Lehigh County Grows Tobacco On Trial Farm
County Agent A L Hacker conducted a summer trial on a tract at Seventeenth and Elm streets Allen town Leh farm growing tobacco soil suitable for success with local farmers. About 1 200 Slaughter strain plants were used from E K Hirschman State College Lancaster farm. Early signs point to good leaf quality though full results await three years to determine curing outcomes with gars expected by early summer 1927.
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Lehigh County
A. L. Hacker
Seventeenth
Elm Streets
Allentown
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Mr. Hacker
Hacker
E. K. Hirschman
State College
Pierce Lesher
Raccoon with Leather Collar Captured in Blair County
In South Valley Blair County during the season opening, Inspector Harry E Chamberlain and his son of Altoona trapped a ten pound raccoon still wearing a leather collar indicating it had been kept as a pet. The law bans keeping raccoons in captivity. Dr. F R Wheelock, health director, argues mature weight slightly below average can be healthier and urges weight vigilance and more exercise, cautioning against indulgence and excessive eating.
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South Valley
Blair County
Harry E. Chamberlain
Altoona
F. R. Wheelock
Department of Health
Scranton
State Department of Health
Conowingo Dam Buy Drops Peach Bottom Properties
The Conowingo dam project buys Park Shanuk properties at Peach Bottom, including 300 acres, riverfront, saw mill, lumber yard, mansion, six homes, and a large warehouse. An island in the river is included. several other Peach Bottom properties were purchased. Once the dam is complete, Peach Bottom dwellings will be flooded and Peters Creek area submerged.
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Susquehanna River
Conowingo Dam
Park Shanuk
Peach Bottom
Alex Shriver
Finney Connery
Shank
Bradley Bros
Peters Creek
Dorsey Mill
Winter Weather Prophet Promises Mild Season
Phoenixville weather man George Brown predicts an unusually mild coming winter with warm days for three weeks, a light shower, clear cool Election Day, and a green Christmas. He cites spider and mole signs and leaves on trees. forecasts seven snow storms and one blizzard, open winter, late fall, and no heavy ice by mid-December.
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George Brown
Phoenixville
George
Wooly Spider
Hunters capture 20 pound coon in West Chester hunt
West Chester hunters report a 20 pound coon caught, one of the largest in the area. It was a strong fight, marking the second catch of the year as dogs are in fine shape. Members hope to beat last season’s record, though overall coon numbers are down.
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West Chester
Cows in Minersville Linked to Jags From Mash Dump
Police investigate claims that cows in Minersville feed daily on mash dumped from stills referred to as Jags. Motorists report sows near Lyric colliery refuse to move for vehicles and some lie on the roadside unable to rise, signaling a local disruption.
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Minersville
Lyric Colliery
Burgess Kubitsky Orders Idlers Off Streets
A recent order by Burgess Anthony Kubitsky targets loafers on streets and poolrooms. Many youths formerly idle have found work under the ban, with jail threat for continued loafing.
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Anthony Kubitsky
Onion Crop Coming Strong In York County
The York county onion crop is reported to be very good this year. James Brose, a farmer near New Freedom, obtained five tons of onions from half an acre and used only 10 bushels of onion sets in the spring. This is considered remarkable.
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York County
James Brose
New Freedom
Veteran hunter William Schaeffer earns 85th license
Lebanon county veteran sports man William Schaeffer of Palmyra received his annual gunner's license. At age 85 his nerve remains steady and he can guide younger shooters, stalk rabbits, and hunt game with vigor, proudly joining others active at 45.
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Lebanon County
William Schaeffer
Palmyra
Schaeffer
York County Apple Crop Shrinks to 47 Percent
York County's apple crop this year will reach 47 percent of the normal yield, according to Paul L. Koenig, federal state agricultural statistician.
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York County
Paul L. Koenig
Startlings in Brandon Park A nuisance birds prompt park action
Birds swarm Brandon Park prompting park commissioners to offer a local sportsman ammunition to cull the hundreds of birds. In Williamsport a former resident inmate requests transfer to Lycoming county jail to expand a jail work program, claiming 13,000 produced in a year and that he can hire other inmates. Sheriff Little agrees, saying prisoners welcome work.
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Brandon Park
Williamsport
Eastern Penitentiary
Lycoming County
Little
Fishing Privileges Refused by Electric Company
East Pern Electric Company denied fishing rights in reservoirs and streams it recently acquired for a new powerhouse site. Privileges will be reserved for residents of a nearby town. Pine Grove Game and Fish Association protested, planning to stock deer and buffalo on its 1000 acre hunting preserve to raise the hunt’s value.
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East Pern Electric Company
Pine Grove Game and Fish Association
Deer and other game seized for illegal taking
Seth E. Gordon of the Board of Game Commissioners says last year 429 deer weighing 35 000 to 40 000 pounds and numerous grouse rabbits and other game were turned over to state institutions. Additional fish were sent there after illegal taking or injuries from dam drawing or blasting in river work. One third of the game supplied to institutions comes from injuries in drives or hunting season mishaps.
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Seth EB. Gordon
Board of Game Commissioners
HALS CATARRH MEDICINE PROMISES CURE FOR CATARRH
Catarrh claims to cause deafness through inflammation of the mucous lining of the ear and throat. The text advertises Hal's Catarrh Medicine, stating it has been successful for over forty years and is sold by druggists like FJ Keney & Co.
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FJ Keney & Co
Woman Wanted Far From Pole Cat
An automobile with New York plates arrived at Ephrata carrying a pole car on the running board and a dead skunk tied to the vehicle. The driver said he had killed the skunk near Ephrata and that a woman desired its pelt. He claimed the animal remained tied as he drove along with the approach announced.
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New York State
Ephrata
Double Wedding Celebrated At Local Minister’s Home
Clayton L Hershey and Mary Graybill married by Rev H A Merkey at his home with Elam Sensig and Sue Graybill as attendants. The couples thenwed again at Rev Cassel’s home and honeymooned by car to Niagara Falls and northern New York and Canada.
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Clayton L. Hershey
Jacoh G. Hershey
Mary Graybill
Israel Graybill
Near Elm
H. A. Merkey
Elam Sensig
Amos Sensenig
Lititz
Sue Graybill
Phares Graybill
Manheim
Daring 65-Foot Slide Saves Lineman at Armory Site
Roger Benedick, a lineman, escaped injury when a 65 foot flag staff at the Armory cracked and collapsed. He leaped back after hearing the pole crack, sliding to safety twenty feet from the ground. The incident ends without injuries. Also, J E Bready, cashier of Manheim National Bank, resigns after seventeen years to pursue other business.
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Roger Benedick
Benedick
Manheim National Bank
J. E. Bready
Manheim Bank
Bank in Stove Money Vanishes in Norristown Fire
Mrs. Samuel Troutman of Norristown reported a kitchen stove fire that destroyed about $200 stored in a box within the appliance. She had placed the money in the stove for safekeeping and forgot the hiding place when a new fire was started last Thursday.
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Steve
Samuel Troutman
Norristown
Officials warn buyers on land scams and remote parcels
A government bulletin cautions farmers about purchasing swamp or desert land, noting that remote sites with little transport or fertility may hold no value. It warns that some buyers invest in such plots despite these risks, urging due diligence.
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Adise
the Bulletin
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