Reinhold's Memorial Park Dedicated by Fire Company
The War Memorial Park sponsored by Reinholds Fire Company honors WWI and WWII service members. Dedication is on September 8 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The site on Route 897 spans 700 feet, features Washington Memorial Trees planted in 1932, a band shell, baseball grandstand, and other facilities. The park will serve as a playground for Reinholds Consolidated School during term time.
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Reinholds Fire Company
Fire Company
Reinholds Consolidated School
Girls' Athletic Association Organized In New Holland
The New Holland area forms a girls' athletic association to provide year round recreation. The group will offer baseball basketball volleyball tennis and more as members decide. Officers elected August 22 include Gladys Lowry president Louella Stauffer vice president and Marian Dunlap secretary treasurer. An advisory committee of three will include Dr. Wilson A. Foust and Rev. C G Bachman. A September 11 meeting at 8 p m at the Reformed Church invites eligible single girls ages 15 to 26 to join.
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Gladys Lowry
Louella Stauffer
The
Reformed Church
Open-Air Song Service at Hinkletown September 8
An open-air song service will be held at Hinkletown along Conestoga Creek starting at 2 p.m. Sunday September 8. J. W. Yoder of Huntingdon, author of Rosanna of the Amish, will lead. The public is cordially invited.
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Hinkletown
Conestoga Creek
J. W. Yoder
Huntingdon
King’s Daughters to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Loyal Worker's Circle of King's Daughters will meet on Tuesday evening September 10 at 7 00 pm in the Sunday School Rooms of St Stephen Reformed Church.
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Worker's Circle of
King’s Daughters
St. Stephen Reformed Church
1948 Class Reunion Scheduled for September 8 1946
The class of 1948 will hold its first reunion on Sunday September 8 1946 at Community Park starting at 2 30 p.m. The event welcomes all graduates with plans for a brief program and social gathering.
Editor outlines delay for V-NEWS Menial Edition
The editor Paul M. Russell discusses postponing the V-NEWS bulletin to include latest data on project costs and remaining funds. He promises an update on publication timing, noting the new date will be months away while the team advances preparation.
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V-News
Stocies Age
Esca Ecaing
Paul
Russell
Sunday Schools Invite All To Union Picnic
Hundreds of local residents are expected at Community Park on Saturday September 7 for the annual Union Picnic of area Sunday Schools. Victory Band from New Holland will provide music from 1 30 to after supper. Contests begin about 2 30 with prizes donated by local merchants.
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Victory
New Holland
C. Clarence Ruess
Y M B League Members To Be Blood Typed
At the last regular meeting of the Young Men's Business League the group decided to arrange blood typing for as many members as possible. President J P Morrison named Clair Weber to work with Lancaster hospital authorities to implement the program. There is urgent need in New Holland for a community blood typing system to help physicians quickly locate available blood types. Weber reports arrangements have been made.
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Young Men’s Business League
J. P. Morrison
Clair Weber
Lancaster
New Holland
Weber
Local telephone directories to be distributed September 12
Manager BE S Frankhouser of the Enterprise Telephone Company reports that local directory distribution is likely on September 12. Voter registration places are listed by date and town including Paradise Township voting building Black Horse Road September 9 and Court House Lancaster September 14 as final registration day.
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BE. S. Frankhouser
Enterprise Telephone Company
Paradise Township
Black Horse Road
Denver
Terre Hill
New Holland
Guest Soloist Joseph Ursprung at St Stephen Reformed Church
Joseph Ursprung will be featured as guest soloist at St Stephen Reformed Church for the Sunday 9 oclock worship service. The event highlights a special music portion with the guest performer leading hymns and anthems.
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Joseph’ Ursprung
St. ‘Stephen Reformed Church
Obituary for Mrs. Cora Mae Seldomridge
Mrs. Cora Mae Seldomridge died at home near Cochranville after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Edwin S. Seldomridge and mother of a daughter, Mrs. Richard Reynolds, and a grandson. Also surviving are siblings Mrs. Walter Hunsberger, Mrs. Catharine M. Rodgers, Mrs. Chester Reed, R. D., John Baughman, and W. Roy Shertz. Funeral services were held at the late home and burial followed in Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery Gap.
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Cora Mae Seldomridge
Edwins
Seldomridge
Cochranville
Cyrus M
Mary Meneter Shertz
Richard Reynolds
Walter Hunsberger
Philadelphia
Catharine M. Rodgers
Christiana
Chester Reed
Gap
R. D
John Baughman
W. Roy Shertz
Lancaster
Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
Mrs Bertha Harnish 73 Dies at Bareville Home
Mrs Bertha M Harnish sixty three died at her Bareville R1 home after a short illness. She was widow of John L Harnish and a Zion Lutheran Church Leacock member. Survived by one brother Clayton Kulp Lancaster. Funeral Wednesday at 2 o clock with services at Zion Lutheran Leacock and interment in the adjoining cemetery.
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Bertha M. Harnish
Bareville
R. 1
John L. Harnish
Zion Lutheran Church
Leacock
Clayton Kulp
Lancaster
Evening Service and Talk at Hinkletown Church
Regular Sunday service moves to Hinkletown Mennonite Church on September 8 at 7 30 p m The moderator is Charles Gehman Mary Ellen Martin delivers an essay The topic Mutual Burden Bearing is presented by Rev John S Hess of Lititz
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Hinkletown Mennonite Church
Charles Gehman
Mary Ellen Martin
John S. Hess
Lititz
Wednesday Closing Notice in New Holland Continues All Year
The Wednesday after noon closing of business places in New Holland will be continued throughout the year by the majority. These places will grant variation from this practice.
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New Holland
The Old Oaken Bucket Returns to School Days
A humorous column celebrates the 1946 47 school term recalling Reading Writing and Arithmetic and the appeal of education. It notes busy parents driving kids to school, jokes about past schooling, and praises girls forming a summer softball team and an emerging Athletic Association as a proactive response to juvenile delinquency.
Kindergarten Term Starts at New Holland School
Mrs Alta H Paul announces the fall term at New Holland Kindergarten will begin September 16. The schedule shows sessions starting at 8:00 AM.
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Alta H. Paul
New Holland
Farmers Day Exhibit Space Doubled This Year
New Holland’s Farmers Day Show expands with record exhibits. Main Street and surrounding avenues host booths while floral displays occupy Weaver's warehouse. Events run Thursday to Saturday with parade, political night, baby parade, pet show, corn husking contest, and nightly band concerts.
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New Holland Farmers Day Show
J. LeRoy Smith
Association
New Holland Streets
New Holland Borough
Main Street
Railroad
Roberts
Roberts Avenue
Franklin
Broad Streets
Franklin Street
Railroad Avenue
Franklin and
Main
Weaver
New Holland Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cub Scouts of
New Holland
Smith
Duttenhofer Elected Head of U. S. Post
Conestoga Post No. 662 American Legion elected officers for 1946 1947 with installation in October. Commander Dr. C. S. Duttenhofer led a slate including John S. Eberly First Vice Commander James Richwine Adjutant Wayne B. Ranch and others. The Post plans a Drum Corps for Farm Show Parade and offers free 1947 memberships to eligible veterans.
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American Legion
C. S. Duttenhofer
John S. Eberly
James Richwine
Wayne B. Ranch
Paul D. Stone
Nevin Hillegass
Henry R. Fenninger
J. Paul Kochel
C. G
Joseph Kurtz
Charles A. Mentzer
San Francisco
Post
Conestoga Post
New Holland
Two Farms Sold At 703 And 410 An Acre In East Earl
East Earl township sale near Blue Ball fetched 703 per acre for 76 acres 120 perches at final bid by Adam B. Nolt after starting at 500. The bid totaled 53 955.25 with a brick dwelling bank barn tobacco shed chicken house and other buildings plus a spring. Continued on Page 8.
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East Earl Township
Blue Ball
Mary Horst
William Horst
Benjamin F. Weaver
Adam B. Nolt
East Earl
Horst
Register to vote on September 12 at Boro Hall
Citizens not voting in two years and those who moved should register at Boro Hall on Thursday September 12 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Attention residents of the newly annexed section: register in the borough.
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Wippy
Equatorial Africa
Boro Hall
Hinkletown Schools Plan Annual Reunion
The Hinkle town schools announce their annual reunion to be held at the Hinkel town School Grounds on Saturday September 14. The afternoon session starts at 2:00 and the evening session at 7:00 with programs planned for both sessions.
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Hinkletown
Westminster Guild meeting at Blue Ball home
The Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church group schedules a September 7 gathering at Miss Marie Rodgers home in Blue Ball at 2 p.m. Roll call verses will come from Nehemiah chapter one. All girls are invited to attend.
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Westminster Guild
Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church
Marie Rodgers
Blue Ball
Leola Student Martha Herr Named to Dean's List
Martha J. Herr of Leola earned a perfect grade and was cited for outstanding scholarship as she was named to the dean's list among Penn State College students.
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Martha J. Herr
Leola
Penn State College
Dedication at Trinity Lutheran features antique oak seating
Services mark the Trinity Lutheran Church dedication with new seating for Sunday School rooms using antique oak chairs. Speakers include Prof. W. S. Schlauch, George H. Ranck, R. S. Brubaker, and Rev. F. F. Buermyer. A New Holland baseball victory and a dangerous New Holland reservoir cave‑in are noted amid weather remarks.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
W. S. Schlauch
Millersville State Normal School
George H. Ranck
the Clarion
R. S. Brubaker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marian Dunlap
AAF
George E. Howarn
Reinhold’s
Roy L. Winters
Bard
Girls’ Athletic Association
New Holland and Vicinity
Y.M.B. League
Civic Organization
Edwin S. Seldomridge
Calico
Farmers Day
Weaver’s
Earl Lodge
Middletown
Lady Alice Dunn Rebekah Lodge
George W. Wilt
Victory Band
Duttenhofer
U. S. Post
Dean
C. G. Bachman
New Holland Reservoir
Ting
Bergstrasse Church
Lancaster Hospital
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