Social Roundup of Local Families and Visits
Local residents recount a weekend of dinners visits and open houses across East Petersburg Akron Reading Lancaster Lititz Millersville and Deodate. Highlights include Mr and Mrs Morris McCloud Silver Wedding Anniversary plans and multiple relatives from Rome Philadelphia Lebanon Valley College and different townships visiting and hosting gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keener
Philadelphia
Irwin Keener
Nancy
Norris
Pottstown
Norman Keener
Paul
Harold
Hather
Miriam
Norma
Dorothy
Janet
John Henry
Lancaster R
Anna Graybill
Hallville
Henry Keener
Morris McCloud
Front Street
Dorothy. Hoffman
Rheems
Amos Yerger
Lena Risser
Lebanon Valley College
Allen Brubaker
Warren Brubaker
Deodate
Bertha Franck
Longest Elephant Tusk Reported at 11 Feet 5 Inches
A director at the New York Zoological Park states the longest elephant tusk measured 11 feet 5 inches and weighed 292 pounds as part of a tusk pair reported a few years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Zoological Park
County music contest districts and Lititz elimination
Lancaster county districts form southern division including York, Dauphin, Adams, Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, Franklin, Fulton and Bedford. Lititz leads to district contest in Harrisburg April 18 and state contest at Pottsville April 24 25. Judges include county high school music supervisors not competing in Lititz elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
York, Dauphin, Adams
Cumberland
Perry, Juniata
Franklin
Fulton
Bedford Counties
Lititz
John Harris High School
Harrisburg
Pottsville
Manor
Manheim Township
Strasburg
Mt. Joy
West Lampeter
West Lampetw
Upper Seacock
New Holland
Manheim
Elizabethtown
Washingtons visit to Barbadoes in 1751 noted
The article recalls Gen George Washingtons sole foreign trip to Barbadoes in 1751 with his brother Lawrence seeking health. It describes the island as the eastern Caribbean outpost with Bridgetown as its port city and mentions Nelsons former headquarters and Washingtons house still standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barbadoes
George Washington
Lawrence
Bridgetown
Lord Nelson
Fghter Whs
Trafalgar
Miss Esther Zimmerman and H Walter Bowman Wed at Lititz Parsonage
Esther Zimmerman daughter of Graybill Zimmerman of Lititz and H Walter Bowman son of F M Bowman of Rothsville were married at the Lutheran Parsonage Lititz by Rev F A Weichsel. The couple will reside in Rothsville with attendants Naomi M Weidman and Luther Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Zimmerman
Graybill Zimmerman
Lititz
R. D
H. Walter Bowman
Rothsville
Lutheran Parsonage
F. A. Weichsel
Naomi M. Weidman
Luther Brown
Millhouse-Boyer Girl Weds In Lititz Area Home Ceremony
Miss Esta L. Boyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Boyer of Lititz R D 5 and Roy W. Mill of near Mountville were married Saturday at 4 pm at the bride home. Rev W P Martin officiated and a supper followed with guests including Rev and Mrs Martin Mr and Mrs Earl Buch Esther Martin and others. The couple will reside at the bride’s home after a trip to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory P. Wagner
Landisville
Harry Grube
Ruth Gochaneur
Lancaster
General Hospital Training School
Albert Gochaneur
Feryn Miller
Overlook
Rs. Tilman Shank
Shank
Lester Miller
Warren Snyder
Lititz R. D
Christ Snyder
Spruce St
John Landis
Bareville
B. P. Wagner
Albert Erb
Erisman’s Church
Jacob Snyder
Mechanicsville
Ira Smith
Millersville
D. P. Witmyer
Walter Hess
Pine Hill
D. P. Longsdorf
Minerva Sammet
Elizabeth Sheaffer
Anna Keener
Bertha Sammet
Town
Esta L. Boyer
Wayne Boyer
Lititz
R. D
Roy W. Millhouse
Mountville
W. P. Martin
Earl Buch
Esther Martin
Ethel Koser
Emma Daugherty
Nora Hevener
Esther Smith
Ethel Keller
Ohio
Tomato Quality Grading at Lancaster Pulping Point
The Lancaster facility grades incoming tomatoes by red-ripe quality for pulping. Size and shape vary. uniformity is not required as long as fruit is red-ripe at receipt. About 100,000 tons are received at Mt. shipping point for processing.
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Lancaster
Isaac Watts Applies Golden Rule In 1741 Work
Prominent Independent minister Isaac Watts in his Catechism and Improvement of the Mind asserts that the Golden Rule given by the blessed Lord stands as a guiding principle of morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Watts
Leap Year Rule Explained With Century Exception
The text explains leap years occur every four years but years ending in a century are leap only if divisible by 400. It notes 1800 and 1900 are not leap years while 2000 is a leap year.
Tomato yields projected at ten tons per acre under normal weather
Joy officials note last year only three tons per acre of second quality tomatoes. They say the average yield per acre would reach at least ten tons if weather remains favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
Fox Displays Uniform Form Across Global Environments
An English scientist states the fox shows remarkable uniformity of form and habits despite widespread distribution and diverse temperatures and environments.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Clair
Roy
New Street
James Sensenig
East Petersburg
Mr. Clair
M. W. Hess
Sadie
Mary Hess
Rome
Raymond Hall
Akron
Elam Risser
Elmer Eby
J. M. Leed
A. L. Hess
Reading
Lititz Springs
Barbers
Spacht Bldg
Geo, H. Pennypacker
Bowman - Zimmerman
Millhouse—Boyer
Wm. Mathers
Mathers Beauty Shop
W. Orange St
S. Broad ST
Dorothy Epler
West Grove
Landreth’s
Moyer’s Drug Store
Lititz, PA
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rathskellar
Verna Kreider
Earl Carpenter
Emily Weller
Wertsch
General Sutter Hotel
Goodyear
Goodrich
Broad and
Marion Streets
BUICK
Chevrolet
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