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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1959
Page
16
Recipes for Chiffon Pie Coconut Custard and Cornstarch Pudding plus Apple Pie with Strensel Crumbs. Includes instructions on custard prep double boiler heating, gelatin addition, folding in coconut and vanilla, and chilling until firm. Also covers pie crust filling, custard thickness, and serving with whipped cream and coconut.
Society No 2 hosted the April 11 gathering at Penryn Fire Hall with scripture verse roll call and devotions led by Mrs Amos Waser. Members voted donations to Meals for Millions and International Farm Youth Exchange to support Lancaster County's 1959 delegate James Hess of Strasburg to Peru.
Farm Calendar lists multiple 4-H and Holstein related activities across Lancaster County. April 20 includes a bus tour starting at 825 E Chestnut Street at 7 am and 7 30 pm events by Lincoln Community 4-H and SPABC Marketing. Additional meetings span April 23 28 29 and 30 at various Extension offices and halls with speakers on egg marketing and DHIA testing.
The Rural Education and Water Safety committee warns that typhoid cholera and other diseases can spread via polluted irrigation water. Even clear water can harbor deadly bacteria, and proper chlorination and dechlorination are essential for safe livestock use. Cliff Lehman offers water analysis guidance from Century Co in Lancaster.
Wages on April 1 in Pennsylvania reached record highs across payment methods. Daily wages without board rose 3 percent from January 1 1959. Monthly averages show 182 dollars with house pay and 128 dollars with board and room. Total state farm workers 183000 the week of March 22-28, 11 percent below 1954-58 average, but same as year earlier. 161000 family workers and 28000 hired workers.
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