Mary's Ankle a Pleasing Comedy at the Orpheum
A three act farce by May Tully unfolds as three young men plot fake wedding invitations to gain presents and pawn gifts. Real Mary Jane Smith appears and creates chaos with Winifred St. Clair delivering the standout performance alongside Roxanne Lansing and Charles Lindholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Tully
Orpheum Theater
Mary Jane Smith
Winifred St. Claire
Roxanne Lansing
Charles Lindholm
Robert Lassiter
Fred House
Jack Lewis
Nola Mercer
Zelda DeWell
Sam Carlton
George Clark
Max Robertson
Woman Arrested in Corona Restaurant Disorderly Conduct
Jennie Hill colored was arrested in the Corona restaurant last evening by City Detective Murnane for disorderly conduct. She faced charges of robbing a white man of 4 dollars and threatening to cut two girls with a razor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Hill
Corona
Murnane
Railroad Rumbles Wire Chiefs to Report Monday
Walter L. Vanaman, wire chief for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, leaves Monday for New York to become Master Signal Electrician with the 314th Provisional Battalion, United States Signal Corps. The unit includes 110 railway employees and will operate a 400 mile line in France. Vanaman leads Stevens Memorial Guards, aided by the Mens Bible Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Signal Corps
Eaarih
France
New York City
Erie
United States
Vanaman
Stevens Memorial Guards
Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
One Fast Train Is Off
In line with War Board orders the Broad way Limited, Pittsburgh to Harrisburg area service, was removed from the main Pennsy schedule. The train known as the Pennsylvania Special between New York and Chicago via Harrisburg was eliminated, with further passenger cuts expected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsy
Broadway Limited
Harrisburg
New York
Chicago
Conductors to Install Officers For Next Year
Dauphin Division No. 143 Order of Railroad Conductors will install officers tomorrow. Chief conductor J. C. Wright. assistant chief conductor D. C. Mowery. secretary and treasurer C. H. Pastor. senior conductor S. B. Lego. junior conductor J. A. Hamilton. inside sentinel J. T. Cooper. outside sentinel H. N. Myers. cipher correspondent HL. Pastor. division trustees S. H. Smith W. F. Garman J. R. Claw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin Division No
J. C. Wright
D. C. Mowery
C. H. Pastor
S. B. Lego
J. A. Hamilton
Inside Sentinel
J. T. Cooper
Outside Sentinel
H. N. Myers
HL. Pastor
S. H. Smith
W. IF. Garman
J. R. Claw
Lumber Ads Urge Early Winter Repair and Quality Deals
Winter weather causes more property damage than sunny days. Now is the time for necessary repairs. Early work reduces costs. Consult our lumber department for information on quality and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
Lumber Department
Railroads forms subcommittee to ease eastern congestion
The eastern railroads create a subcommittee of experts to relieve coal shortages and congestion hindering war efforts. Members include F. E. Blaser and A. C. Needles with headquarters at Cumberland Maryland. The panel will study the ground situation and coordinate with the general committee on urgent relief measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
General Operating Committee
The
Eastern Railroads
Cumberland
F. E. Blaser
Baltimore
A. C. Needles
Roanoke
J. H. Tongue
Chambersburg
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Valley
Philadelphia
Reading
Lake Erie
Maryland
Coal and Coke
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western
Typographical Union Sends Christmas Boxes to Enlisted Members
When war called, Typographical Union No. 14 members answered fastest. The group now lists 14 enlisted men including William F. Dwyer A. R. Fitzgerald C W Herman Fred Koenig Jr J R Kling R S Layser Jere McCracken E K Shaffer Walter Shaffer H R Snell P G Swartz Charles W Thomas L W Vanbaugh and E L Vanbaugh. The union has sent Christmas boxes to the named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
William F. Dwyer
A. R. Fitzgerald
W. Herman
Fred Koenig, Jr
J. R. Kling
R. S. Layser
Jere "McCracken
E. KE. Shaffer
Walter Shaffer
H. R. Snell
P. G. Swartz
Charles W. Thomas
L. W. Vanbaugh
E. L. Vanbaugh
Union
Local Notes From Dillsburg Area Thanksgiving Gatherings
Dillsburg residents share Thanksgiving visits and travel updates. Families visiting relatives in Boiling Springs Camp Hill Harrisburg Wellsville and Philadelphia. George Stouffer from Dillsburg stationed at Camp Meade ordered to the Philippine Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillsburg
Jacob Sheffer
R. D
Youngstown
Ohio
Jacob Frick
Wellsville
W. W. Beitzel
the National Bank
Elizabeth Porter
Scott Sheffer
Harrisburg
S. M. Ensminger
C. W. Gross
Camp Hill
Ford W. Lloyd
James Floyd
Ruth Bender
Lebanon Valley College
8. H. Bender
Martha Bailey
Philadelphia
Josephine Bailey
Charles 8. Smith
Lansford
George Stouffer
Camp Meade
Philippine Islands
Contract for First Junior School Is Let
The city school board awarded the contract for the new Junior High school at Nineteenth and Chestnut streets to Augustus Wildman for 272,900 with Indiana limestone trim and granite steps. Heating, electrical, and plumbing bids were separately let, totaling about 329,444 for the project, to be completed by April 1919. Only one member, Director A Carson Stamm, opposed the awards citing war conditions and high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth
Chestnut Streets
Augustus Wildman
Wildman
Federal Building
Nelson & Lewin
Jandous Electric Company
J. A. Hawley
Edwin P. Seager
Columbus Heating and
Camp Curtin
A. Carson Stamm
Technical High School
Story Tellers League
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
Wickersham Building
Colored Auxiliary
The
Red Cross
Iva R. Friedman
Sara Bannan
Penn
William A. Bell
Arthur D. Bacon
W. Frank Witman
Cameron L. Baer
Harry A. Boyer
Mr. Witman
Typhoid Fever Outbreak in Enola Checked
State Health Department officials say Enola typhoid fever outbreak has been checked after a 14 case epidemic last year. Reservoir has been cleaned and water company complies with safety measures. Citizens blame water and seek a public meeting while warnings to boil drinking water remain in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enola
Health Department
Co. A. Emerson
State Health Department
Soldiers Visit Marysville and Thanksgiving News
Marysville residents share furlough stories as soldiers from Camp Dix Camp Grant and Camp Meade visit town for Thanksgiving. Local students at several schools enjoy holiday home time. A wedding unites Ethel Lauder and Walter Straw in Marysville. A farewell party bids Oliver Dickey good luck in Columbus aviation training. An injury occurs in a steer incident and civil service exams for rural carriers are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pers
Marysville
Dee
F. A. Kline
Camp Dix
N. J
Earl Bare
316Th Engineer Corps
Camp Grant
Rockford
B. D. Bare
Front Street
Joseph Rice
National Army
Camp Meade
Admiral
8S. L. Rice
Zion Lutheran Church Parsonage
S. A. Eppley
University of Maryland Dental College
Baltimore
Annie Kennedy
Miriam Hess
Millersville State Normal School
Simon Hess
Maple Avenue
L. C
E. C. Lauder
Mifflintown
Miss Ethel Lauder
Walter Mitchell Straw
Edward N. Straw
W. H. Lilley
Mifflin United Evangelical Church
Philadelphia
Co. B. Smith
Dahlian Street
Adelia Smith
Oliver Dickey
Columbus
Ohio
United States Aviation Service
Anna Hammaker
Helen Lick
Pauline Glass
Mary Deckard
Adella Smith
Linn Lightner
Robert Cunningham
Owen Kennedy
Harvey Bratton
Carrilllars
Marietta
United States Civil Service Commission
Columbia
Lancaster
Gap
Millersville
New Holland
Safe Harbor
United States Army
Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore
West Shore towns report visits and guests from Alliance Ohio to Harrisburg. Notable items include births, Thanksgiving visits, and relatives staying with families in New Cumberland West Fairview Liverpool Enola and Shiremanstown with numerous family connections and travels noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Shore
Shiremanstown Personal Visits And Weekend Plans
Mrs Pierce F Feister and family at Shiremanstown. Charles Whistler of Harrisburg visits grandparents Mr and Mrs C B Ising in Shiremanstown. Miss Sue A Kline of Shiremans to attend teachers institute at New Bloomfield. Mrs M H Getty of Harrisburg and others visit Mrs John W Wolfe in Shiremanstown. Adam L Heighes of Shiremanstown visits Mechanicsburg. Hulda Sutton of Shiremanstown stays with Dorcas Miller in Penbrook. Zelda Lower of Shiremanstown visits Hogestown parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bloomfield
Corinne B. Ramsey
Anderson H. Walters
Johnstown
J. K. Comly
James T. Alter
Winchester
Harry C. Gantt
Harrisburg
W. Ff. Humphreys
Washington, D. C
Humphrey
Charles H. Smiley
Rhenybelle
Mary Lyon School
Swarthmore
M. B. BE. Ruddy
Joseph Stockton Roddy
Churchville
Martin Walger
Reinsmith
Raymond Adams
Philadelphia
John R. Adams
Warren Seibert
States College
Ralph Kerr
General W. Kerr
Clarence Clouse
Charles
Pauline Prowell
Wayne Prowell
New Cumberland
Shiremanstown
Charlotte Snyder
Morrisburg
J. F. Snyder
Edith Zarger
Greencastle
Jacob Carl
Mamie Carl
Raymond Lewis
DiNsburg
George Harman, Jr
Pierce F. Feister
Charles Whistler
C. B. Ising
Sue A. Kline
Liverpool
John W. Wolfe
Adam L. Heighes
Mechanicsburg
Hulda Sutton
Dorcas Miller
Penbrook
Zelda Lower
Hogestown
Millions Lost to Farmers Through Animal Diseases
Dr. I. D. Wilson of Pennsylvania State College warns infectious livestock diseases cost the U S more than 200 million dollars annually. He notes declines in cattle and sheep since the war and urges farmers to improve management and livestock to prevent future bankruptcies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilson
Jubilee Supper Honors Mount Union Good Work
About forty men attended a supper in Mount Union Pennsylvania hosted by the Local Red Cross Ladies Canteen. The jubilee meeting of Y M C A workers heard that Mount Union and surrounding district contributed $16,100 toward a regional $60,075 total, with Huntingdon county leading at $27,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Union
Co. B. Ewing
Mount Union
Huntingdon
Jedford
Blair
Fulton
Huntingdon County
F. A. Appleby
J. B. Agnew
L. N. Crum
Frank Moore
JL. W. Chilcoat
Rineer Brothers Die Twenty Four Hours Apart
In Marietta Pennsylvania Joseph Rineer aged 83 died suddenly from heart trouble after supper while reading a newspaper. His brother Calvin had died a day earlier at age 84. Seven children and many grandchildren survive. Joseph was the oldest member of the Colemanville Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Joseph Rineer
Mount Nebo
Calvin
Colemanville
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Consulman & CO
N. Third St
W. L. Vanaman
Reading Railway Unit
Walter L. Vanaman
Philadelphia and
Reading Rail
United Ice & Coal Co
Wm. Strouse
Railroad Board
Typographical
C. L. Conover
Howard Street
Bell
New Castle
Ottawa
Millerstown
J. I. Crane
James Ulsh
Madera
Wv. B. Fabb
Arthur Kipp
Kipp
Martha Pretz
William Marshall
Newport
Kathryn MacDonald
Lewisburg
Annie Eckel
West Shore News
State Department and Water Company
Enola, Pa
Baughman Memorial Methodist Church
Oliver Albright
Here
Cornelium Ensminger
Ensminger Motor Co
Third and
Cumberland Sts
Henry Wharton
Alliance
Elliot B. Wharton
Third Street
Merrill Danner
Aida Herman Danner
Sophia Airy
West Fairview
Cohler
Duncannon
D. W. Miller
Kermit
Daniel Stiles
Robert Wilson
O. K. Eschenauer
Annie Bender
Paul Bender
Marion Curry
BE. H. Curry
Amos Stiles
Stiles
D. Stiles
Albert F. Deckard
Mae Logan
Carlisle
Park L. Zellers
Katherine Hench
Beatrice Bell
Bella Bell
Chauncey R. Haney
Ed Wolfe
Renovo
Jacob Rochenour
Barree
A. A. White
Tebanon
S. S. White
South Main Street
Irene Umberger
Lucy Traver
Edith Nevin
State College
Dr. I. D
Nuss Mfg. Co
11Th and Mulberry Sta
Harrisburg, PA
OM Motor Supply Co
Cadillac
Crispen Motor Car Co
S. Cameron St
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