Valley Reading's New Dream and Civic Plans
Reading, Harrisburg and Lancaster items discuss riverfront drive proposals from Hainer’s locks to Schuylkill avenue, a lowered cemetery hill route, and a Riverside to Penn Square connection. Other notes report on Lancaster waiting room refurbishments, measles concerns linked to Harrisburg sanitation, candy and ice cream industry growth, State College pageant plans, and local obituaries.
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Reading
Hainer’ Locks
Schuylkill Avenue
Cemetery Hill
Reading Herald
Riverside
Penn Square
Tulip in a Pot Sparks Farmer Questioning Official Reports
A brief exchange shows a farmer asking for all Agricultural Department farming reports while a correspondent notes the claim of starting on an extensive scale. The dialogue ends with the farmer mentioning a tulip grown in a pot.
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Agricultural Department
Cure for Chestnut Blight by York Chemist Claim Emerges
Robert M. Bair of York announces a positive cure for chestnut blight after three years of work. He reports treated trees showing vigorous new growth this spring and revived limbs previously marked for the axe. Government inquiry via Congressman J D F Lafean may follow to verify the claims. Experiments largely occurred on I C Niles farm south of York and the treatment is touted as affordable for widespread use.
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Robert M. Bair
York
United States
York County
JD. F. Lafean
I. C. Niles
National Highways Association maps drive push for federal road system
Road data gathered from 20k postmasters along a 100000 mile route to support a federal built roads program. 50 tons of mail, 1.87 million printed pieces, and 3.475 million map impressions mark a nationwide effort, with a Road Museum aim in Washington and a possible National Highways Commission. The piece ends noting a reindeer pulling 200 pounds at 10 mph for 12 hours.
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National Highways ‘Association
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
National Highways Association
Ocean
Canada
Mexico
National Highways Commission
Act of Congress
Jones Variants of John Across Languages
Jones is a Welsh variant of John derived from Hebrew via Latin Johannes. It has forms such as Jans Johns Johans Joannes and appears in many languages with distinct spellings and pronunciations.
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Jones
John
Johannes
Jans
Johns
Johans
Joannes
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Lancaster
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Centre Square
Conestoga Traction Company
Zahm
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Hershey
Bureau of Health
Sweets
Lancaster City
Lititz
Elizabethtown
State College
William S. Dye
England
Pennsylvania
Dairy and Food Division
State Department ‘of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Blair
Lawrence
Washington
Westmoreland
Bureau
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
E.,b. Schaeffer
Dauphin County
Middletown
Philadelphia Record
Schaeffer
North Carolina
Record
Schaefer
Daily Journal
John H. Farling
Hummelstown
Conference of
Methodist ‘Bishops
Connellsville
General Conference
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio
Emma J. Roebuck
P. J. Roebuck
Palmyra
Lebanon County
Samuel H. Thome
Peter J. Roebuck
Derry Church
The
Reformed Church
Minnie Homan
Katie Hetrick
Washington, D. C
Gladys Thome
Charles Thome
Dayton
Reformed
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
Hershey Store Company
Hershey, PA
National Association
Commission
J. E. Gruber
Yingst’s
David
Gordon Hershey, PA
Hershey Press
Hershey Printing Company
Hershey, Penna
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