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Ida’s
I Notebook
For the past three weeks, I
have been picking sweet
corn. As this entails getting
out in the patch early in the
morning to have the 20 or 30
dozen ready for customers, I
often come back to the house
looking as though I had taken
a shower will all my clothes
on.
i The other morning was
especially unpleasant as I
was hurrying to go to a 4-H
Mothers’ Tea and planned to
take a neighbor along. And
this particular day, I had
extra work as both our
children went to State Days
at State College for three
days. One of them gave a
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UNCLAIMED FREIGHT CO. AND LIQUIDATION SALES
100 - cases ceiling & wall white paint, 6 qt case - Reg.
$21.95 Our Price $B.OO.
Air Conditioners - 5,000 -18,000 BTU - near wholesale.
50 - bar stools, pine - Reg. $109.95 Our Price $39.95.
100’s of raise. items...
Ref., washers, dryers - limited amount...
700 - name* brand recliners, full warranty, made up for
exclusive stores, due to some of these stores going out
of business, & period of time in manufacturing of these
recliners they cancelled while in production, we
purchased at great savings - most will be sold at 4
wholesale prices
Name brand smoke alarms, wholesale water pics,
shower heads.
21 - swivel rockers, velvets & rayon ass’t colors - Reg.
$119.95 Our Price $49.95.
100 - director’s chairs - Reg. $32.50 Our Price $14.00.
6 - 3 pc. living room suites * Reg. $789.95 Our Price
$329.95 • $369.95.
Large selection of T.V.’s, consoles & portables,
wholesale & under - large selection of stereos...
Furniture dealer went out of business, we purchased
inventory & floor display, odd chairs, living room
suites, sleepers, tables, chairs, desks, rediners, head
boards, and etc. Everything under wholesale & make
offers...
2% trailer loads special order merchandise made up
for dealers, refused, we purchased from manufac
turer...
16 - sofas, all styles - Reg. $4OO-$6OO - nylons & Her
culons Our Price $179 - $209.00.
6 - chairs, Early American & Modem Reg. $lB9-$229
Our Price $69.95.
12 - chaise lounge chairs • Reg. $269.95 Our Price $59.95.
319 - sets end tables, refusals & factory discontinued
models - under wholesale...
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Ida Risser
public speech and the other
was on the horticulture
judging team. This meant
that I not only tened the
three dogs, several cats and
rabbits but their pigs. Most
of the time I’m delighted that
their pen is halfway down
through a field. (They used
to be near the back yard and
the smell really bothered
me). But now I discovered
the long walk with those
buckets and buckets of water
wasn’t any fun. Especially,
when they shook themselves
and spattered me with mud.
So, I was late as usual for the
meeting.
However, my vexations
Farm Women Societies
Berks Co,
society 3
The Berks County Society
of Farm Women Group 3
held a family picnic recently
at the Boyerstown Com
munity Park, with ap
proximately 30 persons in
attendance. After supper
games were played in
cluding a bingo party and a
peanut scramble.
Mrs. Ernest Hartline,
president reported that the
county convention, Oct. 1,
1977, will be at the Berks
County Agricultural Center.
The next meeting will be
Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Wilbur
Richards, Boyertown. Mr.
are as nothing compared to
our daughter’s problems in
moving to the West Coast.
When she told me she bad to
give away everything that
she had frozen from her
garden and empty her
freezer, it hit a sympathetic
note in my mind * how dif
ficult that would be.
They now have a new
house and over an acre of
land but no furniture as the
movers are one week late in
delivering it. Her car
arrived, even though it
started its trip from Indiana
one week biter than the
furniture. So she’s been
polishing floors, washing
windows and cleaning the 100
gallon aquarium tbat came
with the house, and waiting,
waiting, waiting.
5 -3 pc. modem sofa, love seat, chair - Reg. $729.95 Our
Price $239.95.
11 - 3 pc. Early American living room suites - Reg.
$829.95 Our Price $449.95.
19 - Bow back cane seat rockers - Reg. $139.95 Our
Price $69.95.
39 - White cane rockers - Reg. $139.95 Our Price
$45.00...d0n’t miss this one...
5 - 3 pc. maple end table set - Reg. $229.95 Our Price
$109.95.
All types sewing machines, cab. & portables...
22-bunkbed sets, incl. bedding-Reg. $309.95 Our Price
$149.95 & $169.95.
110 - desks, all sizes, wholesale & under.
55 - complete bedroom sets.
55 - tennis rackets, alum. - Reg. $39.95 Our Price $15.00.
125 - sets singles, doubles, queens & king box springs
and mattresses - wholesale & under. 250-312 cod set -
reg., firm & extra firm.
205 - frames, bed rails - wholesale & under.
31 - 5 band radio AC-DC - portable - squelch control -
built-in 120 min. timer-plus more features - full MPX -
dealer’s cost |69.95...retail |89.95...0nr Price |45.00...if
you are looking for a good 5 band radio don’t miss this
one - we will even show you the sheet on it.
MANY MORE ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM-IF YOU
DON’T SEE IT - ASK FOR IT FULL WARRANTY
FINANCING THRU BANK, ACCEPTANCE CORP. -
LAY-A-WAY
30iaHEMPLAND RD. - LANCASTER, PA,
PHONE 397-6241
NEXT TO 84 LUMBER CO.
HOURS: MON-FRIIO A.M. - 9 P.M.
SAT 10 A.M.-5 P.M.
Frank Wolfgang will show' foundation. It was decided
slides of a recent trip to to also send $l5 to the
Europe. Cambria County Farm
Women Societies for use in
flood relief.
Berks Co.
Society 7
The July meeting of Berks
County Farm Women Group
7 was held at the home of
Mrs. Richard Grajewski,
Wemersville, Rl, Pa. There
were 14 members present
and a new member was
inducted. The speaker for
the evening was Sam
Perrotto, Chief of Police for
Heidleberg and Robesonia.
The next meeting will be
held at the Berks County
Agricultural Center at 7:30
p.m. on August 31. The
meeting will pertain to the 4-
H program.
Lancaster Co,
Society 1
Lancaster County Farm
Women Society 1 met at the
home of Mrs. Noah Kreider,
Manheim, with Mrs.
Raymond Newcomer acting
as cohostess.
During this business
meeting, the society voted to
give $25 to the F. June Smith
Grange meets
VIRGINVILLE, Pa. - New
officers were elected at the
recent meeting of the
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13,1977 —
The program was a talk on
the life history of M.S.
Hershey given by Eleanor
King.
The next meeting will be a
weekend retreat at Camp
Hebron September 9 to 11.
Lancaster Co.
Society 6
A family picnic was held
August 6 at the Milton Grove
Sportmen’s Club by Lan
caster County Farm Women
Society 6. Approximately 30
people showed for the
covered dish dinner.
A short business meeting
was held. A special offering!
was taken to help with the
Johnstown flood disaster
area.
The program for the
evening was slides based on
the theme “The Land of
Contrast” presented by Rev.
Kerby Bubble, Pastor of the
Paxton Church of the
Brethren.
Virginyille. Grange. The
officers are: Master, Ernest
Miller; overseer, Eugene
Schlegel; lecturer, Doris
Hill: steward, Jeffrey
Miller; chaplin, David
Williams; treasurer Arlan
Seidel; secretary Joyce
Miller; gatekeeper Kenneth
Speace.
The next youth meeting
will be September 13 with a
volleyball game scheduled.
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4 furniture. Large selection of New Spring Air box spring and mat- 4
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▲ Heatrolas, new Ashley Wood Heaters at summer prices. Quality A
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FISHIR'S FURNITURK
Route 896 * 6 mi. south of Strasbuig
In Village of Georgetown
Box 57, Bart, Pa.
Hrs. 8 a.m. to 9 p m. - Mon., Wed., Fri,
8 a m. to 6 p.m., Tues., Thurs , Sat.
Lancaster Co.
Society 22
Members of Farm Women
Society 22 shared the bounty
of their gardens and the
talents from their kitchen at
an auction of goodies and
crafts held Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Willis
Lefever, Strasburg Rl. Mrs.
ifacold Rudy, Jr., was co
hostess for the meeting.
The following officers
were elected for 1978; Mrs.
E. Clair Witmer, 836 Village
Road, Lampeter, president;
Mrs. Robert Houser, 436
Beaver Valley Pike, Willow
Street, vice-president; Mrs.
A. Gary Martin, 2104
Millstream Road, Lan
caster, secretary; Mrs.
Melvin Martin, Manheim R 7,
treasurer; and Mrs. Willie
Zodet, Lancaster R 6,
corresponding secretary.
The September meeting
will be held on September 13,
at the home of Mrs. Harold
Zook, 220 Lampeter Road,
Lancaster, with Mrs. Gary
Martin serving as co
hostess. Members will
gather at 12 p.m. and will go
miniature golfing later in die
afternoon.
The youth are sponsoring a
trip to the Poconos August 26
to 28.
There will be a Labor Day
outing sponsored by the
grange at the
Shoemakersville Park,
beginning at noon. On
August 28 there Will be a
county youth picnic at
Virginville,
The next grange meeting
will be August 17. There will
be a doggie roast and ball
game before the meeting.
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