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It.
QUESTION Donna Morrison, Dalmatia, wants
to purchased the book series written by Thornton
Burgess and illustrated by Harrison Cady. The series
includes “Bedtime Stories,” “Smiling Pool Stories,"
“Green Forest Stories,” and “Mother West Wind
Stories.”
QUESTION J. Leppert, Everitt, wants to know
how to get H&bf bumble bees that build in the house
eaves and dirty the siding. Is there a trap to catch
them? If so, where can it be purchased? Is there a
poison to feed them?
QUESTION Joyce A. Souder, 753 Hunsicker
Rd., Telford, is looking for milk bottles in quart and
pint sizes manufactured by H.L. Alderfer.
QUESTION Karen Weiler, Ephrata, would like
information on the value of the following clear glass
jars and how to locate a person interested in buying
,them: A bottle with an orange logo “Hires,” made with
Roots, barks, herbs. 1 Ft. 10 FI. Oz. On the back, it
reads Finer Flavor because of real Root Juices
bottled under the authority of Charles E. Hires Co.
Philadelphia, PA.
Another jar has a red and green logo Wyandotte
Antibac-bactericide-Germacide-Disinfectant-
Deorant. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. Wyandotte
Mich. Los Vietas. On the back, it reads made to clean
dairy beverage-food processing equipment, dairy
farm holding tanks, rails, strainers, milking equip
ment. It also has a lot more information on the jar.
QUESTION Naomi Becker, Paxinos, wants
someone to make teddy bears from old fabrics. She
has an old coat that her granddaughter wore as a
child and wants to surprise her.
QUESTION Daniel Armbrustey, 112 W. 33rd.
St., Reading, PA 19606, wants parts for a Distton
DOlOl chain saw, piston, fuel meter, fuel pump, fuel
system, and also Stanley electric tool parts, router
HI3B-8B base plates, depth adjustment belt sanders
.02-313x23% -inch pinion gears, Janes Slugger, 100
Mag drill, gears, output shaft, skill parts, Model 13
sander polisher, armature shaft gear nut, output shaft
end bells, and output gears of shaft.
QUESTION Gladys Stephens, Starrucca,
wants the address of Mary Rock, Newville, to get the
words to the song The Cat Came Back.”
Gladys also works with retarded children who are
big collectors of postcards of all the state capitols,
with state symbols, and calendars with the name of
the state on them, doesn’t matter what year. The
children also want vehicle license plates from diffe
rent states. Glayds also wants addresses for The His
torical Society, State Museum, Chamber of Commer
ce, or State Tourist Agencies in each state. Write to
Gladys at R.l, Box 1069, Starrucca, PA 18462-9703.
QUESTION Esther Martin, Latham, wants one
or two copies The Backward Picnic,” and The Ging
ham Girls,” which were printed by Golden Books in
the mid to late 19705. Books should be in good condi
tion. Write to Esther at 39437 Excelsior Dr., Latham,
MO 65050.
QUESTION—A Snyder County reader would like
to know if anyone has Massinger Dairy milk bottles
from Middleburg. Wants, quarts, pints, half pints, and
bottle caps. Write to R. 2, Box 828, Port Trevorton, PA
17864.
QUESTION Christine Brubaker, Womelsodorf,
would like to know where to find American Plastic
Building bricks. She had these as a child and now
wishes to have some for her children.
QUESTION Don Hannum, Wagontown, has
two Chester County dog licenses from 1925 and
1929. Any collectors? Contact him at Box 81, Wagon
town, PA 19376-0081.
QUESTION Mrs. Abner Zook wants to purch
ase new or old pieces that match a partial set she has
of a blueberry hearts mug set, teapot, butter dish
insulated coffee pot. Write to her at 405 Cains Rd.,
Gap, PA 17527.
QUESTION Robert Shaub, 350 W. Railroad
Ave., Shrewsbury, PA 17361, is looking for old cata
logs sent out nationwide from the 1930 s through the
1950 s by Keeney Brother’s Fur Farm, New Freedom.
They raised rabbit, chinchila, mink, etc.
QUESTION Michael Kamow, Danville, would
like to know where to buy saltpeter in bulk at a rea
sonable price. He’s clearing woodland acreage with a
chain saw and would like to try the old method of
using saltpeter in drilled holes to rot the stumps.
QUESTION Joe Wiley, Sergeantsville, N.J., is
looking for the metal bar that holds a one-pound
weight on an older model Fairbanks—Morse platform
scale, which had been used in a doctor’s office. The
part is 15% -inch long. The scale has markinos
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QUESTION E. Weaver, East Earl, would like to
know if there is anything besides wire that can be put
on tree trunks to keep goats from eat the bark off the
trees.
QUESTION Joann Patches, 525 Power Rd.,
Manheim. PA 17545, wants to obtain a copy of the
book Twas Seeding Time,” by John L. Ruth. The
book tells the story of Anabaptists during the early
years of American history.
QUESTION Debrah Giambalvo would like to
purchase a machine made by Colebrookdale Co.,
Boyertown. Her mother-in-law uses it as a cookie
machine and has had the machine for more than 40
years. Dough is added to the machine and cranked
through one of three cut-outs on its removable blade.
It also has a tip that looks somewhat like those used
to decorate cakes'and one that has many small holes
as if to make spaghetti. It looks somewhat like the old
meat and nut grinders. The machine has a Pennsyl
vania keystone logo on it with a *5O” in the center.
QUESTION —A reader would like to know if any
one needs a gentleman to assemble or make some
thing at his home. Would pick up and deliver. Call
(301) 733-6371.
QUESTION Ralph Glass, Roaring Spring,
needs an operator's manual for a Miller transport
disc, model #2HK-5201.
QUESTION Sherri Pitman, 212 Ironstone Dr..
Lititz, PA 17543, would like to rent a portable cider
press for one week in October.
QUESTION —The Van Horns of Mt. Pleasant Mills
would like sources for wooden sash insulated
replacement windows to fit an old house.
QUESTION Mary Weaver, 480 Frysville Rd.,
Ephrata, PA would like to purchase both ‘Sociability”
and “America Sings," songbooks.
QUESTION—MeIvin Long, Whitehall, Md., wants
a repair manual for a 12V battery charger.
QUESTION Lois Ann Martin, 3630 Depew Rd.,
Canandaigua, N.Y., writes that John Eward Zoller, a
former radio pastor, used to mail out booklets to lis
teners. He is now deceased, but Lois Ann would love
to have booklets written by him.
QUESTION Norma McClure, Freeland, Md.,
purchased an old lamp at an auction. The top globe
was glued and separated during transporting it. She
needs to know how to contact someone who can
repair glass because the globe is beautiful.
QUESTION A reader from Annviile wants
paperback books from the White Indian Series by
Donald Clayton Porter. There are 30 books in the set,
the reader needs from 21-30 in the series.
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