Fireman Honored for 93rd Birthday in Lancaster
George K. Erisman of West Orange Street Lancaster was honored at a birthday party hosted by Zone 5 firemen on February 1 at the Quarryville Fire Hall basement. The event marked his 93rd birthday on January 23. He received a party cake and gifts and was a member of the original Union Voluntary Fire Co No 1 of Lancaster which ceased when the city formed a paid department.
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George K. Erisman
West Orange Street
Lancaster
Zone 5
Quarryville
Erisman
Union Voluntary Fire Co. No. 1
Rabbit Bank Antibodies to Battle Viruses
USDA and Nebraska researchers build a living blood bank in rabbits to supply antisera for detecting plant viruses. Rabbits immunized with diseased plant virus juice produce antibodies used to identify viruses like barley stripe mosaic and tomato mosaic, speeding plant virus resistance studies and aiding virus spread research.
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Washington
USDA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Lincoln
Neb
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Ellen Moorhead
M Brake
Local Men Complete Holstein Production Records
Announcement from the Holstein Friesian Association of America notes official production records completed for registered cows owned by local men. Records include propers such as Christiana Winding Glen Dunwood Catherine 21648 lbs milk 836 lbs butterfat with two milkings daily 365 days and others like Janet 21074 lbs milk 741 lbs butterfat 2 daily milkings.
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
John C. Metzler
Winding Glen Bondsmar _May
Winding Glen Dunwood Pluto
Pennsylvania State University
Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Vermont
Armsby Hall Renamed In Honor Of Dr Henry Prentiss Armsby
The agricultural Building on the University Park campus is renamed Armsby Hall in honor of Dr Henry Prentiss Armsby longtime director of the state agricultural station and college of agriculture dean. Armsby helped establish the American Society of Animal Products and Nutrition. He died in 1921. Five crashes occur on US 58 near Norton Virginia as a fire engine heads to a house fire and five vehicles collide, leaving the house and several cars severely damaged.
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Henry Prentiss Armsby
State University of Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
University Park
Armsby
College of Agriculture
Institute of Animal Nutrition
American Society of Animal Pro
Norton
Paul Carroll
Carroll
Driverless Car Rollback Bounces in Decatur Intersection
A car without a driver rolled backward and moved diagonally across an intersection, struck a traffic island, and turned around before climbing an embankment where it stopped. The owner reentered the vehicle and drove away unsafely after the incident in Decatur Alabama.
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Decatur
Pennsylvania speed limits justified for safety
The article stresses that speed limits in Pennsylvania are designed for safety across all ages and driving groups. It cites expert studies proving their necessity and explains signs are placed to protect all road users regardless of age.
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Pennsylvania
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William A Reid
Oxford
Armsby Hall
Thomas Fuller
Miles
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
George M. Leader
Gerald A. Gleeson
Secretary of Revenue
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