Typhoid Strikes Wrightsville and Local Deaths Hit Area
News from Columbia Elizabethtown Rohrerstown Eden and Lancaster reports typhoid cases in Wrightsville with seven cases including a mother as well as other illness in the region. Antiques sale in Elizabethtown raises over 12000 with a 631 clock top price. Robberies in Francis Avenue area. two houses looted and windows forced. A body found near Eden labeled Otto Dochat 67. suicide suspected two weeks prior. Community notes cover church events, picnics, visits, and a Rothsville baseball win and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Otto Dochat
E. H. Witmer
Neffsville
Douchat
Charles M. Trarpel
East
Madison Street
Lancaster
William Schelbaker
A. BR. Kreider, Jr
Dochat
Heller's Church
Rothsville Notes First Six Grades Open With 286 Pupils
The Rothsville notes report the first six grades opened Monday with 286 pupils taught by Miss Mary Hess Miss Emma Zookard Grade Miss Ella Mae Mellinger Mrs Hazel Fry and Miss Margaret Sickler. Enrollment figures per grade include 44 58 50 56 29 and 4% respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hess
Emma Zookard
Ella Mae Mellinger
Florence Roger
Hazel Fry
Margaret Sickler
Francis Royer
Luke
West Virginia
Paul Royer
Bluefield
Arthur Longenecker
N. I. Long
Helen Hallacher
Major Adams
New York
M.r. Hallacher
Henry Sha
Men's Shirting Used In Chic Sports Gown
The article notes women's styles borrowing from masculine fashion, showcasing a smart sports frock made of dull lustered cotton shirting that wears like iron and resists shrinking. It highlights plain broadcloths and jacquards in seasonal colors, with scalloped necklines and a pleated skirt, complemented by Palm Beach yellow fabric and yellow-accented accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palma Beach
Harrisburg Fall Temptations Prompt Farm Theft Warning
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns rural travelers about stealing farm property during Harrisburg Fall, citing a 1925 law that makes theft from farms a larceny with fines up to 500 dollars and potential imprisonment up to three years. Farmers should report incidents to local authorities. A burglar in West Chester raided a home, cutting a window to escape with money while the Bowers slept. In Norristown, Robert Stockdale slipped from Swede Street Dam but was rescued by Allen Gehman. Stockdale makes a living selling fish despite being unable to swim. Reading outlines plans for the 1930 Greater Reading Fair from September 9 to 18. In Hershey area, Cyrus Bomgardner’s barn fire destroys cattle and crops, with estimated losses around 20,000 dollars. neighbors helped save some livestock and implements.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
General Assembly
Norristown
Robert Stockdale
Swede Street
D. Gehman
Gehman
Stockdale
Hershey
Cyrus Bomgardner
Gauntville
Palmyra
Bomgardner
Fire alarms avert spread from Hershey barn blaze
Scene described a barn fire at the Hershey facility where responders turned in an alarm and prevented the flames from reaching adjacent structures. Despite efforts, the barn could not be saved, but containment stopped the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.
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Hershey Company
$100,000 Bridge Planned Over Conestoga At Eden
The State Department of Highways will start work this fall on a $100,000 reinforced concrete bridge over Conestoga Creek at Eden and relocate over a mile of the New Holland turnpike to replace the Eden Paper Mill span that collapsed after a heavy truck crash a year ago. County officials say the state will handle construction and the county will cover property damages. The project aims to remove two dangerous curves and a steep grade, with foundations to be completed before winter if possible and the new span to be finished early next spring to end the detour.
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Conestoga Creek
Eden
New Holland Turnpike
State Department of Highways
G. Graybill Diehm
Eden Paper Mill
Dancing Foot Comfort with Rador Bath Solution
L. N. Moyer promotes Radox to relieve soreness and corns. One to four baths promise painless, vigorous feet for dancing and walking, with the product available at leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. Moyer
Radox
Prothonotary's Notice in Lancaster Court Records
Administrative and guardianship notices from Lancaster County 1930 include prothonotary action on Hartman Albert F. trust estate with Edward Hartman successor trustee, and Sarah Foreman guardian of a weak minded ward. Also administers notices for Joseph C. Brown Lititz estate and Jerome L. Baker Warwick Township estate with required claim filings and debt settlements. Farmers National Bank of Lititz as administrator and Baker estate beneficiary reside in Kissel Hill and Lititz in Lancaster County.
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Nisi
Hartman
Albert F
Lancaster Trust Co
Foreman
Sarah
Columbia Trust Co
Guardian, Co
E. Helm
Joseph C. Brown
Borough of
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Farmers National Bank of
Jerome L. Baker
Warwick Township
Kissel Hill
Lancaster County
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North Queen Street
Appel & Weber
Haberdashery
W. H. Buch
Clothier
Holse
Columbia
James Greenawalt
Fred Greenawalt
Wrightsville
Columbia Hospital
Elizabethtown
H. Brinser
North Market Street
Ira 8. Brinser
Newark
Delaware
Rev. Brinser
Rohrerstown
Susquehanna Pipe Line Co
Daniel Shuman
Pipe Line Company
Shuman
Susquehanna Pipe Line Company
Sun Oil Company
Howey
Delaware County
Trancaster
Francis Avenue
Rossmere
Jacob Weller
Charles Miller
Joseph Doster
Clayton Carrol
Bueh’s
Norman, Steffy
Catherine Royer
Ethel Hoover
Pottstown Hospital
Joe Butzer
Walter Keller
Reading
C. C. Kofroth
Calvin Painter
Martha Hertzler
Ada Hillinger
Henry Smaltz
Louis Smaltz
Sue Light
Pauline Risser
Lebanon
Rey Smaltz and Son
Charlotte
N.C
Young People’s Missionary Society of the
United Evangelical Congregational Church
Koutch Sisters
WCOD
Rufus Myers
Roy Young
Millport
Sandy Beach
Lawrence Schlappich
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Carpenter
Frank Lutz
John White
Ephrata
Elias Hoffman
Abe Foltz
Brownstown
Elsie Hoffman
Florence
Ruth Royer
Sadie
Florence Lane
Mary Myer
Rothsville
Prussia
Samland
East Prussia
Germany
Rothsville Notes
West Chester
William Bowers
Bowers
Young” Army of
Conestoga
Joseph B. Wissler
William Y. Baker
Jacob A. May
Warwick Town
Nathan I. Long
Joseph B. Wisser
Haus
Lutz
Phon
B. F. Lutz
Lititz, PA
GEO. H. Lee CO. Poultry and Stock Remedi
Penryn Poultry Far
A. B. Heagy
Prof
Manheim
R. D
W. M. Amer
Building Hardware A Specialty
M. Ada Schnerer
Hershey & Gibbel
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