Mount Union Labor Shifts as War Ends
Mount Union Pa December 3. Ending of the war brings labor shifts. Local brick plants retain workers while Great Aetna Explosive reorganizes, reducing new work and cutting surplus staff. Nearby sulfuric acid plant halted new construction under government control. Kiwanis to nominate officers at Friday luncheon. Christmas plans teased. November warm with 44 degree mean temp and 1.45 inches precipitation. no snow. Ezra Roth of Enola dies after long illness. funeral Thursday. Allentown seeks influenza cure by culling cats and dogs. council considers placards. Rep Mann of Illinois resumes floor leadership for Republicans in the House.
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Mount Union
Leonard Construction Company
Washington
Representative Mann
Illinois
House
State Department urges citizens to report losses from submarine warfare
Secretary Lansing announced that American citizens should file within thirty days from December 1 with the State Department any information about losses caused by German submarine warfare. The request covers losses whether reported before or after U.S. entry into the war.
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Washington
Vec
Lansing
State Department
United States
Willard Out of Service at Baltimore and Ohio
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who was commissioned a colonel of engineers and ordered to sail for France on November 15, was honorably discharged from service yesterday. Alfred Sayres, known as Pop, will speak at the Central Y M C A mass meeting in Fahnestock Hall about his overseas experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
France
Pop" Sayres
Alfred Sayres
Cumberland Valley Institute Opens Sixty Fifth Annual Session
Carlisle Pa Dec 3 Today the sixty fifth Cumberland County Institute began a full program continuing to Friday noon. Instructors include Dr B F Dyer Dr F B Pearson Prof T L Gibson Dr Ezra Lehman and Miss Mary Harris of Cumberland Valley Normal School Shippenburg Prof W M Denison state high school inspector and Dr J H Morgan president of Dickinson College. Officers elected President County Superintendent J Kelso Green vice presidents Prof J C Wagner Assistant Superintendent W G Rice W F Kendall J S Ginter D V Beattie secretary Miss Grace Whitman treasurer P L Beistline musical director Prof T L Gibson pianist Miss Kathleen Riley
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Carlisle
Cumberland County Institute
B. F. Dyer
Brookline
Mass
F. B. Pearson
Columbus
Ohio
T. L. Gibson
Baltimore
Ezra Lehman
Mary Harris
Cumberland Valley Normal School
Shippenburg
W. M. Denison
J. H. Morgan
Dickinson College
J. Kelso Green
J. C. Wagner
W. G. Rice
W. F. Kendall
J. 8. Ginter
D. VY. Beattie
Grace Whitman
P. L. Beistline
Kathleen Riley
J. O. Brady
BE. Miller
Silas Orris
W. H. Evans
Franklin Weary
Clyde Sheaffer
Benjamin Gayman
Burl Stover
Deer Season Opens with About 1000 Hunters in Cumberland County
Carlisle reports the 1918 deer season opening drew nearly 1000 hunters in South Mountain Cumberland County. Camps from Long Mountain Deer Club and Boiling Springs, York Club, Jerry Taylor camp and Lester Wolf of Carlisle all recorded kills including a 350 pound three pronged buck and a 100 pound deer.
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Carlisle
South Mountain
Cumberland County
Long Mountain Deer Club
Lester Wolf
Boiling Springs
Jerry Taylor
York Club
Boys' Club Members Report First Day Deer Slaughter
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania the Green Ridge Sporting Club of four teenage members reported two deer killed on opening day before 10 AM. N E Mickley served as president, N B Devor as secretary treasurer, R A Haley and R L Trone shot a spike buck and a four prong stag, each about 150 pounds dressed. They camped at Glen Furney this summer and aim to harvest their quota.
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Waynesboro
Green Ridge
R. A. Haley
R. L. Trone
Devor
Trone
Glen Furney
Two Found Guilty of Not Paying Dog Tax in Carlisle
In Cumberland county, two men are convicted for failure to pay the new state dog license tax. William Shugart and David Price face verdicts, while William McKinley Belt, also charged with larceny, awaits related actions. MRS. REUBEN TRITT DIES IN NEWVILLE AT 68. HERMAN BLOSER DIES AT 32. Funeral arrangements follow.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
Court of Quarter Sessions
William Shugart
Frankford
Sadler
David Price
Afso
William McKinley Belt
Police Eolieies
Reuben Tritt
Newville
North High Street
Tritt
Methodist Church
James Boldosser
Harrisburg
Minnie Brehm
George Kyle
Emma Tritt
Herman Bloser
Herman Gloser
James Bloser
Frank Bloser
Brick Church
Distinguished Service Medal Awarded Co. C 112th Infantry
In Waynesboro Pa on December 3 the company of Chambersburg men in Company C 112th Infantry receives the Distinguished Service Medal for actions in the Argonne Forest. Their commanding officer Lieutenant Philip E Kriechbaum of Chambersburg was killed in the battle along with several other Franklin county men.
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Waynesboro
Max Schwartz
Chambersburg
Arthur
Max, Jr
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
Argonne Forest
Philip E. Kriechbaum
Franklin County
Former Carlisle Girl to Wed U S Army Officer
Announcement from Baltimore reveals Miss Isabelle Diffenderfer of Goucher College and Dickinson College graduate Lieutenant J Russell Yates of the United States Army are engaged. Yates, a Dickinson alumnus and noted athlete, hails from Scranton and earned commissions after schooling at Fort Niagara and in the Army.
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Carlisle
Dickinson College
Baltimore
Isabelle Diffenderfer
Goucher College
J. Russel Yates
United States Army
Diffenderfer
Carlisle High School
George ‘M. Diffenderfer
First Lutheran Church
Local social notes mention influenza cases and visitors
Suburban notes list many visitors and residents from Harrisburg Lebanon and Middletown plus several families at Halifa x town. Activities include influenza illness guests at homes, military figures on furloughs, teachers at New Bloomfield institute, and several Sunday visits across multiple towns. Ensign Philo Statton visits with wife and son. Several individuals travel from Harrisburg to Halifa x town.
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C.G. Dotter
Margaret
St. Clair and Pottsville
Elmer Finkenbinder
Caroline
Miriam
Harrisburg
C.K. Shenk
Ruth Whiskeyman
Elmer Henry
Paul, Jr
Hummelstown
H. H. Shenk
Elwood Bodenhorn
Hamburg
Blouch
Philo Statton
United States Navy
Philip
A. C. M. Heister
Lebanon
Frances Whiskeyman
Lee Hastings
Philadelphia
D. A. Hiskeyman
Edward Rhoads
Vera
Himmelstown
John Evans
Claude Kleinfelter
United States, Navy
Long Island
N. Y
Wounded Red Cross Worker in Verdun Area
Miss Eleanor D. Brannan of New York, a Y M C A worker serving American troops in the Verdun Argonne sector, was wounded by shrapnel on November 8 while delivering chocolate to troops. A cablegram said she has recovered from the wounds and is assigned to work in England. She is the daughter of Dr John Winters Brannan and granddaughter of Charles A Dunn.
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Eleanor D. Brannan
New York
Y. M
Verdun-Argonne
England
Miss Brannan
John Winters Brannan
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
Charles A. Dunn
Residents of Shiremanstown and nearby towns gather and visit
Dozens of Shiremanstown residents and relatives from Harrisburg Camp Hill New Cumberland Marysville and beyond spend Sundays with family and friends across the region. Local visits include Lemoyne Hummelstown and Mechanicsburg areas as well as university students home for holidays.
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Relief
When you suffer from rheumatism or rheumatic aches, Sloan's Liniment is advertised as clean, refreshing, and economical. It claims to relieve neuritis, lame backs, neuralgia, and headaches with quick effectiveness, urging readers to ask their druggist for Sloan's Liniment today.
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Sloan
Young Hunter Mistakenly Shoots Father During Deer Hunt
A Cashtown hunting accident on opening day left Albert Wagaman’s son shooting him in the right leg below the knee as they chased a deer. Wagaman, with two sons and friends, moved through brush when the son, misidentifying a man in the brush as a deer, fired, shattering the bone. He was taken to York Hospital after care from a Cashtown physician.
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Fall Mechanicsburg
William Schroeder
East Main Street
Schroeder
Gettysburg
Cashtown
Albert Wagaman
Bonneauville
Wagaman
York Hospital
Chile Recruits Army Reserves From Several Districts
Chilean army reserves from Iquique Serena Antofagasta Tacna and Copiapo recalled to colors after being released in 1917 and 1918. Naval commanders nationwide summoned to a Santiago naval conference. Large number of Peruvians reportedly join paste on the steamship Urubamba due to depart next Friday.
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Santiago
Chile
Iquique
Serena
Antofanata
Tacna
Copiapo
Republic
Urubamba
Washington News Notes From Capital Rumors
Government Weather predicts cloudy skies and possible rain in north and west Pennsylvania tonight and Wednesday. Nearly 20 000 graduates will be released from military service enabling Red Cross to expand welfare work. Europe reports tuberculosis typhus and influenza widespread amid malnutrition and exposure. Cuban Trade Mark Bureau building near Havana planned at about 1 000 000 cost per Secretary Lansing. War Department rescinds order requiring discharged soldiers to account for worn items from Red Cross and others. Denmark reports no large monthly food shipments to Germany. Reserve officers may wear uniforms for three months after transfer to inactive list.
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Washington
Jane A. Delano
Department of Nursing
American Red Cross
Red Cross
International Trade Mark Registration Bureau
Havana
Lansing
Congress
War Department
2500 Deer Hunters Out in Seven Mountains Region
The deer hunting season opens in the Seven Mountains region with an estimated 2000 to 2690 hunters expected. Newport Hunting Club camps in Treaster Valley for a two week season with members listed, including W. H. Kepner and W. N. Kahler among others.
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Seven Mountains
Lewistown
Parmers
Newport Hunting Club
Treaster Valley
Kenneth Kepner
G. Plickinger
Dr. J. Carl
Elected Bank Cashier
Clair Keuhner, longtime assistant cashier at Juniata Valley National Bank in Mifflintown, was elected cashier of the First National Bank of Millerstown to fill the vacancy caused by James Rounsley's death.
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Liverpool
Clair Keuhner
Juniata Valley National Bank
Mifflintown
First National Bank of
Millerstown
James Rounsley
Snyder County Teachers Institute Forms County Meeting
Snyder County Teachers Institute met in the Courthouse on Monday morning with nearly all county teachers enrolled. Superintendent Stetler secured an able corps of instructors for the session in Middleburg Pennsylvania.
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Snyder
Middleburg
Snyder County Teachers’ Institute
Stetler
Lectures Set By Noted Instructors This Week
Dr Ellis of Huntingdon and Dr J G Thompson of Boston headline a week of talks. Dr Billie delivers Monday evening lecture and Judge Alden presents his famed The Powder and the Match on Tuesday.
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Ellis
Huntingdon
J. G. Thompson
Boston
Billie
Judge Alden
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Juniata Valley
Kiwanis Club
Mont
BERK
Ezra Rotil
John Ezra Roth
Enola
Enola Lutheran Church
My Zimmerman
Shiremanstown
M. 8
Sharp
Enola Cemetery
Allentown
John Allen
Harry Krunin
Willard
Cumberland Valley News
Institute
Cumberland County Teachers
Co. C, 112Th
U. S. Army
Lilly
E. c. Gardner
William D. Blackburn
Miss Blackburn
John Wlackenberg
William Flackenberg
Annville
Clyde W. Shaeffer
C. A. Grubb
R. L. Shumaker
T. J. Williamson
Ruth Brown
Elmira M. Glest
New Bloomfield
Irene Coffman
Williamsport
Dickison Seminary
Wesley Coffman
Julia Albright
N. H. Miller
Naomi -Grace
Dalmatia
Ramsey Williamson
Sarah Portaline
Millersburg
Maurice Shuler
B. F. Lower
George M. Deckard
Pine
Charles Deckard
Market Street
Halifan
Charles Seiler
Middletown
Samuel F. Seiler
David Lebo
Penbrook
Charles Hoover
John Shultz
J. Howard Chubb
Harvey Hummel
Dorothy Palmer
Joseph Hummel
Halifax Township
Chad Bebo
Morrisburg
Chauncey Ryan
Catharine Epler
J. E. Epler
Alda Varnes
George Schroyer
Palmyra
Arthur Warfel
W. J. Jury
F. Still
West Shore
George V. Coble
Hulda Flora Coble
Hulda Larson
Lemoyne
Pierce Feister
Harry D. Frey
Frances Elizabeth Frey
W. Tolbert Abbott
Hemperly
N. M. Spahr
Price Kipp
Russell Kipp
Ruth Shopp
Anna Shopp
St. John's
Alice Seabold
Camp Hill
Lester Neidig
Jon
Marlin
Shiremanston
H. C. Kettler
Hershey
Sara Beamer
Rhoda Beamer
Granville Beamer
Orrell D. Klink
New York City
Pauline Prowell
Wayne Prowell
New Cumberland
John F. Snyder
Vincent Reiff
Lehigh University
Jason Byers
R. J. Fisher
Charles Stone
Sousa
Ruth Haverstock
Lancaster
New Cumberand
Mary Rieckard
State College
Rev
J. Rieckard
Marysville
Grace Pewterbaugh
Albright College
Meyerstown
C. D. Pewterbaugh
Joseph Lightner
Myrtle Lightner
Cassius M. Kennedy
J. N. Roush
Edison
Wiseman
John Shear
George Sadler Rupp
Mechanicsburg
Sara Clouser
William A. Clouser
Harry Stoner
Ada Stoner
Almeda Stoner
Winifred Stoner
Gail Stare
George Stoner
Elizabeth Clouser
Lisbon
Trinity United Brethren Church
Baughman Memorial Methodist Church
Eudora Guild
Methodist Sunday School
Reigle
Bridge Street
W. A. Knapp
Greensburg
Luther League
Luther League of
Sioan
Hunter
Young
Elizabethville
Dorothy
Margerum
Jonas Swab
Dorothy and
Asther Margerum
Irene
Dorothy Lentz
Florence Whitman
Erna Stroup
Margaret Snyder
Katharine Malice
Ralph Zeigler
Ralph Whitman
John Fauber
Marlin Swab
Forrest Lenker
Eldred Swab
Morgan Botts
John Fetterhoft
Middlebury
Paw
J. PD. Hayes
Pennsylvania
Europe
Denmark
Germany
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Entertains Club
Home ‘Study Club
George W. Slassinger
A. D. Gougler
Rabba Moyer
Harry Callahan
Beulah Rathson
Mabel Wetzel
Hummelaxtown
Albert Hummel
West Second Street
Kummelstown
West Main Street
Bradley
Beecham
Forry's
Dial
Beckley’s Business College
Office Training School
Market 5St
North Second Street
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