Bergstrasse Four H Club Organized with Officers
The Bergstrasse Four H Sewing Club organized at Bergstrasse Church with 35 members present. Officers elected include Sandra Rutt president Sally Muller vice president Julia Hecker secretary Phyllis Rutt treasurer Elaine Gockley news reporter and Peggy Brendle game leader Phoebe Griffith song leader.
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Bergstrasse
Bergstrasse 4-H Sewing Club
George Rutt
Sandra Rutt
Sally Muller
Julia Hecker
Joyce Bixler
Phyllis Rutt
Elaine Gockley
Karen Buckwalter
Peggy Brendle
Phoebe Griffith
Flood Waters Force Gate Opening at Conowingo Dam
Flood waters on the Lower Susquehanna forced power operators to open multiple gates at the Conowingo dam. The Maryland salmon and walleye season opened April 1 with anglers reporting catches up to five pounds near the mouth of Octoraro Creek before the swollen river affected fishing.
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Susquehanna River
Power Company
Conowingo Dam
Maryland
Octoraro Creek
Susquehanne
France to Recognize Tunisia as Independent Nation
Foreign Minister Pineaux announced that France will recognize Tunisia as an independent nation, signaling a diplomatic shift and potential new relations with Tunisian authorities. The statement underscores France's policy move amid regional changes and Tunisia's bid for sovereignty.
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Pineaux
France
Tunisia
Cocalico FFA Wins County Sports Event
In the 1956 Lancaster County FFA championships Cocalico swept major events. Basketball at Donegal High School saw Cocalico defeat Witness Oak 53 to 36. Volleyball finals had Solanco win the title after three tight games. Ping pong crowned Cocalico with Bobby Snader winning one match and losing two to Chris Bleacher.
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Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America
Cocalico
Donegal High School
Witness Oak Chapter of
Donegal
FFA
Solanco
Quarryvile
Bobby Snader
Chris Bleacher
Sectional Schoolmen Meet at New Bolton Sectional
The Ag sectional schoolmen's meet is set for Friday April 13 at the New Bolton Pathological Laboratories near Kennett Square. Lancaster County attendees include Earl Allgood Jackson H Owen from the Solanco faculty Henry Givler of Pequea High School George Myer and Die Yost or Joe Very of Lampeter Strasburg. Two Lampeter Strasburg High School groups toured the New Holland Machine Co plant as part of spring educational trips to see assembly line procedures production and a baler film.
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New Bolton
Lampeter-Strasburg
New Holland Machine Co
New Holland
Garden Spot Chapter
FFA
Lampeter Young Farmers Association
George W. Myers
New Four H Club Starts Near Oxford
The Oxford Agricultural 4H Club held its first meeting April 3 at Owen Groff’s home. Officers elected were Everett Ross Jr president John Kipp vice president Ruth Wrigley secretary treasurer Billy Kipp song leader Norma Jean Groff game leader and pianists Jean King and Alice Root. Dennis F Able Chester county leader announced an officers training meeting for April 21 at West Whiteland School and seats remain for the Washington DC trip sponsored by the Chester County Tractor 4H Club. Projects include flowers vegetables sweet corn tomatoes calves pigs and capons. Next meeting set for May 3 at 8 pm.
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Oxford Agricultural 4H
Owen Groff
Everett Ross, Jr
John Kipp
Ruth Wrigley
Billy Kipp
Norma Jean Groff
Jean King
Alice Root
Chester County
Dennis F. Able
West Whiteland School
Washington, DC
Chester County Tractor
Trout Fishing Opens Sunday Across State Streams
Pre season trout stocking shows 65 percent of the season quota released. Dewey Sorenson oversees the hatchery program with forty aerated tank trucks. The Huntsdale Hatchery started Feb 3. From Feb 3 to mid April, 4,058 miles of streams and 2,063 acres of ponds and lakes will receive trout.
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Voight
Dewey Sorenson
Huntsdale Hatchery
Tractor Fire at Chester Haines Farm Near Atglen
A tractor on the Chester Haines farm, about 1% miles north of Atglen, caught fire Monday. The blaze was described as slight and was extinguished before the Atglen Fire Co. arrived.
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Chester Haines
Atglen
Atglen Fire Co
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Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Henry Bushong
Senora Enrique Olivia
Guatemala City
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Hector
Esbenshade Turkey Farm
Strasburg OV
Cocalico Ffa
Quarryville
Oxford
Edward G. Wilson
Notary Public
S. Lime St
Lancaster, Pa
Ass'n
E. Chestnut St
Control Alfalfa
B. H.C. Emulsion
P.l.rohrer
Smoketown
Ph. Lance
Allis-Chalmers
NBC
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa
L. H. Brubaker
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa
Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland, Pa
Lititz, Pa
Mann & Grumelli Farm Service
Quarryville, Pa
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