Eastern End Rallies for Free Road to County Seat
A large gathering across New Holland area supports ending tolls on the New Holland Turnpike. The Eastern End Free Highway Association forms with backing from the Lancaster Automobile Club and Free Roads Association. Speakers urge coordinated action, detailing county finances and toll relief, and adopt resolutions to pursue a free highway plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Association
Lancaster Automobile Club
Lancaster County
Clarion
New Holland
Blue Ball
Goodville
Churchtown
Fetterville
Beartown
Union Grove
Weaverland
Martindale
Hinkletown
Voganville
Farmersville
Bareville
Leo- In
Mechanicsburg
Mascot
Vici
Springville
New Holland Turnpike
Lancaster County Free Roads Association
Paul B. Hess
George Mearig
Eastern End Free Highway Association
S. E. Gable
Lancaster
Automobile Club
C. A. B. Zook
Lancaster County Free Highway Committee
W. Frank Garrecht
Charles, W. Eaby
New, Holland Turnpike Company
the Lancaster
New ‘Holland Railway Company
Corporation
Traction Company
Walter
Moyer
Ephrata
Pr J
Hoffman
Wm. M
Mear
Two Shows Tonight at Harner's Theatre
Tonight at Harner's Theatre two showings schedule at 7:15 and 9:00. Bessie Barriscale stars in A Trick of Fate in a double role as Mary Lee and Mile Zara with notations of romance danger and risquéParisian scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoros
Harners Theatre
Bessie’ Barriscale
Mary .Lee
Mile
Zara
Black Rat
Paris
Landisville Camp Meeting Opens with Full Week Plan
The Landisville Camp Meeting opened Thursday and runs daily through August 6 with morning, afternoon, and evening services. Thirty five cottages are occupied as attendance is expected to rise, with Rev. Charles Truax guiding children and youth programs. Notables include Dr. John G. Wilson and Dr. G. Brickley Burns as Sunday preachers, and M. W. Sensenig managing on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landisville
Charles Truax
H. H. Hoffman
Russell I. Thompson
J. F. Kingsley
Reading
A. Casselberry
John G. Wilson
Central District
Methodist Conference
G. Brickley Burns
West District
M. VW. Sensenig
Terre Hill
Multiple Marriages Signed In Hanover Area Churches
Readable wedding notices list several unions: Levi Diller and Anna M. Miller of Hanover in York County on July 10 with attendants Dr. Ira Miller and Zealah Bowers. July 16 marriage of William Mink and Irene Showalter of Akron with a Brooklyn trip. July 10 ceremony at Ephrata with Jacob W. Shultz and Mabel Irene Kilhafer. Lillian Kilhafer and Emma McQuate present. July 17 Wolfskill and Ebling nuptials in Ephrata witnessed by family. Reformed Church ring ceremony performed by Rev. M W Schweitzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller—Miller
Nash H. Mack
Levi Diller
Anna M. Miller
Hanover
York County
Ira Miller
Zealah Bowers
William ‘Mink
Farmersville
Irene Showalter
Jacob Showalter
Akron
Brooklyn
N. Y
Church Avenue
Ephrata
Isaac Wenger
Jacob W. Shultz
Mabel Irene Kilhafer
Daniel Kilhafer
Lillian Kilhafer
Emma McQuate
Obituary: Samuel K Wolf of Akron Dies at 79
Samuel K Wolf a prominent Akron resident died at his South 9th Street home at 8 PM Wednesday age eighty. He leaves wife Fannie Fisher and children Minnie Edwin Smith Almeta Rev D W Bickster plus thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral set for morning with services at United Evangelical Church Akron then Evangelical Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel K. Wolf
Samuel K. ‘Wolf
Akron
South 9Th Street
Fannie F. Fisher
Barbara and
Peter Fisher
Harrisburg
Minnie
Edwin “Smith
Almeta
D. W. Bicksters
Plymouth
United Evangelical Church
Evangelical Cemetery
Union Picnic of New Holland Moves to Mill Creek Site
The joint four Sunday School committees moved the New Holland Union Picnic from August 6 to Saturday August 9 to accommodate plant workers. It will be at Mill Creek near Ira G. Bair's Mill, about 1½ miles south of town, with Burgers Band providing music and entertainment for all ages. Automobiles will transport attendees at low cost, and refreshments will be available. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill ‘Creek
Baca
New Holland
Maple’ Grove
Lancaster
Mill Creek
Ira G .Bair
Musselman’s
Burgers Band
Wheat crop losses from field handling and rain in early July
Farmers who moved quickly and paid extra for help saved some wheat by housing it before rain on Friday July 11. Those who delayed or threshed in the field faced widespread spoilage as frequent rains soaked standing and shocked grain, prompting green sprouts and significant losses feared to cut county yields despite high wheat prices.
New Holland Machine Company Holds Hershey Picnic
The New Holland Machine Company convened its first annual outing at Hershey Park on Saturday July 19 despite rain. A special car transported employees from New Holland at 7 AM, arriving 10 15 AM, with Park management aid for conveyance. All enjoyed the amusements and the event is planned as an annual feature with hopes of returning to Hershey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland Machine Company
Hershey ‘Park
Hershey
New Holland
Chocolate Town
Hershey Park
Reservoir Park
Bareville Festival Postponed by Rain
Bareville Improvement Company postpones the town festival to Saturday evening August 9 due to rain. Knights Delta Band will play and refreshments, games, and amusements will be offered. Trolley cars will stop at the ground and schoolhouse lawn. everyone is invited to attend and support a good cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bareville
Bareville Improvement Company
Knights Delta
Causi
Soldier Lands in France for Country's Service
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a soldier and landings in France for national service with scant readable details. The item presents as a brief wartime note without fuller names or dates.
Preacher from Virginia Opens Sermon in Goodville
GoopiilL L. B. Smith preached a Sunday evening sermon on Resurrection at the local church accompanied by Virginia pastor Keener. Visitors Martin Witmer and family from Atglen stayed with Smiths over Sunday. they returned home Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Smith
Virginia
Keener
Martin
Witmer
Atglen
Noah Shirk
Harry
Rufus Martin
Blue Ball
Morgantown
Pottstown
Paul Shelly
Alice
Coatesville
Shelly
8. G. Snyder
Stauffer
Goodville
Samuel Kauffman
Ramon Weaver
Raymon Weaver
East Earl Township
Weaverland
Blue Ball Social Visits Highlight Farm Community
Sunday gatherings filled with family and neighbors across multiple farms. I W Martin along with wife visited Joseph Martin and family while S H Musselman and wife joined them. Lydia and Barbara Wenger spent time at Bareville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Zimmerman
Alvin, Moyer
Samuel Hoover
Clarence Martin
Moses Weaver
I. W. Martin
Joseph Martin
S. H. Musselman
Lydia
Barbara Wenger
Bareville
Mary Martin
Martin Sensenig
Charles Rush
H. M. Shirk
Ettie Geist
Isaac Dague
A I. N. Martin
C. E. Sensenig
East Earl
Horace Martin
William Plank
Levi Umble
David Umble
Samuel Martin
Charles
Mabel Diller
Parkesburg
East Petersburg
Elam Hollinger
Hinkletown Families Share Weekend Visits
HINKLETOWN Mr and Mrs Aaron Hurst and son Lester near New Holland spent Saturday with Aldus Mellinger and family. Mr and Mrs James Rhoads and son Paul of New Holland are visiting the former's mother Mrs Josephine Rhoads. Harry Rutt and family attended Shimps picnic Sunday. Mr and Mrs Reuben Nolt and family of New Holland spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs David Souder. Mrs Martha Zimmerman visited Ephrata friends last week. The Hinkletown Union Sunday School outing is set for Saturday afternoon July 26 in the school yard. all are welcome. Several local attendees went to Bergstrasse Church Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Hurst
Lester
Near New Holland
Aldus Mellinger
James Rhoads
Paul
New Holland
Josephine Rhoads
Harry Rutt
Shimps
Reuben Nolt
David Souder
Martha Zimmerman
Ephrata
Hinkletown Union
Bergstrasse
New Holland Juniors Travel to Terre Hill for Baseball Battle
Inclement weather delayed a game at Brownstown last week. New Holland Juniors travel to Terre Hill today to face a strong junior team in an 8 15 p m start. Previous meeting produced a good game in which both sides showed promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Holland
Christiana
Terre Bill
Terre Hill
Sale of Farm Buildings and Equipment
A damagedNotice fragment states a sale of a farm with buildings barn tobacco cellar and shed. Details unclear about owner location and date.
Protest Over Removal Of Ninth Internal Revenue District
Lancaster city and county groups led by the Chamber of Commerce and tobacco associations protested the proposed closing of the Ninth Internal Revenue District office. Organizers urged a hearing and gathered support from local industries and legal groups. Internal Revenue Commissioner Daniel I. Roper granted a Washington hearing for July 28, with change planned for August 1 in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster City
Ninth Internal Revenue District
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Delaware
United States
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster County Tobacco Growing Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Internal Revenue
Daniel I. Roper
Washington, D. C
Sale of Valuable Real Estate in New Holland
Elmer J Loomis and Eugene M Rutter for the Amos Rutter estate sold by private terms through David H Styer to Stork Snader and Co Inc New Holland Pa a sixteen acre tract of land in New Holland Borough on East Main Street from Hiester Avenue to Nort Kinzer Avenue near Brimmer Avenue. Plans show streets grading and immediate work. The tract holds eighty building lots and will become a landscaped worker town with parks playgrounds and cross streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. Loomis
Eugene M. Rutter
Amos Rutter
David H. Styer
Storb, Snader and Co. Inc
New Holland, Penna
New Holland
East Main St
Hiester Avenue
Nort Kinzer Avenue
Hiester
Stork, Snader and Co’s
Brimmer Avenue
Lancaster County
Stork, Snader & Company
Delightful Rook Party Hosted by Howard Rutter
Howard Rutter of New Holland House hosted a social evening with a main Rook game and various activities. Refreshments followed as the group of Misses Grace Yundt Irene Shhaub Jeanette Kochel Mary Weaver Verna Stauffer Mary Esbenshade Margaret Myers Virginia Hoffman Grace Davis and Messrs Edwin Diller Henry Rutter Charles Rutter Chester Fritz Robert Witmer John Sensenig Arnold Zwally and Howard Rutter along with Miss Mary F Weaver and Mrs Charles Hammond enjoyed several hours of games and social recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Rutter
J. P. Rutter
New Holland House
Grace Yundt
Irene Shhaub
Jeanette Kochel
Mary Weaver
Verna Stauffer
Mary Esbenshade
Margaret Myers
Virginia Hoffman
Grace Davis
Edwin Diller
Henry Rutter
Charles Rutter
Chester Fritz
Robert Witmer
John Sensenig
Arnold Zwally
Mary F. Weaver
Charles Hammond
Kitten saves master by killing giant rattler
White Paws, a tiny Maltese kitten owned by H. G. Mills of Holyoke Massachusetts, leapt from Mills’ car as engine trouble struck. The kitten bit the rattler on its head, killing a nine foot snake with twelve rattles, saved Mills, and the serpents mounted taxidermy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Mills
Holyoke
Mass
Mills
Bequests to Charity Under Marinda Grove Will
The will of Marinda Grove late of Marietta admitted to probate on a Saturday details $500 to the Home for Widows and Single Women of Philadelphia in trust to H. B Cassel executor with interest to the Ladies Aid Society of the Marietta Presbyterian Church and $200 for the Grove burial lot in Marietta Cemetery. Also in the will of Mrs many widow George F Herman former Northampton sheriff bequests of $75,000 to churches hospitals and institutions including visioned Theological Seminary Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinda’ Grove
Marietta
Bisbate
Home For
Philadelphia
Cassel
Pele
Society of ‘the
Arietta Presbyterian
Grove
Swidow
George
Herman
Northampton
Lancaster
Community club holds Chautauqua meeting in August plan
The Posmentey Gleb convened a meeting Thursday to organize the Chautauqua scheduled for August 27 to 31. Chairman W. E. Davis presided as committees reported progress, advertising literature arrived, and solicitors and district routes were set with names for each precinct. The next meeting is planned for Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posmentey Gleb
Chautauqua
W. E. Davis
Diller
Main St
Railroad Avenue
Roberts
Franklin St
Wm. M. Stauffer
Virginia Renninger
J. A. Hoffman
Main Street
Roberts Avenue
Custer Ave
R. N. Winters
Wm. Gilfillan
C. D Rutter
Gee
Diller Ave
L. M. Storb
C. S Fritz
Altan Diller
Anna RB. Barton
West
C E Retten
George S. Townsley
M. D. Good
H M. Hoffman
Paul Esbenshade
Charles S. Zwally
Harvey 8
Zimmerman
Brimmer Avenue
Firemen's Festival Tonight in New Holland
The Fire laddies host a first class festival despite recent rain. Enjoy music refreshments cakes and fruits while raising funds for better firefighting equipment. Local residents and surrounding towns urged to attend and donate for a good cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
Firemen's festival and weather woes fill local notes
Local brief items note a Firemen's festival tonight in New Holland with ads and notices. Roads washouts and lowlands flooding affect farming while sun returns on Wednesday and rain postpones several picnics and festivals. Water supply remains sufficient since July 1 despite other shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterizo
Jac. Doerr
John Lockard
Ephrata
New Holland
Auto Crash In Bareville Alters Life Of Anna Zook
A partial OCR fragment describes an automobile collision near Brownstown involving Miss Anna Zook, daughter of Mr TB Danielf of Bareville. The article notes a windshield injury amid a head-on impact with an oncoming vehicle, detailing injuries and aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Zook
TB. Danielf
Bareville
Brownstown
Social side of daily life in Lancaster area draws locals and visitors
Jere Mentzer spent Saturday in Lancaster while LeRoy Groff and family were there Tuesday. Many Lancaster residents and visitors are noted in town and area social visits including Miss Ethel Zell Carolyn Eshleman and Lillie M. Rutter. Several out of town guests travel from Philadelphia Ocean Grove Buffalo and Washington to visit local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Mentzer
Lancaster
LeRoy Groff
Ethel Zell
Carolyn Eshleman
Denver
Lillie M. Rutter
Paul Martin
New York
New Jersey
H. A. Showalter
Our Town
Anna Renninger
Ocean Grove
Martin Good
Blue Ball
H S. Bowers
Addison Martin
Philadelphia
Kate Bowman
Marcus
L. H. Hendrixson
Camp Dix
William
Isaac Clime
Terre Hill
Emma Clime
Cecelia McCreary
Fairfield
Adams County
John Futer
Near Gap
Abram
West Main St
Elwood B. Wolfskill
Treva
Martin Wolfskill
Wm. P. Hoover
Walter A. Overly
Henry Keller
Stevens
Harold Diffenderfer
Wm M. Stauffer
Noah H. Mack
Annie Sensenig
Mechanicsburg
Henry Diffenbaugh
Witmer
Martha Bowers
Buffalo
N. Y
Harvey S. Bowers
Lloyd B. Hershey and Sons
Greenland
James McWilliams
Shrewsbury
Cyrus McWilliams
Shrewsbury Township
York County
Wm. Jos. Showalter
Washington, D. C
Showalter
National Geographic Magazine
Washington
Koiner
Casper Diller
America
New Holland
New Pavings on Grandview Streets
The contract for laying concrete pavements along North Roberts and Broad streets in Grandview has been awarded to C. A. Grier of Lancaster and will be finished before winter. Streets are being graded and lot owners plan tree plantings this fall, with expansion unlikely until next spring due to high material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Roberts
Grandview
C. A. Grier
Lancaster
Boro
Auto Victim Groff Undergoes Second Operation
Clayton R Groff a principal in the automobile smash up near Neaster General Hospital underwent a second operation after the July accident. Doctors found it necessary to remove the heel of Groff's foot but later conditions required further procedures.
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New ‘Holland
Mink—Showalter
the. Union.picnic OF
Ountry
France
Kitten
Rattler
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