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Greetings from
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Published by W. G. Merget News Agency, Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pa., the County Seat of Berks County,
was founded by Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of
Wm. Penn, in 1748, who named it for Reading, Eng-
land, their former home. The region was among the
first in America to produce iron and kept its suprem-
acy in this line for over a century. Industrially Read-
ing ranks third in Pennsylvania and is noted for the
manufacture of hosiery and builders' hardware.
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