Windstorms Rake County Causing Widespread Damage
Severe winds and tornadoes swept through Saint Louis area and Lancaster County causing extensive damage across the Commonwealth Saturday evening. Lost power and telephone lines, shattered windows, and collapsed structures reported. In Quarryville Aaron S. Glick’s farm, a 90 by 40 foot tobacco shed was ripped from its foundation and debris buried farm equipment. two acres of tobacco stored in the basement survived. Estimates suggest millions in losses with further damage expected after tornado activity.
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Dr Robertson Reelected President Of Poultrymen Group
Lancaster County Poultry Association directors re elected Dr E Robertson to a second term as president. The slate of officers was approved including J R Greider Elizabethtown as vice president Lewis L Mortensen East Petersburg as secretary and L Howard Martin Lancaster as treasurer. Committee chairs were named with Greider heading membership Mary Myers Lampler tour and Levi H Bru baker program. Officials expect staff retention will speed the Poultry Center project and they announced the annual barbecue for June 9 at Lititz.
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Lancaster County Poultry Association
E . Robertson
Sexchick Co
East Petersburg
J R. Greider
Elizabethtown
Lewis L. Mortensen
L. Howard Martin
R. Lancaster
Mr Greider
Mary Myers
Lampeter
Tour
Levi H. Brubaker
Rohrerstown
Lititz
Winds Cause Major Farm Damage Near Quarryville
Strong winds up to 80 miles per hour damaged Aaron S. Glicks farm south of Quarryville. A tobacco shed was moved and collapsed burying farm machinery as debris caused millions in Pennsylvania damage. The Lancaster Farming staff photo notes the scene after a heavy rain.
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Lancaster
Fitz-Roy Named New Baltimore Yards President
Frank G. Fitz-Roy was named president of the Union Stock Yards Baltimore after resigning as supervisor of the Lancaster District Office USDA Packers and Stock Yards Branch. He is a 30 year USDA veteran who began at National Stock Yards St Louis and served in Los Angeles Omaha Wichita and New York before returning to Lancaster in 1955. Fitz-Roy will succeed Lawrence R Hatter whose resignation is effective March 1. No successor yet named for the Lancaster market which supervises livestock marketing in 11 northeastern states.
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Union Stock Yards
Baltimore
Lancaster
Packers and Stock Yards
United States Department of Agriculture
FitzRoy
USDA
National Stock ‘Yards
St Louis
Los Angeles
Omaha
Wichita
New York City
Lancater
Lancaster Yards
Fitz-Roy
Lawrence R Hatter
Calvary Fellowship Meeting Features HCJB Director
The Calvary Fellowship held a men’s dinner meeting last night at Hostetter’s Banquet Hall in Mount Joy. Rev. D. S. Clark, director of HCJB in the United States, served as the speaker.
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Hostetter’s
Mount Joy
D. S&s
Two Price Wheat Favored By Grange
The Fulton Grange favored a two price plan for wheat with domestic and export prices at its Oaklyn Hall meeting. A state bill to let the Labor Secretary fix labor prices on large contracts was opposed. Master Charles G. McSparran said Grange Hall addition construction will begin soon. Miss Mabel Brabson conducted a spelling bee.
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Oaklyn Hall
Secretary of Labor
Charles G. McSparran
Grange Hall
Mabel Brabson
JayCees Name Outstanding Young Farmer
Lancaster County 1955 Outstanding Young Farmer will be honored at a Stevens House dinner in Lancaster at 6 30 p m. Friday. The local winner advances to state and national awards sponsored by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and the National Petroleum Institute. The JayCees offer an all expense free trip to Pittsburgh April 11 and 12 along with cash prizes from local merchants. Five local entrants are Stanley Kreider Drumore Roy Book Ril Banks J Everett Kreider and Robert Groff Quarryville Raymond Witmer Willow Street.
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Stevens House
Lancaster
Irvin Huber
Lancasvs Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Petroleum Institute Committee On Agriculture
Lancaster JayCees
Pittsburgh
Stanley E. Kreider
Drumore
Roy H. Book
Ril
Banks
J. Everett Kreider
Robert C. Groff
Quarryville
Raymond F. Witmer
Willow Street
Benson Defends Farm Health on See It Now Not on Rocks
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson disputed claims of a farm crisis on CBS See It Now. He called Nixon a distorted view of agriculture and urged support for the administration’s flexible price program through local congressmen. He argued farming is not in recession but affected by a price squeeze from ill inheritance policies.
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Ezra Taft Benson
CBS
Edward R Murrow
Benson
Clinton P Anderson
Dem.n. M
Truman
Hubert H Humphrey
Dem- Minn
Minnich Reelected Lancaster County Credit Leader
Graybill G. Minnich of Lititz wins a 16th term as president of the Lancaster County Production Credit Association.
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Graybill G. Minnich
R. Lititz
Lancaster County Production Credit Association
Dairymen see stable herds as yields rise in Lancaster
In five years Pennsylvania dairymen drop 25 percent while cows milked stay similar, yielding 30 percent more milk. Joe Wagcotte and M. M. Smith spoke at Lancaster Dairy Day on efficient feeding, home raised grains, and ration grazing with electric fencing views. Eisenhower’s planned run sparked applause.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Dairymen and Friends
Lancaster County
Guernsey Sale Pavilion
Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster
Joe Wagcotte
Pennsylvania State University
M. M. Smith
Eisenhower
Chester County 4-H Tractor Club Holds Second Meet
The Chester County 4-H Tractor Maintenance Club held its second weekly lesson and demonstration at J A Connell's West Grove shop. Classes covered engine basics fuel saving and hitching to a plow with leaders Pusey Moore Dick Walter and Charles Brosius. Dennis F Abe showed a Diesel film and Francis Lyons led a shop tour. George Hickman Ralph Mhullion served on decoration and a door prize went to Robert L Kunkle.
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Chester County
J. A. Connell
West Grove
Pusey Moore
Dick Walter
Charles Brosius
Dennis F. Abe
Francis Lyons
West
Ralph Mhullion
George Hickman
Robert L Kunkle
Downingtown
Mr. Connell
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
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