When to Allow Pullets to Lay in Poultry Management
The article argues pullets should only lay when fully mature and well fleshed, regardless of age, and warns against early laying from forced sexual maturity. Key factors include separating cockerels from pullets, avoiding crowding, providing ample range and hopper space, proper roosts, cool roosting areas, and adequate housing with good feed and greens to achieve desired results.
New Holland High School Class of 1926 Meeting Held
The sixth annual class meeting of the Class of 1926 at New Holland High School was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R Amos Zook in Bareville. Lloyd G. Weber led the session. a trip to Atlantic City on August 20 was planned. three members wed that year: Grace Arehart to R Amos Zook, Ethel Bair to James Stahl.
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New Holland High School
R Amos Zook
Bareville
Lloyd G. Weber
Atlantic City
R. Amos Zook
Edith Richwine
Marian Geist
Clara B. Myer
Grace Arehart
Ethel Bair
James Stahl
Irene Martin
Goodville
Marian S. Geist
Blue Ball
New Holland
Leola
Benjamin W. Weaver
Churchtown
Samuel J. Harsh
Anna High Kurtz
Ephrata
Anna Groff
Emaus
Mildred Rife
Lancaster
Ethel Bair Stahl
Carlisle
Angus H. Douple
H. Norman Kensinger
Leacock
Camp Site Leases Grow in State Forests
As of June 1 the total camp site leases in State Forests reached 2538. In May 15 new leases were signed and since January 1, 1932, 59 leases have been created. The Department of Forests and Waters rents these sites at $7 to $15 annually, turning each leased site into a compact recreational center for moderate earners.
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Department of Forests and Waters
Bushy Run Battlefield surveyed as state historic site
A topographic and boundary survey by the State Department of Forests and Waters covers Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township Westmoreland County. The 132 acre State Park, created in 1927, sits on two Revolutionary War era warrants granted to Ephraim Blaine and George Keck. The August 1763 battle, led by Colonel Bouquet and the Highlanders, occurred as Indians moved to Fort Pitt. The park lies near Route 993 between Greensburg and Trafford.
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State Department of Forests
Bushy Run
Penn Township
Westmoreland County
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Tom C. Bietch
Bureau of Lands
Ephraim Blaine
George Keck
Henry Bouquet
Fort Pitt
Greensburg
Trafford
Bears Return to Honey and Sheep Damage in Pennsylvania
After four months of reduced mutton and honey consumption the bears resumed old habits in May. Game Commission reports show 18 sheep killed and 9 bee hives destroyed in Bedford, Luzerne, Lycoming, Sullivan and Warren counties, indicating bear activity from local complaints.
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Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Bedford
Luzerne
Lycoming
Sullivan
Warren
Statistics Refute "Weaker Sex" Idea
Washington reports public health records overturn the notion of female weakness. Data show girls have lower mortality at birth and in childhood, walk earlier than boys, start talking earlier, and endure more pain. Findings come from health service and census files across multiple studies and hospitals.
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Washington
Health Service
Dental Health Talk Warns Against Pacifier Abuse
Dr. C. J. Hollister from the State Health Department warns that pacifier use by fatigued parents disrupts infant sleep and can cause dental irregularities and air swallowing. He adds finger sucking, improper mastication, and mouth breathing signal need for professional advice and lasting habit corrections.
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C. J. Hollister
State Health Department
Iodine in the body tied to glandular function
The article notes that a man’s iodine reserve, essential for glands, amounts to only the size of a pin head, underscoring its tiny but crucial role in bodily processes.
Tough Lunchroom Sign Sparks Arizona Quip
A roadside sign in Arizona quips about steak and rugged appetite with the line If you think your steak is tough think how tough it would be if you had no steak highlighting local humor in a lunchroom setting.
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Arigona
Banana plants used for fruit and varied byproducts
Banana plants provide not only fruit but also wine vinegar fidur rope tanning materials and other products according to the report.
Farm Calendar Reminders from State College Agriculture
Penn State College of Agriculture offers tips on timely farming tasks. Sowing low cover crops in orchards with legumes or alternatives, thinning vegetables, and cutting pulp wood in June and July. Advice on cow feed, lime spreading, berry patch fertilization, wheel hoe use, and ordering locust seedlings for spring delivery.
Deer Killing Report Highlights May Counts
Pennsylvania farmers reported 15 deer killed last month and 56 killed in May of the previous year, reflecting ongoing wildlife harvest activity.
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Pennsylvania
Salt and health not to blame for all ills
Weekly Health Talk emphasizes that normal healthy individuals need salt and that excess fear of salt stems from partial science. Dr. Theodore B. Appel notes dietary salt requirements approximating a teaspoon and warns against extreme restrictions.
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Theodore B. Appel
Bright
Half-hearted Attempts Come Up Empty Says Grit Proverb
A quoted adage warns that half hearted efforts produce only disappointment and achieve nothing worthwhile, urging full effort and determination. The speaker stresses that a faint mind and weak resolve hinder success.
Dollar sign placed before figures in American usage
The article explains that Americans adopted the dollar sign before amounts because British pound notation placed the symbol before numbers, reflecting colonial practice. It notes the historical shift from handwritten conventions to the modern dollar representation.
Electric Eyes Guard Elevator Riders in Rockefeller Center
New York reports that Rockefeller Center will install light beam sensors at elevator entrances. Intercepting beams cast a shadow on a photo electric cell to control door operation, keeping doors open for boarding and closing them if needed.
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Pittsburgh
Rockefeller Center
New York
Seventeen Lancaster Graduates Win Penn State Degrees
Seventy eight hundred eighteen seniors earned degrees at Penn State in the 72nd June commencement. Seventeen Lancaster County students are listed with fields including agricultural economics civil engineering education and engineering disciplines. Eighty nine advanced degrees were awarded including masters doctorates and technical degrees to students from Pennsylvania colleges and 18 states. several seniors received army reserve commissions.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Canada
Panama Canal Zone
South Africa
Lancaster County
James R. Kern
Bowmansville
George W. Walter
Christiana
M. Dorothy Broome
Columbia
Collin E. Fink
Kathryn E. Kurtz
Gay
Richard C. Hilton
Lamneaster
Clyde J0 Herr
Lancaster
Francis LH. Shaw
James B. Spangler
Marietta
Commerce
Freederick L. Becker
Marrietta
Fred G. Pryberper
Richardb. Shorts
Millersville
Donald M. Goss
Peach Bottom
Harold H. Bradley
Lewis R. Good
Ruth C. Gilbert
Quarryville
Gladys A. Kaufman
Strasburg
Penn State
Entitzes
Army Reserve Corps
Betsy Ross and the Birth of the American Flag
The article recounts Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag at Washington's urging, proposing a star design, and the flag’s quick use in key incidents from 1777 onward. It honors Washington, the flag’s symbolism, and its global reach from Fort Stanwix to the poles, ending with praise for George Washington and the nation’s founding.
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Washington
Boston
St. George
St. Anthony
Ross
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Qaels
Trom
Poittiae Tates
Fort Stanwix
Burgoyne
John Paul Jones
Quiberon Bay
France
Pacific
Francis Scott Key
Vermont
Kentucky
Congres
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Admiral Byrd
United States
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