Milburns in a Little Yellow House on Flower Street
On Flower Street in a smoke stained Little Yellow House, Mrs. Milburn and her children endure poverty with quiet dignity. A birthday night reveals Charlie Milburn’s drinking, Grandmother Pentland’s fifty dollar gift, Emmy’s longing for a better life, and the family’s struggle to balance care, debt, and hope as winter snows begin.
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Mrs. Milburn
Yellow House
Flower Street
Bill Parke
Charlie Milburn
Grandmother Pentland
Charlie
Perry
Emmy
Local social notes and travel in Lander area
Joseph Swan son and William Kinzell traveled to Cleveland to watch a baseball game. Jamestown visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fosberg and others. Local moves and calls among Fosberg, Morgan Andreson, Carlson, Holmes, Nelson, Pearson, and Exama Holmes are logged. Philippine railway halves passenger and freight rates due to bus line competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Pearson
Falconer
Exama Holmes
Rochester
Olof Nelson
Fred Olson
Doris
Jamestown
Alfred Anderson
Rinaldo
Kiantone
Ene Anderson
Ene Anderson Returned Home From South Dayton, Monday. Miss Lucy Towell
Washington, D. C
Virginia Loucks
Harry Sperry
Corry
Harry Bergstrom
Roderick
Brockton
W. T. Arnwall
Warren
Philippine Railway Company
Panay
P. I
Obituaries and Local News From Sheffield and Area
Mrs Prark Lawers of Fillay died at her Mal street home after a stroke suffered Tuesday. Funeral held Tuesday at 2:30 p m with Rev Montgomery officiating. Class officers named for Sheffield High School senior Elizabeth Sprandle president Ned Meraine vice president Helen Carlson secretary Davis Miller treasurer juniors Murporie Calkins president Teal Lusdquist pres secretary Ima Albaugh treasurer sophomores Leroy Rehde president Paul Deleman vice president Kathleen Jenkins secretary Jane Mervine treasurer. Entertains Club Mrs William Rayson hosted H S Club with bridge and refreshments. Relatives from Youngeville Marienville Kinzua visited. A square dance occurred at I C O F hall. Injured Robert Pontius son of Mort Camp Mill street injured playing football. head side impact, not seriously hurt. James Weaver DuBois spent weekend with parents. James Playford took meat market job in Union City. Gilbert Anderson of Cleveland visiting relatives. Everett Josephson Cleveland on vacation. Ruth Welch of Clearfield visiting. Mrs Jessie Taylor reports father A H Brush of Rib Lake seriously ill in hospital. CG Brame broke leg on oil lease at Barnes. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society to host cafeteria supper October 5 5 to 730 pm. Free Methodist annual conference held in Williamsport with Rev G B Tingue and Bert Boyd in attendance. Haiti hurricane aftermath will take months to recover.
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Sheffield
Prark Lawers
Mal Street
Hazel
Montgomery
Sheffield High School
Elizabeth Sprandle
Ned Meraine
Helen Carlson
Davis Miller
Murporie Calkins
Teal Lusdquist
Ima Albaugh
Clinton Henry
Leroy Rehde
Paul Deleman
Kathleen Jenkins
Jane Mervine
William Rayson
Clarence Jones
Youngeville
M. Dalton
Charles Dalton
Lois May
Marienville
Frank Barr
Gladys Jones
Kinzua
I. C
Lundquist
Harry Weaver
Kenneth Overbeck
Sigle, Pa
Charles Bliss
Mil , Street
James Playford
Union City
Gilbert Anderson
Cleveland
Ohio
Everett Josephson
H. P. Welch
Williamsport
Ruth
Clearfield
Jessie Taylor
H. Brush
Rib Lake
Wis
H. Whitaker
Bath
Tom
State College
Aim
W. Brame
Barnes
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. E Church
Red Cross donations and local society notes in Russell
Russell reports $90 donated plus clothing to Red Cross Florida relief. Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs. C. E. Marsh’s for a surprise party and meeting. a quilt with members’ names was given to Mrs. Henry Arthurs. Next meeting set for Mrs. Walters at Lander on the third Friday in October. Others visitations and travels noted among local families and friends.
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Russell
Red Cross
Florida
Hale Cemetery Association
C. E. Marsh
Henry Arthurs
Walters
Lander
Ladies Honor Mrs Learn and Mrs Hale at Village Club
Members of the FLFP club hosted at Mrs Arthur Fehlman’s home in Chandles Valley Russell on September 29 honoring Mrs Leo Learn and Mrs Mabel Hale. Learn to depart for Dunkirk New York and Hale for Ocean Springs Mississippi for the winter as bouquets were presented to the guests.
Everlasting Friendship Dinner and Local Social Notes
A village gathering featured a three course dinner at one o'clock with fall flower decor and fourteen place settings. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Eckmeder of Oil City and Mrs. Goldin of Catskill visiting relatives, with several local families hosting and traveling for weekends. A light column touches on humorous telegrams about Tunney’s retirement, a playful mother and child exchange, and a note on a large South African rail program planning to spend over 33 million dollars on open line work and tribal construction.
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Eckmeder
Oil City
Ray Thompson
Goldin
Catskill
Elizabeth Lane
Frank Fry
Francis Keyle
Salamanca
B. J. Duell
Cynthia Fehlman
Arthur Fehlman
Corry
Ross Fehlman
Railroad Administration of the
Union of South Africa
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Mr. Milburn
Bill
Milburn
Marianna
Dan
Pavania
The
Free Methodist Church
Williamspoot
G. B. Tingue
Bert Boyd
Mill St
Haiti
Masterson Eransee
Louis de Wilder
Cooper Union Art School
New York
Inez Gregory
Harris
Crocker
Bradford
Lee Blood
Adeline Blond
Levi Fox
Golden
Joseph Briggs
D. S. Randall
Frank Randall
Ene
Chester Randal
Cora Randall
Hanisburg
Loneard Ruland
Bir
Claude Ruland
Chandles, Valley
KH. L. Young
Rel
Griff Tunney
Pal
Tretcher
Julian
Cook's Boot Shop
Cordrd and
Liberty
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