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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
3
Elizabethtown area updates include births in the Strickler and Risser families, a Girl Scouts festival profit of 1300 dollars, and plans for a two week camp on Duffy's Island. Local improvements at St Peter's Church and nursing staff movements are noted along with numerous visits and community events.
Campbelltown and surrounding communities share social news including the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kleinfelter, prizewinners at a Peoria show, family visits from Portland and Lebanon, attendance at a Hornley camp meeting, a Water Company meeting, a public sale to be held by Mrs. Keller, travel notes of Harold Long back from Pittsburgh, glee about gladiolas from G C Wolferstberger, Arthur Books visitations, upcoming sermon by Rev A O Eshieman, and family condolences for Samuel Geiman of Highspire.
Miss Ruth Martin of Palmyra visited Mr. and Mrs. Nie mond and others, returning to Washington D C. Mr and Mrs Robert Lehman of Ohio visit A S Lehman. B M Niemond named attendance officer and enumerator for school enrollment. A new road toward Campbelltown near C C Tome farm will be tarred. A barn fire caused by matches at B S Stauffer barn losses over 15000 dollars with all stock saved. Colebrook picnic held near Hill Church.
In York county a crop shortage and fierce competition push millers to go to farmers after threshing, paying prevailing mill prices. Wheat yields average 15 to 20 bushels per acre this year down from last year’s 20 to 25 and more.
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