Local Farmers Organize To Benefit Evangelical Hospital, June 1952

"Local farmers organize to benefit Evangelical Community Hospital "
Dance Hall Road – East Chillisquaque Township – Northumberland County
June 1952

MANY thanks to Mr. Hower, for the additional photos and information!

The fields were located on the west side of "Dance Hall Rd." and to South and west of Elwood & Beryl Buck's home.   The fundraising effort was not a success - it was a drought year, and the crop yield didn't cover the cost.  [Welcome to farming - it's always a gamble!]

 "Plowing day 1"

Front to Back:  

Standing behind 1st tractor:  Unknown... maybe Ed Murray.

Standing in front of 2nd tractor: George M. Hower, Robert Pardoe Sr. and Gertrude Pardoe

Seated on 3rd Tractor: Frank Satteson

Standing in front of 3rd tractor: Ruth Hower with son Stephen G. Beard and daughter Donna Weaver, George P. Hower

Seated on 4th tractor: Paul Satteson

Standing in front of 5th tractor: Dave Smeltz, Ollie VanKirk

Seated on 5th Tractor: John Fredrick

Seated on 6th tractor: Willard and Maggie Bennage 

All others unknown.

" Plowing day2"

Left to right

Earl Walters ,Charles Mathias, Charlie Bergenstock, Unknown, Bob Confer

"Organizers with bank execs"

Men in forefront left to right: George M. Hower , Mr Busser(Bank Exec?), Unknown, Robert Pardoe Sr.

Men on tractors left to right: Ed Murray, Willard Bennage, Sid Mull

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Ground was broken for the original hospital in 1924.

In 1952, a new, modern, 80 bed facility was built.

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