Homes for Teachers A Progressive Rural School Policy
The Pennsylvania School Journal editor urges creating school housing for principals teachers and janitors to attract and retain married educators. Senator Homsher introduces a bill allowing districts to purchase or build homes near schools citing social and educational benefits and noting prior rural examples in Washington and Oregon. The piece cites historic calls for teacher homes dating to 1868 and argues for statute to support permanent comfortable dwellings with garden and livestock.
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Pennsylvania School Journal
John G. Homsher
Lancaster County
Harrisburg
Board of Directors
Prin
Cipal
Homsher
Herbert Quick
Iowa
Thomas H. Burrows
Girard
Astor
Burrowes
Washington
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Medals For War Garden Work Awarded In Alma
Alma Mich June 26 In recognition of work in encouraging food production during the war the National War Garden Commission has awarded a medal to Mrs Francis King of this city the president of the Women s National Farm and Garden Association The presentation was made by Charles Lathrop Pack president of the commission A similar medal has been presented to the heads of the governments of the United States England France Belgium and Italy and to world leaders in food control The medal shows a young woman over garden plants in low relief soldiers marching The reverse features a basket hamper of war garden products and the inscription The seeds of victory insure the fruits of peace a hoe and a rifle crossed and the dates 1914 1919
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Alma
Mich
National War Garden Commission
Francis King
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
United States
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Will Clean Wool Before Placing It on Market
Southern Alberta sheep raisers plan a scouring plant to market clean wool locally. Calgary group notes 1,750,000 pounds produced last year and 35 percent of Canada Wool Growers' annual handling. Scouring now done in eastern cities, causing 55 percent shrinkage and high freight costs.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Southern Alberta
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
Southern Alberta Wool Growers Association
Berlin Swindlers Net Half Million Marks in Platinum scam
Two swindlers in Berlin lured wealthy buyers with a cash sale of platinum produced by them. Purchasers arrived by auto, paid cash, received platinum, then were halted near Berlin by supposed soldiers. The car was searched and the platinum was seized by the swindlers' accomplices.
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Berlin
Middletown Elects Christian Endeavor Officers
The First United Brethren Church Christian Endeavor Society names officers led by President Harry McGill and Vice-President Elsie Bachman. The report cites many posts and members, plus community updates on local train workers, hospital visits, and a cigar factory reopening in Wood and Wilson streets.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the First United Brethren Church
Harry McGill
Elsie Bachman
Mary Myers
Permelia Rose
C. N. Jackson
E. E. Robinson
Mildred Parthemore
Pearl Schaeffer
Marlin Brinser
Myrtle Bachman
Kathryn Shoop
Minerva Peters
Red Cross
John Peters
Water Street
Mildred Stoner
Harry Baumbach
West Main Street
Edwards
Aviation Hospital
O. M. Swartz
Town
William Stewart
Shannon-Mathias
Highspire
Rosewood
Harrisburg
Middletown
Fairgrounds
Ethel Hendricks
Royalton
Chambersburg
Walter Shellenberger
Hmans Street
Shellenberger
H. H. Shellenberger
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth Geyer
Georgina Yeatman
New Hampshire
Gladys Fitzwater
Devon Manor
C. A. Hann
West Water Street
General Cigar Company
New York City
Wood and
Wilson Streets
David Heigist
Alice
Dora
Altoona
Laura Hand
Washington, D. C
Reba Mae Meinsler
Frank Meinsler
South Wood Street
KF. Thor Steelen
Methodist Parsonage Wedding and hospital discharge noted
The Methodist parsonage on North Union Street hosted a wedding Tuesday at 8 o clock officiated by Rev James Cunningham with a ring ceremony. Mrs A L Miller, recently discharged from St Josephs Hospital, will stay with Lancaster friends before Saturday return home. Miss Lucile King left for Pittsburgh to visit her aunt Mrs Grant Shirk for an extended stay.
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North Union Street
James Cunningham
A. L. Miller
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Lucile King
Pittsburgh
Grant Shirk
Importation of Pearls From India Arrives in Paris
The first shipment of Indian pearls since the war reached Paris. The pearls were small but high in price as dealers competed keenly. Many gems were sold within two days, with strong demand from neutral traders for German jewelers. American dealers report record high prices as global demand floods the Paris market.
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New York
India
Paris
Germany
Europe
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CTV
Christian Endeavorers
Uilding
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America
Check In Square
Mail
West 31St St
Richardson
Richardson & Boynton Go
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Rochester
Providence
Newark
M. Brenner & Son
Black’s Garage
Cadillac Hinton Co
the Fishman Garage Co., Inc
C. S. Gelsinger — Paxtang
B. F. Hoffman Garage
7Th & Camp St
Keystone Sales Co
Geo. W. Myers, Rex Garage & Supply Co
P. Kessler
Enola
S. Brubaker & Sons
Grantham
West Shore Tire Repair Co
Lemoyne W. I. Hoffman
Lisburn
James F. Roddy
West Fairview
West Shore
Wormleysburg
Hershey
C. B. Care
Linglestown
C. W. Fox
Piketown
Rettberg Bros
Steelton
A. M. Schaffer
Hanoverdale
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