Campbelltown Chickens Thief Chased Across Patch of Potatoes
Local brief recounts two chicken theft incidents. A Sunday chase ended with the thief eluding capture after pursued by residents including John and Joe Shetter and Chas Dissinger, dogs called. pursuit spanned through Miss Weltmer’s potato patch. A Tuesday theft at John Moyer’s home ended with four chickens left behind. Other notes include marriages, housing plans, a funeral for Christopher Moyer, and local gossip about Jim Witman and a proposed cartoon aimed at Adam Knocker.
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Dissinger
John Shetter
Joe Shetter
Chas Dissinger
Harry Hainley
Dan Swope
Dave Klaus
Clarence Kegerreis
Generalissamo
John Moyer
McKinley High School Rivalry Ends With Junior Freshman Victory
At McKinley High on Saturday juniors and freshmen toppled the sophomores and seniors after placing a 20 foot flagstaff and banner atop the building. The banner stayed for 37 hours before Prof. Lehman intervened, and the gold brown pennant was later raised in honor of the lower classes victory.
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McKinley High School
Dan Ensminger
John Stoudt
Paul Kline
Lehman
Ensminger
Stoudt
Max Lehman
Communion Service at Gravel Hill Brethren Church
The quarterly communion service will be held at Gravel Hill United Brethren Church on Sunday forenoon. Rev. D. D. Lowery of Harrisburg, conference superintendent, will preach the sermon and speak at the evening service. He will also deliver the Y M C A address at 3 30. Do not miss it.
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Gravel Hill
Surprise Party Surprises Clara Hollingsworth Saturday
A large group of nineteen teens planned and executed a surprise party for Miss Clara Hollingsworth on Saturday evening. Guests included Harry Crist, Eddie Wolfe, Merril Hemminger, William Ludwig, Eddie Shenk, Cyrus Garman, LeRoy Rhine, William Waughter, Blaine Hollingsworth, William Buser, Gertie Shenk, Margie Wingst, Katie Weaver, Verna Zentmger, Sadie Hummel, Leona Young, Mary Painter, Florence Romig, Sadie Lutz, and Clara Hollingsworth, with strangers enjoying the fun.
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Clara Hollingsworth
Harry Crist
Eddie Wolfe
Merril Hemminger
Wm. Ludwig
Eddie Shenk
Cyrus Garman
LeRoy Rhine
Wm. Waughter
Blaine Hollingsworth
Gertie Shenk
Margie Wingst
Katie Weaver
Verna Zentmger
Sadie Hummel
Leona Young
Mary Painter
Florence Romig
Sadie Lutz
Philadelphia Flour and Grain Prices Report
Quotations show winter flour weak to steady with 4.60 to 5.25 per barrel for various grades and fancy up to 6.40. Rye flour steady around 2.25 to 2.40 per barrel. No. 2 red corn weak at 1.22. No. 2 yellow corn about 0.67. Oats No. 2 white 0.52 to 0.58. Poultry live hens 1.74 to 1.84. Dressed poultry firm, best fowls 0.19. Butter 0.84. Eggs selected 0.25 to 0.27. Potatoes 0.48 to 0.50 per bu.
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Philadelphia
Live Stock Market Prices From Pittsburg Yard
Live stock quotes show cattle up with prime at 6.90 to 7.10 and choice 7.00 to 7.304. Sheep steady with prime wethers 7.75 to 7.85 and lambs 7.00 to 9.85. Hogs rise with prime heavies 10.50 to 10.55 and mediums around 10.50. Yorkers 9.85 to 9.90, pits 9.75 to 9.80, roughs 9.00 to 9.80.
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Pittsburg
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Campbelltown
Hattie Johnson
Raymond Learcof
John Flory
Hershey Chocolate Co
Benj.Longenecker
Main Street
Harry Sloat
Jim Witman
Christopher Moyer
John
Adam Knocker
Adam
O. K
Jim
Knockersville
Lebanon
Hershey Cafe
Central
Pennsylvania
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