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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
2
The Philadelphia Coal and Iron Company has a large force at Cold Spring in northern Lebanon County, prospecting for coal as part of its oil and mineral exploration efforts in the region.
The Pennsylvania Department of Fisheries distributed over 30,000 two year old rainbow and brook trout across streams in January, the largest January release on record. More than 3,000 sunfish were also planted in the same period.
Robert B. Sechler of Myerstown paid with a $100 bill mistakenly for a two-cent stamp. The clerk missed the error and it was later discovered while tallying receipts. The owner was found a week later unaware of the large bill’s fate.
Farl Webster of Tullytown died last Thursday in Harriman hospital Bristol Pa from complications after jumping into the Delaware and Lehigh canal to rescue three children who broke through the ice while skating. Residents plan a medal recognition with a subscription drive.
Raymond Hamaker 14 of Womelsdorf shot 12 year old George Wolle during a stunt to shoot a cigarette from a boy’s mouth. The .22 revolver bullet struck below the left eye socket but treatment indicates the injury is not serious and sight is not likely to be lost. Older neighborhood boys reportedly performed the stunt successfully elsewhere.
Lancaster county feeders fear losses as fat cattle prices lag behind stockers. Some farmers paid too much, while high grade feeders risk no profit. Lower grade cattle may at least break even. Hope rises for better prices, though uncertain, as feed costs ease with corn and hay prices lower than last season.
A May pullet on Benjamin Hess’s farm at Weidmanville Clay township ship laid an egg containing three yolks. Such a triple yolk is rare, though double yolks are more common when hens lay eggs.
Wild geese were seen flying northward this past week well ahead of their usual timing. About 25 Lancaster colored boys formed a Boy Scout troop while Columbia colored boys already have one. J Rhoads of Marietta, age 80, is demolishing a neighbor’s house and building 200 feet of fence. Nearly 10,500 county dog owners have paid 1920 license fees. those unpaid are listed with the county treasurer.
Twelve Church of the Brethren congregations and 10 Sunday Schools in the county raised 2189.16 for Near East relief. William Riddle, longtime Lancaster county school book agent, begins his 35th year. Mrs. Mary Grimes of Denver oversees Reamstown secondary school after the death of veteran teacher C B Jacoby. Akron Fish and Game Protective Association received four hens and two roosters of Ringneck Pheasants from game warden E Keene. Rossmere ball park in Lancaster sold from John Hiemenz estate to St. Joseph's Catholic Club for 11000, Hill organization to move in April 1 to use the site as athletic field. New Holland’s St Stephan Reformed Church installs a Mueller organ from Hagerstown, Md, a complex job lasting a month.
The Lukens Iron and Steel Co of Coatesville, famed for large plates, forged a 319 by 202 inch boiler plate from a bloom over 46 000 pounds in the 206 inch mill. The plate, 2 1/2 inches thick after cooling shrinkage, is for a Yarrow boiler for the Bethlehem Ship Co. for the United States government. Walter Young supervises the mill with roller Chas Morton and John W Johnson guiding. The Lukens plant traces back to 1810 as America’s first boiler plate producer, with a history tied to the Quaker founders and wartime shifts. The facility spans a chain of modern mills and shops across about five miles.
Southern newspapers warn of a large tramp migration from northern cities as February winds drive vagrants south. Job scarcity has pushed many to quit, while some seek seasonal odd jobs or relief. The piece urges public work opportunities and local employment bureaus to steer wanderers toward workable tasks.
Christiana National Bank has been fitted with a burglar alarm and a remark that the Landisville bank robbers are invited to drop in any night.
Farmers in Lancaster county plan a slower approach to raising sheep as wool sales collapsed last season and lamb prices fell. Many producers are selling their flocks, reversing several years of rising sheep numbers and profitable breeding, signaling a difficult revival ahead.
Lancaster plans a Fat Cattle Show at Union Stock Yards on June 1 and 2 under the Lancaster Livestock Exchange. Fifty to sixty carloads will be brought from the South Chicago Pittsburgh and other U S cattle centers. County fed stock will also be shown. The event aims to attract cattle men farmers and the public with full efforts toward success.
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