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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
2
The article notes the challenge of classifying middle cases of literacy as shown by a child’s first letter home from camp, illustrating the trouble in quantifying literacy levels and the gaps between being literate and illiterate.
Robert F. Zahm chairman of Raub Supply Co. and former president died Sunday at his Lancaster home. He joined the firm in 1898 and was active in community projects as well as with the company. Company officers and directors served as pallbearers.
January newsprint consumption reached an all time high, signaling strong demand for paper amid ongoing market activity. The record reflects broader publishing industry trends and higher production levels across regional presses.
The Pequea Valley Joint School Board and Joint School Authority announce open houses from 7 to 9 p m Thursday through Saturday with dedication services 2 30 to 4 p m Saturday for the new Pequea Valley High School. The brick veneer H shaped building sits on 20 acres and features independent unit use a modular design with three areas A gym auditorium music industrial arts B administration health cafeteria home making art C classrooms and more. The facility includes automated oil heating separated zones six to seven foot tile walls fluorescent lighting terrazzo and asphalt tile floors. The auditorium seats 786 the cafeteria 260 and the gym 800. The school emphasizes color theory to reduce institutional feel.
Frances Preston will be president of the Little Britain 4H Sewing club at a Friday meeting. Loretta Bowers is vice president and Mary Wood secretary treasurer. Other elected members include Maryj Jane De Long song leader Norma Sue Gamhill game leader and Betty DeLong news reporter. Leaders are Mrs. Charles Woods Mrs. William Adams and Mrs. Henry DeLong.
Eighteen members from Pennsylvania were elected to represent the state at the Holstein-Friesian Association of America 71st annual convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 6 and 7. They join delegates from all 48 states to set policy and elect officers of the world’s largest purebred dairy cattle registry with a 46 000 member total. Last year the association registered 197 608 new animals and recorded 119 200 ownership transfers, representing over half of all purebred cattle registered and sold.
The Farm Bureau Federation asserts that strong and autonomous state governments are not maintained by diminishing state responsibility. The statement emphasizes protecting the scope of state authority and resisting centralizing policies.
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