New York World's Fair 1939 Embraces Global Participation
Preparations at Flushing Meadow advance with 4,000,000 cubic yards of fill and barge lagoons carved. The Administration and Theme buildings rise with 900000 and 1200000 dollar budgets as Grover Whalen confirms plans for 30 major structures and early 1937 completion milestones. The International Bureau grants 1939 exclusive status, drawing participation from over 30 nations and 250 American firms.
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New York
Flushing Meadow
Geographica
New York City
Fall Corporation
Empire State Building
Flushing River Basin
Fairs Board of Design
Grover Whalen
The
Fair Corporation
Manhattan
International Convention Bureau
Paris
Birthday Surprise for Mrs. Oehme in Lititz and Manheim
Mr. and Mrs. Galen Shriener of Locust Street hosted a birthday surprise party Saturday for Mrs. Wm. Oehme. Attendees included Wm. Oehme and children Helen and Herbert, Wm. Oehme Jr., John D. Martin and family, Chester Martin and children Jane and Roger, all from Lititz, Carl Shenk and Doris Shenk, Manheim, Monroe Hacker and Dorothee Shriener, Brickerville, and Arthur Smith family with Patsy Akron.
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Galen Shriener
Locust Street
Wm. Oehme
Helen
Herbert
Wm. Oehme, Jr
John D. Martin
Chester Martin
Jane
Roger
Lititz
Carl Shenk
Doris
Monroe Hacker
Manheim
Victor Shriener
Dorothey
Brickerville
Arthur Smith
Patsy
Akron
Sunbeam Class To Meet At St Pauls Lutheran
The Sunbeam Class of St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School will hold its regular monthly meeting led by Miss Winona Leed. Members are urged to attend as plans for activities and lessons for the coming month will be discussed.
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Sunbeam
St. Pauls Lutheran Sunday School
Winona Leed
Meeting at Mrs Harry Kready Home on Spruce Street
An evening gathering is planned for Tuesday at 8 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Harry Kready on Spruce Street. Attendees are advised to arrive promptly for the event.
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Harry Kready
Spruce Street
Lancaster County Appeals Day Set For Lititz Borough
The Lancaster County Commissioners will hear assessments appeals in Lititz Borough next Friday January 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Assessors from Lititz wards must attend at the Court House. January 22 also covers Elizabeth Colerain Ra pho and Clay Townships. Other nearby districts schedule appeal days: Penn Township January 21 Warwick Township January 25 Manheim January 27.
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Lancaster County
Lititz
Néon
Court House
Elizabeth
Colerain
Rapho
Clay Townships
Penn Township
Warwick Twp
Manheim
Mrs Laura Snavely Dies at 79 in Lancaster Home
Mrs. Laura L. Snavely, 79, died at the home of Mrs. Belle Snavely in Lancaster after complications of diseases. Her passing follows a period of illness and local neighbors recall her longtime presence in the community.
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Laura L. Snavely
Belle Snavely
Lancaster
Funeral services for Pine Hill resident held in Lititz cemetery
An illness brief in Pine Hill, Warwick Township, ends with the death of a local resident. Surviving are two brothers and sisters, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Services are set at the Groff parlors in Lancaster tomorrow at 2 o clock, with interment in Lititz Moravian cemetery. Owl Hill notes report visits among neighbors and relatives including Mathers, Musser, Shreiner, Hershey and others across Lititz and Lancaster, with several families traveling from Harrisburg and New York City locations.
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Pine Hill
Warwick Township
Freeman
John Hartranft
Lititz
Isaac Leslie
Lancaster
Lititz Moravian
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New York Fair
James H. Ross
E. King Street
Lancaster, Pa
OWL Hill News
Ebner Mathers
Charles Musser
Ted Moseman
Jennie Shreimer
Emma Witters
Amos Shreiner
Walter Hershey
Bob and
Ruth Hershey
Harrisburg
Chester Bixerley End
Aaron Shaub
Henry E. Long
Springfield
Mass
William Bopp
E. L. Davis
Harry Showers
Wolf’s Garage
West Main St
DE Soto and
Plymouth
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
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