Palmyra News Roundup Highlights Local Life
Palmyra residents welcome Chester Bruce's son while others visit relatives and attend events. A nine days old son dies at the Gibble home. marriages and engagements unfold as families travel to Lebanon New York and Scranton. Palm Church services and a Luther League lecture mark the week amid wills and estate notices.
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Chester Bruce
Hummelstown
Viola Snyder
John Snyder
West Main Street
Lebanon
East Cherry Street
David Horst
D. S. Bordner
Helen Gruber
Combs Conservatory of Music
Philadelphia
A. J. Gruber
College Street
J. R. Engle
New York City
D. A. Ream
Norma Reichenbach
Mt. Pleasant Mills
Abraham Gibble
North
Lincoln Street
D. Funk
West Cherry Street
John Bechtel
Royersford
M. Ruth
LeRoy Hoffer
John H. Hoffer
Harrison Street
Hoffer
State College
J. A. Loose Camp
Sons of Veterans
Manuel Baum
Amos Stover
Lizzie Behm
Palmyra
Annville
Annville Township
John H. Hetrick
John B. Forney
Mt. Annville
Elizabethtown
Clayton Breneman
Florin
Mary Breneman
S. R. Zug
John C. Zug
D. A. Kreider
Samuel S. Wolgemuth
Florida
Mt. Pleasant
Mount Joy
John G. Longenecker
Palm Church
M. L. Wachter
Eed
Trinity Church
Hershey
H. A. Kunkle
Howard
M. M. Metzgar
Palmyra High School
Luther League
King
Eva Nye
Washington, D. C
Community notices and social happenings in Campbelltown
Campbelltown residents share church services and Easter plans with Althouse of Lancaster delivering the address. Miss Lizzie Early spoke at the missionary meeting about eleven years in Alaska while local families visit, Scouts rest at a store, and several ill or injured individuals are noted. An ideal Main street lot is for sale and local weddings and farm sales are announced along with a humorous classroom moment about the number eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Johnson
Kathryn Miller
Annville
Miles Secrist
Middleburg
William Miller
Albert Henry
New York
Daniel Henry
West Main Street
Harry Schaffner
Frances
Harrisburg
Charles Templin
Margie
John Heagy
Fairland
Joseph Shenk
Elizabeth
Cleona
Henry Early
South Railroad Street
Charles Thome
Virginia
John G
LeRoy Turby
Lizzie Rhoades
Carrie Hoffman
North Railroad Street
A. B. Bomgardner
Franklin P. Bacastow
Bacastow
Grantville
LeRoy Deitrich
J. Landis Shoe Company
Will Wolfersberger
Harry Seltzer
Palmyra
Althouse
Lancaster
Lizzie Early
the Reformed Church
Hummelstown
Boy Scouts of
Lebanon
Stoverdale
Wolfersberger
Salem Reformed Church
John Moyer
H. G. Newgard
Martin Cope
Blarry Hamilton
Daniel Spark
Fontana
Tom Shirk
Eshleman
Landisville
Irvin Good and
Aaron Hamilton
U. C. Church
Main
F. F. Graber
Miles Behney
H. M. Hostetter
Landis
Polly Cassel
Samuel Mayer
Samuel, Jr
Addison Grubb
Carrie
Sullivan
Reformed Church
Not a Popular Wish
A new clergyman tries to raise a charitable fund before Christmas. A man in the congregation offers 100 dollars to start it. The pastor thanks him and prays his business may double. A hush falls as the chairman confirms the donor is an undertaker.
Panhandler recalls riding in a carriage forty five years ago
A Panhandler to a kind-hearted woman recounts that forty five years ago he rode in his own carriage and that he was just a baby then. The exchange shows humor and nostalgia as the Panhandler accepts a dime and explains his long life on the street.
Half Bricks Misinterpreted as Pavilion Plans
A club ground brimming with bricks for reconstruction prompts a witty exchange. An aging supporter suggests half bricks would be more handy for building a pavilion, while others point out they could not construct a pavilion with half bricks and joke the bricks were meant for the referee.
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Alf
Vanity of the Unrighteous Bootlegger Exchange
A comic dialogue finds Uncle Bill Bottletop remarking on bootleggers turning to refined attire. The piece contrasts old bootleg origins with modern polished appearances, noting a shift from boots to patent leather shoes and silk socks.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Real Punishment Favors Bootlegger’s Self Punishment
In a talky exchange, Uncle Bill Bottletop argues bootleggers should taste their own product to pay a harsher price. The stray remark ties into a broader theme of penalties for illicit liquor.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Shopping Mania Turns Friendly Pursuit Into Blanket Jest
In a busy department store a woman asked to see blankets. After shelves were emptied the lady thanked the clerk and said she was looking for a friend. The clerk replied he would look again if she thought her friend was among the blankets.
Handle that horse command from the sergeant to rookie
A cavalry sergeant orders a rookie to control a horse and use spurs while the recruit protests he cannot get close enough, the exchange echoing a tense training scene.
Carries His Own Dolly In Street Car Banter
A brief dialogue sketch features Dick and Dolly trading sharp lines on public transport. Dick vows to avoid Dolly’s questions as he heckles her with mock bravado and a plan to grab a sandwich before heading to work.
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Dolly
New Season Delicacies From Local Grocer Lineup
The store unveils American Macaroni products with egg noodles two widths sea shell macaroni spaghetti and macaroni at 2 lbs for 25c. A fresh Easter line offers shredded coconut bulk or package fresh coconuts canned coconut powdered sugar maraschino cherries and fresh eggs. Daily delivery of breads cakes rolls doughnuts cream puffs and other baked goods with special orders for Easter.
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