Auto Club Meeting to Feature Pokey Comedy
The Lancaster Automobile Club will meet at Borough Hall Mt. Joy tomorrow evening. President Edward Gable will lead the business session at 8 o'clock. Afterward the Green Room Club Players of Franklin and Marshall College present Pokey a delightful Philip Moeller comedy for club entertainment.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Borough Hall
Mt. Joy
Green Room Club
Franklin and Marshall College
Philip Moeller
Lancaster Collegians
Hensel Auditorium
Franklin and Marshall
JS Edward Gable
Oldest Bank President Mahlon Kent Dies at 88
Mahlon B. Kent, eighty eight, longtime president of Christiana National Bank, died Saturday at his home in Christiana borough. He was the oldest bank president in the United States and remained active, signing papers and compiling a bank history in later years.
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Mahlon B. Kent
Christiana National Bank
United States
Train Kills Two Men Near Allport Mines Crossing
Charles Resetar and John Christof both of Allport were struck and killed by a freight train at the Allport Mines crossing. The crew could not account for the accident as the victims were not seen before impact. The bodies were moved to a morgue for a coroners inquest.
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Johnstown
Allport Mines
Here
Charles Resetar
John Christof
Allport
Football Field Plan Promises by Association
The association stated it would shape the football field and meet any demands satisfactory to all parties concerned, signaling a cooperative approach to finalize arrangements for the field.
Huge Dam Planned on Susquehanna at Safe Harbor
Lancaster County to host a $30,000,000 Safe Harbor dam and power plant on the river eight miles above Holtwood. The project will create a mile long concrete structure with initial six turbines, potential for 14 units totaling 500,000 horsepower, and expect to employ hundreds during construction. Plans include transmission to Pennsylvania utilities and Baltimore with licensing by the Federal Power Commission.
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Harrisburg
State Power and Water Resources Board
Chanceford Water Power Corporation
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
Safe Harbor Company
Safe Harbor
Lancaster County
Conestoga Creek
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co
New York City
Safe Harbor Power Corporation
Federal Power Commission
Holtwood
Adison Electric Co
York
Coatesville
Baltimore
Burma Anchors Use Muaba Buxi Folia Wood
The Burmese have long used Muaba buxi folia ironwood for anchors on large boats. The wood is dark hard and very dense so it sinks in water. The practice is praised as cost effective since cutting wood is cheaper than smelting iron.
Detroit Resident Dodges Calls With Nose Pinch Tact
A Detroit resident during the social season has devised a quirky method to dodge unwelcome invitations. He reportedly holds his nose while telephoning and pretends he has slipped Detroit News, avoiding social engagements with a humorous routine.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Ephrata Township P T A to Meet
The first Ephrata Township Parent-Teachers Association meeting of the term will be held next Wednesday at 7 30 P M in Lincoln School auditorium. Milton Ulrich presides with Prof C L Martin of Lancaster Boys High delivering the principal address on Understanding and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of the Child. Rev John Myers of Stevens leads devotions. music by Mr and Mrs Charles Kerchner and Beulah Wenger. Lincoln teachers guide the chorus. Public invitation extended to Ephrata Township School patrons.
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Ephrata Township
Parent-Teachers Association
Lincoln School
Milton Ulrich
C. L. Martin
Lancaster
John Myers
Stevens
Obituary continuation notes kin and services details
Obituary continues listing survivors including great grandchildren and siblings. Thomas Grant of Palmyra and Mrs. Amanda Carpenter of Zion's Home near Lititz are named. Services were held at Mrs. Neidmyer's Rothsville home and at Evangelical Congregational Church Rathsville with interment in Zion's Children's cemetery.
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Thomas Grant
Palmyra
Amanda Carpenter
Zion
Lititz
Neidermyer
Rothsville
Evangelical Congregational Church
Rathsville
Zion’s Children’s Cemetery
Outlawed Debt? Pilgrim Fathers Debate Sparks Siller Satire
A Boston siller quips about the Pilgrim Fathers and creditor woes, entertaining mock legal bravado as a New York satire notes. The pun hints at economic strains and resistance to repayment with a sardonic edge.
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Boston
Crouse
New York
Transformation of Pasture to Golf Greens Cited
A quip from the Olean Herald praises a man who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before, calling it a transformation of a good pasture into golf greens. This light remark reflects rural life and agricultural progress in a periodical context.
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Olean Herald
Manheim Autoist Held After Collision Near Harrisburg Pike
Samuel Dowell of Manheim was arrested by State Highway Patrolmen after a crash with Jacob Mumma of East Petersburg near the Harrisburg Pike. Dowell and James Barr of Manheim were involved. Barr suffered a possible skull fracture and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, in good condition.
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Samuel Dowell
Manheim
Jacob Mumma
East Petersburg
Harrisburg Pike
John F. Burkart
James Barr, Manheim
Dowell
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Jury wheel names released for 1980 Lan caster county
One thousand two hundred residents of Lancaster city and county were placed in the jury wheel Monday for upcoming courts in 1980. The process was overseen by Judge Charles I. Landis with Sheriff P. P. Dattisman and the commissioners handling the task.
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Lancaster City
County
Charles I. Landis
P. P. Dattisman
Souder Shultz Peas Named County Commissioner Chiefs
Louise H Souder Joseph Shultz and William F Peas named to county commissioner roles in a local government appointment. The trio will serve on the county board amid changes in leadership and policy oversight.
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Louise H. Souder
Joseph ¥. Shultz
William F. Peas
Gas Tax Collections Update with October Totals and Allocations
October gasoline tax receipts totaled 4 488 272 bringing the aggregate since July 1 to 14 598 978. Of the total sent to the state treasurer, 2 129 577 will be returned to counties for road improvements. Dealers earned 67 205 in commissions for four months collecting the tax.
Reverent note on ancestors cited by Hi Ho
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown speaking with reverence about ancestors. He says the phrase implies an ignorance of their vices while imitating their virtues, reflecting on memory and cultural heritage.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
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