Dry forces gain ground in national dry poll
A national survey reported by the United States Brewers Association shows 149 percent more towns and 94 percent more counties voting dry in 1935. Of 1838 counties in 32 states, 583 voted dry, with 614 towns in the dry column, and North Dakota’s June 23 vote carried by 25,000 though July 1 control was postponed awaiting a broader result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Brewers’ Association
C. D. Williams
Association
News Dispatch
N. Dakota
North Dakota
Winding Up the Show Public Sale at White House
Public sale in Washington D C on January 8 1937 at 10 A M offers a mix of items including a Democratic Platform, an aged donkey, smiling odds and ends, a carload of cattle, bones from 12 000 000 pigs, a scarcety sired boar, 150 000 bushels seed corn from South America a shipload of cotton goods from Japan and 1 000 barrels of flour
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Highland Post
White House
Washington, D. C
AAA
South America
Japan
Local trip by Lititz men spans five states and 500 miles
Menno Brubaker P B Bucher Samuel Lane Milton Bender and Aaron Kahler traveled in the former's car from Lititz to York Hagerstown and into Virginia covering about 500 miles. A post office inspector warned Lititz officials of possible changes or relocation. Birthdays, hires, a restaurant sale, school picnics, a church project, and a village band filled a busy week with community events.
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Menno Brubaker
P. B. Bucher
Samuel E. Lane
Milton Bender
Aaron Kahler
Lititz
York
Hagerstown
Virginia
Post Office
W. B. Smith
A. W. Miller
Park View
Abram J. Bucher
John Bucher
Clay Township
Farmers National Bank
Paul Bomberger
St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School
Wayne Longenecker
Herman Helman
Rudy
East Main Street
P. G. Ringer
Helman
Longenecker
Bell Telephone Company
Strasburg
Howard Kisinger
Lancaster General Hospital
Willis Leitzinger
Tran
William Scott
Victor Hacker
Frank Crawford
Pottsville
Reformed and Lutheran Sunday Schools
Denver
I. 5
Buckwalter
Supt
Keller
Oregon
Stork
Wayne Habecker
Benjamin Stauffer
Erb
J. L. Hertz
Dr. Hertz
Stauffer
Hiest
F. Smith
Della M. Gingrich
A. S. Hottenstein
East Petersburg
Michael B. Ober
Kissel Hill
Sallie G. Habecker
Town
Bethel A. C
Lancaster
Keller Buys Traction Engine For Farm Threshing
John Keller bought a Crowell traction engine in Greencastle to move threshing rigs from farm to farm. The new road monster is expected to arrive soon and could fill many orders Keller has run. A severe storm broke over the area Friday night with heavy rain and thunder awakening sleepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Metzler
John §. Keller
Greencastle
Crowell Manufacturing Co
Keller
500 Hams Imported from Poland And Hog Contracts
A listing notes 500 hams imported from Poland and 128000 commodities and hog contracts with unspecified terms. It mentions a large quantity of used farm tools leaning, small cash values, and 59 cent dollars with no gold offered.
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PWA
Farm Calendar for Pasture and Poultry Care
Pasture management requires regular grazing and clipping twice yearly to control weeds and prevent forest regrowth. Hogs need shade and constant fresh water in heat, with artificial shade or portable waterers as needed. Pullets benefit from cool shelters for 100 to 125 birds, built cheaply in hours, with ample air circulation in houses.
Night of thefts and a cherry tree strike near Lititz
The report recalls a dangerous Saturday night as horses and buggies were stolen from several houses around Lititz. Samuel Miller, Christian Binkley, and Adams each found or lost horses. some were recovered later near Mt. Joy. Also noted are a rental listing, a 24 inch cabbage head, and a two week stop of the Indian medicine troupe in Ephrata with a Penryn excursion.
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Felows
Samuel Miller
Lititz
Christian Binkley
Lititz Mills
Adams
Rothsville
Brownstown
Miller
Binkley
Mt. Joy
Springs
Penryn
USINESS OUTLOOK August Opens With Mixed Trade Signals
August opened with upward trade conditions nationwide though drought and heat persisted in some areas. July ended with improved crop prospects due to ample rainfall, notably tobacco in Louisville districts. Georgia tobacco crop estimated at 75,236,000 pounds, up about 4.5 million from 1935. Building activity remains high and Pittsburgh reports early steel orders for 1937 autos likely to rise by month end.
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Louisville
Georgia
Pittsburgh
Recordings on Summer Changes and Social Mores
Great picnic weather fades as days shorten and summer ends. The pursuit of happiness is a lifelong chase. When a woman cries a husband may yield or concede. A woman who rejects all men risks being left. Debts to society are often settled before debts to merchants.
Mohler catches county’s largest trout at Hammer Creek
Harry G. Mohler of 44 East Second Avenue caught a 22 inch brown trout the largest in the county as trout season closed Friday in Hammer Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Mohler
East Second Avenue
Mr. Mohler
Hammer Creek
Moravian Sunday School Picnic Day Out
Park hosts Moravian Sunday School picnic with games and exploration. By six o'clock attendees grew tired and prepared to return home.
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THE
Record Printing CO
RE. D. Falweiler _ R. Johnson
Lititz, Pa
South Broad St
Poland
Sharp
John Sensenig
Department of Commerce
Lebzelter’s Grove
Clay, PA
WCAU
Horn & Hardart
Billy Jones
Bobby Heath
RED Rose Boys
RED Rose Twins
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