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The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 29, 1949, [Number: 18], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Sep 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 29, 1949, [Number: 18], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 22, 1949, [Number: 17], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Sep 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 22, 1949, [Number: 17], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[8] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 15, 1949, [Number: 16], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Sep 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 15, 1949, [Number: 16], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner Sep 1949

Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A hand-written letter from G. C. Kershner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 15, 1949. Within, Kershner writes to provide a humorous story surrounding a husband and wife during the night of falling stars in 1833. He also includes some Pennsylvania Dutch riddles.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 8, 1949, [Number: 15], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Sep 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 8, 1949, [Number: 15], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[8] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 1, 1949, [Number: 14], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Sep 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, September 1, 1949, [Number: 14], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 25, 1949, [Number: 13], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Aug 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 25, 1949, [Number: 13], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 18, 1949, [Number: 12], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Aug 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 18, 1949, [Number: 12], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V, 75, Thursday, August 11, 1949, [Number: 11], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Aug 1949

The Independent, V, 75, Thursday, August 11, 1949, [Number: 11], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 4, 1949, [Number: 10], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Aug 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, August 4, 1949, [Number: 10], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 28, 1949, [Number: 9], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jul 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 28, 1949, [Number: 9], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 21, 1949, [Number: 8], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jul 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 21, 1949, [Number: 8], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 14, 1949, [Number: 7], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jul 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 14, 1949, [Number: 7], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 7, 1949, [Number: 6], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jul 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, July 7, 1949, [Number: 6], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser Jul 1949

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 1, 1949. Within, Moser provides a list of rhymes and riddles she remembers from her childhood, translated from Pennsylvania Dutch into English.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 30, 1949, [Number: 5], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jun 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 30, 1949, [Number: 5], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 23, 1949, [Number: 4], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jun 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 23, 1949, [Number: 4], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 16, 1949, [Number: 3], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jun 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 16, 1949, [Number: 3], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 9, 1949, [Number: 2], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jun 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 9, 1949, [Number: 2], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Ursinus Weekly, June 6, 1949, Betty Leeming, George Saurman, Beverly Johnson Jun 1949

The Ursinus Weekly, June 6, 1949, Betty Leeming, George Saurman, Beverly Johnson

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Record class receives diplomas today • Helfferich speaks on "Brother Aaron" at seventy-ninth baccalaureate service • Governor Driscoll addresses graduates at annual commencement day service • Forty-one students win honors, prizes for excellent work • Board elects four to teaching staff • H. Paisley assumes post for 40th year • Profs accept posts in summer schools • Library increases new book selection • Alumni association sees various changes • One hundred students sign for 1949 summer session • Women's council ends year with list of appointments • 1949 graduating class • Puerto Rican grad ends Ursinus visit to tackle medicine …


The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 2, 1949, [Number: 1], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood Jun 1949

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, June 2, 1949, [Number: 1], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel Jun 1949

Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled, "Notes To Wishbone", by Rudolf Hommel, dating from circa June 1949. Within, Hommel writes of the various wishbone traditions he remembers and the practice of arm hooking in relation to eating almonds and filberts or drinking wine or beer.


Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart May 1949

Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Luella K. Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart praises Shoemaker's work with the Pennsylvania Dutchman periodical and recounts her experiences with pow-wowing and superstitions.


Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart May 1949

Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Luella Kern Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart provides Pennsylvania Dutch dialect rhymes told to her by her father along with a recipe.


The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, May 26, 1949, [Number: 52], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood May 1949

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, May 26, 1949, [Number: 52], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[8] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


The Ursinus Weekly, May 23, 1949, Betty Leeming, Jean Heron, Bob Gehman, Nelson M. Fellman Jr., Donald Stauffer, Joanne Duncan, George Saurman, Bob Herber, Fred Nicholls, George Gazonas, Nancy Bare, Barbara J. Crawford May 1949

The Ursinus Weekly, May 23, 1949, Betty Leeming, Jean Heron, Bob Gehman, Nelson M. Fellman Jr., Donald Stauffer, Joanne Duncan, George Saurman, Bob Herber, Fred Nicholls, George Gazonas, Nancy Bare, Barbara J. Crawford

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Variety of events await returning alumni June 4 • Speakers' lives promise valuable commencement • Jentsch takes vote of future seniors in class elections • Mazurkiewicz gets 'Lantern' editorship • Ursinus to award honorary degrees in annual ceremony • Rosicrucians admit four senior girls to full membership • Y plans activities for 1949-50 season at spring retreat • Forum group plans next year's roster; H. Isaacs to speak • Health group plans Pfahler conference • Musicians nominate choices for office • Cub and Key to celebrate tenth anniversary in June • Curtain Club chooses Tom Swan to serve as 1949-1950 …


Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn May 1949

Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Viola K. Mohn addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Mohn details a few superstitions surrounding cows and whooping cough, explaining variations on the theme of buttered bread as a folk remedy.


Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca May 1949

Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Rose Labrasca addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Labrasca inquires if Shoemaker knows anyone who is well-versed in lifting spells or jinxes.


The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, May 19, 1949, [Number: 51], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood May 1949

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, May 19, 1949, [Number: 51], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[6] p. Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.


Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman May 1949

Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Arthur K. Klingaman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 19, 1949. Within, Klingaman details some information he obtained from his father surrounding the placement of bedrooms and the practice of "bundling" within the Pennsylvania Dutch community.