Coming Events List for Lancaster and Nearby Areas
A long readers’ list of upcoming events from May through November includes family reunions such as Sons of Veterans Grand Army on May 20 and multiple Reunions across towns like Ecenroad, Stauffer, Sweigert, Fassnacht, K of M Reading, Tadmore, and more from July to August. Also listed are religious school sessions from First Presbyterian in Lancaster to Lititz Moravians, plus county events: Eph rata High School commencement June 3, dedication of Eph rata town hall June 6 with Pioneer Fire Co parade, Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia June 14 to Sept. 17, Mt. Gretna encampment July 11, Mt. Gretna camp meeting August 4, and the State Firemen’s Convention October 5-8 in Stroudsburg.
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Sons of Veterans Grand Army
Ecenroad
Stauffer
Sweigert
Evangelical Union
Schools of Reading
Thurs
First Presbyterian S. Schools of Lancaster
Fri
St. Marks Lutheran Bible School of
Lancaster
Tues
Advent Lutheran S. School of Lancaster
Leola
Mechanicsburg
Emanuel Lutheran S. School of Lancaster
Faith Reformed SS. School of Lancaster
Akron Union S. School
St. Luke’s Lutheran S. S. of Reading
St. Stephens Lutheran
Fassnacht
Bagdad
Andre
St. Luke’s Reformed
S. of Lancaster
Kemper
Wenger
Lititz Union
Brownstown Union
Hornberger
Bomberger
Witmer
Ephrata
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Lancaster Co. Christian Endeavor
New Holland
Sign over restaurant sparks sardine and olives tale
A Great American Home anecdote recalls a married man who read a sign reading Good Home Cooking and entered a Miami Tribune restaurant ordering sardines peanut butter and olives. The tale humorously notes the man’s blithe misreading and ensuing meal choice.
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Hanque
Miami Tribune
Why Some Men Fail Some men never accomplish any thing because they permit the means to overshadow the end Birmingham
A measured aphorism from a Birmingham source notes that persistence and focus on the end goal determine achievement while being distracted by the methods can derail success. It emphasizes discipline and purposeful action in personal progress.
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Birmingham
Battle of Fontenay 841 splits empire into three kingdoms
The clash among Lothaire Louis and Charles sons of Louis le Debonnaire at Fontenay on June 25 841 forged the foundation of Germany France and Italy. Lothaire emerged as emperor and the division shaped medieval Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lothaire
Louis
Charles
Louis le Debonnaire
Fontenay
Germany
France
Italy
Lancaster Manufacturers denounce Penn Railroad for station plan
County and city readers learn of unanimous resolutions by the Lancaster Manufacturers’ Association condemning the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for denying a new local railroad station. Also noted are Y M C A fundraising for Reading’s growing membership, a cornerstone laying for the Lancaster County Memorial Home in Elizabethtown, a heroism award to Chester Connor, a long auto trip by the Cunningham family, and an upcoming June 9 election in Mannheim to raise $74,000 for a new high school building.
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Penna
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Manufacturers’ Association
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Company
Lancaster County
Masonic
Elizabethtown
Manheim
Local Hudson Essex Cars Show Record April Production
The Hudson Essex organization reported 24 000 Hudson and Essex cars produced and shipped in April, a record for six cylinder cars. Distributor Frank Gable noted demand remains high and praised the price reduction on the Hudson Super Six, which now costs less than half the price of earlier open models, driving strong sales through spring.
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Hudson-Essex
Frank Gable
Hudson and Essex
Lititz
Hudson-Hssen
Hudson-Hssex
Hudson
Essex
Alex the Corrector Erases Writings in Bible Concordance
Cruden, compiler of the Concordance, went insane and believed he was divinely tasked to correct abuses by erasing objectionable writings with a sponge.
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Cruden
Alex
Bee swarm dispute leads to six cent verdict in Montgomery county
Frederick Komora, a trucker near Zieglerville, won six cents in a civil suit against neighbor Charles Dice over crop loss blamed on a bee hive by the property line. Separately, eight year old Joe Mish died after falling from a bakery truck, with initial blame on another boy. the truck driver Francis Wieland was exonerated by Mrs. Mish.
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Frederick Komora
Zieglerville
Montgomery County
Charles Dice
Komora
Walter Mish
Reading
Joe
Andrew
Mish
Francis F. Wieland
Philadelphia Exposition Links Reach Far Across States
A South Dakota resident bought a main road lot in Philadelphia by mail to establish a base for next summer's Sesqui Centenary as observed by local advertiser John J. Mearra. Wildlife oddities at Elmwood Park include a rooster repelling a wild cat in a cage after a live fowl exchange. Four deer appeared at Wyomissing Hills near Reading, sending horses and workers scrambling. Central Moravian Church voted 40 to 88 to close Mora vian Preparatory School as a grade school after June, affecting about 25 students. Prison Bible library at Lycoming County jail shows high usage of five Bibles, one kept in a cell.
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Philadelphia
John J. Mearra
South Dakota
Mearra
Elmwood Park
Carl Brango
Cameron Carson
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Church Council of the
Central Moravian Church
Lycomoing County
Giant tent caterpillars invade West Chester area
Millions of tent caterpillars swarm the West Chester vicinity marking an early but expected return after several seasons. Residents burn nests as the pests threaten wild cherry trees and then spread to apple trees, stripping foliage in their march.
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West Chester
Bills of Interest to Farmers Highlight 1925 Legislature Actions
The 1925 Legislature passed bills affecting farmers in areas from Department of Agriculture funding to disease control. An emergency $100,000 fund combats epidemics. a quarantine may be set for corn borer spread. $3,000,000 funds cattle tuberculosis tests and indemnities. Bureau of Foods bills regulate oyster sales by count, restrict milk in eateries, and penalize adulterated syrups. A $125,000 state aid for county fairs was approved. The department must enforce insecticide brand registration and paint and naval store sales. Game measures require half-fence cost by the game commission and grant it power to set bag limits and open seasons.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Foods
Game Commissioner’s
Jackson New Hampshire history names presidents
The town of Jackson New Hampshire has carried two presidential names. It was first New Madbury, renamed Adams in 1802 for President John Adams, and in 1829 adopted its present name Jackson as a tribute to President Andrew Jackson.
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Jackson
N. H
United States
New Madbury
Adams
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Snake on Couch Found by Chester Woman
Mrs. Charles Holtzapple returned home from shopping and found a two foot copperhead snake asleep on her couch. Neighbor Norman Butler trapped the snake in a bag and it was carted away to be killed.
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Charles Holtzapple
West Third Street
Chester
Norman Butler
Winkelblech Elected Supervising Principal at Ephrata High
At a Wednesday meeting of the Ephrata Borough School Board, Prof. B F Winkelblech of Lancaster was elected Supervising Principal of the Ephrata Borough public schools to succeed Prof D J Keener whose resignation was accepted. Winkelblech has served with the Lancaster city public schools since 1912 and is a native of Center County.
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Ephrata Borough
B. F. Winkelblech
Lancaster
D. J. Keener
Keener
Wa P
Winkelbled
Lancaster City
Ephrata
Center County
Mr Winkelblech’s Teaching Career Noted in Rothsville
Mr Winkelblech, 37, possessed wide teaching experience and taught at Rothsville from 1910 to 1912.
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Winkelblech
Rothsville
Derivation of Rosary Origin and Adoption by St Dominic
The word rosary comes from the Latin rosarium meaning a garland of roses used to crown the Virgin Mary. In its present use it was instituted to honor the Virgin by Saint Dominic.
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Mary
Dominic
First English Patent Microcope by George Lindsey 1742
The first patent English microscope, built in 1742 by George Lindsey, is a remarkable eighteenth century work. Only one other example is known and is housed at the Science Museum in South Kensington.
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England
George Lindsey
Science Museum
South Kensington
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Palm Beach
W. H. Buch
Lititz Springs Park
Gantz
Butzer
Steven
Union
Garman
Culp
Keath
Mon
Freymeyer
Lancaster Y. M. C. A
D. P. Langsdorf
Bethany United Evangelical Church
Chester Connor
National Council of the Y. M. C. A
Stone Harbor
N. J
Connor
Thomas L. Gibney
Cunningham
Lydia Miller
Jerome Miller, Sr
Lincoln Ave
Hudson- Essex
Wyomissing
George Gensemer
Gordon Street
Gov. Pinchot
Ephrata High School
Farmers National Bank
Florsheim
Grube
Frank H. Gable
E. Main St
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