75 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 16, 1947

Vandals attempted to destroy the Albright Church of the Brethren near Roaring Spring by ransacking the church, firing guns inside and setting fire to the building.

The Cove was suffering through one of the driest Octobers on record. Farms in several sections of the area were in danger of complete failure of their water supply, and some farmers were hauling water to their farms.

The medical and dental examinations in the schools of Blair and Bedford Counties are underway with five physicians appointed to conduct the exams in Morrisons Cove. They are Dr. J. S. Bonebreak, Martinsburg, Dr. R. R. Whitaker, Williamsburg, Dr. W. L. Hair, Roaring Spring, and Dr. Richard H. Bulger, New Enterprise.

Mrs. E. H. Lykens will serve as acting chairman of the Red Cross in the Martinsburg community during the absence of Mrs. Harry H. Lykens, who with her husband is spending the winter months in California.