Berwick Industry to Employ Over Four Thousand Men
Rapid improvements in Berwick industry will bring more than 4000 workers into the American Car and Foundry Company plants within weeks. Other items note Topton Orphans Home 25th anniversary Aug 17 with a new pavilion. a deer sighting near Annville. a buried treasure box of old bank notes found on a farm near Auburn. Horace Readig’s pure bred Berkshire hog project. and the Shawnee fire company's band of 50.
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Berwick
American Car and Foundry Company
Topton
Pug
Auburn
Schuylkill County
Daniel Steffly
Auburn National Bank
United States Treasury
Steffy
Horace Readig
Howard Reddig
Reamstown
Berkshire
Harvey S. Burr
Horace
Reamstown Reformed Congregation Buys Ford Coupe
The Reamstown Reformed congregation instructed Rev W. S. Brendle to purchase a fully equipped Ford coupe and have the bill sent to the church treasurer for payment.
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Reamstown Reformed
W. S. Brendle
Bus Line Connects Ephrata and Downingtown
An auto bus line has started between Ephrata and Downingtown with five daily trips in modern, comfortable conveyances. Reports note Manheim clock issues since council management, while Lancaster plans a new industry as a permit lands for a mammoth incubator plant at Consumers Ice property, to be called Multi Cabinet Incubator Company, with work to begin soon.
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Ephrata
Downingtown
Lancaster
Consumers Ice Company
Big Cork Building Under Way at Armstrong Pittsburg Works
The Armstrong Cork Co of Pittsburgh is erecting a four to six story building on its North Lancaster grounds costing 250000. Measures 40 by 250 feet and aims to finish by October 1. A cork mill was demolished for space. The site houses mixing machinery and related contents across more than twenty buildings totaling over five million dollars in investment.
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Armstrong Cork Co
Pittsburgh
Lancaster
Durant Motor Co doubles Lansing plant to 400 Star cars daily
Ground was broken at 1 PM Wednesday for a major addition to the Durant Motor Co Lansing plant. The expansion will double floor space and enable 400 Star cars and 200 four cylinder Durant machines daily by late summer. Contracts were awarded to Christman Construction. W V C Jackson of Auto Body Co will supply open car bodies.
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Lansing
Durant Motor Co
Carrol Downes
Michigan Company
Christman Construction Co
Harry Conrad
New York
Durant Corporation
Durant
Auto Body Works
Star
Michigan Avenue
Durant Co
Christman Co
W. Hohensee
Durant Company of
Durant Enterprises
Carl Hohensee
W. R. Rowe
Cantilever Shoes Offer Flexibility and Style
Cantilever Shoes claim to combine flexibility with fashionable design. The arches flex with the foot, conceal no metal, and provide a comfortable feel when worn. The retailer at Shoe Store 3-3 E. King invites readers to try Cantilever oxford models and notice their trim lines and springtime appeal.
Tragic Lititz Romance Ends in Suicide of Jeannette Bader
Jeannette Bader of Lititz took her life after a twelve year romance with a married Lititz official. Letters from him reveal deep love and planned meetings, while he hid his marriage and kept contact through a Harrisburg governess period. The beloved man, identified only as W. M. H. and Bertram, faced threats of vengeance as the case unfolded.
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Jeannette Bader
Lititz
Hartrisburg
Jeannette
Harrisburg
Jim
Lancaster
Dad
UD. 5
Ole
Bertram
Lititz figure questioned over rumored affair amid family push for vindication
A man questioned by a reporter admitted knowing the girl but denied any knowledge of the affair. The family seeks vindication for the girl while rumors circulate about a possible move to remove him from office in Lititz.
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Lititz
Oldest Horse in the State Clover Dies at 51 in Catawissa
Clover the 51 year old Catawissa horse dies and may be mounted for a New York Museum of Natural History osteology program. Rev Dr Ovid Myers, Clover’s owner, recalls a 35 year bond and chessboard gait, noting Clover’s long life, good stock, care, and past speed records.
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Clover
Catawissa
S. H. Chubb
Museum of Natural History
New York
Ovid Myers
Chubb
James R. Keene
James Rowe
H. P. Whitney
R. W. McCully
Edwin J. Walker
Payroll Confusion Clarified in Foreman's Ledger
A foreman checks a names list and confirms Roy Simpson is on the payroll while a worker, used to being named Samson, humorously corrects the spelling. The exchange highlights racial undertones in a workplace setting.
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Simpson
Roy Simpson
Dass
Samson
Favorite Prescription Cited By Mother From Reading
Mrs E Berstler of 841 Church St endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for pregnancy relief and nervousness during expectancy. She urges others to start now and feel stronger and healthier, offering free advice or a 10 cent trial package.
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Reading
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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Manheim
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Farm Bureau Office
Poultry Extension Department
State College Bureau
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Chas. H. Frey’s
E. King
Meah
Sam
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