church
Helen Garvin
International House
Baltimore
Janis Rudolf Alksnis
Alksnis
Latvia
Supreme Court of Riga
Latvian Society of
Elkridge
Valentine Blosfeld
Igor Blosfeld
Irene Joffi
Valdis Mersérars
Bruno Ozslins
Priviote Straw Refitted Trade Cited For Out Vehicle Mod
Officer Norman Trump cited Priviote Straw for operating a motor vehicle with a thudder cut out. Straw posted collateral on the citation as the case proceeds.
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Norman Trump
Worry of FALSE TEETH eased with FASTERTH powder
A vintage ad promises relief for loose dentures. It claims FASTERTH powder keeps plates firmly in place, reduces slipping and wobbling, and avoids tastes or alkaline feel. Sold at drug stores with no gritty or pasty aftertaste.
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Edson
Whoas
Miss Laniskujits
Enroyment Security Board
Throwdhort Norland
HSE
Manuel Mo Weisberg
Claude Gardner
Omcer George, Hoffman
Walter Snow
North Market St
Chevrolet Trucks
Thriftier Operation
Chevrolet
Key
Chevrolet Sales, Inc
East Patrick ST
Frederick, MD
Cities Service Band of America
NBC Radio Network
Irvin J. Ramsburg
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