Poconos Rebound With Color and Tourism After Flood
Lancaster Farming reports the Poconos are returning to life after last summer’s floods. Spring greenery and restored highways attract visitors while towns like Stroudsburg mourn but rebuild. In a 400 mile arc, mining towns show activity and residents shift from coal stoves to electric ranges despite lingering caution about future floods.
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Poconos
Stroudsburg
Connecticut
Lancaster
Reading
Schuylkill Haven
Minersville
Pottsville
Cottages Rebuilt or Replaced After Stroudsburg Devastation
After the destruction at Stroudsburg many houses were repaired or rebuilt while some families chose not to replace their wrecked homes. The damaged cottages sit unevenly on their foundations as shown in a Lancaster Farming Staff Photo.
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Stroudsburg
Lancaster Farming Staff
Green fields fade to bare earth as rains delay harvest
Corn rows show faint green with widespread delays in cropping due to rain and limited transplanting. Pastures stay green while erosion exposes bare patches on golf course greens. State officials plan lab tests and a short course at Pennsylvania State University for pullorum disease sampling in poultry. Registration costs ten dollars and closes July 2.
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Delaware
Poconos
Pa. State University College of Agriculture
Extension Service
Short Course For Poultry Technicians In Pa
Harrisburg officials announce the first licensing training for poultry technicians under Act 466. The five and one day courses run July 16 and 21 at Pennsylvania State University, limited to 15 candidates, with applications via Dr H A Milo. Trainees receive licenses after completion.
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Harrisburg
William L. Henning
Pennsylvania State University
George M. Leader
Bureau of Animal Industry
State Department of Agriculture
H. A. Milo
Elizabethtown Rose Show Returns With Free Admission
The Seventh Annual Rose Show of the Elizabethtown Rose Society takes place Saturday from 2 p m to 9 p m in the Education al Room of the First National Bank and Trust Co on South Market Street Elizabethtown. Publicity chairman Katie O Miller says admission is free and the show is open to the public All contributions must be in by 11 a m
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Elizabethtown Rose Society
First National ‘Bank and Trust Co
South Market Street
Elizabethtown
Katie O. Miller
North Market Street
First US Satellites Predicted to Orbit Earth
Scientists predict the first man-made satellites in the United States will orbit Earth at heights of 200 to 800 miles. The statement outlines expected orbital ranges for initial space experiments and marks a milestone in American aerospace research.
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United States
Earth
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Lancaster Farming
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Leola
Leacock, PA
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Cochranville
West Grove
Henning
Bureau
Department of Veterinary Science
College of Agriculture
A. L. Bortree
J. W. Graham
West Chester
Shhollenberger Farm Supply Centerport
Leesport
Snavely Farm Service
New Holland
Cyrus B. Ferguson Kikwood
A. L. Wertman
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Columbia
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