Lancaster County News Briefs and Local Notes
Charged with stealing and driving James Cooper's horse to death, John Adams, 19, is jailed in Lancaster. Reporters threaten exclusion from Lancaster Street Committee meetings over suppression of discussions. John Casey, long absent, returns for first visit to Lancaster County after 50 years running a ranch in Oregon. A Labor Day Socialist picnic with sports and music is planned at Ephratac Park. Manheim Knitting Mills expands again under A. K. Kauffman due to rising patronage. Bureau of soils crews, led by EH. D. Gilbert with W. B. Cobb, J. F. Cox, and E. L. Moffitt, survey county farms in cooperation with state. Township supervisors shift from four- to six-year terms. one six-year and one four-year seat are up for election, with candidates required to state term length.
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James Cooper
John Adams
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Capp
Lancaster Street
John Casey
Oregon
Ephrata Park
Manheim Knitting Mills
A. K. Kauffman
Bureau of Soils
EH. D. Gilbert
W. B. Cobb
J. F. Cox
E. L. Moffitt
Lancaster County W. C. T. U. Convention at Mt Joy
The thirteenth annual Lancaster County W. C. T. U. convention will be held at Mt. Joy Methodist church on September 3 and 4. Sessions begin Wednesday at 10 AM with 2 PM and 7:30 PM meetings. an executive meeting at 8:15 AM Thursday precedes the 9:15 AM regular session. An afternoon session starts at 2 PM to close the event.
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Lancaster County
Mt. Joy
Bushong Family Reunion Hosts 300 Members at Park
Nearly three hundred Bushong family representatives from Berks Chester and this county met at Our Park for their annual reunion. A B Landis of Rohrerstown led the program and remarks were offered by several attendees. Jonathan Bushong age eighty two was guest of the day. Next year’s meeting will be at Lititz. Officers elected include President George Bear New Holland Vice President Samuel E Bushong Lititz Secretary Mabel Landis Rohrerstown Treasurer Neri Bushong Mechanicsburg. The Northampton County Agricultural Society will hold its 61st annual fair in Nazareth September 16 17 18 and 19 with railroads offering special trains and trolley service and a large variety of exhibits races livestock and midway attractions.
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Bushong
Berks
Chester
Our Park
A. B. Landis
Rohrerstown
Jonathan Bushong
Lititz
George Bear
New Holland
Samuel E. Bushong
Mabel Landis
Neri Bushong
Mechanicsburg
Northampton County Agricultural Society
Nazareth
It Pays In Travel Through France's Road Drive
It Pays, what is one man's pleasure is another's business. The Minister of Public Works in France seeks to spend 50 million dollars over 10 or 12 years to oil 1 6000 miles of roads. The aim is to capture rising tourist traffic by improving roads and country hotels. Some hotelkeepers have upgraded meals, rooms, and beds as a result.
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France
Strasburg
Deserts bloom as Arizona irrigation project expands
The $7 million Colorado River irrigation plan near Yuma will transform about 175000 acres of dry land into fertile farmland capable of producing corn and cotton. The project, featuring an 800 foot tunnel and a 60 foot deep siphon, aims to reimburse federal costs through land and water sales as emigrant farmers buy in.
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Colorado
Yuma Arizona
Arizona
California
Federal Treasury
Rural survey urged to aid country people in need
A Progressive Farmer writer urges a rural survey to map county life and driving factors. The plan would assess schools roads churches markets and farm conditions to guide improvements and curb farm to town migration, with examples from Wisconsin Ohio and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Farmer
University of Wisconsin
Ohio Board of Agriculture
Presbyterian Commission On Country Life
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kill the sparrow the nuisance of farm and town
The text argues sparrows are pests and health threats, spreading diseases, feeding on grain, and harming native birds. It notes sparrows arrived from England with civilization, became a widespread nuisance, especially near settlements, and calls for reducing their numbers. It also urges improving Main Street appearance to reflect community progress.
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America
England
Ber
Chrysanthemums Care Guide for Cuttings and Division
Inquiries on chrysanthemum cuttings and division. avoid planting cuttings after June. Early care requires only enough water to prevent stagnation with no fertilizer. As growth resumes in a couple of months, begin manure and heavier watering, increasing until buds color. After buds appear, provide ample water but no fertilizer.
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Los Angeles Times
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W. H. Buch
Record Building
W. C. T. U. Convention
Bushong Family Reunion
Malang
Desert
Hope
Stephenson
Speakman
Coatesville
D. M. Golder
West Chester
Archie Holding
B. F. Dorsheimer
Parkesburg
J. Frank E. Hause
I. W. Speakman
Adam Scheidt Brewing Company
F. Lyle Hill
Penn Trust Company
Reading
C. E. Umsted
Speakman Hotel
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Pennsylvania
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
Leinbach & Co
Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster’s Daylight Department Store
S. & H. Green
Bell
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Heinitsch’s
W. A. Heinitsh Big Furniture and Carpet Store
S. Queen St
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