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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
2
The Church of the Brethren in Palmyra plans a September 18 and 19 event with Dr. C C Ellis addressing youths and a Sunday program led by young officers. Also announced are a marriage of Margie Bomberger to J Nissley Imboden, admin actions, travels, visits, and a Harvest Thanksgiving service at Palm Lutheran Church with Luther League speakers.
Rev Kunkle led a preparatory service at Zoar Church Mt Zion last Sunday evening. Palm Church will skip evening service due to Bindnagle Home-coming. Luther League district meeting set for Thursday 16th at Rev Dr Manger's church. Ruth Spancake to sing at Bible School Convention September 23 at Elizabethtown. Mrs J B Rauch of Lebanon spent a week as guest of Rev and Mrs E O Burtner. Robert Burtner, student at State College, visited home. Otterbein Guild hosted Womans Missionary Society for a corn roast at Hershey last Saturday. Dora Miller visited her aunt in Lebanon. Girl Scouts led by Mrs J R Engle hiked to a mountain strip behind Campbelltown last Saturday.
Census figures show Dauphin County population at 153,116 in 1920, up 16,964 from 136,152 in 1910. Harrisburg leads borough gains with 11,731 more residents to 75,917. several townships and boroughs show mixed increases and losses across the county. Susquehanna Township up 1,386 to 7,310. Derry Township up 1,268. Swatara Township 5,847 residents.
Rain has set back Lancaster county tobacco, causing root rot and rust. Prolonged wet weather could ruin the crop, with hopes for higher prices fading. Farmers expect prices around twenty to thirty cents per pound, dealers estimating about twenty cents per pound, near 1919 levels.
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