50 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 28, 1971

The Willis Greaser family of Williamsburg RD 2 was named Blair County’s Farm Family of the Year at the annual Farm-City Banquet. The family received a standing ovation as Mr. Greaser led eight of his 11 children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren to the front to receive the award. Mr. Greaser and his sons operated a 270 acre farm with 175 head of dairy cattle, including 90 milk cows.

The swine quarantine of Huston Township remained in effect even though no further outbreaks of hog cholera had been reported. The quarantine was expected to be lif...