Invalids Chairs Prizes In County Magazine Drive
A Bi County Council of American Legion Auxiliaries in Lancaster and Chester Counties sponsors a countywide magazine drive in Eastern Lancaster County. Miss Agnes McBride says the drive awards Colson wheel chairs as prizes and chairs will be placed in various county locations for temporary use.
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Council of American Legion
Bi- County Council of American Legion
Lancaster
Chester Counties
Lancaster County
Agnes McBride
Colson
Leola Wife Hears Soldier Missing in Action
Sergeant John E. Rodgers twenty turret gunner on a Liberator bomber has been missing in action since a raid over Austria on May 29 a War Department telegram reported to his wife Anne Elizabeth Moorehouse who lives with the couple’s young son in Leola He entered the Army Air Forces in April 1948 from Franklin and Marshall College and completed basic training.
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John E. Rodgers
Austria
War Department
Anne Elizabeth Moorehouse
Leola
Army Air Forces
Franklin and Marshall College
Elijah Mellinger
Set
Mark Mellinger
Italy
Indian Influence in U.S. Farm Output
An estimate shows four-sevenths of U.S. agricultural production by farm value derives from crops originally domesticated by Native Americans. The finding underscores the lasting impact of Indigenous farming on American agriculture and food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Grafting Apple Trees Timed With Spring Sap Rise
The best time to graft apple trees is in spring as sap rises and bark slips from wood. Growth begins shortly after and enables successful grafting.
Sea Transport Links Burma and India by Sea
The piece notes no road or rail link exists between Burma and India and that sea transport is cheaper and quicker due to rugged terrain making overland routes impractical. It emphasizes maritime travel as the practical solution for movement between the two nations.
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Burma
India
Tobacco's use as medicine and incense in native Middle America
Tobacco served as a medicinal remedy and as incense in religious ceremonies among native peoples of Middle America, reflecting its cultural and spiritual significance beyond recreational use.
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Middle America
Sergeant Rodgers Earns Aerial Gunner Wings During War Service
In Florida and Texas during 1943 44 he earned silver wings as an aerial gunner at Harlengen Field then went overseas in May. His father H E Rodgers lives in Lancaster and his mother Ruth Sheaffer also resides there. Rodgers graduated from McCaskey High School class of 1942.
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Ing
Miami Beach
Florida
Harlingen Field
Texas
H. E. Rodgers
Esbenshade Road
Lancaster
Ruth Sheaffer
West Lemon Street
Sergeant Rodgers
McCaskey High School
Pennsylvania War Fund Goal Is Announced
Ralph E Weeks announces Area C leadership for the Pennsylvania War Fund and details goals totaling 2.4 million for local chests and county funds. McCormick will chair Area C assisted by Col Samuel W Fieming Jr. Gable heads District 5 with 500k in goals and USC and 16 foreign relief agencies funded. Stair leads the York district with 1.9 million in goals including 812,122 for war agencies.
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Ralph E. Weeks
Pennsylvania War Fund
Vance C. McCormick
Pennsylvania
Col
Samuel W. Fieming, Jr
Mr. McCormick
USO
United Seamen Service
State of
McCormick
George P. Gable
William F. Gable Co
Altoona
Bedford
Blair
Cambria
Fulton
Huntingdon
Mr. Gable
USC
United Seamen's Service
William J. Stair
B. M. Root Mfg. Co
York
Mr. Stair
Adams
Cumberland
Dauphin
Franklin
Juniata
Lancaster
Lebanon
Mifflin
Perry
York Counties
Leacock Firemen Plan Honor Roll With Local Lions Clubs
At a Monday Leacock Fire Company meeting in the hall the group agreed to join Bareville Leola and Leacock Lions to sponsor an honor roll in Upper Leacock Township for armed forces members past and present. Committee includes H Norman Kensinger and Edward D Andrew. Andrew has four sons in service. They also voted to donate to the Firemen's Relief fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leacock Fire Company
Fire Company
Bareville
Leola
Leacock Lions Club
Upper
Leacock Township
Sanford Radcliffe
H. Norman Kensinger
Edward D. Andrew
Andrew
Christian Harting
Lancaster County Firemen
Lancaster
Russell K. Hillegass
Mrs Harry W Oberholzer Visited Virginia Family
Mrs Harry W Oberholzer recently spent two weeks with the Harold Wolf family in Alexandria Virginia visiting relatives and sightseeing in the city during her stay.
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Harry W. Oberholzer
Harold Wolf
Alexandria, Va
Armstrong Cork Company Hosts Guest Week at Lancaster Plant
The Armstrong Cork Company opens its Floor Plant in Lancaster to employees and their guests for Guest Week from June 16 to 21 with tours of shot and shells aircraft parts incendiary bomb bodies and other wartime products. Viewing hours run 9 am to 8 pm with guided routes and guest cards required. War Bonds are sold at a booth outside the main gate during the event.
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Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Liberty Street
Charlotte
Water
Labor Management Committee
H. J. Marshall
B. H. Kauffman
Linoleum Workers’ Protective Union
Independent
Three Ring Circus To Perform Here June 21
The Reo Bros. Circus brings a two show engagement to New Holland on Wednesday June 21. The troupe arrives with a motorized truck caravan and tents set on the North Custer Avenue baseball diamond for a day of gaiety and entertainment for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo Bros
New Holland
Custer Avenue
Rep. Bros
Three Ring Circus
Births in Gordonville and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Daniel Fisher of Gordonville R1 announce a daughter born at 6 40 am at home. Mr and Mrs Clayton Horning of Terre Hill announce a son born at 2 pm Saturday at Lancaster General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ammion Wenger of Bareville announce a daughter born at home on Monday. Mr and Mrs Menno Wenger of Gordonville announce a daughter born at home on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Fisher
Gordonville, R. 1
Clayton Horning
Terre Hill
Lancaster General
Mia
Bareville Lions elect Clarence E Ranch president
Clarence E Ranch was elected president of the Bareville Leola and Leacock Lions Club at a Monday meeting in the Bareville Fire Company hall. New officers include A Lester Eichelberger first vice president Nevin H Hillegass second vice president Harry E Harsh secretary Lester R Kurtz treasurer M Kendig Herr and others with installations by Benjamin F Rowbotham.
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Clarence E. Ranch
Bareville
Leola and Leacock
Lions Club
Benjamin F. Rowbotham
Boy Scout Committee
Lester R. Kurtz
Clarence E. Ranck
Scranton
Frank L. Steller
Walter N. Keylor
Samuel J
Weddings Held At Father’s Home For About One Hundred
A wedding gathering continued from Page 1 was staged at the bride’s father’s home hosting roughly one hundred attendees.
Service Men Welcomed to Lions Club Dinners
Local service members receive greetings from the New Bilan Lions Club inviting them to attend dinner meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month, with advance notice required. News items list multiple service members, transfers, furloughs, and postings across Fort Meade Camp Howze Camp Carson England and England again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilan Lions Club
Supervised Playground Opening Planned for Monday
The first community outing on July 4 at the New Holland Pool will be directed by Rev. George W. Wilt John W. Sweigart Ivan P. Lowry and George S. Good. The program includes the Victory Band 2 to 4 p.m. baseball 6 to 6 p.m. child stunts supervised by C. S. Driscoll 6 to 7 30 p.m. supper 7 30 to 9 p.m. and games for all ages with merit prizes announced at the series end.
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New Holland Pool
George W. Wilt
John W. Sweigart
Ivan P. Lowry
George S. Good
Victory Band
C. S. Driscoll
Rife Kurz Ties Knot in Trenton Lutheran Church
Miss Anna Hedwig Kurz of Trenton married Pfc. Bernard J. Rife Jr. at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trenton with Rev. G. Luther Weibel officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walsh of Trenton. The bride will live in Trenton. the groom is stationed at Camp Dix. they visited Bareville relatives over the weekend.
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Anna Hedwig Kurz
Trenton
N. J
Bernard J. Rife, Jr
Bernard J. Rife
Hershey Avenue
Bareville
Evangelical Lutheran Church
G. Luther Weibel
Joseph Walsh
Murray St
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Fern Frankhouser and Warren Peachey wed at home ceremony
Miss Fern Frankhouser daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd D Frankhouser Martindale and Warren T Peachey son of Mr and Mrs Arie K Peachey Ephrata R 3 were married at 7 pm Saturday at the officiating clergyman Rev Wesley P Martin home ceremony with a single ring. Matron of honor Mrs Albert Gockley and best man Albert Gockley Seaman Second Class. Bride wore a long white marquisette gown and bouquet of white carnations. They will reside with the bride's parents. she works at Walter W Moyer Knitting Mill in Ephrata and he is farming at Ephrata R 8.
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Fern Frankhouser
Lloyd D. Frankhouser
Martindale
Warren T. Peachey
Arie K. Peachey
Ephrata
Wesley P. Martin
Albert. Gockley
Albert Gockley
Walter W. Moyer
Bible School Opened In Mennonite Church
The New Holland Mennonite Bible School opened Wednesday June 7 for the summer. Enrollment reached 112 pupils the first evening. Sessions run 7 15 to 8 30 p m each Wednesday with classes for all ages. Abram Horst of East New Holland serves as Superintendent. An invitation is extended to all community children.
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New Holland Mennonite Bible School
Abram Horst
East New Holland
Burkholder Graduation and Navy Training Nears
A reception for immediate families followed the ceremony. Burkholder is a Terre Hill High School 1941 graduate and will graduate this week from the U S Naval Hospital Training School in New York, with a promotion expected afterward.
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S2c
Burkholder
Terre Hill High School
U. S. Naval Hospital Training School
New York
Stoltzfus Burkholder Tie The Knot In Honey Brook
The marriage of Miss Katie Stoltzfus daughter of Mr and Mrs Joel Stoltzfus of Honey Brook to Seaman Second Class Marlin Burkholder son of Rev and Mrs John Burkholder of Blue Ball took place at 430 pm Saturday at the home of the bride's parents with the groom's father officiating.
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Katie Stoltzfus
Joel Stoltzfus
Honey Brook
Marlin Burkholder
Seaman
Clags
John ‘Burkholder
Blue
Ball
Miriam B Newswanger and Robert H Newswanger Wed
Miriam B Sensenig daughter of Abram Sensenig New Holland and Robert H Newswanger of Willow Street R 1 were married Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in the parsonage of the United Brethren Church by Rev F C Aungst. Attendants were Vernon and Mildred Newswanger. The bride wore yellow crepe and an orchid corsage. The groom works for Dellinger Mfg Co in Lancaster and they will reside in Lancaster R 4.
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Miriam B. Sensenig
Abram Sensenig
New Holland
Robert H. Newswanger
Willow Street
R. 1
United Brethren Church
F. C. Aungst
Vernon
Mildred’ Newswanger
Lancaster
Lanicaster
Neidermyer Weber Announces Martha Neidermyer Marriage
Neidermyer Weber Barton announces the marriage of Martha Neidermyer to Woodrow Neidermyer. The ceremony occurred Saturday at Leola Memorial Methodist Church with Rev Henry Bauer officiating. The couple resides at 221 Front Street Litits.
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Barton
F Weber
Brownstown
Martha
Absentee Voter Canvass Under Way in Sector 33
The Auxiliary Police under John Wagner canvass rural routes 1 and 2 in Sector 33 with a June 28 completion deadline. Governor Martin proclaims July 7 as Military Ballot Day as boards collect and pre‑send ballots for service members and USO groups. Volunteers are warned to guard military information and avoid revealing locations or equipment details under penalties.
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Ether
Aarph Grubb
John ‘Wagner
New Holland
Wilt
Martin
Army
Navy
Merchant Marines
Red Cross
Committee of Friends
USO
U. S
Act of Assembly
Defense Council
Seek License to Wed Norman B Hamish Leola and Elsie
A fragmented notice lists individuals and locations in a failed marriage license filing with names such as Norman B Hamish Leola and Elsie, plus associated towns in Pennsylvania. The garbled text references Gladstone Manor Lansdowne Ephrata Warren Peachey and Fern Frankhouser.
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Norman’. B
Hamish, Leola
Elsie Sarah Dunlap
Gladstone Manor
Lansdowne
Richard H
Wright
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Ferro
Miss McBride
Crowell Publishing Company
Adyv
Bolton
Baby
Hatchery
Cigars
E. P. Brock
New Holland, PA
Leacock
Virginia
Poe
Rma. Stal
NCS
Pat "Son-Sargent
Groff
Holland
Ned Holland Ies As
Technicolor
Jack London
Thurs
Fei
Tarawa
Tarzan
Armstrong
Tri-Town Lions
B. F. Rowbotham
Honor C. S. Bowers
Harry K. Houck
Harry M. Houck
Graffdale
Fort Meade, Md
Camp Howze
Mary Harnish
Jack Harnish
England
Harnish
Robert W. Gilfillan
William Gilfillan
Camp Carson
Colorado
Pvt
Llewellyn Schnader
Camp Edison
Warren “Mentzer
Tenac ‘Mentzer
Gulfport
Miss
Evelyn Martin
Milton R. Paul
Src
Chicago
da Monte
California
Mrs. Pag
Alta Hoover
C. Roscoe Miller, Jr
Pfc
Richard Miller
C. Roscoe Miller
McClellan Field
Sacramento
The
Tonopah Army Air Field
Tonopah, Ney
John P. Kochel
Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army
New Zealand
Floyd Frank
Harry E. Frank
R. 2
Cloves
New Mexico
Mary Shirk
Cpl
Peter A. Shirk
P. N. Shirk
Signal Corps
Harry F. Cammauf
Harry Cammauf
Gulfport Field
Rife—Kurz
Peachey—Frankhouser
Bible
Burkholder—Stoltzfus
Newswanger—Sensenig
Neidermyer—Weber
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