Flags to adorn war cemeteries worldwide on Memorial Day
Under Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royall announced that American flags shipped from the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot will be placed on every recorded grave of a deceased service member on Memorial Day. More than 191,236 flags were air shipped, with over 27,700 to the Pacific Area. Royall praised cemetery sites, grave care, and beautification efforts during his overseas tour. He noted graves in isolated areas are still being discovered and recorded by search teams.
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Philadelphia
United States
Kenneth C. Royall
Pacific
Royall
Special Bus Trip to Philadelphia by The Horseshoe Lines
A Horseshoe Lines bus departs Elverson at 9 00 Saturday May 18 for a shoppers trip to Philadelphia meeting the New Holland 9 30 bus at Blue Ball. Pickup points include Morgantown and Churchtown with a Bear town route via Fetterville Honey Brook and Downingtown. Round trip fare is 2 00 per person with tickets sold at Groff s Hardware New Holland Fetter s Restaurant Blue Ball and Smith s Store Churchtown.
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Horseshoe Lines
Philadelphia
Elverson
Morgantown
Churchtown
Blue Ball
New Holland
Beartown
Fetterville
Honey Brook
Downingtown
Groff
S- “Hardware
Fetter's
Smith's
Reverend John F Frantz Dies at 69 in Lancaster
The Rev. John Franklin Frantz sixty nine longtime pastor of St Luke s Evangelical and Reformed Church Lancaster died suddenly at home 721 Marietta Avenue Lancaster after conducting services his ordination nearing its fortieth anniversary He leaves widow Leona Bertzfield two sons pastors and four grandchildren plus brothers and sisters and other relatives Burial occurred in Trumbauersville Pa Services were led by Rev C G Bachman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Franklin Frantz
St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lancaster
Marietta Avenue
Telford
Palmyra
Swamp Amity
Boyertown
Alfred S
Sarah Jane Strickler Frantz
Trumbauersville
Perkiomen Seminary
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster Theological Seminary
The
Reformed Church
Lancaster Synod
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Leona. Bertzfield
John B. Frantz
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church
Pottstown
Nevin R. Frantz
Arendtsville
Florence Frantz
Oswin S. Frantz
Evangelical, and Reformed Theological Seminary
A. Calvin Frantz
Temple University
Glenside
Chester M. Frantz
Lansdale
C. G. ‘Bachman
St. Luke’s Church
Week ventage notice fragment about date
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a date and week but is unclear and lacks readable names or concrete actions. No further verifiable details available from the readable text.
To Address G. O. P. Club Lt John P Kochel Termination
Lt John P Kochel on termi addressed to the GOP club is noted in the report. The item outlines a procedural note about his status and pending actions. No further details are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Kochel
K. D. Circle Plans Holiday Gift for State Officers
Loyal Workers Circle of King's Daughters met in the Lutheran Parish House with thirteen members and one visitor. Mrs. Lehman cannot attend the state convention in Atlantic City, so Mrs. Groff, as alternate, fills the vacancy. The group voted a $5 gift for Mrs. Leonard and Miss Boyer, longtime state officers. They also plan a yearly day of sewing for Lancaster Hospitals.
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Loyal Workers Circle of
King’s Daughters
John Lehman
C. M. Groff
Leonard
Boyer
Lancaster
Red Rose Manager To Speak At Y M B League Meeting
The Young Men's Business League meets May 21 in Trinity Lutheran Parish House. W. D. Bill Cowdrick of the Lancaster Red Rose baseball club will be guest speaker, with a Roses pitcher joining him. Banquet tickets for May 24 at the High School auditorium available until May 18 from Parke Hershey at Martin's Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Business League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Roy Dunn
W. D
Bill” Cowdrick
Lancaster Red Rose Baseball Club
Cowdrick
the Roses
Parke Hershey
Martin’s Shoe Store
I O O F Initiation At Earl Lodge No 418
Earl Lodge No 418 I O O F will confer the second degree on ten candidates from New Holland and Hottey Brook. Friday evening at 8 o clock a large visitation from outside lodges is expected and a full attendance of Earl Lodge members is requested. There will be entertainment and refreshments.
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Earl Lodge
New Holland
Hottey Brook
Dnutside
The Old Oaken Bucket Satirical Food Saving Essay
A humorous column critiques wartime food saving efforts, mocking pretensions and offering absurd tips. It features a goat craving tin cans, painted meals, sawdust bread, and improvised substitutes, plus a garden misadventure and a domestic mower mishap.
J Leroy Smith Elected Head By Farmers Day Directors
The New Holland Farm Show opened with Farmers Day Association electing J Leroy Smith as president and naming George D High vice president S O Zimmerman secretary and Carl H Groff treasurer The group set October 3 4 and 6 for the farm show and formed initial committees including Advertising Concessions Lighting Publicity Window Space and Flowers with named members from New Holland and vicinity
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J. Leroy Smith
Farmers Day
G. D. High
S. O. Zimmerman
Carl H. Groff
New Holland
Farmers Day Association
Leroy Smith
George D. High
J. P. Morrison
Ivan P. Lowry
B. Z. Mellinger
Geo
Good
Robert L. Ressler
Charles Lewis
A. S. Marburger
Robert Whitmore
J. Hull
H. Weber
Bart Seney
J. Herbert Evans
M. M. Kling
Wilson A. Foust
Helen Stoeckl
Memorial V News to Be in Book Form
The April and May issues of V NEWS announce plans for a Memorial Issue and explain how residents can contribute. Mailings went to every boxholder and rural route, with copies available at Farmers National Bank and Trust Co and New Holland Clarion.
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VNEWS
V-News
New Holland and Vicinity
New Holland
New Hollands
Farmers National Bank and Trust Company
New Holland Clarion
Three Way Tie In Target Shoot Paces 28 Gunners
C Pletzker of Reading won a 75target match at New Holland Rod and Gun Club Saturday by two over a trio tied for second. Evans Holtwood Hooker Intercourse and Newsmaster Lebanon all shot 70 to reach runnerup.
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C. Pletzker
Reading
New Holland Rod and Gun Club
M. S. Evans
Holtwood
C. Hooker
Intercourse
George Newsmaster
Lebanon
Pletzker
Newmaster
Hooker
Evans
Hemmig
Leitzel
Moser
Schroder
Henry
Jackson
Blood
Becker
Thompson
Gehman
Smith
Fox
Gerhart
Moynihan
Sweigart
Wilson
Longenecker
Connell
Hoover
Brookshire
Lesher
Borough warns on stray dogs you must keep pets at home
Officials urge dog owners in the borough to confine their animals on their premises after a flood of complaints about stray dogs. The Burgess E P Brock asks residents to prevent the need for destroying wandering pets.
School bids sought for coal term in Earl Township
Earl Township School District will accept bids for coal for the coming term. Bids must be received by May 24 at 7:00 p.m. and will be opened then. The school board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. George S. Ranck, Secy.
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Earl Township
After this date the office of C. R.
The fragment notes a deadline or change affecting the office of C. R. with unspecified details, indicating a shift in duties or succession post date. No further context available to identify person, place, or action.
Local history study urged by Dr Bachman
Members of New Holland High School baseball team, Sec tion C champions of the County High School League, visited the Lions Club. Lt. John P. Kochel spoke on Pacific Theatre experiences, and Rev. C. G. Bachman urged closer study of local history in schools and by individuals. The meeting featured a breadless meal to support Save Food to Save Lives.
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New Holland
Lions Club
John P. Kochel
Quartermaster Corps
C. G. Bachman
Dr. Bachman
Lion Charles S. Zwally
Lions International
Carl Driscoll
Don Oberholzer
Tom Kurtz
Robert Collins
R. Geh
Zeltenreich Reform Church Song Service Planned
A song service is to be held next Sunday evening at Zeltenreich Reform Church with many familiar hymns and selections for visitors including the Kling Sisters of Intercourse. The service starts at 7 30 p m and all are invited to attend and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeltenreich Reformed Church
Kling
Boy Sustains Leg Injury After Fall During Football
Clifford DeVere nine of West Main Street in this borough suffered a possible fracture of his right leg when he fell playing football. He received treatment at Lancaster General Hospital.
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Clifford DeVere
West Main Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Auxiliary of Legion Lists Contributions
At Conestoga Unit No. 662 American Legion Auxiliary meetings donations were approved for Scot land Orphans School and several charities. The group will plant 60 red geraniums across 13 cemeteries and place wreaths at Memorial and Honor Roll on New Holland school lawn. They plan a lounge party for 200 Coatesville Veterans Hospital patients and sent candy to three hospitals. They funded Child Welfare Shower items and scholarships totaling 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conestoga Unit No. 662
American Legion Auxiliary
Scotland Orphans’ School
American Red Cross
New Holland School
Valley Forge Hospital
Coatesville Veterans’ Hospital
Perry Point Hospital
Firemen to Demonstrate Relay in Three-Company Hook-up
A Firemen's Relay with three apparatuses will be staged May 19 at 2 30 p m in West Lampeter Township on Rocky Springs Road half a mile north of Route 222 from the Big Springs Farm. Sponsored by Lampeter Fire Company Class in The Fundamentals of Fire-Fighting and supervised by Earl Lefever state fire school instructor Willow Street Strasburg Lampeter and Lampeter Fire Companies will join in a double line to deliver full pump capacity. Any fire company may attend for relay experience with or without their apparatus.
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West Lampeter
Rocky Springs Road
Big Springs Farm
Lampeter Fire Company
Earl Lefever
Willow Street
Strasburg
Lampeter
Former Chaplain to Speak at AMVETS Memorial Service
Rev. Bergman of Adamstown will speak at the AMVET Memorial Service on Memorial Day afternoon at the Community Pool. A World War II chaplain who served in the ETO, he has recently taken a ministerial post in Birdsboro.
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Amvets
Bergman
Adamstown
AMVET
ETO
Birdsboro
Electrician Diploma Awarded to Roy Newswanger
Roy H Newswanger of Elverson R2 received an I C S diploma for the practical electrician course. He is currently employed on a farm.
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Elverson, R. 2
Newswanger
Tobacco acreage drop noted in county 1896 report
In overviews from May 16 1896 the county shows tobacco acreage at about seventy five percent of the previous year due to low winter prices. The item questions 1946 acreage amid lingering supply and demand factors and mentions other brief notes on hypnotists and summer heat.
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Earl Lodge No. 413
GC. A. Blair
Spring City
Clare” Haverstick
Willis Diem
Harold Bensinger
Robert Campbell
Wilmer Walton
Elvin Zimmerman
Richard Dyer
Charles A. Mentzer
Blair
George L. Dissinger
Luther Oxenreider
Navy
J. F. Frantz
G. O. P.club
K. D. Circle
Holiday House
Red Rose
Y. M. B. League
Ike (Hick) Petersheim
Georgetown
Mra
Petersheim
Memorial V-News
E. P. Brock, Burgess
George S. Ranck
Secy
C. R
Bachman
Lions
J. P. Kochel
H. S
Auxiliary OF Legion
Conestoga Post
Rev. C. GC. Bachman
Illinois
Chester County
Pension Bureau
Downingtown and
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