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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
7
Harrisburg reports reveal the State Highway Department will drop any employee who marries after six months, while married workers already on staff will be kept. Officials cite similar policy at the Department of Property and Supplies and deny any radical change.
John Meughin a twenty year old Wilmington water boy working on the winter county bridge between Alumbia and Wrightsville was found dead beneath a temporary structure. He had been sent on an errand at 9 P M and did not return two hours later an intensive search found his body along the tracks with a fractured skull and head crushed by a heavy blow.
September 17 to 21 Allentown Jr fair events listed. October 8 to 12 York Fair dates. October 5 Akron Fire Company carnival. October 9 to 11 67th State Sabbath School Association convention at Williamsport. October 18 Lancaster County Sunday School Association annual convention at Chestnut Level.
Antique buyers from across the state and beyond attended the Thursday afternoon sale at the home of I. F. Frey in Lancaster. The entire collection, mainly furniture, drew good prices including an old fashioned bureau for 80 dollars a rope bed at 30 and table tumblers at 15.
The estate of Martin Mellinger, deceased, sold a 47 acre farm at public sale on Friday afternoon. Jonas Martin paid 326 dollars per acre for the tract located along the property near New Holland.
A sale conducted one mile south of New Holland Borough by Ada Mellinger administratrix and W D Kling mediator auctioneer.
Two missionaries from Salt Lake City arrive in Lancaster to establish a congregation. They address crowds at open air meetings on the northwest corner of Penn Square. They express optimism about spreading Brigham Young’s teachings locally.
A compiled list of local business leaders and professionals including shoe, furniture, bank, and mill executives. Notables include Norman N. Badorf, Elmer Beck, Harry Bender, J H Breitigan, and Chas Keath, among others, with roles in banking, manufacturing, real estate, and medical fields.
Russell Seibert twenty one and Vere Fry seventeen of Elizabethtown escaped serious harm when a motorcycle struck a telegraph pole while avoiding a car driven by Irvin Gebhart of Elizabethtown on the Newville to Falmouth road. Fry was thrown from the bike into an orchard and left semi conscious with bruises and cuts. Seibert suffered leg lacerations. Witnesses say Gebhart blocked the highway while turning his car.
A cyclist named Bert swerved his cycle and collided with a telegraph pole, causing damage to the pole and the bike. No other details on injuries are provided.
Ephrata prepares a multi day Farmers Day from October 16 to 19 with Poultry and Cattle shows farm and garden product exhibits booths an automobile show and new entertainment features. The event aims to surpass all prior years as reported at a Cloister Club meeting.
Lancaster General Hospital plans a public inspection of its new maternity building with a formal opening on October 5 and public viewing on October 6. The wing adds eighty beds to the main hospital and will serve medical and surgical patients starting October 7, with furnishings provided by the Women's Auxiliary and County Branches and a committee overseeing arrangements.
At a regular Adams town Fire Company meeting a contract was awarded to Mack International Motor Corporation for a 150 HP 750 gallon pumper with a 100 gallon booster tank and equipment for 12500 dollars. The prior week the company ordered 1000 feet of 2 1 2 inch waterproof hose for 1300 dollars. The hose has arrived.
The piece argues hotels across the United States represent a massive investment, with about 25 000 properties and 2 225 000 rooms costing around 86 675 000 000 and 375 000 000 in equipment. It quotes multiple city chambers praising hotels as essential city advertising and economic assets, noting dividends, tourism, conventions, and urban development in Logan Utah Washington Pa Frederick Md Utica N Y Worcester Mass Riersville Nc New Britain Conn Greensboro NC Henderson Ky and other communities.
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