Fourth of July plans formed in Hummelstown turnout
At a committee meeting in Hummelstown the Fourth of July Celebration Association was formed with officers elected including James Youtz as chair and Raymond Zeider as secretary. Sub committees will be appointed next week with meetings each Thursday at the fire house.
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Hummelstown
James Youtz
L. Zimmerman
Raymond Zeider
Harry Schriver
Frank Whitman
T. W. Hartwell
Grover Buser
Farm Wages Rise Slightly in Grain States
Wages of male farm laborers rose by about one percent nationwide with grain states seeing increases and cotton states flat or down slighty. Labor scarcity was not as pronounced as in earlier years.
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Department of Agriculture
War relief care for horses and state farming ranks noted
The Middletown Press reports Dr. C J Marshall sails for Europe to study horse care on ships and in camps and to examine meat handling methods. Pennsylvania agriculture ranking shows sixth in hay, ninth wheat, and others, with 16th in horses and mules. 600000 tons of feed valued at 15 million dollars. Also notes a 55th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Thomas Loser and church appointments in Shamokin and Harrisburg amid trolley-car crash injuries.
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Atlantic
C. J. Marshall
Europe
Marshall
England
France
Blue Cross Society
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Keystone
Crude Oil Hits 2.60 Amid Supply Shortage
Crude oil rose to 2.60 a barrel for the Pennsylvania grade, a peak last seen April 18 1915. Industry leaders say no deeper prospect of further rises is expected. Drilling resumes in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania but no notable wells reported.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
High Prices For Cows At Local Sale
The spring sale at Jacob Lentz near Avon drew strong prices led by Aaron Bixler of Fredericksburg paying $500 for a registered Holstein cow. Daily auction results showed multiple cows selling for $151, $134, $132, $118, $100, $126, $141, and $142, indicating the best prices in years.
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Aaron Bixler
Fredericksburg
Jacob Lentz
Avon
Drowned Skater Near Hummelstown Claims Life of Teen
Oscar E. Baker seventeen years old drowned while skating on Imboden's ice dam north of town on Saturday afternoon about four o clock. Grace Kinley also seventeen barely escaped drowning trying to rescue him as thin ice broke under their weight.
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Hummelstown
Oscar E. Baker
Imboden
Grace Kinley
Baker
Kinley
Woman Dies after Heart Trouble in Hummlestown
Mrs Harriet Penny widow of Ernest A Penny aged 64 died on a Friday evening after collapsing near her home in Hummlestown while returning with County Engineer Clinton Hershey and his daughter. Funeral services were held at the Earnest home with Rev Herbert S Garnes officiating. Interment was in Hummelstown cemetery.
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Clinton M. Hershey
Harriet Penny
William H. Earnest
Elizabeth Oakes
Hancock
Maine
Earnest
Herbert S. Garnes
Zion Lutheran Church
Hummelstown
Suffrage Crusade Moves Through Northern States
The article notes Mrs. Catts travels across New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin to rally support. Conventions will stage parades and public demonstrations to push equal suffrage as party policy, aiming to secure bipartisan commitment.
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Catt
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Drinking Less and War Effort Linked by Minister
In a deputation reply, Tem perance Council of Christian Churches member David Lloyd George said police records show about a 40 percent drop in drunkenness across Great Britain. He argued national war success hinges on removing drink’s drag on efficiency, believing triumph in temperance would outshine battlefield victories.
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Council of Christian Churches
David Lloyd- George
Great Britain
Envy Johnnie and Mother Discuss Tommy Jones
A short exchange shows Envy Johnnie wishing to be like Tommy Jones. His mother counters with Johnny's advantages of strength home toys and money, noting Tommy’s unusual ability to wiggle his ears.
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Johnnie
Tommy Jones
Christian Advocate
Gordon's New Truck Delivers Four-Ton Brockway Vehicle
David Gordon bought a new 35 horsepower Brockway motor truck delivered Monday. The convertible vehicle serves both transport and pleasure uses and was purchased after a New York factory visit last summer. Gordon moved his ballast stone crusher to Hershey and secured four cellar digging contracts for houses in Hershey Hockersville and nearby Hershey farm areas.
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David Gordon
Brockway
Gordon
New York
Vian
Elizabethtown
Hershey
Hockersville
Worth a Visit to Hershey and Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Telegraph urges readers to visit Hershey and Harrisburg, noting both towns merit attention. It suggests anyone with time should stop and see Hershey and Harrisburg, as missing the opportunity would be a loss.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Hershey Press
Harrisburg
Hershey
Hartisburg
Ah see you in housecleaning scene with Mrs Snow White
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a household cleaning moment involving Mrs Snow White with colloquial speech. Context and surrounding details are unreadable. No clear event or names beyond the two characters.
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Snow White
Slippers Found Hidden Under Bed Unearth Decade-old Item
In a puzzled remark from the Dallas News quote, a speaker notes discovering slippers under a bed, something unseen for five years. The exchange reflects a casual, domestic moment with rural dialect and nostalgic undertone.
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Dallas News
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