Life on Venus Has Possible Earthlike Life Says Smithsonian Expert
Dr. C. G. Abbott of the Smithsonian notes it seems more probable life akin to Earth's exists on Venus than on Mars. Venus conditions resemble Earth, while Mars differs in several ways. Also included is a note on the wishbone, its origin, and a brief sports item about canned peaches and Canning peaches on sale.
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Venus
C. G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Earth
Mars
Lititz High Football Prepares For Palmyra Clash
Capt Jim Mummert leads Lititz High as the Red and Black squad tunes up two weeks before opening game with Palmyra High. Coach Bill Peacock drills offense then defense with stars including Reist Longenecker and Seaber. A pep night and band parade are planned to boost townwide football enthusiasm.
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Palmyra
Jimmy ‘Mummert
Earl Reist
Bob Longenecker
Gibbel
Kauffman
Burkhart
Badorf
Moore
Huber
Wagaman
Girvin
Hertzler
Foltz
Steffy
Minnich
Ton” Herr
Hackman
Godenaur
Seaber
Getz
Dissinger
Girvins
Reist
Mummert
Longenecker
Peacock
Lititz
Lititz High
Lititz Bas eball Season Ends. 17 Wins 10 Defeats
Lititz finishes a strong season with 17 victories and 10 losses, despite playing most games away from home. The team plans to keep nearly the same roster next year and hopes for improved patronage. They beat rivals Denver three times in four meetings and split with Brownstown, Cornwall, Mountville, and others, finishing 10 of 12 at home in the closing stretch.
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Brownstown
Lititz
Denver
Cornwall
Litita
Danger signals at Broad Street crossing of Reading Railroad
Reading Railroad to place danger signals at Broad Street crossing after Boro Council session. Street improvements noted on North Cedar Elm Lemon Maple Spruce. water main extension discussed for E Petersburg Avenue. various bills approved totaling multiple small payments.
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Broad Street
Reading Railroad
Boro
Maple Alley
Spruce Street
C. Walter Miller
D. B. Eberly
E. Petersburg Avenue
Fire and Water Department
Yheo
Forney
Stone
Reading Co
Jason Groff
Stan
Lloyd Witmer
Sam Hoshaur
Martin
Marteau
Frank Kready
Monroe. Baker
Dan Ludwig
H. M. Kofroth
Monroe Wircraft
A. M. Kreider
Ben Miller
Ed Halil
H. R. Myers & Son
Edison Electric Co
W. H. Muth & Co
Buffalo Meter C O
J. W. Miks
Manheim Boys Chosen County Baseball Champs
The Manheim boys junior baseball team has been named champions of the 10th District Department of Pennsylvania American Legion. They are set to play in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for the state championship, with a potential national contest in Philadelphia if victorious.
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Manheim
Pennsylania
American Legion
Stroudsburg
Philadelphia
United States
Autographed baseball tied to Gabby Street tale
Record sports writer Tom Dussinger received a ball autographed by Gabby Street, noted as the first catcher to catch a ball thrown from the Washington Monument. Street, former battery mate of Walter Johnson, wrote his claim on the ball. Ray Worley of Lititz, previously in town, belongs to the Charlotte, N. C. team of the South Atlantic League and is Street’s friend.
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Tom Dussinger
Ray Worley
Gabby”Street
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Street
Washington Monument
Lititz
Charlotte, N. G
Tobacco Use In Young Chickens Reported
P J Anderson of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Growers Association visited the U S and Pennsylvania experimental station near Ephrata and admitted learning new methods to promote tobacco. Prof D E Haley of State College said three week old chicks were fed tobacco. High nicotine Rustica is ground and mixed with mash, claimed to prevent many diseases in young chickens.
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P. J. Anderson
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Growers Association
U.S
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
D. E. Haley
State College
Sails for Mission Fields Miss Reist Heads to Korea
Miss Anna Landis Reist daughter of Mr and Mrs Linnaeus R Reist of Oak Lawn Manheim township sailed from the Pacific Coast for Seoul Korea. A trained nurse and Philadelphia School for Christian Workers graduate with the Dean's Cross she will spend five years in Korea as a medical missionary for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
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Anna Landis Reist
Linneaus R. Reist
Oak Lawn
Manheim Township
Seoul
Korea
Philadelphia School For Christian Workers
Miss Réist
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Ladies Aid Festival at United Brethren Church
The Ladies in Society of the United Brethren church will hold a festival Saturday afternoon and evening in the trolley room on Broad street. Chicken corn soup clams cakes candy and ice cream will be on sale.
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The
Ladies In Society of the United Brethren Church
Broad Street
Local notes on farming, weather, and people in Lancaster
Harvest chatter fills farmers markets as corn roasts apple butter and celery appear for sale. Fall seeding looms while apples promise large fruit. Hydrangeas bloom white and roads grow busier. Fall business improves. houses along highways rise. Autumn weather brings rain gowns, heaters prepared, robins migrate south, and public life debates politics and letter writing waning.
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Lancaster
Lancaster Fair Association
Floyda
Traffic Safety Plan Urges Driver Proficiency and Courts
Herbert Horace Yer, secretary of commerce, told police chiefs that driving is far deadlier than rail travel. He outlined three steps: prove driving ability, impose stricter penalties for reckless and criminal driving, and create traffic courts with special officials. He cited 20,000 annual road deaths, 600,000 injuries, and $60 million in property losses, urging a uniform national code to curb the toll.
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Herbert Hyer
Secretary of Commerce
Internation Association of Chiefs of Police
Fragmentary civic notes and misc. quotes in local column
Random clipped lines reveal a civic duties push, golfer jokes about lost bets, fashion ads and youth seeking knowledge. The text reads as a scattered local column fragment with aphorisms on spending, skill, and appearances, plus a call for voters to wake up and participate.
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St. Joe
Columbia
Mountville
Parkesburg
Adamstown
Red Roses
J.P. Horn
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Embreyille
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Akron
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Reord Printing House
AL. Gochznaur
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