Architect Edward Scholl to design Tamaqua high school
A $300,000 Tamaqua School Board project has hired Edward Scholl to lead plans for a new high school. Competing with Philadelphia New York and West Virginia firms, Scholl aims for a modern building with a large auditorium swimming pool gymnasium and direct access to the athletic field. The design emphasizes efficient department layout and will exceed $300,000 in cost. Scholl plans additional substantial school buildings in the state.
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Edward %. Scholl
Lititz
Tamaqua
Scholl
Schost
Philadelphia
New York
West Virginia
Monument to Rome Beauty apple tree in Ohio to be dedicated
Lawrence County Ohio will host a dedication of a Rome Beauty apple tree, planted near Proctorville about 102 years ago. The event is led by the Ohio State Horticultural Society and highlights the fruit’s historical significance in the region.
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Rome
Lawrence County
Ohio
Mighty Hunter Gantz Dies at 95 in Mifflin County
John J. Gantz, renowned as a champion hunter from Mifflin County, died after a two day illness from paralysis at age 95. He once walked 63 miles to Harrisburg to enlist in the Union Army but was advised by a physician he would not live to reach the front. Known as the champ ion hunter of the Allegheny Mountains, he reportedly bagged 590 wild turkeys in one season. A year before his death he shot a wild turkey on Mifflin County mountains.
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John J. Gantz
Mifflin County
Gantz
Harrisburg
Allegheny
Rabbits Increase Despite Seasonal Slaughter
The article notes rabbits are not near extinction despite rising kills during the regular gunning season. Last season saw many shot, yet rabbits remain widespread with numerous families seen daily. A positive point is the decline of loose dogs, once a menace that killed many rabbits, now controlled to allow rabbits to mature.
Allen Hornberger notes his wheat worth more per acre
Allen Hornberger, an Ephrata town ship farmer, estimates his wheat costs 22 dollars per acre and is worth at least 90 dollars per acre. The report lists various local items from property deals to retirements and regional curiosities.
Miscellany of farm sales crimes and war memories near Colebrook
A farmer near Colebrook in Lebanon county sold green peas at over 500 dollars per half acre while beans fetched two dollars a bushel. Altoona sold cost retail staples including corn and bacon bought from the government. A reform group at Honey Brook aims to end near beer Sunday sports and Sunday sales. Berks county saw a major land sale as William Schmick sold his Hamburg fruit farm for 115000 to an agent of the American Orchard Company. A tortoise labeled John Null from 1854 attracted attention at Lewisville. Mrs. August Doell in Johnstown killed a chicken hawk after it attacked her hand. Thieves stole twenty eight gallons of whiskey from a distillery near Schaefferstown. revenue money was not left. Dr. C. M. Stine and B. W. Holly watched a water snake clutch a nine inch trout while fishing the Roaring Run. William Packard on Big Mountain scared by a giant black snake in his bed killed it after a restless night. Snakes have been common nearby. George A. Heller, back from overseas, recalls a long military tally tied to the numeral 13 across multiple transports and assignments from Verdun to Philadelphia.
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Colebrook
Lebanon County
Altoona
Citizens’ Reform Society
Honey Brook
Null
Buchanan
Johnstown
August Doell
H. H. Bomberger
Schaefferstown
C. M. Stine
B. W W. Holly
Roaring Run
Lewistown Narrows
My. Packard
County farmers borrow $60,000 from Uncle Sam
Lancaster County farmers have borrowed funds from the U S government through the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Land Bank. About $99,000 total is expected to be loaned in the county, with current loans at $60,600 and requisitions for roughly $20,500 more. The Lancaster County Farm Loan Association, formed to access this program, offers loans up to half the farm value at 5.5 percent interest, repayable semiannually or more often if desired. Members gain access to funds to invest in county farmland, aiding both individual farmers and the local economy.
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Lancaster County
United States
Baltimore
Federal Land Bank
Middle Atlantic States
The
National Organization
Lancaster County Farm Loan Association
Cyrus E. Good
Sporting Hill
J. Ziegler
C. HL Young
Esa
Lancaster
J. Wesley L Bruckart
Schhitz
Benjamin Musselman
J. A. Hershey
Cyrus H. Good
J. W. Bruckart
J. H. Ziegler
B. Musselman
J. A. Tershey
Land Bank
Lancaster County Association
Petersburg Store Burglary Suspects Sought
Thieves entered the general store of H. W. Zug at Mast Petersburg and rifled the cash drawer of between 25 and 30 dollars. Residents suspect a gang is operating in the area as the state constabulary and Constable Terbert Steigerwalt pursue the Ang robbery case.
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H. W. Zug
Mast Petersburg
State Constabulary
Terbert Steigerwalt
Pup Lieut T Scott Fritz of 20th Field Artillery Arrives in New York
Scott, a pup belonging to Lieut Fritz, 20th Field Artillery, lands in New York from Germany with his dog and two crates. He writes to his parents Mr and Mrs Wan Fritz from Strasburg describing the pup’s German language sounds and hopes the animal will adapt to life with the family.
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T. Scott
Fritz
20Th Field Artillery
New York
Wan
G. Fritz
Strasburg
Germany
Scott
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Jay Bachman
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N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
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S. Queen St
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