Town Talk Highlights From The Union Picnic And Nearby Happenings
Community notes praise Johnny Keehn and his Cadets for lively performances at the Union Picnic last Thursday. Local anecdotes mention Woody Kreider’s Cat in the Ark, Kinship economy by George Evans, and various town characters at Rader's Cigar Store and the Fire House. Items recap reader letters, weathered gossip, and humorous bits about Lindberghs, Vic Wagner, Gomez, and more.
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Union
Johnny Keehn
Johnny
Rader
Woody Kreider
Lindberghs
Vic Wagner
Vic
Gomez
Ace
N. Y
Air Conditioning Brings Mountain Lodge Comfort Home
The Holland Institute of Thermology of Holland Michigan says modern home air conditioning makes indoor comfort possible year round. Compact and economical units provide cooling in summer and heating plus humidity control in winter, improving air quality and removing dust and pollen.
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Holland Institute of Thermology
Holland
Michigan
Institute
Elm items at regional family reunions and dinners
Extensive notes list numerous relatives from Diehm, Bomberger, Yocum, Keath, Brubaker and Brueckhart clans visiting at Elm and surrounding towns. Guests travel from Allentown Lititz Palmyra and Elizabethtown for Sunday meals and reunions, with multiple households hosting dinners and gatherings through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Bomberger
Lizzie
Annie Keller
Esther Keller
Louise Douple
Mary Brubaker
Lititz
Lizzie Risser
Marian Risser
Lawn
Mimie Shearer
Martha
Naomi Miller
Palmyra
Anna Bomberger
Hallville
Katie Landis
Homer Bomberger
Elm
Eli Yocum
Philip Seppi
Brickerville
Local residents linked by visits and calls in Lancaster area
Ene n ecker of Elizabethtown Irene Witmer of Halfville Maria Waltz near Brickerville Kathryn Bomberg near Halfville and Dorothy Carper near Manheim are mentioned with Jack Lenhart of Lancaster visiting Henry R Bomberger Misses Arlene and Kathryn Bomberger spend the week with Mr and Mrs Elam Bomberger of Mountsey
The Deadliest Snake The King Cobra of Tolla
The king cobra naja hamadryas gains its feared status from extremely potent venom and an aggressive disposition, making it the world’s most dangerous snake.
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Tolla
Naja Hamadryas
Punctuating Numerals Across Regions
A note on numeral punctuation contrasts American and British use of commas and periods for decimals with European practice. It cites an example written as G.874421.02 in the United States and England versus GATHEALTES on the continent with Carifer's W.
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America
Great Britain
Europe
United States
England
Gathealtes
Carifer
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Evans
Bill Stauffer
Rader’s
Main St
L&l
South Broad St
Lancaster
Raymond Rank
Wilse’ Hacker
Kreider
Main Street
Sol Strohm
Kissel Hill
Goldman
New York City
Dr. Yoder
S&l
Mountain Lodge
Island Institute OF Thermology
Frank Diehm
Mary
Lois
Taylor
Weber’s-In-The-Woods
E. M. Yecagley and Sons
Myersdale
Ambrose Weber
Allentown
Ruth Malschnee
Penryn
Paul Diehm
Pauline
I. W. Singer
Samuel Yocum
Samuel Tisser
Witmer
Rufus Heisey
Herman Fry
Manheim
Ira Gibble
Jean Koser
Hiram Gibble
Elizabethtown
Joe Young
Emanuel Diehm
Sallie Kofroth
Irvin Keath
Claude Bender
Ray
Millport
Samuel Fry
Richard
Elmer Scheneberger
Mrs
Charles Zook
Rothsville
Walter Mshleman
Hiram Ruhl
Manheima
J. Z. Brubaker
Kathryn, Isaac and
Rufus Brubaker
Samuel Hess
Carrie Smith
Royersford
Montgomery County
Abram Brueckhart
Mary Bruckhart
Salinda Badorf
Bruckhart
Allen Brubaker
Abram Bruckhart
John M. Bomberger
Clarence Nissly
Sun Hill
Ira Longenecker
Barbara, Fannie
Miriam
Anta Long
Bamberger
Canec Ivin
Sharp’s Store
North Broad Street
Abe Cohen
Ephrata, PA
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