Brownstown Notes Highlight Local Reunions and Visits
Attendees included Mr and Mrs A G Carpenter Savold Shenk A F Getz and families W Weber and family and Leroy Wolf and family at the Hackman family reunion at Pine Hill on Sunday. Camp meeting at Adamstown drew many locals while Miss Edna Wolf of Hope Mission York returns home for a two week vacation. Mrs Lloyd Leiking and daughters visit H S Neidermyer and Florence Neidermyer. Walter Herr and family from Lancaster Jesse Bics swanger and family from Reading spent Sunday with S M Herr and family. Esther Zwally plans a trip to New York and other places. Terrance McVery family of Ephrata moved into the house beside the restaurant and will open.
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A. G. Carpenter
Savold Shenk
A. F. Getz
W. Weber
Leroy Wolf
Hackman
Pine Hill
Adamstown
Edna Wolf
Hope Mission
York
Lloyd Leeking
Mary
Betty
H. S. Neidermyer
Florence Neidermyer
Walter Herr
Lancaster
Jesse Bicsswanger
Reading
S. M. Herr
Esther Zwally
New York
Terrance McVery
Ephrata
Willeopen
Local tales of restaurant plan and baseball setback
A restaurant is planned for the K G E building in a few weeks. The local baseball team was beaten 16 to 5 at Columbia last Saturday. Married and single men plan a game at Rocky Springs during the S S picnic on Saturday.
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Columbia
Rocky Springs
S. S
Town Marks Running of the First Engine in 1829
Honesdale hosts a three day centennial celebration in Wayne County to mark the 100th anniversary of the Stourbridge Lion the first steam locomotive run in America. The Delaware and Hudson Railroad brought the English engine and a tablet dedication commemorates the August 8 1829 trial.
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Honesdale
Wayne County
America
Stourbridge Lion
England
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Rain of Stars Over Lancaster Mountains Astound Skywatchers
Clouded skies cleared Sunday night as Lancaster Mountains witnessed the Tears of St. Lawrence meteor shower. Perseus marked activity in the northeastern sky with yellow fireballs and sparks, reportedly 250 meteors per hour, mostly not reaching Earth.
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Lancaster Mountains
St. Lawrence
Perseus
Earth
Air Travel Maps and Charts Shown by Lancaster Club
The Lancaster Automobile Club exhibit at the Lancaster Fair will display air travel maps and charts. Prepared by the American Automobile Association with Federal experts, the complete maps show how pilots and passengers map air routes similar to highway routes. The booth will be in the arcade under the grandstand.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Lancaster Fair
American Automobile Association
Automobile Club
Bird statistics point to robins and sparrows as most common
The article notes robins and sparrows as the most abundant U S birds. It mentions a record dense bird population on an island estate near Washington, reported as the densest in America.
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United States
America
Washington
Variation in Mankind: Great Men as True Men
A reflective statement by Adiel on the value of greatness in humanity. It asserts that true men are those in whom nature succeeds, while other types fall short of their potential.
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Adiel
County Events Highlight Local Crimes and Community Affairs
Manheim police arrest Elwood Godenauer for issuing about 700 dollars in fraudulent checks. bail set at 1500 dollars for Alderman Clifton Cole hearing. Neffsville resident John Burkendeine charged with felonious assault with intent to kill. jailed to await Alderman Burkhart hearing. Elmer Druck accuses Burkenbine of chasing his wife. Ephrata Business Men's Association outing at Hershey Park included games, lunch, and a children’s amusement token program. Akron car dealer news: C W Dissinger and son named Oakland Pontiac dealers in Akron, succeeding John Bros. and Lancaster County distributors. Lancaster group hosts large laymen gathering.
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Manheim
Elwood Godenauer
Lebanon
New York Motor Express
Clifton Cole
Neffsville
John Burkendine
Steigerwalt
Lancaster
John F. Burkhart
Elmer Druck
Burkenbine
Ephrata
Business Men’s Association
Hershey Park
Marcella Schweitzer
A. M. Harting
Ralph Weidman
Akron
Oakland Motor Car Co
Pontiac
Michigan
C. W. Dissinger and Son
Oakland
Akron Automobile
John Bros
Lancaster County
W. King St
Lancaster Churches Endorse Union Evangelical Campaign
Lancaster churches voted to cooperate and back a union evangelical tabernacle drive led by Evangelist Charles E Neighbour. The campaign will be organized if suitable arrangements can be made, with a Monday night service held at St Pauls Reformed Church. The text notes homemaking energy in modern life as per Farm and Fireside.
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Lancaster
Neighbour Evangelistic Party
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Union Evangelical Tabernacle
Charles E. Neighbour
Hauling of All Kinds for Sale in Lititz
Wood for sale and garbage collection services offered in Lititz Pennsylvania by Hollinger contact 219 R 127 Liberty Street.
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Hollinger
Liberty Street
Lititz, Pa
Economy and Waste Economy in Daily Living
A Danbury Evening News quips that economies in food save families money allowing more spending on clothing, highlighting thrift as a practical virtue. The column notes the balance between saving on meals and prudent purchases amid household budgets.
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Danbury Evening News
Desert Riders Clash With French in Red Shadow Tale
The Desert Song opens with vivid desert night scenes and a riff troupe led by the Red Shadow. Captain Paul Fontaine and Margot Bonvalet loom in gossip as the Riffs prep to defend their desert realm against French pursuit. The Red Shadow appears as the scene builds to conflict.
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Sid el Kar
Red
Paul Fontaine
Sid Hl Kar
Robin Hood
Birabeau
Captain Fontaine
Margot Bonvalet
Paris
Lamalilion
Paul Fontaines
Riff
Red Shadow
Mahomet
Fontaine
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Enna Jettic Shoe Shop
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Dexdale
Grabe
East Main St
Lanecaster
M. Ada Schnerer
Huebener & Habecker
Main St
Lititz
Hershey & Gibbel
Wingert & Haas
John A. Haas
Queen St
Reading Coal
Long & Company
Virginia Morris
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Warner Bros
Otto Harbach
Laurence Schwab
Oscar Hammerstein
Frank Mandel
Outlaw Riffs
Groen SeniThin
Wertsch’s
Billy
Walnut Grove Dairy
W. Martin
Hess ’ Tel
Farmers National Bank
Fred Trimmer
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