School Equipment Requested For Children of France
An appeal from Laon issued by the American Committee for Devastated France seeks aid for six thousand school children living in improvised shelters. Teachers plead for illustrated newspapers and scrapbooks to teach without textbooks until proper materials arrive. Army recruiting officers spread the appeal across Harrisburg and its district. Also recounted is a Springfield State Register item about Ford and a Hillsboro church anecdote on the Ford war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laon
American Committee
France
America
Harrisburg
State Register
Springfield
Henry Ford
Hillsboro
Hell
Pennsylvania Farm Products Show Heads to Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania State Farm Products Show will be held in Harrisburg from January 20 to 23. Otto Olson of the Pennsylvania Tobacco Growers Association at Ephraim asks local farmers to send tobacco samples for proper display at the event. The show attracts many agriculturists from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Otto Olson
Pennsylvania Tobacco Growers’ Association
Ephraia
Happenings Across Manheim Area Adds Sill Mill to Towns List
Local business leaders plan to add a sill mill to Manheim’s factory roster. Farmers report big yields and unusual events from West Donegal to Ephrata, including a 16 inch ear of corn, 450 bushels of potatoes from two acres, and a mule that jumped into the river near Marietta. The Hess Milline Co. opens a modern flouring mill at Gap, boosting output to 70 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim
Noah Tyson
West Donegal
Gap
Hess Milline Co
Potatoes sought in Pennsvalley for eastern markets
Local reports note potato shipments from Pennsvalley to eastern markets at 1.50 a bushel. Stories recount a hunt mishap in Dauphin, a naval enlistment from Reading, a Brooksville man’s long trek, and a buried watch found while plowing near Allentown. The piece also covers wildlife, tax on foxes, a church resignation, and various local oddities and weather tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsvalley
Roy Howard
Dauphin
Harry G. Wenner
Brookville
Reading
Navy
Naval
Cape May
Sugar Hoarding Suspected As Wilkes-Barre Stores Eye Shortage
City authorities in Wilkes-Barre accuse wholesalers of hoarding sugar with not less than 25 000 pounds stored in three houses and as much as 100 000 pounds believed in Wyoming Valley. Officials call for an explanation amid a retail shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Wyowing Valley
Co-Operation Paid Farmers At Joy Farm Products Meeting
At a meeting of the ML Joy Farm Products Company the president reported packing 1,471 cases of tobacco totaling 550000 pounds. This covered 44 lots from 76 growers. Six hundred cases were sold recently at 20 to 24 cents a pound. A 10 percent dividend was declared and a rebate of one half cent per pound will be given to all patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Farm Products Company
Postmaster Warns Merchants on War Savings Stamp Trafficking
Lancaster Postmaster Spencer issues another warning to merchants and speculators against trafficking in war savings stamps. The alert cites attempts to redeem large quantities at the post office as a war violation and urges compliance with government rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Lancaster
Diphtheria Epidemic Spreads Across St Pennyslvania
Col. Edward Martin state health commissioner warned of a great diphtheria epidemic as 2,567 cases were reported to the state Health Department for October. Of these 1,883 were in cities and 584 in county districts, an increase of about 1,000 from September. The disease now appears in nearly every county and steps are being taken to curb its spread.
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J. E. Runk
Scottdale United Brethren Church
Lebanon Valley College
Anville
Scottdale Church
Harry F. Thompson
Armstrong County
Chester White
Williamsport
George Allen
Emma Allen
Allen
State Museum
Starrisburg
FH. K. Deischer
Kutztown
York
Northampton
Carbon
Berks
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
Union
Snyder
Law
Northumberland
Penn
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Col
Edward Martin
State Health Department
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Munsing
Cooper
Detmer Woolen Co
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Ford
Phares BR. Nissley
Landisville
Jacob
Mumma
Fast Donegal
George Best
California
Jacob Snyder
Wolgemuth
Christian Newcomer
Elizabethtown
Miami
Florida
Kate Hicks
Gerttie Hicks
Ephrata
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. M. Bingaman
Maine
Maryland
Jess Brinser
Conewago
Hel
Ephraim H. Kauffman
Central Manor
Susquehanna
Roscoe Schweitzer
Ephrata Township
Lancaster County
Robert
Frank Keepsome
C. Engel
G. Hoffer
Perry County
Hill Church
Lebanon County
J. C. Budding Co
Honeybrook
Port Deposit
Mountville
Frank Stover
Near Centre Mills
Caroline Adams
Priscilla Herr
Ray Herr
Lizzie Herr
Robert Weidman
John Relfsoyder
Frank Sclmerer
Ada
Litiitz
Marietta
Amcorn
Wescosville
Allentown
Jeremiah Arexler
Corry
Fred N. Barton
Chester County
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Istras
J. T
Susan Lisby
Pennsylvania Military College
Philadelphia
Doylestown Public Library
Susan Iisby
Stout
Swarthmore College
Chester Institution
Swarthmore
Hiank and
Pete
By Ken Kling
Cee
Better Shoes
Has.h. Frey’s Shoe Store
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
Jgern A. Baas
N. Queen St
England
W. A
Tors
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelfps & Optigha
Queen St
North Queen Street
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