Quail Introduction Efforts Aim to stock Native Birds
A local sportsman notes farmers in the county stocking sections with California quail but past trials failed. He observed native partridges die after winter housing and says climate may hinder nonnative stock. Virginia partridges also failed to establish here as weather cooled. He argues for focusing on native species to build abundance in a few years. Flicker Out of Season found at Mt Lebanon Cemetery. A boy captured a young flicker and handed it to Elbert Gingrich, who sheltered the woodpecker in his barn.
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California
Virginia
Mt. Lebanon
Elbert Gingrich
East Reinoehlsville
Myerstown Boy in Siberia Writes Home From Front
Myerstown resident Harry H. Reber of Co I 27th U S Infantry reports from Siberia that he has just left hospital after ten days with flu. He describes landing at Vladivostok in September and moving 1300 miles inland to a camp with Russian and Japanese soldiers. He notes the harsh cold, his improved fitness from training, and strengthened faith in church and God while awaiting return home.
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Harry H. Reber
Co. I
27Th U. S. Infantry
Siberia
Myerstown
Vladivostok
27Th Infantry
Weather Holds Up Potato Shipping In County
Cold weather has interfered with potato shipping from southern county growers. Prices in the West show potential rises, with standard price lately $1.50 a bushel. Anticipated rise to $2.00 may prompt growers to hold until later in the season.
Manheim Area Faces Mass Move as Homes Are Scarce
In Lancaster County a wave of displacements hits Lancaster area of the Garden Spot. Some 30 Manheim families face April 1 eviction due to scarce housing as homes have sold. Farmers report large hogs and tobacco growers adapting to tight markets. Hospital plans enlarge General Hospital in Lancaster with 120 beds and rising patient load. Ode to local civic notes include influenza cases, dog tax, and shipments of rabbits from Maine.
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General Hospital
Lancaster
Lancaster Liquor Dealer Petitions Return of License Money
Samuel R. Goodman, a Lancaster wholesale liquor dealer, petitions the court for the return of the license money paid, arguing that wartime prohibition law prevented selling liquor above one half of one percent alcohol content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Goodman
Lancaster
Captain Norman A Green Re-Enlists For Canal Zone Tour
Capt Norman A Green of West Hempfield after 21 years in the army is reenlisting for three years to be spent in the Canal Zone. He began as a private in 1898 rose to captain in 1917 and served at all foreign ports except the destination he now proceeds to.
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Norman A. Green
West Hempfield
Canal Zone
Sawmills Rush to Supply Timber for Tobacco Sheds
In the county's lower end sawmills report high demand for heavy timber as tobacco sheds go up. Builders note current costs are steep, but orders remain strong for additional structures.
Teachers Demand Flat Pay Increase For Reading Teachers
Reading teachers asked for a flat yearly raise of 350 dollars and a minimum of 105 dollars per month. The report notes wage demands from Allentown plasterers also seeking higher pay and overtime rules.
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Allentown Plasterers
Former Linden Hall teacher to celebrate 90th birthday
Miss Sophie Youngman, longtime Linden Hall Seminary teacher, resides at the Ann C. Witman Home and will reach age 90 this month. Among the ten residents, the youngest is 78, with most in their eighties. Ada C. Wentz marked her 96th birthday last week.
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Sophie Youngman
Ann C. Witman
Linden Hall Seminary
Ada C. Wentz
Petersburg Lad Arrested For Desertion
Wilmer Steffy of East Petersburg was arrested at Lancaster for desertion from Troop H 17th Cavalry stationed at Fort Bliss Texas. He said he came home on furlough December 6 1919 and never returned to camp.
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Wilmer Steffy
East Petersburg
United States Army
Lancaster
17Th Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Texas
Builder of Columbia Dam Dies at Philadelphia
Edwin F. Smith a longtime Reading Railroad civil engineer who retired in 1911 died at his Philadelphia home at 79. He directed the Columbia dam project on the Susquehanna, Reading Market Street Terminal works, and Merriman power plant design. A separate item notes Baltimore Dry Dock Co leasing Rossmére park for the Baltimore nine from March 15 to October 1 with Sam Frock as manager, aiming to train in Lancaster next spring and bring top regional teams to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Smith
Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia
United States
Great Columbia
Susquehanna River
Reading Market Street
Merriman
New Hampshire
Lancaster
Baltimore Dry Dock Company
H. John
Sam Frock
Pennsylvania Land Reserve Expands With 15848 Acres
The Forestry Department completed purchase of 15843 acres to join state reserves in Potter County. A report on Somerset county purchases to be presented at the commission meeting. Surveys under way in Bucks and Fulton counties. Claude Ettele stationed in Yokohama reports travel through Japan for Standard Oil NY. plans Korea trip after completing work. Hickory wood for tool handles, last stand of first growth in Northumberland county, is being cut.
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Forestry Department
Potter County
Somerset County
Bucks
Fulton
Philip Ettele
Middletown
Claude Ettele
Yokohama
Japan
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Korea
Northumberland County
Beauty and industry shape Milton region past and future
The article recalls a once broad belt of hickory timber along Chillisquagque Creek near Milton now thinning, with a Philadelphia tool factory reportedly purchasing the whole stretch at an unusual price. It notes Alma and industrial growth, including the Viscose company’s Lewistown silk plant plan and a $3 million Lock Haven mill expansion.
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Chillisquagque Creek
Milton
Philadelphia
Viscose Company
Marcus Hook
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewistown
Wiscoe
New York and Pennsylvania Company
Lock Haven
Not Very Flourishing Lebanon Jail Occupancy
The Lebanon county jail houses 400 to 500 people in theory but currently holds fewer than 20. Staffing comprises three or four employees, indicating underutilization and staffing tightness.
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Lebanon County
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W. H. Buch
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Manheim Sentinel
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Pleasant Grove
Fulton Township
Sarah Wise
Elizabethtown
United States Navy
Edward
Elmer
Frank S
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Ansel
Reamstown
Maine
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Denver
C. Howard Witmer
Lancaster Co
Akron
Sherman Seed
Philip Rudy
Simon GC. Snyder
East Drumore
Mr. Snyder
East Drnmore Township
Lancaster County
Berks
Emaline Roth
Behrsburg
Berks County
Peter Montemorro
Conshohocken
Howard Bartlett
Oil City
Argonne
112Th Infantry
Staten Island
Linden Hall
Petersburg
Columbia Dam
Baltimore Dry Dock
Rossmere Park
BR. Frank Geary
Mercantile Advertiser
Supreme Court
Aaron Burr
Gimble Store
Joseph Sparks
Pomeroy
Coatesville
Close
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Naval Service
Fred Flaig
United States Naval Service
Joseph Flaig
Reading
Flaig
Genoa
Italy
Atlantic Ocean
Hank and
Pete
Ken Kling
Mets
Wwe
Gotta Sun
Charles Dickens
Frey
Has. H. Frey’s Shoe Store
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
N. Queen St
England
Heinitsch’s
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