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The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, January 20, 1949, [Number: 34], 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.

1949-01-20 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on January 20, 1949.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 25, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Alumni Flashes
• Library News
• Birds-I View
• Sports Alley
• Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore
• Kentucky Building News
• Vets View

This issue contains articles:

• Military Queen Will be Crowned This Evening
• Alabama String Quartet to Give Chapel Concert
• Western Players Scheduled to Present ‘The Contrast’ on Thursday Evening
• Fifteen Stations Broadcast Game
• Joseph Price Dies at Paducah
• Graduate Directs Counseling Group – R.C. Roberts
• Ogden Contest Date Announced
• Classical Club is Reactivated
• French Travel Posters Exhibited in Art Room
• Concert Band to Give …

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, January 13, 1949, [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.

1949-01-13 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on January 13, 1949.

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 11, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 11, 1949. Within, Gruber provides information on the variety of garden vegetables he remembers being grown in his mother's garden.

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, January 6, 1949, [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.

1949-01-06 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on January 6, 1949.

The Handling Of Injury Cases Under The Workmen's Compensation Act Of Kentucky., William E. Biggs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Octofoil, January 1949, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Term Report On Folklore, Darrell M. Nixdorf

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Darrell M. Nixdorf, dating from circa 1949. Within, Nixdorf details a number of subjects relayed to him by locals from Lancaster County ranging from humorous jests to local folk beliefs and stories of witchcraft, "Negro" folktales, and Chinese folktales.

Notes From The Acorn And Germ, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker regarding the newspaper, "The Acorn and Germ", dating from circa 1949. The notes detail items from various issues of the newspaper, including German, English, and Pennsylvania Dutch words for various tree types as well as Bible verses and dialect columns.

Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Harvey Rothenberger

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker consisting of a list of old sayings and superstitions from Berks County, Pennsylvania, compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger, dating from circa 1949. Within, the Rothenbergers detail a number of beliefs on various subjects including rain, days of the week, falling objects, spilled salt, sewing, ironing, animal behavior and children.

Sports And Pastimes Of The Amish, Frank Diaco, William Di George

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Frank Diaco and William Di George, dating from circa 1949. Within, Diaco and Di George write on the pastimes, games and sports practiced within the Amish community as learned from Aaron Glicks of West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania.

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated 1949. Within, Gruber writes on a variety of topics including a cure for horse colic, uses for leftover pie dough, and quarreling between town folk and country folk.

Letter From Earl L. Ruppert To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 1, 1949, Earl L. Ruppert

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Earl L. Ruppert to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 1st, 1949. It describes the Native American origins of the name "Neversink." Ruppert also discusses lore surrounding bake ovens and marriage.

Berks County Home Made Soap, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled, "Berks County Home Made Soap", by H. Wayne Gruber, dated 1949. Within, Gruber details the way his mother made soap on the farm and its various uses.

Dialect Poem: Da Gruuver Un Di Bulfragge, January, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled, "Da Gruuver un di bulfragge", composed by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January, 1949. Within, Gruber details a bull frog hunting trip in the form of a Pennsylvania Dutch dialect poem.

1948-12-30 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on December 30, 1948.

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, December 30, 1948, [Number: 31], 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 Herbert Hummel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 29, 1948, Herbert Hummel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Herbert Hummel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 29, 1948. Within, Hummel writes to provide Shoemaker with a few old folk beliefs he learned from his grandfather in Bernville, Pennsylvania. Topics range from witches and sewing to beliefs surrounding Christmas and whistling on Sundays.

1948-12-23 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on December 23, 1948.

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, December 23, 1948, [Number: 30], 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.

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 18, 1948, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 18, 1948. Within, Gruber lists various beliefs and superstitions that can be found within Berks County, Pennsylvania, ranging from signs of good luck to omens of death and misfortune. Gruber also inquires about a verse called "Die Schnitzel Bunk" and hopes that Shoemaker will be able to visit and view his diary and scrapbooks.

1948-12-16 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on December 16, 1948.

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, December 16, 1948, [Number: 29], 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 Anna W. Frey To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 16, 1948, Anna W. Frey

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Anna W. Frey addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 16, 1948. Within, Frey writes about her Pennsylvania Dutch upbringing, detailing various aspects she remembers including a custom surrounding Ascension Day where you cannot work.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 25, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Alumni Flashes
• Book Marks
• Kentucky Building News
• Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Veterans Views
• Birds-I View
• Sports Alley

This issue contains articles:

• Seven Girls Nominated for Military Queen
• Edna Philips Scheduled for Evening Concert
• Nashville Section of American Chemistry Society Convenes
• Western Chorus Gives Messiah
• Rites for Father of Miss Frances Richards Held November 26 – E.L. Richards
• Irish Author Lectures Today – Semas MacManus
• Dr. Earl A. Moore Delivers Lectures
• Music Clinic Meets Today, Tomorrow
• Lowe, Morris & John Simpson. Western Pollsters …

The Independent, V. 74, Thursday, December 9, 1948, [Number: 28], 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.

1948-09-09 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on December 9, 1948.