Farmers stay on the farm as men explain choice
At Kutztown's Bradge men share why they remain farmers. Seventeen speakers, including Henry Rabenold and Clarence Johnson, cite roots, independence, visible rewards, outdoor life, and the chance to contribute to others, as reasons to stay in farming.
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Kutztown
Howard Baldwin
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Ada
Henry ‘Rabenold
Ray Kulp
Thomas Merkel
William Schulz
George Schaeffer
Clarence Johnson
Sportsmen Plant Trees to Shelter Game
Perkasie Sportsmen's organization authorizes Lester Frederick to buy 6,000 transplants for the club's forestation program. Sell Park high school's agricultural class under D Ker Ends Tow will assist in planting. The club began with 3,000 trees in 1838 and repeated a similar number annually except 1844. planting 6,000 this year balances the program.
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Perkasie
Perkasie Sportsmen’s Organization
Lester Frederick
Forestry Committee
Sell Park High School
D. Ker Ends- Tow
Geragerner Jacob Hasler Dies at 101 in Livonia
Jacob John Hasler, a native of Switzerland who would have turned 102 on May 18, died recently in Livonia. He came to the United States at age 20 and worked as a gardener, eight years for one family and 43 years for another, before he retired.
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Livonia
Jacob John Hasler
Switzerland
Weed burner explosion in Canon City injures man
Frank Day aged 60 was burned when a weed burning device strapped to his back exploded. He ran two blocks to a watering trough and jumped in to extinguish the flames, suffering fire injuries.
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Canon City
Colo
Frank Day
Rubber Covered Potatoes Basket Aimed at Field Harvesting
A rubber coated steel wire basket designed to protect potatoes from bruising holds five-eighths of a bushel and is intended for use in field harvesting.
Manure Loader Aids Lusk Snow Removal Effort
In Lusk Wyoming councilmen used a mechanical manure loader to clear snow drifts from town streets. Councilman Joe Kuhn, a farm machinery dealer, operated the device to load snow into trucks for hauling away, cutting removal time to about one quarter of the usual.
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Lusk
Wyo
Joe Kuhn
State wishes it had bought land from Ute Indians
Denver report details Colorado’s historic land grabs and the Ute reservation allotments. State Land Commissioner explains the federal grant of sections 18 and 36, the state’s concessional purchases, and resulting holdings in Rio Blanco Garfield and Mesa counties. It questions ownership of 170 acres beneath the White River bed with potential value.
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Black Setter Pulls Master From Creek
In Dawson, Georgia a black setter named Smoky saved his master T. J. Donovan when their car veered into a rain swollen stream near Macon. Smoky pulled Donovan to the bank from the back seat and swam to safety. The dog remained by his master and even confronted state patrolmen. At an animal hospital Smoky was found unharmed and later reunited with Donovan.
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T. J. Donovan
Macon
Donovan
101 Year Old Pioneer Reflects On Life In Glendale
A 101 year old Elias Brownfield in Glendale California looks back on a century of life. He played the accordion and says his only regret is not opposing Abraham Lincoln. He never smoked or drank alcohol and doubts longevity comes from those habits.
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Elias Brownfield
Glendale
Calif
Abraham Lincoln
Quarry Stone Builders at Decorah Parish House
In Decorah Iowa Washington Prairie church members quarry limestone for a $30,000 parish house two thirds are grandsons of men who built the church nearly a century ago. The work is hand done at Osear Bruvold’s hilltop quarry with no dynamite. The project aims to rival the church’s historic stone structure and honor Rev V Koren, founder of many Norwegian Lutheran churches, who first held services in 1853.
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Iowa
Washington Prairie Church
Oscar E. Engbretson
Osear Bruvold
V. Koren
Washington Prairie
Wnu.service
Eye Street
Washington, D. C
America
Congress
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Vox Taft
Vox
CIO
Fliers And Flying News From The Past Era
Grandfather John A. Burton, 62, rode with his grandson Captain Robert B. Alexander on a first plane trip, asking how to land after the craft hit a snow drift. The piece also covers Randloph’s Scobey Airport reopenings, the need for stewardesses, and pilots pay scales as aviation expands nationwide.
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Baker
Obe
John A. Burton
Robert B. Alexander
Gramp
Housing Bill Faces Tough Slog In Congress
Washington writer analyzes the stalled housing plan, noting Taft's unlikely backing and CIO support for public housing subsidies and price ceilings. The piece warns homelessness could rise to 3.5 million. argues for a unified policy amid international concerns and sovereignty debates tied to World War II era policy.
Barbs by Bankhage on bargaining and beetle notes
The piece notes the origin of collective bargaining term in 1891 London by Beatrice Webb and its spread in the U S via Samuel Gompers. It mentions coal waste becoming linoleum material, muses on strike designs, and comments on rights versus responsibilities with a lunch with Marshal Montgomery and a cobra color query tied to Normandy imagery.
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London
Beatrice Webb
Samuel Gompers
The
APL
Saya
Stripte Desk Unit Pattern Set for Simple Home Furniture
Amateur builders can craft a foldable desk and units using simple hand tools with actual-size cutting guides and detailed directions. Patterns 270 271 272 18a cover A B C and the desk with 35 cents for three. Send 15 cents per pattern to Mrs Ruth Wyeth Spears Bedford Dike New York Drawer 10.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Dike
N.Y
Dreaming of a tall dark lover in a matrimonial crisis
A stylishly ambitious woman muses on marriage and her ideal mate a tall dark brave yet gentle knightly hero. That night a lanky youth arrives knocking, prompting a hurried, chaotic domestic moment as she reacts with alarm and curiosity.
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