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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
11
Pennsylvanians and Americans increasingly cook outdoors with grills and barbecues, generating both praise and problems. The piece notes rising costs for grills and fuels, recalls historic Chinese cooking myths, and highlights diners’ mix of well cooked and underdone results. It projects a 1955 barbecue bill of around $30 million.
A farm safety note stresses that injuries from machinery occur regardless of season. It cites examples like fingers caught in gear and an arm amputated, urging adherence to the National Safety Council motto Safety is No Accident and constant vigilance.
W A Caldwell of the National Grange Mutual Liability Company urged hunters to observe safety rules after citing Pennsylvania Game Commission figures on 1954 hunting deaths. He highlighted self caused incidents, misfires, and misjudgments, and emphasized keeping guns unloaded when not in use and knowing teammates positions.
Calendar lists events from November 22 to December 17 including a Holstein Friesian meeting at Gap Fire Hall and entry deadlines for turkeys 4-H and poultry at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Other items cover Farm Income Tax and Social Security short course at Penn State, Ice Cream for Supply Men course at Penn State, and the Lancaster County Farm Equipment Dealers Christmas Dinner at Hostetters Banquet Hall Mount Joy.
A study notes tenancy as the common income source in productive farming areas. It highlights the tenant landlord dynamic and summarizes a Penn State report by Pasto and Fiske. The Lancaster county farm records cover 1921 to 1950, examining how 30 years of price level changes and business activity affected incomes.
The lesson notes Jesus performed power acts that were purposeful not showy and shows how he avoided wasteful displays. It cites Luke 8 46 and contrast with the feeding of the five thousand and Jairus daughter healing to illustrate disciplined use of power and care for others.
Governor Leader designates November 24 1955 as a legal holiday for Pennsylvania citizens. He calls for gratitude to God for gifts of freedom and opportunity, urges support for reconstruction and aid to the needy, and links the day to national ideals of liberty and justice.
The text compares labor incomes of owners and tenants during the Depression and postwar era. It notes owners earned about $35 annually in 1930–34 while tenants averaged $726 among ants, with fixed costs like taxes and insurance remaining high for owners. As prices fell tenants fared better, but as the downturn ended owners’ incomes rose faster and higher than tenants.
A religious discussion contrasts Jesus miracles with magic, noting miracles are benevolent acts restoring life and health. The piece cites Acts 10 38 and emphasizes non malice, charity, and the proclamation of good news over magical incantations. It references John the Baptist and summarizes miracle power as healing and sustenance rather than supernatural devices.
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