75 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 23, 1947

The D. Merl Tipton Post, No 43, Martinsburg completed negotiations to purchase the boyhood home of the soldier whose name the post adopted. The property was located at West Allegheny and Ann streets, and consisted of a large dwelling, barn, and 19 acres of land, including five dwelling lots along West Allegheny St. Tipton was one of the first Blair County soldiers killed in World War I.

The name “Martinsburg Community Library” was adopted by the board of directors of the free public library now being organized for the people of the Martinsburg community. Two-thousand, five hundred dollars had been set aside in the Community Fund budget for operational expenses for the library.

John Dale Baker of New Enterprise won the county-wide Horseshoe Pitching Tournament at the Northern Bedford County Fair. He outpitched a field of seven other contestants, and advanced to the state contest to be held at the Farm Products Show in Harrisburg.