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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1956
Page
7
An assortment of classified notices lists buyers and sellers across Pennsylvania. Items include poultry stock, cleaning supplies, Maytag washer, farm tools, handmade wooden pallets, and a John Deere combine. Multiple addresses in Landisville, Leola, Gordonville, and related towns are shown.
In a clipped wartime style exchange a wife wakes her husband and urges him to confront a burglar in the adjacent room. He replies that he has no revolver and sends her to look out the danger herself. The dialogue captures a tense home defense moment.
The notice outlines rate details for classified ads in Lancaster Farming Quarryville Pennsylvania. It explains standard price 25 cents extra for ads with continuation to a box and a 4 cent per word charge for three or more consecutive insertions with an 80 cent minimum. Deadline is Wednesday morning. no ads accepted after 9 00 am Wednesday.
Pennsylvania poultry interests prepare a busy schedule from August 13 to 16 at Penn State. Training for Flock Selection Agents led by Dr A G Maw precedes the Tenth Annual Breeders Conference with commercial poultrymen. Prof Paul H Margott leads the Poultry Products conference with panels on meat inspection and sale laws. The Pennsylvania State Poultry Federation, led by Walter S Shearer, conducts two days of discussions, a golf tournament, and a ladies program, ending with the Drumstick Golf Journey Thursday afternoon.
Preparations for the Rough and Tumble Engineers reunion at Kinzers August 16 17 and 18 proceed with Everett Young naming chairs Neil Hockstetter as safety head Roy Ebersole as hobbyist models Willis Hershey as chief engineer and Raymond Martin as parking officer A special exhibit room for lady hobbyists will be opened Proceeds go toward purchasing land for a museum The three day event includes steam cooked meals served by local groups At a separate threshing event in Bareville five steam traction engines were shown with about 30 pieces of equipment on display and an 1890 automatic corn cutter drawing 250 attendees
Scientists from around the world gather in Montreal from August 17 to 27 for the International Congress of Entomology. Dr S W Frost of the University faculty will present a paper on Traps and Sights to catch might flying insects based on his Pennsylvania work.
Lancaster Farming and the Pennsylvania Bar Association answer general questions on overhanging tree limbs proper notice for limb removal and neighbor fencing rights. They note local ordinances or deed restrictions may limit fence height and style and explain auto insurance policy renewal depends on the contract with the insurer.
Prize winners at the Calorized Jamboree held Monday evening in Landisville Fire Hall included Paul K Bowman winning a 17 jewel wrist watch and Rov E Shelby taking chrome plated silver. Other prizes went to Elam Landis and a list of attendees heard from speakers Dr J R Wiley Whitmeyer Labs Poultry Management and disease control and Charles Dietrich on Calorized Feed Facts and beef cattle feed program for 1956 1957.
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