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Letter From Homer G. Neuhauser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1950, Homer G. Neuhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Homer G. Neuhauser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 14, 1950. Neuhauser writes to provide Shoemaker with information from his daughter, Susan Ann, about the Pennsylvania Dutch word "spritz."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 26, No. 6-Z245, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Hilltopics
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Sports
• Birds I View
• Looking Backward

Articles in this issue:

• Arch Bennett Fills New Business Manager Post
• Concert Pianist Sanroma to Perform Tuesday Night
• Vance, Kenneth. Thousands to Hear Proctor Broadcast Western Games
• Speaker Predicts World Union – Frederick Wilson
• Faculty String Quartet to Play
• Non-Students to Place Talisman Orders Now
• Army Appoints Three ROTC Men
• Winter Dance Friday Will be 1950’s First
• Shore, Kenneth. Western Players to Revive 1920 Flapper Days Thursday Evening in “Marry the …

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, January 12, 1950, [Number: 33], 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.

1950-01-12 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on January 12, 1950.

Tomahawk, January 12, 1950, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Ursinus Weekly, January 9, 1950, Betty Leeming, Jack Young, Emile Schmidt, Jeanne Stewart, Joyce Derstine, Nelson M. Fellman Jr., George E. Saurman, Ford Bothwell, Bob Gehman, Jean Leety

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Pi Gamma Mu approves Ursinus' charter request • Five gain entrance into thespian frat at secret gathering • Neill to rule pagent; Letson, court chosen • YW prexy accepts place on committee of national Y group • Rosies admit seven at after-dinner tea • "Ruby" staff posts roster for photos of activities groups • Speaker to discuss field in insurance • Local audience lauds Harrop, Basile concert • Cub and Key plans journal to record members' deeds • Dance and sports comprise pre-exam weekend events • School maintains system of scholarships and loans • Clara Hamm gains college board post …

1950-01-05 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on January 5, 1950.

The Independent, V. 75, Thursday, January 5, 1950, [Number: 32], 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.

Preston County Supply Store, Preston County Supply Store

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Preston County Supply Store with a value of 5¢.

1950 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors minutes for 1950.

The Redwood, 1949-1950, Santa Clara University

The Redwood

No abstract provided.

1950-1951 Annual Program, Phi Sigma

Annual Programs

This annual program outlines the topics discussed and presented at Phi Sigma's monthly meetings from October 1950 to May 1951. Topics include world peace, religion, money, American Speeches, marriage, and a reading of The Voice.

Tower 1950, Une Library Services Westbrook College History Collection

Yearbooks

1950 yearbook of Westbrook Junior College in Portland, Maine.

1950 Keystonia, Kutztown State Teachers' College

Yearbooks 1950-1959

The yearbook of the Class of 1950 at Kutztown State Teachers' College, now Kutztown University, in Kutztown PA.

Notes On Public Sales From The Reading Gazette, 1878, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from the Reading Gazette, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated from March 23 to April 6, 1878. Within, excerpts from accounts of public sales detail a basket maker's wares, food and drink, and the cries of hucksters selling their products.

Notes From The York County Star, December 28, 1866, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes from the York County Star, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated December 28, 1866. Within, the article details the gathering of a large group of costumed "Bellsnickles" as they visited various houses in the region.

Notes From Scrapbook F10ag B877, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from a scrapbook (perhaps from the Historical Society of Berks County) identified as "F10AG B877", transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker notes various observations including funeral customs, ice harvesting, gardening trends and birthday etiquette.

Letter From Mrs. Charles Binkley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Charles Binkley

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed and handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles Binkley addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Binkley provides a superstition about eggs, a Pennsylvania Dutch poem, and an alphabet rhyme. She also asks Shoemaker to consider writing a column on butchering and soap-making practices.

Amish Notes From The Kishacoquillas Valley, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes on the Amish in Kishacoquillas Valley, Pennsylvania, written by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. From Volume 28 of the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, Shoemaker notes a story about the Amish aversion to cameras and photography. From the New York Times of June 29, 1929, Shoemaker notes information about the history of the Amish and the ethnic populations of Belleville.

Notes From The New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press And Lancaster Examiner, 1869-1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes from newspapers including the New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press and Lancaster Examiner, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from 1869 to 1894. The notes cover a variety of topics including Christmas, Pennsylvania Dutch foods, superstition and stories of murderers, hangings and burials.

Notes On Rhymes And A Folk Cure For Hemorrhaging, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. The notes cover a folk cure and rhymes related by three different informants: Caroline Stadtman, Butcher Henninger and Emma C. Jenkins.

Purple Patcher 1950, College Of The Holy Cross

Purple Patcher Yearbook

This is a digitized version of the 1950 Purple Patcher. Physical copies of the Purple Patcher are held by the College of the Holy Cross Archives.

Junior Mercantile Company, Junior Mercantile Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Junior Mercantile Company with a value of 1¢.

1950 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Senior Class, George E. Saurman, Barbara P. Shumaker, Alfred M. Maser, John R. Webb

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1950 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Alpha [Yearbook] 1950, Bridgewater State Teachers College

Bridgewater State Yearbooks

Annual yearbook published by the students of the Bridgewater State Teachers College. The Class of 1950’s dedication was offered to world freedom.

A Brief History Of Franklin School, Elma Galentine Ramirez

Student Papers (History)

This seminar paper discusses the history of Franklin School in El Paso, Texas.

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, Winter 1950, Thomas P. Glassmoyer, Alexander E. Lipkin, Muriel B. Pancoast, William L. Nikel, Elizabeth Ballinger Grove, Frances T. Glassmoyer, Harry M. Frosberg, Norman E. Mcclure

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, 1937-1969

A good investment • Locally speaking • To the ladies • President's page • Alumni Association appoints committees • Dr. Lentz attends church unification conference • Nine Ursinus hockey stars in national tourney • York County alumni only slightly winded after vigorous square dance opener • Ursinus Women's Club holds yuletide luncheon • Woman dead, returns to life as result of Dr. Valloti's diagnosis • College establishes new placement bureau • "So Much to Be Done" filmed on Ursinus campus • Dr. John Mauchly invents new computing machine • McClure elected president of St. Andrew's Society • Bailey elected officer …

Guyan Eagle Stores, Guyan Eagle Stores

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Guyan Eagle Stores with a value of 1¢.

Gulf Smokeless Coal Company, Gulf Smokeless Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.

Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company, Leccony Smokeless Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company mine with a value of 1¢.