Drouth Effects and Aid Debate Across Three Counties
Governor Leader tours Lancaster Berks and Chester where drought hits northern Lancaster and southern Berks hardest while Chester shows mixed impact. Farmers with larger operations seek aid while smaller farms resist. Governor Leader urged to weigh need and discretion in federal disaster relief.
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Broiler Prices Shift Months at Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Prices for broilers show July overtaking March as the top month this year at Lancaster Poultry Exchange. Historical data for 1955 and 1956 put March averages at 323 and 237 cents, while July climbs to 2357 cents. Fewer chickens sold by 110 000 may influence the swing, with barbeques a possible factor.
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Outlook for Lancaster County tobacco crops in 1907
The 1907 Lancaster County tobacco season showed immature crops and doubtful ripening prospects due to cool spring weather and little rain. A leading expert warned of mixed plant growth and early seed pod development, while dealers faced stock in hand from 1906 and hoped for better prices.
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Crusaders and the Call to Stand Up for Change
Amos the migrant worker delivers a Bethel square speech challenging complacency. The piece argues crusaders arise from bottom and top, driven by injustice, with examples from Wilberforce to Jesus, shaping social reform across eras.
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Fire destroys farm buildings in Mt Nebo area
Twenty five years ago a severe house and outbuildings fire hit the Lancaster farm of George Cramer in Mt Nebo. Mrs Cramer discovered the blaze which consumed a barn a tobacco shed and a chicken house attached to the homestead.
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William Bucher
Lancaster
George Cramer
Mt Nebo
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