84-Lai ICi mi r it a few more notes on our the few things that we have at ; trip to Massachusetts and home. recem Maine. Quite often our breakfast was eaten in the lobby of the hotel where we stayed overnight. Doughnuts and coffee are not a breakfast to eat if you do not want to gain a few pounds. I’ve been able to lose 15 pounds this sum mer. On our next to the last day we had a guided tour of Portland which is Maine’s largest city. It was destroyed three times but always rebuilt. Our bus traveled to the Portland Head Light, one of the oldest lighthouses in contin ued use in the United States. We were given time to shop and walk around on the cobble stone streets and see the old gas street lights. Allen and I spent a few hours in the biggest antique shop that I’d ever seen. It had hun dreds of thousands of items both big and small. There were display cases of silverware and jewelry. And, there were large items like beds, chests and tables. It was quite interesting to check the prices of items that compared to ROLLING 0N...1N THE 90 S Jq Strength WhCFC JEuO&~- It Counts - Buy MEETS THE CHALLENGE ' DEEP TILLS penetrate the soil as deep as 18 inches to break up plow sole and hardpan. Moisture from snow and rain is absorbed deep into the soil. Topsoil is left rough and a certain amount of residue remains to combat wind and erosion. Deep Tills are available in widths of 7*6" to 27'6" with optional coulters for cutting residue. Find out more about the value of deep tilling...stop in and we'll talk. SOIL BUILDERS Soil Builders (Coulter-Chisel). Coulter gangs can be hydraulically controlled to save maintenance dollars. A number of different points available. iber 22, 199* Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser In the afternoon we drove by a Wedding Cake House, which had many decorations, on our way to see former President Bush’s sum mer home at Kennebunkport. This town has no gas station or grocery store. The last stop of the day was a Franciscan Monastery. Here, for one dollar, you could light a can dle to honor someone. On our way home we toured Mark Twain’s house in Hartford, Connecticut. This unusual 19- room Victorian house was built in 1873-74 and had bricks painted red and yellow on the outside. The last place of interest was the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn. Here we saw some 3,000 clocks, watch es and tower clocks. Many grand father clocks were set to strike simultaneously and we happened to arrive there at ten minutes of twelve. Some of the clocks dated back to the 15905. Our trip ended with a very nice family style dinner in Allentown. We were glad to be home again. 5 to 13 Shank Lebanon Farm Women (Continued from Pago B 3) and keep going,” Helen said of her ability to maintain a healthy atti tude despite disappointments. Helen rents the land and one side of the double farmhouse to someone else, but she keeps fit by mowing the grass around the prop erty. She also sings in her church choir and enjoys visiting her two children, four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Marion Houtz is another 90-year-old member. An elemen tary school teacher for 37 years, Marion has taught some of the Farm Women members in the county. She’s been a widow for 20 years. “I stay active and the Lord’s been good to me.” are Marian’s explanations for her longevity. A pin was presented to Cora Dubble for reaching her 80th birth day and continuing her member ship in Farm Women Society 2. In addition to the scholarship presented to students at the state level, the Lebanon County Farm | Pennsylvania ADAMSTOWN Adamstown Equip. Inc. ALLENTOWN ‘ Lehigh Ag Equipment BECHTELSVILLE Miller Equip. Co. BERWICK C.H. Rinehimer & Sons CARLISLE Gutshall’s, Inc. DOVER George N. Gross, Inc. EASTON George V. Seiple ELIZABETHTOWN Messick Farm Equipment Co. INTERCOURSE C.B. Hoober & Son GREENCASTLE Meyers Implement LANCASTER Landis Brothers, Inc. LEBANON Umberger’s of Fontana LOYSVILLE Gutshall’s, Inc. LYNNPORT Kermit K. Kistler, Inc. NEEOMORE Clugston Farm Equipment NEW HOLLAND A.B.C. Groff, Inc. OAKLAND MILLS Peoples Sales & Service OLEY | Maryland FREDERICK Ceresville Ford New Holland New Jersey BRIDGETON Leslie Fogg ELMER Pole Tavern Equip. Sales Corp COLUMBUS Reed Brothers Equipment FAJRIELD Caldwell Tractor & Equipment ROLLING 0N...1N THE 90'S JSu£&^l MEETS THE CHALLENGE Women also presented scholar ships to countians Eric Brinser and Stacy Wampler. Entertainment included a musi cal production by the Hitz children and a ventriloquist named Cindy Patches. A memorial service was held in memory of members who passed the last The These 90-year-old members Helen Deaver, left, and Elsie Fasnacht receive awards at the annual convention of the Lebanon County Society of Farm Women. IT DOES A BODY GOOD. included Hilda Balmer, Society 1: Mary Light, Society 2; Grace Hamilton, Society 3; Beulah Gockley, Society 4; Esther Boltz, Society 6; Evelyn Kline, Society 8; Mary Strickler, Society 8; Eva Fer tig. Society 9; Edith Long, Society 18; and Elizabeth Long, Society 13.
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