Immune Chestnut Found Near Lancaster Farm
Forest pathologist Rush Marshall of the U S Forestry Department reports a Japanese chestnut variety on Charles W Stein's Farm near Lancaster that appears nearly immune to the destructive chestnut blight. The discovery, made with agricultural extension agents and state plant bureau staff, offers a potential solution as blight has devastated eastern chestnut trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Marshall
United States Forestry Department
Charles W. Stein
Fruitville Pike
May Reopen Lead Mines Operated During Revolution
William Porter of Joplin Missouri, an expert on lead mining, inspected six farms in Sinking valley Blair county and plans to prospect for lead there. The historic mines opened during the revolutionary war to supply Washington's army with lead for bullets were abandoned after the war. A bronze tablet was unveiled July 4 by Colonel Proctor of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Porter, a native of Alexandria Huntingdon county, traveled east after reading of the ceremony and believes pay quantities of lead underlie the valley. If test holes confirm this mining could resume there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter
Joplin
Sinking Valley
Blair County
Washington
Proctor
Daughters of the American Revolution
Porter
Alexandria
Huntingdon County
Cement Firm Buys Eight Farms Near Myerstown
The Portland Cement Company of New York secured options on eight large farms totaling 800 acres around Myerstown, Lebanon County. Test borings will be conducted on all eight sites to obtain stone for production. Separately, notable local items include a two pound green cucumber by Pickle Ray Smith of Fredericksburg and two pecan trees heavy with nuts at Harry Rau’s Sieversville yard. James Rauch of Bethlehem repaired more than 55,000 clocks in 65 years in business as he marked his 83rd birthday. A 100 acre game refuge is proposed by Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Association with aims to breed birds and animals and to clarify streams to protect aquatic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Co
Portland Cement Company of
New York
Siegfriend
Myerstown
James Rauch
Bethlehem
Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Association
Public Sale of Real Estate Leads to Four Tracts in Lancaster PA
Public sale of three farms in Warwick and Clay Townships plus a Lititz lot on September 9 1925 at 2 PM and 7 PM on premises. Tract 1 48 acres 23 perches with brick dwelling. Tract 2 61 acres 1 perch with stone house. Tract 3 5 acres 60 perches woodland. Tract 4 47 by 184 feet lot on South Front Street Lititz with double frame dwelling. Sale under Orphans Court order. Auctioneers and clerk named.
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Clay Township
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
Clay
Orphans’ Court
Warwick Township
Joseph R. Bucher
Reuben, Myers
Samuel Young
Brunnerville
Lexington
Lancaster
John Pfautz
Samuel Wiest
Nash Horst
John Peiffer
S. B. Keller
Qlay
Schoeneck
Benjamin GB. Bucher
H. T. Hacker
H. H. Stravely
George L. Keith
Joseph B. Wissler
Marker to be unveiled at end of Day's Walk event
A bronze marker will be unveiled Saturday September 19 along Hokendauqua Creek near Edelmans Mill to mark the end of the first day of the Walking Purchase by William Penn from Shackamaxon. Erected by the State Historic Pennsylvania and Northampton County, with Gov Pinchot and a World War era Indian chief among speakers, the event plans a large attendance. A new traveler form called the hobo family appears in camps as touring parties travel by car sleeping by the road nightly. Harry Garman 20, son of Samuel and Mrs. Garman of Good’s Crossing near Wahrata, has enlisted in the U S Army Aviation and sails for Honolulu from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Shackamaxon
Hokendauqua Creek
Edelman’s Mill
Northampton
Kreidersville
State of
Hokendanqua Creek
Gov. Pinchot
Harry Garman
Samuel Garman
Good's Crossing
Wahrata
Aviation Department
U. S. Army
New York City
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Coming Events in Lititz Area for Aug and Sept 1926
A list of scheduled family reunions and events in Lititz and nearby towns from August through September 1926. Entries include Harnish and Bomberger family reunions, Witmer and Gantz gatherings, a Picnics of Emanuel Lutheran and Amish-related meetings, plus district events like the Pennsylvania State Firemen’s Convention in Stroudsburg and the Lancaster County Christian Endeavor Convention in New Holland. Includes dates from August 14 to September 12 with a Meshing Sesqui Centennial note in Philadelphia.
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Honey Brook Evangelical S. S
Witmer
Honeybrook
Gantz
Emanuel Lutheran
Brickerville
Philadelphia
ser-Oberlin
Zacharias Ferry
Clay
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Lancaster Co. Christian Endeavor
New Holland
Wilmer Hershey named city plan consultant in Santa Barbara rebuilding
County announces Wilmer Hershey son of J K Hershey Lancaster named consulting architect to the committee planning Santa Barbara redevelopment He will design the new city and is a Lancaster High School graduate class of 1914 Other notes report varied coal stock levels and summer loading, residents aiding East Side children, and two notable property sales in Lancaster Junction and White Oak Railroad Station with purchases by Clarence L Cassel and William Greenly respectively.
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New City
Wilmer Hershey
J. K.hershey
Lancaster
Devested Santa Barbara
Calif
Hershey
Lancaster High School
Pasadena
Cal
Mechanical Dragon in German Film Battles Hero
Seventeen men operate a mechanical dragon in a German film production. The dragon crawls drinks water climbs a tree spits fire and finally battles the hero in a showcase of staged spectacle.
Quality Cooperation Promises Great Printing Prices
The notice urges collaboration on upcoming printing projects, highlighting favorable prices and satisfaction with the work. It positions the provider as helpful and capable of delivering quality results to the client.
The Gold White Man Sought Corn
D F Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station notes corn's vast value and global spread in Nature Magazine. He argues corn surpassed gold in wealth generation, with the United States producing three quarters of world corn. The piece traces corn’s early U.S. role, types, and deep historical roots in civilization.
Fragmentary science remark on interrelated understanding
An old text notes that sciences are interrelated and cannot be fully understood in isolation. It claims insights into one field help illuminate others, emphasizing a connected view of knowledge and inquiry.
Miner forms Tyrolean hotel after mine injury
Isador Sorlin, an Italian miner from Blairsville Pennsylvania, sought to return to the Tyrolean Alps to open a tourist hotel after a back injury from a mine accident. The Workmen's Compensation Board awarded him 12 dollars weekly for 500 weeks and approved a lump sum so he could move home. His wife watches ballet as she jokes about interpreting seasons.
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Tyrolean Alps
Blairsville
Isador Sorlin
Workmen’s Compensation Board
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Charles Stein
Palm Beach
W. H. Buch
Keystone Exchanges
Ray Smith
Fredericksburg
Lebanon County
Harry Rau
Sieversville
Allentown
Reading
Elmira
Williamsport
Lititz Springs Park
Lititz Union
Harnish
Hornberger
Bomberger
Butzer
Steven
the County
Quarryville
Mill Properties Sold
Lancaster Junction
Publie Sale
Clarence L. Cassel
White Oak
Wm. TJ Greenly
M. M. Cassel
Wm. Greenly
Record Printing House
Lititz, PA
D. F. Jones
Connecticutt
Nature Magazine
America
United States
Virginia
Massachuetts
Europe
Western Hemisphere
China
Japan
Peru
Broad St
Printing House
Lititz
Mrs. Peck
Henry
LF. van Zelm
Giver
Avi
LE van Zen
Ned
Atherine McDowell
Irvington, N.Y
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