Notes:
1940: Clinton, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Keyser, West Virginia
Institution: State Industrial Home for Women
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Usual Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Name Age
Bessie Mumaw 22
[Note: Lots of other young women also listed]
In 1920, the State industrial Home for Women opened (later known as SCI Muncy). In accordance with the industrial growth of this time period, the program focus at Muncy stressed homemaking and basic education. The original purchases of property for Muncy totaled 566 acres and the land grew to 798 acres by 1969. Included were 325 tillable acres on which Muncy developed a farm and truck garden, and 423 acres of mountainous woodlands in Lycoming County.