Farm income outlook brightens with Soil Bank impact noted
Washington reports a 1956 four percent rise in net farm income and predicts a similar gain in 1957. Prices paid to farmers rise about three percent while overall farm costs have climbed, with the Soil Bank expected to raise long term production yet constrain stocks. Officials warn that surplus stocks threaten prices until storage and supports adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Nathan M. Koffsky
Agricultural Marketing Service
Soil Bank
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Sec. Benson
Grouth
Sudden Hail Storm Ravages Lancaster County North of Oxford
A violent hail storm struck the countryside north of Oxford in May 1907, devastating Russellville and Faggs Manor. Hailstones walnut sized shattered windows, including over 100 panes in the Russellville town hall and church windows in Faggs Manor were riddled. A turkey was killed on Edward Broomell’s farm. The event was described as the severest in local memory.
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Oxford
Russellville
Faggs Manor
Edward Broomell
Dr A Caswell Ellis Critiques Citizenship Education 25 Years Ago
Dr A Caswell Ellis of Western Reserve University told delegates at the American Association of Adult Education meeting in Buffalo that readers of education and schools failed to train students for citizenship. He warned that public schools and colleges must focus on developing character and citizenship rather than merely fostering brilliant minds.
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A. Caswell Ellis
Western Reserve University
American Association of Adult Education
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Ells
Pickpocket Robberies Target Millersville Teachers College
On May 22, 1932, during baccalaureate services at Millersville State Teachers College, several locals reported thefts in the campus chapel. Victims included Chester Monteith who lost 25 dollars, Norman Christ with 13 dollars, S R Killian 75 dollars, and John W Harra 300 dollars. Lancaster State Police investigated and deemed the robberies the work of professional pickpockets. Nearby, police pursued gunmen who killed a patrolman and robbed a bank messenger of 23000 dollars in New Castle, while 25 years earlier Lancasterians gathered for a May Day pageant on the Ephrata High School campus directed by Miss Lois Hauck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersville State Teachers
New Castle
West Virginia
Clarence Campbell
Lancaster
Abraham Prays for Sodom in Faith and Fear
A May 19 1957 Bad World lesson examines Abraham pleading for Sodom and Gomorrah showing realistic generous prayer. It weighs whether prayer aligns with faith in a corrupt world and if God’s mercy can prevail beyond human hopes.
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Abraham
Sodom
Gomorrah
Pont
God
Jesus
Lot
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Chris
Community Press Service
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Lancaster County
Octoraro Newspapers
Quarryville
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E. Best
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Luc
BY Jack Reichard
Shad
York County
Conowago
Susquehanna
Sheldon
Messrs
Gennison & Gallop
Paris
Bourbon Counties
Kentucky
Willam Layson
Edward Conway
James Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Cochranville
Thomas Neal
Charles Brady
Conestoga Township
Brady
Yesteryears
Teachers’ College
BSI
Disa
Dr.Foreman
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