Farm Museum Director Carl Drepperd Dies at 65
Funeral services for Carl W. Drepperd longtime Landis Valley Farm Museum director and antiques authority will be held at 2 p.m. from St. John's Episcopal Church in Lancaster. He died Tuesday at Lancaster General Hospital at age 65 after months of ill health. He helped restore the museum and its buildings and authored numerous books on American antiques. Surviving are his wife Margaret Hartman and sister Miss Helen Drepperd. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
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Carl W. Dreppard
Pennsylvania
Landis Valley Farm Museum
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lancaster
Drepperd
Lancaster General Hospital
Landis Valley Museum
Hamilton Watch Co
Federal Housing Authority
Marjorie Mathews Smith
Spinning Wheel Magazine
Wiliam J
Marie Barbara Rossman Drepperd
Margaret Hartman
Helen Drepperd
Fred F. Groff
Lancaster Cemetery
Fire destroys barn on D C Sherman farm
Monday morning fire destroyed a frame barn on the D C Sherman farm on RD Avondale. Origin of the blaze was not determined. A cow and pig perished. Fire companies from West Grove and Avondale responded.
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D. C. Sherman
Avondale
West Grove
Polled Hereford Show and Sale Set for Lancaster
The fifth annual Eastern Polled Hereford association show and sale will be held March 25-26 at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion Lancaster hosts as nine states participate Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia New Jersey New York Maine Connecticut Massachusetts Dr William L Henning Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture will speak at the March 25 banquet and Dan Thornton former Colorado governor will attend Keifer will receive the Governor Leader Cup for the grand champion Monday morning The schedule includes a Sunday banquet and Monday show and sale activities.
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Lancaster
Guernsey
William L. Henning
Pennsylvania
Brunswick
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Frederick
Henning
Keifer
Leon Falk, Jr
EPHA
John H. Roger, Jr
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
New Jersey
New
York
Maine
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Fulton Grange 66 Seeks Full Gasoline Tax Refunds
Fulton Grange 66 asks state legislators to back a bill providing a 100 percent refund of gasoline taxes paid for off high way use. The group schedules performances and events in April including Aaron Shek from Punkin Creek at Oaklyn Hall and an annual Talent Night chaired by Mrs. Esther Graybeal. Salisbury Grange plans a visit to Fulton Grange to present the March 26 program.
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Fulton Grange 66 Legislative Committee
Grange
Aaron Shek
Punkin Creek
Oaklyn Hall
Esther Graybeal
Salisbury ‘Grange
Fulton Grange
Farm Price Index For Pennsylvania Drops Six Points
Harrisburg Dr William L Henning state Secretary of Agriculture reported the Pennsylvania index of prices received by farmers fell six points in the month ended February 15. He noted no change in the national index. Eggs caused the decline while wholesale milk prices helped temper the fall.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henning
Watershed Meet Aims To Form Conestoga Valley Association
A public Millersville Men's Club meeting at the Fire Hall Saturday will study forming a Conestoga Valley Association to clean up the Conestoga River watershed. Principal speaker Robert G Strugle will discuss teamwork to reduce erosion and pollution with color slides.
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Millersville Men’s Club
Conestoga Valley Association
Robert Glick
Amos H. Funk
Howard Siglin
Robert G Strugle
Pennsylvania State Soil Conservation Commission
Brandywine Association
Earl Redman
Lancaster
Henry H. Hackman
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
W. Martin Muth
M. M. Smith
John Haverstick
Robert Betts
Smucker Buys 168 Acre White Horse Farm for 49000
John Smucker purchased the 168 acre White Horse Farm north of White Horse from Mrs. Elmeda Kurtz for 49000. The auction was conducted by LeRoy Zook of Atglen.
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White Horse
John Smucker
New Holland
Elmeda Kurtz
LeRoy~Zook, Atglen
March Weather Remains Unpredictable in Lancaster County
Snow and rain events push March toward record unpredictability as Lancaster County reports 2.64 inches of precipitation by midweek. Flooding risk rises with Susquehanna levels near flood stage while historical floods and storms from 1936 and earlier loom in memory.
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Lancaster County
Susquehanna
Columbia Pumping Station
Safe Harbor
Midwest
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Minnesota
Mitchell, Sr
Iowa
Holtwood
John Harris
Harrisburg
Johnstown
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Carl Drepperd
Seys
Snavely Garber
Willow Street
Hereford
Fulton Grange 66
Millersville Club
Johntown
Conemaugh
Port
Marietta
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