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Smethport M kean County Democrat (Newspaper) - January 20, 1949, Smethport, PennsylvaniaPage two Mckean counts Democrat the Mckean county Democrat their dimes join Smethport Mckean co., pa., thin s., january 20, pm Bradford publications inc. Henry a Satterwhite c k Ruoff. Ruth Lono. Publishers editor business manager society edited entered at the Post office Smethport pa., As second class matter yesteryear excerpts of general interest from the files of the Democrat of 40, 20 and to years ago forty years ago january 14, 19#9 died at her Home on water St saturday. Jan 9 mrs Amelia Martin Digel. Aged 58 years and two months. She was United in marriage to the late John dig i who passed away in january. Is mrs Caroline w Ash bin. An aged woman of East Smethport fell on the icy sidewalk in front of her heme Weand Frame Hie a Ais went ahead last saturday and broke her left 12 to i the Hugh a poured on the Arm Coal in tile third i nod and went m s come has just purchased a out in front 23 to 12 and also in the registered Perchert Brand Mare fourth tre. 6 m not top and urn so and Colt. At three years old the Mare re a if Tiu pit weighs Ioc pounds and Hie Colt at second High scorer i Vuk k. Marc Hull Smethport defeats Shinglehouse for thin league w in r Lead by Sharp shooting i it Ean Rice who sunk seven Field foals and two foul shots Smethport last Friday i evening Defeated Shinglehouse High 34 to 22 on their own floor. This i was the libbers third win tit three vans in the class b North tier Plaa league in a tight first period each team totalled Only two Points but in the Cee be. Vou i nausea Rjean th1 my sch o inns �7"�i eds wait la off i get my m up mat Little my 1 loot i ill escort nou the by Jyz myself i m a go�n6 to join f Heup police the it Mable of Pima place i in Lotteo an you a \ gotta help me 3 j find it right \ away cause Ai Vanna Gat pm i Vau. My Money a v / the March of 7 dime too at la6t Maggie and x Aari t on vometwin3 the Mork we cml u rm6 March of ome-5 the sooner the file set against Wil Quot Antica a Liis will. Be 4 yep wimpy instead of adv Ino be Cri am to make me Happy his l la Dimi is on Naf Kemt j 0gy6 an owls t to h Appy Quot t j a nibble it i or it sch pea i i tax Hall Aid i his worthy cause % by pledging the j infantile Alveo. A Moniz tary an make ult a equivalent of my j next hamburger j 7 to the March it West / hens it 6 its my Jbf at plea sub it resent you with this a Abl fc1 a Hoti n thou.,Ano com Smethport ia., thursday january 20. 1940 patrol buys Miosis of Bra at basketball game i is Cive school patrol boys were it the Smethport Parent Reacher association at the Basket Ball game tuesday night Between in Tii port and Coudersport followed by a lunch at a Coudersport restaurant. Tills treat was Given Iii place of a plumbed trip to a Pony league baseball game which was never realized due to unforeseen circumstances a Early As 1809, Hie dutch were carrying on Trade from Java Ira test it All slate farm shows held in Harrisburg last week allem Lanee Keener passed Ai pot far the loner sewn fare Pis in sax so a Jet for Smith with nine Max Sun had six Asor the 63 Pound Many worker. Formally employed in the window Plant in in import base taker employment it the Hilt or. Wisdom Glass co in port and Rofot i Allegan. This Plant is of the Opyr. A Coard i Ion that the Days of hand made win j a ii to on. I Dow Glass Are Ever for Smethport Rice. C and that machine made a lass will h Hull g be the Al important Industry in the Yonkers g near future. Bishop Gearl Chase has accepted the a b Hull g enc for the Singer sewing machine co. In this locality. A j Shinglehouse Twenty years ago Hackett f january to 1929 w Scott f Smethport Felt the terrific Force Howard c of the Buzzard which swept this Sec 1 Maxson g ton of the j. S sunday and monday. As a result of mrs t h Purtle a decision to close the grand Central hotel All equipment will be sold at a Public auction on Friday and saturday mrs. Clayton Keith suffered a j Shinglehouse fractured right Arm in a fall on the icy sidewalk in front of the Home of her sister. Mrs e e Bouton. Mid Nancy easier of Smethport was soloist at a concert presented by the Olean chromatic club tuesday evening in Olean a to i1 Clit a j my a a huge merger of Oil companies 41-Zf f 11 1 a rumoured in nearby Fields the Mer costello g in i t. I 0 n. 0 4 40 0 0. 7 n 16. 4 i 9. I i 3. 0 9 n. 0 0 6 13 9 34 i g f it 2 i 5. 0 u 0 0 0 o 3 7 6 6 i n 4 5 12 on re Terre Hoffman a St marys i and Biose Ridgway. Smethport. 2 loll .264 11�?34 io�?22 Jaycees w Iii in at Shinglehouse gee is to include Many private companies namely the Shaner Oil co coming out of a slump that had a eagerly Oil co., Davi Oil co Pia purr them since the new year Kings run Oil co., and the mix be#a11 the Smethport Jaycees in Creek Oil co. Dav Hight deleted the Shinglehouse the new rotary Snow plow recent on own floor by the Overly received by county Highway sup whelming score it 41 to 26 the game Erin to Tom ted Schmidt is finding proved to be a hard one till Early in considerable use the last half when the locals broke bom to or. And mrs. H s Axel lost son a son. The firs t Quarter ended Iii a 6 to 6 Clead kick and the Hall showed the Lhing Lelious team ahead 12-11. Alter an effective half time lecture by trn years ago january 12. 1939 the newly completed Wing of the to oat b Bob Ola rear the baby Hub colonial hotel was opened to the bars came Back on the Hoot tilled Public last night. The two Story and vutl1 new be in Jeriod no. 3 they Dilion contains 12 Large Well lighted 8cored 13 Point while Itoi dug their Root rib All with Baths or Shower opponents to 4 mid in the fourth stalls. A Allied 17 to Shingle House s to. Lim Robert Palmer was elected Chiel plot sized hoops ter of Bineth of the Smethport fire department part Gigli school won their first 49 to Iii the vacancy caused by the 8a, 4126 death of fire chief Winfield Stark bringing Home High score a mrs Elisha Kent Kane 71. Of Marksman Don Belion with 15 Tal Kush Equa died monday evening the engagement of miss Virginia Andrews to Richard Tanner of Earl Smethport was announced this week hire of unkown origin destroyed three buildings at Seneca Junction lies and coming up fast a Ronnie Johnson with 13 Maxson Lead the Shinglehouse scoring with la altar guld memorials have been made to Ernest comes of Smethport and a. Tie alar Guild memorial fund of m. Don of Bradford who built the St Luke s episcopal Church in structures suffered a loss of $15,000 a Mory of Clinton l. Irons by or Don Thomas 16 year old son of or and mrs. Roy Thomas has broken lbs right leg three times in two years. The third break occurred when he fell on main St. Samuel Grigsby 55, died at his Home in Hackett hollow last saturday morning. Jamks Donly received the sad hews that his Mother mrs. Ada Donly aged 80, had passed away at her Home in san Diego Calif. Mrs Ray Abbey Underw ent an appendectomy last week. Harry Herzog is now occupying his new residence on West main St a daughter Sally Louise was born to or. And mrs. Thomas Anderson of St. Marys w. Is. And mrs. A. M Anderson and mrs Olive Schrieber bids wanted the Norwich township school Board ask for bids for tile abandoned Norwich township schoolhouse at Colegrove. A All bids to be in by feb 5 tire Board Reserve the right to reject any or All bids. Norwich twp school Board Ilene Corbett sec., Crosby a 1-6.13,20 Pennsylvania agriculture moved j into the National spotlight when Farmers it the Commonwealth Stag j cd the greatest of All Pennsylvania farm shows last week in Harris Burg january 10-14. Tire 33rd farm show not Only attracted visitor i rum every Pennsylvania county and Many states i rom i Maine to California but it drew1 representatives from a number of foreign countries unfounded by the Sive of the show and it s to too exhibits of Quality Pennsylvania livestock. Poultry and other farm products. Governor James ii dual. At formal opening of the 1949 farm show said it War the Quot be t it has Ever been and that tit at it the Best in the world Quot he added that it gives the thousand of visitors a Chance to see the pro ductility of Pennsylvania farms and to appreciate the activities of latin cts. Attended by 580.000 people in the largest daily crowds Eer known at a farm show the net result of the Mammoth exx. Ilion was to elevate the outstanding importance of i Pennsylvania As an agricultural state All previous farm show attend j Anre records were broken tile live Stock show had the largest n urn Lier i of Dairy and beet cattle Swine and sheep Ever to be exhibited at the an Nual a ent. The Corn exhibit sur Edall others in did the Honey display. The show had More farm machinery and farm and Home equipment Dir plays than any Previ i our farm show these exhibits alone had an estimated value of $4, More Rural youth participated a 4-h clubs future Farmers and j future Horn markers of America their exhibits of farm products window displays contests demonstrations and livestock entries showed results of careful training Pati erne and kill their participation was nut a Landing members of the common too declared t attendance passed the half Mil j lion Mark in the fir t four Days a tribute to the firm show that is conducted by and for Farmers of Pennsylvania. Each Day a new record want 95,000 on monday 130,-j too on tuesday 135,000 on wedge Day by est Day in farm show history c 135 000 on thursday and i 1 65,000 on Friday. What has come to be known As typical farm show weather Snow. J Lect and icy roads was completely i missing All week fair skies contributed to the setting up of a new attendance total on each of the five Day the 1948 farm show Drew 525,000 people. The 1947 estimate was 540,000. Quot the farm show is strictly a Farmers show Quot declared state secret Ary of agriculture Miles Horst chairman of the farm show commission and the farm show committee Quot our Farmers deserve All the credit for a wonder i show. It was j their participation their exhibits and their cooperation that made the 1949 Faun show the biggest we have Ever known. Many out of state visitors declared it was the greatest boost Pennsylvania agriculture has i Ever Quot it is simply amazing we never knew our farm show would be like this a was the almost unanimous opinion expressed by More than 40 members of an official delegation from the state of Alabama who visited the show on wednesday and thursday. They Weir Farmer Busine. And Industrial men government and agricultural education representative who came to be the show in operation because Alabama it on will tart construction of an Arena for livestock Aud Industrial show others i rum Alima Denmark the Netherlands England Canada and South America received the same Impi Ion. On every hand were heard expressions of Praise and a Tom burnout from those who had never visited a Penn Elvania farm show including Many pennsylvanians. Members of the farm show comme iou expressed satisfaction and plea.�?~. Tire in the orderly conduct of the big crowds that swarmed thru the 14-Acie exposition i Here a no disorder at any tune everyone was Good named and Caie free out to see tile big show. The commission also commended the Fine cooperation of Harrisburg and state police in efficient handling of traffic and parking the Coop tation of Farmers who sent exhibits county agents and other representative of the Extension Servile and the school of agriculture at the Pennsylvania male College the department of i fac instruction and vocational agriculture and Home economics teacher highlights of the farm show More than 10,000 people filled the Large Arena to capacity for each evening program including the state Poller horsemanship and dog Traini exhibit Ion the fourth and Best he a1 Talent festival with More than boo participant the heavyweight ivors pulling Conte won by led and Prince owned by George Porter Washington county setting a new farm show record by Pullet the equivalent of 24.3 ton a distance of 27 feet the Light weight con teat won by the team of Elsaid Mitchellen county the Horseshoe pitching championship won for the 5th time by John Fulton Carlisle with three Rimers out of every four pitches tin i Quot awing contest won by Clyde so Der and Stanley Brown Fayette county ripping through a 20-Inch log in 27 seconds to set new record. Lilt livestock Parade was the largest in Bunn show history including milking shorthorn Cade for the first tune. The poultry How featured Utility Bird and Sample bum flocks exhibited by breeder. Visiting Farmer spent plenty of extra time looking Over tin machinery exhibits noting new Power lifts Bandy attachments Small i a tractors Hie a the Roosevelt Story Quot Canning to Star theatre Quot the Roosevelt Story Quot is a stirring True to life picture Lauon of the lilt and times of president Franklin Delano room velt. This film will be shown tuesday wednesday and thursday Jan. 26, 26. 27, at the Star theatre included Are scene from of dry a life never before re leased which were unfamiliar to members of the Roosevelt family. It was awarded a prize at the world i film festival in Brussels tor Quot doing most for world peace and world neighbourliness Quot tile movie presents a personal history thai is also rn-1 Evi ably a panoramic chronicle at i the most turbulent pm in world history. Recently a number of Smethport i mechanical Field Stone picker barn j i leaning equipment and grass de i hydrator. The horse display a twice the size of that in 1948 tile grand Champion of flu 139 baby Beeves at the show brought $140 a Pound the same a in 1948 it Waul Angus shown by Jay Nissley of Lancaster county tile Sale averaged 34 63 cents a Pound about 8 cents under 1948 the Champion pen of lambs shown by Jean Chay Bill of Lancaster county brought 96 rent a Pound. 4 cents under last year tile 4-h pens of 4-h lambs sold for an average of 31 4 cents a Pound. The 24 open class fat lambs averaged 25.25 cents 9 open class steers avenged 35.4 cents a Pound. People previewed Tim Nim at the Bur theatre and have this to act the picture Quot a very Fine . John a. Lindholtz. Quot tile Story of a i Man who spent i Lite for his country Quot Rev for. U. B Barrett. True to history and a wonderful picture Quot miss Dora Keenun Quot a must see for the entire family a historical j review Ell the people Choice ii one of our greatest presidents Quot lion i Robert Mckean mum Minei Quot history us we knew it Quot a. K Rte Iff Mckean county Democrat Quot the Roosevelt Torvis being shown along with another line picture a tile search Quot a Story of Europe a misplaced person and i filmed in american occupied Germany 1�?Tlie show will Star at 6 30 p. In. Each evening. I in antique club honors Duke enter lady jul the antique club honoured mrs. Elva Marvin of Duke Center at a Patty Given at the Home of or Dixie Bickford in a t Smethport thursday evening or Marvin who a presented with a Gilt is is Hedu led to leave for an extended visit in Florida among those present at the affair were mrs Deva Bickford of Farmers Valley or Helen Douglass of Duke Center or Helen Kelley of Eldred. Or Ethel Stickles and or. Cora Gallup both of j Smethport tile honoured guest and the hostess. A lunch was served. Farm product of Nebraska consist of Coin wheat Oats Barley Rye Hay sugar beets tomatoes buckwheat Whix. Clover Aud sorghum. Komi sales total ski 1,467 Iii minty Purchase of u Treasury Ravin Bonds by i it aleut of Mckean county in tile month of december totalled $311,467, it a announced by 1. I. Phillips Mckean county ravings Bond chairman. According to or. Phillips this represented one of the largest totals within the past year and i approximately the equivalent of $6ooo invested for each Man woman and child in the county. It also amounts to Hie Call equivalent of two full Day production on the a is of 39 imm Tai ire is of Oil which is produced in this county each Day. Of the total it $311,467 tile series quote Bonds amounted to $107,118 Quot of Bonds $4,699 and Quot a Quot Bonds $199,650. A classified and will Lomg Quick results. Tunic pullers j Agency Ile Safe insure today i. A h s o n Floyd e. Case proprietor phone 248j port Allegany a. Flower for ail oct Tudora public1 and p a hts for Benefit of Farmer Valier it Bool children for their Harrisburg tup. "500�?� and Bridge refreshments and Prises tickets 5sr Smethport in Gion Al of i Friday evening Jan. 21 dance a at Maples inn i route 4fi i Tulay saturday w music by Jack Bigler and his it be Hestia fish rvs w Friday and saturday nights Fyt few of of cow la in. / a on the tit tin of lu4-door a Dan display saturday it was not until after april 22, 1889, that any individual was permitted to claim or own land in what is now the state of Oklahoma. Notice is hereby Given that on october 27, 1948, the undersigned made application to the state Board of Law examiners at Philadelphia to be examined at Philadelphia on March 3 and 4, 1949, for admission to the bar of the supreme court and to the bars of the courts of common pleas and the orphans court of Mckean county. Bennett Burt Friedman 38 Abbott Road Bradford. A. A registered Law student in the University of Pennsylvania Law school and in the office of Albert a. Griffin esq., of Bradford a. 1-6,13,20,27 notice a proposed budget f available for Public inspection at the office of the Borough Secretary located at 411 West water St., Between the hours of 8 a m and 5pm of clock for 15 Days subsequent to the publication of this notice. Smethport Borough Council f h. Biever Borough secy 1-13,20,27 your Way ififp0 and fast i Mil la says a a yes Quot a to 4 out of 5 get Cath from diurnal to what you of. Buy what you need. Phone or visit the yes Man at fix meat today. Notice the county commissioners of the county of Mckean invite sealed proposals until 1 30 p january 31, 1949, at their office in Smethport pa., for the furnishing of feed for the institution District farm specifications on file in the county commissioners office right is reserved to respect any or All bids. Successful bidder will be asked to execute written agreement covering the Purchase. O. S. Scott j a. Cleveland j b Callahan county commissioners. 1-20,27 Usa of i la Wasp pick mum if of f Limo try swetits us him 7m in Hoos 29 81 s 16 is 24 80 s ? .27 14 43 21 26 on ova of loom of tor a a a Ltd a Ropert it on Appl. O loom Horn Fri Vav. _ mix loan $25 in $250 Eimer lug it finance co. Prompt answering pays to mos Beau to 2nd floor a i o o f. Bldg. 4 main St., Cor. South ave. Bradford a. Phone 4186 i. R Brunner ye5 manager Loans Modo to residents of All surrounding towns w Hen you an wer your Telephone promptly iou a a time for yourself and tor the person calling you. And you win the approve at Ion of the other on Yout line. A Mori than of Var in the Rural territory we serve More families than Ever before now have Telephone service. Thi Bill Telephone company of Pennsylvania we cordially invite you to see the new Chevrolet for 49�?the first completely new car the Leader has built in More than seven years and the Maut Beautiful buy of All you la find its the most Beautiful buy for styling tor driving Ami Riding ease for performance and safety and for sturdy endurance born of Quality construction throughout. Because it alone brings you All these advantages of highest priced cars at the lowest prices and with the Low Cost of operation and Upkeep for Winch it Liev Rolet products have always been famous. Yes Here a the newest of All new cars pretended and reproved on the great i neral motors proving around and predestined to win even wider preference for Chevrolet As the Mast Beautiful buy of All from every Point of View Ami on every Point of value. Come in and see it a of to is the Only car bringing you All these Fine car advantages at lowest Cost i completely new bodies by Fisher a new Ultra Fine color harmonies fixtures and fabrics a new super size interiors with a five foot seats a new panoramic visibility with wider curved Windshield and 30% Mare Glass area All around a new Centerport design with Center Point steering lower Center of Gravity Center Point seating and Center Point rear suspension a improved valve in Nead engine for Power acceleration smoothness and Economy a Cert Safe Hydraulic brakes with new braking ratios a extra Strong Fisher uni steel body construction a improved knee action ride with new air plane Type Shock absorbers a the car that Quot breathes for new All weather Comfort Heater and defroster units optional at extra West Thomas Chevrolet East main St. Smethport a

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