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The Octofoil, May 1948, 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.

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, April 29, 1948, [Number: 48], 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.

1948-04-29 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on April 29, 1948.

Hollins Columns (1948 Apr 27), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Dr. Ralph B. Perry To Be Speaker
• Students Discuss Freya As Only Honorary Society
• May Day to be Given by Freya
• Seniors Will Attend Tea For Roanoke Branch AAUW
• Libby Hymens Editor of Hollins Columns
• Seniors Planning Nixie Pixie Parade
• Anne Sykes to Present Organ Recital Friday
• Hollins Student Body Elects Officers For Year
• Art Department Presents Annual Student Exhibition
• Hollins Is Represented At Florida Convention
• Newspaper Organization And Publication Discussed
• Science Majors Work On Independent Study
• A Senior Meditates
• Senior Sketches
• Under the Dome
• World Winds
• Bermuda a "Never-Never" Land
• It Ain't All Our Fault...
• Hollins …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 24, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Your Manners are Showing
• Book Reviews
• Kentucky Building News
• The Bulletin Board Stop
• Veterans Views
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Personals
• Birds-I View
• Alumni Flashes
• Sports Alley
• Book Marks

This issue contains articles;

• Thirteen Annual Talisman Ball to be Held Tonight
• Graduation Plans are Announced
• Bethel College Choir Heard Here
• Music Students Attend Meeting
• Breakfast Heads List of Western Kentucky Education Association Activities
• Music Festival Held at Western
• Grad Named to Louisville Post – Lawrence Duncan
• Former Teacher at Western Dies – Frederick Roman
• Western Band to …

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, April 22, 1948, [Number: 47], 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.

1948-04-22 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on April 22, 1948.

1948-04-15 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on April 15, 1948.

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, April 15, 1948, [Number: 46], 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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 24, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Your Manners are Showing
• Book Reviews
• Kentucky Building News
• The Bulletin Board Stop
• Veterans Views
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Personals
• Birds-I View
• Alumni Flashes
• Sports Alley
• Book Marks

This issue contains articles;

• Student Lecturer James Burns is Chapel Speaker
• 8 ROTC Cadets Presented Outstanding Student Award; 40 Veterans Decorated
• Ogden Day is Observed; Judge John Rodes is Heard
• Four Complete Majors in Industrial Arts
• Ethel Clark Portrait is Presented – Rural Training School
• Talisman to be Ready by May 15
• Girls at Potter Hall Name Student …

Letter From Norman A. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 9, 1948, Norman A. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Norman A. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 9 and April 20, 1948. Within, Smith provides Shoemaker with stories of funeral customs and feasts as well as other information on topics such as ashes and tongue twisters.

Whum Folklore Script On Dr. Jonathan Pounder, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

This typed document is a script used by Alfred L. Shoemaker for his folklore broadcast on WHUM radio station in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Shoemaker relates the story of Dr. Jonathan Pounder (1785-1871), who journeyed from England to South America, surviving a shipwreck and spending a year learning about medicinal herbs from the local tribes. After studying medicine in Philadelphia, he moved to Berks County, Pennsylvania where he became an eccentric doctor who also prepared skeletons for medical study.

1948-04-08 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on April 8, 1948.

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, April 8, 1948, [Number: 45], 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.

1948-04-01 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on April 1, 1948.

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, April 1, 1948, [Number: 44], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

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

The Octofoil, April 1948, 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.

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 27, 1948, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, H. Wayne Gruber clarifies a method of coloring Easter eggs by boiling and dissolving "grab." He also explains a traditional Easter hunt he played as a child and lists some "Aldeweiva glawe" or "Old women beliefs."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 24, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Your Manners are Showing
• Book Reviews
• Kentucky Building News
• The Bulletin Board Stop
• Veterans Views
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Personals
• Birds-I View
• Alumni Flashes
• Sports Alley
• Book Marks

This issue contains articles:

• Western Players to Appear in Last Bowling Green Players Guild Play
• 1948-49 Talisman Staff is Named at Recent Meeting; Betty Ray Elected Editor
• Concert Given by Philharmonic Termed Success
• ROTC Department Plans Army Day Ceremonies
• Luigi Silva to Appear Here in 2 Performances
• Clark, O.V. Matilda Taylor Has Been Working on Hill 27 Years …

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, March 25, 1948, [Number: 43], 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.

1948-03-25 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on March 25, 1948.

Hollins Columns (1948 Mar 23), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Micaud to Give Series of Lectures
• Orchesis and Modern Dance Group Attends Recital
• Miss Chevraux is Named Freshman Class Sponsor
• Hollins Attends Playday at Harrisonburg
• Pascal String Quartet Plays Here During World Tour
• Discussion Group Represents Hollins
• Blues Defeat Old Rival In Annual Conflict
• Miss Anne McClenny Presents Recital
• Rosalie Wilcox Elected Head Of Student Government
• YWCA Holds Conference at Roslyn
• W and L Honors Hollins Beauties
• A Lily Pond
• "Itches"
• Ye College Life
• Two-Timing Titles
• Party Line
• Lifts for the Lonely or How to Get a Man
• Thanks for the Memories
• "Mourning" Mail
• Hollins Plans Playday …

1948-03-18 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on March 18, 1948.

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, March 18, 1948, [Number: 42], 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 Nora G. To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 17, 1948, Nora G.

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Nora G. addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 17, 1948. Within, the author provides a list of old weather predictions accredited to Peter Derro, as well as information about special Saints' days and agricultural advice.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 24, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Your Manners are Showing
• Book Reviews
• Kentucky Building News
• The Bulletin Board Stop
• Veterans Views
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Personals
• Birds-I View
• Alumni Flashes
• Sports Alley
• Book Marks

This issue contains articles:

• Hilltoppers Defeat LaSalle 68-61 in NIT Opening Round
• Louisville Philharmonic to Appear at Van Meter Tomorrow
• Dr. Weldon Hart Directs Concert Overture
• Plans Under Way for Student Variety Show
• Excavation for Dorm Begins – McLean Hall
• Concert Band is Heard in Chapel
• Credit Hours for ROTC Courses are Increased
• Simes, Gene. ROTC Property Custodian …

The Independent, V. 73, Thursday, March 11, 1948, [Number: 41], 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.

1948-03-11 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on March 11, 1948.

Hollins Columns (1948 Mar 9), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Hollins to Take Part in Arts Forum
• Tinayre Concert Judged Excellent
• Interest Stimulated In Drama at Hollins
• Students Sponsor Theatre
• Program Changes Made
• Male Roles Difficult
• Sophomores Make Plans for Prom
• Rules for "Mademoiselle" Contest Are Announced
• Mr. Arthur Poister Presents Program of Organ Music
• Senior Music Majors to Give Spring Recitals
• Julie Anderson Reports On Student Convention
• Dr. Donald Aldrich YWCA Speaker
• YWCA Active in Campus Community
• On Cutting Again
• How to Keep the Wolf from Your Door Or Run for Your Life
• March Lions and Lambs
• To All Prom Dates, Please Read
• Senior Sketches
• The …

Letter From Mabel M. Nagle To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1948, Mabel M. Nagle

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mabel M. Nagle addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1948. Within, Nagle provides two rhymes and an almanac Zodiac chart along with accompanying verses in Pennsylvania Dutch.