Still Another Gold Star for Lebanon County Soldier
Leb anon county adds a seventy seventh name to its service flag for Charles H. Roof son of William Roof of Lebanon. Roof reenlisted under the name Charles H Allen after a World War I disability and was killed by a German shell October 9 1918 while serving as sergeant of Company M 7th Infantry. Miss Daisy Spotts of Charlotte NC identified Roof after official messages were delivered and misunderstood due to the assumed name.
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Lebanon County
Charles H. Roof
William Roof
Lebanon
Root
Charles H. Allen
Company M
7Th Infantry
Miss Daisy Spotts
Charlotte
N. C
Roof
Swift & Co. Plans 50 Acre Packing Plant Move
Swift & Co to erect a mammoth packing plant on 50 acres at Lancaster after acquiring the old country club tract. Harrisburg offices and personnel will move to Lancaster to handle the large cattle shipments to the Letter Stock Yards, reflecting a major relocation for operations.
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Swift & Co
Old Country Club
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Wade
L:ter
Hazing Victim's Father Demands Punishment for Sophomores
J W Duttenhoffer, father of Franklin and Marshell College freshman Robert Duttenhoffer, vows to pursue punishment for sophomores who brutalized and robbed him on the Harrisburg pike. He cites a failed dismissal from the college football squad amid hazing, with money and a diamond ring reportedly taken.
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J. W. Duttenhoffer
Robert Duttenhoffer
Franklin and Marshell College
Harrisburg
Mmnores
Duttenkotfer
Eforts
Byn
Strangest Lehieh g University honor case tops class
In a remarkable feat at Lehieh g University the entire class earned degrees with first honor man valedictorian salutatorian and the whole class concentrating on L. Tsun who received the mining engineer degree. Tsun will sail for France to work among Chinese laborers and plans to return to China later.
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Lehiehg £ University
L. Tsun
Neer
Tsen
France
China
Local notes reflect postwar life and community events
County news reports varied topics from a 25 ton ice plant project in Mphrata to Red Cross and Christmas seal drives by Mt Joy Fire Company. It mentions American Legion Ammon Gibble Post No 419, a 20 plus pound cabbage, weddings and marriage licenses, teaching retirements, and local hunting catches with several named towns and individuals.
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Eere
Jacob H. Stover
Mphrata
Mt. Joy Fire Company
Red Cross
Jacob B. Shenk
Elizabethtown
Manheim
American Legion
Ammon Gibble
Henry Hby
Bender's Mill
Welcome Home Committee
Ephrata
Effie Shank
Lancaster
State College
Love
John Weaver
Gordonville
Lancaster County
Millersville State Normal School
Hunters Report Oddities and Diseases Across Pennsylvania
Berks county reports hog cholera with 245 hog deaths in Geigerstown Valley. Hunters bag a fox in Harrisburg area and many rabbits statewide as turkey season nears. Bear shot in Sullivan county. fox skin used as robe. Whitby bird sighted in Ambler. first of its kind in state. Court actions span coal car distribution suit through US Supreme Court. Police hunt for cola bottling thieves in Sharon.
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John, G. Dangier
Berks County
Hioes
Geigerstown
H. F. Buffington
Harrisburg
Clinton County
Buffington
Juniatta
William Redeau
Shillington
Sullivan County
Samuel Longenecker
Lancaster
George M. Rhines
C. H. Rhines
Harry Rhines
Frank Angello
Ridgway
Brockwayville
A. K. Siple
James R. Gillin
Ambler
Gwynedd
Thomas
Gillin
Whitby
Europe
W. E. Jacoby & Co
Bigler Township
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
District Court
Supreme of the United States
Isaac Weber
Washington
Ghou Ives
Posse
Lars
Coca Cola Company
Sharon
Fragmentary War Storehouse Description From Street Freight
A damaged OCR passage notes a street car journey to an end floor where a war storage area held a hundred-pound sacks moved down two flights and loaded onto trucks. It mentions a large quantity of sugar stored elsewhere in the building that was overlooked.
Ohio Lice Powder Formula Promises Cheap Relief
A homemade lice powder blends gasoline carbolic acid and plaster of paris for quick pest control. Three parts gasoline to one part carbolic acid plus plaster moistens, dries, and stores airtight. Infested fowls dusting works at high speed, while blue mercurial ointment with vaseline treats head lice on chickens.
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Plaster of Paris
Ohio
Walnut seedling program announced by forestry department
Hon. Robert Conklin, Commissioner of Forestry, stated 150 bushels of Black Walnuts were planted this fall at the Mont Alto nursery in Franklin County. The seed is good quality and should produce about 100,000 seedlings for planting next year, with most trees to be distributed to private planters statewide. The project aims to establish groves of a valuable tree whose wood is in demand and nuts feed wildlife.
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Robert 8. Conklin
Mont Alto
Franklin County
Lancaster County Corn Test Shows Clowd's Yellow Dent Lead
A corn test in Dauphin County by the County Farm Bureau found ten varieties. Clowd's Yellow Dent led with 93 bushels of shelled corn per acre, followed by Law County Sure Crop at 89.87 bushels per acre. The study aimed to measure green corn equivalents per acre.
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Dauphin County
County Farm Bureau
Law County
G& R
Prompt fragment hints at card game or conversation
Fragmentary dialogue references a house and a new card, unclear context and participants names Jinks and Blinks. No concrete event or outcome is evident for a full summary.
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Jinks
Odd Fellows Seek New Home Near Gap
The Grand Lodge of the T O F hopes to establish a new home near Gap, with two existing homes in Philadelphia and Grove City. A $715,000 fund has been gathered, and sale of the Philadelphia property could finance the new building. Upkeep is covered by an annual assessment on about 178000 members, and the home will be within 50 miles of Philadelphia.
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Gap
Grand Lodge of
The
Philadelphia
Grove City
House Where Monroe Died Sells For $138,006
At 83 Prince Street the Monroe house once tied to President Monroe went under the hammer and sold for 138 006 dollars. A broker bought it for an unnamed client to preserve the historic monument amid interest from patriotic groups. Lemuel L. Gover, President Monroe’s son in law, built the house in 1822.
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Prince Street
Monro
United State
Oice
Lemuel L. Gover
Monroe
Fethy
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W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
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the County
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Roy Reem
William Finefrock
Gertrude Tinefrock
Walts
Harold Denlinger
Coatsville
Louis Rapoza
New Jersey
Maryland
W. D. Tatz
Elam G. Hess
Keystone Pecan Co
Georgia
Hess
Lancast County
Torty
Xoother
Dorsph Roop
Ine
Marietta
Mifilin County
John Deck
Rich
W. H. Paxson
M. Boyd
Strohm
A. E
Joseph Rutherford
Cambria County
Pennsylvania Department of Forestry
Hani c
Pete
By Ken Rling
Boyts Carr
Sonn Dau
Uls
Servien
Better Shoes
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
N. Queen St
England
Heinitsch’s
W. A. Feinitsh
S. Queen St
Appel & Son
He & Opticians
Tancaster
131 MN
Queen St
North Queen Street
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