Social Visit Roundup From Hinkletown and Vicinity
Hinkletown residents and relatives from East Petersburg Ephrata Brownstown Lititz and New Holland gathered for varied Sunday and weekend social visits. Families including the Ober Garman Burkholder Treisch Schleith Hoover and Sellers families shared time with grandparents and hosts in multiple local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ober
Girvin
East Petersburg
Levi Garman
Diller Mentzer
Ohio
Missouri Burkholder
David Burkholder
Mary
John Buch
Ephrata
Amos Garman
Enos Willworth
Ruby
J. Frank Sellers
William Garman
Reuben Getz
Brownstown
John Treisch
Town
Jacob Messner
Virginia Schleith
Lititz
Elam Hoover
David
Paul Hoover
Beulah
Reuben Nolt
New Holland
Franklin Schleith
Alaska’s Forest Moves Northward Says Griggs
Professor Robert F. Griggs of George Washington University states the Alaska forest is advancing into new territory, no longer restrained by climate, signaling a rapid northward migration.
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Alaska
Robert F. Griggs
George Washington University
Snakes Endure Near Freezing Hibernation Limits
Snakes survive in hibernation at near freezing by numbing and stillness, but water freezing can kill them. Fish and frogs may survive enclosed in ice even when temperatures drop below freezing.
Not Barred From Third Term
The President of the United States is not barred from a third term by law, but the precedent set by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who declined a third term, has been followed. The growth of a tree is both inward and outward from the cambium, which lies just under the bark, with outer cells forming bark and inner cells producing wood.
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The
United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Salute Market Sees Mild Boom in Gun Salutes
Washington reports the salute market expanding as two additional gun salutes are added to governors’ courtesy salutes by a presidential decree. Governors visiting posts within their states now receive 19 guns, up from 17, placing them on parity with cabinet members.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Europe
United States
Letter Visits 16 U. S. Cities of Same Name
A local man received a misaddressed letter that had traveled through sixteen Genevas in the United States before reaching him. The mail visited Alabama Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Minnesota Nebraska New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas and West Virginia. Ohio has a second Geneva known as Geneva-on-the-Wake.
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Geneva
N. Y
United States
Alabama
Florida
Idaho
Ninois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
West Virginia
Geneva-on-the Wake
Marriage bureau aids youths seeking stable unions
Philadelphia social leaders form a bureau to counsel single youths who yearn for marriage and to comfort those already wed but unhappy. Counselor Mrs. Stuart Mudd says youths learn to balance emotion with social rules, aiming for a permanent family unit and avoiding imprudent courtship paths.
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Philadelphia
Capr
Stuart Mudd
Mudd
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Law Reaches 107 Years
Commissioner Linn L. Reist of the Bureau of County Collections notes the inheritance tax law is 107 years old. The first collateral inheritance tax began in 1826, making Pennsylvania a pioneer. The state led the nation before forty-five states later adopted similar taxes.
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Pennsylvania
Linn L. Reist
Bureau of County Collections
Department of Revenue
Reist
United States
Penn
Alaska Flag Return Tells 1867 Transfer Tale
The U S flag that flew over Sitka Castle Hill in October 1867 marking Alaska’s transfer from Russia to the United States has been returned and placed in the territorial museum. An elder Sitka resident recalls the ceremony with vivid notes of rain, soldiers, and a dramatic lowering of the Russian flag.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Castle Hill
Sitka
Alaska
State Department
Territorial Museum
Wei
Adiaska
Peschouray
Alaskia
Gay Colored Bicycles Invade Paris Streets
Bright colored bicycles have become a fad among chic Parisians for weekends. A boy and girl drew attention riding a yellow green tandem, both in green breeches and matching sweaters. Parking along the curb proves problematic.
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Paris
Advocates Call for Whipping of 16 Year Old Smugglers
In El Paso a federal judge sentenced two Mexican youths, both sixteen, to five days in county jail for liquor smuggling. Judge Charles A. Boynton urged that after serving their terms their parents should give each boy a "sound whipping."
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Charles A. Boynton
Liberty Bell Rug Valued at 150000 in Buffalo
A rug valued at 150000, brought to Buffalo by T. H. Kullajian of San Francisco, is described as the Liberty Bell rug. It is famed for hosting figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Lehman during pivotal events from 1915 to 1921 and for being tied to the signing of the Versailles treaty.
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Buffalo
N. Y
T. H. Kullajian
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
Lehman
New York State
Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Assault charges withdrawn in Welsh Mountains case
Isaac Boley of the Welsh Mountains had assault and surety of the peace charges withdrawn Thursday night by his daughter Mrs. Sarah Wallace of the Welsh Mountains. Justice H R Steigerwalt recorded the action. Boley paid the costs after being accused of threatening to cut his daughter with a butcher knife during a quarrel and his June 11 arrest by Constable George Peffley.
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Isaac Boley
Sarah Wallace
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Steigerwalt
Boley
George Peffley
Tax laws vary as states differ on inheritance duties
The article notes that Pennsylvania’s lead remains disputed while Alabama and Nevada do not levy inheritance tax laws. It highlights the patchwork of state policies and the absence of uniform rules across jurisdictions.
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Sylvania
Alabama
Nevada
Read Braille Daily for France's 30,000 Blind
The Washington Star reports a daily Braille newspaper named Read will be printed in France for about 30,000 blind readers. The first issue will appear soon and include major news plus features of particular interest to the blind.
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France
Washington Star
The Althouse Reunion Near Intercourse to Meet at Althouse Home
The Althouse reunion will be held at William Althouse's home near Intercourse on Sunday, August 20.
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Althouse
William Althouse
Intercourse
Change Auto Title Papers In Pennsylvania
The design of the certificate of title for Pennsylvania motor vehicle owners was updated. Director H Richard Stickel said the decorative border is smaller and a new corner design was adopted showing the keystone and a Capito dome replica. Both old and new certificates remain valid with the new one bearing Leon D Metzger's signature.
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Pennsylvania
H. Richard Stickel
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Secretary of Revenue
Leon D. Metzger
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Hinkletown
Wayne
Amos R. Good
New Holland, Pa
U. S
BABY
Barred Rocks
New Hampshire Reds
Leghorns
Horst
S Phese
New. Holland
R.D
Bureau
Vpesechourov
Liberty Bell
Machinery & Equipment
Snader & Co
Broad Silkk
Crompton & Knowles, Eastwood
Main Street
Kinzer Avenue
N. Kinzer Avenue
Samuel T. Freeman& CO
Chestnut St
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