Ground Hog Day Weather Lore In Shenandoah Valley
Editor notes Shenandoah folklore on Candlemas and Groundhog Day February Second. Weather folkways link bright Candlemas to two winters and six more weeks of winter, while a shadow seen by the groundhog signals continued winter. Local memories compare Dutch Grandson Dawg and Pennsylvania lodges.
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Shenandoah Valley
Er L. Smith
Madison College
Harrisonburg
England
Belgium
Romania
Shenandosh
Europe
Grandson Dawg
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ground hog lore and folklore dinner in Highland County
A regional piece describes a Ground Hog dinner in Monterey Highland County and notes the animal’s role in weather forecasting and folk songs. It recounts hunting interest, historical meat use, and a traditional poem with verses about traps, gathering, and cooking ground hog.
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Board of Hibernating Governors
Monterey
Highland County
Peggy
Berry
60th straight month of US business expansion continues
The United States marks a 60th consecutive month of expansion amid signs of strength and inflation worry. President Johnson urges business restraint on wages while considering tax measures, as experts note steady auto and steel output, record factory orders, and potential defense-related tax shifts.
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New York
Johnson
Drews
Washington
Viet Nam
General Motors
National Foreign Trade Council
United States
Eign
Commerce Department
Gardner Ackley
House-Senate
Hoffa Aide Seeks Union of Pro Athletes Draws Fire
In Detroit James Hoffa announces a plan to form a giant union dividing pro players from baseball to hockey as a new Teamsters division. Lions players and sports figures react with skepticism while noting current salary and pension issues and the challenge of organizing athletes.
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Hoffa
Associated Press
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Teamsters
Charles
Chuck) O’brien
National Football League
Detroit Lions
O’brien
The
Lions
Philadelphia
Jim Bunning
Baseball
Players Association
Bill Jenenings
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
William Clay Ford
Foss
Ford
Larry Wilson
NFL
St. Louis Cardinals
William Eckert
Springtime crochet patterns and mail order offers
Vintage ad text promotes handmade crochet gear by Rose file, with patterns for doilies scarves and bed spreads. Includes mail order to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star, 127 Needlecraft Mépt, New York, and lists catalog items, prices and mailing terms.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
America
New Museum
Annual Fruit School At War Memorial
Agricultural Extension of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Apple Growers Association host the annual fruit school at War Memorial on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. Frederick County Extension agent Carl J. Gerken notes updates on improved production methods. Sessions cover harvest mechanization and spray program changes with machinery displays at 11:30 a.m. Lunch at noon. Speakers include representatives from VPI, American Farm Bureau, Piedmont Lab, and the Winchester Apple Growers Association.
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Anual Fruit School
Virginia Polytech Institute
Virginia Aple Growers Association
Frederick County Extensiongent
Carl J. Gerken
V.P.1
The
American Farm Bureau
Piedmont Lab
Winchester Apple Growers Association
Arctic Air Grips Gulf Coast As Cold Wave Expands
An arctic air mass from the Midwest drives freezing temperatures to the Gulf Coast with readings from 34 above in Cut Bank to 9 below in Evansville. Sub zero levels center over upper Michigan and Indiana while most of the nation stays dry and cold. Pacific Northwest and eastern Great Lakes see snow and flurries. New England reports irregular snow with heavy local bursts including 8 inches in six hours near Bedford.
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Associated Press
Lake Michigan
Gulf Coast
Terre Haute
Ind
Evansville
Itad
Ohio River
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Appalachians
New England
Pacific Coast
Bedford
Boston
Actress June Walker Dies at 66 in Sherman Oaks
Actress June Walker famed as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes died at age 66 at her Sherman Oaks home. Also reported: Harry G. Kimber former Toronto Globe and Mail president publisher died after a long illness. Dr William E Farndale 85 former president of the Methodist Council and moderator of the Free Church Council died in Bath England.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
June Walker
Lorelei Lee
Anita Loos
Sherman Oaks
Toronto
Harry G. Kimber
Toronto Globe and Mail
Bath
England
William E. Farndale
Methodist Council
Free Church Council
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William F. Treiber
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C & P Telephone Company
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Naueande Bell System
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