Sloat Elected President of Lancaster County Agents
Harry S. Sloat, associate county agent, was elected president of the Pennsylvania County Agents Association at the annual banquet in University Park. Ruth K. Kimble was re elected secretary of the Extension Home Economists, with Lancaster County represented by Max Smith Victor Plastow and Miss Nancy Bowen. About 90 home economists and 149 county agents attended the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania County Agents Association
Harry S. Sloat
University Park
Ruth K. Kimble
Pennsylvania Association of Extension Home Economists
Kimble
Mercer County
Camp Swatara
Bethel
Harold Waha
James McKean
Wayne County
James Bachy
Somerset County
Paul Rothrock
Lycoming County
Sloat
Earl, L. Moffitt
Max Smith
Victor Plastow
Nancy E. Bowen
LanChester Chorus Sets Christmas Concert and Religious Program
The LanChester Chorus will perform Christmas music with choral and organ arrangements in its annual Christmas concert at 3 pm in the Christiana Fire Co. auditorium. Directed by Donald L Trostle with Dick Wright as manager and accompanist, the choir also appears tonight at 7:30 pm in a religious program at Honey Brook Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LanChester Chorus
Christiana Fire Co
Donald L. Trostle
Dick Wright
Honey Brook Methodist Church
Choirs Present Christmas Cantata at Chestnut Level Church
Choirs from Chestnut Level Presbyterian and Memorial Methodist Quarryville will join in a Sunday evening Christmas cantata at Chestnut Level Church starting at 8 p.m. The program The Music of Bethlehem was performed last Sunday at Quarryville Exhured before a capacity audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church
Memorial Methodist
Quarryville
Chestnut Level Church
Music of Bethlehem
World farm production hits new high in 1956 57
World output of crops and livestock rose to 120 percent of prewar levels in 1956 57, with Free World at 126 125 and 122 percent in prior years. Per capita production holds at 97 percent of prewar for the third straight year as population grows. Communist bloc lower but rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USDA
U. S Department of Agriculture
China
Henning to Speak at Farm Women Annual Meeting
William L. Henning State Secretary of Agriculture will address the Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania during the 40th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The meeting opens Monday morning in the Education Building with an annual banquet that evening and a concluding business session the next day. Mrs. Charles Shriver of Waynesburg is president and Mrs. Edward Boyd of Stoystown is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
William L. Henning
Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania
Charles Shriver
Waynesburg
Farm Women’s Organization
Edward Boyd
Stoystown
Filler Tobacco Estimate Raised in Pennsylvania
The USDA increases 1956 filler tobacco forecast in Pennsylvania by about one million pounds as yields reach 1,700 pounds per acre and acreage climbs to 30,000 acres. Total crop output rises to 51 million pounds, second only to 1951’s 55.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Laying Tests New Pennsylvania Program Announced
Harrisburg announces replacement of the 25 year old Standard Egg Laying Test with the First Annual Pennsylvania Random Sample Laying Test to assess egg laying and other traits. Secretary Henning says results will help breeders compare strains and aid commercial poultrymen in evaluating economic factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
William L. Henning
Poultry and Egg Divisin
State Bureau of Markets
United States
Rhode Island
Harco Orchard and Poultry Farm
South Easton
Mass
Exhibit's Space At Farm Show Fills Fast In 1957
Harrisburg reports about 100 applicants were refused commercial space for the 1957 Pennsylvania Farm Show due to space limits. Over four acres were allocated for the 40th anniversary event opening January 14 and running to January 18, with more than 300 commercial exhibitors in the main hall and overflow into the poultry section. The Farm Show Commission chair said many remain on a three years plus waiting list, urging more space. Revisions to stall layouts will accommodate record beef and dairy entries, while half the hall showcases latest farm equipment and other farm home goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Whamp Henning
State Farm Show Commission
Henning
General State Authority
Farm Show Commission
Bridge Hearing at Harrisburg Dec 26 Sets Economic Impact
A public hearing will determine the economic impact of constructing the South Bridge across the Susquehanna River linking Lemoyne and Harrisburg. The Department of Highways will hold the 2 pm session December 26 near Third and Lowther Streets in Lemoyne, with the bridge extending to the river steps in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna River
Lemoyne
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Third
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HH. S. Sloat
Progam
Merry Christmas
Alfred C. Alspach
Ernest J Neill
C. Wallace Abel
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Lancaster Farming
Farm Show
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