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In the movie “Brazil,” the roads and highways of the future are lined with billboards placed edge to edge, creating a wall. Director Terry Gilliam was making a point about over-commercialization and out-of-control consumerism. The billboards are...

Herald of May 14, 2009 Central High School’s Mock Trial team has done it again by placing 10th in the nation. The students were honored in front of their peers, family and state officials at a banquet on Saturday, May 9, at the Hyatt Regency in Atl...

Herald of May 12, 1994 The Morrisons Cove Home has announced that it has received a $100,000 pledge toward its “Celebrate Our Heritage” capital campaign. The pledge will provide the name for the lobby of the home’s proposed nursing center,...

Herald of May 15, 1969 A group of citizens plan to ask the Spring Cove School Board at its meeting Monday night to change the school colors that had been chosen in March for the new Spring Cove Junior High School. According to Mrs. Joseph Oakes of...

Herald of May 18, 1944 A telegram was received by Mrs. Elmer E. Rhodes of Royer Wednesday afternoon from the War department informing her that her son, Technical Sergeant Norbert E. Rhodes is missing since May 1. Sergeant Rhodes was a top turret gunn...

Herald of May 16, 1919 Seven men, six of whom were officials of the Silica Brick Operatives’ association in this section of the state, were drowned at 3:45 on Saturday afternoon, when a boat in which they were crossing the Juniata river, at...

Herald of May 10, 1894 Walter Uerkes and George H. Thomas, both of Altoona, were making deliveries in the Hogback area of Roaring Spring when a dog jumped out of the bushes, frightening the horse that was drawing their wagon. The horse began to kick...

BRUCE KELLEY for BLAIR COMMISSIONER To the Editor: As we near election day, one of the most important races is for Blair County commissioner. I am proud to offer my support to Bruce Kelley. Bruce’s 14 years of experience on Altoona City Council...

Herald of May 7, 2009 Two area police departments viewed first hand the latest technology that can save officers a lot of headaches when dealing with prosecution and at the same time improve officer safety. James Coleman, sales representative for Dig...

Herald of May 5, 1994 Morrisons Cove Memorial Park raised $10,000 for the park’s building fund at the 11th annual Celebration Dinner on April 30. Paulette Woomer, park administrator, said 138 friends of the park gathered to support the park and...

Herald of May 8, 1969 Nason Hospital increased its room rates by $3 a day, effective May1. This put the cost of a day in the hospital at $29 for a bed in a four-bed room and $30 for a two-bed room. nason Hospital calls both the four-bed and the...

Herald of May 11, 1944 One of the worst storms in years passed over Morrisons Cove Wednesday afternoon between 4 and 6 o’clock, leaving a trail of damage hard to estimate. The storm was approximately two miles in width, and Bakers Summit was in...

Herald of May 11, 1919 Councilman and Mrs. I. E. Brumbaugh on Saturday evening entertained a number of young people at a reception in honor of their son, Sergeant Earl Brumbaugh, who arrived home Saturday morning after 16 months spent on the battlefi...

Herald of May 3, 1894 The first commencement of the Martinsburg Public School was held on May 1 at the Martinsburg Methodist Episcopal Church, with a graduating class consisting of five women and two men. All the graduates had an active role in the...

A couple of weeks ago I was speaking to a group of students and decided to start with a point-blank question: Is Congress doing a good job? There were perhaps 100 people in the room, and not a single one raised his or her hand. So I asked the questio...

BAUGHMAN FOR BEDFORD COMMISSIONER To the Editor: I am writing in support of Deb Baughman for Bedford County Commissioner. One of Deb’s top priorities is making cell and high-speed internet service a reality in all rural Bedford County. There are...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Rails to Trails of Central PA board of directors, I would like to invite all candidates for Blair County commissioner to save the date for a Recreation Roundtable on May 14, 2019, at 7 p.m. The purpose of the Recreatio...

To the Editor: Over a month has passed since my last letter regarding our national sovereignty and little has changed. The border with Mexico is more porous than ever with many migrants, mostly from central America, coming into the US every day. The...

To the Editor: In April, the United States Postal Service annually promotes National Dog Bite Prevention Week. I am writing to ask our customers to take notice of this annual campaign to help the postal service eliminate dangerous and costly dog...

The Herald would like to remind readers, customers and advertisers that the Herald does not endorse candidates in elections. Any information published by the Herald about a candidate will be standard information provided by the candidate or publicly...

By TERRENCE TOMASSETTI Commissioner Blair County Late last month, Moody’s Investors Services downgraded Blair County’s bond rating from A1 to A2. This downgrade affects the county’s approximate $31 million in outstanding debt. There are a numbe...

The Morrisons Cove Herald will be publishing information about candidates appearing on the May 21 Primary Election in the May 16 edition of the Herald. Any candidate for a Cove-area office is asked to send answers to the following questions to the He...

The motto for Central Dragon basketball is, “We Play ReggieBall.” How much longer the Dragons continue to use that phrase may be decided on Tuesday, May 21. That evening, at 6 o’clock in the Spring Cove Middle School auditorium in Roaring...

Herald of April 30, 2009 Almost five years since a $1 million renovation project at Memorial Park was approved, the facility’s elevator is finally operational. President Luanne Eckenrode was happy to say that inspectors recently visited the park...

Herald of April 28, 1994 Street work around the square in Martinsburg is continuing this week with paving to be finished by Monday, weather permitting. IA Construction of Concordville, Delaware County, is under contract with PennDOT for the work,...

Herald of May 1, 1969 Negotiations are in progress which, if completed, will result in the properties of the Combined Paper Mills, Inc., including the Bare Mill at Roaring Spring. being acquired by the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio....

Herald of May 4, 1944 An interesting account of a Marine’s successful hitch-hiking trip from California to Pennsylvania is given below and wil have added interest as the young man was formerly from the Cove. Pfc. George Kauffman is this Marine. He...

Herald of May 2, 1919 The public schools everywhere are drawing to a close, many already having finished their work. Our local schools too will soon close after another year of successful work. The plans for the various functions incident to the...

Herald of April 26, 1894 No paper was published this week because of the editor was in Lancaster County attending the funeral of his sister. The following news items were gleaned from other issues of the Herald around this time. The threat of a...

Herald of April 25, 2009 Two Morrisons Cove Memorial Park board presidents from the 1960s were honored during the 2009 Celebration Dinner held at the Ken and Gladys Weaver Banquet Facility on April 18. Honored and thanked for their service were Rex...

Herald of April 21, 1994 Lori Feathers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Feathers of Martinsburg RD 2, was graduated from the American University in Washington, D.C., in January with two degrees: a Juris Doctorate degree and a master’s degree in...

Herald of April 24, 1969 Nason Hospital will be advertising for bids in the near future for the construction of an addition. The specifications for the addition, expected to cost in the neighborhood of $750,000, have been prepared by the architect...

Herald of April 27, 1944 A card received recently by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Horton of Salemville relieved very much their anxiety as to the welfare of their son, Staff Sergeant Harold F. Horton, who is a prisoner in a German camp, presumably some place...

Herald of April 25, 1919 Easter Sunday was a busy day among the local churches here and a number of interesting services were conducted. Besides some regular services, the Holy Communion was celebrated in the Reformed and Lutheran churches. An...

Herald of April 19, 1894 An attorney named Beers from Altoona was being sought in the Cove area after his wife reported him missing. He was last seen on March 23 in Martinsburg, where he registered at the hotel under his own name. The next day Attorn...