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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
5
The Pennsylvania peach crop is predicted to fail for 1912, confirmed by deputy agriculture secretary A. L. Martin. He says wheat will reach only about 70 percent of normal due to abnormal weather, Hessian fly, and repeated freeze thaw cycles along with high winds.
Harrisburg school board session promises a display of civic sentiment as the Women's Civic Club proposal to donate five dollars to each of seventeen grammar schools for best speller is weighed. The club opposed the current directors last fall, signaling ongoing local political activity.
The directors initially rejected a prize plan, led by George W. Kennedy who urged to move on. The motion passed unanimously but a storm of public opinion followed. The next day supporters urged reversal and the board agreed to reconsider and accept the offer.
A birthday gathering for Mrs. Nancy Walmer marked her seventy fourth year at Mr. Harry Walmer's Union Deposit home. Guests shared sacred songs, piano solos, and a feast of cakes and fruit while Grandmother Walmer received many gifts and well wishes for future birthdays.
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