July 4 celebrations in Clearfield County 1889 events described
A 1924 newspaper recounts a 1889 Fourth of July in Bradford Township with a two mile balloon ascent by Professor J. Fulton, a sword on horseback, bold female riders, rifle shooting, a Boat Club scull race, and major fireworks. The 1876 notes describe Clearfield County’s large crowds, sunrise bells, a grand parade, speeches by William C. Arnold and Dr J.P. Hoyt, and county history from 1819.
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Way
Clearfield
Senator Wallace
J.&. Fulton
New York City
Bradford Township
Flora Beck
Mary Mack
Boat Club
Raftsman’s
Clearfield County
William C. Arnold
Thomas H. Murray
J.P. Hoyt
Curwensville
Hoyt
Ed Perks
Mark Jordan
Josiah Evans
Who's Who award noted for Clearfield student
On this date July 3 1999 Michael F McCracken son of Randy and Ann McCracken of Clearfield named to Who's Who Among American High School Students. This is his second time receiving the honor and he is a 1999 graduate of Clearfield Area High School and Clearfield County Vocational Technical School. He is grandson of Blair Dorothy McCracken and Margaret Siebenrock and the late Felix Siebenrock.
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Michael F. McCracken
Randy
Ann McCracken
Clearfield
Clearfield Area
Clearfield County
Margaret Danneker Belin
Carl A. Belin
Robert
Lee Shearer
George Shearer
Martin N. Glynn
St. Francis Catholic Church
Barbara Belin
Robert Alpie
Ridgway
St. Francis High School
Villa Maria College
Erie
Wilson Junior High
Clearfield High School
Lock Haven
Years with Bernie and the yearbook of evil
Richard Cohen recalls Far Rockaway High School alumni including Nobel winners and Ruth, Bernies wife. He shares a painful memory of teasing Ruth and Ruths inscription predicting he would meet Bernie at the prom, then traces how Bernie Madoff defrauded many, the judge's 150 year sentence, and the impact on friends and charities.
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Far Rockaway High School
Queens
N.Y
Richard Feynman
Burton Richter
Baruch Blumberg
Nancy Lieberman
Joyce Brothers
Carl Icahn
Bernard Madoff
Bernie
Ruth
Ted
New York City
Maimonides
Spain
Egypt
Richard Cohen
Cohenr
Washpost
Washington Post Writers Group
Madoff
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Readmitting Cuba to the OAS sparks editorial clash
Editorials argue the United States should not legitimize Cuba’s dictatorship by readmitting it to the OAS. They urge staying firm on democratic rights, while supporting travel and aid for Cuban Americans, and question what has changed since 1962. The Cuba stance contrasts with calls from Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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San Antonio
Texas
Express-News
Cuba
Organization of American States
United States
Obama
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Lone Oas
Prayer and Gratitude Reflections for the Day
A devotional note quotes Psalm 30:12 and asks readers to consider thankfulness. It invites daily gratitude and a mindset to bless others, ending with a prayer for guidance on living with thanks.
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Father God
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