Guard Officers Plan Reorganization Meeting
Officers of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry appointed by Governor Sproul will meet at the Penn Harris Hotel to plan recruiting. Harrisburg and nine other towns will be represented as they discuss forming a single infantry unit plus possible additional companies. Recruitment in Harrisburg grows, with leadership from Lt Col Edward H. Schell and Captains Meredith Wilbur Fahnenstock guiding Supply and Headquarters units. New Militia Bureau ruling allows men with dependents to join the reorganization.
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Eighth Regiment of Infantry
Sproul
Penn-Harris
Harrisburg
Chambersburg
Carlisle
York
Huntingdon
Lewistown
Middletown
Milton
Williamsport
Sunbury
Edward H. Schell
France
Eighth Regiment
Schell
Philip T. Meredith
Josiah P. Wilbur
Frank Fahnenstock
Militia Bureau
Beary
Moorhead Employees Get Another Pay Raise and Christmas Plans
Announcement of a voluntary wage increase by Moorhead Knitting Company surprised workers. Superintendent G. W. Delker cited recognition of service as the reason. The savings association will disburse about 30 000 this year, a record, with 57 000 in Liberty Bonds bought. The company will host a Day Nursery and Children's Industrial Home event on December 18, featuring a cantata, carols, gifts, and moving pictures. The season ends with a December 19 Christmas tree dance at Chestnut Street Hall for employees and families, followed by a future operetta Pauline in the new recreation hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead Knitting Company
G. W. Delker
Savings Association
Moorhead
Moorhead Entertainment Company
Pauline
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Pain Relief for All Ailments
A wartime style promotional item touts Joint-Ease as a fast acting cure for rheumatic twinges swollen joints tired muscles and neuritis. It claims to clear pain and cold symptoms with inhalation or topical use and urges carrying a tube for family protection sold locally by Kennedy's Drug Store and Geo A Gorzan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy's Drug Store
Geo. A. Gorzan
Aij Vod Druggisia
Tech GridIron Battlers Clash for America Championship
The Maine Tech team arrived in Harrisburg after a long trip from New England to meet Manchester’s rivals in the championship clash. Coach Ostergren offered no firm prediction, noting Tech remains an unknown on unfamiliar ground, while Captain Ward leads a rugged backfield as Portland fans and officials pack the stands for the decisive game.
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America
Penn-Harris
New England States
New England
Manchester
N. H
Cimries B. Fager, Jr
Tech
Portland
Fred Ostergren
Holy Cross
Maine
Pennsylvania
Ostergren
Ward
Taggart
Okeson
Hitchler
Central Board
V. Grant Forrer
Istant
Greater Productiveness and Smaller Demand For Finer Grades
Cleveland on December 5 heard speakers at the annual meeting of the National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association argue that higher labor productivity and weaker demand for fine wool will lower women’s clothing prices. They urged styles be aligned to fabric supply and adopted a resolution for cooperation between garment makers and producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Soviet Execute Man Held Responsible for Nicholas Death
Copenhagen reports that Soviet authorities in Russia executed M. Jachontoff, a member of the Yekaterinburg Soviet, for ordering the execution of former Emperor Nicholas II and his family in June 1918 as Czecho-Slovak forces neared Yekaterinburg. The Pravda account from Moscow is cited as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Russia
Nicholas
Yekaterinburg
Politiken
Kovno
Pravda
Moscow
M. Jachontoff
Yekaterinburg Soviet
Perm
Dr Flowers Resumes Practice in City Shelter Apartments Riverside Drive
Dr C J B Flowers, sent to Elizabethville eight months ago to aid health work during the war, has returned and resumed practice in the city. He is temporarily located at the Sheeron Apartments in Riverside Drive and has ten years’ experience with the State Health Department dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. B. Flowers
Elizabethville
Eheeron Apartments
Riverside Drive
State Health Department
Hershey Industrial School Seeks Charter Charter
An application was filed today for a charter to operate the Hershey Industrial School at Hershey. The charter proposes a ten member board to control the institution, which has been conducted there for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey
Church Split Case Sets December Hearing On Church Property
All evidence in a church split was heard as members of Holy Communion Lutheran Church contest control of church property. Judge George Kunkel scheduled December 81 for further argument. witnesses testified that merged church constitution changes grant more power to a board and relax profession of faith requirements.
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The
Holy Communion Lutheran Church
Seventeenth
State Streets
George Kunkel
Henry Eyster Jacobs
Philadelphia
M. W. Jacobs
John Henry Miller
Holy Communion Church
United Lutheran Church In America
Miller
D. H. Steffens
Baltimore
Maryland
H. B. Hemmeter
Rochester
New York
Steffens
United Lutheran Church
General Council
Hemmeter
British Buy Goods in America to Sell to Baltic States
London reports British interests are buying American goods to export to the Baltic region once turmoil subsides. The American Chamber of Commerce in London notes Estonia has sold its timber surplus for eighteen months in exchange for不可 readily produced supplies, with Britain seeking to secure contracts via U.S. purchases.
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America
Baltic States
London
American Chamber of Commerce
Esthenia
Great Britain
United States
Lettish
Chamber
Fear of North Sea mines grows threatens shipping
Stockholm reports that floating mines in the North Sea are seen as a rising danger this winter, with two ships sunk or damaged last week. In Knoxville, Governor Roberts served notice that state resources will be used to end the coal strike, asserting public need overrides owner rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stockholm
North Sea
Swedish Mercantile Marine
Knoxville
Tenn
Roberts
Harrisburg Drive Endorsed For Poly Clinic Hospital Fund
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club have unequivocally approved a January fund drive to raise 250000 for Poly Clinic Hospital extensions. It will be the first all local Harrisburg effort in years and is planned for mid January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Harrisburg
Mexican tangle eases as Jenkins is released
The Mexican embassy denied a charge tied to Jenkins concerning radical propaganda in the United States. The State Department sought to clarify whether his bail came at Carranza’s request or U.S. pressure. Senators Fall and Hitchcock reported the illness of President Wilson while signaling continued disputes with Mexico over policy and anti Bolshevik propaganda.
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United States
Mexico
Jenkins
Wilson
Senate
State Department
White House
Carranza
Mexico City
Puebla
J. Walter Hansen
Senator Fall
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Fall
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Grayson
Tumulty
Bath
Legion names leaders in Minneapolis convention
Commander and Chaplain of the American Legion, Lieutenant Colonel Franklin D OHor of Philadelphia, elected first national commander at Minneapolis convention. He served on the general staff of the A B F Right. Father Francis A Kelly, from Albany, N Y, chosen chaplain in chief, attached to the One Hundred and Fourth Machine Gun Battalion, wears two decorations.
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Ooo Ee
Franklin D'Ohor
Philadelphia
American Legion
Minneapolis
Francis A. Kelly
One Hundred and Fourth
Albany
N, Y
Record Real Estate Boom in Harrisburg 1919 Holdings Soar
Real estate sales in Harrisburg in 1919 surpassed 1918 records with double the properties transferred and valuations for taxation above a million dollars in the Ninth and Tenth wards. In the Third ward 70 properties sold for 1 483.06, while most districts report strong figures across summer and fall, marking the best prices in local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
James C. Thompson
Railroads to Curtail Passenger Service in Allegheny Region
Rail executives assembled in Philadelphia plan reductions in regular passenger trains next week to conserve coal. Key withdrawals include the Treadway Limited and Twentieth Century Limited after December 9, with Sunday excursion trains ending next Sunday. The policy aims to provide maximum service with minimal coal use, focusing on essential travel and consolidation where feasible.
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Philadelphia
L. W. Baldwin
Allegheny Region
Pittsburgh
Railroad Administration
Treadway Limited
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central Railroad
Permits Issued For Remodeling And Warehouse Project
W E Bushey secured a permit to remodel and add to the Peter Magore property at 9 North Fourth street after a recent fire. Project cost is $8000. J Frank Saussaman secured a permit to build a one story brick warehouse at 400 South Second street with a projected cost of $15000.
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W. E. Bushey
Peter Magore
North Fourth Street
J. Frank Saussaman
Henry Gilbert and Son
South Second Street
Guests of their aunt visit from Hagerstown
Mrs. Roy Keatzel and her son Merle Keatzel, with Miss Ruth Gillan and Miss Elizabeth Gillan of Hagerstown, are weekend guests of their aunt Mrs. F. A. Elliott at 1596 State Street.
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Roy Keatzel
Merle Keatzel
Ruth and
Elizabeth Gillan
Hagerstown
F. A. Elliott
State Street
Housing Bureau Strives to Ease Harrisburg Rent Pressure
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce housing secretary Mrs. Bessie Boone reports a waiting list of over three hundred for apartments and houses. Paul Johnson leads the bureau as it studies needs and how to aid incoming residents, noting recent gains with five houses and seven apartments placed yet urging more building to accommodate workers and growth.
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Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Bessie 8. Boone
Boone
Paul Johnson
Harrisburg
Housing Bureau
Central Democratic Club Nominates New Officers
The Central Democratic Club nominated a full slate for the ensuing year including President Fred L. Morgenthaler and vice president R H Bernheiser. Other officers named were treasurer H W Jones and secretaries Penrose Sennett and J Edward Luts with a long list for committee roles. Morgenthaler, R J Gernheisel and J Edward Lutz were reseated. Sues for $1,000 Stana Nevajda Steelton named in a damage suit against Carlo Radocy with bail set at $500 until civil court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Democratic Club
Fred L. Morgenthaler
R. H. Bernheiser
H. W. Jones
Penrose Sennett
J. Edward Luts
George L. Marsh
Richard Sales
D. K. Young
James Clancy
William P. Cressman
R. M. Hatfield
George L. Marsgal
Farnest Krentz
P. J. Lutz
Charles Moeslein
J. Rogen
George Spangler
Joseph Kescure
Joseph Orsinger
R. A. Snyder
Walter Kohler
John K. Propst
O. C. Fishel
William Swartz
R. J. Gernheisel
J. Edward Lutz
James Miles
Stana Nevajda
Steelton
Carlo Radocy
Redoecy
Narcissus Troop Sings and Stories Evening
Narcissus troop No. 9 of Girl Scouts holds a Monday December 8 meeting at 7 45 PM in St Matthew s Lutheran Church Green and Seneca, featuring instrumental duets readings and songs by Elizabeth Dagle Marian Zimmerman Gladys Peiffer Hazel Gallagher Beatrice Smedley Henrietta Lebo Eleanor Smith Esther Stence Edna Dagle Ruth Gehrett Frances Heisey Dorothy Spensler Dorothy Martz Ethel Bright hill Marian Zimmerman and a Narcissus troop medley.
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Narcissus
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Green and
Seneca Streets
Elizabeth Dagle
Marian Zimmerman
Gladys Peiffer
Henrietta’ Lebo
Eleanor Smith
Esther Stence
Edna Dagle
Ruth Gehrett
Frances Heisey
Little Wolf
Dorothy Spensler
Dolly
Dorothy Martz
Ethel Brighthill
Narcissus Troop
Instru
Dr Reed to Speak on Young Man's Asset at Meeting
Dr George Edward Reed former president of Dickinson College will speak at the afternoon meeting in Fahnestock Hall tomorrow after noon on the subject A Young Man's Most Valuable Asset. The event features a mental duet by Mary Binkley and Martha Minter.
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George Edward Reed
Dickinson College
Fahnestock Hall
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