Local Notices and Social News From Lancaster Area
Community items report Guy Buch returning from hospital in Lancaster, land sales including Huchener & Habecker to Waler and Be hmer to Piergon, and Rotary speaker Thomas Waddel showing chovolete industry films. Families travel to Oxford for fishing, local surgeries at Lancaster General Hospital, a Junior Band being organized, and various town events and mishaps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Buch
Ph's
Alice Smith
Lancaster General Hospital
Lester Neff
Deximy
John J. Peiffer
Lititz Prison System Tour Describes inmate labor
Visitors view a 490 prisoner facility at the state penitentiary where convicts build a high cement wall and will later farm the land. Mr Weachter notes workers receive twenty cents daily and that weather has hindered harvests.
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A. PB
Dale Om Su
Mr. Weachter
Lans- Weachter
State Penitentiary
Lititz
Kitchell
Weachter
Strate
New Game Laws Cause Mixups In Pheasant Season
The article notes confusion over opening pheasant season and partridge dates with hunters shooting pheasants overnight and carrying rabbits openly. It mentions a November 1 rabbit season start and local farmers Gut pheasants amid unclear laws.
Old-Time Politics and Cantaloupe Drama in Lansdale
In Philadelphia letters, Hiram Weachter of Lansdale recalls hardball politics from early voting days. He notes how Garfield era deals led to orchard talk and tempers flared, recounting “apple-tree” trades and the moral line between Democrats and Republicans. Weachter visits locals J. D. Miller and the Helmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Philadelphia
Hiram Weachter
Lansdale
Dogwie roast and marshmallow toast held at Kreider farm
Community event at the Eby farm near Lititz featured Deegie Roast Mus Charles Hess and Kath ryn Heider with guests including Lloyd McCrew Clarence Anna Fe Tiess Hershey J. len Showers and others from Lititz Earl, Lancaster, and Brecknock areas. Attendees joined a casual gathering with local residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hess
Kathryn Heider
Jacob Kreider
Eby
Ititz
Lloyd McCrew
Clarence Anna Fe Tiess
Hsthex Wy
Hershey
J. Len Showers
Kreider
Litita Ebert
Elena
Panl Roland
Lancaster
Nacrai Brunnerville
Bell
Woedville
John
le Mease
Pine
Verna Reidon
Oml
Cartie Brubaker
Bbter
Lititz Community Show Opens with Local Pride and Elections Echo
The Lititz community show opens amid celebration of Henry Buchs 99th birthday and reminiscences of local politics. Residents recall Buckhans three burgess terms, crafting displays, and a traveling elephant tale as booths, music, and exhibits prepare to showcase Lancaster county industry and culture.
Karmer Advocated Motion Safety in Corn Wagon
A historical note describes Karmer placing a red flag on a pole attached to a corn wagon to warn workers. The flag rose above the breeze, making the warning highly visible to approaching gunners and signaling safety precautions in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilk
Lancaster Men to Teach L B S Band
Prof Amandus Stelier of Lancaster will teach reed instruments this year. The Schools extend instruction to all other instruments. The cast, except private lessons, is paid by the band during the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amandus Stelier
Lancaster
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Roast Beef Supper At The Le Company Event
The Le Company hosts a roast beef supper with nearby residents and guests invited to dine together. Details are sparse with no clear date or location provided in the fragment.
Hivet Basket Ball Schedule Confusion
Incomplete notes show a basketball event with home games on Thursday at Rothsyills. Details on teams and scores are unreadable, leaving the schedule unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thareday Rothsyills
Skunk Nuisance Sparks Town Nightly Patrols and Trapping Plans
In Mil- Tex a skunk problem grows as animals roam center town at night. Residents report nets and trapping efforts, with police reluctant to shoot on premises due to other duties. A local skunk hunter once reduced the population but eluded capture. Citizens plan yard trapping and extra work as a Philadelphia Radio Show features discuss the media shift.
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Praypor
Collee
Rotary potato digger wowed crowd on Brubaker farm test plot
Monday crowds visited J C Brubaker farm for potato day and saw a rotary potato digger in action. The machine, imported from England via Canada, produced about 520 bushels per acre on the low, weed-prone plot while a 34 acre test yielded roughly 350 bushels per acre. Local observers compared new methods with old-time yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brubaker
York County
Potatoes Yield High on Samuel Kline Farm at Lexington
On Samuel Kline’s Lexington farm nineteen and a acres produced 7839 bushels averaging 402 per acre. The crop was large and solid with few small spuds. Kline sprayed eleven times and used Armor’s fertilizer. Floyd Bucher recorded the harvest placing Kline in the 400 bushel club of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Kline
Lexington
Litta
Sick neighbor's corn crop harvest in Lexington
Neighbors and friends gathered to harvest the corn crop for Devan Mes near Lexington. Helpers included Payid Buck, Mrs. Howard Roth, Mrs. Albert Roth, Pauli Meiley, Ralph Phares Seller, Samuel Fairnes, Edwin Markley, Lane Tierniey Mars, Jacob Stultz, dison Meiley, Lloyd Wi, Abram Metzler, Martin Musser, Elmer Good, and Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devan Messick
Lexington
Payid Buck
Howard Roth
Albert Roth
Pauli Meiley
Ralph Phares Seller
Samuel Fairnes
Edwin Markley
Lane Tierniey Mars
Jacob Stultz
3Dison Meiley
Lloyd Wi
Abram Metzler
Martin Musser
Elmer Good
Howard
And
Visiting Nurse Rates Discussed in Lancaster-Rural Area
A listing outlines visiting nurse services in the Nett ville area with per visit charges and the possibility of an on site nurse or nominal per visit fee. The notice references Lancaster Rural and provides contact details for further information.
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Niys
Minnie Pees de
Nettville
Lancaster
First Visit Since He Left Millport 51 Years Ago
Henry F. Brown a former resident of Millsort returned for a week long visit with his wife and son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Fred Moore. Brown runs a general store at Wall Lake owns a large nearby farm and is son of the late Rev Henry Brown Evangelical minister of Millsort. The Buchs joined them traveling by automobile during the visit.
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Henry F. Brown
Iowa
Fred Moore
Mr. Brown
Wall Lake
Moore
Des Moines
Henry Brown
Millsort
Jiitz
W. H. Buch
Beck Bros Acquire Lititz Furniture Factory and Machinery
Beck Bros purchase the A. F. Hackman Furniture Co. factory in Lititz along with machinery patterns and work in process. They plan to expand under their Factory to you policy and Pyramid Brand, adding dining and bedroom suites with custom pieces. Alterations and new machines will be installed, with designs ready by year’s start and reduced-priced existing stock to clear decks. They invite the public to inspect the new factory and see Lititz-made suites sold direct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck Bros
A. F. Hackman Furniture Co
Lititz
Manheim to Lititz Road Relocated For Safer Route
The Manheim Lititz road mostly in good condition will be rebuilt except for a rough one and a quarter mile section. The new alignment bypasses dangerous curves south of Ex Church and bids were opened for the project with a forty day timeline after signing. Completion will create a hard surfaced westward link to Ephrata Reading Mount Joy Elizabethtown and Harrisburg and mark a major northern county highway.
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Manheim
Lititz
Ex Church
Ephrata
Reading
Mount Toy
Elizabethtown
Harrisburg
Manheim Sentinel
Warwick House Sale Prices
A Saturday sale at Warwick House featured diverse goods and prices including a hundred bushels of potatoes at 16 to 70 cents, apples 70 cents to 1.40 a bushel, bananas 70 cents to 1.30 a bunch, grapes 25 cents a bag, bologna 34 cents a pound, cigars 55 cents to 1.10 a box, shirts 1.05, dresses 1.95 to 2, shoes 7 cents to 2.95, cabbage 4 cents a pound, sweet potatoes 1.75 a bushel, pears 20 cents a basket, and other items in miscellaneous ranges.
Parmer’s Depravement and Vast Cistern Project
Jacob Snyder of a farm near a meeting house plans a large cistern on his property. The structure stands six feet deep and eight feet wide with a nearly one hundred foot high windpipe. He hopes the water supply will serve the house and barn, marking a major improvement for the farm.
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Jacob Snyder
Traveling cordial visits across towns and states
A long list of local residents and guests are noted visiting relatives and friends in Philadelphia New York Baltimore and Reading. Movements include Mr and Mrs Arthur Campbell of Wrightsville with Milton Sammel in Bedford and many others visiting Moravian Home and family members in Lititz Strasburg and Drexel Hill. The item also mentions travel to Allentown Mauch Chunk and a Synod session in Glaston.
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Lemon Neidermyer
Baltimore
Arthur Campbell
Wrightsville
Milton Sammel
Bedford
W. R. Sammer
Harry Zook
Camp Hill
Harrisburg
Lititz
George Grunberger
Daugther
Philadelphia
Benjamin Goodman
Lancaster
Howard W. Evans
John Enck
Front Street
Biglerville
Adams County
J. Morgan Mix
Beechproood
Drexel Hill
Onlg
B. F. Luiz
Henry
Robert
D. Sheaffer
Sheaffer
Leonard Reeder
Baltymore
Jatur
Moravain
Rickert and Hepps’ Academy
N. B. Leaman
Richard
Mauch Chunk
Henry Leaman
Slizzie Herr
Bertha Kee
Harry . Breckbill
Strasburg
M M. A. Fissel
Kissel Manor
New York
New England
Henry Hl. Bomberger
Paul
Allentown
H. T. ¥Rueauff
Europe
Warren E. George
Sylvia
Schuylkill Haven
Mrs. George
Locust I Street
Mr. Gérope
Geave
C. H. Burrowes
McVey
Little Falls
Marie Onsah
Battle Creek
Mich
Marold Burrowes
Billy
Reading
H. C. Couch
G. B. Raezer
United States
Flaston
D. Malschnee
Akron
Paul Dalabone
Lifitz
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Oldsmobile
Tom Steffy
Buick
Harvey Spahr
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William 2. Fry
Pontius
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Huber
Stutz
Karmer
L. B.S. Band
J.C. Brubaker
Millport
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H. E. Grosh
Wyncote
Isaac Plautz
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New Holland
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