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Show to Leman's Cave Monday, Ted Kronholm and a party were caught in flood waters rushing across the road and the Kronholm Kron-holm car was turned over in the flowing water, five feet deep. Kronholm was the only occupant of the car at the time and was thrown into the swift water under the car, but came out of it without injury. The auto, an Erskine Six, -was badly demolished. The mishap occurred at the eastern side of Piny Valley. The car was towed into Mil-ford Mil-ford after bei.ntr reued from a foot or two of mud. August 7, 1947 Mrs. Shirleen Barnes and Miss Barbara Stoker honored TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AGO Mrs. Nona Gillins with a stork shower on Tuesday evening. eve-ning. They were assisted by Miss Jerry Stoker. The marriage of Miss Betty Jean Phelps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Phelps, to Denton Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Walker of Milton, Ore., was solemnized Saturday afternoon in a garden ceremony, cere-mony, held at the home of the bride's parents. Let's Go Back By Phyllis Whlttaker The following are excerpts from the files of the Beaver County News and Its predecessors. pre-decessors. FIFTY-FOUR YEARS AGO August 3, 1917 Those who expected that Milford would be a seething souse on the night of July 31st in celebration of the passing of John Barleycorn, were really real-ly disappointed. There were a number of people who came to town to witness the orgy that didn't occur. Of course, there were a number darn fools who slopped and grew merry from the over-indulgence. But next morning the streets were not strewn with drunks, nor with dead soldiers. Strange that a people so intelligent in-telligent as the German nation should be led around by the neck so long by Bil Hohen-zollern. Hohen-zollern. He makes 'em eat out of his hand, but his food supply sup-ply is growing short. FORTY-TWO YEARS AGO August 9, 1929 While returning from a trip |