Swallows Grow Scarce In Lebanon Valley Regions
In and near Lebanon Valley barn swallows once common are now scarce. Sand burrowers that built colonies in quarries also decline due to blasting. Chimney swallows have vanished in numbers with few old chimneys left standing. A store crowd recalls an old tale of chimney swallows being killed by exploding powder, a story that left one observer in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Davis
Chester County
Sammy Rinear
Johnny
Fruit Prospects Mixed In Middletown Area Report
Peaches are dropping heavily with a potential crop only about 40 percent of last year according to E. C. Brinser near Middletown. Apples form lightly while some cherry varieties are abundant and others fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Brinser
Middletown
Bogus Dentists And Stock Plans In Harrisburg News
The State Dental Examining Board and the Pennsylvania State Dental Society pursue arrests of bogus dentists practicing without school or license in several cities, with about 20 arrests in Scranton Wilkes Barre and Lancaster. In Harrisburg, four arrestees failed to take required registrations under the new act. Church selling stock at Stock Square Church Harrisburg aims to raise 20000 to 40000 for debts and improvements with 1000 shares offered. Mount Gretna cottages see early summer influx as Memorial Day weekend arrives. Reunion of six Crull brothers highlights a York gathering. Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works completes 600000 shell order, citing English labor and high bonuses as driving factors. Red Rose Day observed in Lebanon with history, ceremony and roses. A Williamsport and North Branch train chased two deer, while dairy commissioner Foust argues meat storage limits curb price manipulation. State meat in storage totals are listed for beef sheep hogs and poultry.
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The
State Dental Examining Board
Pennsylvania State Dental Society
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Lancaster
Harrisburg
James Foust
Dairy and Food Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Storm Damage Around Royalton and Surrounding Areas
A lightning strike damaged James Finnegan’s Royalton home with a soot filled upper floor and a damaged chimney. A Swatara street tree fell, taking telephone and electric wires and briefly plunging the lower town into darkness. At Spring Lake dairy near Highspire owned by E J Alleman and run by R M and N J Alleman, part of the house was unroofed and the silo demolished. this is the farm that burned July 17, 1915, rebuilt into a fine home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Finnegan
Royalton
John Cole
Swatara Street
Spring Lake
Highspire
E. J. Alleman
R. M
N. J. Alleman
Butter Drops Ten Cents A Pound In Lancaster Market
A dramatic fall in Lancaster butter prices moved from 35 to 38 cents down to 24 25 cents per pound within a week. Buyers rushed to market as a glut appeared with farmers taking home large quantities.
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Lancaster
Earnest to Receive Rose Sunday at Manheim Lutheran
W H Earnest of Hummelstown will receive the red rose from the heirs of Baron Steigle as the annual tribute used by the congregation for Manheim Lutheran Church. Dr A J Wagner of Gettysburg, who spoke at the Hummelstown High School graduation, will deliver the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Earnest
W. Hi. Earnest, Esq
Hummelstown
Baron Steigle
Manheim Lutheran Church
A. J. Wagner
Gettysburg
Hummelstown High School
Record Strawberry Crop Value Set At 20 Million
The educational department of the National City Bank estimates this year's strawberry crop will be worth 20 million dollars to growers, surpassing prior records. The crop is projected to total about 800 million quarts, contributing to the county’s annual fruit production of roughly 260 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educational Department of the National City Bank
Donegal Reunion Speakers Highlight June gathering
The Donegal Church reunion will be held on Thursday June 16 with Dr. Charles Wood of Washington Idaho delivering a speech. Ex Senator J Donald Cameron and family will reportedly attend in Washington. Lebanon Valley College marks its fiftieth commencement from June 6 to 16 detailing the largest class with 72 graduates and multiple bachelor degree diplomas across arts music and oratory.
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Donegal
Charles Wood
Washington
ID. C
Wood
United States
J. Donald Cameron
Lebanon Valley
Lebanon Valley College
Carnegie hero medals awarded across states
Twelve Pennsylvanians receive Carnegie hero medals this year with five from Philadelphia. Seven more Pennsylvanians plus one from New Jersey and one from Maryland awarded medals. Fifty two heroes recognized nationwide with mostly bronze medals. 19 fatalities. Pensions totaling 6060 granted to dependents of ten deceased heroes. another 6000 set for eight others. Louis A Bondlet of Pottstown Pa cited for saving a playmate from drowning at Biloxi Mississippi on June 1 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A
Bondlet
Pottstown
Pattison
Biloxi
Maga
Are Clock Clocks Rheumatic at Hershey
The Hershey clocks ran off schedule with four big public clock failures in a day and many small ones unclear. Charles G. Taney, keeper of 500 wall clocks for the Pennsylvania Railroad, compares clocks to humans lagging in wet weather and wearing pinions after forty years, noting seasonal fluctuations may be passing and hopes for normal summer health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Charles’g. Taney
Pennsylvania Railroad
Run Down by Bicyclist in Hummelstown Incident
Miss Sara Henderson of Hummelstown was struck as she alighted from a vehicle by a bicycle ridden by Charles Fackler. The accident report notes the cyclist involved and the place Hummelstown, without further details on injuries or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Henderson
Hummelstown
Charles Fackler
Hershey Streetcar Collision injures woman near Hummelstown
A Hershey streetcar collision at Brownstone Store crossing in Hummelstown Saturday at noon left a woman with slight injuries to the head and hands and damaged her nose glasses. Fackler, a Hershey Chocolate Company employee, works in the general offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Brownstone
Hummelstown
Fackler
Chocolate Company
Philosophical etiquette bowing to the inevitable
A compact excerpt from the Boston Transcript listing paired terms such as musical burglary breaking into song and moral harvesting reaping reward. It frames ideas with paradoxical phrases and contrasts social and spiritual values in a quizzical, reflective tone.
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Boston Transcript
There Must Have Been a Terrible Struggle Scene
A detective notes finger prints on walls and doors while a house head counters there are prints everywhere except the ceilings. The Detroit Free Press quotes a dramatic exchange implying a violent or contested incident at a residence.
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Detroit Free Press
English lord mayor at dinner forgot grace in humorous moment
A breezy English lord mayor presiding at a dinner sprang up during the second course and exclaimed that they forgot to say grace, swapping formal restraint for a candid, humorous burst as reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
War toll and romance amid rising living costs
Robert Kirton of Pittsburg returns from the front and loses seven ribs then marries his Red Cross nurse. The note from the New York Evening World links these events to the increased cost of living and wartime strain.
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Qed Adam
Robert Kirton
Pittsburg
Red Cross
New York Evening World
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Berwick
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Roland Follmer
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Samuel Crull
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