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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
3
Estate of Mary Katz of Caernarvon Township Lancaster County Pa. has an executor in Earl Township Lancaster County Pa. Creditors and debtors must settle promptly. Amos E Burkholder Attorney of New Holland Pa serves as counsel.
Heirs of Isaac Glauner of Salisbury Township Lancaster County petition for an inquest in partition of two adjoining lands in Salisbury Township. Parcel No. 1 six acres sixteen perches. Parcel No. 2 two acres one hundred thirty two perches. Hearing set at Lancaster Court House June 18, 1940 at 10 A. M. DST. Chester A. Diller attorney. J. W. Martin assistant clerk.
H F Dunn Receiver of the New Holland National Bank petitions Lancaster County Court for approval to sell assets to Farmers National Bank and Trust Company for 730 dollars. Asset list valued at 19 639.26 dollars is on file in Prothonotary's Office. A hearing is scheduled in Court Room No. 1 Lancaster on June 14, 1940 at 9 30 a m DST for interested parties to show cause why the sale should not be ordered.
Miss Lizzie Yohn spent last week with Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Rigg of Glen Ridge New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. George Yohn and family of Reading spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clair Yohn. George Bewley of West Chester visited Memorial Day with the Earls Yohn. Charles Duttenhofer spent Sunday and Monday with Vernon Yohn. Stephen Kauffman of Reading called on his aunt Miss Clara Kauffman on Memorial Day. The parade and exercises at the fire hall on Memorial Evening drew good attendance. Rachael Foreman Mary Foreman Jennie Welsh Fianna Weaver and Mrs Graf spent Tuesday in Doncaster. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clark and carius [text cut].
Henry A. Stoltzfus seeks a court order to discharge the mortgage lien on 112 acres 120 perches in Sadsbury Township Lancaster County Pennsylvania held by Francis Hobson. A July 12 1940 hearing directs all claimants to appear and show cause why the lien should not be released. The property includes a 2 12 story stone dwelling and barn.
Martindale community items report a 2 p m Sunday School and 7 30 p m preaching at the Mennonite church. Memorial Day visits include the Smith and Witmer families. Local travel improvements and visits by Bishop Mack and Graybill families are recorded.
In McCamey West Texas the early oil field shows water costing more per barrel than oil. A separate note records a slow bird flight world record with woodcock at five miles per hour. South America’s population is listed as 87,915,000.
Nearly a billion Californians paid an aggregate of 919 million dollars in taxes in 1939. The report notes Sanity Record West Virginia shows the lowest in sanity averages in the United States.
In Salt Lake City three children Paul Scheid 12 Neal 11 and Ruth 1 release a pair of homing pigeons each morning on their way to St. John's Lutheran school The birds return home and supposedly signal to their parents Mr and Mrs Carl Scheid that the children are safe The story notes rare grizzly bear triplets seen by rangers in Montana
A two year moose closed season in Nova Scotia appears to raise numbers with ranger reports of increased populations and many young moose observed last winter.
The Rev. Omer J. Chevrette of St Thomas Catholic church in West Warren Massachusetts has been granted a patent for painting fresco on cloth. He notes the method uses pure dyes and water pigments on absorbent cloth with a brush and promises economy and transparency on pliable textures such as stage curtains.
Fragmentary text notes shifts away from horse labor in farming. It mentions horses being replaced by new tools and methods, with implied changes in rural life and productivity. The snippet hints at historic transition from horse to mechanized work.
A historical note states that lotteries originated in Florence around 1630. The claim highlights early gambling practices and the spread of lottery techniques across Europe during the seventeenth century.
The record notes that Kansas and Oklahoma remain the only states with complete constitutional prohibition in place.
The man eating shark is described as capable of exceeding a ton in weight, illustrating its formidable size and danger to swimmers and coastal divers.
Vatican City an independent state led by the pope has about 1000 residents. The enclave covers a small area within Rome Italy and operates as a unique sovereign entity with a distinct religious and administrative role.
The piece notes a shift to scientific measurement driving industrial and railway advances. It cites improved train ride comfort, noise sources, wheel rail movement, rail deflection, and wear resistance as now recorded data rather than impressions. It quotes Harold Hartley praising science applied to world needs and warns human management issues remain harder than material choices.
The site of the important battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War is now largely Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
The congress of the United States adopted standard time on November 18 1883 establishing a uniform time system across the nation. This change unified time zones for rail and communications, shaping daily schedules nationwide.
The article recounts George Pullman building early two railroad day coaches for sleeping use, then a luxury steeper car. It notes the palace car’s width and height issues, its role on the funeral train after Lincoln’s assassination, and that the sleeper was named for a forethoughtless designer.
East Farl News Center reports Lutheran Sunday School presents The Greatest Blessing pageant on Sunday June 6 at 7:00 PM ST Cedar Grove Presbyterian Sunday School offers its Children’s Day program Sunday morning at 1:00 o clock DST Both groups invite all to attend these community programs and support the youth performers.
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