Local Newspaper Staff Roster Listing Key Positions
The document lists staff roles including Alfred C. Alspach Ernest J. Neill and C Wallace Abel as business managers editors and publishers with Robert G Campbell and Robert J Wiggins named for advertising circulation and editorial duties the specific duties and roles outline a standard newsroom staff structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred C. Alspach
Ernest J. Neill
C. Wallace Abel
Aebelile Sar Sos
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Farm Bill Veto Triggers Statewide Political Reactions
Pennsylvania leaders and farmers react in a split chorus to the Presidential veto of the farm bill. Officials like William L. Henning and Miles Horst defend or critique the veto while groups such as the Pennsylvania State Grange and Pennsylvania Farmers Association urge changes in farm policy amid broader political risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
William L. Henning
Ezra Taft
Benson
J. Collins McSparran
C. M. Wilson
Pennsylvania Farmers Association
Congress
Miles Horst
Republican State Committee
Eisenhower
Soil Bank Advances Amid Vetoes and Funding Questions
The omnibus farm measure failed at the Agriculture Department and faced a presidential veto, yet the Soil Bank moves forward with a 1.2 billion appropriation. Secretary Benson questions authority to spend, while Southern crops may require plowing under. The plan awaits Senate approval and presidential signature, hinging on administration efficiency and suitable farm sizes like Lancaster County’s smaller holdings.
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Soil Bank
Benson
Senate
Lancaster County
Pendulum swing shifts Midwest toward Democrats on farm distress
The Midwest shows growing Democratic support as a response to worsening farm problems. Letters to Lancaster Farming and public sentiment echo calls for change. Farm incomes have plunged with livestock returns and cash incomes down across 148 farms from 1953 to 1955. Crops per acre value dropped from 68 to 57, signaling harsher outlook and higher cattle replacement costs ahead.
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Midwest
Democrat Party
Lancaster Farming
Harry
Fifty Years Ago This Week on Lancaster Farms
Lancaster County notes describe a Coopersburg farm robbery and lynching scare, a Pennsylvania gold rush impact with land deals, Edison among prospectors, and large land purchases. The Woodbridge Mokelum River quake effect, a West Fallowfield death, Maryland oysters, and New Holland Machine Works output and dividend in 1905.
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South Mountain
Cumberland County
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Dillsburg
Thomas A. Edison
Hedges Farms
New Holland Machine Works
Lancaster County
Milk testing abuses prompt state check of butterfat basis
Twenty five years ago the Department of Agriculture began a statewide review of butterfat tests after irregularities at Pennsylvania milk plants. Over 1300 plants operated on butterfat payments. under readings could cost 8 to 10 cents per 100 pounds. Plants undercharged farmers risked license loss on a second offense. State Secretary John A. McSparran urged farmers to grow alfalfa, cow peas and soy beans to substitute protein feeds. Also noted: Lancaster drought loans. Farm Women Society meeting. sweet clover guidance for 1931 grazing.
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Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
John A. McSparran
The Church That Reaches Out Not The Club
A sermon argues growth is essential for a true church. It contrasts closed membership with the early Christian model, urging all members to participate in outreach and missions rather than leaving it to ministers alone. It cites Philip in Samaria and a desert road encounter as examples of lay-led mission work.
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Church of Christ
Christ
Jesus
Dr. Foreman
Samaria
Philip
Africa
Paul
Peter
Jerusalem
Grent
Division of
Christian Education
Naponat Ceosplt
Churches of Christ
Community Pens Derview
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Octoraro
Quarryville
Lancaster
Lancaster Farms
By Jack Reichard
Charles Musselman
Coopersburg
Allentown Gar
Huntsdale
James M. Cameron
A. P. Zeigler
Harmon
Mount Holly Springs
California
Woodbridge
Joseph L. Garrett
West Fallowfield
Garrett
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Tancaster
Lancaster Farm Women Society No. 11
Abner Musser
Buck
U.S.A
State College
Uni
Sam
Acts
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