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From The Daily Item

  • Holy cow! 1 in 8 million!

    DANVILLE — A 4-year-old Jersey cow owned by a Montour County girl gave birth Wednesday morning to triplets, the odds of which are 1 in 8 million, a Valley veterinarian said.

  • Police on the lookout for theft suspect

    LEWISBURG — A Coal Township man hired by contractors to work on a Lewisburg man’s house allegedly took about $4,300 in property, including seven men’s rings and 12 Vicodin tablets, in April.

May 2012

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James Kline's Cemetery - 1920

James Kline Cemetery

(Courtesy of Beavertown Historical Society)

This is a photo of James "Daddy" Kline's cemetery which he began in 1914. The name of this solemn ground was later changed to Cedar Hill Cemetery, because of the large number of cedar trees growing nearby. Many of the Beavertown veterans that we honor on Memorial Day are resting in this sanctuary.

 

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May 2012 PA German

Mini Lesson #206
1. How do you say “Where there's smoke, there's fire.” in PA German? You would pronounce it VOO SCHMOKE ISS, ISS AH FIRE, and it is written: Wu Schmok is, is aa Feier.
2. How would you say “Don't make a face.”? You would pronounce it MOCH NET EN SCHNUTT, and it’s written: Mach net en Schnut. 


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April 2012

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Aurand Motorized Hearse - 1940s

Aurand motorized hearse

(Courtesy of Darwin Aurand)

Shown here is the best black and white image of our first motorized hearse used in western Snyder County during the early 1940s. It was the first motorized hearse used in Beavertown and McClure during the day. The original funeral home was built in 1936, then burned down in 1939, was rebuilt toward the end of 1939 and put back in service.

 

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