Community events and a Sunday profanity fine in Swedesburg
A long list of upcoming reunions and church gatherings spans July to September, including Lititz Moravians and Mountville Union events, plus centennial plans in Philadelphia. A Swedesburg case notes Magistrate Tariecki fining Frank Ostrovski for Sabbath profanity, totaling 4.48 with proceeds split between the prosecutor and the district Poor Board.
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Lititz Moravians
Mountville Union 3
S. Sat
Fassnacht
Admore Siesta No
Princes of Bagdad
K of M
Reading
St. John's Reformed 8. S. of Lance
Kopp
Zem Zem
Lane
County
Fri
Church of God 3
Lancaster
Upper Marion Township
Tariecki
Swedesburg
Frank Ostroski
Ignatius Rotal
Ostroski
Forest notes fireless France to Bouquet hunts
Col Henry W Shoemaker of McElhattan Pa a State Forestry Commission member studies forestry in France Switzerland and Italy reporting wonderful forests and no fires abroad He traces General Bouquet early life who defeated Bushy Run while commanding French forts on the western frontier and figures in Regina Hartman
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Henry W. Shoemaker
McElhatten
State Forestery Commission
France
Switzerland
Italy
Mgr. Shoemaker
General Bouquet
Bushy Run
Regina Hartman
Farmer shoots 12 skunks found after chicken loss
John Doran of Germantown Pike near Norristown investigated after losing 60 chickens. Beneath the coop he found 12 skunks, shot them, and is now seeking the head of the kin.
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Germantown Pike
Pen Square
Norristown
John Doran
Skunk
America Gave World Potato Output Fears War and Famine
The National Geographic Society notes Ireland faces near famine after a poor fall potato harvest threatening broader European shortages. The article traces the potato’s path from Peru to Europe, its role as a staple, and how Europe surpasses the United States in production, with about 6 billion bushels grown worldwide annually. Germany Russia France Austria Hungary and other nations exceed U.S. output in total acreage and yield.
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Ireland
Europe
America
National Geographic Society
Atlantic
North America
Pacific
South America
Peru
Paremtier
West
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Austria-Hungary
France
Global Crop Yields Compare Rice Wheat Potatoes Rise
A regional view shows US averages around a hundred bushels per acre for rice and wheat, while Germany and the Netherlands exceed these figures with higher yields. Exceptional acre performance reaches six hundred bushels. Potatoes emerge as the leading domestic vegetable by production and diffusion, spreading across temperate regions from France to Scandinavia and beyond.
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United States
Germany
Netherlands
New World
France
Scandinavia
Siberia
Americans
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Importance of Potatoes in Industry and Fuel
Potatoes are more than a food, playing a crucial role in industry and poised to grow in importance. They supply starch for textiles and dyes, plus products like flour, glucose, alcohol, and cattle feed. If farm machinery runs on alcohol, potatoes may become the best fuel source for many agricultural countries.
Banville Station Agent Keeps Steady At Work Long Career
Philip H. Foust, Banville station agent for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, has served 35 years with only one vacation since 1885 and started with the company at age 17. In Lancaster County, concern grows over vanished graves of early settlers buried on family farms, many sites now obscured by crops or overgrown brush and trees.
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West Hazleton
Burgess Anthony Kubitsky
Kubitsky
Philip H. Foust
Banville
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Foust
Lancaster County
Will Rebuild Main St Ephrata Preparations In Progress
Preparations are in progress to rebuild Main Street in Ephrata borough. The project will cover the entire length of Main Street and is being undertaken by the State Highway Department.
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Main St
Ephrata
Ephrata Borough
State Highway Department
Borough and Township Offices to be Filled
Petitions to have the names of candidates for the vacancies in Borough and Township offices must be filed in the office of the county Commissioners not later than Tuesday August 18.
Second Garden Crops and Farm Calendar Notes
Entomologists at Pennsylvania State College advise control measures for the second brood oriental peach moth and cabbage pests. Plant up to August 1 includes dwarf beans cress fennel kale lettuce mustard radish spinach turnips. mid July for beets carrots late celery endive. Flower beds can take annuals like snapdragon alyssum zinnia petunias. potato prospects show strong spray program with seven applications. Swine breeders in PA plan two auto tours to Shenandoah Valley and Wooster Ohio. county agents provide details.
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Pennsylvania State College
State College
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wooster
Rockview Cannery Aims 100000 Gallons Of Canned Goods
Rockview State Penitentiary near Bellefonte plans a 100000 gallon annual output from a 100 acre farm. Inmates under expert canner supervision will process tomatoes corn beans squash pumpkins and apples into Rockview Products. Output serves Western Pennsylvanian prisons with surplus to Philadelphia Eastern Penitentiary.
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Rockview State Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Pittsburg
Rockview
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
James N. Tucker
Harrisburg
Prison Industries
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Hornberger
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State Game Commissioners
Seth E. Gordon
South Mountain District
Robert W. Reed
Centre County
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