Local minstrel show praised for wholesome entertainment
Observer lauds a Lebanon Valley minstrel event as one of the best local talent affairs in years. The review highlights Willis Weidman Charlie Laukhoff and Dan Hoover with strong chorus numbers and memories of Lew Dockstader and Frank Dumont.
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Jake
Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley
The
Willis
Weidman
Charlie “Laukhoff
Dan Hoover
Texas
Dan
Lew Dockstader
Frank Dumont
Hinstrel
Loew's
Adeline
Hospital Benefit Spelling Bee at Upper Leacock High
The Bareville Leola and Leacock General Hospital Auxiliary sponsors a spelling bee at Upper Leacock High School Saturday evening. Doors open at 8 o clock for a two act program by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bareville Fire Company to aid the hospital.
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Bareville
Leola
Leacock General Hospital
Leacock High School
Ladies
Garman Wins Membership in Insurance Leaders' Club
Lewis Garman of this borough has been awarded membership in the Presidents Club of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company of Hartford. This is his second consecutive year in the club, limited to top producers in the field for outstanding records in production and service to clients.
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Lewis Garman
Connecticut
General Life Insurance’ ‘Company
Hartford
Personal notices from Lancaster area gather for Sunday visits
Mr and Mrs Ray Martin and Miss Irene Martin of New Holland spent Sunday with Mrs Neuer and her son Pvt Robert F Neuer stationed at Fort Totten New York. Pvt Neuer is in the anti aircraft division. Mr and Mrs H S Shirk of Blue Ball and Mr and Mrs Al E Martin of Churchtown were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs William Malin Jr in Swarthmore Delaware County.
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Mra
Ray Martin
Jonas
Martin
Irene
New, Holland
Ri. Neuer
N. Shippen Street
Lancaster
Pvt
Robert F. Neuer
Fort Totten
N. Y
Blue, Ball
al. E.martin
Churchtown
William Malin
Swarthmore
Delaware County
College Graduates Barny Vircira Cooper at Penn State
Barny Vircira Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence K Cooper of Leacock graduated from Pennsylvania State College in June 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics.
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Barny
Vircira Cooper
Clarence K. . Cooper
Leacock
Pennsylvania State’ College
Mary
Ethel
Poole
William Poole
Honey ‘Brook
Pennsylvania
State College
Women Call to Aid Civil Defense in New Holland
The article notes a women’s plea to support civilian defense work in New Holland. It mentions a gathering at the Sunday School rooms of Saint Stephen Reformed Church from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to prepare bandages and other supplies. Women will have an opportunity to join the effort at the same location, completing tasks assigned by the Defense Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Council
Primary Election Tuesday Candidates Named by Parties
Primary election in Pennsylvania sets candidate names by Republican and Democratic parties. Polls open Tuesday May 19 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
G. O. P. Club to Meet in New Holland
The Young Men's Republican Club of New Holland will hold its regular meeting at the Legion Home on Monday May 18 at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young. Men’s. Republican. Club
New Holland
Legion’ Home
Earthquake Felt Across County and Local Happenings
The May 14 1892 column notes an eastern county earthquake traveling north to south with tremors in Terre Hill Martindale Centerville and Blue Ball. A Mount Tabor Church cornerstone laying is announced for Sunday. It also mentions a 82 year old South Carolina woman learning penmanship and Caramels produced in Blue Ball with eight workers and one kettle. An A Lancaster man had a dramatic Sunday eating ice cream drinking milk and suffering convulsions.
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Terre Hill
Martindale
Centerville
Blue Ball
Mount Tabor
South
Carolina
A. Lancaster
New Holland Alumni Association Cancels Banquet
The New Holland Alumni Association announces no annual banquet this year due to wartime conditions and gas rationing. About fifty alumni are in the armed forces, so the event would lose attendance. a brief reception for the class of 1942 will follow Commencement on May 29 for graduates and parents.
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New Holland Alumni Associa‘tion
United States
Association
Miss Betty Wright Elected President of B P W Club
Miss Betty Wright was elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of New Holland at the final meeting of the season hosted by Miss Syle Zimmerman of Blue Ball. Miss Helen Fenninger and Musselman oversaw the program with a skit titled Any Bonds Today. Officers elected: president Betty Wright vice president Anna Diller secretary Ruth Witman treasurer Marian Frankhouser. Ten members attended.
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Syle Zimmerman
Blue Ball
New, Holland
Helen B. Fenninger
Anna
Musselman
Betty “Wright
Anna Diller
Ruth ‘Witman
Marian
Frankhouser
Banks Welcome Daytime Guests With Cigarette Pranks
A local bank hosts a reception for customers with a humorous but chaotic attempt to light cigarettes. An unwary patron tries to smoke, strikes several matches, and ends with a flaming, noisy puff. The customer retrieves his money and leaves, vowing not to return until tomorrow.
King's Daughters Plan Annual Spring Party
The Loyal Workers Circle of the King's Daughters met at Mrs. Charles Groff's home with Mrs. J. Harvey Shue in charge. Plans for the annual spring party on June 9 in the school auditorium were discussed and the County Convention will be held in New Holland in October. Visiting committees for the month were named for West New Holland and East New Holland.
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Loyal Workers Circle of the
King’s Daughters
Charles Groff
Ruth Troop
County
New Holland
West New Holland
C. C. Warner
Leroy Haas
East New Holland
Jonathan Martin
A. B. C. Groff
New Holland Borough Budget Open for Inspection
The New Holland Borough School District invites public inspection of its proposed budget at the secretary John H. Martins home 73 North Railroad Avenue. The budget proposes a sixteen mill property tax and a four dollar head tax and will be finally adopted on Wednesday June 10.
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Holland Borough
John H. Martin
North Railroad Avenue
Remembering the Rubber Life Rafts that Saved Navy Men
A wartime tale recalls three Navy airmen lost at sea for thirty four days in the mid Pacific. They survived a typhoon on a rubber life raft eight by four feet, then crawled ashore to avoid capture. The piece links rubber in cars to those life-saving rafts and credits it for saving Dixon Aldrich and Pastula.
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Navy
Mid- Pacific
Ike
Dixon
Aldrich
Pastula
Strawberry social scheduled at Zeltenreich Church canceled
The strawberry social planned at Zeltenreich Reformed Church for June 6 has been canceled due to war conditions.
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Zeltenreich Reformed Church
Civilian Defense blackout rules and council praise
Guidance on blackout procedures during civil defense alerts urges quick home sheltering, lights out, and staying calm under air wardens. It stresses cooperation with authorities and notes appreciation for community support after a minstrel event.
Obituary: Robert H. Gilfillan 63 of Brimmer Avenue
Robert H. Gilfillan 63 of 20 Brimmer Avenue died suddenly at 3 a m yesterday morning not from a heart attack. He was son of the late James A Gilfillan and member of St Stephen Reformed Church. Survived by son James A of Baltimore sisters Bess Helen M Martha wife of John F Brown and Molly and brother William plus numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral from Sullivan Funeral Home East Main Street Saturday at 2 p m. Interment in St Stephen Reformed Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 p m.
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Robert H. Gilfillan
Brimmer Avenue
James A. Gilfillan
St. Stephen. Reformed Church
James A
Baltimore
Miss Bess
Helen .M
New Holland
Martha
John F. Brown
Bellville
William
Molly
Sullivan Funeral Home
East Main Street
St. Stephen Reformed
Wedding Bells for Miss Caroline Little and C Harold Weber
Miss Caroline Little of New Enterprise Pennsylvania married C Harold Weber of New Holland New Jersey in a Belmar Methodist church ceremony on May 9. Rev A B Atkinson officiated. Mrs Weber teaches English and physical education. Mr Weber is a drafting engineer in the Signal Corps at Radnord Laboratories Camp Evans Belmar.
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Caroline Little
C. Edgar Little
New Enterprise
C. Harold Weber
E. B. Weber
New Holland
Methodist
Belmar
New Jersey
A. B. Atkinson
Methodist Church
New ‘Holland High School
Weber
Signal Corps
Radnord Laboratories
Camp Evans
N. J
Mrs Susanna Gockley dies after two year illness
Mrs Susanna Gockley seventy nine wife of David Gockley of 15 Diller Ave New Holland died at 12 30 p m Wednesday after an illness of two years She was a daughter of the late John and Mary Murr of near New Holland and member of New Holland United Brethren church Survived by husband a daughter Margie wife of Ira B Groff Ephrata a son Jacob A Gockley New Holland and one granddaughter Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m from Esbenshade Funeral Home 145 West Main St New Holland Interment in New Holland United Brethren Cemetery Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home
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Susanna Gockley
David Gockley
Diller Ave
New Holland
John and
Mary Palmer Murr
New Holland United Brethren Church
Margie
Ira B. Groff
Ephrata
Miss Ulrich Weds Ensign Daub in Stamford Ceremony
Miss Ulrich daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Henry Ulrich of Stamford Connecticut formerly of New Holland Pennsylvania married Ensign Walter Henry Daub Jr United States Naval Reserves at the First Congregational church in Stamford on Thursday May 7 The bridegrooms Princeton class of 1930 member and recipient of his commission in Annapolis is a grandson of the late Rear Admiral Edwin M Longenecker U S N The couple will reside temporarily in Washington D C
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Ulrich Ulrich
Charles Henry Ulrich
Stamford
Connecticut
New Holland
First Congregational Church
Walter Henry Daub, Jr
United States Naval Reserves
Walter H. Daub
Harrisburg
Ulrich
Princeton University
Annapolis
Edwin M. Longenecker
Washington, D. C
Martin Zimmerman Miss Mary Ann Zimmerman wed at home
Mary Ann Zimmerman daughter of George N Zimmerman of New Holland and Harvey W Martin son of Elm Martin of Churchtown were married by Bishop Mahlon Witmer at his home on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Attendants were Martha Z Zimmerman Ellen W Martin Paul M Zimmerman and Alvin W Martin.
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Mary Ann Zimmerman
George N. Zimmerman
New Holland
R. 1
Harvey W. Martin
Elm Martin
Churchtown
Mahlon Witmer
Martha Z. Zimmerman
Terre Hill
Ellen W. Martin
Paul M. Zimmerman
Alvin W. Martin
Proposed East Earl School District Budget 1942 43
The proposed budget for East Earl School District for 1942 43 is available at the secretary Paul M. Sensenich in Narvon R2 for two weeks. The plan carries a tax rate of 8 mills and 1 per capita.
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East Earl
Paul M. Sensenich
Narvon
Roland Smith dies after six weeks illness at St Josephs
Roland Smith fifty five of New Holland dies at St Josephs Hospital at 7 30 a m Wednesday after six weeks illness due to blood poisoning from a diabetic condition. He was a farmer and a member of the New Holland Mennonite church. Survived by his wife Minnie E Esbenshade a son Raymond a granddaughter and two brothers Harry Smith Reading and Sands Smith Gap R 1. Funeral from his late home Sunday at 1 30 then at New Holland Mennonite church at 2 00 Interment Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery. Friends may call at home Saturday 7 to 9 p m.
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Roland Smith
New ‘Holland
Sands. Smith
Gap
New Holland
Weaverland Mennonite
Home Economics Teacher Dolores Pryor Resigns
At a New Holland School Board meeting on Wednesday the resignation of Home Economics teacher Mrs Dolores Pryor was accepted.
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New Holland School Board
Dolores Pryor
Earl Township School Board to Open Coal Bid May 18
The Earl Township School Board will receive bids for the school year's coal supply. Bids will be opened on Monday May 18 at 7 30 p.m. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Earl Township
West Point Appointment News for Local Student
Son of Mr and Mrs L Storb of this borough receives formal notice of appointment to West Point with July 1 start. John Storb, honored graduate of New Holland High School class of 1941, was a student at Pennsylvania State College last year.
Open House Tonight At New Holland High School Exhibits Shown
The public is invited to New Holland High School Open House from 7 to 10 p m. Tonight. Exhibits from Art Home Economics Commercial Industrial Art Science and Social Studies are on display across multiple rooms under various teachers and supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland High School
Johanna E. Auxel
Maria K. Bender
Sule Zimmerman
Kathryn Wanner
Meta Ay Harah
Oonk
Ruth ‘A. ‘Wikean
Harold Weber Ae
R. Louis Pryor
Lamar K. Blasa
Ellis Keene
Earl Township School Board Budgets Tax Rate Proposal
A tentative budget prepared by the Earl Township School Board is open for inspection at secretary George S. Ranch in New Holland R. 2. The plan sets a seven mill property tax and a $2.50 per capita tax, with final adoption set for Saturday June 6, 31.
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Earl Township
George S. Ranch
New Holland
R. 2
Obstructionist critics warned amid rationing debate
The text urges unity against self serving critics who would jeopardize national security and wartime effort. It cites past failures and warns of delays in winning the war while predicting slogans about gasoline shortages and rationing as political tricks. Readers are told to continue to page 3 for the continuation.
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France
England
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Pennsylvania State College
Armed Forces
Donald. K. Wheat
Broadstreet
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Delta: Upsilon
G. O. P. Club
Rev. C. G., Bachman
Alumni ‘Association
Betty Wright
B. P. W. Club
Dip N
Br. Zwally
Howard Rutter
No-Trust Department
Dionard Aldrich
AML
the Defense Council
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Martin—Zimmerman
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