Uncontested Borough Posts Open as Petitions Lag Behind
Two school board terms and two council seats expire this year with no candidates yet. August 15 is the petition deadline. ballots can still be topped by written names on election day if friends qualify. Incumbents like Tax Collector Grosh and Justice Derr seek renomination, while second ward representation on the school board is urged amid a lack of challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Hunter
FP. F. Snyder
First Ward
Eastbound Visit With Hoff Family and Friends
On a extended trip to the east, Grover C. Tloff of Pitta urgh California visits Mrs. Margaret Wentworth and Mr Hoff's mother, joining Mr and Mrs Beverly Counts. Mrs. Hoff arrived two weeks ago and traveled with Mrs Hoff of Bethlehem to the shore and the Hastern slures.
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Grover C. Tloff
Pittaurgh
Calif
Margaret Wentworth
Mr. Hoff
Beverly
Newle
Heavy Storm Destroys Barn And Sparks Fire In Wheat Field
A severe storm caused a lightning strike near Old Ledge igniting a barn fire while farmers rushed to move parked machinery to Millway and save nearly all the recently threshing wheat. Firefighters from Lititz Akron Ephrata responded as hay crops burned amid heavy rain.
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Rews
Millway
Lititz
Akron
Ephrata
Picnic Night Fire Drenches Family and Fire Crew
Rain soaked scene ends with a barn fire at the Widder farm. Monroe Widders and family serve lunch to firefighters and breakfast the next morning. Picnickers wade through heavy rain, hot humidity, and a near shipwreck return. Monday brings extreme heat 16 to 111 with a cooling breeze and evening rain.
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Monroe Widders
Evenin
Heat Wave Parts County With Highs In Nineties
Last Wednesday the heat reached 94, dropping to 84 on Thursday and 86 on Friday and Saturday. A dense fog shaded county mornings, affecting driving, though temperatures rose quickly with sunrise.
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Mercury
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Levi H. Rudy
Charles A
New Timber
T. Stevens Grosh
Grosh
Squire G. N. Derr
Myr. Derr
Lititz Lau
Xe What Offies
Dstok G. Conrad
Rothsville
Tax Collseer
Waswiele Township
Baye 1
Long
Boy H.long
Zartman’s Store
Franklin
Hellman
Blue
Ness
Wilbur
Twin’s
Krim’s
Pillsbury
Cereseta
Perth
Pels
Naptha
Aoge Basket
Ivan G G. Long
Rene BO
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