Old tortoise with J C Smith 1846 noted near York power plant
A tortoise marked J C Smith 1846 is seen near the Delta Electric Power Plant in York county for years. Lettie Eshbach of Allentown claims to be the state's youngest grandmother with three grandchildren. Rev Albert Vogel marks his 103rd birthday at his son’s home in Jeannette. Samuel Manning of Baltimore is fined $50 for robbing a partridge nest while working on the state highway between Dillsburg and Harrisburg.
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J. C. Smith
Delta Electric Power
York County
Lettie Eshbach
Allentown
Albert Vogel
Albert Vogel, Jr
Jeannette
Samuel Manning
Baltimore
Dillsburg
Harrisburg
Manning
Camp Commissary
Gift to Gettysburg Endows Two Lutheran Scholarships
Hazleton couple Mr and Mrs C J Kirschner donated 10000 to Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg for two 5000 scholarships. Interest funds will educate young men pursuing Lutheran ministry in memory of Alvan Ray Kirschner.
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C J. Kirschner
Hazleton
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Alvan Ray Kirschner
Weavertown Visitors Cite War Hero Kin Story
Daniel Weaver and his wife, former Weavertown residents from Lebanon county, visited their son John in Weavertown after living near Los Angeles. They recalled the donor’s son who died in the war while serving with the colors. The piece notes local ties and a Bologna factory history in Weavertown.
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Daniel Weaver
Weavertown
Lebanon County
John Weaver
Los Angeles
Missouri
Weaver
Happenings in the Garden Spot Feature Local Changes
Franklin gains Kleinball manager John Breckenridge after Elizabethtown team disbanded. P H Hildebrand buys Hotel Cocalico Ephrat a full interest from Reading partner William H. Shimp. Canada visitors John Huntzberger and wife stay with Elizabeth Huntzberger in Elizabethtown. J R Royer’s ice cream site at 52 West King Street to become a public garage. Christ Lutheran Elizabethtown plans 150th anniversary celebration next year.
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Franklin
John Breckenridge
Eliza-bethtown
Cocalico
P. H. Hildebrand
Reading
William H. Shimp
Ephrata
Joe Royer
Lancaster
J. R. Royer
W. King Street
Christ Lutheran Church
Elizabethtown
18 Berries to a Quart Champion Grower Emerges
William Worley of Gouglersville is hailed as Berks county's top strawberry grower. His Big Joe berries reach ten inches in circumference and 18 fruits fill a quart box. He expects a 10,000 quart harvest this year after two decades of berry farming.
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William Worley
Gouglersville
Illegal deer killed near Clearfield found in river box
A six foot flood revealed illegal deer killings as a box floated to Market street bridge containing the hide and head of a buck killed within three weeks. State authorities seek violators with game wardens pursuing leads.
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Clearfield
Market Street
Graduates of State College Plan Permanent Alumni Group
At a Hotel Brunswick dinner State College men organized to form a permanent alumni association. Circular letters are being sent to all Penn State alumni in the county.
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State College
Brunswick
Penn State
Large strawberry season follows timely rains across farmlands
The region reports one of the largest strawberry seasons in years as berries ripen after timely moisture. In Bluinsport West Cocalico township a pack of Tramp dogs killed 20 of 26 sheep on Carl Zipp’s farm, with reimbursement anticipated. An addition to the Masonic Homes hospital in Elizabethtown will be erected this summer, mirroring existing structures.
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Carl Zipp
Bluinsport
West
Cocalico Township
Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown
Industrial Base Ball League Organizes in Ephrata
Over the past weeks an industrial base ball league formed in Ephrata with Eph rata Park leased for the season. Represented industries include Silk Mill Shoe Factory Cigar Factories and Knitting Mill. W K Fishburn serves as president.
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Ephrata
Ephrata Park
W. K. Fishburn
Cherokee Indian Enlists Man from Whittier in Service
Cherokee Indian enlists Guy Littlejohn a Cherokee from Whittier North Carolina who has served previously in the militia and will join the local company for military service.
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Guy Littlejohn
Whittier, N. Carolina
Soldier from Quarryville Enlists at Lancaster Station
A former service member from Quarryville R F C No 3 enters the Lancaster army recruiting station. He joins the 48th Infantry and proceeds to Camp Jackson South Carolina. He was wounded on Armistice Day November 11 1918 in the left thigh and right arm by gunfire just before the ceasefire.
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William A. Morrison
Quarryvile R. F. C
Lancaster
48Th Infantry
Gees
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Thieves Steal Valuables From Wrights Wedding Trip
Robert W. Wright and Pauline Erisman Wright returned from a wedding trip to New Holland when a suitcase containing property valued at 500 dollars and 28 dollars in cash was stolen from their parked car on Market Street Philadelphia. A traffic officer 25 feet away saw no one. Pauline Erisman Wright taught at Lititz High School last term.
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Robert W. Wright
New Holland
Philadelphia
Market Street
Pauline Erisman
Lititz
Replant Tobacco on U S Government Plot Near Ephrata
Messrs. Otto Olson and R. Wissler have almost finished planting the three acre United States government plot of tobacco on the Hibshman farm east of Ephrata. The crop has been very large and the berries were of fine quality.
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Messrs
Otto Olson
R. Wissler
U.S
Hibshman
Ephrata
Price rises meet big berry harvest in county
A major county grower notes prices climbed despite a large crop, with berries yielding as much as any other crop. Farmers report they will accept higher costs as supply tightens and demand remains strong.
Minors Under Fourteen Barred From Tobacco Stripping
A Pennsylvania opinion to the Labor and Industry Commissioner holds that tobacco stripping is forbidden to minors under 14. Deputy Attorney General Collins states the child labor law bans this work at homes or in factories for youths under 14 in tobacco growing counties.
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Pennsylvania
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Connelley
Collins
Mennonites Move to Mississippi for New Land Purchase
Mennonites from the Swift Current District Saskatchewan Canada plan to relocate in July to Mississippi where they have bought 125000 acres. Administrator J E Friesen states their present holdings will sell for 5000000 dollars and notes the group has paid 18 dollars per acre in Mississippi.
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Swift Current
Saskatchawan
Canada
Mississippi
J. E. Friesen
Lightning rod swindles fade as wildcat schemes rise
The article recalls a bygone class of swindlers selling bogus lightning rods to farmers, with estimates that always end up higher than quoted. It notes the public learned and exposed them, while new schemes with wildcat stocks attract attention. It also mentions a Grocer using gum drops as can stoppers, replacing potatoes in coal oil cans.
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Ness
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Keystone Exchanges
Beecham
Beecham’s
Urich
Middletown
State Game Commission
Game Commission
California
the County
John Huntzberger
Toronto
Mr. Huntzberger
Elizabeth Huntzberger
James Foust
Bureau of Foods
Bureau
Col
Edward Martin
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Appel
Sun Moians
RK. Pal
U. S
Co In Homess
Lucus
Arcotum
A. M. Kreider
Son
East Main St
Lititz, Pa
Wingert & Haas
Straw
Panama
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey’s Shoe Stores
East
King St
England
Heinitsch’s
W. A
Dill
LoSigesters the Dill Company
Norristown, Pa
Makera of Dill’s
Balm of Life
Lititz Motor
Frank Burkholder & Bro
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