Mad Cow Race Sparks Lancaster Street Parade
A brown Jersey cow called Bessie escaped its rope and raced through Lancaster’s East King Street with a farmer in pursuit. Traffic Officer Goodman halted the dash by flipping a stop sign as the cow sped toward Pony Square, while Bessie detoured toward South Duke Street with Tessie still in front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East King Street
Lancaster
Goodman
Pony Square
Jersey
Duke Street
Tessie
Riddles on Money and Symbols from Gartoons Magazine
A list of curious questions asks about the orientation of faces on stamps coins and bills, the words on various timepieces and shields, eye color of employers and coworkers, teeth and buttons counts, cat toes, and the fac simile signature on U S currency. The piece reflects playful cryptic trivia from a periodical source.
Rushing to the Bank
A teacher tells a class a hypothetical tale of a man on a river who falls in and cannot swim. A student blurts out that the wife rushes to the bank to claim insurance money, revealing a sharp moment of wit and moral tone in the exchange.
Happenings Across the Garden Spot of Lancaster County
A slice of county life notes grain yields, new factories, awards, and local lore. Sam uel Clark’s wheat produced 32 heads. over 100 silos are planned in the county’s southern section. New plants open or expand including a Kmports cigar factory at Terre Hill and Steel Products Co doubling its Lancaster bar mill. The oldest Lancaster justice of the peace is Henry B Becker of Terre Hill. Citizens travel, vote changes, and local incidents color a busy region with factory shifts, accidents, and civic plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Grocers
Willow Grove
Philadelphia
Kmports
Terre Hill
Lancaster County
Henry B. Becker
Squire Becker
the Steel Products Co. of
Lancaster
General Motors Co. of America
Hell Home Team Loses Daily in Mock Sailor Exchange
A brief exchange shows a confused scene near a boat where Trell identifies himself and of a ballplayer, with the remark that despite the game starting, Mell cannot be present, ending with Hell as the home team’s recurring loser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charen
Funds Row Available to Buy Game Preserves
Steps towards land purchases for game preserves follow recent approval by Governor Sproul. The State Game Commission will act quickly to establish more preserves, inspecting sites and conducting surveys. Previously the commission could only acquire preserves on State forestry reservations or donated lands, hindering Western acquisitions. The new law allows up to $50,000 annually from hunters license funds for land purchases and may reserve mineral rights. The commission has offers of game stock for preserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sproul
State Game Commission
Uncle Sam Wants Farms For Returning Soldiers
The War Department cooperates with the Department of the Interior to seek Congress approval of a farm program for ex soldiers. It would provide funds to reclaim land build farm buildings and establish homes. Colonel J B Kemper says the plan aims to help veterans, especially married men, settle down and will be promoted by Army Recruiting Stations in several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Department of the Interior
Congress
J. B. Kemper
U. S. Army
Kemper
Allentown
Altoona
Chambersburg
Johnstown
Lancaster
Lebanon
Pottsville
Reading
Shenandoah
York
Bolster Brothers Erect Grand Monument at Lititz
Bolster Bros of Ephrata built a sarcophagus style granite monument in Moravian cemetery Lititz for A R Bomberger on the family lot where his parents and two brothers lie. Weighing 14 tons the base measures 8 1 2 by 5 feet the second base 7 6 by 4 6 feet and the die bears Bomberger in raised letters. All Barre Vermont granite, finely hammered, completes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolster Bros
Ephrata
Litita
A. R. Bomberger
Romnberger
Barre
Vermont
Trolley Cars Collide Near Turn Out in Lititz
A Lititz trolley car failed to brake on approach to a turnout at North Kissel Hill and struck a standing car. A Lancaster man, son of George Sellers, sustained a sprained back from the jolt. the first car’s fender was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Smith
Philadelphia
George M. Grace
Binghamton, N
Lancaster County
Weta J
Smith
Lititz
North Kissel Hill
George Sellers
Lancaster
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Munsing
Cooper
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
Wee
Samuel Clark
Akron
L.F. Lamar
Lebanon County
Harry Gardener
Florin Chocolate Factory
Dr. S. Frey
Elzabethtown
Salunga Bridge
J. N. Stauffer
Mt. Joy
South Front Street
Columbia
Cocalico Hotel
William ©. Sproul
Party
McVey
Gov. Sproul
Starrisburg
Pennsylvania
George F. Mish
Middletown
C. H. Saul
Steelton
Saul
Joseph O’brien
Hollidaysburg
Juniata River
Point View
George T. Spang
George
Krause
Spang
Irwin Brinton
West Chester
Lenape Park
Emanuel Spahr
Emigs Mill
Dauphin County
Montour County
Roaring Springs
Blair County
Gerberich
J. Wm. Dunkelberger
Bernville
Robert L. Schiffert
Schiffert
Commonwealth
Uncle Sam
Bolster Brothers
Hank
Pete
Ken Kling
Leeane
Tree
Billy
Biep
Wingert & Haas Hat
New
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A. Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Longman & Martinez, Makers
N. V
Boy
WWW
Jewele
Appel & Son
RS & Opticians
North
Queen Street
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