100000 Quarts of Cherries Ripening in Blue Mountain Orchards
The Blue Mountain orchards of A D Morganthall near Pen Mar Maryland will yield about 100000 quarts of cherries this year. Two thousand trees are laden with fruit and picked daily by Rouzerville workers using ladders. Most fruit goes to cities with Baltimore receiving the largest consignments. This is Morganthau’s largest yield to date.
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Waynesboro
Blue Mountain
A. D. Morganthall
Pen-Mar
Harvey S. Morganthall
Morganthall
Rouzerville
Baltimore
Morganthau
Fruit grower Morganthal faces bountiful harvests
The article notes Morganthal's extensive orchard and berry crops abundant with currants raspberries and gooseberries. He also has thousands of peach apple plum and pear trees heavy with fruit and expects to harvest thousands of baskets of peaches pears and plums and thousands of barrels of apples if conditions remain favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganthal
Man Fatally Kicked by Horse Near Goodville
John Fox, age 52, assisting with tobacco planting on Peter Martin’s farm near Goodville, was fatally kicked in the stomach by the horse he drove in a water wagon. He died soon after. He is survived by his wife, a son John Fox of Reading, his mother, and three brothers and three sisters.
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Cial
Marietta
Peter Martin
Goodville
John Fox
Fox
Reading
Gasoline Fire Destroys Car After Suspicious Liquid Flight
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania on June 12 Andrew Oyler of Chambersburg observed a small stream of liquid from his car. He tasted it and believed it was not gasoline. He struck a match to test it and flames raced along the thirty foot trail to the tank causing a rapid blaze that destroyed the automobile, leaving it junk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Andrew Oyler
Chambersburg
Straw berry festival postponed by local church groups
A planned straw berry festival at the corner of Bosler avenue and Rossmoyne street was postponed due to a misunderstanding between Class No 2 of the Christian Church Sunday school and the Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran Church. Class No 2 will proceed with its festival as advertised. Nearby, Lutheran and Evangelical churches will present elaborate Children's Day programs. In New Cumberland Charles W Strayer received the contract for a new Church of God building at Fourth and Reno streets, 49 by 98 feet. Infant baptism will occur at the Baughman Memorial Church Children’s Day service, and Rev J W Adams will give an address, The Cry of the Child, with special choir music. The school board elected new teachers for the next term in New Cumberland with salary increases for current staff. W A Hutchinson will speak on temperance at Conway Hall Carlisle as part of a program hosted by the No license League.
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Lemoyne
Bosler Avenue
Rossmoyne Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Trinity Lutheran Church
Christian Church Sunday School
The
Lutheran Church
New Cumberland
Charles W. Strayer
Church of God
Church Council
Fourth
Reno Streets
Baughman Memorial
J. W. Adams
W. A. Hutchinson
Conway Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Nolicense League
I. A. Hall
Reading Rotary elects officers at annual meeting
The Reading Rotary Club elected William W. Keck as president Keyser Frey as vice president Dwight G. McCann as secretary P. P. Hennessy as treasurer John Hartman as sergeant at arms Stanley Kauffman associate editor Theodore Co Allman Joseph W Essick M F Wilkinson and H F Towson as directors at the annual session in Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Reading
William W. Keck
Keyser Frey
Dwight G. McCann
P. P. Hennessy
John Hartman
Stanley Kauffman
Theodore Co. Allman
Joseph W. Essick
M. F. Wilkinson
H. F. Towson
Allentown
State Undertakers’ Association
J. M. Armstrong
Leechburg
Rinn
York
Yeggmen
Shrewsbury
York County
Reymeyer
J. Herbert Kohler
Martin Kingler
Mahanoy City
John Solesky
Walter Urbin
Solesky
Lehigh University
Robert A. Gift
Alice A. White
New Haven
Lincoln Policies and Those of the Present Compared
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association memorializes Abraham Lincoln at his mother’s grave and his former officials praise his leadership. Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and ex-governors Augustus E. Willson, W. T. Durbin, and Richard Yates highlight Lincoln’s patience, loyalty, and republican ideals and stress unity. A second item notes Mrs. D. C. Benchoff and Eugenia Benchoff visiting Ireland after years in America, departing from New York for their ancestral home.
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Associated Press
Lincoln City
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Lincoln
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky
W. T. Durbin
Indiana
Richard Yates
Illinois
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Death of Mrs Hannah Gilbert in Christiana area
Mrs Hannah Gilbert aged 86, revered as the grand old woman of Lancaster county, died yesterday from age infirmities. She is survived by four sons and several grandchildren. In Ephrata a June wedding took place at the Brethren in Christ Church parsonage as Miss Laura E Raihl wed D Hastings Rhode with a ring ceremony.
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Christiana
Hannah Gillert
Lancaster County
Ephrata
I. W. Taylor
The
Brethren In Christ Church
Laura E. Raihl
D. Hastings Rhode
Lititz
Pair from Lancaster Ties the Knot in City Church
Miss Anna Kern formerly of Columbia and Harry E. Gerlitski of Lancaster wed in Lancaster with Rev. J. Hunter Watts officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Anna Kern
Harry E. Gerlitski
Lancaster
J. Hunter Watts
Trust Bills Top Next White House Agenda
Administration senators meet at the White House to map the fight for President Wilsons trust program as Panama tolls repeal moves aside. The focus shifts to securing passage of the key trust legislation after weeks of debate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
Panama
Two Die in Storm at Moundsville Camping Grounds
A severe electrical storm near Wheeling West Virginia last night destroyed twenty houses at the Moundsville camping grounds, a summer colony, and killed two men who were struck by lightning.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Moundsville Camping Grounds
Here
More Workers Go On Strike In Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh reports 1500 Union Switch and Signal workers in Swissvale join the work stoppage after Westinghouse firms refuse talks. A parade of East Pittsburgh strikers formed at 9 AM to bolster the action, with the main strike planned for noon.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Companies
Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union
Union Switch and Signal Company
Swissvale
East Pittsburgh
Cold Wave Strikes France Farms With Hail and Frost
An unprecedented cold wave and violent hail storms devastate France’s agricultural regions. Burgundy reports 21 degrees Fahrenheit in Charolles as crops suffer heavy losses. Phot puffs promote Simms custom clothing, Miller non skid tires, and Klein Company Store cuffing prices in separate ads.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Charolles
Burgundy
Degrees In Art And Music For Seniors
Annville Pa June 12 commencement exercises at Lebanon Valley College presided by Dr G D Gossard. Master of arts awarded to the Rev Norman L Linebaugh and twenty five bachelors of arts plus three conservatory graduates received music degrees. Rev Dr Hugh Black spoke. Miss Mae Meyer receives diploma despite illness.
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Annville
G. D. Gossard
Lebanon Valley College
New United Brethren Church
Norman L. Linebaugh
Hershey
Conservatory
Hugh Black
Union Theological Seminary
New York Certy
Mae Meyer
Carlisle
Victor M. Heffelfinger
Edgar M. Landis
Myerstown
Thomas B
John B. Lyter
Harrisburg
E. Mae Meyer
Hdward C. Mutch
Howard L. Olewiler
York
Leonard D. Peddick
Waltersville
Miss Blanche M. Risser
Campbelltown
Lester A. Rodes
Carl F. Schmidt
Edward H. Smith
Henry Elias Snavely
Lebanon
Martha E. Snyder
Chambersburg
William §. Stager
Paul L. Strickler
Clarence H. Urich
M. Josephine Urich
J. Allen Walters
Russel M. Weidler
Coatesville
D. Ellis Zimmerman
Harrisburg Girl Married to York County Farmer
Dillsburg Pa June 12 On Thursday morning at 10 o'clock William D Boesch a prominent farmer of Carroll township near Dillsburg was married to Miss Mary A Horner of Harrisburg The ceremony was performed by Rev G E Eveler pastor of the Dillsburg Lutheran Church at the parsonage in Dillsburg After the ceremony the couple went to the farm for dinner and then departed on a wedding tour to Philadelphia and New York They will reside on their farm in Carroll township
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Dillsburg
William D. Boesch
Carrol Township
Mary A. Horner
Harrisburg
G. E. Eveler
Dillsburg Lutheran Church
Philadelphia
New York
Lightning Strikes House During Supper in Quarryville
An electrical storm smashed through Quarryville Pennsylvania as Edgar Eshelman and his family were dining. A bolt struck the door frame in the kitchen injuring occupants severely and rendering the house badly damaged as heavy rain flooded the district.
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Edgar Eshelman
Quarryville
Bridal Bouquets And Decorative Flowers For Weddings
Bridal bouquets and decorative flowers are offered by Schmidt at 313 Market Street with palm ferns and confections for displays. Also advertised are calendered summer decor textiles by TM Harris at 221 North Second Street for bungalow or cottage styling. Hershey's all cream ice cream is recommended for Sunday school picnics and church festivals with USDA endorsed formula after plant testing.
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Schmidt
Florist
Market Street
Harris
North Second Street
Hershey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Phone Hershey Creamery Co
South
Cameron Street
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West Shore News
Albert Shuck
Russel Kohr
Mary Gracey
W. H. Speck
McCracken
Gertrude Wolf
Addie Fulton
Helen Fogelsonger
Newville
Miss Wolf
Shippensburg
Central
Pennsylvania
Prain
Warren Shaeffer
BE. C. Kistler
Ireland
D. C. Benchoff
Menard
Texas
Eugenia Benchoff
Simon Shank
New York City
Mr. Benchoff
Shady Grove
Hannah Gilbert
Simms
North Fourth Street
Sterling Auto Tire ,Co
Marker Street
Klein Company
North Market Square
Fatima
Gorgas
Third Street
Penna. Station
Florida
Kodaks
Pune
NY School OF Commerce
S. Market Square
Harrisburg Business College
Market St
Ida Cranston
Locust Street
Shakespeare
Gidit’y Telegraph
Great Authors Library
Aepia
U. S
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