Safe Harbor Wallet Recovered After Quick Return
A Safe Harbor dam worker, Harry Bliss, lost 1200 dollars in cash from 11 hundred dollar bills and ten ten dollar bills. P F Lefever saw the wallet drop near a coffee dam and located Bliss using an ID cand, then returned the money within an hour. In Lancaster, negotiations for a flag stop at the Lancaster airport gain momentum as a 32 acre field adjoining the port is set to become available for a runway. A. B. Hess donated the land for direct air connections to east and west business centers. Conestoga Center saw Charles P Campbell charged with DUI and hit and run after a Sunday collision with Arthur Bailey. In East Petersburg Addison B Long faced a $40,000 damage suit over a December 20, 1929 crash at Fruitville Pike. W Hensel Brown represents Christian W Spankus, jailed on murder charges for Maggie Spankus at 403 S Prince St. The piece closes with a note on English monetary units.
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Safe Harbor
Harry Bliss
Bliss
P. F. Lefever
Willow Street
A. B. Hess
Hess
East Petersburg
Addison B. Long
Court House
David Albright
East Walnut Street
Fruitville Pike
Neffsville
Albright
Lancaster
W. Hensel Brown
Christian W. Spankus
Lancaster County
Maggie
S. Prince Street
Jr. Brown
Local Families Visit in Lancaster and Lititz Areas
Penryn and Lancaster residents join relatives for Sunday visits. Lounging guests include the Mathiot Sturgis Pfautz Reidenbach Leagley Dario Graul Arnolds Kready Koehler Diehm and Biemesderfer families with trips to Redpoint Beach Hershey Park Parkersford and Redstone Beach. The list names numerous households and travels across Lititz Manheim and Penn Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mathiot
Lancaster
Lewis Sturgis
Lititz
William Pfautz
Haltville
Carrie Reidenbach
Robert
Harry Long
J. EB. Sweeney
Camp Hill
Catherine Neapling
Philadelphia
Charles Leagley
West Willow
Law
Walter
Ed Leagley
Ed Dario
Charles Graul
Emma Graul
Harry Arnolds
Manheim
Henry Keath
Kready
Hiram Koehler
Pauline
Near Manheim
Paul Koehler
John Diehm
Meda Diehm
Aaron Diehm
Charles Bierd
May Diehm
John Bashore
Lebanon
Elmer Weachter
Miller Aiken
J. B. Biemesderfer
William Aiken
Robert Reinhart
Parkersford
Ephraim Kready
Roy Hershey
Betty
Milton Miller
Penn Township
Ervin Miller
George Biemesderfer
Elaine
Jamie Kline
Redpoint Beach
Ammon Ulrich
Esther Ober
Hershey
Simon Bachman
Helen
Arlene
Vivian
Camperstown
Wayne Smith
Anna
Esther Smith
Fontaine
Melvin Huffer
White Oak
Cyrus Dohner
Warren Landes
May
Kandred
Harry Shenk
Katie
Sadie Moyer
Isaac Moyer
Redstone Beach
Clay Cullings Visit Spans Several Cities
New York state guests Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ford and five children stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Keller over the weekend. Mrs. Howard Hoffman of Philadelphia is visiting in the same home for several weeks. Mrs. Lloyd Ober and three sons joined Mr. and Mrs. E K Zartman touring Allentown to see the latter’s son, Dr. and Mrs. Tra Zartman. Donald Rock attended Kissel Hill Sunday School picnic at Mt. Gretna. Mrs. Lily W. Gerhart and family joined Rev. H. A. Gerhart in Mt. Gretna with his son. Some locals attended Mishler reunion at Ephrata Park. Mrs. E K Zartman visited her father, Zacharias Forry, and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ford
New York State
Samuel B. Keller
Howard Hoffman
Philadelphia
Lloyd Ober
E K. Zartman
Allentown
Tra Zartman
Donald Rock
Kissel Hill
Mt. Gret
E. K. Zartman
Zacherias Forry
Lititz Springs Park book of summer events
A schedule lists multiple reunions picnics and family gatherings at Lititz Springs Park from July 30 through September 7. Names include Kling Pomona Kreider Brubaker Kemper Kilhefner Wenger Gantz Newgard Rothsville Roth-Gass Eckert Flory Frymyer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian
Lancaster Church
Kling
Pomona Grange
Kreider
Brubaker
Kemper
Kilhefner
Wenger
Gantz and Newgard
Rothsville
Myers’ Grove
Kurtz
Witmer
Buch
Roth-Gass
Eckert and Flory
Frymyer
Brownstown Notes and Local Events Summary
Leon Palm has his house painted. D EB Grebill and Dr A V Walter are on the sick list. A group from Brownstown attended camp meeting at Kricktown on Sunday. Local baseball beat Millersville 4 to 2 last week. Hubley of Lancaster defeated the locals in twelve innings 5 to 4. M Lee Klopa attends Temple University summer school in Philadelphia. Mrs Claude Shaner and son Carl of Reading visit J K Smith and family. Mrs Catherine Seaman of Wheeling W Va visits Mr and Mrs G M Leicey. Miss Margaret Rudisill of Rohrerstown visits Mr and Mrs W P Beck. Miss Norma Leicey of Philadelphia visits Miss Mary Leicey. Rev C D Spotts of Lancaster will address Lancaster County PO A Convention here Saturday August 18 with additional features to be announced. Mr and Mrs William Kvuh of York visit relatives here. Mr Getz of Lancaster visits his children here last week. Endnote echoes Washington Star remark about the word psychological.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Palm
D. EB. Grebill
A. V. Walter
Kricktown
Millersville
Hubley
Lancaster
M. Lee Klopa
Temple University
Philadelphia
Lancaster County
William Kvuhi
York
Peru vanadium wealth and US mining origin notes
Peru emerges as the world’s largest vanadium source and is noted as the only country mining the metal for its own use. The article also notes that Uncle Sam’s nickname for the United States dates from the War of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Uncle Sam
The
United States
John Charles Thomas to Broadcast Eight-Week Series
The noted baritone John Charles Thomas will host eight radio programs for Maxwell House General Foods on NBC WJZ. The first program airs Thursday July 30 at 9:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Thomas arrives in New York July 28 from Europe after appearances in Brussels. Many selections will respond to NBC listener requests.
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OHN
Charles Thomas
Maxwell House General Foods
NBC
WJZ
Thomas
New York
Europe
Theatre Royal de la Monnaie
Brussels
First Black Mourning Origin Story Described
The custom of wearing black to mourn began with Anne, queen consort to Charles VIII of France. Upon her husband’s death in 1498 she wore black and surrounded her coat of arms with black to signify widowhood, bucking the era’s white widow attire.
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Anne
Charles VIII
France
Quaint Rental Payment for English Freeholds
The London city’s ancient quit-rent ceremony was enacted before the king's remembrancer Sir G A Banner at the Law Courts. One land called The Moors near Bridgnorth Shropshire and The Forge, a Knights Templar site now under the Law Courts, were paid in kind with faggots six horse shoes and sixty one nails.
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City of
London
King's
G. A. Banner
Law Courts
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
Knights Templar
Clod and Caddie Stir Golf Match Banter
Two players duel to the last hole in a lively golf match as bad shots create comic chaos. One man slices into a jungle, while the other pulls and digs up turf. The caddie quips that the other fellow is playing six out of a bunker, adding to the playful scene.
Koreans Hold To Old Marriage Customs And Rules
The article outlines traditional Korean marriage practices including residence with the husband’s family, prohibition of near-relatives marriage, monogamy, and historical concubinage for childless marriages. It notes arranged matches, the bride’s home as the wedding site, and that the groom then moves to her home. Legal ages shifted since 1915 to no marriage for males under 17 or females under 15.
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Korea
Provisions for Regular Sessions of Congress
The article explains that regular sessions run from the fourth day of March after elections to the fourth day of March two years later. Congress must meet on the first Monday of December each year, with special sessions possible by presidential call. The long session starts in odd years and may extend until business is finished, usually ending in early summer. The December start in even years creates the short session, often ending March 3 when members’ terms expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ead
Rise of dissection from crime to medical study in history
A Detroit News note traces a grim pattern from Henry VII era crimes to medical education. It claims criminals were slaughtered for surgical dissection and that bodies served as teaching material in classical times. It links dissection to Hippocrates and early practices in antiquity.
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Henry VII
Hipprocrates
B. C
Detroit News
Siamese Student First Meets King in New York Visit
Said Tungamani a 24 year old native of Siam who had never seen his king until Prajadhipok and Queen Rambaibarni visited New York. The Siamese population formed to greet them as the king sent Said to the United States to study the telephone system. He observed Western Electric crew installing a central office with a switchboard being hoisted into place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Said Tungamani
Siam
America
Prajadhipok
Rambaibarni
New York
Said
United States
Western Electric Company
Kindergarten Tells Quiet Room Above High School
A teaching room in a time worn Engiewood kindergarten above overflow high school faced constant soft step instructions from a teacher. A student asked if the landlord lives downstairs, highlighting the odd setup and curiosity among children.
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Engiewood
Making Friendships Some By Nature Or Contract
A reflective note credits Amy Taylor on how friendships form through nature contracts interest and soul ties, contemplating varied sources of connection and the nature of companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eramy Taylor
Michigan's Pure Food Law Origin and Wisconsin Parallels
The first pure food law in Michigan was enacted in 1885, following practical lines similar to the federal statute. Wisconsin passed a comparable act three years later, extending similar protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honor
Michigan
Wisconsin
Architectural term Chevet defined and described
The term Chevet in French means a pillow and refers to the eastern extremity of a church with surrounding chapels. It corresponds to the part of the cross where Christ rested his head, marking the church’s eastern termination.
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Christ
Fixing Insurance Rates Based on Mortality Experience Tables
Insurance rates for life policies derive from the experience table of mortality. This actuarial tool ties premiums to observed death rates across age groups, guiding premium calculations and policy pricing.
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Conestoga Center
Charles P. Cambell
John Aumon
Cambell
Conesoga Center
Arthur Bailey
R. D
Campbell
Justice of Peace
Charles Sheeler
Rohrerstown
Denver and Ephrata Telephone CO
Baby, Mer
Call
Ephrata No
Palm Beach
Panamas
Toyos
SHI Underwear
RTS
Rayon
Haines
Lawrence
Topkis B. V. D
W. H. Buch
Clothier & Genes’ Furnisher
HOLAF
Penryn
Lititz Springs Park
Canadian National Railways
Mont Jolie
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Wolfe
Canada
Brownstown
Jud Tunkins
Washisieton Star
John Charles Thomas
Spacht
Amer’s
Wm. M. Amer
South Broad Street
Lititz, PA
Lutz
B. F. Lutz
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