Damages Awarded in Road Widening Project
C B Brubaker of Elizabeth Township received 160 damages for land taken in widening a private road across his farm. The award by the board of ii included H R Fulton A G Wamaker and H Reist Landis after a hearing. The road runs from the Cherry Grove school house to the Brunnerville road about 1898 feet long.
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C. B. Brubeker
Elizabeth Township
Board of ii
H.R. Fulton
A. G. Wamaker
H. Reist Landis
Mr. Brubaker
Damuges
Samuel Hess
Henry L. Risser
Cherry Grove
Brubaker Farm
Brunnerville Road
Wissler
Brubakerm
Forty Head of Pigs Sold at the Warwick House Sale
A Warwick sale drew a good crowd with many items sold including forty head of pigs at 1.60 to 7.00 each. Other goods included potatoes at 40c to 1.00 per bushel oranges 25 30c a dozen grapefruit 15c each bananas 1.00 to 1.15 per bunch. Various household items and small goods with prices listed. If you lost or found items or wish to sell try a Record Classified ad.
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Warwick House
Moravian Women held meeting despite rain
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Moravian church met in the Parish House with 23 attendees. Mrs. Crosland presided. social program by Mrs. Morris Kauffman. readings by Mrs. Yartman and Miss Bueh. Dorothy Miksch played piano. letters from Bethesda Leper Homes and Alaska read. offering for Mrs. H B Marx raised 18.26. next meeting planned December 15 at the Moravian Home and another offering for Mrs. Marx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
B.S. Crosland
Morris Kauffman
Wm Yartman
Ella Bueh
Dorothy Miksch
Bethesda
Surinam
E. Nethercott
Larence Grosh
Joseph Zahn
Magigie
Missionary Society
Alaska
H. B. Marx
Thibet
Zell Seeks Pardon for Charles D Zell from Board of Pardons
B J Myers and John E Malone traveled to Harrisburg to present a pardon plea for Charles D Zell, jailed long term in the Eastern Penitentiary over the Agricultural Trust Company wrecking, citing punishment served, family need, and restitution attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Myers
John E. Malone
Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Charles D. Zell
Eastern Penitentiary
Agricultural Trust Company
Zell
Rothsville All Scholastics Open Season Triumphs 55 to 33
The Rothsville All Scholastics opened the season with a balanced win at Rothsville scoring 55 to 33 against Lancaster dadea Club. They will play Manheim Alumni Five on November 26 at Rothsville High School and Brownstown Big Five on November 29 at Akron. A preliminary game preceded the Saturday showing.
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Rothsville
Lancaster Dadea
Aspiran
Rothsville High School
Manheim Alumani
How Smithfield Hams Are Cured for Market
An excerpt outlines curing methods for Smithfield hams noting curing quality outweighs pig feed. It details common Virginia Smithfield procedures including salt and saltpeter treatments, smoking for 30 to 40 days to reach a tobacco brown, and brine and dry cure recipes with precise ratios for meat and ham portions.
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Smithfield
American Berkshire Association
Eaton
Barber Shops in Lititz Set Earlier Saturday Hours
Beginning Saturday December 3 all barber shops in Lititz will close at 9 P M instead of 10 P M. This change affects Saturday hours previously observed. Lititz Barbers announce the new closing time.
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Lititz
Lititz Barbers
Republic
Reading
Basketball Team Organized Here In Lititz
The Juitz All Scholastics organize with James Howard as manager. The squad includes Homer Hackman Kling Buhl Fasnacht Stauffer Mummert. Home games at Lititz Hi gym start December 1 against Adamstown Big Five with a return date to follow. Lebanon Eagles and other Lancaster teams to visit as bookings are arranged.
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Juitz
James Howard
Howard
Homer Hackman
Kling
Buhl
Fasnacht
Stauffer
Mummert
Adamstown
Lebanon Eagles
Lancaster City
Lititz Hi
Bloody Nine Gang Sentenced In Lancaster County
A group of youths from Ephrata and nearby districts pleaded guilty to numerous theft charges in Lancaster county courts. Lester Beck and Victor Krantz received two year jail terms, Raymond Stark Milton Warner and Richard Bowers were sent to the Huntingdon Reformatory, while Harold Buckwalter and John Garman got six months and a $50 fine each. The gang described meeting in an Ephrata pool room before robbing various locations.
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Ephrata
Lancaster County
Lester Beck
Victor Krantz
Lancaster
Raymond Stark
Milton Warner
Schoeneck
Richard Bowers
Terre Hill
Huntingdon Reformatory
Harold Buckwalter
John Garman
Meaning of Alaska as Territory Name Origin
The 1867 territory ceded by Prussia became known as Alaska by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The name derives from a corruption of the Aleut word alekshak or alayeksa, meaning a great country or continent.
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Alaska
Prussia
Armerien
William H. Seward
Continent
Deadly African Fly Tsetse Spreads Sleeping Sickness
The tsetse fly, a small brown insect common in warmer central Zambest valley areas of South Africa, bites are fatal to most domestic animals though harmless to wild beasts goats and asses its bite now spreads sleeping sickness among locals.
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South Africa
Zambest Valley
First Recorded Falls of the Missouri Near Great Falls
The Great Falls on the Missouri River near today’s Great Falls were first described by Lewis and Clark arriving June 12 1805. Earlier French trappers may have seen them but did not note the discovery.
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Missouri River
Great Falls
Lewis and Clark
Flag Adopted by Continental Congress in Philadelphia
The flag of the chivleca United States was adopted on June 14 177. John Adams introduced the adoption resolution in the Continental congress at Philadelphia and it was unanimously passed amid great enthusiasm.
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United States
John Adams
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Tempered temper and silence mark great character
The quote notes that resisting anger and holding the rebellious tongue reflects good breeding and signals a high character. It suggests restraint as a sign of true virtue and self control as a character test.
Definition of ornithopter in flying machine terms
The term ornithopter covers any flying machine modeled on bird or insect wing flapping or vibrating motion, as the name implies.
Thanksgiving Frictions and Small News From Lititz
Recordings praise thanks and colder weather with advice on clothing and digestion. Notes on crop health, aging memory, springlike days, turkeys, holidays, and school vacations. Local humor and reflections on laws, heating, church seating, and courtship.
Blotters Offer Seasonal Greetings for Business Use
Six assorted blotters featuring Christmas and New Year designs offered for fit regular business envelopes. Six sets totaling 36 blotters mailed on receipt of $1.00.
Lancaster Automobile Club Seeks Boulevards Designation
At the Mountville meeting the Lancaster Automobile Club voted to lobby for boulevard designations on Libel vola Highway and Route 72 through Lancaster county when the new motor code starts January 1. A boulevard stop study committee was formed. President Graybill Dishin and solicitor C W Eaby head a panel with J G Forney, H E Trout, and H Clay Miller.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Mountville
Libel Vola
Lancaster County
C. W. Eaby
J. G. Forney
H. E Trout
H. Clay Miller
Edward Gable
Congress
Graybill Dishin
The
White Rose Motor
Gable
Lancaster
Maryland
Manheim Pike
Chickies Ill
Stevens House
Old Neptune’s Prophetic Messenger Offers Almanac Reprint
The notice advertises a 32 page almanac with color cover titled Old Neptune's Prophetic Messenger Voice of the Stars. It promises weather forecasts events birthday tips planting and timing advice with prepaid mail options. A Pennsylvania city has already used 8000 copies.
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Old Neptune’s Prophetic Messenger
Voice of the Stars
U. S
Pennsylvania
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